Minutes – Workshop Meeting – Board of Education – New Paltz Central High School – September 3, 2008 – 7:00 PM

 

CALL MEETING TO ORDER                                                                                                                                 CALL TO ORDER

Meeting was called to order at 6:32 PM by David Dukler, Board President.

 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:        Roderick Dressel Jr. (arrived 7:14 PM for Public Session)

                                                                David Dukler

Steven Greenfield

Don Kerr

Patrick Rausch

                                                                Edgar Rodriguez

                                                                Laura Walls

 

ALSO PRESENT:                 Maria Rice, Superintendent of Schools

                                                                David Shaw, Attorney for the District (arrived 6:39 PM)

 

ROLL CALL

The roll was called as reflected above.

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION                                                                                                                                                      EXECUTIVE

Motion made by Patrick Rausch and seconded by Don Kerr that the Board of                                                   SESSION              

Education move into Executive Session at 6:33 PM for the purpose discussing

the employment history of a particular individual and pending litigation with the district’s

attorney.

 

Motion carried 6 - 0 with 6 members voting.

 

Out of Executive Session - Motion made by Laura Walls and seconded by

Don Kerr that the Board return to Public Session at 7:05 PM.

 

Motion carried 6 - 0 with 6 members voting.

 

CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                                                     CALL TO ORDER

The Public Meeting was called to order at 7:14 PM by David Dukler, Board President.

 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:                                                                                                                             QUORUM CHECK

                                                                Roderick Dressel Jr.

David Dukler

Steven Greenfield

Don Kerr

Patrick Rausch

                                                                Edgar Rodriguez

                                                                Laura Walls

 

ALSO PRESENT:                 Maria Rice, Superintendent of Schools

                                                                Debora Banner, Assistant Superintendent Program

                                                                Richard Linden, Assistant Superintendent for Business

                                                                Connie Hayes, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services

                                                                Barbara Clinton, Principal, New Paltz Central High School

                                                                Richard Wiesenthal, Principal, New Paltz Middle School

                                                                Stephanie Giammatteo, Principal, Lenape Elementary School

                                                                Debra Hogencamp, Principal, Duzine Elementary School

Bill Richers, Director Information & Communications Technology

                                                                Maureen Ryan, Director of Transportation

                                                                Stephen Callahan, Director of Facilities & Operations

Mike Robinson, Director of Food Services

                                                                Beverly Sickler, District Clerk

                                                                Members of the Public and Press

 

ROLL CALL                                                                                                                                                                        ROLL CALL

The roll was called as reflected above.

 

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG

 

AGENDA CHANGES                                                                                                                                                          AGENDA

                                                                                                                                                                                                CHANGES

President Dukler announced the following addendum to the agenda:

 

ADDENDUM

 

PERSONNEL

 

 

ADD:

 

12.10      Request for Approval to Create New Position

Recommendation – that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby create the following position:

 

Full Time Behavior Intervention Specialist     Effective 9/2/08

 

12.11      Non-Instructional Appointment – Behavior Intervention Specialist

Recommendation – that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby appoint the following non-instructional employee:

 

Suzi Greene           Behavior Intervention Specialist       Effective 9/2/08     $41,607

 

12.12      Home Tutor

Recommendation - that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby appoint the following instructional employee, on an as-needed basis with remuneration as per NPUT contract effective for the 2008-2009 school year:

 

Karen Bryant

 

Mr. Dukler also announced that an additional New Business item 14.8 regarding a legal case will be added to the agenda at a later point in the meeting.  He also asked that New Business items 14.2, 14.3, 14.4 and 14.8 be moved up on the agenda for board action after public comment.

 

Motion made by Don Kerr and seconded by Rod Dressel to approve the agenda as amended.

 

Motion carried 7 – 0 with 7 members voting.

