MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION July 5, 2005 A Meeting of the Board of Education, Port Washington Union Free School District, Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, Port Washington New York, was held on July 5, 2005 in the Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, New York. President Robert Seiden called the meeting to order at 8:14 p.m. 1. Roll Call Mrs. Nancy V. Cowles, Mr. Larry Greenstein, Mr. Mark Marcellus, Mr. Dean Nardone, Dr. Roy Nelson, Mrs. Jean Marie Posner and Mr. Robert Seiden. Also Present: Dr. Geoffrey N. Gordon, Superintendent; Mrs. Emma Fraser Pendleton, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment; Mr. Edward F. Salle, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and General Administration and Ms. Mary Callahan, Assistant Superintendent of Business. II. Adoption of Agenda On motion was made by Mr. Seiden the Board of Education adopted the agenda excluding item D.4.a. III. Opening Statement by the President A. IV. Other Comments
Present:
Report of the Superintendent of Schools 1. 2. 3. Enrollment Mandated Contingency Budget Adoption General Information
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Community Comments Approval of Minutes as follows: On motion made by Mr. Seiden the minutes of the Meeting of June 21, 2005 were unanimously approved. On motion made by Mr. Seiden, the minutes of the Meeting of June 28, 2005 were approved. Mrs. Cowles abstained.
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Action Items A. Budget and Finance The Board of Education unanimously approved items 1 through 8 as listed below: 1. 2. Acceptance of the Treasurer’s Report dated May 31, 2005. Approve the budget transfers in excess of $2,500.
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A. 3. Budget and Finance - continued Approve the renewal contract with Triad Group, L.L.C. for providing workers’ compensation claims administration services for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 with an annual fee of $17,200. 4. Accept a donation from the Salem Elementary School HSA of the following: 21- 27" Toshiba TV’s 21- Toshiba DVA/VCR combination w/ progressive scan 21- Bretford wall/yoke TV mount w/ tray 21- Bretford DVD/VCR Brackets 5. Approve the disposal of a Delta, s/n 100784 Jig saw, deemed unusable, from the Weber Technology Department to be used for parts. 6. Approve the disposal of various obsolete and damaged books in the most cost effective manner. 7. Accept the donation in the amount of $500 from the Port Washington Fire Department to the Weber Middle School Band in recognition for the band’s parading with the Fire Department at this year’s Memorial Day Parade. 8. Be it resolved, pursuant to Education Law §2023, the Board of Education of the Port Washington Union Free School District hereby adopts a contingency budget for the 2005-2006 school year and approves a tax upon the taxable property of the District to meet the sum estimated necessary for ordinary contingent expenses. Be it further resolved, that the Board of Education shall determine the items which shall be included in such contingency budget, in accordance with the applicably provisions of the Education Law and decisions of the Commissioner of Education. B. Facilities The Board of Education unanimously approved item 1 as listed below: 1. Award the cooperative fuel oil bid to Sprague Energy, 4 New King Street, White Plains, NY 10604, the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with the specifications, at the barge price minus $.0453 per gallon. C. Curriculum The Board of Education approved item 1. Mr. Greenstein abstained from voting on the recommendation for April 19, 2005. The Board of Education unanimously approved item 2 as listed below:
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C. 1. Curriculum - continued Acceptance of recommendations of the Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Pre School Education for April 4, 5, 6, 7, 11,12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 22, 2005 to be reviewed by the Board, and arrangements be made for the special education programs and services, and parent notification. 2. Approve the appointment of Robert Mackreth from the Board’s list of approved hearing officers to serve as the impartial hearing officer in the matter of a demand for a hearing for a classified district youngster (ID#15100140), received June 22, 2005. D. Personnel The Board of Education unanimously approved items 1 through 3 and 5 and 6 as listed below. Item 4.a. was withdrawn upon adoption of the agenda. 1. Approve the resignation for the purpose of retirement of the following instructional staff with the recommendation of the Superintendent: a. 2. John Sficos, Elementary, Guggenheim, effective 6/30/05 Approve the probationary appointment of the following instructional staff with the recommendation of the Superintendent: a. Erika Angel, Elementary, Weber, $63,840* (MA+15 Step 4) effective 9/1/05 probationary period to end 8/31/08 b. Matthew Holzer, Social Studies, Weber, $52,964* (MA Step 1) effective 9/1/05 probationary period to end 8/31/08 c. Mary Anne Horan-Teta, Speech Language, Weber, $66,677* (MA+15 Step 5) effective 9/1/05 probationary period to end 8/31/07 d. Allen Verity, Mathematics, Schreiber, $50,126* (BA Step 2), effective 9/1/05 probationary period to end 8/31/08 3. Approve the conditional probationary appointment of the following instructional staff with the recommendation of the Superintendent: a. Daniel Dowling, Social Studies, Weber $52,964* (BA Step3) effective9/1/05 probationary period to end 8/31/08 b. Laura Russo, Special Education, Weber, $61,476* (MA Step 4) effective 9/1/05 probationary period to end 8/31/08 c. Justin Snyder, Mathematics, Schreiber, $52,964* (MA Step 1) effective 9/1/05 probationary period to end 8/31/08
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D. 4. Personnel - continued Approve the salary upgrade of the following instructional staff with the recommendation of the Superintendent: a. CarrieAnn Lindstadt, Science, Weber from $58,638 (BA Step 5) to $64,313 (MA Step 5) effective 2/1/05 5. Approve the appointment of instructional and non-instructional staff for A.T.L.A.S.T. 2005 per the attached list, effective 7/5/05 through 8/12/05. 6. Approve the agreement with the Long Island Substitute Teacher Service (LISTS) for placement of substitute teachers for the 2005 - 2006 school year effective August 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 for a cost of $22,300.00. VIII. Board Policy 1. a. IX. The Board of Education unanimously approved the suspension of the following policy: Public Use of School Facilities 1500
Committee Reports 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Budget and Finance Community Relations Curriculum Facilities Personnel Planning Policy
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Old Business New Business Opportunity for the Community to be Heard Motion to recess to Executive Session (if necessary) Adjournment
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 12:15 p.m. ________________________ Mary Callahan District Clerk Approved: _______ __________ (initial)