RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 9 Mill Road, Red Hook, NY 12571

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 9 Mill Road, Red Hook, NY 12571 May 13, 2016 This will serve as official notification that a Regular Meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the K-2 Library at the Mill Road Elementary School. AGENDA Elena Maskell District Clerk 1. Call to Order 2. Recognition of Visitors 3. Student Discussion 4. Superintendent Communications 5. Consent Agenda -Approve BOE Meeting Minutes -Approve Payments -Acknowledge CSE/CPSE Recommendations -Approve Field Trips -Increase Equipment Threshold -Approve Audit Committee Recommendations -Approve minutes of Annual District Election 6. Personnel Consent Agenda -Resignation/Appointments/Leaves/Tutor/Subs 7. BOE Review 8. Second Recognition of Visitors 9. Executive Session 10. Adjournment *PLEASE CONTACT THE DISTRICT CLERK EITHER BY PHONE (845-758-2241, EXT. 55010) OR BY E-MAIL (emaskell@rhcsd.org) TO RECEIVE AVAILABLE BACK UP MATERIAL.

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 9 Mill Road Red Hook, New York 12571 Paul Finch, Superintendent 845-758-2241 Bruce Martin Business Administrator Fax: 845-758-3366 Donna Gaynor, Assistant to the Superintendent/Curriculum & Instruction WORK AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING: MAY 18, 2016 PAGE #1 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 1 AGENDA HEADING: CALL MEETING TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by President Mosher at 7:30 p.m. in the Mill Road Elementary School K-2 Library followed by the Pledge to the Flag. CALL TO ORDER Board members present were: K. Mosher, J. Moore, D. Morrison, R. McCann, and E. Mercier. Administration present were: P. Finch, B. Martin, D. Gaynor, J. DeCaro, R. Paisley, E. Hayes, B. Boyd, K. Zahedi, J. Berardi, A. Greene, T. Cassata, D. Seelbach, J. Popp, L. Anthony, P. Sheldon, and E. Maskell, Clerk of the Board.

WORK AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING: MAY 18, 2016 PAGE # 2 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 2 AGENDA HEADING: RECOGNITION OF VISITORS There were visitors and members of the press present. VISITOR RECOGNITION President Mosher welcomed the visitors and invited them to ask questions or make statements at this time. Comments / Questions for Visitors, if any:

WORK AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING: MAY 18, 2016 PAGE # 3 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 3 AGENDA HEADING: DISCUSSION STUDENT BOE MEMBER ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION/COMMENT EVAN TORRISI

WORK AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING: MAY 18, 2016 PAGE # 4 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 4 AGENDA HEADING: SUPERINTENDENT COMMUNICATIONS The following Superintendent communications were received and reviewed by the Board of Education: SUPT COMM Follow up to information provided on CIEE Program Fran Thompson to give presentation Discuss Audit Committee Meeting on June 8 th prior to BOE Meeting

BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESENTATION CIEE Mid-September 2015 I was contacted by CIEE and invited to apply to be a global navigator school and receive $20,000 in scholarships for Red Hook High School students Application was completed by 5 October Awarded the $20,00 and title Global Navigator School in mid-november 2015 8 schools in NYS: 5 NYC, 2 Rochester and us!!! Emily Drummond, from CIEE, met with Paul, Roy, Amanda and myself to answer questions and spoke with as many classes as we could schedule her for. The students deadline for applying to the program was 1 February 27 students began applications 24 students submitted completed applications 21 students were accepted and given scholarships ranging from 10%-100% of tuition costs 13 students have committed to summer programs for 2016 o 7 language and culture programs: Japan, Mexico(2), Spain,Morocco and Germany(2) o Bonaire: marine ecology o Ghana: Children s rights o Thailand: Human rights and environmental policy o Mexico (3) : community development $22,490 was awarded from our Global Navigator Scholarship program $2490 more than originally given $53,760 was awarded from the At-Large Global Navigator Scholarship Total of $58,250 awarded to Red Hook students We were awarded so much more than the original amount because of the high student interest in the programs and Red Hook CSD s commitment to global education. board presentation ciee Page 1