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS                                                                                                                                                       PUBLIC

                                                                                                                                                                                                COMMENT

Daniel Torres, New Paltz – Broadcasting of sports events on Public Radio & Title IX                                                                          

Motion made by Don Kerr and seconded by Rod Dressel that the Board of

Education approve the following resolution:

 

                                                                                                                      SALE OF SPONSORSHIPS BY VIDEO/RADIO CLUB

 

14.7        Request for Approval for Video/Radio Club to Sell Sponsorships

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, hereby authorizes the Video/Radio Club to video/audio tape athletic events, broadcast the events on Public Access TV and sell sponsorships so long as there is no commercial promotion of a particular product or service.

 

Discussion followed.  Mr. Rausch wanted the record to show that he did not like the aspect of “commercial promotion” in the resolution. Mr. Greenfield asked for a sunset provision to provide for ending the terms of the resolution in the event that the policy committee makes changes by way of policy.

 

Motion made by Steve Greenfield and seconded by Patrick Rausch that the above resolution be amended to include that the resolution will sunset in six (6) months from the date of adoption of this resolution.

 

Motion to amend the above resolution carried 5 YES (Don Kerr, Steve Greenfield, Patrick Rausch, Edgar Rodriguez, Laura Walls) to 2 NO (David Dukler, Rod Dressel) with 7 members voting.

 

                                                                                                                     SALE OF SPONSORSHIPS FOR SPORTING EVENTS

 

Members voted on the following resolution as amended:

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, hereby authorizes the Video/Radio Club to video/audio tape athletic events, broadcast the events on Public Access TV and sell sponsorships so long as there is no commercial promotion of a particular product or service with the proviso that this resolution will sunset in six (6) months from September 3, 2008.

 

Motion to approve original resolution as amended carried 7 - 0 with 7 members voting.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS (Consent Agenda)

 

Motion made by Patrick Rausch and seconded by Laura Walls that the Board of

Education approve the following consent agenda resolutions 14.2 through 14.4:

 

                                                                                                                             AWARD ICE CREAM PRODUCT BID 2008-2009

 

14.2       Request for Approval to Award Ice Cream Product Bid for the 2008-2009 School Year

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent, does hereby award the Food Services bid for ice cream products to Gillettee Creamery in the amount of $29,349.36.

 

 

                                                                                                                                     AWARD PIZZA PRODUCT BID 2008-2009

 

14.3      Request for Approval to Award Pizza Product Bid for the 2008-2009 School Year

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent, does hereby award the Food Services bid for pizza products to Nardone Bros. Co., Inc. in the amount of $103,229.00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                     AWARD JUICE PRODUCT BID 2008-2009

 

14.4        Request for Approval to Award Juice Product Bid for the 2008-2009 School Year

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent, does hereby award the Food Services bid for juice products to the following in the specified amounts:

 

Snapple Dist. Inc.                                 Group 1b, 2c & 2  $ 40,720.00            $40,720.00

Pepsi Cola of the Hudson Valley       Group 1a, 3a, 4, 5, 8a, 8b, 9a & 9b      $ 50,936.00

                Ginsberg’s Foods Inc.                         Group 1d, 3b, 6, 7a, 7b                         $ 10,483.00

                Coca Cola Enterprise                           Group 9c                                                $   2,370.00

 

                                                                                Total                                       $104,509.00

 

Discussion followed.  Steve Greenfield requested that in the future the bid specs be made available to the members of the board prior to voting to award the bids.  Superintendent Rice agreed that this would happen.

 

Motion carried 7 – 0 to approve New Business consent agenda with 7 members voting.

 

Motion made by Patrick Rausch and seconded by Don Kerr that the Board of

Education approve the following resolution:

 

                                                                                                                          DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASE NO. 144012

                                                                                                                                                      AUTHORIZE PAYMENT

 

 

14.8            Request to Authorize Payment Due in Case No 144012 in Division of Human Rights Proceedings

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby authorizes the payment of the principal amount due in the Division of Human Rights Proceedings Notice and Final Order in Case No 144012 dated December 14, 2007, a copy of which is hereby incorporated by reference within the minutes of this meeting.

