REGULAR MEETING                                    September 10, 2009               Board of Education

 

PRESENT                                                      ABSENT

Susan Gelatt, President                                 

John E. Holdorf, Vice-President, arrived at 7:12pm            

Keith Carpenter

Laura Hawes

Timothy Johnson

David Rowley

Martha Winsor

Alicia M. Bowen

Mary Ellen Bates

Ed Telfer

Michael Clark

John O’Connor

 

Regular Meeting was called to order by Susan Gelatt at 7:04pm.

 

GUESTS/VISITORS   Ron Tasior, Gail Tasior and Cheryn Payne were guests. 

 

PRESENTATIONS   There were no presentations.

 

CORRESPONDENCE  There was no correspondence. 

 

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

approved the minutes of the August 13, 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 8/31/09.

REPORT

 

 

                                   

OLD BUSINESS:

 

EXCEL PROJECT  Dave Rowley, Ed Telfer and John O’Connor reported on the status of the  EXCEL Capital Project.   School opened on time and the work is progressing, but not as fast as they originally  thought.  The clocks are all installed and work properly and the Bus Garage parking lot is now complete.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:  

 

VARSITY LETTER QUALIFICATIONS  The Board discussed the Varsity letter qualifications.

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION:  On motion of Keith Carpenter, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the

Board unanimously moved to executive session at 8:15pm. 

 

 

 

 

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

at 8:40pm.

 

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

unanimously appointed Jamie Llewellyn as Girls Varsity Softball Coach for the 2009-2010

school year at a stipend of $ 3,191.

 

2009-2010 CROP STAFF  On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Laura Hawes, the Board unanimously appointed Linda Bond as a substitute CROP Activity Leader at $15.00/hr. and Gwen Bennis and Katie Payne as Peer Tutors at $7.25/hr. for the 2009-2010 school year.

 

PATRICIA MICHAELOS  On motion of Timothy Johnson, seconded by Keith Carpenter, the Board unanimously appointed Patricia Michaelos as a teacher aide effective September 1, 2009 at a salary of $10,800.

 

TEACHER PEER MENTORS On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board unanimously appointed the following teachers as peer mentors for the 2009-2010 school year at a stipend of $1,000:  William Gaston (Chryste Springman), Bonnie Hickling (Sara Ackerman) Susie Knight (Samantha Armstrong) and Joanne Bliss (Heidi Trevvett).

 

KAYLA ELDRED  On motion of John Holdorf, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board unanimously appointed Kayla Eldred as a substitute bus monitor.

 

TAMMY WAITE  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by John Holdorf, the Board unanimously appointed Tammy Waite as a volunteer assistant for Cross Country for the 2009-2010 season.

 

BILL PLANTE & MONICA CLARK  On motion of Timothy Johnson, seconded by Keith Carpenter, the Board unanimously reappointed Bill Plante and Monica Clark as substitutes for the 2009-2010 school year.

 

SURPLUS  On motion of Timothy Johnson, seconded by Laura Hawes, the Board unanimously declared 56 fiction books from the high school library as surplus.

 

H1N1 FLU PROCEDURES  The Board discussed the H1N1 flu virus and the procedures.  We have our first suspected case here at school.

 

SURPLUS  On motion of Laura Hawes, seconded by Timothy Johnson, the Board unanimously declared as surplus 1 drum set and 4 display cases.  The 4 display cases are to be donated to the Edmeston Museum.

 

CASSANDRA FIKES  On motion of Keith Carpenter, seconded by Laura Hawes, the Board unanimously approved Cassandra Fikes for two unpaid leave days for October 22, 2009 and October 23, 2009.

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

 

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT  Mrs. Winsor reported on the Conference Days that were held.  Kathy Smith was here on request of Mary Ellen Bates.  Her meetings went well.  Mrs. Winsor reported that the weekly teacher meetings by grade levels are going well so far.  Elementary Teachers coped well with the opening week inconveniences.  The structured study halls seem to be working well so far.  The high school awards assembly went well on Tuesday.  She would like to start the 7/8 mentoring program back up shortly.  The 7th/8th grade parent orientation went well, but the 9th grade parent orientation had very poor attendance.  Mrs. Winsor also reported that our new staff is acclimating well.   Mike Stensland is hosting a “participator” from SUCO.

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT   Mr. Rowley reported that the front lawn damage was a Class “D” Felony-Criminal Mischief and 2 people were arrested for that:  JC Laird and Michael Wildey.  Mr. Rowley reported that the Get to Great Conference is September 30 & October 1st.  We will also be reviewing the Athletic Program and student participation in athletics in anticipation of the budget preparation for the 2010-2011 school year.   Mr. Rowley reported that the declining enrollment will be an issue in budget preparation and it will impact staffing needs.  Mr. Rowley also reported that our SUPA Class has started with minor glitches.  Reports to State Officials are now needed for employment of lawyers by school districts.  The NYS Comptroller will be looking at Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve Funds in all school districts. 

 

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

adjourned their meeting at 9:25pm.