REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING DATE: February 23, 2009 TIME: 6:30 P.M. PLACE: High School Library BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Sandra Kelly, Mr. Bryan Lamerand, Ms. Elaine Lotz, Ms. Debra Miller and Ms. Edna Simpson BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: None ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: Ms. Deborah L. Fox, Mr. David Barker, Ms. Sandra Johnson, Mr. Christopher Hubert, Ms. Roberta Rehwaldt, Ms. Mary Lou Lewis, Mr. Edward Ridley and Ms. Darlene Smith GENERAL PUBLIC: Approximately 8 Persons CALL TO ORDER ADJOURNMENT The Regular Meeting of the Livingston Manor Central School District was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President, Ms. Sandra Kelly followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. President, Ms. Kelly, requested a motion to adjourn the meeting to executive session to discuss and employment history of a particular person and students with disabilities. Motion by Ms. Miller, second by Ms. Simpson and carried 4-0, the meeting adjourned to executive session at 6:33 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Ms. Sandra Kelly, Elaine Lotz, Ms. Debra Miller and Ms. Edna Simpson BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. Bryan Lamerand OTHERS PRESENT: Ms. Deborah L. Fox CSE, CPSE AND 504 Motion by Ms. Miller, second by Ms. Simpson and carried 4-0 RECOMMENDATIONS to approve the following CSE, CPSE and Section 504 WITHOUT A MEETING changes without a meeting: COMMITTEE DATE STUDENT # CPSE 12/15/2009 6253 Section 504 1/6/2009 6204 CSE 1/14/2009 4499 CSE 1/21/2009 4150 CSE 1/22/2009 1560 and 4499 CSE 1/26/2009 6358 Section 504 1/29/2009 1681 CSE, CPSE AND 504 Motion by Ms. Miller, second by Ms. Simpson and carried 4-0 RECOMMENDATIONS to approve the following CSE, CPSE and Section 504 Recommendations: COMMITTEE DATE STUDENT # CPSE 12/3/2009 6273 CSE 12/3/2009 6053 Section 504 1/12/2009 4417 CSE 1/16/2009 6153 Section 504 1/21/2009 4571 and 4590 CSE 1/21/2009 6120
CSE 1/22/2009 6170, 4542 and 6056 CSE 1/23/2009 1644, 1655, 5067 and 6072 CSE 1/27/2009 4461 Section 504 1/27/2009 6061 CSE 1/29/2009 5071 and 4611 Section 504 2/3/2009 4586 and 4460 CSE 2/3/2009 6048 CSE 2/4/2009 1671 Section 504 2/4/2009 1517 CPSE 2/5/2009 6282 and 1397 CSE 2/6/2009 6095 CSE 2/9/2009 6143 and 6136 BOARD MEMBER ARRIVAL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION Board member, Mr. Bryan Lamerand, joined executive session at 7:05 p.m. The board returned to open session at 7:12 p.m. No action was taken regarding an employment history of a particular person. PUBLIC BE HEARD ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER (SRO) SUPERINTENDENT S UPDATE AND DISTRICT NEWS BUDGET UPDATE None Motion by Ms. Simpson, second by Ms. Miller and carried 5-0 to accept the agenda. None Zone Sergeant Robert Hafele and Trooper Joseph Decker were present to report on program goals and the role of the School Resource Officer (SRO). Ms. Deborah L. Fox, Superintendent, presented a slide show of classroom activities and an update of district news. Ms. Fox also reported on the boiler update, the parental notification system, senior privileges update, cameras on buses and program sharing. Ms. Lewis, Business Administrator, presented a power point presentation regarding the first preliminary budget update. MINUTES Motion by Mr. Lamerand, second by Ms. Miller and carried 5-0 to approve as presented the minutes of the January 20, 2009 Regular Board of Education Meeting. BUDGET STATUS REPORT Motion by Ms. Miller, second by Mr. Lamerand and carried 5-0 to approve as presented the Budget Status Report for Revenues and Expenditures dated January 31, 2009. TREASURER S REPORT Motion by Ms. Miller, second by Ms. Lotz and carried 5-0 to approve as presented the Treasurer s Reports dated December 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 for the following accounts: General Fund $ 504,770.64 Payroll Fund (Jeff Bank) 6,602.50 General Fund Savings 4,312,311.19
