APPROVED MINUTES      

PROPOSED                                                   MARCH 15, 2007

MINUTES                             REGULAR 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      

PRESENT:       Mrs. Janice Young

                        Mrs. Eleanor Hamilton                                                                

                        Mr. John Pollock                                                           

                        Mrs. Mary Haskell

                        Mr. Rusty Storm                                                            

                        Mrs. Julia Bowers                                                          

                        Mr. Kevin McGuigan                                                                  

                                                                                                                                               

ABSENT:         Mrs. Christine Moriarty (personal)

                        Mr. Bill Yelverton (vacation)                                                        

 

ALSO               Mr. Gerardo Tagliaferri, Interim Superintendent

PRESENT:       Mr. Mark Gorgos, Legal Advisor to the Board

                        Ms. Diane Kalmen, District Clerk

                        Ms. Celia Bucek, Central Business Office

                        Mr. Jim Hull, Public Information Specialist

                        Mr. David Daniels, High School Principal

                        Mr. Gerald Abbey, Director of School Facilities

                        Mr. Don Gerlach, Director of Technology

                        Mr. Jack Bell, Co-Chair, Budget Advisory Committee

                        3 residents, 13 students

 

Mrs. Young, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. and led the salute to the American flag.

 

RECORD OF ATTENDANCE – Mrs. Haskell made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Hamilton, to accept into record the attendance for the March 15, 2007 Regular Meeting of the Board of Education.  Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses)

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Mrs. Hamilton made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Bowers, to approve the minutes of the March 5, 2007 Special Meeting of the Board of Education.  Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses)


 


VOICE OF THE PUBLIC #1 – Mr. Tom Lamantia voiced his concern with getting enough gym time for two traveling basketball teams this past year.  Mrs. Young replied that the facilities usage policy needs to be looked at with Mr. Tagliaferri and Mr. Abbey soon so that everyone who requests to use the school facilities during the 2007-08 school year will know by the beginning of the year what the schedule will be.

 

FINANCIAL REPORT – Mrs. Bowers made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Hamilton, that the Board acknowledge receipt of the February financial reports.  Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses) 

 

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT – Mr. Tagliaferri

Resolutions – Mr. McGuigan made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Haskell, to approve the following resolutions:

Instructional Leave of Absence – that Cory Valentine, Brookside teacher, be granted a paid paternity leave of absence, anticipated date of March 19-23, 2007.  He will use discretionary days and Family and Medical Leave.

 

Long-Term Substitute Teachers – that the appointment be approved of Anita Sitarski as a certified long-term substitute teacher, assignment at Brookside, during Amy Cortes' leave of absence, expected to begin March 12 through December 17, 2007, at a $188.02 per diem with no sick days or personal days; and that the appointment be approved of Lauren Martin as a certified long-term substitute teacher, assignment at Donnelly, during Alexia Miller's leave of absence, expected to begin March 7 through June 22, 2007, at a $188.02 per diem with no sick days or personal days.

 

Project Lead the Way – to accept a check in the amount of $260 from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as a mini grant for our participation in Project Lead the Way.                     

 

Surplus Wrestling Mat – to discard the original 1952 surplus wrestling mat.

 

Donation – that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accept the donation of the following

items from SV Grid Iron for installation in the High School weight room:

                 1 ea.       Kenwood Audio Video Stereo Receiver – KR-V6030

                 2 ea.       Approx. 26" Tall Speakers (AKAI)

                 1            Roll of Cable

                 1 ea.       Toshiba DVD/CD Player – SD-4000

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education extends its sincere appreciation for this generous

donation.

 

Budget Transfers – to approve the budget transfers on Appendix A:

FROM:             DESCRIPTION:                        TO:                 DESCRIPTION:                AMOUNT:

01012110-130     Brookside/Teaching/                01012110-120      Brookside/Teaching/           $37,891.96

                        Teacher Sal 7-12                                               Teacher Sal K-6

01312270-160     Brookside/Special Ed/             01312250-160      Brookside/Special Ed          $45,033.00

                        Non-Instruct. Staff                                            Non-Instruct. Staff

02022110-120     Cedarhurst/Teaching                01012110-120      Brookside/Teaching/           $190,983.00

                        Teacher Sal K-6                                                Teacher Sal K-6

02022110-120     Cedarhurst/Teaching                04042110-1200     Donnelly/Teaching             $640,400.00                     Teacher Sal K-6               Teacher Sal K-6

