North Shore Schools

Board of Education

BUDGET HEARING - TOWN MEETING

May 4, 2006

 

The meeting was called to order by President Murphy at 7:30 pm in the high school alumni room.  Present were Trustees Beyer, Brennan, Genovesi, Pombar, Vollmer and Webb.  Also present were Dr. Melnick, Mr. Chlebicki and Ms. Buatsi.

 

Executive Session

 

At 7:30 pm, on motion of Trustee Beyer, seconded by Trustee Vollmer, and all in favor, the Board went into Executive Session in the faculty room to discuss the proposed acquisition, sale or lease of real property.

 

At 8:00 pm, on motion of President Murphy, seconded by Trustee Beyer, and all in favor, the Board moved to come out of Executive Session and resumed the Town Meeting at 8:00 PM in the high school alumni room.  There were 7 people in the audience.

 

 

Pledge of Allegiance

 

President Murphy led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Recognition of Students

            Dr. Melnick and the Board recognize students who received awards at the Locust Valley Young Author’s Conference.

 

Regular Business

            The Board decided to vote on items A-D simultaneously.  On motion by Trustee Brennan, seconded by Trustee Beyer and all in favor it was,

 

Personnel

                

Resignation – Certified

Resolved:           To accept the resignation of Diane Millian, Special Education, Middle School,

effective June 30, 2006

 

Resolved:          To accept the resignation of Rebecca Tepper, 6th Grade Humanities, Middle

School, effective June 1, 2006

 

Resolved:           To accept the resignation of Kasey Ziff, REACH Facilitator, District Wide,

effective June 30, 2006

 

Resignation for Retirement Purposes - Certified

Resolved:           To accept the resignation for retirement purposes of Carol Kalen, Elementary, Sea Cliff, effective June 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

Leave of Absence - Certified

Resolved:           To approve a leave of absence for Ruth Fuller, Special Education, Sea Cliff, effective September 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007

 

 

Leave of Absence for Child Rearing Purposes - Certified

Resolved:           To approve a leave of absence for child rearing purposes for Andrea Schulz, Elementary, Sea Cliff, effective September 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007

                                             

Appointments –Certified

Resolved:          To approve the probationary appointment of Jessica Donovan, English, Middle School, on Step 11 of the MA salary schedule, effective September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009 replacing Rebecca Tepper (resigned)

                                   

Resolved:          To approve the regular substitute appointment of Melissa Frank, Biology, High School, on Step 2 of the MA salary schedule, effective September 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, replacing Mary Alice Kelly (child rearing leave)

                                   

Resolved:          To approve the probationary appointment of Thomas Granieri, Physical Education, High School, on Step 2 of the MA salary schedule, effective September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009, replacing David Sanford (retired)

                                             

Resolved:          To approve the probationary appointment of Diane Moelsky, Special Education, Middle School, on Step 2 of            the MA salary schedule, effective September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009, replacing Diane Millian (resigned)

 

Resolved:          To approve the regular substitute appointment of Michele   VanArsdale, Elementary, Glenwood Landing, on Step 2 of the MA+15 salary schedule, effective September 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, replacing Christopher Edom (child rearing leave)

                                   

Resolved:          To approve the regular substitute appointment of Kerry Yandrasits, Elementary,

Sea Cliff, on Step 1 of the MA salary schedule, effective September 1, 2006 through

June 30, 2007, replacing Andrea Schulz (child rearing leave)

                                             

Appointments-Non Certified

Resolved:          To approve the appointment of Michael Lally, Bus Driver,   effective May 4, 2006

 

Resolved:          To approve the part-time appointment of Beata Markasevic, Account Clerk, Special Education Department, effective May 8, 2006

 

Approval of Additions to the Per Diem Substitute List

            Angeleta Dhandari-Donovan   Elementary

LeighAnn Hubbard                  Elementary

Adriana LoRusso-Vitale          Secondary

Melissa Nudo                          Elementary     

Amy Olitsky                             Secondary

Catherine Procaccini                          Elementary

Tara Reilly                               Elementary

Lauren Scheiner                     Teacher Aide

Johann Troia                           Teacher Aide

                                                 

