Minutes – Special Meeting – Board of Education – New Paltz Central High School Audion – February 11, 2009 – 7:00 PM
Executive Session – 6:00 PM – Career Life Prep Center
Middle School Feasibility Study Presentation by Rhinebeck Architects

CALL MEETING TO ORDER                                                                                                                                 CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 6:04 PM by David Dukler, Board President.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:                                                                                                                              QUORUM CHECK
David Dukler
Steven Greenfield
Don Kerr
Patrick Rausch
Edgar Rodriguez
                                                               
ABSENT:                                               Roderick Dressel Jr.

ALSO PRESENT:                 Maria Rice, Superintendent of Schools (arrived 6:30 PM)
                                                                Michael Lambert, Attorney for the District

ROLL CALL
The roll was called as reflected above.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion made by Steve Greenfield and seconded by Don Kerr that the Board of                                   
Education move into Executive Session at 6:05 PM for the purpose of discussing matters
made exempt by FERPA, pending litigation and the employment history of particular
individuals.

Motion carried 5 - 0 with 5 members voting.

Out of Executive Session - Motion made by Steve Greenfield and seconded by
Don Kerr that the Board return to Public Session at 7:05 PM.

Motion carried 5 - 0 with 5 members voting.

CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                                                     CALL TO ORDER
The Public Meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM by David Dukler, Board President.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:                                                                                                                             QUORUM CHECK
David Dukler
Steven Greenfield
Don Kerr
Patrick Rausch
Edgar Rodriguez

ABSENT:                                               Roderick Dressel Jr.

ROLL CALL                                                                                                                                                                       
The roll was called as reflected above.

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG                                                                                                                                   

AGENDA CHANGES                                                                                                                                                         
President Dukler announced the following ADDENDUM to the agenda.  Mr. Dukler also announced that
the board will be acting on a resolution to approve the findings of fact and penalty for a particular student.
(New Business Item 8.4 was read later in the meeting.)                                                                                

ADDENDUM

NEW BUSINESS

ADD:

1. First Reading of Policy 7450 - Advertising, Sponsorship and Fund Raising by Students

SUBJECT:    ADVERTISING, SPONSORSHIP AND FUND RAISING BY STUDENTS

School-business relationships based on sound principles can contribute to high quality education.  However, compulsory student attendance confers on educators an obligation to protect the welfare of their students and the integrity of the learning environment.  Positive school-business relationships should be ethical and structured in accordance with the principle that “Selling or providing access to a captive audience during the mandatory school day for commercial purposes is exploitation and a violation of the public trust.”

The sale of advertising or sponsorship tag lines shall be limited to approved, recognized student clubs involved publishing and/or production and must be directly related to the educational purpose of such clubs which serve as training grounds for future journalist, marketing specialists, and the like.  For example, Yearbook Club, Media Arts Club, etc. 

For purposes of this policy the following definitions apply:

Advertising is the written or graphic statement made by a seller which calls for the public’s attention to it by emphasizing the desirable qualities of the product or service so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize the advertiser’s product or service.

Sponsorship provides financial or resource support in exchange for ‘tag line’ recognition spoken by a program announcer or printed in a font comparable to those used in the educational production. 

Tag lines are simple statements such as “This [program, segment, publication] is sponsored by [name of sponsor]” and do not include statements made by a seller.

In accordance with this policy, advertising shall be limited to print materials while sponsorships may be employed in both print and visual media.  All club activities involving advertising and/or sponsorships shall be directly overseen by the school principal who is authorized to assure that compliance with this policy protects students from unwarranted commercialism.  The Superintendent of Schools is given full discretion to approve or disapprove club actions whenever questionable.

All funds or other donations provided by sponsors and advertisers shall be managed in accordance with District Policy #5520 Extra Classroom Activity Fund. Club faculty advisers, club leadership and any club member involved in advertising and/or sponsorships and/or finances shall participate in a financial management and fiduciary training program provided by the District.  Such program shall be developed and administered by the Superintendent of Schools or her/his designee.

Fund raising projects in which students sell merchandise, provide services, or in other ways solicit money for school activities may be sponsored by school organizations with the express approval of the Building Principal. Any such plan shall have a clearly defined purpose and, in general, shall contribute to the educational experience of students and shall not conflict with instructional programs or state mandates. Fund raising activities away from school property shall be held to a minimum.

All merchandise used in fundraising will conform to Board of Education standards as outlined in Policy 5410 section M.

All participation shall be voluntary, with written parent/legal guardian consent for children in grades K through 8.

Motion made by Don Kerr and seconded by Steve Greenfield that the Board of Education accept the agenda as amended to add New Business Items 8.3 and 8.4.