04042110-120     Donnelly/Teaching                  04312250-120      Donnelly/Special Ed           $137,313.00

                          Teacher Sal K-6                                                Teacher Sal K-6

04182850-120     Donnelly/Co-Curricular            04042110-120      Donnelly/Teaching               $40,799.00

                        Teacher Sal K-6                                                Teacher Sal K-6

05052110-120     MS/Teaching/                        05052110-130      MS/Teaching/                     $42,940.00

                        Teacher Sal K-6                                                Teacher Sal 7-12

05052110-130     MS/Teaching/                        02022110-120      Cedarhurst/Teaching/            $38,469.00

                        Teacher Sal 7-12                                               Teacher Sal K-6

05052110-130     MS/Teaching/                        05312250-130      MS/Special Ed/                   $94,820.00

                        Teacher Sal 7-12                                               Teacher Sal 7-12

05142110-130     MS/For. Lang/Teaching           06062110-130      HS/Teaching/                      $52,785.00

                        Teacher Sal 7-12                                               Teacher Sal 7-12

05312250-130     MS/Special Ed/                      04312250-120      Donnelly/Special Ed/           $99,641.00

                        Teacher Sal 7-12                                               Teacher Sal K-6

05532810-150     MS/Guidance/                        06062110-153      HS/Teaching/                      $26,000.00

                        Instructional Salaries                                         6th Class

06062110-120     HS/Teaching/                         06062110-130      HS/Teaching/                      $46,970.00

                        Teacher Sal K-6                                                Teacher Sal 7-12

06062110-130     HS/Teaching/                         01012110-120      Brookside/Teaching/            $65,088.00

                        Teacher Sal 7-12                                               Teacher Sal K-6

06062110-130     HS/Teaching/                         06312250-130      HS/Special Ed/                   $65,500.00

                        Teacher Sal 7-12                                               Teacher Sal 7-12

06182110-120     HS/Phys. Ed./Teaching            04042110-120      Donnelly/Teaching/              $10,942.00

                        Teacher Sal K-6                                                Teacher Sal K-6

06182855-120     HS/Phys. Ed./Inter. Athletics    06062110-130      HS/Teaching/                      $27,874.00

                        Teacher Sal K-6                                                Teacher Sal 7-12

06532825-160     HS/Social Work Services         06062825-150      HS/Social Work Services      $41,300.00

                        Non-Instruct. Staff                                            Instruct. Staff

09969050-800     District-Wide                         10101620-161      Building & Ground/            $23,000.00

                        Retirement Incentive                                         Supervision

09969050-800     District-Wide                         01312250-120      Brookside/Special Ed/          $44,000.00

                        Retirement Incentive                                         Teacher Sal K-6

09969060-120     District-Wide/Health Ins.          09969060-160      District-Wide/Health Ins/      $41,000.00

                        Buyout-Teachers                                               Buyout-Staff

09969060-130     District-Wide/Health Ins.          09969060-160      District-Wide/Health Ins/      $20,000.00

                        Buyout-Teachers                                               Buyout-Staff

09969060-800     District-Wide/Health Ins.          09969060-160      District-Wide/Health Ins/      $46,900.00

                                                                                             Buyout-Staff

09969060-800     District-Wide                         01012110-120      Brookside/Teaching/            $48,725.00

                        Health Insurance                                               Teacher Sal K-6

09992110-130     District-Wide/Teaching            06062110-130      HS/Teaching/                      $39,942.00

                        Teacher Sal 7-12                                               Teacher Sal 7-12

10101620-161     Building & Grounds/              10101621-160      Building & Grounds/             $6,900.00

                        Supervision                                                     Non-Instructional Sal.

10101620-163     Building & Grounds/              10101621-164      Building & Grounds/           $13,000.00

                        Substitute Staff                                                Overtime

09182855-151     District-Wide/Interscholastic     09182855-400      District-Wide Interscholastic    $6,700.00

                        Athl/Stipends                                                  Athl/Contractual

 

Insurance Recovery Revenue – that be it RESOLVED, that the Susquehanna Valley Board of Education does and hereby approves an increase of the 2006-07 budget in the amount of $6,827.03, and hereby appropriates the

amount into the General Fund as follows:

Use:         $6,827.03 to 09222110-200-15 (District-Music-Instruction-Equipment-Flood)

Source:     $6,827.03 to A980-2680-15 (Insurance Recovery Revenue-Flood)

 

Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses)

 

BOCES Trustee Nominations – Mrs. Hamilton made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Bowers, that the Susquehanna Valley CSD Board of Education nominates the following individuals to fill the office of BOCES Board of Education

member:

Sandra Ruffo, Ursula Hambalek, and Peter Nowacki

Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses)

 

Annual Meeting Vote – Mrs. Bowers made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Haskell, that be it RESOLVED, that the Legal Advisor and the District Clerk make the necessary preparations for the Annual Budget Hearing to be held Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at the Susquehanna Valley Senior High School Auditorium in the Town of Conklin, County of Broome,

at 7:00 p.m. 

