A Meeting of the Board of Education, Port Washington Union Free School District, Town of

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1 A Meeting of the Board of Education, Port Washington Union Free School District, Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, Port Washington, New York, was held on at the Schreiber High School, Port Washington, New York. Mrs. Sloan called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. Roll Call Present: Mrs. Karen Sloan, Mr. William Hohauser, Mrs. Sandra Ehrlich, Mr. Lawrence Greenstein, Dr. Roy Nelson, Mr. Robert Ryan and Mr. Robert Seiden. Also Present: Dr. Geoffrey N. Gordon, Superintendent of Schools; Dr. Kathleen A. Mooney, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and General Administration; Dr. Nicholas A. Stirling, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment; Howard Miller, Esq., Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. Executive Session The Board of Education voted unanimously to go into executive session at 6:40 p.m. for the purpose of negotiations. Reconvene When the Board of Education convened in open session at 8:07 p.m., there were approximately 40 members of the public in attendance. I. Flag Salute II. Roll Call Present: Mrs. Karen Sloan, Mr. William Hohauser, Mrs. Sandra Ehrlich, Mr. Lawrence Greenstein, Dr. Roy Nelson, Mr. Robert Ryan and Mr. Robert Seiden. Also Present: Dr. Geoffrey N. Gordon, Superintendent of Schools; Dr. Kathleen A. Mooney, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and General Administration; Dr. Nicholas A. Stirling, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. III. Adoption of Agenda On motion made by Mrs. Sloan, seconded by Mr. Hohauser, the Board of Education unanimously adopted the agenda. IV. Community Comments V. Opening Statement by the President A. Other Comments VI. Certificates of Excellence

2 VII. Report of the Superintendent of Schools 1. Enrollment 2. Student Report 3. Situcon Page 2 4. Employment Preparation Education Program 5. General Information VIII. Approval of Minutes as follows: On motion made by Mrs. Sloan, seconded by Mr. Hohauser, the Board of Education unanimously approved the minutes of the November 16, 2010 meeting. IX. Discussion Item 1. Budget - Preliminary Discussion X. Committee Reports 1. Policy & Personnel 2. Budget & Facilities 3. Planning & Community Relations 4. Curriculum XI. ACTION ITEMS A. Budget and Fiscal On motion made by Mrs. Sloan, seconded by Mr. Greenstein, the Board of Education voted 6 to 0 (Mr. Hohauser left the meeting) to approve items 1 through 4 as listed below: 1. Acceptance of the Treasurer s Report, Revenue and Appropriation Report, and Extra Classroom Activity Report dated September 30, Approve the following transfers in the amount totaling $58,209: AMOUNT FROM TO EXPLAIN a. $ 6,000 A A Monies initially placed BOCES Cultural Arts Cultural Arts Trans. In BOCES code need to be placed in other b. $ 6,000 A A budget codes of BOCES Cultural Arts Prod. Materials salaries, supplies and & Supplies supplies. c. $ 8,935 A A BOCES Cultural Arts Instru. Salaries

3 Page 3 A. Budget and Fiscal - Continued d. $37,274 A A Funds needed for Int. Tax Anti Notes Contractual Serv. Spectra Building Aid Recoup fee e. $40,000 A A To fund Adult GED Non-Instru. Paras AE Instru. Salary Program in absence of State grant. 3. Accept donations amounting to $3,590 to the J.D. Blumenfeld Memorial Scholarship Fund. 4. Accept an award of $300 from the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council, Inc. and America s Dairy Farmers to fund the Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant. B. Facilities On motion made by Mrs. Sloan, seconded by Dr. Nelson, the Board of Education voted 6 to 0 to approve items 1 through 6 as listed below: 1. Approve Change Order No.1 in the amount of $20,600 to the Sousa Elementary School Roof Reconstruction Project payable to Proton Construction Corporation. 2. Accept a gift from Mr. Peter Forman of 12 subscriptions to the Wall Street Journal for 26 weeks to be used at Weber Middle School and each of the elementary schools. 3. Approve the disposal of 300 textbooks, deemed obsolete, in the most cost effective manner: Algebra 1, McDougal Littell, 2001 ISBN: Approve the disposal of a Gravely Model #5660 snow removal machine, asset tag #200214, deemed obsolete, in the most cost effective manner. 5. Accept a donation from the Weber Middle School HSA in the amount of $20,072 for the purchase of five SmartBoards for the Weber Middle School. 6. Accept a baseball scoreboard at Guggenheim Elementary School through the combined efforts of the Vikings baseball program, students, community members and the AAPW.