19 April the students participating in the language and culture programs took a pre-test in the language they will be studying. The pre-test is to evaluate which level of class they will be attending. At the end of the program they will take a post-test to see the growth they have achieved in the language. Two of the students who took the test have not studied the language at all. Kudos to them for giving it a try. These students who are in the language and culture program can elect to receive up to 4 college credits from Tulane University for their work. The cost of the 4 credits is $100. What a great opportunity and boost for their resumes! WORLD LANGUAGE HIGHLIGHTS AP AND IB TESTING IN MAY o 2 AP Spanish students o 7 IB HL Spanish students o 15 IB SL Spanish students o 1 IB HL French student o 9 IB SL French students o 6 IB SL German students The new textbooks in Spanish grade 7 and Level II and French grade 7 and Level II have been well received by the teachers. o The Spanish series is more interactive and the teachers are still learning how to take advantage of all the technology that is offered. o The French series is not as advanced technologically, however it has taken until March to receive the ancillary materials for grade 7 because of backorder issues. o New textbooks for 8 grade and level III are to be purchased for the upcoming year. Diana Pena-Perez has been part of the Apple cohort and has been working with the ipads and the other new technology with her Spanish 7 and 8 board presentation ciee Page 2

students. She has presented to the faculty at large and also the department about the uses for the ipads. ASL field trip to a presentation about living with deafness. The kids were very well behaved and a bit terrified to be in a place where people expected them to sign. The first part of presentation was a panel of deaf and hard of hearing people sharing their experiences of how they lost their hearing and what accommodations they use regularly. The second part was a panel of providers explaining their product and how it's beneficial to this population. The students saw many of these services in action including ASL interpreters, CART and the loop system. French students went to an Eric Vincent (French singer)concert in White Plains French Club sponsored a concert featuring two musicians from Quebec; Dan Foley, the 4-time All-Ireland Prizewinning fiddler, and guitarist Rob Stein will open for Cellist Natalie Hass and fiddler Yann Falquet. The local dance company the D'Amby Project also performed. The English Language Learners held their annual potluck dinner in March for all students and their families The German IB students went to the Mountain Brauhaus for a traditional German lunch 2 groups of French students will be hosted by some Red Hook Families for 3 week sessions this summer in July and August, set up by Amy Gilbert Deaf, Deaf Night was held 29 April in the RHHS cafeteria ASL is planning another field trip and a cross curricular project with the art department board presentation ciee Page 3

WORK AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING: MAY 18, 2016 PAGE # 5 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 5 AGENDA HEADING: CONSENT AGENDA UPDATED MOTION BY: SECONDED BY: To approve Business Consent Agenda items as follows: BUSINESS 1. Approve Board of Education Minutes for meeting held on May 4, 2016. BOE MINUTES 2. Approve the following payment for legal services related to the Mill Road HVAC/Technology Project: Honeywell Law Firm 111 Winners Circle, Suite 200 Albany, NY 12205 Total Amount Due: $3,194.00 APPROVE PAYMENTS Approve the following payment for legal services related to the Mill Road HVAC/Technology Project: American Arbitration Association 950 Warren Avenue East Providence, RI 02914 Total Amount Due: $4,887.50 3. Acknowledge the recommendation from the Committee on Special Education & the Committee on Preschool Education for meetings held on the following dates: 04/05/16; 04/06/16; 04/07/16; 04/11/16; 04/12/16; 04/14/16; 04/15/16; 04/19/16; 04/21/16; 04/29/16; CSE/CPSE RECOMM 4. Approve the following field trip requests: FIELD TRIP IB-2 French Club trip to NYC on May 26, 2016, contingent upon the successful completion of the required administrative guidelines and subject to cancellation at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools at any time for safety reasons. 5. Increase the equipment threshold limit from $1,000 to $5,000 effective immediately. THRESHOLD 6. Upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee the Board will select accounts payable and cash disbursements as the special area to be audited by the Internal Auditor for the 2015-16 fiscal year. AUDIT CMTE 7. Approve minutes of Annual District Election on May 17, 2016. ELECTION 8. Approve the Agreement for Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Services By and Between the Board of Education of the Red Hook Central School District and Orthopedic Associates of Dutchess County, PC, for the period of August 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. 9. Approve the following budget transfers: Transfer $600,000 from various general fund budget codes including heating fuel, transportation heating fuel, bus fuel, and various salary and benefit codes to various and appropriate equipment or supply and material codes to enable additional end of year technology purchases. Transfer $100,000 from various BOCES (490) codes to the A2630-490 (BOCES Technology) code. WAS CARRIED/DEFEATED: Vote: YES: NO: ABSENT: APPROVE AGREEMENT BUDGET TRANSFERS

