November Minutes
Date:
November 13, 2007 Kind of Meeting Regular
Where Held: High School Library Presiding Officer Naomi O'Reilly
Members Present:
Naomi O'Reilly, Gerard
Humiston,
Members Absent:
Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco,
James Fuchs, Linda King,
Wendy Matthews, Supt. Mary Cahill, Sec Prin James Polunci,
Elem Prin Ann Jaeger, K-6 Cur Coord Heather Fair-Sears,
Asst. Prin Robert
Monahan, Deputy Treas Lyn
Derway
Others Present
Andrew Caruso, Buildings and Grounds Superintendent
Meeting called to order 7:00
p.m.
The
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Motion by Linda King second
by Gerard Humiston, that the minutes of the Regular meeting of October 9, 2007,
and the Special Meeting of October 24, 2007, be approved.
Ayes – Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco,
James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy Matthews. Nays
- None. Motion carried unanimously.
CORRESPONDENCE:
None
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Motion by Linda King, second
by James Fuchs, that the Treasurer's Report for the month of October 2007 be
approved. Ayes -Naomi O’Reilly,
Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco, James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy
Matthews. Nays - None.
Motion carried unanimously.
REPORTS
1. Printed
Materials:
a)
2007-2008 LG Central School Personnel Directory
b)
November Elementary Newsletter
c)
Labor Relations Report
2.
Linda King, Board member, reported on the recent meeting of the Buildings
and Grounds Committee. A
pre-construction meeting for the Excel Project will be held in November.
A bus route and the purchase of a bus were eliminated this year,
resulting in savings to the district. Long
-range goals of the committee were reviewed.
Construction of the ski trails at the elementary school is continuing.
a)
Andrew Caruso, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, presented the
Facility Report Card along with the Annual Visual Inspection.
The district facilities are in good condition.
The long range plan allows us to resolve problems.
The Excel building project will improve the indoor air quality.
1.
Mr. Caruso also reported that the Triennial Asbestos Inspection has been
completed.
3. Heather
Fair-Sears, K-6 Curriculum Coordinator, reported in the absence of Mark Bessen,
principal. She welcomed Ann Jaeger,
the interim elementary principal. Mrs.
Fair-Sears reported that the elementary staff participated in the October 19
Regional Professional Development Conference held in Saratoga Springs, several
teachers attended a reading conference, two teachers were presenting a series of
5 workshops for parents on Learning About
Learning, on Math Week, that grade 5 students would be taking the NYS social
studies test, on a visit by staff from Long Lake Central School, on Fire
Prevention Week, the Harvest Celebration, and the Intermediate II food drive.
a)
Mrs. Fair-Sears reviewed the Writer’s Workshop with Amy Klugman, which
is in its third year of a three year program for Intermediate II teachers.
She would like to continue the program.
She also reported that Becky Coldwell, a Macmillan McGraw-Hill
consultant, was a presenter on implementing the new reading series assessment
practices.
4.
James Polunci, interim secondary principal, reported that the fall sports
season was ending, on the Student of the Month Breakfast, the recent induction
of 27 new members into National Honor Society, on the November Staff Development
Day which included workshops on school safety, sexual harassment, substance
abuse, and disaster preparation, an upcoming Parent Coffee, and on a lock-down
drill and fire drills recently held.
a)
Carmen Ross, social studies teacher, reported that three Lake George
students and she would be joining students from
b)
Mr. Polunci reported that the Academic Quiz Team was invited to
participate in a tournament in
7. Supt.
Cahill reported:
a) on the
Annual Legal Update which will be held on December 18.
b) on the
joint meeting between Adirondack Area School Boards Association and the Saratoga
County School Boards Association to be held on December 6.
Dr. Thomas Rogers, NYCOSS, will be the featured speaker.
c) on
the October New York State School Boards Association Annual Conference which was
held in
PUBLIC COMMENT:
1.
Approximately 13 people attended. There
were no public comments.
