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1 EAST WILLISTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD MINUTES for REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Monday, January 27, 2014 CONVENE: The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of the East Williston UFSD was held on January 27, 2014 in the auditorium of The Wheatley School. As reported, President Kamberg called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present: Mark Kamberg, President Robert Fallarino, Vice President Leonard Hirsch, Trustee David Keefe, Trustee Barbara Slone, Trustee Elaine Kanas, Superintendent Jacqueline Pirro, Assistant Superintendent for Business John Sheahan, General Counsel MOTION TO RECESS: As reported, Mr. Kamberg moved to recess to Executive Session to discuss matters related to personnel and negotiations. Ms. Slone seconded the EXECUTIVE SESSION CONVENE: The Executive Session was convened in the Board Room of The Wheatley School. Members of the Board, Dr. Kanas, Ms. Pirro and counsel were present. DISCUSSION: Members of the Board, Dr. Kanas, Ms. Pirro and counsel discussed matters related to personnel and negotiations. END EXECUTIVE SESSION & RECESS: As reported, the Board concluded the immediate business at hand and terminated the Executive Session at 8:00 p.m. RECONVENE: The Regular Business Meeting was called to order in the auditorium of The Wheatley School by Mr. Kamberg at 8:11 p.m. All of the above were in attendance, including Patricia Collins, District Clerk. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE The Wheatley School Student Representative Regular Business Meeting - 1/27/14 Adopted 2/10/14 Page 1 of 7

2 SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT Student Recognition Intel Semi-Finalist Lauren Perry The Wheatley School School of Distinction NYSPHSAA Section VIII The Wheatley School - Varsity Girls Field Hockey Team NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Recognition Award Update on New York State Testing SCHOOL BOARD REPORT AND DISCUSSION School Year Calendar *OPEN TIME* [15-30 minutes] [Speakers are limited to 3 minutes each and are requested to submit their name and topics to be addressed prior to this Open Time] ACTION: 1. Acceptance of the Board of Education Regular Business Meeting minutes of December 16, Acceptance of the Treasurer s Report for the month of November, Acceptance of the Extra-Classroom Activity Account Central Treasurer s Report for the month of November, 2013 Recommendation 3 was removed from the agenda. 4. Recommendation to approve the recent placements made by the CPSE, CSE and Section 504 Committees in meetings held December 13, 2013 through January 17, 2014 as per the memorandum from Mrs. Muscarnera dated January 17, 2014 Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendations 1, 2, and 4. Mr. Keefe seconded the 5. Resolved, that the Board of Education hereby retroactively adopts the revised APPR documents (Addendum 5) in compliance with 8 NYCRR 100.2(O) and Subpart 30-2 for re-submission to the New York State Education Department and retroactively authorizes the Board President to sign such documents for submission on January 2, 2014 Be it further resolved, that the Board adopts the final APPR documents and authorizes the Board President to sign such documents for submission to the New York State Education Department on January 28, 2014 Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendation 5. Mr. Fallarino seconded the Regular Business Meeting - 1/27/14 Adopted 2/10/14 Page 2 of 7