 

Motion carried 7 – 0 with 7 members voting.

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORTS & DISCUSSION ITEMS

 

Ø             SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS – Superintendent Rice announced that three publications created by Ulster County BOCES Public Relations Department for the New Paltz Central School District received national recognition from the National School Public Relations Association.  Honorable Mention was given to our newsletter CONNECTIONS and our New Paltz EXCEL Aid Newsletter.  The New Paltz 2007-2008 School Calendar was given an Award of Merit.  Kudos was given by Superintendent Rice to Holly Brooker from Ulster BOCES as well as the districts’ administrators who contributed to the creation of these publications.  Mrs. Rice went on to report on Opening Day activities in the district, stating that all four school buildings had an air of excitement as she visited each of them.

Ø             OPENING OF SCHOOL – Maureen Ryan, Director of Transportation, Barbara Clinton, Principal High School, Richard Wiesenthal, Principal Middle School, Stephanie Giammatteo, Principal Lenape School and  Debra Hogencamp, Principal Duzine School reported on the events of opening day.  The consensus was that the day ran smoothly with few problems.

Ø             SUMMER MAINTENANCE PROJECTS – Stephen Callahan, Director of Facilities & Operations briefly highlighted accomplishments of staff during the summer months in matters of repairs and maintenance of facilities throughout the district. 

Ø             ELEMENTARY SUMMER SCHOOL REPORT – Meri Lederer, Summer School Principal, reported that the program went well, especially with the incorporation of the special education component to the program.  Regular and special education students were integrated.  Ms. Lederer made several suggestions for the future.  She suggested

 

 

 

shortened travel time for the students to and from school, transporting the children to Camp Epworth at noon and keeping the library open.  Connie Hayes, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services, reported that the idea to integrate regular and special education students was suggested by the teachers.  She expressed that this is far superior to shipping the special education students off to BOCES.  In general, the students had a positive experience and she commended Meri Lederer for doing a phenomenal job.

 

BOARD COMMUNICATIONS

 

Ø             APPOINTMENT OF GREENWORKS LIAISON – President Dukler recapped previous discussion about appointing a liaison from the board to GreenWorks.  Members discussed the pros and cons of appointing a board liaison as well as a staff member. After a second round of discussion, President Dukler asked for a vote.

 

                                                                                                                                       GREENWORKS LIAISON - FAILED

 

Members voted NOT to appoint a aboard member as a liaison with a vote of 3 YES (Don Kerr, Steve Greenfield, Edgar Rodriguez) to 4 NO (Rod Dressel, Laura Walls, David Dukler, Patrick Rausch).

 

Ø             DECIDE ON NYSSBA RESOLUTIONS – Mr. Dukler asked members to limit discussion and to bring up only those resolutions that members disagreed with.  Members agreed with NYSSBA’s recommendation to vote for resolutions 1 – 7.  Resolutions 8 – 18 are not being advocated by NYSSBA.  Members disagreed with NYSSBA’s decision not to recommend resolution #10 regarding Funding for Foreign Language in Elementary Schools.  Resolution #18 regarding the enactment of the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act was discussed. Members voted not to support this resolution with a vote of 3 YES (Edgar Rodriguez, Don Kerr, Steve Greenfield) to 4 NO (Patrick Rausch, Rod Dressel, Laura Walls, David Dukler).  Resolution #15 to include sponsor’s name on state budgetary items will be lobbied for because it was proposed by New Paltz Board of Education.  In the final analysis, this board is supporting resolutions #10 and #15 contrary to NYSSBA’s recommendation.

Ø             SELECTION OF NYSSBA VOTING DELEGATE & ALTERNATE – Laura Walls agreed to serve as the voting delegate if no other member volunteers. There were no volunteers and Ms. Walls was appointed. Don Kerr volunteered to be the alternate delegate.

