WINDHAM-ASHLAND-JEWETT CENTRAL SCHOOL
Board of Education Minutes
Reorganization Meeting
July 07, 2004
Teri Martin
Mag Scarey
Jacqueline Maier
Joann Piazzi
William Haltermann
A.J. Savasta
Drew Shuster
John Wiktorko, Superintendent of Schools
Felicia A. Senigo, Clerk of the Board
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The Board Clerk, Felicia Senigo, called the meeting to order at 7:36 PM and led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Ms. Senigo administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected Board Member, Drew Shuster.
On motion by Jacqueline Maier, Teri Martin was nominated for President of the Board of Education for the 2005-2006 school year, and there being no other nominations, A. J. Savasta moved and Jacqueline Maier seconded that Teri Martin be elected as President of the Board of Education.
Yes Haltermann, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No 0 Motion Carried
On motion by Jacqueline Maier, A. J. Savasta was nominated for Vice President of the Board of Education for the 2005-2006 school year, and there being no other nominations, Jacqueline Maier moved and Drew Shuster seconded that A. J. Savasta be elected as Vice President of the Board of Education.
Yes Haltermann, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No 0 Motion Carried
The Board Clerk, Ms. Senigo, administered the Oath of Office to elected officers.
Ms. Martin, elected President of the Board of Education, took the chair.
On motion by A. J. Savasta, seconded by Jacqueline Maier, and carried unanimously, the following Officers were appointed for the 2005-2006 school year:
School District Clerk-Felicia Senigo
School District Treasurer –Marjorie Curran
Deputy Treasurer –John Wiktorko
School District Tax Collector- Dolores Bushemi
Teri Martin administered the Oath of Office to Felicia Senigo, the new District Clerk, with Mrs. Senigo administering the Oath of Office to Marjorie Curran and John Wiktorko both as Superintendent of Schools and Deputy Treasurer. The Oath of Office will be administered to Dolores Bushemi within two weeks.
On motion by A. J. Savasta, seconded by Jacqueline Maier, and carried unanimously, the following Appointments were approved for the 2005-2006 school year:
a. School Physician-Dr. Jacqueline Maier; Alternate-Teri Martin
b. School Attorney-Ferrara, Fiorenza Larrison Barrett & Reitz, P.C. (BOCES Attorney)
c. School Census Taker-Mark Lybolt, Assistant Superintendent
d. Central Treasurer of Extra-Curricular Activity Fund-William Caswell
e. Comptroller for Extra-Curricular Activity Fund-Mark Lybolt, Assistant Superintendent
f. Attendance Officer-Mark Lybolt, Assistant Superintendent
g. Auditor of School Accounts-Alexander Varga, CPA of Catskill
h. Internal Auditor-Patricia Charbonneau
i. Payroll Clerk-Marjorie Curran
j. Complaint Officer-John Wiktorko
k. Records Access Officer-Felicia Senigo
l. Records Management Officer- Emily Morse
m. LEA Asbestos Designee-Bruce Pallas
n. District Civil Service Appointment Officer-Marjorie Curran
o. Capital Assets Preservation Program Coordinator-Bruce Pallas
p. 504/ADA Officer-Janna Morrison
q. Board of Registration-Margaret Tompkins, Roberta Vining, Patricia Charbonneau, and Joanne Conlin; alternates, Denise Woodbeck, Cathy Euchler and up to 3 representatives from the Greene County Board of Election as deemed necessary by the Board of Education.
