CHATEAUGAY CENTRAL SCHOOL - BOARD MINUTES - JULY 6, 2010 KIND OF MEETING: Organizational and Regular MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott Henderson, David Roach, Sue King, John McCormick, John Swanston, William Harrigan, William Wood MEMBERS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Dale L. Breault, Jr., Superintendent of Schools, Donna André, High School Principal, Loretta Fowler, Elementary Principal/CSE Chairperson, Terri Janisewski, District Clerk CALL TO ORDER: Dale L. Breault, Jr., acting as District Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:32 P.M. WELCOME OF VISITORS: Trisha Livernois, Malone Telegram OATH OF OFFICE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS: Mr. Breault administered the Oath of Office to newly elected board members William Harrigan and David Roach. NOMINATION OF BOARD PRESIDENT: Mr. Breault asked for nominations for the position of President of the Board of Education. William Wood nominated Scott Henderson, second, William Harrigan and John Swanston nominated David Roach. Mr. Roach declined the nomination. On roll call the following vote was tabulated for President of the Board of Education: Scott Henderson Yes John McCormick Yes John Swanston Yes David Roach Yes William Wood Yes Sue King Yes Scott Henderson was elected President. OATH OF OFFICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD: Mr. Henderson was administered the Oath Of Office for President of the Board of Education and assumed his office. NOMINATION OF BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT: Mr. Henderson asked for nominations for the position of Vice-President of the Board of Education. Susan Jones-King was nominated by John McCormick, second John Swanston. On roll call the following vote was tabulated for Vice President of the Board of Education: Scott Henderson Yes John McCormick Yes William Harrigan Yes John Swanston Yes David Roach Yes William Wood Yes Sue King Yes Sue Jones-King was elected Vice-President. OATH OF OFFICE VICE-PRESIDENT: Mrs. King was administered the Oath of Office for Vice-President of the Board of Education and assumed her office. APPOINTMENT DISTRICT CLERK: Terri Janisewski was appointed as District Clerk on motion by John McCormick second William Harrigan. John Swanston Yes William Wood - Yes Terri Janisewski was duly elected District Clerk of the Board of Education.
OATH OF OFFICE DISTRICT CLERK: Terri Janisewski was administered the Oath of Office for District Clerk, by the Board President. On motion by David Roach, second William Harrigan, the salary for the position of District Clerk for 11-12 was set at $3,750. John Swanston - Yes William Wood - Yes APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK: Brenda Quinn was appointed Deputy District Clerk on motion by William Wood, second Sue King. Yes 7 No 0 Brenda Quinn was duly elected Deputy District Clerk. OATH OF OFFICE DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK: Brenda Quinn will be administered the Oath of Office, at a later date. APPOINTMENT OF DISTRICT TREASURER: Jackie Cowan was appointed as District Treasurer on motion by John McCormick, second John Swanston. John Swanston Yes Jackie Cowan was duly elected District Treasurer. OATH OF OFFICE DISTRICT TREASURER: Jackie Cowan will be administered the Oath of Office, by the District Clerk, at a later date. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY DISTRICT TREASURER: Terri Janisewski was appointed as Deputy District Treasurer on a motion by David Roach second, Sue King. John Swanston - Yes William Wood - Yes Terri Janisewski was duly elected Deputy District Treasurer. OATH OF OFFICE DEPUTY DISTRICT TREASURER: Terri Janisewski was administered the Oath of Office, by the Board President.