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR MEETING OF EDUCATION MEETING MAY 4, 2016 The Public Hearing of the Board of Education was called to order by President Mosher at 7:06 p.m. in the 3-5 Cafeteria at the Mill Road Elementary School followed by the Pledge to the Flag. CALL TO ORDER 1. Ms. Mosher welcomed everyone to the Annual Hearing on the 2016-2017 School Budget. Ms. Mosher introduced all three candidates running for the Board of Education: Maggie Rothwell, Francisco Pujol, and Johanna Moore, incumbent. 2. Board Members present this evening are: Johanna Moore, Vice President Dawn Morrison Ryan McCann Ed Mercier 3. Also present are the following administrators: Mr. Bruce Martin, Business Administrator Dr. Katie Zahedi, Middle School Principal Ms. Erin Hayes, Primary Principal Mr. Brian Boyd, Intermediate Principal Mr. Thomas Cassata, Director of Physical Education/Health/Athletics Mr. Jeffrey Popp, Transportation Supervisor Mr. Lawrence Anthony, Cafeteria Director Ms. Elena Maskell, District Clerk Ms. Mosher reviewed voter qualifications, registration requirements, and procedures for voting by absentee ballot. PROPOSITIONS FOR THE 2016-2017 ANNUAL VOTE & ELECTION: 1. Proposed 2016-2017 Budget 2. Bus/Vehicle Purchase 3. Red Hook Public Library 4. Board of Education candidates WELCOME & INTRO VOTER QUALIFICATIONS PROPOSITION REVIEW Mr. Paul Finch and Mr. Bruce Martin reviewed the proposed 2016-2017 budget proposal of 51,467,416. Mr. Jeffrey Popp then reviewed the proposed bus/vehicle purchase Proposition. Erica Ferudenburger, Director of the Red Hook Library, discussed the Red Hook Library Proposition. There were 14 visitors and 0 members of the press present. President Vice Moore welcomed the visitors and invited them to ask questions or make statements at this time. Melissa McNesse Comments on Teacher Appreciation Week. President Mosher declared the Annual Public Hearing adjourned at 7:35 p.m. VISITOR RECOGNITION ADJOURN PUB HRG The regular meeting of the Board of Education was called to order by Vice President CALL TO 1

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR MEETING OF EDUCATION MEETING MAY 4, 2016 Moore at 7:37 p.m. in the 3-5 Cafeteria at the Mill Road Elementary School. ORDER Board members present were: J. Moore, D. Morrison, R. McCann, and E. Mercier. K. Mosher and E. Torrisi, student member were absent. Administration present were: B. Martin, D. Gaynor, and E. Maskell, Clerk of the Board. Issues For Discussion/Comment Evan Torrisi was absent. There were no comments. The following Superintendent communications were received and reviewed by the Board of Education: Dutchess BOCES Meeting Minutes from March 9, 2016 OCSBA New School Board Members Workshop Announcement Meet with School Attorney on May 18, 2016 Executive Session before or after meeting Scheduling Principal Interviews Post-Graduation Survey SUPT COMM The following monthly reports were received and reviewed by the Board of Education: K-2 Principal s Report, Newsletter E. Hayes 3-5 Principal s Report, Newsletter B. Boyd LAMS Principal s Report K. Zahedi & J. Berardi High School Principal s Report R. Paisley & A. Greene The following monthly reports were received and reviewed by the Board of Education: K-2 Mill Road Primary Report 3-5 Principal s Report, Newsletter B. Boyd LAMS Principal s Report K. Zahedi & J. Berardi High School Principal s Report R. Paisley & A. Greene ADMIN REPORTS ADMIN REPORTS Motion by D. Morrison and seconded by E. Mercier to approve the following Business Consent Agenda items 1-5: To approve Business Consent Agenda items as follows: 1. Approve Board of Education Minutes for meeting held on April 13, 2016 and the Special Meeting on April 26, 2016. BUSINESS CONSENT AGENDA BUSINESS BOE MINUTES 2. Acknowledge the Financial Report for the month of March 2016. FINANCIALS 3. Approve the following payments for legal services related to the Mill Road HVAC/District Wide Technology Project: APPROVE PAYMENTS 2