Ø             DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY FOR CROSSROADS PROJECT - Steve Greenfield agreed that this matter be tabled until the next meeting. (Later in the meeting Patrick Rausch pointed out the board should have postponed to the next meeting rather than table this discussion.  Members agreed.)

 

Mr. Dressel asked that the voting delegate to NYSSBA be given the flexibility to vote according to what is discussed on the floor of the convention.  There is no time to come back to the board for an opinion so it is important to give delegate that flexibility.  Members agreed.

 

Mr. Kerr expressed that he has a dilemma concerning the tabling of the Crossroads Project discussion since a Public Hearing, which he will attend as a private citizen, is taking place prior to the next time this matter comes up at a board meeting.  He indicated that he may need to recuse himself when voting in his capacity as a board member on this matter in the future.

 

Mr. Rausch pointed out that to table an item means you cannot bring it back.  It was decided by members to postpone instead of table the Crossroads Project Demographic Study until the September 16 meeting.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

Ø             AUDIT & FINANCE COMMITTEE – Patrick Rausch reported that the committee met on August 27 to review the findings of the external auditors.  The audit report and management letter will be provided to the board members in Friday’s packet. The next meeting is September 24 at 6:00 PM.  The question was asked if the Audit Committee is being asked to come up with a plan to reduce the unreserved appropriated fund balance.  Mr. Dukler answered yes and restated that the goal is to eliminate the unreserved appropriated fund balance over a period of three to five years.

Ø             FACILITIES COMMITTEE – Donald Kerr reported on the committee’s discussion about the issue of Lenape chimney. The project is not closed, however, the problem was fixed but no reports of the problem returning have been made for past eight months.  If there are no complaints over the next year it will be assumed that the problem has been resolved.  Next Wednesday, September 10, Rhinebeck Associates will report on their work at the middle school.  Mr. Rausch asked that matters concerning the Duzine septic be further investigated, particularly the need for another tank.  He mentioned that reports of failure of the high school septic system need to be investigated and a plan put into place as well.

Ø             POLICY COMMITTEE – Edgar Rodriguez reported that the committee met on August 13.  The manual is a work in progress and the public may provide input.  At the next meeting the committee will create a work plan for the semester. The next meeting will be held on September 10 at 5:00 PM.  Creation of a new Administrative Manual will need to be discussed. 

Ø             HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE – Donald Kerr asked members of the board to let him know of any matters on which the committee should focus.  More tangible progress in the area of healthy foods and finding ways to involve parents more in the process were suggested.  It was also suggested that the committee evaluate its own structure and find ways on how to improve it.  The recent resignation of a community member was questioned with a request that the district examine why members resign.  Don reaffirmed that the committee will examine where we have been, where we are and where we are going.

 

Don Kerr spoke of a small vendor who needs payment of a final bill.  He asked if the Facilities Committee would be able to make the recommendation to pay the vendor in question to allow him to meet his payroll.

 

Motion made by Don Kerr and seconded by Laura Walls to move into Executive Session for contract discussion regarding a particular company at 9:45 PM.

 

Motion carried 7 – 0 with 7 members voting.

 

Motion made by Laura Walls and seconded by Don Kerr to return to Public Session at 9:47 PM.

 

Motion carried 7 – 0 with 7 members voting.

 

Mr. Rodriguez asked about change orders.  Mrs. Rice said that the policy committee is going to deal with this matter.  Attorneys will come up with a policy which will go to the Facilities Committee and then to the Policy Committee.

 

MINUTES OF MEETING   

 

Motion made by Patrick Rausch and seconded by Steve Greenfield

that the Board of Education approve the following recommendation:                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                MINUTES

                                                                                                                                                                                          8/20/08, 8/27/08

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education accept the minutes of the Regular Business Meeting of August 20, 2008 and the Special Meeting of August 27, 2008.

                                                                                                                                                                                               

Motion carried 7 - 0 with 7 members voting.

