REGULAR MEETING                                    June 10, 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

 

Regular Meeting was called to order by Susan Gelatt at 7:05pm.

 

GUESTS/VISITORS  Cheryn Payne & Jeremy Robinson, Board Member Elect.

 

PRESENTATIONS  Mrs. Russell along with 2 of her students, Brandon Fallon and Gina Fryer presented the Peer Mentoring Program from 2009-2010 and the Duke Fisher Violence Prevention Program to the Board.

 

CORRESPONDENCE  None.

 

MINUTES    On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board unanimously

approved the minutes of the May 20, 2010 Board Meeting.   

 

BILL WARRANTS  The Board reviewed the Bill Warrants.

 

TREASURER’S  REPORT  The Board reviewed the Treasurer’s Report for 5/31/10.  

 

CLAIMS AUDITOR REPORT  The Board reviewed the Claims Auditor Report.

 

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

EXCEL PROJECT  Bus garage punch list will be reviewed tomorrow.  Ridley Electric is making steady progress on their remaining work.

 

SMART RESULTS  Working on make-up of K-4, 5-8, 9-12 teams.  August 24th will be a training day for new members.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

EDMESTON SUMMER PROGRAM STAFF  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board approved the 2010 Edmeston Summer Program Staff as follows:  Audrey Arnold as Director, Kris Slentz as Assistant Director, Activity Leaders: Erica Belden, Terry Hickling, Laura Porter, Jessica DeVries, Jessica Hurtt, Sylvia Sweet and Kris Slentz.  Student Peer Tutors:  Madison Porter, Gina Fryer, Caitlynn Fallon, Ariel Zaleski, Cassie Plows, Travis Clark and Lucas Miller.

 

 

 

 

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM STAFF  On motion of Keith Carpenter, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board unanimously approved the 2010 Summer Food Service Program Staff as follows:  Deb Clark-Server, Pat Clark-Counter, Deb Stevens-Cook and Tammy Waite-Dishwasher all at $8.50/hr.  Also add Sarah Rathbun as monitor.

 

SUMMER MAINTENANCE/RMO STAFF  On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board unanimously approved the 2010 Summer Maintenance/RMO Staff as follows:  Sylvia Sweet-RMO, Lorri Buell-Maintenance, Deb Clark-Maintenance, Deb Stevens-Maintenance all at $8.50/hr.  Approve Zachary Telfer-Maintenance at $8.00/hr.

 

JUSTIN DYE  On motion of Timothy Johnson seconded by Keith Carpenter, the Board unanimously approved Justin Dye as a volunteer assistant to Ed Wheeldon for Boys Varsity Soccer for the fall 2010 season.

 

GRADUATION AWARD  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board unanimously approved the establishment of an annual CFES (College for Every Student) Peer Mentoring Award for Graduation in the amount of $100.

 

GRADUATION AWARD On Motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Keith Carpenter, the Board approved the establishment of an annual $100 award in Memory of Scott Larsen:  To a graduating senior planning on attending a college for a degree in the the physical education field.

 

SURPLUS  On motion of Timothy Johnson, seconded by Laura Hawes, the Board declared the cardboard compactor as surplus.

 

EDMESTON SENIOR CITIZEN GROUP  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Keith Carpenter, the Board approved the use of a school bus for trips between June through November of 2010 for the Edmeston Senior Citizen Group.

 

MILK & ICE CREAM BIDS  On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Keith Carpenter, the Board unanimously awarded the milk and ice cream bids to Instant Whip.

 

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

unanimously approved three resolutions to authorize the DCMO BOCES to represent the

Edmeston Central School District for Cooperative Purchasing, for Cafeteria Supplies and

Food Supplies, and for Generic Items through DCMO BOCES.

 

TARGETED RETIREMENT INCENTIVE  On motion of Keith Carpenter, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board unanimously approved a Resolution to provide the benefits of Part A (Targeted Retirement Incentive) of Chapter 105 of the Laws, 2010 commencing June 14, 2010- July 16, 2010 for all eligible employees.

 

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

 

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:  Martha Winsor reported on the college trips that the Juniors and Sophomores took to MVCC, Utica College and Morrisville.  The 5th graders went to Gilbert Lake for Science Day and both the 5th & 6th grades went to the Binghamton Mets game.  The physics group will also be taking their annual trip to Darien Lake for Physics Day.  We hosted a Hearing Impaired Day for all students in our area BOCES.  She also reported that the RIF Fair went very well and the Regents Reviews are all scheduled before testing.

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:  David Rowley reported that the CASSC Summer Institute for Board Members will be on July 20th at SUNY Oneonta.  We are working on transitioning from Syracuse University courses to SUNY Albany.  Also working with SUNY Delhi to create more opportunities for students.  Morning Program for 2010-2011 was also discussed.  Graduation diploma presenters will be Susan Gelatt and Timothy Johnson.  Dave also reported that Retirement Recognition will be June 23rd from 2-4pm at the Pathfinder Pavilion.   

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION:  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Keith Carpenter, the Board unanimously moved to executive session at 8:45 to discuss personnel. Jeremy Robinson was invited to sit in on executive session as in incoming new board member.

 

On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board adjourned executive session at 10:15pm.

 

CPSE/CSE MINUTES  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board approved the CPSE Minutes from 6/8/10 and the CSE Minutes from 5/14/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/19/10, 5/24/10, 5/25/10, 5/26/10, 5/27/10, 5/28/10 and 6/2/10.

 

NON TEACHING CONTRACTS  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board approved the following non-teaching contracts effective July 1, 2010:  10 Month Full-Time Employees (School Nurse and Teacher Aides), Office Employees, Certified Administrators, Business Manager, Bus Drivers and Bus Monitors, Full-Time Transportation Personnel, Superintendent of Building & Grounds, Maintenance Employees, Director of Food Service, and Cafeteria Employees. 

 

ADJOURNMENT  On motion of Keith Carpenter, seconded by Laura Hawes, the Board  

adjourned their meeting at 10:16pm.