4 C. Curriculum Page 4 On motion made by Mrs. Sloan, seconded by Dr. Nelson, the Board of Education voted 6 to 0 to approve items 1 through 5 as listed below: 1. Acceptance of recommendations of the Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Pre-School Education for October 21, 22, 25, 27-29, 2010 to be reviewed by the Board, and arrangements to be made for the special education programs and services, and parent notification. 2. Approve the contracts between the Port Washington Union Free School District and the following school districts for District of Location special education services for the school year per the students IEP s. Be it further resolved that the Board authorizes the President of the Board to execute the contracts after signature by originators for the school year. Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District 3. Approve the contract with Dr. Karen Wachetel to perform CSE Triennial evaluations at the rate approved in the District authorized Special Education Plan. 4. Approve the following textbook for use in Schreiber High School: a. Myers Psychology for AP, David G. Myers, Worth Publishers, 2011, AP Psychology. 5. Be it resolved that the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent approve the Salem Elementary School Grade 5 overnight trip to the Frost Valley YMCA, in Claryville, NY, June 8-10, D. Personnel On motion made by Mrs. Sloan, seconded by Mr. Greenstein, the Board of Education voted 6 to 0 to approve items 1 through 12 as listed below: 1. Approve the appointment of the following part-time instructional staff with the a. Alexandra Lupo,.5 AIS Math, Weber $27,448(50% of $54,896 BA+30 Step 1) effective 12/15/10 to no later than 6/30/11 2. Approve the request for childcare leave of the following instructional staff with the a. Jennifer Anicito, Salem effective 11/29/10 to no later than 6/30/11

5 D. Personnel - Continued Page 5 3. Approve the return from leave of absence of the following instructional staff with the a. Marla Ezratty, Teacher, Schreiber $92,813 (MA+15 Step 10) effective 11/15/10 4. Approve the leave coverage appointment of the following instructional staff with the a. Regina Conte-Perretti, Speech, Salem $61,148 (MA Step 1) effective 11/29/10 to no later than 6/30/11 5. Approve the resignation of the following non-instructional staff with the recommendation of the Superintendent. a. Orlando Donado, Cleaner, Schreiber effective 12/14/10 b. Carlos Fernandez, Cleaner, Weber effective 12/31/10 c. Leslie Taggard, Senior Typist Clerk, Buildings & Grounds effective 12/31/10 d. Lisa Tallarico, Educational Assistant, Weber effective 11/26/10 6. Rescind the provisional appointment of Elise Tucker, Senior Typist Clerk, Administration effective 12/14/10 in accordance with Nassau County Civil Service Rule XXI(3) with the recommendation of the Superintendent. 7. Approve the upgrade of the following non-instructional staff with the a. Orlando Donado, Cleaner, Schreiber Step 4($43,652) to Custodian, Schreiber Step 4, $47,123 effective 12/15/10 b. Carlos Fernandez, Cleaner, Weber Step 7, ($51,187) to Custodian, Daly Step 7, $55,207* effective 1/1/11 8. Approve the appointment of the following non-instructional staff with the a. YunYoung Heo, Educational Assistant, full-time 10 months, Weber $19,733* effective 12/15/10 b. Lisa Tallarico, Teacher Assistant, full time 10 months, Sousa $27,092* effective 11/29/10 with a probationary period to end 11/28/13 c. Elise Tucker, Typist Clerk, full time 12 months, Administration $33,348 effective 12/15/10 *Subject to negotiations

6 Page 6 D. Personnel - Continued 9. Approve the resignation of the following sponsor of Extra Assignments for the school year (one unit equals $2,636): a. Virginia McMahon, Schreiber, Track V - Asst., Girls, Winter, 2.25 units, $5, Approve the appointments of the following sponsors of Extra Assignments for the school year (one unit equals $2,636): a. Patricia Kosiba, Schreiber, Relay for Life, Year,.50 units, $1,318 b. CarrieAnn Lindstadt, Equestrian Club, Schreiber, Year,.50 units, $1,318 c. Patrick Faraday, Schreiber, Track V - Boys, Winter, 3.00 units, $7,908 d. Virginia McMahon, Schreiber, Track V - Girls, Winter, 3.00 units, $7,908 e. Jeremiah Pope, Schreiber, Track V - Asst. - Girls, Winter, 2.25 units, $5,931 f. Nicole Dumpson, Schreiber, Track V - Asst., Boys, Winter, 2.25 units, $5,931 g. JoAnn Patterson, Schreiber, Gymnastics -Asst., Winter, 2.25 units, $5,931 h. Kimberly Singh, Schreiber, Cheerleading, Winter, 1.50 units, $3,954** i. Dean Zenie, Schreiber, Wrestling - part-time, Winter, 1.00 unit, $2,636 j. Bryan Patterson, Weber, Volleyball Red, Girls, Winter I, 2.00 units, $5,272 k. Dean Zenie, Weber, Wrestling, Winter II, 2.00 units, $5,272 **pro-rated to $2,636 for Approve the appointment of the following instructional and non-instructional substitutes as per the attached list with the recommendation of the Superintendent. 12. BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby ratifies and approves the attached Stipulation of Agreement between the Port Washington School District and the CSEA Custodial, Maintenance and Transportation unit and hereby authorizes the Board President to execute it on its behalf. XII. Board Policy 1. The Board of Education approved the following policy for first reading: a. Purchasing - Policy No E-1 XIII. Old Business XIV. New Business 1. Not Copying Agenda

7 Page 7 XV. Opportunity for the Community to be Heard XVI. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:20 p.m. Nicholas Stirling, Ph.D. Deputy District Clerk Approved Date: (initial)