CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CAZENOVIA, NY

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1 Board of Education Meeting CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CAZENOVIA, NY Meeting Minutes Board of Education Conference Room July 30, :30 PM Regular Session Board Members Present: Jan Woodworth, Leigh Baldwin, David Mehlbaum, Jennifer Parmalee, Ron Luteran, JoAnne Race and Lisa Lounsbury (6:33) Board Members Absent: Administrators Present: Matthew Reilly, Thomas Finnerty, Matthew Erwin, Benjamin New and Molly Hagan Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Jan Woodworth at 6:30 pm. She asked all for a moment of silence and then to stand for the pledge of allegiance. Public Comments: None Written Communications: None Educational Highlights: Benjamin New, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, reported on the Teacher/Mentor Program. Ben told the board that Jenny Valente has worked on revamping this program as part of an administrative intern project. The Teacher/Mentor Program will now include all new instructional staff members. This updated program will acclimate our new staff into the culture of our schools. Ben told the Board that Jenny did a fantastic job. Benjamin New also reported on his work creating a Curriculum Calendar. Ben commented that it is similar to a Budget Calendar. The Curriculum Calendar will include student schedules, professional development days and teacher conference days. He will build on this calendar for years to come. Susan Tresco, High School Counselor, updated the Board on her work trying to schedule a lunch/break for each high school student during their day. Susan reported that she has made positive strives to accomplish this goal, especially in the 8 th grade. She had some success moving some of the high school courses from block times to 40 minute periods during the middle of the day. Susan stated that she will continue to work on this goal. The next step will be taking music classes out of lunch period time slots. Susan stated that she has informed all 9 th - 12 th grade students who will not have a designated lunch period next year. She has previewed their schedules with these students and given them options. Susan stated that she has received informed consent from all students who will not have a lunch period in their schedule next year. Matt stated that Susan has worked in conjunction with experts on school scheduling from Erie1 BOCES. Susan was thanked for her hard work. 1

2 Information and Reports: David Mehlbaum, Facilities Committee Chairman, reported that his committee met on July 20 th to discuss the Capital Project. The committee is planning to meet again next week. They hope to meet with Tetra Tech soon. They anticipate a lot of work will be accomplished in the next couple months before the vote in December. Jan Woodworth, President of the Board had nothing new to report this month. Reports from Administrators: Matt Reilly, Superintendent - Matt reported on the Administrative Professional Develop Retreat. He commented on the book Moving the Rock which was discussed during the Adminstrators Professional Development. Matt stated that the group had tremendous discussions regarding encouraging open access to knowledge and digital resources versus textbooks. Matt said the book talked about the measurement of success of a student using standard grades does not reflect what we claim to value, like grit and integrity. Matt expressed that the book was great food for thought. Matt also announced that the administrators attended a Law Conference last week and that there has been some thought about inviting an attorney to our opening days of school to talk about legal issues facing schools. Tom Finnerty, Assistant Superintendent, discussed an adjustment to the rate of pay for substitute teachers for consecutive days of work. This will be placed on the agenda for the next Board of Education meeting. He proposes to increase the rate of pay. Tom brought a schedule of the rate of pay increase for everyone to review. Tom stated that he will bring more information to the next Board of Education meeting and at that time propose a resolution. Tom mentioned that the student school lunch prices would not be raised this school year. Tom communicated that there is an Amish School being constructed in our school district. The school has been approached by the Amish Community to see if the district had any old furniture that we would be willing to give to them. Matt indicates that we have plenty of stuff in storage that we no longer use. He also stated that the Amish Community never asked us for anything before so this is a rare occasion. Tom proposed to the Board that the district donate to the Amish School, 30 student desks, 2 teacher desks, 2 long tables and 1-2 chalkboards. 2

3 A vote was taken. All Board members were in agreement to donate the used furniture. Consent Agenda:* Tom recounted abolishing the Liability Reserve. He told the Board that this would need to be voted on by the tax payers. He will add this item to the Budget Vote in May. Tom then announced that over the next 2 weeks, the Business Office will be going through two audits. He asked for everyone s patience during this process. Routine Matters 1. Minutes for July 5, Budget Transfer #10 3. Textbook Approvals WHEREAS Wendy Everard, English Teacher at the high school, has asked approval of new textbooks to ensure timeliness and relevance for her 11 th grade AP Language and Comp. Classes, and, Whereas the textbooks are as follows: Hillbilly Elegy; The Glass Castle; Peter Ciarelli, Interim Principal has seen and approved these textbooks, be it Resolved that the above listed textbooks are approved for use in the AP Language and Comp. Classes for grade 11. A motion was made by Leigh Baldwin and seconded by Ron Luteran to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried 7-0. New Business: A. Approval of Participation in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs WHEREAS it is the desire of the Cazenovia Central School District to participate in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs for the school year, be it RESOLVED that the Board of Education authorize participation in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Assistant Superintendent be authorized to sign an agreement for such and make all necessary arrangements for the District s participation. A motion was made by David Mehlbaum and seconded by Ron Luteran to approve the participation in the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program. The motion carried

