REGULAR MEETING                                    August 12, 2010                      Board of Education

 

PRESENT                                                                              ABSENT

Susan Gelatt, President                                                         

John E. Holdorf, Vice-President 

Laura Hawes

Timothy Johnson 

Jeremy Robinson

David P. Rowley

Martha Winsor

Alicia M. Bowen
Edward Telfer

 

Regular Meeting was called to order by Susan Gelatt at 7:00pm.

 

GUESTS/VISITORS  Cheryn Payne, Deb Stevens, Audrey Arnold and Kristen Slentz.

 

PRESENTATIONS  Audrey Arnold and Kristen Slentz discussed the Edmeston Summer Program.

 

CORRESPONDENCE  Thank you letter from the Berryments thanking school and town for the summer program.   Letter was also received from the Board of Elections regarding use of the voting machines if ever needed.

 

MINUTES    On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board unanimously

approved the minutes of the July 8, 2010 Board Meeting.   

 

BILL WARRANTS  The Board reviewed the Bill Warrants.

 

TREASURER’S  REPORT  The Board reviewed the Treasurer’s Report for 7/31/10.

 

CLAIMS AUDITOR REPORT  The Board reviewed the Claims Auditor Report.

 

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

EXCEL PROJECT  Ed Telfer reviewed the capital project progress.  The District has been assured all items will be complete before the start of school.  

 

SMART RESULTS  The new team members will be meeting on August 24, 2010.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE   Independent auditor was at district in July.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

SUSIE L. KNIGHT  On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board unanimously appointed Susie L. Knight as a .6 FTE Spanish Teacher, effective September 1, 2010-June 30, 2011, at a salary of $23,747.

 

CROP STAFF  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Jeremy Robinson, the Board unanimously appointed the CROP Staff for the 2010-2011 school year.  (See supplemental minutes #8).

SUBSTITUTES  On motion of Timothy Johnson, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board unanimously approved the 2010-2011 substitute list.  (See supplemental minutes # 9 )

 

BUS DRIVERS/BUS ATTENDANTS  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Jeremy Robinson, the Board unanimously approved the 2010-2011 bus driver/bus attendant list.  (See supplemental minutes # 10 ).

 

ELEMENTARY TEACHER RESOLUTION  On motion of Jeremy Robinson, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board unanimously approved the resolution abolishing one-full time Elementary Teaching Position.  (See supplemental minutes #11).

 

BOARD POLICY MANUAL  The Board discussed the Board Policy Manual.  The Board of Education will have a planning meeting on 9/30/10 at 7pm.

 

SURPLUS  The Board approved to surplus various computer items. (See supplemental minutes #12 ).

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

 

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:  Martha Winsor reported that we have registered 7 new students and approximately 15 have left our district.  She also gave an overview on the 3-8 testing.  We are working on an eSchool Home Access Center(Gr. 5-12 parents access to gradebooks in progress.)  Martha also discussed changes in scheduling along with the PE requirements.  Duke Fisher will be coming in on 9/23/10 to work with grades 7-8.

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:  David Rowley reported that a settlement has been reached with American Tower Company regarding early termination of our contract with them.  He also discussed the Substitute needs for the upcoming school year.  Dave reported that the Rural Schools Association Conference was informative and he reviewed the Annual Law Conference.   September 1st Conference Day Speaker from the Board of Education will be Jeremy Robinson.  All others were also invited.  CASSC Workshop was beneficial in regards to bullying.  Mr. Rowley also reported that CASEBP is performing well.  He discussed various grants we have applied for in conjunction with other schools or organizations, (BOCES, MIBH).

 

On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Jeremy Robinson, the Board unanimously moved to executive session at 9:12 to discuss personnel.

 

On motion of Timothy Johnson, seconded by Laura Hawes, the Board adjourned executive session at 10:24pm.

 

BRIAN BANKS  On motion of Timothy Johnson, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board unanimously appointed Brian Banks as Varsity Football Assistant for the 2010-2011 school year at a stipend of $3, 117.

 

LYNNE TALBOT  On motion of Jeremy Robinson, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board unanimously appointed Lynne Talbot as an outside Math/Mentor/Consultant Teacher at a per diem rate of $200/day, for a maximum of 10 days.

 

DEB STEVENS  On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board denied a vacation request for a 3-day unpaid leave for Deb Stevens with a vote of 0-5 against.

 

ADJOURNMENT  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Jeremy Robinson, the Board  

adjourned their meeting at 10:29pm.