Motion carried 5 – 0 with 5 members voting.                     

PUBLIC COMMENTS                                                                                                                                                      
No one provided comment.

MINUTES OF MEETING   

Motion made by Steve Greenfield and seconded by Patrick Rausch
that the Board of Education approve the following recommendation:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        MINUTES
Recommendation - that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education accept the minutes of the                2/4/09
Regular Workshop Meeting of February 4, 2009.                                                                                                          

Motion carried 5 - 0 with 5 members voting.
                                                                                                                                                                               
BOARD COMMUNICATIONS

                           NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

1. NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD VICE PRESIDENT – President Dukler opened the floor for nominations for the office of Vice President of the Board of Education due to the vacancy created by the resignation of Laura Walls.

                                                                                      DON KERR NOMINATED & ELECTED

Steve Greenfield nominated Don Kerr.  Members of the Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of appointing Don Kerr as Vice President. (The Oath of Office was administered to Mr. Kerr later in the meeting.)

1. MIDDLE SCHOOL FEASIBILITY STUDY PRESENTATION – J. Louis Turpin and Phillip Zemke of Rhinebeck Architecture & Planning were introduced by Chair of the Facilities Committee Don Kerr for purposes of presenting to the board and the public their findings and recommendations regarding the middle school feasibility study.   An exhaustive PowerPoint presentation was used to inform the audience of the current state of the building and a flexible design plan for the 21st century.  Questions and answers followed the presentation with each of the members offering their thoughts on how the district should move forward.

      OATH OF OFFICE – DON KERR, VICE PRESIDENT

1. OATH OF OFFICE – District Clerk, Beverly Sickler, administered the Oath of Office to Don Kerr, Vice President of the Board of Education.

A brief intermission took place at 9:30 PM.

1. 2009-2010 BUDGET PROPOSAL DISCUSSION – Mr. Dukler reiterated that the budget presented at the last meeting was too high and that the superintendent is working on a revised budget.  Mr. Dukler encouraged members of the PTA’s to provide input to Mrs. Rice as she attends each of the meetings of the PTA’s in the near future.  He also announced that a Community Forum will be held on February 25 for the purpose of getting public input.  It was pointed out that input is needed from the school community as well as taxpayers who may not have children in the district.  Superintendent Rice is going to different school communities and is looking at all components.  At the March 4th meeting of the board, a revised budget proposal will be presented.  The final decision will be with the board after all options are discussed. 

PERSONNEL (CONSENT AGENDA)                                                                                                                            
Motion made by Patrick Rausch and seconded by Steve Greenfield that the Board of
Education approve the following personnel (consent agenda) resolutions:

7.1          Instructional Substitute Appointments - Certified
Recommendation that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent, does hereby appoint the following certified substitute teachers at a per diem rate of $100 for the 2008-2009 school year:

Alba Borchert
Stephanie Brink
Holly Hughes

7.2          Instructional Substitute Appointments - Uncertified
Recommendation that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent, does hereby appoint the following uncertified substitute teachers at a per diem rate of $80 for the 2008-2009 school year:

Matt Pilek
Rachel Fisher

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

Marsha Waldman                                English Leave Replacement               1/30/09

7.4          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 as a Home Tutor, on an as-needed basis with remuneration as per NPUT contract effective for the 2008-2009 school year:

Marissa Liotta                                      Effective 2/11/09

7.5          Extend Long Term Substitute Instructional Appointment
Recommendation - that the New Paltz Central Schools Board of Education, upon the recommendation of Maria C. Rice, Superintendent, does hereby approve the extension of the appointment of the following long term substitute instructional employee with remuneration as per NPUT contract:

Gian Starr                           English Teacher                               through 4/17/09                               
(Lara Tozzi)

7.6          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:

Jean Rene Michel Substitute School Bus Driver            Effective 1/30/09                   $19.00/hr                as needed
7.7          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.

Sherry Kitay          AnnMarie Dixon
Dawn Britton

MOTION carried 5 - 0 with 5 members voting.

NEW BUSINESS                                                                                                                                            NEW BUSINESS

Motion made by Don Kerr and seconded by Steve Greenfield that the Board of
Education approve the following resolution:

                                                                                                                                                                     CSE & CPSE PLACEMENTS

8.1          Request for Approval of Committee on Special Education Recommendations and Student Placements
Recommendation - that the following resolution be approved:  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: 9101, 10388, 9052, 2497, 8040, 9851, 8001, 8124, 2510, 2067, 2500, 2083, 2496, 8127, 10053, 9837, 10804, 8171, 8161, 8275, 10908, 10977, 10978, 2074, 1336, 2042, 8963, 6051, 6829, 1213, 1619, 1821, 10388, 11173, 9151, 9129, 9302, 9176, 10316, 9292, 1071B, 10928, 11301, 1077B, 1066B.

