NORTH SHORE SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
The meeting was called to order by President Murphy at
Executive Session
At
At
Pledge of
Allegiance
President Murphy led the audience in the Pledge of
Allegiance
Student Recognition
Dr.
Melnick and President Murphy along with Regina Newman, Curriculum Associate for
mathematics and David Keenan and John Pace, Math Research Teachers, recognized 17
middle school students for their success at the Long Island Math Fair. Also recognized was Ken Mandel who was the
top scorer at the New York State Problem Solving Challenge Exam.
Approval Of Minutes
On
motion of Trustee Beyer and seconded by Trustee Pombar
and all in favor the minutes of
Approval of
Treasurer’s Report
There were some questions on the
treasurer’s report, specifically on the budget lines that show little or no
activity. Assistant Superintendent for
Business, Olivia Buatsi, explained that expenses must
be made from certain budget codes and by the end of the year it will reflect
correctly what has been expensed from those lines. There was then a brief discussion about the
possibility of changing the audit committee from the “Board as a whole” to a
sub committee. This will be reviewed for
next year.
On motion of Trustee Vollmer and seconded by Trustee Beyer
and all in favor the treasurer’s reports of February 1, 2006 through February 28,
2006 and March 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006 were approved.
The Board decided to vote simultaneously
on action items D-N
On motion of Trustee Pombar and seconded by Trustee Beyer and all in favor, it
was
Personnel
Resignation
for Retirement Purposes - Certified
Resolved: To accept the resignation for
retirement purposes of Mary Jane Cheshire, Physical Education, Glen Head,
effective June 30, 2006
Resolved: To accept the resignation for retirement
purposes of Margaret DiMarcantonio, Elementary, Sea
Cliff, effective
Resolved: To accept the resignation for retirement
purposes of Katherine Jollon, Social Studies, High
School, effective June 30, 2006
Leave of
Absence – Certified
Resolved: To approve a partial leave of absence
(1/5) for Susan Liberstein, Special Education, District Wide, effective
Increment
for Advanced Study
Resolved: To approve an increment for advanced
study for Kevin Haas, Music, Elementary, from Step 4 of the BA salary schedule,
to Step 4 of the BA+15 salary schedule, effective
Change of Status -
Certified
Resolved: To
approve a change of status for Colette Weinberg, Computers, Middle School, from
leave replacement to probationary, effective
Approval of Stipend
– Non Certified
Resolved: To
approve a stipend for Anita Demetri, for arranging and
coordinating our Home Instruction Program, District Wide, effective September
1, 2005
Approval of
Additions to the Per Diem Substitute List
Resolved: To
approve the following names to the per diem substitute list:
Theresa
Marie L’Abbate Elementary
Lisa Banionis Elementary
Marlen Demetri Teacher Aide
Virginia
DiNonno Home
Tutor (Sciences)
Katherine
Schlicht Elementary
Conditional Approval of
Additions to the Per Diem Substitute List
Resolved: To
conditionally approve the addition of the following names to the per diem
substitute list, pending fingerprint clearance
Bryan Gabriel Physical Education
Daniel Kant Physical Education
Approval
of Extra Curricular Club Advisor
Resolved: To
approve the following high school advisor, effective May 12, 2006 through
Jennifer
Imperiale Dance
Club
Adoption of The Bond
Proposition Authorizing The Issuance Of Bonds To Finance The Projects Approved By Voters on
Resolved: To adopt the resolution for the Bond Proposition Authorizing
the issuance of bonds to finance the projects approved by voters on
Approval of Budget Transfers
Resolved: To approve budget transfers in the amount of $480,700
effective
Resolution Authorizing Issuance Of Tax Anticipation Notes
Resolved: To approve the attached resolution authorizing issuance of
Tax Anticipation Notes
(TANS) in the amount not to exceed
$7,000,000 in anticipation of the receipt of taxes to be
levied for the fiscal year ending
Approval of License Operating
Agreement with the North Shore Boys and Girls Cub to provide a Summer Program
for the residents of the North Shore School
District
Resolved: To approve the license operating agreement with the North
Shore Boys and Girls Club to provide a Summer Program for the residents of the
North Shore School District
Approval to Participate in a
Cooperative Bid Coordinated by
Resolved: To approve the participation in a Cooperative Bid Coordinated
by Nassau BOCES for Various Commodities and/or Services
Award of District Wide Paint Bid
Resolved: To award a bid for district wide painting to the low bidder, Scaturro Brothers, Inc. t/a Alpine Painting &
Sandblasting Contractors in the amount of $69,372
Approval of Resolutions for
Settlement Agreements
Resolved: To approve the following resolutions:
BE
IT RESOLVED that the President of the Board of Education is authorized to
enter
into an Agreement resolving a request for an impartial hearing filed on behalf
of
student #140003753, and
BE IT RESOLVED that the President of
the Board of Education is authorized to enter into an Agreement resolving a
request for an Impartial hearing filed on behalf of student #3114
Approval of Tuition Contract with Ascent
Resolved: To approve a tuition contract with
Approval of Special Education
Consultant/Service Provider - TAB
Resolved: To approve an agreement with Abilities, Inc. for Transition
Services, effective
Resolved: To approve an agreement with All About Kids for Evaluation
& Therapy Services effective
Resolved: To approve an agreement with Melissa Ash-Bernstein, Speech
Pathologist, effective July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007
Resolved: To approve an agreement with Patricia Delio,
Speech Pathologist, effective
Resolved: To approve an agreement with Metro Therapy for miscellaneous
therapy and
evaluations effective
Resolved: To approve an agreement with Miriam Oelbaum,
Special Ed Teacher, effective
Resolved: To approve an agreement with MMR Enterprises, for Spanish
Interpreting Services, effective May 8, 2006 through
Approval of Special Education
Services
Resolved: To approve special education services, IEPs
as per attached tab
Report of the SGO
Representative/Comments from the Public
Alex Romano, SGO Representative
reported on the events and activities at the high school including moving up
day, battle of the bands and a fundraising event, “Relay for Life” for the cancer society to be held June 9 from
7:00 pm through 7:00 am. He also
reported that Alyson Gordon, a senior, would be on News12 Long Island as
Scholar Athlete of the Month.
