APPROVED MINUTES

PROPOSED                                                   APRIL 24, 2006

MINUTES                             SPECIAL MEETING of the BOARD OF EDUCATION

of the                                                                        of the

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Held in the Senior High School, Room 11

Conklin, New York, County of Broome

 

MEMBERS       Mrs. Janice Young

PRESENT:       Mrs. Eleanor Hamilton                                                            

                        Mr. John Pollock                                                           

                        Mrs. Christine Moriarty                                                   

                        Mr. Rusty Storm (arrived at 7:07 p.m., personal)                             

                        Mrs. Julia Bowers                                                          

                        Mr. Kevin McGuigan                                                      

                                                                                                                       

ABSENT:         Mrs. Mary Haskell (business)

 

ALSO               Mrs. Carol Boyce, Superintendent

PRESENT:       Ms. Diane Kalmen, District Clerk

                        Mr. Lawrence Welliver, resident and member of Budget Advisory Committee

 

Mrs. Young, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the salute to the American flag.

 

RECORD OF ATTENDANCE – Mr. Pollock made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Hamilton, to accept into record the attendance for the April 24, 2006 Special Meeting of the Board of Education. Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously. (6 yeses)

 

VOICE OF THE PUBLIC – Mr. Lawrence Welliver voiced his support of the 2006-07 proposed budget and his concern with the voting on May 16.

 

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT – Mrs. Boyce

BOCES Budget – Mrs. Hamilton made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Bowers, that the tentative administrative budget of the Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services in the amount of $2,253,116 is hereby approved. Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously. (6 yeses)

 

BOCES Trustee Seats – Mrs. Bowers made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Moriarty, that it is RESOLVED:

That John W. Crosby is designated to serve as a trustee of the Broome Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services;

That Roger J. Merrill is designated to serve as a trustee of the Broome Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services

Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously. (6 yeses)

 

Leave of Absence Extension – Mrs. Moriarty made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Hamilton, that Susan Ciaravino, Cedarhurst teacher, not be granted a paid/unpaid extension to her personal leave of absence for the 2006-07 school year. Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously. (6 yeses)

 

BOCES Services – Mrs. Moriarty made a motion, seconded by Mr. McGuigan, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Susquehanna Valley School District will participate in the above services during 2006-07 to the extent indicated. The Board of Education agrees to pay Broome-Tioga BOCES the charges identified on the base contract according to the following schedule – (8) equal payments beginning October 1, 2006 and ending May 1, 2007. Also be it RESOLVED that payments on supplemental contracts will be implemented by the District in consonance with the payment schedule stipulated on the contract. Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously. (7 yeses)

 

Mrs. Boyce reviewed the current fund balance, staffing levels, 2006-07 estimated revenue, budget comparison from 2002-03 through 2006-07, the costs with the change of use at Cedarhurst and contingency budget.

 

Mrs. Boyce reviewed the new polling location for the May 16, 2006 election.

 

There will be a community forum on Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. on the elementary schools configuration.

 

The Board discussed combining Meet the Candidates Night and the Public Hearing on the proposed budget. It was decided not to combine them into one night.

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN – Mrs. Hamilton made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pollock, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously. (7 yeses)

 

There being no further business, Mrs. Young adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

The Board went to a joint meeting of the Budget Advisory Committee, the Program and Restructuring Advisory, and the Facilities and Capital Projects Advisory Committee.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Mrs. Hamilton made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Bowers, that the Board of Education meet in Executive Session to

discuss the Superintendent's evaluation. Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously. (7 yeses)

At 9:47 p.m. the Board met in Executive Session.

At 10:37 p.m. the Board returned to Regular Session.

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN – Mrs. Bowers made a motion, seconded by Mr. Storm, that the meeting be adjourned. Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously. (7 yeses)

 

There being no further business, Mrs. Young adjourned the meeting at 10:42 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Diane M. Kalmen

School District Clerk