NORTH SHORE SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
The meeting was called to order by President Murphy at
Executive Session
At 7:30 pm, on motion of Trustee Beyer seconded by Trustee Brennan
and all in favor, the Board went into Executive Session in the faculty lounge
to discuss matters of the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a
particular person or corporation, or matters leading to appointment,
employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal
of a particular person; collective negotiations pursuant to Article 14 of the
civil Service Law (the Taylor Law); and the proposed acquisition, sale or lease
of real property.
At
Pledge of Allegiance
President Murphy led the audience in the Pledge of
Allegiance
Tenure Appointment
Dr.
Melnick recommended to the Board for tenure Barbara
Cooper, Director of Special Education, and highlighted the outstanding work she
has done over the last 3 years. On
motion of Trustee Brennan and seconded by Trustee Genovesi
and all in favor, Barbara Cooper, Director of Special Education, was granted
tenure effective April 25, 2006.
Approval Of Minutes
On
motion of Trustee Beyer and seconded by Trustee Vollmer and all in favor the
minutes of
The Board decided to simultaneously
vote on action items D-J
On motion of Trustee Genovesi and seconded by Trustee Beyer and all in favor, it
was
PERSONNEL
Leave of
Absence
Resolved: To approve a leave of absence for
Jennifer Imperiale, Mathematics, High School to
assume the position of full time Dean of Students at the High School on Step 13
of the MA+60 salary schedule, effective
Appointment
Resolved: To approve the regular substitute
appointment of Joan Becktold, Elementary,
Glenwood Landing, on Step 3,
of the MA of the salary schedule, effective
Resolved: To approve the regular substitute
appointment of Harvey Goldstein, Biology, High School, on Step 30 of the MA+45
salary schedule, effective
Approval
of Additions to the Per Diem Substitute List
Resolved: To
approve the additions to the per diem substitute list:
Dawn Colletti Elementary
Susan Kurau Elementary
Approval
of Extra Curricular Activity Club & Coaches
Resolved: To
approve the addition of a Sailing Club at the High School
Resolved: To
approve the following spring coaches:
Middle
School
Softball
8th grade Christine Hickey
Resolved: To
approve the following high school advisors, effective
Level 2
Amnesty International Linda Lohrius
Ken Mandel
GSA Joshua
Knight
*Linda Lohrius was
appointed in September as the sole advisor, Ken Mandel
has been serving in the role as co-advisor all year
Level 1
Foreign Language
Honor Society Jill Hyer
Class Advisors
Freshman Class Joshua Knight
Brian Rodahan
Approval of Memorandum of Agreement
between the
Resolved: To approve the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of
education of the North Shore Central School District hereby authorizes and
approves the Memorandum of Agreement between the Board and the United Public
Service Employees Union – Custodial Unit dated March 27, 2006; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby
authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to incorporate said Memorandum of
Agreement into a more formal written agreement and further authorizes the
Superintendent of Schools to execute said formal written agreement.
Acceptance of a Donation of 12
Folding Tables from the SCA and 40 Mets tickets from the Lions Club to the
Glenwood Landing School
Resolved: To accept the donation from the SCA of 12 Folding Tables at
an approximate value of $960 and the donation
from the Lions Club of 40 Mets tickets at an approximate value of $150
Award of Bid to Long Island Fiber
Exchange, Inc. for a District wide Telephone System Replacement and Wide Area
Network
Resolved: To award the bid for a District Wide Telephone System
Replacement and Wide Area Network to the low bidder, Long Island Fiber
Exchange, Inc. at a cost of $300,000
Addition of Names to List of Parent
Members on Committee for Special Education Education
Resolved: To approve the addition of the
following parent members to the Committee for Special Education:
Laura
Cortale
Perry
Frankel
Terry
Manzione
Approval of Special Education Services
Resolved: To approve special education services as per attached tab
Approval to Donate Inoperable
Equipment to
Resolved: To approve the donation of 13 inoperable sewing machines to
the
Report of the SGO
Representative
Comments from the
Public
Alex Romano, SGO Representative
reported on the events and activities at the high school.
There were no comments from the
public.
Report of the
Superintendent
Dr.
Melnick reported on the success of students at the
Long Island Math Fair and Key Club members who were recently honored. He announced that formal notification has
been received approving the Model C program at the middle school and reported
on the budget coffees he and Board members have recently attended. He then spoke about a letter to the editor
that appeared in the Glen Cove Record Pilot which included inaccuracies about
the proposed transportation facility and he corrected many of the inaccuracies
in a statement that he read.
Audit Committee
Warren Richmond of Ingerman Smith, district counsel, and Mary Anne VanDuyne, RS Abrams, district external auditor were present
to answer questions about the Audit Committee formed in October as the Board as
a Whole Committee. The Board questioned
what their role and responsibility is as the Audit Committee and asked for
guidance in this capacity. Ms. VanDuyne explained that the role of the committee is to
oversee the functions of External Auditor, Internal Auditor and Claims
Auditor. The Committee should meet
separately from Board meetings with each auditor two times during the year and
should receive regular reports.
State of the
Elementary Schools in Relation to the
Lori Nimmo,
Comments from the
Public
Elizabeth Laderer,
Sea Cliff, asked if parents could receive information on the new initiatives,
such as SIMS and DIBELS. She feels it
would be helpful for parents to know what assessments are in place before a
child is identified as needing intensive intervention.
Budget Adoption
Before adopting the budget, Dr. Melnick
explained the new higher estimates of State Aid which will reduce the tax
levy. On motion of Trustee Brennan and
seconded by Trustee Genovesi and all in favor it was
Recsolved: That the proposed budget in the amount of $74,368,309
($73,133,769 if the bond passes) for the 2006-07 school year be adopted for
submission to the qualified voters of the School District at the annual
election to be held on May 16, 2006.
Comments from the
Public
Tim Coville,
Greenvale, asked if the Board and Dr. Melnick would
be interested in attending one of the Greenvale Civic Association meetings to
speak about the budget and also invited any of the candidates for trustee to
attend as well.
Old Business/New
Business
Trustee Brennan will forward a
letter she is drafting for the Board in regard to the LIPA Pilot
agreement. The Board discussed the need
to communicate to the community what the agreement is.
Trustee Genovesi
informed the Board that there were articles in the NY Times and Newsdy in regard to State Aid.
Trustee Beyer asked about the
Wellness Policy the Board needs to adopt. She also questioned who would be
paying for the soil removal at the
Trustee Brennan asked Trustee Pombar if there was an update on the Lundy Property. Trustee Pombar
explained that the newest proposal for 15 homes and 40 townhouses. Trustee Brennan suggested asking the owners
to include a playing field.
Adjournment
At