Assistant Superintendent for Business Jeffrey L Amoreaux. The meeting was called to order by President Murphy at 7:15 p.m.

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1 DATE: October 13, 2011 KIND OF MEETING: PLACE: MEMBERS PRESENT: Regular Staff Development Room Brian Murphy, Dennis Cochardo, Alan Ewing, Nicki Conroy, Michelle Janik, Annmarie Bunts, Ken Del Bianco, Tommy Mastro, student member and Superintendent Jason Van Fossen MEMBERS ABSENT: BY INVITATION OF THE BOARD: Clerk of the Board Cathie Daley Assistant Superintendent for Business Jeffrey L Amoreaux The meeting was called to order by President Murphy at 7:15 p.m. CALL TO ORDER Recognitions for NYSSMA All-State Festival 2011, Rochester, NY; NYSSMA Area All-State Festival 2011, Oneonta, NY; Completion of Andy Warhol Tomato Soup Can School; retiree - M. Serkiz and tenure S. Sculley were done. No one wished to speak. PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY On motion of Alan Ewing and seconded by Nicki Conroy Annmarie Bunts is appointed to the vacancy on the Board of Education created by the resignation of Hollie Levine and will serve until the next annual meeting. On motion of Michelle Janik and seconded by Dennis Cochardo Kenneth Del Bianco is appointed to the vacancy on the Board of Education created by the resignation of Robert Norton and will serve until the next annual meeting. Board members Annmarie Bunts and Kenneth Del Bianco having been appointed to the vacancies on the Board of Education were administered the Oath of Office by Board President, Brian Murphy. Brian Murphy presented Michelle Janik with a gift basket from the Board of Education and thanked her for years of service to the Maine-Endwell District. Superintendent s Report REPORTS Mr. Van Fossen read the Class Act article on Student Board Member, Tommy Mastro, which appeared in The Press & Sun Bulletin recently. Tommy Mastro reported the Student Council has been working on the homecoming dance, spirit days, HS rededication ceremony, pep rally and the reversal game.

2 Board of Education Meeting Minutes October 13, 2011 Page 2 Capital Project Mr. Van Fossen reported after further review by the architects, project manager and M-E staff, the maintenance facility will be placed at the original site recommendation near the baseball fields. The facility will not be completely finished but it will be usable and it is still on target to be done in December. The district has started the FEMA claim process and has ordered the maintenance equipment that needs to be replaced. Mr. L Amoreaux informed the Board he has had a conversation with a local realtor re: the possibility of selling the flooded maintenance facility and will be requesting approval from the Board to sell the property. Mr. Van Fossen noted there are still issues with the high school fire alarms and Mr. Grinter reported Simplex is working to determine the problem. Budget Update Mr. Van Fossen reviewed the budget sheet for and noted the information is on the district website. He noted at the 10/27/11 BOE meeting there will be a presentation on the property tax cap NYS Regents and Assessment Data Mr. Van Fossen reviewed the presentation on student data. Mr. Van Fossen noted that because districts have used snow days due to the flooding, the BOCES calendar is being revised and he will be suggesting our district change February 17 to an instructional day. Alan Ewing that the following item be approved: MINUTES, FINANCIAL REPORTS, AND BILLS 3.1 *Approval of Minutes 3.2 *Treasurer s Report 3.3 *Analysis of Accounts 3.4 *Extra Classroom Activity Accounts *Moved by Consent Calendar Nicki Conroy that the following items be approved: OLD BUSINESS 4.1 Second Reading Annual Review Policy 5131 Code of Conduct No Changes It was moved by Michelle Janik and seconded by Nicki Conroy that the following items be approved: PERSONNEL 5.1 *Personnel Changes 5.2 *Received by Clerk of the Board *Moved by Consent Calendar