BOARD MINUTES, ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JULY 5, 2011 APPOINTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS: On a motion by John Swanston second, John McCormick, Dale L. Breault, Jr. was appointed to the Office for Superintendent of Schools. John Swanston - Yes William Wood - Yes OATH OF OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS: Dale Breault was administered the Oath of Office, by the Board President. APPOINTMENT TAX COLLECTOR: On recommendation of the Superintendent, Karen Lavoie was appointed as Tax Collector for 11-12, on motion by William Wood, second David Roach. William Harrigan -Yes John Swanston - Yes William Wood - Yes On motion by Sue King, second Scott Henderson, the salary for this Tax Collector for 11-12 was set at $2,200. APPOINTMENT PROCUREMENT AGENT: On recommendation of the Superintendent Terri Janisewski was appointed Procurement Agent on motion by David Roach, second William Harrigan. Yes 7 No 0 APPOINTMENT PURCHASING AGENT: The Superintendent was appointed Purchasing Agent on a motion by John McCormick second, John Swanston. Yes 7 No 0
APPOINTMENT INTERNAL CLAIMS AUDITOR: On recommendation of the Superintendent Larry Brown was appointed as Internal Claims Auditor on motion by Sue King, second William Wood. On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by John McCormick, second John Swanston, the board will allow Mr. Brown to accrue compensation time for his internal claims audit duties performed during the regular school year and will pay him mileage during the summer to travel here to do the audit. APPOINTMENT ATTENDANCE OFFICER: On recommendation of the Superintendent Chandra Henderson and Mary Rounds were appointed as Co-Attendance Officers for 11-12 on motion by Sue King, second, David Roach. Scott Henderson - Abstain On motion by William Wood second William Harrigan, the salary for the position of Attendance Officers for 11-12 was set at $1,700 and will be split between Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Rounds. Yes 6 No 0 Abstain 1 APPOINTMENT SCHOOL PHYSICIAN: Jonathan Lowell, MD, was reappointed as school physician for the 11-12 school year on a motion by John McCormick second, Sue King. No - 0 On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by William Wood second, William Harrigan the board reaffirmed Dr. Lowell s contract amount of $9,919. No - 0
APPOINTMENT SCHOOL ATTORNEY: Andy Silver, Esq., was reaffirmed as school attorney for the 11-12 school year on a motion by David Roach second, William Harrigan. No - 0 On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by William Wood second John McCormick the board approved an annual retainer of $1,000 and a rate of $125/hr for Mr. Silver. No - 0 APPOINTMENT INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AUDITOR: On recommendation of the Superintendent, Doug Wood, CPA was appointed as Independent External Auditor on a motion by David Roach second, Sue King. No - 0 APPOINTMENT CENTRAL TREASURER - ACTIVITY ACCOUNTS: On recommendation of the Superintendent Karen Lavoie was appointed Central Treasurer, Activity Accounts on motion by John McCormick second, John Swanston. No - 0 APPOINTMENT CHIEF FACULTY ADVISOR - ACTIVITY ACCOUNTS: On recommendation of the Superintendent, Donna Andre was appointed as Chief Faculty and Activity Accounts Advisor on motion by David Roach, second Sue King. No - 0 APPOINTMENT AUDITOR - ACTIVITY ACCOUNTS: On recommendation of the Superintendent, Loretta Fowler, was appointed as Auditor of the Activity Accounts on a motion by John Swanston second Sue King. No - 0 APPOINTMENT RECORDS ACCESS OFFICER: On recommendation of the Superintendent Jackie Cowan was appointed as Records Access Officer on motion by John McCormick second, William Wood. No - 0 APPOINTMENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER: On recommendation of the Superintendent Jackie Cowan was appointed as Records Management Officer on motion by David Roach second, William Harrigan. No - 0 APPOINTMENT ASBESTOS (LEA) DESIGNEE: No appointment at this time due to vacancy in the head building maintenance worker position.
DESIGNATION OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERS: On recommendation of the Superintendent The Malone Telegram and Plattsburgh Press Republican were designated as Official Newspapers on motion by John McCormick, second John Swanston. No - 0 DESIGNATION OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES: On recommendation of the Superintendent, Community Bank N/A and Key Bank of New York were designated as official depositories, with present accounts remaining at Key Bank, on motion by William Wood, second David Roach. No - 0 ESTABLISH DATES AND HOUR OF BOARD MEETINGS: On recommendation of the Superintendent, meetings of the Board of Education were set, as listed on the attached schedule, at 7:30 P.M. on motion by John McCormick, second Sue King. Yes -7 No - 0 ESTABLISH SUPERINTENDENT S PETTY CASH FUND: A Petty Cash Fund was set at $100 on motion by John Swanston, second John McCormick. Yes -7 No - 0 AUTHORIZATION FOR DISTRICT TREASURER AND DEPUTY DISTRICT TREASURER TO SIGN CHECKS: On recommendation of the Superintendent, The District Treasurer and Deputy District Treasurer were given authorization to sign general fund, school lunch, federal, capital, Payroll, and Trust & Agency checks on motion by William Harrigan, second William Wood. Yes- 7 No - 0 AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN CHECKS FOR ACTIVITY ACCOUNTS: On recommendation of the Superintendent, The Chief Faculty Advisor, Activity Accounts Treasurer and Auditor of the Activity Accounts were authorized to sign checks on motion by John McCormick second, Sue King. No - 0 AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN FEDERAL PROGRAM APPLICATIONS: The Superintendent of Schools was authorized to sign Federal Program Applications on motion by John Swanston second, David Roach. No - 0 AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFERS: The Superintendent of Schools was authorized to approve all budget transfers on motion by William Wood second, John McCormick. No - 0
AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE ATTENDANCE AT STAFF CONFERENCES: The Superintendent of Schools was authorized to approve attendance at staff conferences on motion by John Swanston second, David Roach. No - 0 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE: On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by William Harrigan second, Sue King the mileage reimbursement rate was set at.45 cents. No - 0 AUTHORIZATION FOR SUPERINTENDENT TO OPEN AND RECEIVE BIDS: The Superintendent of Schools was authorized to receive and open bids on motion by John McCormick second, William Wood. No - 0 AUTHORIZATION FOR SUPERINTENDENT TO CERTIFY PAYROLLS: The Superintendent of Schools was authorized to certify payrolls on motion by David Roach second, John Swanston. Yes -7 No - 0 APPOINTMENT TITLE I COORDINATOR: On recommendation of the Superintendent and on motion by William Wood second, John McCormick, Donna André, the High School Principal, was appointed as Title I Coordinator. No - 0 APPOINTMENT OF HOMELESS LIAISON: On recommendation of the Superintendent, and on motion by David Roach second Sue King, Donna André, the High School Principal, was appointed as Homeless Liaison for the district. No - 0 HOURLY RATE FOR NON-TEACHING SUBSTITUTES: On recommendation by the Superintendent, and on motion by John McCormick second, William Harrigan the rate for hourly non-teaching substitutes was set at $8.00/ hour. No - 0 PER DIEM FOR TEACHING SUBSTITUTES: On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by William Wood second, John Swanston the rate for per diem substitute teachers was set at $80/day. No - 0
RE-ADOPTION OF EXISTING BOARD POLICIES: On recommendation of the Superintendent, the Board re-adopted the existing Board Policies on a motion by Sue King second, John McCormick. No - 0 CHAIRPERSON OF COMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND CSE/CPSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS: On recommendation of the Superintendent, and on a motion by John McCormick second, John Swanston, Loretta Fowler was appointed Chairperson of the Committee for Special Education and Pre School Special Education. Yes 7 No 0 AUTHORIZATION TO INVEST FUNDS: The Superintendent of Schools was authorized to invest funds of the district on motion by John McCormick second, John Swanston. No - 0 APPOINTMENT - SUPERINTENDENT AS PERMANENT CHAIRMAN FOR DISTRICT MEETINGS: The Superintendent was appointed as permanent chairman for district meetings on a motion by David Roach second, William Wood. No - 0 APPROVAL FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BLANKET BOND FOR ALL PERSONS AND POSITIONS REQUIRED BY LAW OR REGULATION TO BE BONDED: Approval of faithful performance blanket bond to be included as part of our insurance package was given on motion by John Swanston second, John McCormick. No - 0 SELECTED CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM: On recommendation of the Superintendent the following resolution was offered by David Roach who moved its adoption, seconded by John Swanston. RESOLUTION BY BOARD OF EDUCATION WHEREAS, Section 134.5(c)(7)(ii)(a)(4) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education provides for a board of education to permit pupils in grades no lower than seventh grade to compete on interscholastic athletic teams organized for senior high school pupils, or senior high school pupils to compete on interscholastic athletic teams organized for pupils in the seventh and eighth grade; and WHEREAS, these pupils are to be placed at levels of competition appropriate to their physiological maturity, physical fitness and skills in relationship to other pupils in accordance with the standards established by the Commissioner of Education; and WHEREAS, the State Education Department issues the standards for these pupils to compete under a program called the Selection/Classification Program;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Chateaugay Central School Board of Education shall permit pupil to compete under the Selection/Classification Program in all sports. NOTE: If a limitation is to be placed on the specific spans to be included in the program they should be listed in the resolution. Yes -7 No - 0 STANDARD WORK DAY AND REPORTING RESOLUTION: On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by John McCormick second, Scott Henderson the following resolution was adopted as amended. STANDARD WORK DAY AND REPORTING RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chateaugay Central School District herby establishes the following as standard work days for elected and appointed officials and will report the following days worked to the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System based on the record of activities maintained and submitted by these officials to the clerk of this body: TITLE NAME SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (LAST 4) Appointed Official District