3 ACTION (Continued): 6. Recommendation to ratify and approve the Memorandum of Agreement with the East Williston Teachers Agreement with respect to terms and conditions for EWTA staff assigned to specific before, after school or summer instructional programs for students Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendation 6. Mr. Fallarino seconded the 7. Recommendation to adopt the East Williston U.F.S.D. school calendar for the school year 8. Recommendation to approve a contract with H.M.B. Consultants for services related to the school lunch program at the school district, effective January 28, 2014 through July 15, 2014 in the amount of $8, Recommendation to approve Heartland Payment Systems to process online food service payments via the MyLunchMoney.com website 10. Recommendation to approve a contract with Hempstead Union Free School District for health and welfare services for students attending nonpublic schools from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 at a cost of $ per student 11. Recommendation to approve a contract with Jericho Union Free School District for health and welfare services for students attending non-public schools from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 at a cost of $ per student 12. Recommendation to approve a contract with Syosset Central School District for health and welfare services for students attending non-public schools from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 at a cost of $ per student 13. Recommendation to approve the addendum to the contract with the Malverne Union Free School District for students to attend the Life Skills Program held at The Wheatley School from September 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 at an estimated cost of $6, per student per month for tuition and an estimated cost of $32, plus applicable benefits 14. Recommendation to approve the addendum to the contract with the Herricks Union Free School District for students to attend the Life Skills Program held at The Wheatley School from July 9, 2012 through August 17, 2012 at a cost of $8, per student 15. Recommendation to approve a contract with the Herricks Union Free School District for special education services for parentally-placed students with disabilities for the school year at an estimated cost of $15, per student 16. Recommendation to approve a contract with Henry Viscardi School for instructional services at a cost of $59, per student from September 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendations 7 through 16. seconded the Mr. Hirsch Regular Business Meeting - 1/27/14 Adopted 2/10/14 Page 3 of 7

4 ACTION (continued): 17. Recommendation to accept the following substitute hourly rates for the school year: Substitute Cleaner $14.09 Substitute Bus Driver/Cleaner $20.24 Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendation 17. Mr. Fallarino seconded the 18. Recommendation to accept with appreciation a check in the amount of $ from an anonymous donor for the Wheatley Scholarship Fund and to increase budget code TE I in order to accommodate this gift 19. Recommendation to accept with appreciation a check in the amount of $ from The Wheatley PTO for Wheatley s Fine Arts Memory Project and to increase budget code A in order to accommodate this gift Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendations 18 through 19. seconded the Mr. Hirsch 20.Recommendation to approve a budget transfer from Budget Code A (Textbooks (K-12)) in the amount of $11, and from Budget Code A (Workbooks) in the amount of $ to Budget Code A (BOCES- Curriculum/Instruction) to fund Nassau BOCES printing of the North Side School s math curriculum modules 21.Recommendation to approve a budget transfer from Budget Code A (Tuition to Other Schools) in the amount of $11, to Budget Code A (Tuition Public Schools) to cover tuition costs of a CSE student placed in the Roslyn Public Schools Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendations 20 through 21. seconded the Mr. Fallarino STAFF RESIGNATIONS: 22. Recommendation to accept the resignation of Ms. Clare Hayes, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, effective June 29, 2014 for the purpose of retirement effective June 30, 2014 (4 years of service) Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendation 22. Mr. Keefe seconded the 23. Recommendation to accept the resignation of Mr. Gerardo Romeo, district-wide senior maintainer, effective April 17, 2014 for the purpose of retirement effective April 18, 2014 (26 years of service) Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendation 23. Mr. Keefe seconded the Regular Business Meeting - 1/27/14 Adopted 2/10/14 Page 4 of 7