4 B. Approval of Food Service Management Company Extension WHEREAS the Cazenovia Central School District wishes to extend the existing contract with Compass Group (Chartwells) and, WHEREAS the per meal charges will increase 2.2% over the school year, be it RESOLVED that the Board Awards a contract extension for Food Service Management to Compass Group (Chartwells) for the school year. A motion was made by Lisa Lounsbury and seconded by David Mehlbaum to approve the contract extension for Food Service Management to Compass Group (Chartwells). The motion carried 7-0. C. RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING INSURANCE RESERVE FUND BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of the Cazenovia Central School District, pursuant to Section 6-n of the General Municipal Law, as follows: 1. The Board hereby establishes a reserve fund to be known as the Insurance Reserve Fund. 2. The source of funds for such fund shall be such amounts as may be provided therefor by budgetary appropriation, amounts from any other fund authorized by the General Municipal Law subject to permissive referendum or such other funds as may be legally appropriated. 3. The amount paid into such fund during any fiscal year shall not exceed the greater of Thirty Three Thousand Dollars ($33,000.00) or five per centum (5%) of the total budget for such fiscal year. 4. Monies in such fund may be appropriated only to fund certain uninsured losses, claims, actions or judgments for which the District is authorized or required to purchase or maintain insurance. Monies in such fund may also be appropriated for expert or professional services in connection with the investigation, adjustment, or settlement of claims, actions or judgments. 5. The Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to deposit and invest the monies of such fund in accordance with Sections 10 and 11 of the General Municipal Law and other applicable law and as provided by Section 6-n of the General Municipal Law. Any interest earned or capital gains realized on the money so deposited or so invested shall accrue to and become a part of each such fund. The Treasurer shall account for this fund separate and apart from all other funds. Such account shall show: (a) the source, date and amount of each sum paid into the fund; (b) the interest earned by such fund; (c) the capital gains or losses resulting from the sale of investments of the fund; (d) the order, purpose thereof, date and amount of each payment from this fund; (e) the assets of the fund, indicating cash balance and a schedule of investments. The Treasurer shall keep a separate account for each kind of risk funded 4

5 and shall also, within sixty days of the end of each fiscal year, furnish a detailed report of the operation and condition of this fund to the Board of Education. 6. The sum of $155, is hereby appropriated to such fund, to be paid from Unassigned Fund Balance. 7. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. A motion was made by David Mehlbaum and seconded by Leigh Baldwin to approve of the resolution establishing an insurance reserve fund. The motion carried 7-0. Personnel Report: Dr. Jan Woodworth thanked Jenny Valente for her years of service at Cazenovia Central Schools. A motion was made by Jennifer Parmalee and seconded by Ron Luteran to approve the Personnel Report. The motion carried 7-0. Policies - None Discussion Items - Jennifer Parmalee mention that there was an error in the meeting minutes for July 5, Even though she would have liked to nominate Dr. Jan Woodworth as President of the Board of Education, she did not make that nomination. The issue was discussed and the correction is that Leigh Baldwin made the nomination at the last Board of Education meeting. Lisa Lounsbury asked if anyone had heard from the public regarding the proposition to hire a School Safety Officer. Matt told the Board that there will be a meeting to discuss the roles and responsibilities of the SSO tomorrow morning (Tuesday, July 31). The Strategical Plan was mention. It is in it s final stages before it will be presented. It should be on the agenda for August nd Public Comments - None. Advance Planning- No committees met. There will be a Facilities meeting on August 16. Matt mentioned that we are in the process of hiring a new special education teacher at Burton Street School. If we do hire a new teacher within the next few weeks, we may need to schedule a brief Board of Education Meeting to approve the new hire. A. Items for Future Agendas - Nothing else discussed. B. Future Meeting Dates - Our next school board meeting will be August 20, Other Board Concerns- None Executive Session - A motion was made to move into Executive Session by Leigh Baldwin and seconded by Lisa Lounsbury concerning the evaluation of an Administrator. The motion carried 7-0. The board moved into Executive Session at 8:05 pm. 5

6 Adjournment - The board moved back into regular session and was adjourned at 9:30 pm. Respectfully submitted, Janet Goris, District Clerk 6