PORT WASHINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION Administrative Offices 100 Campus Drive Port Washington, New York EXECUTIVE SESSION

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1 PORT WASHINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION Administrative Offices 100 Campus Drive Port Washington, New York EXECUTIVE SESSION December 10, :15 p.m. Paul D. Schreiber High School Library Computer Lab Specific Personnel, Potential Litigation, Negotiations MEETING December 10, :00 p.m. Paul D. Schreiber High School Auditorium *It is anticipated that at 7:15 p.m., the Board of Education will consider a motion to convene an Executive Session to discuss negotiations. **It is further anticipated that the Board of Education will not reconvene in public before 8:00 p.m. 1

2 PORT WASHINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION Administrative Offices 100 Campus Drive Port Washington, New York AGENDA December 10, :00 p.m. Paul D. Schreiber High School Auditorium I. Flag Salute II. Roll Call Mrs. Sloan Mr. Hohauser Mr. Baer Mrs. Johnson Mr. McDermott Mrs. Nadolne Mr. Greenstein III. Adoption of Agenda December 10, 2013 IV. Student and Community Comments V. Opening Statement by the President A. Other Comments VI. Report of the Superintendent of Schools 1. Enrollment 2. Student Report 3. General Information VII. Award of Tenure Paraprofessional BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education on recommendation of the Superintendent awards tenure to the following individual: Effective January 17, 2014 a. Leslie Avazis Schreiber Teacher Assistant 2

3 VIII. Approval of Minutes as follows: November 12, 2013 December 2, 2013 IX. Discussion Item 1. Technology Update X. Committee Reports 1. Policy & Personnel 2. Budget & Facilities 3. Curriculum XI. ACTION ITEMS A. Budget and Fiscal Approve item 1 as listed below: 1. Acceptance of the Treasurer s Report, Revenue and Appropriation Report, and Extra Classroom Activity Report dated October 31, B. Facilities Approve items 1 through 4 as listed below: 1. WHEREAS, the Port Washington Union Free School District has proposed to undertake a certain project, SED Project No for the following: Upgrade to the primary electric underground wiring along Campus Drive providing power to the Central Administration Building, Paul D. Schreiber High School and Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School WHEREAS, the aforesaid project is a routine activity of the district, maintenance or repair involving no substantial change in the existing structure, and/or a replacement, rehabilitation of reconstruction of a structure, which will have no significant impact upon the environment, and WHEREAS, the Board has reviewed and confirmed the foregoing with the project architect, Burton Behrendt & Smith; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the above-described project is hereby determined to be a Type II action, as defined by SEQRA, which will have no significant impact upon the environment. 2. Accept a grant from the Port Washington Educational Foundation and PW Green of signage to be placed in the Guggenheim meadow under the direction of Eagle Scout Vincent Deriu of Troop 7. 3

4 3. Accept a donation of photography equipment listed below from Officer Joe Nakelski of the Port Washington Police Department: Besler 67SC enlarger with three lenses Three printing easels 20 rolls TMAX film 20 rolls medium format film 10 boxes 8x10 inch printing paper Print drying system 4. Approve the disposal of the following equipment from Paul D. Schreiber High School, deemed obsolete, in the most cost effective manner: C. Curriculum 28 Panasonic TV/VCR Combo, Serial #G7AA11962, Tag # Panasonic TV/VCR Combo, Serial #MB Sylvania Color TV, Serial #T Approve items 1 through 4 as listed below: 1. Acceptance of recommendations of the Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Pre-School Education for October 18, 22 25, 30, 31; November 1 and November 4, 2013 to be reviewed by the Board, and arrangements to be made for the special education programs, services and parent notification. 2. Approve the following list of Impartial Hearing Officers to be appointed to serve: Abberbock, Ellen Flame, Lana Mahoney, Timothy Schad, Jerome Agoston, Linda Gross, Lorraine McKeever, James Schiff, Martin Albert, Peter Haken Steve Monk, James Jeffrey Schiro Almeleh, Lynn Halberstam, Sinai Moore, Christine Schneider, Judith Barbour, Susan Heidelberger, Jonathan Murphy, Leah Silver, Marjorie Bauchner, Stuart Hughes, Sherri Naun, John Tessler, Craig Blaustone, Beryl Itzla, Amy Lynne Nisely, Robert Turetsky, Aaron Brandenburg, Wendy Jacob, Howard Noe, Mary Venezia, Arthur Brandow, Regina Joyner, Theresa Odom, Veronica Wahrman, Israel Briglio, Robert Kandilakis, George Orland, Janice K. Wall, William Bumbalo, Paul Keefe, Jeanne Peters, Gary Walsh, James Cohen, Diane Kehoe, Martin Peters, Kenneth Walsh, Marion Cutler-Igoe, Ellen Kershen, Harry Phelan, Patricia (Added Eff 11/6/13) Wanderman, Carl Deleon, Edgar Kestenbaum, Elise Quinn, Joseph Washington, Denise DeWan, Debra Lassinger, Dora Reichel, Heidi Wasser, Tina Eberstein, Barbara J. Lazan, Michael Richmond, Susan Mills Weiner, Marc Farago, John Lederman, Nancy Ritzenberg, Kenneth Wolman, Mindy Feinberg, Rona Luban, Edward Roberts, George Wooley, Joseph Ferrigno, Lorraine Lushing, Susan Rosen, Paul Ziev, Joel Finkelstein, Sharyn Mackreth, Robert Roth, Roslyn Passman, Julie (Added Eff 12/5/13) 4