That budget vote and the balloting for the election of Board members is to be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at the Susquehanna Valley Senior High School in the Town of Conklin, County of Broome, between the hours of 12:00 p.m.

(noon) and 9:00 p.m., and that the voting machines are to be used for voting.

That the District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give proper notice of said meeting and notice dates.

Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses)

 

Extra Instructional Duty Assignments (Revision) – Mrs. Bowers made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Hamilton, that

the revision be approved of the extra duty teacher assignments for the second semester for the following teachers:

Richard Brice                  2 sections AIS                   $834

Evan Romer                   3 sections AIS                 $1250

Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses)

 

The Board was provided with the adopted BOCES 2007-08 calendar.  There are two BOCES-wide conference days scheduled.  The District calendar will be discussed with administrators to determine any additional conference days to be scheduled.  Music happenings for March is Music in Our Schools Month and an invitation to the BOCES annual business meeting on April 4 were provided to the Board.   A copy of a letter going to all residents on behalf of the Budget Advisory Committee was provided to the Board.  The letter talks about the impact of the flooding on district wealth and taxes and asks for help in lobbying to secure additional state and federal aid.  Mr. Tagliaferri commended Mr. Hull for the news coverage on Newschannel 34 this month.  Mr. Renner's Media Arts Class was featured as the "Classroom of the Day" on March 7 and Mr. Blenco's Middle School Modular Technology Lab was featured on March 10.  Mr. Tagliaferri reported that Donnelly had a successful Family Math Night on March 1.  The NYS Math Assessments for grades 6-8 are taking place this week.  Mr. Wilson was the District representative at a presentation by Dr. Michael McGregor on pandemic flu outbreak.  A good report was received from the School Meals Initiative Review.

 

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT – No Report

 

VOICE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS – Mr. Gerlach reported that the recycling of the used computers from Cedarhurst was completed this week.  Everything is running smoothly with the computers with the new federal DST time frame.  Mr. Gerlach reported that Mr. Wilson is working on a Microfit grant with two Middle School teachers, Mrs. Bidwell and Mr. Ford.

 

Mr. Abbey reported that the garbage pickup vendor has been changed and recycling does not need to be sorted any more.  This should make it easier to recycle and not have as much trash, which may lower the cost.

 

Mr. Daniels reported on events for the High School.  Odyssey of the Mind will take place this weekend.  Dollars for Scholars held a successful fundraiser and received over $9,500 in pledges.  The Texas Roadhouse fundraiser was successful.  Sound of Music will be performed this weekend.  The Mock Trial team has been successful so far.  The music concert is being held on Tuesday, March 20.  The Grid Iron is holding a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on March 20.  The following students have been accepted into the Scholastic Art Awards exhibition at the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, New York:  Katherine Banko, Honorable Mention Photography; Whitney Huntley, Honorable Mention Photography; James Bedrin, Honorable Mention Mixed Media; Maria Salva, Honorable Mention Drawing; Marita Paredez, Honorable Mention Drawing; Elise Modrak, Silver Key Drawing.  Mr. Daniels introduced Brandon Freeland, Class of 2007 Valedictorian.  Molly McGuigan and Adam Bezek have been nominated for the NYS Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship.  Mr. Daniels reported on a black plague reenactment taking place at the High School.

 

Mr. Hull reported that the jazz ensemble performed at the end of the newscast on Newschannel 34 tonight.  There was an article in the Press & Sun-Bulletin on the Donnelly Odyssey of the Mind team. 

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT REPORT – Mrs. Hamilton reported on issues discussed at the

March 9 meeting with Assemblyman Crouch, Senator Libous, and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo.

 

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

Executive Session to discuss negotiations and personnel.  Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses)

At    7:48 p.m. the Board recessed

At    8:00 p.m. the Board met in Executive Session

At  10:15 p.m. the Board returned to Regular Session

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN – Mr. McGuigan made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Hamilton, 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 10:16 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Diane M. Kalmen

School District Clerk