5 STAFF RESIGNATIONS (continued): 24. Recommendation to accept the resignation of Ms. Michele Mirabile as part-time school monitor, effective January 27, 2014 [contingent upon Ms. Mirabile s appointment as teacher aide, effective January 27, 2014 Agenda Item #36] Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendation 24. Mr. Fallarino seconded the STAFF LEAVES OF ABSENCE: 25. Recommendation to approve the request for a paid leave of absence for Ms. Liza Laurino-Siegel, special education teacher at The Wheatley School, effective March 25, 2014 through June 26, Recommendation to approve the request for an unpaid leave of absence for Ms. Lauren Calhoun, teaching assistant at The Wheatley School, effective on or about March 25, 2014 through June 26, 2014 [contingent upon appointment as leave replacement special education teacher agenda item #31] Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendations 25 through 26. seconded the Mr. Keefe STAFF APPOINTMENTS: 27. Recommendation to approve the appointment of Ms. Randi Chisari as probationary guidance counselor, Step 1M at The Wheatley School, effective January 28, 2014 [replacement for Mr. Wang who resigned] Probationary period 2 years New York State School Counselor Permanent certification Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendation 27. Mr. Fallarino seconded the 28. Recommendation to approve the appointment of Ms. Diane Johnson as part-time (.8) guidance counselor Step 20M60 at The Wheatley School, effective February 3, 2014 through June 26, Recommendation to approve the following administrative responsibility for the school year at The Wheatley School: AP Coordinator: Diane Johnson [change from Greg Wasserman] 30. Recommendation to approve the following appointments: Civil Rights/Title Ix Compliance Officer: Diane Johnson (eff. 2/3/14-6/30/14) (extension of appointment) DASA (Dignity for All Students) Coordinator: Diane Johnson (eff. 2/3/14-6/30/14)(extension of appointment) 31. Recommendation to approve the appointment of Ms. Lauren Calhoun as leave replacement special education teacher, Step 1M, at The Wheatley School, effective on or about March 24, 2014 through June 26, 2014 [replacement for Ms. Laurino-Siegel] Regular Business Meeting - 1/27/14 Adopted 2/10/14 Page 5 of 7

6 STAFF APPOINTMENTS (continued): 32. Recommendation to approve the following extra-curricular responsibility at The Wheatley School for the school year: STEPPS Alanna Marchesi (replacement for Ms. Laurino-Siegel) (eff. 3/26/14) 33. Recommendation to approve the change in the following coaching appointment for the school year: Sport Coach Category Step Basketball MS Girls 8 Richard Donovan IV* 5 Darryl Strabuk *stipend split 50/ Recommendation to appoint the following individual(s) to the substitute teacher list for the school year: Brittany Dagro James DiGregorio Erin Garabedian Joseph Estrema Venkata Penugonda 35. Recommendation to appoint the following individual(s) to the substitute nurse list for the school year: Jeanne Marie Bessmertny [pending Civil Service approval] 36. Recommendation to appoint Ms. Michele Mirabile as full-time teacher aide, effective January 28, 2014 [replacement for Michelle Sims who was reassigned] 37. Recommendation to appoint Mr. Ronald Bartolotta as lead bus driver, effective March 31, 2014 [replacement for Mr. Gerard Gatti who retired] 38. Recommendation to appoint Mr. Thomas Sweeney as bus driver part-time substitute effective January 28, 2014 [pending Civil Service approval] Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendations 28 through 38. seconded the Mr. Hirsch STAFF CHANGE IN LEAVE REQUEST: 39. Recommendation to change the request for a Family Medical Leave Act [FMLA] family medical leave of absence for Mrs. Josephine Sdao, audio visual helper at The Wheatley School, from December 2, 2013 through February 27, 2014 to December 2, 2013 (one day) Mr. Kamberg moved to accept recommendation 39. Ms. Slone seconded the OPEN TIME** [15-30 minutes] [This designated period of time is designed to encourage an informal exchange between the Board of Education members and the public. The items for discussion do not have to be included in advance on the Board's agenda [except for those questions that require research which need to be submitted by the Wednesday before the meeting]. Because we all value this community and the civility we have always demonstrated toward one another, we request that comments be framed in a Regular Business Meeting - 1/27/14 Adopted 2/10/14 Page 6 of 7

7 manner that reflects our continued mutual respect. It also continues to be the policy of the current and past East Williston Boards of Education that critical statements about a named or easily identifiable person - be it staff member, community member, student or individual Board member - are not permitted in a public meeting of the Board. Any speaker who does not abide by these guidelines will be reminded of the civility expected.] 40. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Kamberg moved adjourn the Regular Business Meeting at 9:40 p.m. Mr. Fallarino seconded the Respectfully Submitted, Patricia Collins District Clerk Regular Business Meeting - 1/27/14 Adopted 2/10/14 Page 7 of 7