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR MEETING OF EDUCATION MEETING MAY 4, 2016 Honeywell Law Firm 111 Winners Circle, Suite 200 Albany, NY 12205 Total Amount Due: $5,947.00 Approve the following payments for services related to the Mill Road HVAC/District Wide Technology Project: Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers Invoice #51040619 10 Brown Road In the amount of: $270.00 Ithaca, NY 14850 Invoice #51040618 In the amount of: $65.40 Total Amount Due: $335.40 Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers Invoice #509787843 10 Brown Road In the amount of: $24,070.00 Ithaca, NY 14850 Total Amount Due: $24,070.00 4. Acknowledge the recommendation from the Committee on Special Education & the Committee on Preschool Education for meetings held on the following dates: 04/06/16; 04/07/16; and 04/12/06; CSE/CPSE RECOMM 5. Approve the following field trip requests: FIELD TRIPS IB French 2 Grade 12 Trip to NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art and Moroccan Restaurant on April 20, 2016 contingent upon the successful completion of the required administrative guidelines and subject to cancellation at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools at any time for safety reasons. Grade 7-12 Student Leaders trip to Honor s Haven Resort in Ellenville, NY from November 20, 2016 through November 22, 2016 contingent upon the successful completion of the required administrative guidelines and subject to cancellation at the discretion of the Superintendent of Schools at any time for safety reasons. 6. Approve the following: WHEREAS, the Red Hook Central School District is in receipt of the attached Sole Source Letter from the Apple Computer Company; and, WHEREAS, the above referenced letter indicates that Apple Computer Company sells its products to public educational institutions under its Apple for Education Program as the single source and provider of such computer items and that the letter indicates that Apple Computer Company prohibits any of its partners and/or resellers from providing the identical products to the public education market; and, WHEREAS, the Red Hook Central School District requires all Apple computer items to arrive in the District pre-registered on the District s Device Management System and the Apple Computer Company is the only entity able to provide this pre-registration; and, WHEREAS, the Red Hook Central School District has prepared and issued a public bid under the bidding and procurement rules and procedures outlined by the New York SOLE SOURCE BID APPROVAL 3