 

 

PERSONNEL (CONSENT AGENDA)                                                                                                                             PERSONNEL

Motion made by Rod Dressel and seconded by Don Kerr that the Board of

Education approve the following personnel (consent agenda) resolutions:

 

12.1        Part-Time Instructional Appointment

Recommendation - that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby approve the appointment of the following part-time instructional employee, with remuneration as per NPUT contract:

 

Camille Yeung       Foreign Language (Chinese)    Effective 9/1/08 – 6/30/09             (.2) MA, Step C     $54,170 pro-rated

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.2        Instructional Substitute Appointments

Recommendation that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent, does hereby appoint the following at a per diem rate for the 2008/2009 school year:

 

Molly

Albrecht

Certified

$100.00

Richard

Appleman

Certified

$100.00

Nicole

Asendorf

Certified

$100.00

James

Ayers

Certified

$100.00

Rebecca

Black

Certified

$100.00

Linda

Cahill-Hutter

Certified

$100.00

Matthew

Cantello

Certified

$100.00

Karen

Cathers

Certified

$100.00

Ruth

Chiarolanzio

Certified

$100.00

Alicia

Civiok

Certified

$100.00

Kathleen

Collins

Certified

$100.00

Kristina

Curles-Power

Certified

$100.00

Christina

DeFilippi

Certified

$100.00

Danielle

DeFreest

Certified

$100.00

Juliann

Deleo

Certified

$100.00

Mary

DeLouise

Certified

$100.00

Christine

Dietz (Nightingale)

Certified

$100.00

Erica

Elhardt

Certified

$100.00

Christopher

Fassett

Certified

$100.00

Lanette D.

Fisher-Hertz

Certified

$100.00

Thomas

Franco

Certified

$100.00

Gina

Guarente

Certified

$100.00

Lisa

Hall

Certified

$100.00

Vivian

Hasbrouck

Certified

$100.00

Sandra

Heimbender

Certified

$100.00

Sandy

Hekking

Certified

$100.00

Michelle

Hersh

Certified

$100.00

Erin

Irish

Certified

$100.00

Gregory

Janos

Certified

$100.00

Sharon

Katz

Certified

$100.00

Laura

Kelly

Certified

$100.00

Jamie Lynn

Kelly

Certified

$100.00

Pamela

La Londe

Certified

$100.00

Edward

Lackaye

Certified

$100.00

Kristine

Landman

Certified

$100.00

Mary

Lanspery

Certified

$100.00

Skutzka

Lauren E.

Certified

$100.00

Pearl

Lee

Certified

$100.00

Barry

Lipsius

Certified

$100.00

Jill

Losee

Certified

$100.00

Michael

Luckas

Certified

$100.00

Paula

Marcelino

Certified

$100.00

Stephanie

Marrinan

Certified

$100.00

Laura

Martin

Certified

$100.00

Lauren

Marz

Certified

$100.00

Michael

McElduff

Certified

$100.00

Sarah

Merli

Certified

$100.00

Christopher

Milite

Certified

$100.00

Nelly

Morales

Certified

$100.00

Maura

Musso

Certified

$100.00

Marisa

Nadareski

Certified

$100.00

Beckie

Nowak

Certified

$100.00

Joyce

Paccione

Certified

$100.00

Sandra

Panman

Certified

$100.00

Sandra

Renner

Certified

$100.00

Debra

Ricci

Certified

$100.00

Felisa

Sheskin

Certified

$100.00

Gail

Shuster

Certified

$100.00

Edward

Shuster

Certified

$100.00

Alma

Sloan

Certified

$100.00

Helene

Spear

Certified

$100.00

Elissa

Staub

Certified

$100.00

Chase

Stevens

Certified

$100.00

Barbara

Stratton

Certified

$100.00

Alissa

Sutfin

Certified

$100.00

Lauren

Tamraz-Judson

Certified

$100.00

Richard

Vanden Heuvel

Certified

$100.00

Kelsey

VanNorman

Certified

$100.00

Kimberly

VanVoorhis

Certified

$100.00

Jason

Vickers

Certified

$100.00

Andrew

Villani

Certified

$100.00

Maureen

Welch

Certified

$100.00

Steven T.