r. Board member to serve on Executive Committee of the Greene County School Boards Association-A. J. Savasta
s. Liaison for Homeless Children and Youth-Janna Morrison
t. Educational Official to receive court notification regarding a student’s sentence/adjudication in certain criminal cases and juvenile delinquency proceedings-John Wiktorko
On motion by A. J. Savasta, seconded by Jacqueline Maier and carried unanimously the following Designations were approved:
a. Official Bank Depositories-Key Bank of New York, Windham Branch, First Niagara Commercial Bank, Chase, and Bank of Greene County (Commercial Division)
b. BOE Regular Meeting Dates-2nd Thursday of every month with the Regular May meeting being set as the 1st Thursday after the Annual Meeting Budget vote
c. Newspapers-Windham Journal and The Daily Mail
d. Bus Drivers and Sub Drivers Physicals – No later than August 31, 2005
e. Radio-WRIP; TV and Radio-School Closing Network
f. Mileage reimbursement at the current rate as established by the IRS
On motion by Jacqueline Maier seconded by A. J. Savasta and carried unanimously the following Additions were approved:
a. Chief School Officer to Certify Payrolls-John Wiktorko
b. Deputy Signer for Certification of Payroll- Mark Lybolt, Assistant Superintendent
c. School Purchasing Agent- John Wiktorko
d. Authorized Signature on Checks for Funds-Marjorie Curran
e. Deputy Authorized Signature on Checks for Funds-John Wiktorko
f. Authorized Signatures on Checks for Extra-classroom Activity Funds-William Caswell and Assistant Superintendent
g. Authorized to Approve Budget Transfers up to $1,000-John Wiktorko
h. Authorization of Petty Cash Fund in the amount of $100-Felicia Senigo
i. Authorized to apply for Grants in Aid (State and Federal)-John Wiktorko
j. Superintendent to approve attendance of staff to conferences-John Wiktorko
On motion by Jacqueline Maier seconded by A. J. Savasta and carried unanimously the following Additions were approved:
a. Adoption of all Board Policies that are in place as of this date
b. Approval of all Committees that are in place as of this date
c. Acceptance of existing Substitute Lists for teachers, teacher assistants, aides, bus drivers, bus aides and nurses
d. Approval of list of Impartial Hearing Officers as provided by the State Education Department
e. Adoption of GASB 34 accounting practices threshold to be set at $1,000.00 for depreciation.
f. CSE Committee:
(1) The parent(s) or persons in parental relationship to the student.
(2) The regular education teacher of the student, whenever the student is or may be participating in the regular education environment.
(3) A special education teacher of the student, or a special education provider, if appropriate.
(4) The school psychologist – Janna Morrison
(5) The CSE Chairperson-Janna Morrison; Alternate CSE Chairperson-Nicole Blais
(6) An additional parent member of a student with a disability residing in the school district or a neighboring school district, provided that such parent is not a required member if the parents of the student request that the additional parent member not participate in the meeting.
(7) Other persons having knowledge or special expertise regarding the student, including related services personnel as appropriate, as the school district or the parent(s) shall designate.
(8) If appropriate, the student
(9) Special Education Teachers-Helen McDonald, Joanne Landi, John Hillis, Sherry Baron and Bridget Pelham.
(10) School Physician-Dr. Jacqueline Maier
(11) Parent Representatives-Karen Moore, Ruth Christman, Susan Valentine, Sabine Starr, and Cynthia Telles
Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE):
(1) Parents of the preschool child.
(2) A regular education teacher of the child whenever the child is or may be participating in the regular education environment.
(3) A special education teacher of the child or, if appropriate, a special education provider of the child.
(4) The CPSE Chairperson-Janna Morrison; alternate Nicole Blais
(5) An additional parent member of a child with a disability residing in the school district or a neighboring school district and whose child is enrolled in a preschool or elementary level education program, provided that such parent is not a required member if the parent(s) of the child request that the additional parent member not participate-Susan Valentine and Cynthia Telles.
(6) Other persons having knowledge or special expertise regarding the child, including related services personnel as appropriate that the school district designates.
(7) For a child in transition from early intervention programs and services, the appropriate professional designated by the agency that has been charged with the responsibility for the preschool child.
(8) A representative of the municipality of the preschool child’s residence, provided that the attendance of the appointee of the municipality shall not be required for a quorum. (Eileen Beare, Municipal Representative).
Sub-Committee on Special Education:
(1) The parent(s) of the student.
(2) One regular education teacher of the student whenever the student is or may be participating in the regular education environment.
(3) The student’s special education teacher or, if appropriate, special education provider of the student.
(4) The CSE Chairperson-Janna Morrison; alternate Nicole Blais.
(5) Persons having knowledge or special expertise regarding the student, including related services personnel as appropriate.
(6) The student, if appropriate.
g. CSE/CPSE Surrogate Parents- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pelham.
The Board continued with regular business at this time.
The Minutes of Regular Meeting June 20, 2005 were read and approved on motion by A. J. Savasta and seconded by Jacqueline Maier.