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR MEETING OF EDUCATION MEETING MAY 4, 2016 State Office of Government Services and the Office of the New York State Comptroller; and, WHEREAS, there were no bidders on the above referenced bid; and, WHEREAS, the failure of any company including Apple Computer Company and any of its partners and/or resellers to bid on the above reference bid conclusively supports the statements made in the Sole Source Letter presented by the Apple Computer Company; and, WHEREAS, the Red Hook Central School District desires to make purchases of Apple Computer products available under the Apple for Education Program from the Apple Computer Company in the interest of accomplishing the mission of the District; IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT: Apple Computer Company is deemed to be a sole source vendor for items listed on the bid referenced above for the purposes of purchasing items available from the Apple for Education Program until the earlier of six months from the date of this resolution or at such time as a New York State Contract program for Apple purchasing becomes available. 7. BE IT RESOLVED that the Red Hook Central School District Board of Education upon recommendation of the Superintendent hereby approves the lease between Red Hook Central School District and The Research Foundation for The State University of New York and authorizes the Board President to execute such lease. All were in favor with none opposed. Motion carried 5-0. MESONET LEASE That the following personnel items be approved upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools: 1. Accept with regret and best wishes the resignation of Walter Tauselt, Bus Driver, for the purpose of retirement effective June 29, 2016. 2. Accept with regret and best wishes the resignation of Nancy Feller, Food Service Helper, for the purpose of retirement effective July 30, 2016. 3. Amend the extension to the paid medical leave of absence for employee #2026 for the period April 4, 2016 through May 26, 2016. The original resolution was passed on March 9, 2016 with on or about effective dates. 4. Amend resolution extending appointment of Elizabeth Affeldt to the position of Contract Substitute Elementary Teacher, to be paid at RHFA Bachelor s Step 1, $53,173 (pro-rated), effective on April 4, 2016 through May 26, 2016. The original resolution was passed on March 9, 2016 with on or about effective dates. 5. Appoint Alison Jones to the position of Contract Substitute Elementary Teacher, to be paid at RHFA Master s Step 1, $57,549 (pro-rated), effective May 9, 2016 through June 17, 2016. PERSONNEL RETIREMENT RETIREMENT EXTEND LOA EXTEND APPT CONTRACT SUB 4

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR MEETING OF EDUCATION MEETING MAY 4, 2016 6. Appoint Michelle Scott to the position of Summer Special Education Teacher for the 3-5 Summer Flex Class to be paid per RHFA contract, for the period 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. SUMMER APPOINTMENTS 7. Appoint Bethany VanDemark to the position of Summer Special Education Teacher for the K-2 Summer Flex Class to be paid per RHFA contract, for the period 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. 8. Appoint Jenet DeSimone to the position of Summer Special Education Teacher for the 9-12 Summer Flex Class to be paid per RHFA contract, for the period 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. 9. Appoint Amanda Wright to the position of Grade 1 Teacher for the Jumpstart Summer Program, to be paid per RHFA contract, for the period 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. 10. Appoint Debbie Michitsch to the position of Grade 2 Teacher for the Jumpstart Summer Program, to be paid per RHFA contract, for the period 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. 11. Appoint Stephanie Ljutich to the position of Kindergarten Teacher for the Jumpstart Kindergarten Summer Program, to be paid per RHFA contract, for the period 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. 12. Appoint Bernadette McCrudden to the position of Speech Therapist for the Jumpstart Summer Program, to be paid per RHFA contract, for the period 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. 13. Appoint Kristen Frank to the position of Special Education/Literacy Teacher for the Jumpstart Summer Program, to be paid per RHFA contract, for the period 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. 14. Appoint Traci Franceschini to the position of Literacy Teacher for the Jumpstart Summer Program, to be paid per RHFA contract, for the period 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. 15. Approve the following people as Election Inspectors for the May 17, 2016 Election: Linda Greenblatt Lorraine Birnbaum Steve Zarchuk Ellen Triebwasser Cindy Hacunda Jaques Auster Al Villereale ELECTION INSPECTORS 16. Appoint the following substitute employees: APPT SUBS SUBSTITUTE TEACHER Alison Jones Certified $90.00 per day SUBSTITUTE FOOD SERVICE HELPER Nancy Feller $9.00 per hour 5

