APPROVED MINUTES      

PROPOSED                                                    APRIL 19, 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       Mrs. Janice Young

PRESENT:       Mrs. Eleanor Hamilton                                                                            

                        Mr. John Pollock                                                           

                        Mrs. Christine Moriarty

                        Mr. Bill Yelverton                                                          

                        Mrs. Mary Haskell                                                          

                        Mr. Rusty Storm                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                       

ABSENT:         Mr. Kevin McGuigan (personal)

                        Mrs. Julia Bowers (personal, unexcused)                                         

 

ALSO               Mr. Gerardo Tagliaferri, Interim Superintendent

PRESENT:       Dr. Renee Stalma, Assistant Superintendent

                        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. Roland Doig, Acting Middle School Principal

                        Mr. Joel Wilson, Director of Health, P.E. and Athletics

                        Mr. Mark Bordeau, Director of Food Service

                        Mr. Gerald Abbey, Director of School Facilities

                        Mr. John Miller, Hynes, Miller & Associates, LLC

                        Ms. Kathy Hattala, English Teacher, High School

                        Ms. Connie McKinney, Press & Sun-Bulletin

                        Ms. Marcia Guardia, Country Courier

                        3 residents

 

Mrs. Young, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. and led the salute to the American flag.

 

RECORD OF ATTENDANCE – Mrs. Moriarty made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Hamilton, to accept into record the attendance for the April 19, 2007 Regular Meeting of the Board of Education.  Mrs. Young explained that Mrs. Bowers felt that her absence should be noted as unexcused.  Mr. Pollock stated that he felt that according to past practice Mrs. BowersÕ absence should be an excused absence.  Upon poll vote the motion was approved.  (5 yeses, 2 noes) (Storm, yes; Haskell, yes; Yelverton, no; Young, yes; Hamilton, yes; Moriarty, yes; Pollock, no)

 

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


 


VOICE OF THE PUBLIC #1 – Mrs. Mary Rader reported that the history of the district book has gone to print.  There has been a change in cost, which has been forwarded to Mr. Tagliaferri.  Publicity for the dedication ceremony is needed. 

 

Mrs. Kathy Hattala commended the Brookside staff and Mr. Stank for merging the two customs from Cedarhurst and Brookside for poetry recital night.

 

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

 

 

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT – Mr. Tagliaferri

Cedarhurst Appraisal Report – Mr. John Miller, Hynes, Miller & Associates, LLC,  presented the Cedarhurst Appraisal Report, reviewing the options for selling or leasing the property. 

 

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

Instructional Tenure – that the following personnel be granted tenure in their respective tenure areas on the

effective date indicated:

Name                                    Tenure Area                          Effective Date

Denise Gyllenhammer              Special Education                        9/7/07

Carolyn Orzel                         Reading                                     9/20/07

Elizabeth McGrath                  Math 7-12                                  9/7/07

Shirley Goodman                    Special Education                        9/6/07

Connie Ziemski                      Social Studies                             9/6/07

Nichole Shultz                       Art                                            9/6/07

Scott Giraudo                         English                                      9/6/07

 

Extended Season Coaching Payments – that the following coaches be paid for an extended coaching season:

Name                                           Timeframe                          Total

Mark Ward                            1 week @ $120/week                   $120

Pat Hogan                             1 week @ $60/week                     $60

Ray Lasky                             2 weeks @ $120/week                  $240

Rick Pflanz                            2 weeks @ $60/week                    $120

Rick Cleary                           3 weeks @ $120/week                  $360

Mark Schuster                        3 weeks @ $60/week                    $180

 

Instructional Leave of Absence – that Jennifer Potter, High School teacher, be granted a paid/unpaid maternity leave of absence, anticipated date of September 4 through December 20, 2007.  She will use discretionary days and Family and Medical Leave.                  

 

Facilities Equipment – that be it RESOLVED, that the Susquehanna Valley Board of Education approve bid 06-07:7 for an Orbital Riding Scrubber and that it be awarded to Sanico, Inc. at a bid price of $13,112.75.

