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| 05/21/08 |
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| The Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education of the Margaretville Central School District was held on
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in the Board Room. |
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| MEMBERS PRESENT: Al Tanzer,
Fred Miller, Lee Austin, Barbara Funck, and Robbie Martin |
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ROLL CALL |
| OTHERS PRESENT: John Riedl
(Superintendent), Karen Dietrich (Treasurer), Mike Surowka (Attorney) and
Teresa Goodchild (Clerk) |
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| At 7:05PM, President Tanzer
called the Regular Meeting to order. |
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CALL TO ORDER |
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| From the Board, Mr. Tanzer
welcomed all. Mr. Austin thanked John, Karen, and Teresa for their work on
the budget. Mrs. Martin commented that the health fair was a success and that
Diane Oles did a great job. |
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COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF
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| From the Superintendent, Mr.
Riedl thanked the community for their support of the budget. He also
commented that on Monday they had had a faculty and staff meeting to look at
the turmoil in the school as a result of the 2nd grade incident. He has
invited Duke Fisher to facilitate a meeting with the parents for Thursday
night, and Duke also chose to attend the Board Meeting to hear any input on
the incident. |
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COMMENTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT |
| Mr. and Mrs. Pizzillo asked
to discuss the school's handling of a student matter in open session. Mr.
Surowka, the school's attorney, informed them that for the most part, under
FERPA that any public school must keep student records and matters confidential
and cannot discuss it in public, and the matter must be discussed in
Executive Session. Mr. Pizzillo left the meeting very frustrated and angry
that the matter could not be discussed in public session. He did not want to
discuss it behind closed doors. All parents present were afforded the
opportunity to meet privately with the Board in Executive Session; however,
Mr. Steve Tanzer was the only parent who agreed to regarding this issue. |
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COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC SECOND
GRADE INCIDENT |
| A parent then questioned
whether counseling was going to take place for the second grade students. Mr.
Riedl explained that the District has begun a process, with the fist step to
be a meeting with all parents involved which was scheduled for the following
evening. Mr. Riedl introduced Duke Fisher, a facilitator hired by the
District. Mr. Fisher explained that he was at the meeting to encourage
parents to attend the special meeting so that they would have a chance to
speak and be heard. He explained that they wants to hear what they think
should happen and the impact the incident has had on their family and how to
go forward from here. |
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| Steve Tanzer expressed that
he wanted all of the parents in on his Executive Session and that as a parent
he would waive his confidentiality rights. The attorney explained that none
of the parents can waive the children's rights. Mr. Tanzer also questioned
his right to tape the Executive Session, and was informed that the
Commissioner of Education had ruled against any taping in Executive Session. |
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| Lorraine Sanford expressed
that she felt the situation had been handled poorly, children had been
frightened, the police had been called and should not have been, because they
were second grade students. |
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| Claudia McMurray, an MCS
teacher, questioned what advice/professional guidance had been sought in this
incident. Mr. Riedl explained that the District had no experience in this and
sought guidance, legal and otherwise. They were advised to call the authorities
for the police to handle their own investigation. Mrs. McMurray also
questioned who are we to determine when something is real or an act, as
several of the parents expressed that it was taken far too seriously with the
calling of the police. |
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| President Tanzer expressed
that he hoped all the parents would attend the meeting scheduled for the next
evening. |
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| IT WAS
MOVED by Mr. Austin, seconded by Mr. Miller to accept the Minutes of
4/28/08 and 5/20/08 as presented. Motion carried unanimously. |
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Austin,
seconded by Mr. Miller to approve the Treasurer's Report and the Activity
Fund Report for April 2008 as presented. Motion carried unanimously. |
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TREASURER'S REPORT |
| The Board audited the Warrants
and the Internal Claims Auditor Reports for Warrants #24 and #25. |
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WARRANTS |
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| In communications, a card was
received from Kathy Curley thanking the Board and Administration for the
faculty/staff luncheon and gift in honor of appreciation week. |
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COMMUNICATIONS |
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| Justin Kolb, a local renowned
concert pianist, was present to ask the Board to consider purchasing new
pianos for the school. He has received a price of $4,250 plus $50 delivery
for 2 Yamaha Spinet pianos. Karen and John asked him to get two additional quotes,
and the District will seriously consider it. |
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PIANO PROPOSAL Justin
Kolb |
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| Mike Boice updated the Board
on the EXCEL Building Project. He is getting a price on the replacement of
the ramp railings and the front walk, as there is project money left. On June
30, they will be demolishing the bleachers. |
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EXCEL BLDG PROJECT |
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| Mr. Riedl updated the Board
on the Pre-K Program for next year. There are currently 16 students
interested and he will be meeting with Delaware Opportunities next week.