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR MEETING OF EDUCATION MEETING MAY 4, 2016 Ms. Mosher noted the two retirements on the agenda and thanked them for their years of service. All were in favor with none opposed. Motion carried 5-0. BOE REVIEW 4/13/16 1. Grading 2. Post Graduation Study 3. Change in School Start Time 4. Intermunicipality Agreement 5. BOE Goals BOE REVIEW EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion made by R. McCann and seconded by E. Mercier that the Board of Education move to Executive Session at 8:02 PM for the purpose of discussing the employment history of a particular individual(s). EXECUTIVE SESSION President Mosher declared the Board returned to open session at 8:21 PM. Dr. Suzanne Button was in attendance at the meeting when Members returned to public session. Dr. Button gave the BOE and the public a presentation on the Post Graduation Study. Discussion ensued. RETURN TO PUBLIC Motion made by J. Moore and seconded by D. Morrison that the Board of Education again move into Executive Session at 8:55 PM for the discussion of proposed acquisition, sale, or lease of real property. Joe Deegan was in attendance during executive session. All were in favor with none opposed. Motion carried. EXEC SESSION President Mosher declared the Board returned to open session at 9:35 PM. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by J. Moore and seconded by E. Mercier to adjourn the meeting at 9:36 PM. All were in favor with none opposed. Motion carried. ADJOURN Respectfully submitted, Elena Rae Maskell District Clerk 6

Red Hook Central School District ~ Perry G. Sheldon, Director Department of Facilities and Operations 9 Mill Road Red Hook, New York 12571 Telephone Facsimile (845) 758-2241 ext. 59100 (845) 758-4562 MEMORANDUM To: From: Paul Finch/Board of Education Bruce T. Martin/Perry G. Sheldon Date: May 6, 2016 Re: Capital Payment This memo is to recommend payment (H31620:244) for Legal services for Mill Road HV AC/Technology project: Honeywell Law Firm 111 Winners Circle, Suite 200 Albany, NY 12205 In the amount of: $ 3,194.00 Attach C: File TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $ 3,194.00 Y:\Capital Projects\MR HVAC. Technology H3 2013\BOE\BOE payment memo Honeywell Law.doc

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION MAY 17, 2016 At 12 Noon EDST, May 17, 2016 Clerk of the Board, Elena Maskell, certified that the Official Call of the Annual District Election had been duly published in the official newspapers of the School District in accordance to Education Law and that a copy of said publication had been posted in the polling place for public inspection. She further certified that in accordance with said notice, the Board of Registration had met at the appointed time and place for the purpose of establishing personal registration of the eligible voters of this school district. Also, that the Board of Education held a Public Hearing on May 4, 2016 in compliance with Education Law for the purpose of public presentation and discussion of the proposed budget for the 2016-17 school year, bus & vehicle purchase, capital project, a student member to serve on the Board of Education and the election of two school board members. She gave further notice that the minutes of the annual district election held on May 19, 2015 are posted in this place for public inspection and that the Board of Education at a regular board of education meeting held on July 8, 2015 did duly appoint Dr. Thomas Turchetti to serve as Permanent Chairman of the Annual Election held during the 2015-16 school year. After hearing no objections, Dr. Thomas Turchetti, Permanent Chairman of the Annual District Election dispensed with the reading of the Minutes of the Annual Meeting and Election of 2015 and the Official Call of this Annual Election. He stated that the members of the School District's Board of Registration charged with the responsibility of establishing and maintaining poll lists and determining the eligibility of qualified voters to vote at the Annual Election in the District were as follows: Chairperson: Member Connie Brewer Elena Maskell and please take further notice that the inspectors of election were as follows: Chief Election Inspector: Inspectors: Voting Machine Technician: Connie Brewer Karen Giek Walter Flynn Mary Flynn Kris Sperry Linda Greenblatt Lorraine Birnbaum Steve Zarchuk Eileen Triebwasser Cindy Hacunda Jacques Auster Al Villereale 1

RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF ANNUAL DISTRICT ELECTION MAY 17, 2016 He further certified to the zero (0) count on each voting machine and gave notice that the polls were open and would remain open until 9:00 p.m. this date for voting on the budget, bus & vehicle purchase, two library propositions, and the election of two members to the Board of Education. At 9:00 p.m. EDST, Chairman Turchetti ordered the doors to the polling areas closed, announced that all registered and qualified voters who were entitled to cast their vote, should do so, after which time the polls would be declared closed. He then directed the tellers to take and record the vote. The election inspectors proceeded to hand record the results of the propositions. Those results are as follows: Proposition #1 - Budget YES NO VOID TOTAL: Proposition #2 School Bus & Vehicle Purchase YES NO VOID TOTAL: Proposition #3 Red Hook Library YES NO VOID TOTAL: Votes cast for the Board Candidates were as follows: Maggie Rothwell Francisco Pujol Johanna Moore Chairman Turchetti declared the 2015-16 budget passed by votes, School Bus & Vehicle passed by votes, were elected to three year terms on the Board of Education beginning on July 1, 2016 and ending on June 30, 2019. The meeting was adjourned at p.m. Respectfully submitted, Elena Maskell Clerk of the Board 2

