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| 09/17/08 |
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| The Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education of the Margaretville Central School District was held on
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 in the Board Room. |
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| MEMBERS PRESENT: Lee Austin,
Barbara Funck, Robbie Martin, Randy Moore, and Al Tanzer. |
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ROLL CALL |
| OTHERS PRESENT: Tony Albanese
(Superintendent), Karen Dietrich (Treasurer) and Teresa Goodchild (Clerk). |
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| At 7:00PM, President Austin
called the Regular Meeting to order. |
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CALL TO ORDER |
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| From the Superintendent, Mr.
Albanese commented on the following: The first weeks of school have been very
positive and productive; All coaches should be recognized for preparing our
scholar/athletes for their fall season; The PTA held their first meeting and
its membership is growing; Open House is scheduled for Thursday, 9/18; Linda
and I have met with our DSS worker, Crystal Hitt. She will be working 2 days
per work; Jim Calhoun will present the Positive Relationships Program to the
staff on Monday, 9/15; Curriculum Specialists met with 7-12 faculty to
determine where we're aligned and where we need help; He will bring the Board
Goals forward in October. |
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COMMENTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT |
| From the Public, Cassie
Finnis-Palen questioned the use of volunteer coaches, stating that the
Commissioner's Regulations do not recognize volunteer coaches. Coaches need
CPR, 1st aide, coaching courses, and to be evaluated. She indicated that
there had been a problem at Franklin School. She asked for a follow-up, as
she had brought this issue before the Board last year. |
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COMMENTS FROM
THE PUBLIC |
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MOVED by Mr. Tanzer, seconded by Mrs. Funck to accept the Minutes of
8/20/08 and 8/28/08 as presented. Motion carried unanimously. |
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Moore,
seconded by Mr. Tanzer to approve the Treasurer's Report and the Activity
Fund Report for August 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 Warrant #2, 3, 4, and 5. |
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WARRANTS |
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| Diane Oles and Dorothy Rose
gave a presentation on their SSD Project for Four Blocks ELA. They evaluated
the writing in primary grades and read a lot of books. They are working with
the Lucy Calkins Series, as they feel it promotes a lot of growth in speaking,
listening, writing, and reading. Diane commented that they have added
storytelling to kindergarten. |
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PRESENTATIONS SSD
PROJECT Diane Oles &
Dorothy Rose |
| In communications, a letter
was received from NYSIR regarding the importance of Certificates of
Insurance. The District should have one from everyone working inside the
building. |
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COMMUNICATIONS NYSIR Cert of
Insur |
| The Board received a copy of
the Preliminary Survey of Alternatives prepared for the Commissioner on
behalf of the ONC BOCES. The SED study is due by 11/19. With Marie Wiles
leaving BOCES, questions were raised regarding the hiring of a new
Superintendent. 17 of the 19 districts have less than 600 students. There has
been an 8% decline since 2001 and the administrative costs are high compared
to other BOCES. The Superintendents are meeting on Friday, so Tony will have
more for the Board at the next meeting. |
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BOCES Preliminary Survey of
Alternatives |
| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Tanzer,
seconded by Mrs. Martin |
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PERMANENT |
| "RESOLVED, that the Board
of Education of the Margaretville Central School District, pursuant to
Section 5 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Law, upon the
recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does hereby appoint Carol
Norwick to the permanent position of Senior Typist effective September 1,
2008." |
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APPOINTMENT SENIOR
TYPIST Carol Norwick |
| Motion carried unanimously. |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Tanzer,
seconded by Mrs. Funck |
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CUSTODIAL WORKER |
| "RESOLVED, that the Board
of Education of the Margaretville Central School District, pursuant to
Section 5 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Law, upon the
recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does hereby appoint Janice
Ballard to the permanent position of Custodial Worker effective September 24,
2008." |
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Janice Ballard |
| Motion carried unanimously. |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Moore,
seconded by Mrs. Funck |
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PROBATIONARY |
| "RESOLVED, that the
Board of Education of the Margaretville Central School District, pursuant to
Section 4.5 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Law, upon the
recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does hereby conditionally appoint
Kathleen McCarthy to the position of Teacher Aide for a probationary period
of six months to commence on 09/01/08 and expire on 02/28/08 at a salary of
$11,237 for the 2008-09 school year. This conditional appointment will
terminate once the Margaretville Central School has been notified by the
State Education Department that Kathleen McCarthy has passed the
pre-employment drug testing. " |
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APPOINTMENT TEACHER
AIDE Kathleen McCarthy |
| Motion carried unanimously. |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Tanzer,
seconded by Mrs. Martin to approve Alan Fliegel and Rebeka Keator as
Substitute Teachers for the 2008-09 school year. Motion carried unanimously. |
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SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS Fliegel & Keator |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Funck,
seconded by Mr. Tanzer to approve Becky Hubbell as a Substitute Teacher Aide
for the 2008-09 school year. Motion carried unanimously. |
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SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AIDE - Hubbell |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Moore,
seconded by Mr. Tanzer to appoint the following extra-curricular advisors for
the 2008-09 school Year: Brigitte Nagle as the NHS Advisor and a Senate
Advisor, and Shana McIntosh, Cindy Filupeit and Beatrice Hull as the Class of
2012 Advisors. Motion carried unanimously. |
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EXTRA-CURRICULAR ADVISORS Nagle-NHS
& Senate Class of 2012 |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Martin,
seconded by Mr. Austin to authorize the Memorandum of Agreement with ONC
BOCES for the CROP Program and authorize the Superintendent to sign the MOA.
Motion carried unanimously. |
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CROP PROGRAM MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Tanzer,
seconded by Mrs. Martin to authorize the Contract with Margaretville Memorial
Hospital for Physical Therapy and to authorize the Superintendent to sign the
Contract. Motion carried unanimously. |
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MMH PHYSICAL THERAPY CONTRACT |
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| The Board received a hand-out
from Susan Whittenburg on behalf of Zimkids and the Longyear Gallery. MCS
students would create a work of art, the work would be sold or auctioned, and
the money raised would be used for good for the orphans in Zimbabwe. The
Board will discuss it at their October Board Meeting. |
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ZIMKIDS & LONGYEAR GALLERY |
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| Cassie Finnis-Palen
questioned the BOCES analysis regarding course analysis. Mr. Albanese
explained that he would bring information to the October Board Meeting.
Cassie also questioned whether there would be community input. |
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COMMENTS |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mr. Tanzer,
seconded by Mrs. Martin to move into Executive Session at 7:40PM to discuss
personnel matters. Motion carried unanimously. |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION |
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| The Regular Meeting resumed
at 8:30PM. |
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| IT WAS MOVED by Mrs. Martin,
seconded by Mr. Moore to adjourn the meeting at 8:30PM. Motion carried
unanimously. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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| Approved:____________________
Clerk:____________________________________ |
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