6:30 PM EXECUTIVE SESSION 7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION

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1 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Owego Apalachin Central School District Owego, NY AGENDA November 6, 2014 OFA LGI 6:30 PM EXECUTIVE SESSION 7:00 PM REGULAR SESSION I. CALL TO ORDER II. III. IV. ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA CONSIDERATION OF THE NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A. Committee on Special Education Placement Recommendations (6) B. Committee on Special Education 504 Accommodation Plans (8) C. Committee on PreSchool Special Education Placement Recommendations (1) V. HEARING THE PUBLIC VI. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings 1. October 23, 2014 Board Meeting B. Consent Business 1. Personnel a) Resignations (1) Helen Edwards Substitute Teacher Aide (2) Deborah James Teacher Aide/OAMS (3) Ann Marie Eckerson Extra Duty-Mathalon/AES (4) Wendy Amaro-Santiago Substitute Teacher Aide/Bus Monitor Aide b) Appointments (1) Rebeccah M. Wilkinson (BCC student) Non-Paid Volunteer Tutor -P-Tech Grant (2) Judson Robinson Custodial Worker/OFA (3) Connie Middleton Substitute Clerk Typist (4) Joseph Hamill Custodial Worker/OAMS

2 (5) Winter and Spring Sports see attached c) Change in Hours 2. Special Needs VII. PRESIDENT S REPORT (1) Kimberly Findley Food Service Helper/AES From 3 to 3.75 hrs/day a) Committee on Special Education Placement Recommendations b) Committee on Special Education 504 Accommodation Plans c) Committee on PreSchool Special Education Placement Recommendation VIII. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT A. National Association for Music Education All National Honoree Coco Heitmann B. Redistricting Petition from Nichols Residents C. Rebuilding OACSD D. Teaching in a One-to-One Classroom E. Tax Receipts To-Date F. National School Board Recognition IX. DISTRICT BUSINESS X. PUBLIC COMMENTS (2 min. limit per person, please) XI. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Student Liaison to the Board of Education Zach Zielinski B. Policy Review XII. XIII. DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ACTION ITEM SUMMARY A. Veterans Tax Exemption XIV. XV. CONSIDERATION OF THE NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT

3 OWEGO APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OWEGO, NEW YORK November 6, 2014 MOTION IN SUPPORT OF CONSENT AGENDA RESOLVED, that the minutes of the October 23, 2014 Regular Board meeting be approved as presented; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Resignations, Appointments, and Change in Hours be approved according to Schedule A; that the Committee on Special Education Placement Recommendations be approved according to Schedule B; that the Committee on Special Education 504 Accommodation Plans be approved according to Schedule C; that the Committee on PreSchool Special Education Placement Recommendations be approved according to Schedule D

4 BOARD OF EDUCATION OWEGO APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OWEGO, NY MINUTES October 23, 2014 BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES The Owego Apalachin Board of Education held a Regular Meeting at Owego Free Academy, 1 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego, NY, on Thursday, October 23, I. CALL TO ORDER President Barton called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. II. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mr. David Barton Mr. Gene Cvik Mr. Lee Dunham Mr. John Crosby Mrs. Stacey Riegel Mrs. Buffie Arhbal Member(s) Absent: Mrs. Becky Goodrich Others Present: Mr. Bob Farrell Mr. Heath Georgia Mrs. Laurie McKeveny Mr. Andy Buchsbaum Mr. Tom Comerford Ms. Jill Bennedum Mr. Ron Bieber Mr. Steve Jensen Mr. Joe DiCosimo Mr. Tom Beatty Ms. Mikki Heierman Ms. Ann Stoudt Mr. Haig McNamee Mr. Joe Chartrand Mrs. Marian Chartrand Ms. Debbie Kunz Ms. Kate Chin Dr. William Russell and Mrs. Marcy Hill were also present. III. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA A motion was made by Mr. Gene Cvik and seconded by Mr. John Crosby that the Board of Education adopt the agenda. Ayes: 6 Nayes: 0 Carried (Barton-Aye; Cvik-Aye; Dunham-Aye; Crosby-Aye; Riegel-Aye; Arhbal-Aye) IV. CONSIDERATION FOR THE NEED OF EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. Barton stated that there is a need for an executive session. V. PUBLIC FORUM Mr. Haig McNamee Owego, NY Q. Mr. McNamee questioned the jump in the amount of free/reduced lunch numbers can this be manipulated? He also reiterated that he feels the BoE and superintendent are corrupt.

