Geneseo Central School District 4050 Avon Road Geneseo, New York 14454 Board of Education Meeting Minutes Place Thomas Preston Media Center Presiding Jennifer Mehlenbacher, President Date November 19, 2018 Board Members Present Jenn Mehlenbacher, David Dwyer, Catherine Bennett, Mike Tenalio, Craig Phelps, and Julie Matthews Board Members Absent Chris McDonald (Absent for all of the meeting except the adjournment portion entered at 7:28 p.m.) Others Present Tim Hayes, John Holt, Rick Riggi, Mike Salatel, Pamela Bickford, Allison Chanler, Matt Capel, Phyllis Wickerham, Max Yarowski, and John Rutigliano. Call to Order Jennifer Mehlenbacher called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Agenda Adopted MOTION: To approve the agenda for the November 19, 2018 regular meeting. Minutes from Previous Regular Meeting MOTION: To approve the November 5, 2018 Regular Meeting Approved Minutes. AYES: 5 *David Dwyer abstained due to his absence at the 11/5/18 meeting. Minutes from Special Meeting Approved MOTION: To approve the November 7, 2018 Special Meeting Minutes. AYES: 5 *David Dwyer abstained due to his absence at the 11/7/18 meeting. Student Body Report Matt Capel gave his report to the board. The boy s soccer team placed 2 nd in NYS congratulations to them! He said the musical (The Secret Garden) was this past weekend and was a big hit. Over 75 students were involved. Winter Sports teams are putting on a good show so far. Odyssey of the Mind is also doing well. Community Relations Phyllis Wickerham, the new community representative from Senator Gallivan s office, addressed the Board. She wanted to let the Board and the District know that their office is always open to any questions, concerns, or issues that the Senator needs to know about. She also mentioned that she loves our Linkages publication. John Rutigliano asked to address the Board, but was late coming in, so we circled back to Community Relations after Tim Hayes gave the
Discussion Items Presentations Superintendent s Report. John wanted to make sure the Board was aware that Senator Gallivan will be here on 11/26/18 to recognize Doug Johnson, a long time affiliate with the Boy Scouts. He also invited the Board to attend the ceremony. John also mentioned the upcoming Farm Toy Show on November 30 th and December 1 st. Administrative Updates Superintendent s Report Reports GCEF Shared Services Collaboration Tim Hayes reported on some upcoming events, such as Senator Gallivan s upcoming recognition event of Doug Johnson and the band concert on 11/29/18. Tim wanted to recognize the Elementary and Middle Schools for the Veteran s Day ceremony and programs. He said it is a great learning experience and the Veteran s really appreciate it. He also talked about the musical The Secret Garden, reiterating Matt Capel s comment of having 75 students involved in the program. Tim said that it speaks to the willingness of the caring adults who offer opportunities like this, to work together with their schedules, so that the students have the opportunity to take part in a wide variety of extra-curricular programs. Tim talked about the finalist candidate for the treasurer position and said that we are hoping to hear something back from the candidate soon, on whether the person intends to accept the offer or not. Policy Community Engagement Strategies Audit Finance Personnel: Approval of Substitute Teachers The second read/adoption of the Sexual Harassment policy is tonight and we are also collecting more information on transportation policies. The Spotlight Series appeared in Linkages. The next one is on December 4 th on the topic of Holiday Stress. The next meeting will be held prior to the December 3 rd board meeting. approve the following individuals as Substitute Teachers: Jessica Robinson, Shawna Turco, Dana Robertson, and Stefanie Ledwith.
