North Shore Schools
Board of Education
Minutes
The meeting was called to order by President Beyer at
Pledge of Allegiance
President Beyer lead the audience
in the pledge of allegiance.
Board Recognition
Lisa Lerner, President of
Coordinating Council recognized the Members of the Board of Education and presented
them with books to be donated in their name to the various schools in the
district. To honor the Board, members of
the high school Drum Line performed as did the high school dance troupe -
Pulse. President Beyer thanked the
coordinating council and the students on behalf of the Board.
Student Recognition
Dr. Melnick and President Beyer
recognized students Erica Prush and Molly Reilly for their winning entries in
the NYS "Kids Safe Online" Poster Art Contest.
Report of
the SGO Representative/Comments from the Public
SGO Representative, Alex Romano,
thanked the Board for their ongoing support of the students, he then reported
on the events and activities in the high school.
Susan Shaw, Greenvale, publicly
commended Frank Meditz and the transportation department for responding to the
needs of all parents. She also had a
question about the REACH program.
Dr. Melnick responded to Ms. Shaw
that the REACH program was discussed at a prior meeting but that he would call
her to discuss her questions.
Alex Romano asked when the Board
would begin their discussions on ranking and weighting.
Dr. Melnick said he was meeting with
Mr. Rozakis, Mr. Ferris and Mrs. MacDonald and will let him know when they have
a timeline.
Report of the
Superintendent
Dr. Melnick reported that the
assessment committee of the Nassau Superintendent's Group has filed a FOIL
request with the State Education Department of Assessment requesting
statistical information regarding the construction of test items included on
the ELA and the Math assessments. He
also reported that due to a variety of glitches at the State Level, individual
student score reports and parent reports from the State data base just became
available this week, nine months after students sat for the ELA, and the
individual student Math Score reports are nowhere in sight. Dr. Melnick reported that the process of
revising the HS Course catalog for next year has begun and that there will be a
recommended calendar for the 2007-08 school year at the November 30th
meeting.
The Board agreed to move action item
F up to this part of the meeting.
On motion of Trustee Beyer and
seconded by Trustee Vollmer and all in favor, the Board unanimously approved
the tenure appointment of Olivia Buatsi, Assistant Superintendent for Business
and it was
further
Change of
Status
Resolved: To approve a change of status for William Fish, Music from
a full time appointment to a part-time (.8) appointment, on Step 17 of the MA
salary schedule, effective
Resolved: To approve a change of status for Jodie Larson, Music, from
a part-time (.4) appointment to a part-time (.6) appointment, on Step 1 of the
MA salary schedule, effective
Increment
for Advanced Study
Resolved: To approve an increment for advanced study for Robyn
Hoefling, Elementary, from Step 6 of the MA salary schedule, to Step 6 of the
MA+15 salary schedule, effective September 1, 2006
Resolved: To approve an increment for advanced study for Elsie Van Vorst, Foreign Language, from Step 30 of the
MA+45 salary schedule, to Step 30 of the MA+60 salary schedule, effective
Appointment
of Teacher Aide and Monitor
Resolved: To approve the appointment of David Jackson, Teacher Aide,
Resolved: To approve a conditional appointment of Jennie Graziose,
School Monitor, Middle School, effective
Approval of
Additions to the Per Diem Substitute List
Resolved: To approve the following additions to the per diem substitute list:
Denise DePew Teacher Aide/Clerical Substitute
Lynne
Johnson Teacher
Aide/Clerical Substitute
Michael Perro
Physical Education
Frances Stavola
Food Service
Diana Riano*
Food Service
*conditional on fingerprint clearance
Approval of
Extra Curricular Activity Sponsors/Advisors
Resolved: To approve the following extra curricular activity
sponsors/advisors:
Men's Basketball
Varsity Paul
Girolamo
Junior Varsity Aaron
Kozlowski
Women's Basketball
Varsity Keith
Freund
Junior Varsity Kellie
Moritz
Men's Bowling
Varsity Andrew
Richter
Women's Bowling
Varsity Peter
Wass
Men's Winter Track
Varsity Edward
Corona
Assistant Gregory Perles
Women's Winter Track
Varsity Neal Levy
Assistant
Wrestling
Varsity Michael Emmert
Junior
Varsity Craig DeNicola
Gymnastics
Varsity Melissa Vassallo
Cheerleading
Varsity (Winter) Charlee Peters
Supervision Sean Austin
Intramurals
& TOB Sean Austin
Acceptance of the
Independent Audit Report
On motion of Trustee Pombar and
seconded by Trustee Vollmer and all in favor, it was:
Resolved: To accept the independent audit report
as prepared by R.S. Abrams and company for the fiscal year ending
Update on
Differentiated Instruction (DI) Training
Rob Chlebicki gave a presentation on
differentiated instruction training that has been ongoing throughout the
district. Mr. Chlebicki explained the
training process and then personal experiences were shared by middle school
earth science teacher Ken Mady and his student, Kristina Bilello, as well as
high school English teacher Rachael Donnatin and her student Claude Zeins. Each gave their personal views on how
differentiated instruction has helped both teacher and student be successful.