Lockbox Account 494,892.69 Tax Collection Fund (Jeff Bank) 63,586.20 Capital Reserve (Chase Bank) 925,230.85 Capital Fund Projects (Chase Bank) 679,362.02 Capital Fund (Jeff Bank) 4,716.44 Special Aid Fund 49,457.92 School Lunch Fund (Jeff Bank) 36,752.48 Trust & Agency Fund (Jeff Bank) 42,282.67 Jamie Lyn Ford Scholarship Fund 2,956.68 John & Joshua Hundley Scholarship Fund 6,765.34 Jamie Bertholf Scholarship Fund 7,983.13 Hilda Neild Scholarship Fund 11,992.65 Craig Sturdevant Scholarship Fund 1,481.26 Trevor Simpson Scholarship Fund 45,303.10 Teddy Winchester Scholarship Fund 311.11 Donald Zeininger Scholarship Fund 407.65 Lorna Hoag Scholarship Fund 2,265.51 Adam Lasky Scholarship Fund.05 John DuMond Scholarship Fund 2,083.36 50 th Anniversary Scholarship Fund 6,527.78 Student Activity Fund (Jeff Bank) 41,592.39 SCHOOL CALENDAR Motion by Ms. Lotz, second by Mr. Lamerand and carried 5-0, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to approve the academic calendar for the 2009-2010 school year. RECOGNITION AGREEMENT Motion by Ms. Miller, second by Ms. Lotz and carried 5-0, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to approve the Recognition Agreement between Local 74, United Service Workers Union, IUJAT, Part-Time Permanent Cafeteria Workers and the Livingston Manor Central School District. SC BOCES SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE NOMINATION Motion by Ms. Lotz, second by Ms. Miller and carried 5-0 to nominate Mr. Gary Carlson as candidate for a the Sullivan County BOCES School Board for a three year term. TIME CHANGE FOR Motion by Ms. Miller, second by Mr. Lamerand and carried 5-0 BOARD MEETINGS to change the time of board meetings from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF CONSENT Motion by Ms. Miller, second by Mr. Lamerand and carried 5-0 AGENDA to approve the consent agenda. EXTRA-CURRICULAR LEAVE REQUEST (SIT MEMBER) LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE Superintendent, to grant a leave request to Mrs. Selena Ross from the extra-curricular position of SIT Member commencing February 23, 2009 to June 30, 2009. Mrs. Ross will resume her extra-curricular position in September 2009. Superintendent, to appoint Ms. Katlyn McNeil as a long-term substitute commencing February 23, 2009 through June 30, 2009 at the per diem rate of Bachelor s Step 1 of the Teachers Negotiated Contract or $210.73 per day. In addition, up to 5 ½ sick and 2 personal days if needed.
2008-2009 EXTRA CURRICULAR Superintendent, to appoint the following extra-curricular APPOINTMENTS positions for the 2008-2009 school year at a salary according to the Teachers Negotiated Contract: Mr. Scott Branning Head Track Coach (Boys) Ms. Charlene Caramore MS/HS SIT Member Mr. Kevin Clifford Varsity Softball Co-Coach Mr. Ryan Edwards Volunteer Baseball Coach (No Stipend) Mr. Peter Feinberg Head Track Coach (Girls) Ms. Diana Fredenburg SAT Prep (Math) Mr. Charles Hicks Varsity Softball Co-Coach Mr. David Hubert Modified Boys Baseball Mr. Jeffrey Loeffler Varsity Baseball Coach Ms. Linnea Silien SAT Prep (English) Mr. Sandra Taggart Volunteer Varsity Softball Coach (No Stipend) 2009-2010 EXTRA- CURRICULAR Superintendent, to appoint Ms. Susan Zieres as Bookkeeper of APPOINTMENT Student Funds for the 2009-2010 school year at a salary according to the Teachers Negotiated Contract. ADMINISTRATIVE MENTOR Superintendent, to appoint Ms. Shirlee Davis as a mentor to Athletic Director Mr. Stephen Schroder for the 2008-2009 school year at a stipend of $3,000.00. 2008-2009 SUBSTITUTE APPOINTMENTS Superintendent, to approve the following updated substitute list for the second semester of the 2008-2009 school year: PART-TIME TEACHER AIDES Sheila Adamse - $9.84 per hour Rhonda Bischert - $9.84 per hour Nancy Castro - $9.28 per hour Dianne Catizone - $11.53 per hour Cecelia Cimino - $9.28 per hour Harriette Hoag - $11.89 per hour Joyce M. Hoag - $9.28 per hour Corinne Hoos - $10.97 per hour Isabelle (Dora) Ihlefeldt - $9.28 per hour Deborah Johaneman - $9.84 per hour Angela Mills - $9.28 per hour Edith Mills - $9.28 per hour Margaret Nichol - $9.28 per hour Andrea Roser - $9.84 per hour Gloria Sprague - $9.84 per hour Sandra Will - $9.28 per hour Mary Louise Wolcott - $11.53 per hour JoAnne Wright - $10.40 per hour PART-TIME CAFETERIA WORKERS Patricia Boddy - $10.40 per hour Laura Boyles - $9.28 per hour Terri Hinkley - $10.97 per hour