5 A. No, free/reduced figures cannot be manipulated. BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES VI. CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Mr. Gene Cvik and Mr. John Crosby seconded by that the Board of Education adopt the following consent agenda: RESOLVED, that the minutes of the October 9, 2014 Regular Board meeting be approved as presented; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Resignation, Appointments, Change in Hours, Change in Probationary Period, and Change in Salary be approved according to Schedule A; that the September Treasurer s Report be approved according to Schedule B; that the Budget Transfer be approved according to Schedule C; that the Bus Disposal be approved according to Schedule D Ayes: 6 Nayes: 0 Carried (Barton-Aye; Cvik-Aye; Dunham-Aye; Crosby-Aye; Riegel-Aye; Arhbal-Aye) Dr. Russell welcomed Ron Bieber Ron is now our Supervisor of Building/Grounds following the retirement of Mr. Tony Clark. NONE VII. PRESIDENT S REPORT VIII. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT NYS Bonds for School Technology Act This will be on the November 4th ballot There are $1.7 million earmarked for OACSD. This money can be used for three areas: Purchase technology products, construction/modernizing Pre-K areas, and installing hi-tech security features in buildings. The state hasn t yet defined how districts will apply for the money. Rebuilding OACSD There is rapid progress on being closing in the building and obtaining heat. Window frames are here. The masonry work is very active. The building will be closed in by late November. FEMA Decision on Administration/Maintenance There was a large group involved in a conference call earlier this week. The call started with acknowledgement of the fact that there hasn t been a solution at this point. The following was also agreed upon: We have the same goals Relocate outside the flood plan we couldn t do this with either building. Resolution is long overdue over 3 years. Maximum amount of funding to support these projects No chance of the project(decision) being overturned. The outcome of the meeting was to schedule a meeting with our teams and a group of FEMA engineers in approximately two weeks Tax Collection At this point 89.48% of our taxes have been collected.

6 BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES STEM Hub Science Technology Engineering Mathematics This project is being underwritten by Lockheed Martin. An application process is still in the works. The district is looking to get involved with this initiative - we have many ideas for this sort of opportunity. We will be very assertive to deepen our partnership with LM. Business First Upstate School Academic Rankings These rankings come from educational data compiled in Buffalo, NY Dr. Russell feels they do a much better job looking than most other independent commentators out there. OACSD was ranked #71 in our entire region out of 432 schools this is a statistic to be proud of. IX. DISTRICT BUSINESS Veteran s Tax Exemption Mr. Barton stated that there will be a special hearing in the next free weeks. The school district is the lat entity to be able to vote on this. There is no direct reimbursement from NYS for these taxes. X. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr. Joe Chartrand Owego, NY Mr. Chartrand wanted to confirm Dr. Russell s earlier comments: Dr. Russell reiterated that there has never been any suggestion that there would be any other money requested or additional tax payer dollars used for the Administration and Maintenance building. no such proposal will be coming. Mr. Chartrand stated he generally gets a diligent and prompt response when corresponding with the district he feels Mr. McNamee should have this opportunity also. Mr. Barton state that many questions are ridiculous and are the kinds of things we aren t going to engage in. XI. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Student Liaison B. Board Policy Revisions Mr. Crosby The BoE policy manual was discussed as a review of the NYSSBA suggestion was displayed. The BoE and administer will start reviewing their section within the next few meetings. XII. DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Each principal updated the BoE on the happenings in buildings. XIII. ACTION ITEM SUMMARY XIV. CONSIDERATION OF THE NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION There is a need for an executive session. A motion was made by Mr. Gene Cvik and seconded by Mr. Lee Dunham that the Board of Education move into Executive Session at 8:36. Ayes: 7 Nayes: 0 Carried (Barton-Aye; Cvik-Aye; Dunham-Aye; Crosby-Aye; Riegel-Aye; Arhbal-Aye)

7 BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES A motion was made by Mrs. Buffie Arhbal and seconded by Mrs. Stacey Riegel that the Board of Education reconvene into Regular Session at 9:30. Ayes: 7 Nayes: 0 Carried (Barton-Aye; Cvik-Aye; Dunham-Aye; Crosby-Aye; Riegel-Aye; Arhbal-Aye) XV. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Mr. Lee Dunham and seconded by Mrs. Buffie Arhbal that the Board of Education adjourn. Ayes: 7 Nayes: 0 Carried (Barton-Aye; Cvik-Aye; Dunham-Aye; Crosby-Aye; Riegel-Aye; Arhbal-Aye) President Barton adjourned the meeting at 9:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Marcy Hill, Clerk Board of Education

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