The Board expressed their thanks to
Mr. Chlebicki, Mr. Mady, Ms. Donnatin and the students for sharing their
experiences and asked questions about the training that is taking place and
what training there will be in the future.
Mr. Chlebicki explained that the first cohort group will begin training the
second group of volunteers and that group will also become trainers. Dr. Melnick added that within 5 years every
faculty member will eventually be trained in Differentiated Instruction.
Dr. Melnick thanked Mr. Chlebicki
and the teachers who volunteered to be in the first cohort group of teachers.
Social Studies
Instruction at
Bob Williams, Curriuclum Associate
for Social Studies gave a presentation on the goals and priorities of the
Social Studies Department throughout the district and those of the Elementary,
Middle and High School and how the department is meeting those goals. He explained that the focus is on learning
not on teaching and added that his department is being trained in SIMS strategies.
The Board thanked Mr. Williams for
his presentation and asked questions on source materials used throughout the department.
Comments from the
Public
Marianne Russo, Glen Head, explained
that both of her children have teachers who have been trained in differentiated
instruction and is concerned that this takes away from more individual
instruction. She feels the Reading
Recovery program is great and understands it will no longer be used.
Dr. Melnick responded that with
differentiated instruction all students needs are met and that pull-out support
is still available.
Ms. Russo also expressed her
understanding that pull outs have decreased and that with the new initiatives,
students will not have the Reading Recovery program available to them. She said the push-ins are good but she feels
it is not giving students the tools they need to read.
Dr. Melnick disagreed and stated
that the data from the DIBELS program already shows student growth.
JMOA Construction
Report
Rob Kalpin of JMOA gave an update on
those construction projects that are in Phase 4 or closeout phase; the middle
school science lab and the high school roof project.
Committee and
Conference Reports
There were no committee reports or
conferences to report on.
On motion of Trustee Murphy and
seconded by Trustee Webb and all in favor it was,
Approval
of New Rate for PSAT & SAT Proctors
The new
rates recommended are comparable to surrounding districts and will address the
problem of not having enough faculty members agreeing to proctor
Recommend: To approve the new rate for proctors for the
PSAT & SAT examinations as per attached chart
Approval of Change Order HVAC #4 from HVAC, Inc. for
Mechanical Reconstruction at the Middle School
Recommend: To approve Change Order HVAC #4 from HVAC,
Inc. for Mechanical Reconstruction at the Middle School in the amount of
$9,149.59 (additional)
Approval of Change Order RFG-2 from GTS Construction, Corp.
for Roofing Replacement at the High School
Recommend: To approve
Change Order RFG-2 from GTS Construction, Corp., for Roofing Replacement at the
High School, in the amount of $4,750 (additional)
Approval of Special Education Tuition Contract
Recommend: To
approve a tuition contract with Herricks UFSD for a special education student
in the amount of $51,538 for the 2006-07 school year
Approval of Special Education Services
Recommend: To
approve special education services, per attached tab
Approval of Resolution for Honeywell to proceed with
a Comprehensive Energy Audit
Recommend: To
approve the following resolution:
Resolved: The Board of Education of the North Shore
Central School District, authorizes that HONEYWELL be provided with a Letter of
Intent to proceed with a comprehensive energy audit for the purpose of
submitting back to the North Shore CSD, for final review and approval, a
completed comprehensive audit and a proposed performance contract for the
provision of services resulting in energy and operational savings for the North
Shore Central School District
Approve the use of Celtic Energy, Inc. to Provide
Third Party Consulting Services for the District's Energy Savings Performance
Contract
Recommend: To
approve the use of Celtic Energy, Inc. to provide third party consulting
services for an energy savings performance contract to be conducted by
Honeywell
Comments from the
Public
There were no comments from the
public.
Old Business
There was no old business to
discuss.
New Business
The Board discussed a letter
received from a resident seeking transportation after the April 1
deadline. As per the advice of counsel
and School Law, the Board does not have discretion in this matter and there was
consensus not to grant the request. A
response will be sent to the resident.
Trustee Glassman asked if there is
an interest in adding a community member
to the BOCES budget committee.
Trustee Beyer reminded the Board
that there are many conference opportunities coming up including one on
negotiations.
Adjournment
At
Elizabeth
Ciampi
District
Clerk