Phil Essex, Sea Cliff, will be
holding a benefit for Colin Dunne, a first grader at Sea Cliff who was
diagnosed with leukemia. His group,
Theatre II of Glen Cove, will be giving an encore production of a Musical and
all of the proceeds will go to benefit Colin and his family.
Terry Glassman, Old Brookville,
asked when the high school testing schedule would be available on line. Dr. Melnick
responded it would be available tomorrow.
Report of the
Superintendent
Dr. Melnick
read from an article written by high school senior Maeve
McGilloway in the recent issue of the Viking View
entitled “Are You Budget Conscience”. In
her article she encouraged all high school students who turn 18 to make sure
they register to vote and vote on the budget.
Summary of District
Goals
Dr. Melnick
gave a Powerpoint presentation outlining the key
aspects of the written report on goals sent to the Board prior to the
meeting. All of the goals the Board set
out for the year were to enhance student performance and he gave examples of
how that is happening through Curriculum Mapper, the
seventh and eighth grade research course and the DIBELS program. The Board had a lengthy discussion about if
there is evidence that any of the new initiatives have truly increased student
performance. Dr. Melnick
said although it is hard to measure, he believes there has been remarkable
progress by what he sees happening in the classroom and in meetings with
faculty.
Update –
Construction Steering Committee
Trustee Brennan gave an update of
the last steering committee meeting. The
committee should be receiving a set of drawings for the proposed bus depot and the
district should be able to take possession of the property in October. A sign will be put on the property indicating
that it is the future home of the North Shore Schools Bus Depot; in discussing
the classroom additions in the middle school, it was found that it may be cost effective
for the middle school to go from 2 separate boiler systems to 1 boiler for the
entire building; the energy performance contract was discussed and it was
decided that BBS who already has a relationship with Honeywell, will not
participate in the bids but will be available for general questions; the field
at the Glen Head School has a drainage issue that needs to be addressed and
there is a viable option being looked at.
Trustee Pombar
requested an update on the 9 million dollar bond and suggested inviting some of
the Glenwood Landing residents, who have been lobbying for a new bus depot for
several years, to attend a ground breaking ceremony.
Trustee Vollmer added that there was
also a discussion on the ventilation of the buildings. There is no maximum temperature limit set by
the State. He also reported that the high
school roof work will take place over the summer and said the committee wants
to be sure that we are good neighbors to those surrounding the high school. Dr. Melnick said he
would send a letter to the residents who surround the high school letting them
know when work will be done. He also
mentioned that the previous bond had money set aside for security and would
like this to be a discussion item on a future agenda.
Comments from the
Public
There were
no comments from the public.
Board Policies
The Board discussed the new policies
drafted by NYSSBA. The policy committee
has reviewed and implemented the changes suggested by the Board. These policies will need to be adopted at the
next Board meeting. Any policies the
Board has questions on will be pulled from the group and another discussion
will take place on those. In these
cases, the current policy previously adopted by the Board will remain in place
until such time as the new policies are reviewed and updated to reflect the
Board’s changes. The new Wellness Policy
needs to be in place by July 1 and the Board reviewed it and made some minor
changes that Trustee Brennan will implement before it is adopted on June 15. The current Arts Policy was updated and
followed the same language as the Physical Education Policy – suggested changes
were made and Trustee Brennan will implement those as well. The Extra Curricular Arts Policy was also
reviewed and updated. There was a
discussion about policy #5440 Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco, but it was decided
not to pull it. It was noted that new
exhibits are needed for #0310E- Board Self Evaluation, and 0320E the
Superintendent Evaluation. The following policies were pulled for future
discussion, #4730 – Homework Policy; #4810 – Teaching Controversial Issues,
#6690 – Audit Committee, #5300 – Code of Conduct
Old Business/New
Business
Trustee Vollmer commented on the
vandalism to the trees at the high school and said he feels there is a need for
security cameras. He also reported on
his day at the high school and said he was extremely impressed with the level
of discussions in the classes and encourages Board members to see first hand
what is going on in the classroom.
The Board then had a discussion on
the status of the LIPA PILOT agreement.
There was consensus that the community should be brought up to date on
what has occurred thus far. Dr. Melnick offered to draft a letter to the community and will
email the Board with the draft.
Trustee Genovesi
asked if the outgoing PTA Presidents could be recognized at the June 15 Board
meeting. Tenure appointments are scheduled
to take place that evening, therefore, it was suggested to wait until next year
and recognize them at a meeting other than the one designated for tenure
recognition.
Adjournment
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