5 3. 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: Sewanhaka Central High School District 4. WHEREAS, the Port Washington Union Free School District distinguishes its students as its most valuable resource and every student deserves a quality public education; and WHEREAS, the implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards ultimately expects to help students and educators experience rich, meaningful teaching and learning; and WHEREAS, the uneven rollout of the Common Core Learning Standards among school districts and premature testing on common core content not yet learned has resulted in undue stress and pressure on students, parents and educators; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we call upon legislators and other policymakers to apply pressure on the Commissioner of Education and the NYS Board of Regents to recognize the detrimental impact of stress on students, parents and educators with regard to the current implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards and related testing requirements, and exercise greater discretion with a more fair, reasonable, appropriate action plan that supports the best educational interests of our students. D. Personnel Approve items 1 through 10 as listed below: 1. Approve the resignation of the following instructional staff with the approval of the Superintendent: a. Chantelle Persaud, 4 th Grade Level Leader, Manorhaven, effective 11/4/13 2. Approve the appointment of the following instructional staff to the position of Level Leader with the recommendation of the Superintendent: a. Lynette O Donnell, 4 th Grade Level Leader, Manorhaven, $1424 (pro-rated), effective 11/5/13 3. Approve the salary upgrades of the following instructional staff with the recommendation of the Superintendent: MA+30 a. Alexander Sepulvida, Social Studies, Schreiber from MA+15 Step 11 ($99,432) to MA+30 Step 11 $103,114 effective 9/1/13 5

6 4. Approve the appointment of the following instructional staff to the grant funded ESL STAR Academy for High School Regents Preparation and Study Skills, each not to exceed 10 hours per subject, effective for the period 1/6/14 through 1/30/14 and 5/14/14 through 6/24/14, with the recommendation of the Superintendent: a. John V. Davis, Teacher, Global History, $80.00 per hour b. John V. Davis, Teacher, US History & Government, $80.00 per hour c. Sandra Decker, Teacher, Living Environment/Biology, $80.00 per hour d. Sara Choit, Teacher, English, $80,00 per hour e. Julianne Barbieri, Teacher, English, $80.00 per hour f. Susan Goldstein, Sub Teacher, English, $80.00 per hour 5. Approve the appointment of the following instructional and non-instructional staff to the Grant funded ESL STAR Extended Day Program (compensation per contract) Effective 10/21/13 through 6/5/14, with the recommendation of the Superintendent: a. Barbara Dermody, Substitute Teacher, $80.00 per hour b. Gloria Mauro, Substitute Teacher Assistant, $22.04 per hour c. Helene Wasserman, Substitute Teacher, $80.00 per hour 6. Approve the resignation of the following non-instructional staff with the recommendation of the Superintendent: a. Marco Campos, Cleaner, Schreiber, effective 12/10/13 7. Approve the appointment of the following non-instructional staff with the recommendation of the Superintendent: a. Marco Campos, Maintainer, Districtwide, Full time 12 months, $45,898,* effective 12/11/13 b. Carmela Iannelli, Educational Assistant, Sousa, Part Time 10 months, $10,676, effective 12/11/13 8. Approve the appointment of the following instructional and non-instructional substitutes, as per the attached list, with the recommendation of the Superintendent. 9. BE IT RESOLVED, that effective December 11, 2013, the Board hereby appoints Mr. Robert Kaufold as per diem Assistant Principal, Weber Middle School, at the per diem rate of $ Approve the appointment of the following teacher mentor for the 2013/2014 school year, effective 1/6/14 through 6/30/14, for a total compensation not to exceed $1725 with the recommendation of the Superintendent: Mentor Mentee Building Subject Rosanne Matty Deidre McCooey Schreiber/Guggenheim Speech *Subject to negotiations 6

