REGULAR MEETING January 14, 2010 Board of Education

PRESENT ABSENT

Susan Gelatt, President

John E. Holdorf, Vice-President

Keith Carpenter

Laura Hawes

Timothy Johnson

David P. Rowley

Martha Winsor

Alicia M. Bowen

Mary Ellen Bates

Ed Telfer

Regular Meeting was called to order by Susan Gelatt at 7:02pm.

GUESTS/VISITORS John O’Connor, Cheryn Payne and PIG Students were guests.

PRESENTATIONS There were no presentations.

CORRESPONDENCE A thank you was read from the United Methodist Church for the use of the lift to replace their ceiling fans.

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

approved the minutes of the December 10, 2009 Board Meeting.

BILL WARRANTS The Board reviewed the Bill Warrants.

CLAIMS AUDITOR REPORT The Board reviewed the Claims Auditor Report.

TREASURER’S The Board reviewed the Treasurer’s Report for 12/31/09.

REPORT

OLD BUSINESS:

EXCEL PROJECT John O’Connor reported that they are working on punchlists for plumbing and HVAC. Developing punchlists for the General Contractor and electrician. They are estimating that by the end of February the majority of the work will be done. There will still be some outside work to be completed when weather permits in the Spring. (Front steps, chimney cap and seeding).

SMART RESULTS On 1/28/10, Les Loomis will be here to visit and discuss Smart Results. The Board of Education has been invited and 4 members will be attending at 8:30am in the High School Library Classroom.

AUDIT COMMITTEE Chip from D’Arcangelo visited the Business Office today to review procedures for update of the internal audit risk assessment. He would like to meet with the Audit Committee before the Board of Education meeting in February. He is planning to meet with the Audit Committee on either February 8^th or 10^th.

2010-2011 BUDGET The Governor is expected to propose a 7 ½-10% reduction in State Aid. Consensus among Legislators, NYSSBA, NYSASBO, etc. is that the budget will not be on time, but will probably result in a 5% reduction in State Aid. Tax levy goals need to be in place for future runs. Board guidance on a possible tax levyincrease will be needed for future budget revisions.

NEW BUSINESS:

TEAM MERGERS The Board discussed the team-mergers with the Unadilla Valley Central School District for 2010-2011 school year. These will be discussed as budget preparation continues.

BOARD FORUM There will be a Board Forum held at the Oneonta High School on Monday, February 8, 2010. All Board Members are invited and the District Superintendent will need to know how many will attend.

DISTRICT RESIDENCY The Board discussed the District Residency and Board Policy as it applies to out-of-district students. The Board Policy will remain as is.

JUSTIN DYE On motion of Keith Carpenter, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board unanimously appointed Justin Dye as a substitute teacher, pending fingerprint clearance.

KELLEE STANTON On motion of Timothy Johnson, seconded by Laura Hawes, the Board unanimously accepted the resignation of Kellee Stanton as a teacher-aide effective January 22, 2010.

MICHEL GALLEY On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board unanimously approved a maternity leave beginning approximately April 1, 2010 for Michel Galley.

DEBRA PUGH On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Keith Carpenter, the Board unanimously accepted, with regrets, the resignation for the purpose of retirement of Debra Pugh effective July 1, 2010.

LEGISLATIVE GRANT On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board accepted a Special Legislative Grant through the office of Assemblyman Bill Magee in the amount of $100,000 and approved increasing budget line item 2110.200 by $100,000.

OTHER BUSINESS:

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Mrs. Winsor reported that the Regents exams are the last week in January. Scheduling of AIS continues. She also discussed that class changing tones will be used in 7-12^th grades with the implementation of the new phone/PA system. The 7-12^th grade musical this year is “Disco Inferno” and tryouts will be Wednesday, January 20^th. Mrs. Winsor reported that the National Honor Society inductions will be Thursday, January 21, at 4:30pm with dinner to follow for those inducted. There will be 7 students inducted this year and Keith Carpenter will be the inspirational guest speaker. Amanda Conklin invited some of the graduating class of 2009, who are currently freshman in college, to attend a luncheon and question and answer session with some of our college-bound seniors to discuss college life. Mrs. Winsor recognized Gary Gelatt and Amy McEnroe at our staff meeting today.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT Mr. Rowley reported that the March Board of Education meeting will include an ONC BOCES Administrative Budget presentation. He also presented information to the Board on the status of CASEBP and explained that a 5% premium rate increase for the 2010-2011 school year has been recommended. BOCES has recently gone through a Civil Rights audit and must do various capital improvements in order to be in compliance. Component school districts will be billed for their portion through the BOCES Admininstrative Budget. Mr. Rowley reported that we expect to start negotiations in February with the ECS Faculty Association. The District negotiating team needs to meet prior to this. Team includes Susan, Keith, Dave and Alicia. Mary Ellen will be observing negotiations as part of her administrative experience.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Laura Hawes, the

Board unanimously moved to executive session at 9:10pm. to discuss personnel issues.

On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by John Holdof, the Board adjourned executive

Session at 10:48pm.

CSE & CPSE MINUTES On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Laura Hawes, the Board approved the CSE Minutes of 12/11/09, 12/16/09 & 1/13/10 and the CPSE Minutes of 11/3/09.

ADJOURNMENT On motion of Timothy Johnson, seconded by Keith Carpenter, the Board

adjourned their meeting at 10:48pm.