Marilyn Lamoreau - $9.28 per hour Kellie McMahon - $9.28 per hour Jennifer Sennett - $9.28 per hour Ann Smith - $9.84 per hour CERTIFIED SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS Barbara Bitjeman - $80.00 per day Robert Carle - $80.00 per day Diane Foster - $110.00 per day (LMCS Retiree) Lynne Freedman - $110.00 per day (LMCS Retiree) Robert Freedman - $110.00 per day (LMCS Retiree) Barbara Kelly - $110.00 per day (LMCS Retiree) Gail Lenkiewicz - $80.00 per day Steven LoCurto - $80.00 per day Katlyn McNeil - $80.00 per day Elizabeth O Leary - $110.00 per day (LMCS Retiree) Anita Revicki - $110.00 per day (LMCS Retiree) Gloria Smith - $110.00 per day (LMCS Retiree) Darby Townsend - $80.00 per day Grant Wehrfritz - $110.00 per day (LMCS Retiree) UNCERTIFIED SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS Sheila Adamse - $60.00 per day Rhonda Bischert - $60.00 per day Dianne Catizone - $60.00 per day Cecelia Cimino - $60.00 per day Carole Edwards - $65.00 per day (2 Year Degree) Harriette Hoag - $60.00 per day Joyce M. Hoag - $60.00 per day Corinne Hoos - $60.00 per day Isabelle (Dora) Ihlefeldt - $60.00 per day Deborah Johaneman - $60.00 per day Patricia Meade - $60.00 per day Mary Muhlig - $60.00 per day Elizabeth Mucci - $60.00 per day Nicholas Pastorino - $60.00 per day Maxine Pedro - $60.00 per day Andrea Roser - $65.00 per day (2 Year Degree) Gloria Sprague - $60.00 per day Dana Stripling - $60.00 per day Stephen Stripling - $60.00 per day Catherine Sudmann - $60.00 per day Heidi Wilkins - $75.00 per day (4 Year Degree) Valerie Williams - $75.00 per day (4 Year Degree) Sandra Will - $60.00 per day Mary Louise Wolcott - $60.00 per day JoAnne Wright - $60.00 per day SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AIDES Georgia Costello $9.00 per hour Jan Marchino - $9.00 per hour Patricia Meade - $9.00 per hour Mary Muhlig - $9.00 per hour Carmencita Ortiz - $9.00 per hour Maxine Pedro - $9.00 per hour
Dana Stripling - $9.00 per hour Stephen Stripling - $9.00 per hour Catherine Sudmann - $9.00 per hour Heidi Wilkins - $9.00 per hour SUBSTITUTE CAFETERIA WORKERS Marie Eck - $9.00 per hour Elna (Louise) Ferreri - $9.00 per hour Cruz Fuller - $9.00 per hour Joyce A. Hoag - $9.00 per hour Dolly Lewis - $9.00 per hour Adel Maldonado $9.00 per hour Jan Marchino - $9.00 per hour SUBSTITUTE CLEANERS David Diaz - $13.33 per hour Terri Hinkley - $13.33 per hour Jason Hyde - $13.33 per our Kellie McMahon - $13.33 per hour Allan Mears - $13.33 per hour James Rosiecki - $13.33 per hour Ann Smith - $13.33 per hour John Will - $13.33 per hour SUBSTITUTE CLERICAL Patricia Meade - $75.00 per day Mary Muhlig - $75.00 per day Stephen Stripling - $75.00 per day Heidi Wilkins - $75.00 per day SUBSTITUTE NURSE Kim Breihof - $65.00 per day (2 Year Degree) Dorothy McNamee - $65.00 per day (2 Year Degree) APPROVAL OF SALARY CREDITS APPROVAL OF SALARY CREDITS Superintendent, to approve a salary increase of 21 credit hours beyond the Master s Degree to Ms. Nicole Park for the 2008-2009 school year pro-rated from December 1, 2008 as verified by official transcripts. Superintendent, to approve a salary increase of 12 credit hours beyond the Master s Degree to Mr. Jason Tamez for the 2008-2009 school year pro-rated from January 22, 2009 as verified by official transcripts. TERMINATION OF SERVICES PART- TIME TEACHER AIDE) Superintendent, to terminate the services of Ms. Bernadette Fountain for the reason of abandonment of the position of parttime teacher aide from the Livingston Manor Central School District, effective January 29, 2009. INFORMATION Letter to Commissioner Mills from Edward J. Furchak, Jr. SC BOCES Board President RE: Reorganization of Sullivan County BOCES with Orange-Ulster BOCES
Letter from Vera Farrell, President, Board of Trustees, Livingston Manor Free Library RE: Library Proposition SCSBA Request for 2009 nominations for Outstanding Educator Award and Outstanding Friend to Education Award RSA News Centralian UPCOMING MEETINGS MONDAY - MARCH 9, 2009 BUDGET WORKSHOP 7:00 PM HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MONDAY MARCH 16, 2009 REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING 7:00 PM HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MONDAY MARCH 30, 2009 BUDGET WORKSHOP 7:00 P.M. HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY ADJOURNMENT President, Ms. Kelly, requested a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion by Ms. Miller, second by Mr. Lamerand and carried 5-0, the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m. NOTICE SENT ON 2/13/2009 Darlene R. Smith, Clerk of the Board