Yes Halterman, Maier, Martin, Savasta
Abstain Shuster Motion Carried
The Minutes of Special Meeting June 30, 2005 were read and approved on motion by A. J. Savasta and seconded by Jacqueline Maier.
Yes HaltermanMaier, Martin, Savasta
Abstain Shuster Motion Carried
The Bill Schedules for June and July 2005 were read and approved on motion by Jacqueline Maier and seconded by A. J. Savasta.
Yes Halterman, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No Motion Carried
The Superintendent Transfers for June 2005 were read and approved on motion by Jacqueline Maier and seconded by A. J. Savasta.
Yes Halterman, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No Motion Carried
Ms. Martin read the rules and then called for Public Comments of which there were none.
RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board appoints the following individuals to extracurricular positions for the 2005-06 school year: Girls Varsity Soccer – John Valenti; Girls Modified Soccer – Joel Middleton; Boys Varsity Soccer – James Adair; Boys Modified Soccer; James Starr; Assistant Soccer Coach (Boys and Girls), Melissa Schlobohm on motion by Jacqueline Maier and seconded by A. J. Savasta.
Yes Halterman, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No Motion Carried
RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board appoints Denise Woodbeck for the 2005 Summer School Program with negotiated hourly rates set per appropriate contractual agreement and for the number of days and hours of operation as determined by the Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent upon review of registrations and program needs on motion by A. J. Savasta and seconded by Jacqueline Maier.
Yes Halterman, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No Motion Carried
RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, that the Board of Education of the Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School, hereby amends the resolution passed on August 12, 2004 regarding the appointment of Richard Jackson as follows:
RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School, pursuant to Section 3012 of the Education Law and part 303 of the Rule of the Board of Regents and upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does hereby appoint Richard Jackson to the position of teacher in the Mathematics 7-12 tenure area for an interim period to commence on September 7, 2004, who holds a Permanent New York State Certificate permitting him to teach subjects in Mathematics; that he will be paid on Step 8 as per the current W-A-J Teachers’ Association Contract; and be it further resolved that this appointment is on an emergency basis pending a Clearance for Appointment from the Commissioner of Education on motion by A. J. Savasta and seconded by Jacqueline Maier.
Yes Halterman, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No Motion Carried
RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School, pursuant to Section 3012 of the Education Law and part 303 of the Rule of the Board of Regents and upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, does hereby renew the appointment of Richard Jackson to the position of teacher in the Mathematics 7-12 tenure area for an interim period to commence on September 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 on motion by Jacqueline Maier and seconded by A.J. Savasta.
Yes Halterman, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No Motion Carried
RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, old textbooks that are out of date and no longer used in the curriculum, which the school has been unable to sell, be offered free of charge to the public; and further, any remaining books thereafter be discard on motion by A. J. Savasta and seconded by Jacqueline Maier.
Yes Halterman, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No Motion Carried
RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of the Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District, that the authority of the Board of Education pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 556 with respect to refunds and credits of real property taxes paid in the case of clerical error, unlawful entry, or error in essential fact, is hereby delegated to the treasurer, upon audit by the internal auditor, where the recommended refund or credit is $2,500 or less: and be it Further resolved, that applications for refund of taxes based upon a change in assessment by final order of a court in any tax certiorari proceeding, pursuant to §726 of the Real Property Tax Law, is delegated to the treasurer upon audit by the internal auditor, in an amount not to exceed $2,500 and be it Further resolved, the treasurer shall report monthly to the Board any and all refunds made during the prior month; and be it Further resolved, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately and remain in effect during this calendar year, and shall be submitted to the Board in January annually for consideration of renewal on motion by Jacqueline Maier and seconded by A. J. Savasta.
Yes Halterman, Maier, Martin, Savasta and Shuster
No Motion Carried
There were no additions to the agenda.
RESOLVED, that the Board go into Executive Session at 7:56 PM for the purpose of discussing one employee leading to the possible appointment of employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of this person on motion by A. J. Savasta and seconded by Jacqueline Maier.
The items discussed during the Executive Session will be made public as appropriate at future meetings of the Board of Education.
The Board reconvened into regular session at _______ on motion by ______, seconded by _____, and carried by those present.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at _____ PM on motion by ______, seconded by _____, and carried by those present.
Felicia Senigo, Clerk of the Board John Wiktorko, Clerk ProTem