Clerk REGISTRATION NUMBER STANDARD WORKD DAY HRS/DAY Terri Janisewski 0011 32046302 8 Treasurer Jackie Cowan 3526 39874334 8 Tax Collector Karen Lavoie 0467 40599110 8 Attendance Officer Mary Rounds/ Chandra Henderson 8471/ 0548 38266326/ 40121634 TERM BEGINS /ENDS PART. IN EMPLOYER S TIME KEEPING SYSTEM DAYS/ MONTHS 07/01/2011 06/30/2012 Y 20 07/01/2011 06/30/2012 Y 20 07/01/2011 06/30/2012 Y 20 8 07/01/2011 06/30/2012 I, Terri Janisewski, clerk of the governing board of the Chateaugay Central School District of the State of New York, do herby certify that I have compared the foregoing with the original resolution passed by such board, at a legally convened meeting held on the 5 th day of July, 2011 on file as part of the minutes of such meeting, and that same is a true copy thereof and the whole of such original. I further certify that the full board, consist of seven members, and that seven of such members were present at such meeting and that seven of such members voted in favor of the above resolution. Yes -7 No - 0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES: On motion by William Wood second, John McCormick the minutes of the meetings held on 6/27/11, were approved. CORRESPONDENCE: No - 0 Y 20
DOANTION: Mr. Breault informed the board that Mr. Wilcox of the Chateaugay Funeral Home, continued his tradition of providing the funds so that each member of the Class of 2011 would receive a 5 x 7 photo of them receiving their diploma. CHATEAUGAY FIRE CO. A check in the amount of $88.00 was received from the Chateaugay Fire Company, Inc. for the cost of the keys to access the fuel pumps at the Transportation Facility. RURAL SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP: On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by John McCormick second, William Wood the board approved renewing membership in the Rural School Association at a cost of $550 a year. Yes 7 No - 0 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING RESOLUTION: On recommendation of the Superintendent the following resolution was offered by David Roach, second John Swanston: Be it resolved that the Chateaugay Central School District Board of Education agrees to participate in the St. Lawrence/Lewis BOCES Cooperative Purchasing Programs in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for 2011-2012. Yes 7 No - 0 JUNE FOOD SERVICE REPORT: Mr. Breault stated that Mr. Bigley is still working on his final report. H.M.B. CONTRACT: No action at this time. BUILDING PROJECT: a) Mr. Breault reported that the roofers were here and started working today. PERSONNEL: b) Phase II Mr. Breault reported that he received a draft schedule from Bernier, Carr & Associates with anticipated start dates for each portion of the project. Mr. Breault stated that he needs to discuss some items that were not on the schedule. a) On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by John McCormick second, Sue King the board appointed Jaqueline Soucia to the position of Teachers Aide. On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by Sue King second, David Roach the board set Ms. Soucia s salary at $20,372.
b) On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by William Harrigan second, John Swanston the board appointed Marsha Cook to the position of Teachers Aide. On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by John McCormick second, William Harrigan the board set Mrs. Cook s salary at $18,152. c) On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by William Wood second, John Swanston the board appointed Joelle LaPoint to the position of Teachers Aide. John McCormick - No On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by Sue King second, John Swanston the board set Mrs. LaPoint s salary at $18,152. d) On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by David Roach second, William Wood the board appointed Nancy Swanston the position of 10-Month Laborer.
On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by John McCormick second, David Roach the board set Mrs. Swanston s salary at $18,000. e) ELIMINATION OF ALL EXISTING CAFETERIA POSITIONS: On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by John McCormick, second Sue King the board abolished the following cafeteria titles on file with Civil Service. - 7 Food Service Helpers - 1 Per Diem Food Service Helper - 2 Cooks Yes 7 No 0 f) FALL COACHES: On recommendation of the Superintendent and on motion by John Swanston second, David Roach the board approved the following coaches for fall sports: Girls: Modified Soccer Steve Boyea JV Soccer Michelle Reynolds Varsity Soccer Steve Lang Modified Volleyball Vacant JV Volleyball Larry Barcomb Varsity Volleyball Chris Reynolds Boys: Modified Soccer Mike Martin JV Soccer Jason LaPlante Varsity Soccer Bob Ouimet Yes 7 No - 0 g) NON-TEACHING SUB LIST: On recommendation of the Superintendent and on a motion by William Harrigan second John Swanston the board added Donna Spellman and Earl Cowan to the non-teaching sub list. Yes 7 No - 0 Mrs. Fowler thanked Mrs. Judy McCormick for all her help during kindergarten graduation and for her volunteer work throughout the year.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made at 8:51 P.M. to enter executive session by John McCormick, second John Swanston, for the purpose of discussing the Head Building Maintenance Worker applicants. Yes 7 No - 0 REGULAR SESSION: The Board reconvened regular session at 9:19 P.M. ADJOURNMENT: A motion of adjournment was made at 9:20 P.M. by John McCormick second, David Roach. No - 0