 

2007-08 School Calendar – that the school calendar for 2007-08 be approved as proposed.

 

Long-Term Substitute Teacher – that be it RESOLVED, that Susan Mayer, a certified earth science teacher, be appointed as a long-term substitute at the Senior High School effective April 20, 2007, at a $141.01 per diem with no sick days or personal days, pending the transfer of Brian Staiger to the High School earth science position for the 2007-08 school year.

 

Vote Inspectors – that be it RESOLVED:

That Rosalyn Morgan serve as Chairperson of the Annual Meeting and Annual Vote, and Jean Terry to serve as

Alternate.

That Richard Stank serve as Chief Inspector of the Vote and Nancy Mangino serve as the Alternate Chief

Inspector.

The following persons are nominated to serve as Assistant Clerks and/or Inspectors of the Election:  Lila Acker, Jodie Bealo, Sue Dean, Anita Gabriel, Cindy Gabriel, Mary Harris, Laurie Henderson, Kay Kane, Nancy Mangino, Rosalyn Morgan, Pat Shelton, Sue Sutton, Jean Terry.

 

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

 

Adopt 2007-08 Budget – Mrs. Hamilton made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Moriarty, that the Board of Education adopts the proposed 2007-08 General Fund Budget in the amount of $31,095,122 and puts forth said budget before the public for approval on May 15, 2007.  Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses)

 

Property Tax Report Card – Mrs. Hamilton made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Haskell, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education does and hereby accepts the enclosed Property Tax Report Card in concurrence with the adoption of the 2007-08 General Fund Budget to be forwarded to the NYS Education Department.  Upon vote the motion was approved unanimously.  (7 yeses)

 

School Policy #1170 – 1st Reading – The Board was provided with the 1st reading of new Policy #1170, Qualification of Voters.  The implementation of the policy was discussed.  A change was made from "District election officials may require voters at any school district meeting or election to provide proof of residency and/or age" to "District election officials shall require voters at any school district meeting or election to provide proof of residency and/or age."   The Board was provided with the modified 1st reading of new Policy #1170, Qualification of Voters.

 

Conference reports submitted by various staff members over the past month were provided to the Board.  Mr. Tagliaferri reported that these will be provided on an ongoing basis to keep the Board informed as to professional development opportunities that have occurred outside of BOCES.  Mr. Tagliaferri reported on the Project Recovery puppet show held at Donnelly.

 

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTÕS REPORT – Dr. Stalma reported that the release of the School Report Card from SED has been delayed.  It should be released by the end of the month.

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT REPORT – Mrs. Hamilton reported on the Policy Committee meeting held last Thursday where they started reviewing the Erie BOCES manual.

 

VOICE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS – Mr. Doig reported that they are gearing up for science performance exams in the Middle School.  Mr. Doig reported on the Odyssey of the Mind teams.  Three students have qualified as semi-finalists for the New York State Invention Convention.

 

Mr. Daniels reported that Jake Pemberton is the recipient of the 2007 Senator Thomas W. Libous Student Community Service Award.  Maria Salva and Stephen Poletto have qualified for the prestigious National Merit Scholarship competition.  Community Night is being held April 20.  The Department of Transportation will be giving a presentation on job opportunities on May 1, and BAE Systems' Education Summit II is being held next week.  Mr. Daniels reported that Theresa Walsh, an SV graduate who attends Virginia Tech, appeared on national TV this week.  Theresa was shot at but fortunately survived.

 

Mr. Abbey reported that they are getting the fields ready for the spring sports.

 

Mr. Wilson reported on the spring sports games, and National Student Athlete Day held April 5.  Mr. Wilson thanked Mr. Hull for the updating of the sports schedules on the web.

 

SVTA – No Report

 

Executive Session – Mrs. Moriarty made a motion, seconded by Mr. Yelverton, that the Board of Education meet in

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

At  8:02 p.m. the Board recessed

At  8:19 p.m. the Board met in Executive Session

At  8:52 p.m. the Board returned to Regular Session

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN – Mr. Yelverton 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 8:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Diane M. Kalmen

School District Clerk