Approval of Extra Curricular Activity Club & Coaches

Resolved:          To approve the addition of a SADD club as a Level 2 club at the Middle School

 

Resolved:          To approve the following extra curricular activity spring coaches:

 

                                                                                Middle School

                                    Boys & Girls Track           Jethro Cardona

                                    8th Grade Softball             Bill Melillo 

                                    (2nd team)                       Kathleen Sweeney

 

Approval of a Resolution authorizing execution of the Agreement with the North Shore Administrators Council by the Board President

Resolved:   To approve the following resolution:

 

RESOLVED, that the President of the Board of Education is herewith authorized to execute on behalf of the Board of Education the labor agreement between the North Shore Central School District and the North Shore Administrators Council for the period of July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2008

 

Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between the North Shore School District and the Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff

Resolved:          To approve the memorandum of understanding between the North Shore

School District and the Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff as per attached tab

 

Acceptance of a Donation for $2,400 to the Glenwood Landing School from the Glenwood Landing SCA

Resolved:          To accept a donation of $2,400 to the Glenwood Landing School from the Glenwood Landing SCA for the purchase of materials for the high school seniors to build planters for the Glenwood Landing Kindergarten

 

            On motion of Trustee Brennan and seconded by Trustee Beyer and all in favor the agenda was amended to add the following action item and it was,

 

RESOLUTION TO AMEND CONTRACT WITH LANDING REALY, LLC

Resolved:        To approve the following resolution:

 

RESOLVED, that amendment of contract of purchase with Landing Realty, LLC, dated March 10, 2006, regarding Nassau County Tax  Map Parcel, Section 21, Block M, Lot 133, reducing the purchase price by $50,000 and accepting the premises notwithstanding environmental conditions thereto, be and hereby is approved, and be it further

 

RESOLVED, that the president of the Board of Education be and hereby is authorized to execute appropriate amendment in accordance with the foregoing

 

           

Alex Romano, SGO representative expressed the feeling of students in the high school that teachers do not push hard enough in regard to due dates.  He said the students feel something needs to be done about this and have asked for help from the administration.

            Dr. Melnick asked that the SGO come up with a plan and present it to the faculty.

            Alex then asked about offering AP review classes.

            Dr. Melnick explained that if we were to offer AP review classes in the evening it would have to be a no cost to students and would be something the Board would have to consider.

He added that the reason these courses are offered for SAT II review is because the test is not fully aligned with our curriculum.  The review courses for the SAT II test focuses on topics that are on the test and not in the curriculum. 

 

Budget Hearing

            It was noted that only 3 members of the community were in attendance at this point of the meeting.

 

            Dr. Melnick read the following statement:

 

The proposed budget for the 2006-07 school year is $74,368,308.59, a total increase of 8.3% over the 2005-06 budget.  Approval of the proposed Bond will result in the removal of $1,234,540 from the replacement of the HS Roof from the budget, resulting in a budget of $73,133,678, an increase of 6.5% over the current budget.

We anticipate revenue of $7,387,263.  This will result in a tax levy of $65,603,851 if the bond and budget are rejected, $65,746,505 if the bond is approved and $66,981,045 if the bond is not approved.  The District Clerk will include a copy of the budget proposal as a record of the minutes of this meeting.  Copies of the adopted budget proposal are available on the back table at this evening’s meeting and at the Central Office, 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff.  The election of Trustees and vote on the budget will take place on Tuesday, May 16 from 7:00 am – 10:00 pm in the North Shore High School gymnasium.

 

            There were no questions from the community members present.  Trustee Pombar asked if the tax levy is the current figure and Dr. Melnick responded that it is.

 

            At 8:20 pm on motion of Igor Webb and seconded by George Pombar and all in favor, the meeting was adjourned.

 

                                                                                    Elizabeth Ciampi

                                                                                    District Clerk