7 XII. COMMITTEES 1. Approve the re-establishment of the Diversity Ad Hoc Committee with the following individuals who have offered and are authorized to serve as members of the Committee for the school year, with a sunset clause of no later than June 30, 2014: Co-Chairs: Brad Fitzgerald Nora Johnson Dr. Mooney Shantay Betty-Denton Anna Bonilla Shirley Cepero Sara Choit Conni Cohen Alicia Cotter Nancy Cowles Coleman Davis John Davis Marisa DeMarco Sandy Ehrlich Cecilia Escamilla Rachel Fox Susan Goldstein Nora Johnson Shaireen Khan Elise May Vivian Moy Amani Myers Yuri Nakagawa Barbara O Donnell Peggy O Hanlon Lucy Portugal Jennie Ramos Marilyn Rodahan Kim Singh Kay Ullman Hope Walker Janice Wardlaw XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. Old Business New Business Opportunity for the Community to be Heard Motion to recess to Executive Session (if necessary) XVII. Adjournment Meeting Dates: January 7, 2014 Board of Education Meeting Schreiber 8:00 p.m. January 21, 2014 Board of Education Meeting Schreiber 8:00 p.m. 7

8 BOARD OF EDUCATION PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Treasurer's Report Month Ended October 31, 2013 GENERAL FUND BALANCE: October 1, 2013 $ 17,055, RECEIPTS: Real Property Tax-Prior Year Due from Nassau Cty 11,750, Payment in Lieu of Taxes 460, State Aid-BOCES Prior Year State Aid 27, State Aid - Prior Year Excess Cost Tax Anticipation Notes 0.00 Due to/from Other Funds 59, Library Debt Service Reimbursement Interest Income 2, Other Receipts 113, TOTAL RECEIPTS 12,413, DISBURSEMENTS: Appropriated Expenses 5,670, Payroll 6,952, Library 569, Transfer to Special Aid 100, Transfer to Capital 0.00 Transfer to School Lunch Fund 0.00 Debt Service Payment 55, Tax Anticipation Note 0.00 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 13,347, BALANCE: October 31, 2013 $ 16,120, ON DEPOSIT: JPMorgan CHASE-Checking Acct 109, JPMorgan CHASE-Money Market 15,760, JP Morgan CHASE-Adult Education 250, TOTAL DEPOSITS $ 16,120, Rosemary Ruggiero, District Treasurer 8 Page 1

9 From: Subject: To: Cc: Mary Callahan Thursday, December 05, :53:15 AM Resolution - Electrical upgrade Kathleen Mooney Denise Attonito The resolution on the December 10 agenda relates to an "old" item. The community approved the noted electrical upgrade along with the budget back in May I then had the Board approve the SEQRA (environmental impact) for this project. However, subsequently SED changed the project number. Thus, just to be sure we do not have any delay in Albany because our earlier resolution providing a different SED project number, I am asking the Board to simply "reapprove" with the newly assigned number. Thank you. Mary 9

10 PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS TO: FROM: Dr. Kathleen A. Mooney Mary Callahan DATE: November 5, 2013 RE: Agenda Item December 10, 2013 Donation Please place the following resolution on the December 10 th agenda for Board of Education action: MC:jo m Attachment RESOLVED, that the Board of Education accepts a grant from the Port Washington Educational Foundation and PW Green of signage to be placed in the Guggenheim meadow under the direction of Eagle Scout Vincent Deriu of Troop 7. 10