Roxbury has enough students for their own program as well. |
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PRE-K PROGRAM |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Austin,
seconded by Mrs. Martin to approve Barbara Quintero as a Substitute Teacher.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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SUBSTITUTE TEACHER Quintero |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Miller,
seconded by Mrs. Martin to approve Laura Underwood as a Substitute Teacher
Aide. Motion carried unanimously. |
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SUBST TEACHER AIDE Underwood |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Funck,
seconded by Mr. Miller to approve the Services with Broome Tioga BOCES for
the 2008-09 school year. Motion carried unanimously. |
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BROOME-TIOGA BOCES SERVICES |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Funck,
seconded by Mr. Austin to approve the Summer Enrichment Program. |
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SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM |
| Ayes: Austin, Funck, Martin,
Tanzer |
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| Noes: None |
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| Abstentions: Miller |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Austin,
seconded by Mrs. Funck to approve the Field Trip Request from the Art Club to
the Cloisters in New York City. Motion carried unanimously. |
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FIELD TRIP REQUEST CLOISTERS |
| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Funck,
seconded by Mr. Austin to approve the Summer Driver Education Program with
Tom Brigham as the instructor. Motion carried unanimously. |
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SUMMER DRIVER EDUCATION |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Martin,
seconded by Mr. Austin to approve the Senior Appreciation Day to Six Flags
New England. Motion carried unanimously. |
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SENIOR APPRECIATION DAY |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Funck,
seconded by Mr. Tanzer to approve the Rental Contract with BOCES for the
Distance Learning Lab. Motion carried unanimously. |
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BOCES RENTAL CONTRACT |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Funck,
seconded by Mrs. Martin to move into Executive Session at 8:20PM to discuss
student matters. Motion carried unanimously. |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION |
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| The Regular Meeting resumed
at 10:30PM. |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Austin,
seconded by Mr. Miller to adjourn the meeting at 10:30PM. Motion carried
unanimously. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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| Approved:____________________
Clerk:____________________________________ |
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| BOARD OF EDUCATION |
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| 5//28/08 |
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| The Special Meeting of the
Board of Education of the Margaretville Central School District was held on
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 in the Superintendent's Office. |
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| Members Present: Al Tanzer, Barbara Funck, Robbie Martin,
and Fred Miller. |
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ROLL CALL |
| Members Absent: Lee Austin |
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| Others Present: John Riedl (Superintendent) and Teresa
Goodchild (Clerk) |
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| At 7:45AM, President Tanzer
called the meeting to order. |
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CALL TO ORDER |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Funck,
seconded by Mr. Miller |
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APPOINTMENT |
| "BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board of Education of the Margaretville Central School District hereby
appoints Anthony R. Albanese, as Superintendent of Schools for a term
commencing July 1, 2008; and |
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Anthony
Albanese |
| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Board of Education adopt and authorize as part of the term of appointment
all those conditions set forth in the employment agreement between the
Margaretville Central School District Board of Education and Anthony R. Albanese
dated May 28, 2008; and |
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| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the President of the Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to
execute said employment agreement." |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Martin,
seconded by Mr. Miller to adjourn the meeting at 8:05AM. Motion carried
unanimously. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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Clerk:___________________________________ |
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