Wojcik

Certified

$100.00

David

Zwirn

Certified

$100.00

 

William

Arduino

Uncertified

$80.00

Olanike

Audu

Uncertified

$80.00

Peter

Beuf

Uncertified

$80.00

Emily

Blake

Uncertified

$80.00

Greg

Bornstein

Uncertified

$80.00

Ashley

Brocious

Uncertified

$80.00

Michael

Burke

Uncertified

$80.00

Christine

Caiazzi

Uncertified

$80.00

Sandra

Cassara

Uncertified

$80.00

Kimberly

Connolly

Uncertified

$80.00

Anthony

De Stefano

Uncertified

$80.00

Concetta

Denisi

Uncertified

$80.00

Francine

DiVine

Uncertified

$80.00

Naomi

Edelman

Uncertified

$80.00

John Peter

Falck

Uncertified

$80.00

Tammy

Greiner

Uncertified

$80.00

Jessica

Hendler

Uncertified

$80.00

Donna

Holmes

Uncertified

$80.00

Carl

Hood

Uncertified

$80.00

Shelby

Johnson

Uncertified

$80.00

Miquel

Johnson

Uncertified

$80.00

Ashika

Jones

Uncertified

$80.00

Kenneth

Kobza

Uncertified

$80.00

Douglas

Koop

Uncertified

$80.00

Felice

Kren

Uncertified

$80.00

Catherine

Ma

Uncertified

$80.00

Hala

Mahfouz

Uncertified

$80.00

Catherine

McLane

Uncertified

$80.00

Ann

Monahan

Uncertified

$80.00

Abbey

Putnam

Uncertified

$80.00

Kristy

Reilly

Uncertified

$80.00

Jason

Repolle

Uncertified

$80.00

Lynn

Robinson

Uncertified

$80.00

Larry

Smith

Uncertified

$80.00

Siobhan

Solberg

Uncertified

$80.00

Allen

Tompkins

Uncertified

$80.00

Jennifer

Toth

Uncertified

$80.00

Andrea

Turck

Uncertified

$80.00

Brian

Turshman

Uncertified

$80.00

Maresa

Valenti

Uncertified

$80.00

Susan

VanAlst

Uncertified

$80.00

Amy

Walsh

Uncertified

$80.00

Angela

Wieder

Uncertified

$80.00

Andrea

Wilkinson

Uncertified

$80.00

Ann

Wolf

Uncertified

$80.00

David J.

Wolfe

Uncertified

$80.00

Nathaniel

Zacek

Uncertified

$80.00

 

12.3        Instructional Leave Replacement

Recommendation - that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent, does hereby appoint the following instructional employee:

 

Kristy Reilly          Elementary            Effective 9/1/08-6/30/09                       BA, Step C            $46,230

(Replacing Tina Harris)                                                                                                      

 

12.4        Instructional Leave Replacement Appointment – Correcting Resolution

Recommendation – that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, approves a correcting resolution to change the effective date for Instructional Leave Replacement Paul Scarpati, Occupational Therapist, to 9/22/08 – 6/30/09 instead of 9/1/08 – 6/30/09.  (Original appointment was approved as Personnel Item 12.20 on August 20, 2008.)