Approval of Substitute Nurse Approval of Long-term Substitute Nurse Approval of Volunteer Ice Hockey Coaches Approval of Volunteer Boys Basketball Coach Acceptance of Resignation Acceptance of Resignation approve Keeley Sackett as a Substitute Nurse. appoint Diane Dobnack as the MS/HS Long Term Substitute Nurse, effective December 5, 2018 through November 29, 2019, at a base salary of $39,800. She shall be granted full paid leave benefits, prorated, as per the GFA contract. approve Mitchell Walton and Brendan Wiley as Volunteer Ice Hockey Coaches for the Winter 2018 2019 Athletic Season. approve Jeffery Passarell as a Volunteer Boys Basketball Coach for the Winter 2018 2019 Athletic Season. accept the resignation of Brenda Kosman as a Food Service Worker effective November 6 th, 2018. accept the resignation of Michael Kurtz as a Teacher Assistant and Extracurricular Advisor, effective November 9 th, 2018.
Appointment of Extracurricular Advisor for Elementary Chess Club Approval of Maternity Leave of Absence Approval of Maternity Leave of Absence Approval to Amend Dates of Unpaid Leave of Absence New Business: Approval of CSE Meeting Minutes appoint Jen Bugbee as the Extracurricular Advisor for Elementary Chess Club, effective November 13 th, 2018 and continuing through the remainder of the school year. Her salary shall be prorated and as per the GFA contract. approve a Maternity Leave of Absence for Maggie Kulzer, to begin on or about March 11 th, 2019, and end on May 6 th, 2019. Maggie shall use her accrued sick time to cover part of her leave and the remainder shall be unpaid. This is considered an FMLA leave of absence. approve a Maternity Leave of Absence for Carissa Karaffa, to begin on or about May 19 th, 2019 through the remainder of the school year. Carissa shall use her accrued sick/personal time and the remainder shall be unpaid. Carissa shall return to work for the 2019 2020 school year. This is considered an FMLA leave of absence. approve an amendment of the dates of an Unpaid Leave of Absence for Zinovia Pappas, originally approved 11/5/18. The new dates for the Unpaid Leave of Absence shall be December 5, 2018 through November 29, 2019. Mrs. Pappas shall return to work on Monday, December 2, 2019. approve the CSE meeting minutes for # s 16136, 19842, 20161, 17129, 16630, 17103, 18807, 18834, 17075, 19026, 19137, 19028, 19793, and 19944 as presented.
Second Read/Adoption of Sexual Harassment Policy Approval of Winter 2018 2019 Partial Team for Indoor Track Business Office: Approval of Emergency Transportation Contract Approval of Treasurer s Reports Approval of Refund of Taxes 2017 (Tax Map # 135.12-1-31) Approval of Appropriation Status Report MOTION: Second Read of the Sexual Harassment Policy. approve the Partial Team for Indoor Track for the Winter 2018 2019 Athletic Season, as presented. approve an Emergency Transportation Contract with C&F Transportation for the time period of November 20, 2018 December 21, 2018. The rate shall be $235.00 per day, with a total anticipated cost of $4,935.00. approve the Treasurer s Reports for the Section 105, Health Savings Account, Flex, Payroll, Trust & Agency, Capital, Federal, School Lunch, General Fund Tax Account, General Fund Money Market # 1, General Fund Money Market # 2, General Fund, and Debt Service for the time period of August 1, 2018 August 31, 2018, as presented. approve a Refund of Taxes 2017 (Tax Map # 135.12-1-31) as per the investigation and findings of the Livingston County Real Property Tax Services, due to an error in essential fact in assessment value, as presented. approve the Appropriation Status Report, as presented.
Approval of Check Warrant Reports approve the Check Warrant Reports for Capital Payments (10/1/18 10/31/18), Trust & Agency (10/1/18 10/31/18), Federal Payments (10/1/18 10/31/18), School Lunch (10/1/18 10/31/18), General 10/31/18 Cash Disbursements (10/18/18 10/31/18), Federal Payments (11/8/18 11/14/18), School Lunch (11/8/18 11/14/18), General 11/14/18 Cash Disbursements (11/8/18 11/14/18), General 10/17/18 Cash Disbursements (10/4/18 10/17/18), as presented. Pending Issues Joe Shields will be here before the next board meeting to discuss items and answer questions related to the new superintendent contract and search. Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn the meeting at 7:29 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Pamela Bickford Pamela Bickford, District Clerk