BUSINESS:
1. Motion by Linda King,
second by James Fuchs, upon the recommendation of Supt. Cahill, the Board
appoint Ann Jaeger as
the Interim Elementary School Principal at the rate of
$400 per day with no benefits effective November 2, 2007 – November 20,
2007. Ayes – Naomi O’Reilly,
Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco, James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy
Matthews. Nays – None.
Motion carried unanimously.
2. Motion
by Linda King, second by Robert Bolen, upon the recommendation of Supt. Cahill
that the Board approve the probationary appointment of Francis Cocozza as a
Junior-Senior High School Principal at the annual salary of $92,000 (prorated to
$49,833.33) and benefits effective January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2011.
Ayes - Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco,
James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy Matthews. Nays
- None. Motion carried unanimously.
3. Motion by Linda King, second by
James Fuchs, upon the recommendation of Supt. Cahill, that the Board grant
tenure to Deborah Kingsley as a Teaching Assistant effective January 10, 2008.
Ayes – Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco,
James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy Matthews. Nays
– None. Motion carried
unanimously.
4. Motion
by Linda King, second by James Fuchs, that the Board accept the recommendations
of the Committees on Special Education. Ayes
- Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco, James Fuchs,
Linda King, Wendy Matthews. Nays -
None. Motion carried unanimously.
(See supplemental file dated 11/13/07.)
5. Motion
by Linda King, second by James Fuchs, that the Board approve the Conditional and
Emergency Conditional Appointment of Substitutes in the Substitute Teacher
Registry. Ayes - Naomi O’Reilly,
Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco, James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy
Matthews. Nays - None.
Motion carried unanimously. (See
supplemental file dated 11/13/07.)
5a. Motion
by Linda King, second by Gerard Humiston, that the Board approve the Conditional
and Emergency Conditional Appointment of Substitutes Aides, Custodians,
Cafeteria Staff, Bus Drivers, Volunteer Coaches, and Other Employees.
Ayes - Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco,
James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy Matthews. Nays
- None. Motion carried unanimously.
(See supplemental file dated 11/13/07.)
6. Motion
by Linda King, second by James Fuchs, that the Board approve the changes to the
Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Personnel List.
Ayes - Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco,
James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy Matthews. Nays
- None. Motion carried unanimously.
(See supplemental file dated 11/13/07.)
7. Motion
by Linda King, second by Gerard Humiston, that the Board authorizes the
following changes to district banking accounts currently held at Glens Falls
National Bank: A Capital Fund
Checking Account is to be opened with the District Treasurer and the Deputy
Treasurer as authorized signers; the Multi-Fund Account and Accounts Payable
Account will be eliminated and a General Fund Account, Special Aid Account, and
a Trust and Agency Account will be opened in their place.
Ayes - Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco,
James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy Matthews. Nays
– None. Motion carried
unanimously.
8. Motion
by Linda King, second by James Fuchs, that the Board approve the following
resolution: WHEREAS Article 3-a of
the General Municipal Law enacted as part of Chapter 623 of the Laws of 1998
regarding cooperative investing requires the formation of a governing board;
comprised of fiscal officers nominated by the Participant they represent;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
9. Motion
by Linda King, second by James Fuchs, that the Board approve an OAS Student Trip
to
MISCELLANEOUS:
1. Linda
King, president of Adirondack Area School Boards Association, asked Board
members
to attend the upcoming joint meeting.
Motion by Gerard Humiston,
second by Linda King, that the Board enter into Executive Session to discuss the
employment history of particular persons. Ayes
– Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco, James Fuchs,
Linda King, Wendy Matthews Nays –
None. Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned 7:45 p.m.
Motion by Linda King, second
by Gerard Humiston, that the meeting be reconvened.
Ayes – Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco,
James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy Matthews Nays
– None. Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting reconvened 8:34 p.m.
Motion by Wendy Matthews,
second by James Fuchs, that the meeting be adjourned.
Ayes - Naomi O’Reilly, Gerard Humiston, Robert Bolen, Daniel Cracco,
James Fuchs, Linda King, Wendy Matthews Nays
- None. Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned 8:35 p.m.
Patricia A. Dougall
Clerk