WORK AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING: MAY 18, 2016 PAGE # 6 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 6 AGENDA HEADING: PERSONNEL UPDATED MOTION BY: SECONDED BY: That the following personnel items be approved upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools: PERSONNEL 1. Accept the resignation of Michelle Lunstedt, part-time food service helper, effective May 9, 2016. 2. Extend the non-paid FMLA leave of absence for employee #1932 for the period of May 23, 2016 through June 17, 2016, and the non-paid, non-fmla leave of absence for employee #1932 for the period of June 20, 2016 through June 23, 2016.. 3. Appoint Jeremy Kermani to the position of Contract Substitute Science Teacher, to be paid at RHFA Bachelor s Step 1, $53,173 (pro-rated), effective May 23, 2016 through June 23, 2016. 4. Appoint Lauren Betterton to the position of Summer Special Education Teacher for the 3-5 Summer Flex Class to be paid per RHFA contract, effective 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. RESIGNATION EXTEND LOA CONTRACT SUB SUMMER APPOINTMENTS Appoint Evelyn Aveledo to the position of Summer Special Education Teacher Aide for the K-2 Summer Flex Class to be paid per RSSSA contract, effective 7/5/16 through 8/11/16. 5. Appoint the following TUTOR effective February 8, 2016: Sophia Spagnoli $25.00 per hour TUTOR 6. Appoint the following substitute employees: APPT SUBS SUBSTITUTE TEACHER Sophia Spagnoli Uncertified $75.00 per day SUBSTITUTE CLERK (District Office Only) Margaret Helsley SUBSTITUTE CLERK Eileen Blazina SUBSTITUTE AIDES Erika Moniz Shirley Pfleider $10.00 per hour $9.00 per hour $9.00 per hour $9.00 per hour 7. Appoint Philip Campbell to the position of full-time (1.0 FTE) High School Principal, to be paid at a pro-rated salary of $142,000 per year, with a four-year probationary term commencing on July 11, 2016 tentatively scheduled to conclude on July 11, 2020, in the tenure area of Administration, contingent upon his successful completion of the probationary term and having received composite or overall APPR ratings of either Effective or Highly Effective in at least three of the four preceding years and a rating higher than Ineffective at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 school year. ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTMENT WAS CARRIED/DEFEATED: Vote: YES: NO: ABSENT:

WORK AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING: MAY 18, 2016 PAGE # 7 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 7 AGENDA HEADING: BOARD OF EDUCATION REVIEW BOE REVIEW 5/04/16 BOE REVIEW 1. Grading 2. Post Graduation Study 3. Intermunicipality Agreement 4. BOE Goals

WORK AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING: MAY 18, 2016 PAGE # 8 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 8 AGENDA HEADING: 2 ND RECOGNITION OF VISITORS President Mosher invited the visitors again to ask questions or make statements at this time. VISITOR RECOGNITION Comments / Questions for Visitors, if any:

WORK AGENDA REGULAR BOARD MEETING: MAY 18, 2016 PAGE # 9 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 9 & 10 AGENDA HEADING: EXECUTIVE SESSION & ADJOURNMENT That the Board of Education move to Executive Session at for the purpose of discussing the employment history of a particular individual(s) EXEC SESSION WAS CARRIED/DEFEATED: Vote: YES: NO: ABSENT: President Mosher declared the Board returned to open session at PM ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY: ADJOURN SECONDED BY: to adjourn the meeting at PM WAS CARRIED/DEFEATED: Vote: YES: NO: ABSENT: Meeting adjourned.