 

12.5        Probationary Instructional Appointment – Correcting Resolution

Recommendation – that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, approves a correcting resolution to change the appointment of Matthew Elkin as a leave replacement to a probationary instructional appointment as follows (The original appointment took place at the June 18, 2008 meeting of the Board of Education):

 

Matthew Elkin                      Elementary            Effective 7/1/08 – 6/30/10                    MA, Step C   $54,170

 

 

 

 

12.6        Fall Coaching Appointments

Recommendation - that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent, does hereby appoint the following coaches for the 2008-2009 school year:

 

NAME

Position

stipend

Joseph DiCarlo

Football Modified

 $      2,080.00

Bethany Tomlinson

Swimming Girls Asst

 $      3,330.00

 

12.7        Non-Instructional Resignation

Recommendation - that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby accept the resignation of the following non-instructional employee:

 

Amanda Acosta                   Food Service Helper            Effective 8/20/08

 

12.8        Non-Instructional Appointments

Recommendation - that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby appoint the following:

 

Name                                      Title                                       Effective Date                       Salary                    Other    

Elani Ackhart                        Food Service Helper            8/28/08                                   $10.50/hr                4 hrs per day

Karen Volk                            School Bus Driver                9/15/08                                   $20.00/hr                5.25 hrs per day

 

12.9        Non-Instructional Extended Emergency Conditional Appointments

Recommendation – that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby extend the appointment of the following non-instructional employees for an additional 20 days in anticipation of fingerprinting clearance.

 

Hilda Figueroa      Fern Woolsey       Jason Woolsey        Shawn Long      Aaron Fish            David Young

 

12.10      Request for Approval to Create New Position

Recommendation – that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby create the following position:

 

Full Time Behavior Intervention Specialist     Effective 9/2/08

 

12.11      Non-Instructional Appointment – Behavior Intervention Specialist

Recommendation – that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby appoint the following non-instructional employee:

 

Suzi Greene           Behavior Intervention Specialist       Effective 9/2/08     $41,607

 

12.12      Home Tutor

Recommendation - that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent of Schools, does hereby appoint the following instructional employee, on an as-needed basis with remuneration as per NPUT contract effective for the 2008-2009 school year:

 

Karen Bryant

 

Motion carried 7 - 0 with 7 members voting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS                                                                                                                                           NEW BUSINESS

 

Motion made by Don Kerr and seconded by Rod Dressel that the Board of

Education approve the following resolution:

 

                                                                                                                                                                    CSE & CPSE PLACEMENTS

 

14.1        Request for Approval of Committee on Special Education Recommendations and Student Placements

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve the following Committee on Special Education (CSE) and Committee on Pre-School Special Education (CPSE) recommendations and student placements: 6583, 11152, 599, 8154, 10598, 10482, 1811, 10175, 10013, 8171, 1043B.

 

Motion carried 7 – 0 with 7 members voting.

 

Motion made by Laura Walls and seconded by Patrick Rausch that the Board of

Education approve the following resolution:

 

                                                                                                                                      SELL/DISPOSE SURPLUS EQUIPMENT

14.5        Request for Approval to Sell/Dispose of Surplus Equipment

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education declares the Vulcan oven (serial #723819) as excess, unneeded property and authorizes the sale/disposition of the Vulcan oven.

 

Motion carried 7 – 0 with 7 members voting.

 

Motion made by Don Kerr and seconded by Rod Dressel that the Board of

Education approve the following resolution:

 

                                                                                                                                 ELECT MEMBER ULSTER COUNTY BOCES

 

14.6        Request for Approval to Cast a Vote for a Board Member for the Ulster County Board of Cooperative Educational Services

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education cast a single vote for the following individual to fill the unexpired term of Kenneth Hyatt who resigned from his BOCES Board seat:

 

Seat #1 – West Park UFSE (3-year unexpired term)

Florence Hyatt

525 Rivka Road

Saugerties, New York 12477

 

Motion carried 7 – 0 with 7 members voting.

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS                                                                                                                                                       PUBLIC

            COMMENT

 

No public comment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADJOURN                                                                                                                                                                            ADJOURN

Motion made by Patrick Rausch and seconded by Rod Dressel that the Board

adjourn at 9:55PM.

 

Motion carried 7 - 0 with 7 members voting.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

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Beverly J. Sickler

District Clerk