Motion carried 5 – 0 with members voting.

Motion made by Steve Greenfield and seconded by Patrick Rausch that the Board of
Education approve the following resolution:

                                                                                                                                                                          
8.2          Parent Members for Committee on Special Education
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 parents to the Parent Member List for the Committee on Special Education:

Kathy Ambrosini
Kim Dinelle
Rachel Doldorf
Alan Kraus

Motion carried 5 - 0 with 5 members voting.

1.       First Reading of Policy 7450 - Advertising, Sponsorship and Fund Raising by Students

SUBJECT:    ADVERTISING, SPONSORSHIP AND FUND RAISING BY STUDENTS

School-business relationships based on sound principles can contribute to high quality education.  However, compulsory student attendance confers on educators an obligation to protect the welfare of their students and the integrity of the learning environment.  Positive school-business relationships should be ethical and structured in accordance with the principle that “Selling or providing access to a captive audience during the mandatory school day for commercial purposes is exploitation and a violation of the public trust.”

The sale of advertising or sponsorship tag lines shall be limited to approved, recognized student clubs involved publishing and/or production and must be directly related to the educational purpose of such clubs which serve as training grounds for future journalist, marketing specialists, and the like.  For example, Yearbook Club, Media Arts Club, etc. 

For purposes of this policy the following definitions apply:

Advertising is the written or graphic statement made by a seller which calls for the public’s attention to it by emphasizing the desirable qualities of the product or service so as to arouse a desire to buy or patronize the advertiser’s product or service.

Sponsorship provides financial or resource support in exchange for ‘tag line’ recognition spoken by a program announcer or printed in a font comparable to those used in the educational production. 

Tag lines are simple statements such as “This [program, segment, publication] is sponsored by [name of sponsor]” and do not include statements made by a seller.

In accordance with this policy, advertising shall be limited to print materials while sponsorships may be employed in both print and visual media. 

All club activities involving advertising and/or sponsorships shall be directly overseen by the school principal who is authorized to assure that compliance with this policy protects students from unwarranted commercialism.  The Superintendent of Schools is given full discretion to approve or disapprove club actions whenever questionable.

All funds or other donations provided by sponsors and advertisers shall be managed in accordance with District Policy #5520 Extra Classroom Activity Fund. Club faculty advisers, club leadership and any club member involved in advertising and/or sponsorships and/or finances shall participate in a financial management and fiduciary training program provided by the District.  Such program shall be developed and administered by the Superintendent of Schools or her/his designee.

Fund raising projects in which students sell merchandise, provide services, or in other ways solicit money for school activities may be sponsored by school organizations with the express approval of the Building Principal. Any such plan shall have a clearly defined purpose and, in general, shall contribute to the educational experience of students and shall not conflict with instructional programs or state mandates. Fund raising activities away from school property shall be held to a minimum.

All merchandise used in fundraising will conform to Board of Education standards as outlined in Policy 5410 section M.

All participation shall be voluntary, with written parent/legal guardian consent for children in grades K through 8.

8 New York Code of Rules and Regulations (NYCRR)
  Section 19.6
New York State Constitution, Article VIII, Section 1
Education Law Section Law Section 414

NPCSD Policy 5410 Section M

Motion made by Steve Greenfield and seconded by Don Kerr that the Board of
Education approve the following resolution:

                                                                                           PENALTY RECOMMENDATION FOR STUDENT NO. 081218

1.     Request for Approval to Adopt the Findings of Fact and Penalty Recommendation for Student No 081218

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board hereby adopts the Findings of Fact and Penalty Recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, dated January 5, 2009, which endorsed the findings of the Hearing Officer, Edmund Caplicki, dated December 22, 2008, regarding Student No. 081218; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board President is hereby authorized to sign the Board Determination on behalf of the Board of Education; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Clerk is hereby directed to mail the Board Determination to the student’s parents.

Motion carried 5 – 0 with 5 members voting.

OTHER DISCUSSION                                                                                                                                      

Edgar Rodriguez asked that the board suspend the practice of one way dialogue between the public and the
board during the budget process.
                                                                                                               
PUBLIC COMMENTS                                                                                                                                                      

KT Tobin Flusser, New Paltz – Greenworks, Class Size, Stimulus Money

ADJOURN                                                                                                                                                                            ADJOURN
Motion made by Don Kerr and seconded by Steve Greenfield that the Board
adjourn at 10:30 PM.

Motion carried 5 - 0 with 5 members voting.

Respectfully submitted,

________________________
Beverly J. Sickler
District Clerk