3 Board of Education Meeting Minutes October 13, 2011 Page 3 Alan Ewing that the following items be approved: NEW BUSINESS 6.1 *Capital Project Change Orders 6.2 *Opportunities for Broome Head Start 6.3 *SIEBA Ltd. Agreement 6.4 *Field Trip Approval Montreal & Quebec City, Canada 6.5 * Professional Development Plan 6.6 * External Audit Report 6.7 *Southern Tier Advisory Group, LLC Agreement Dignity for All Students 6.8 *Southern Tier Advisory Group, LLC Agreement Data Dashboard *Moved By Consent Calendar Howard Rossman asked the District for consideration regarding scheduling games on Jewish holidays. PERIOD OF PUBLIC COMMENT Brian Grinter presented Brian Murphy with a framed photo of the stadium as a thank you gift from LeChase Construction. Brian Murphy accepted on behalf of the district and thanked Brian and LeChase for all their work on the construction project. President Murphy requested a motion to convene an Executive Session. EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Alan Ewing and seconded by Michelle Janik to convene an executive session for the purpose of Children with Disabilities Placement, Discussion to Prefer Civil Service Section 75 Charges against Two Employees, Negotiations with District Bargaining Units. The regular meeting reconvened at 10:10 p.m. The Board considering the information supplied to it regarding an employee of Maine-Endwell Central School District, on motion of Annmarie Bunts, and seconded by Michelle Janik, it is: RESOLVED, that the charges be preferred against an employee of the Maine-Endwell Central School District in accordance with Civil Service Law Section 75 and the employee be given notice of such charges. Jon S. Blechman, Esq., is hereby appointed hearing officer. Because of the need to proceed expeditiously, request for proposals have not been made but it is noted that Mr. Blechman has the background and qualifications to serve as hearing officer and has acted in the past as hearing officer for other boards of education. The Board of Education considering the information supplied to it regarding an employee of the Maine-Endwell Central School District, on motion of Dennis Cochardo, seconded by Michelle Janik, it is RESOLVED, that charges be preferred against an employee of the Maine-Endwell Central School District in accordance with Civil Service Law 75 and the employee be given notice of such charges. Jon Blechman, Esq, is hereby appointed hearing officer. Because of the need to proceed expeditiously, request for proposals have not been made but it is noted that Mr. Blechman has the

4 Board of Education Meeting Minutes October 13, 2011 Page 4 background and qualifications to serve as hearing officer and has acted in the past as hearing officer for other boards of education. Civil Service Law 75 charges have been preferred against a particular employee. The employee submitted written comments in regard to suspension without pay. It is RESOLVED, that the employee is suspended without pay in accordance with Civil Service Law 75. The vote was: 6 aye 1 abstention: Alan Ewing abstention Annmarie Bunts aye Nicki Conroy aye Michelle Janik aye Brian Murphy aye Dennis Cochardo aye Kenneth Del Bianco - aye The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. ADJOURNMENT

5 DATE: October 13, 2011 KIND OF MEETING: PLACE: MEMBERS PRESENT: Executive Session on Children with Disabilities Placement, Discussion to Prefer Civil Service Section 75 Charges against Two Employees, Negotiations with District Bargaining Units. Staff Development Room Brian Murphy, Dennis Cochardo, Alan Ewing, Nicki Conroy, Michelle Janik, Annmarie Bunts, Ken Del Bianco, and Superintendent Jason Van Fossen MEMBERS ABSENT: BY INVITATION OF THE BOARD: Assistant Superintendent for Business Jeffrey L Amoreaux Clerk of the Board Catharine Daley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ President Murphy called the meeting to order CALL TO ORDER at 9:25 p.m. Michelle Janik that committee recommendations for Pre School Children with Disabilities Placement for students # through # be approved. (See Clerk s Supplemental File) PLACEMENT OF PRE SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES It was moved by Alan Ewing and seconded by Dennis Cochardo that committee recommendations for Children with Disabilities Placement for students # through # be approved. (See Clerk s Supplemental File) PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES It was moved by Alan Ewing and seconded by Nicki Conroy that Agreements to Amend Current IEP/504 Plans Without A CSE/CPSE Meeting for students # through # be approved. (See Clerk s Supplemental File) AGREEMENTS TO AMEND IEP/504 PLAN FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Ms. Xlander left at 9:30 p.m. It was moved by Alan Ewing and seconded by Dennis Cochardo to resume in regular session. The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m. ADJOURNMENT

6 DATE: October 13, 2011 KIND OF MEETING: PLACE: MEMBERS PRESENT: Audit Committee Conference Room B Dennis Cochardo, Alan Ewing, Annmarie Bunts BY INVITATION OF THE BOARD: Clerk of the Board Cathie Daley Superintendent of Schools Jason Van Fossen Assistant Superintendent for Business Jeffrey L Amoreaux Jerry Mickelson Auditor The meeting began at 6:05 p.m. Mr. L Amoreaux reviewed the role of the audit committee and explained the differences between internal and external audits. Jerry Mickelson reviewed the Executive Summary, Management Comment Letter, Communication with Those Charged with Governance, Extra classroom Report and the Financial Report and answered questions from the Board members. Mr. Mickelson will present the external audit to the entire Board at the October 27, 2011 meeting.