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16 PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS TO: FROM: Dr. Kathleen A. Mooney Mary Callahan DATE: November 12, 2013 RE: Agenda Item December 10, 2013 Donation Please place the following resolution on the December 10 th agenda for Board of Education action: MC:jo m Attachment RESOLVED, that the Board of Education accepts a donation of photography equipment listed below from Officer Joe Nakelski of the Port Washington Police Department: Beseler 67SC Enlarger with three lenses Three printing easels 20 rolls TMAX film 20 rolls medium format film 10 boxes 8x10 inch printing paper Print drying system 16

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18 PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS TO: FROM: Dr. Kathleen A. Mooney Mary Callahan DATE: November 4, 2013 RE: Agenda Item December 10, 2013 Disposal of District Property Please place the following resolution on the December 10 th agenda for Board of Education action: MC:jo m Attachment RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the disposal of the following equipment from Paul D. Schreiber High School, deemed obsolete, in the most cost effective manner: 28 Panasonic TV/VCR Combo, Serial #G7AA11962, Tag # Panasonic TV/VCR Combo, Serial #MB Sylvania Color TV, Serial #T

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21 PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS TO: FROM: Dr. Kathleen A. Mooney Mary Callahan DATE: November 14, 2013 RE: Agenda Item December 10, 2013 Revised Impartial Hearing Officer List Please place the following resolution on the December 10 th agenda for Board of Education action: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following list of Impartial Hearing Officers to be appointed to serve: Abberbock, Ellen Agoston, Linda Albert, Peter Almeleh, Lynn Barbour, Susan Bauchner, Stuart Blaustone, Beryl Brandenburg, Wendy Brandow, Regina Briglio, Robert Bumbalo, Paul Cohen, Diane Cutler-Igoe, Ellen Deleon, Edgar DeWan, Debra Eberstein, Barbara J. Farago, John Feinberg, Rona Ferrigno, Lorraine Finkelstein, Sharyn Flame, Lana Gross, Lorraine Haken Steve Halberstam, Sinai Heidelberger, Jonathan Hughes, Sherri 21

22 22 Itzla, Amy Lynne Jacob, Howard Joyner, Theresa Kandilakis, George Keefe, Jeanne Kehoe, Martin Kershen, Harry Kestenbaum, Elise Lassinger, Dora Lazan, Michael Lederman, Nancy Luban, Edward Lushing, Susan Mackreth, Robert Mahoney Timothy McKeever, James Monk, James Moore, Christine Murphy, Leah Naun, John Nisely, Robert Noe, Mary Odom, Veronica Orland, Janice K. Peters, Gary Peters, Kenneth Phelan, Patricia Added effective 11/06/13 Quinn, Joseph Reichel, Heidi Richmond, Susan Mills Ritzenberg, Kenneth Roberts, George Rosen, Paul Roth, Roslyn Schad, Jerome Schiff, Martin Jeffrey Schiro Schneider, Judith Silver, Marjorie Tessler, Craig Turetsky, Aaron Venezia, Arthur Wahrman, Israel Wall, William Walsh, James Walsh, Marion

23 Wanderman, Carl Washington, Denise Wasser, Tina Weiner, Marc Wolman, Mindy Wooley, Joseph Ziev, Joel MC:jo m Attachment 23

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25 From: Kathleen Mooney "SED Thursday, December 05, :40:53 PM Subject: Fwd: Change to IHO rotational list - Added an IHO JULIE PASSMAN 622 To: Mehri Fryzel Cc: Mary Callahan Janet O'Mara Denise Attonito Original Message Effective immediately the above named Impartial Hearing Officer has been added to the district specific rotational selection list available in the Impartial Hearing Reporting System (IHRS). Please inform the appropriate staff (e.g. CSE/CPSE chairpersons, district clerk, Directors of Special Education)that a revised list is available through the IHRS, and they must refer to this list each time an appointment is made. 25

26 PORT WASHINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS TO: FROM: Dr. Kathleen A. Mooney Mary Callahan DATE: November 14, 2013 RE: Agenda Item December 10, 2013 Special Education Contracts Please place the following resolution on the December 10 th agenda for Board of Education action: MC:jo m Attachment RESOLVED, that the Board of Education 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. Sewanhaka Central High School District 26

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29 PORT WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT School Year Proposed additional substitutes as of December 11, 2013: TEACHER CERTIFICATION CUSTODIAL Christopher Fay Allen Owens Cleaner Cleaner CLERICAL Dana Basen Clerical /vmd/gb EA-Educational Assistant TA-Teacher Assistant 29