Vestal Central Schools Vestal, New York. BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, May 12, 2015

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1 Vestal Central Schools Vestal, New York BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, May 12, 2015 PRESENT: Michon Stuart, President Jerry Etingoff, Vice President Linda Daino David Hanson Joan Miller Kim Myers Mario Nunes ABSENT Sylvia Place Tony Turnbull ALSO PRESENT: Superintendent Mark LaRoach School Business Administrator Jeffrey Ahearn Director of Instruction Laura Lamash District Negotiator Keith Olivet Attorney Michael Sherwood District Clerk Kay Ellis Student Government Representative Rachel Kosty About 8 Visitors The Board meeting was called to order at 6:01 PM by Board President Michon Stuart in the auditorium at the Clayton Avenue Elementary School. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Superintendent LaRoach described the proposed budget as a responsible, affordable spending plan that once again did not have any reductions in staff or services. School Business Administrator Jeffrey Ahearn reviewed a presentation including anticipated revenues, state aid projections and planned expenditures. On motion by David Hanson, second by Sylvia Place, the Board voted 8 to 0 to adjourn immediately into Executive Session to discuss recommendations from the Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Preschool Special Education and to review information regarding a particular employee. # Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance # Public Hearing on Proposed Budget # Executive Session The Board returned to open session at 7:05 PM. On motion by Linda Daino, second by Sylvia Place, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2015 meeting as written. # Approval of Minutes None. # Public Comments on Agenda Items Student Government Representative Rachel Kosty: --Relay for Life is planned for this Saturday. --Orchestra students and Vestal Voices performed at Hershey Park last week. --The first Vestival was very successful. --An International Festival will be held this Friday from 6:30-9:00pm. --A safety assembly was held. --The election process has begun for next years officers and student government positions. --The plans for the memorial to Dina Jacobson are being finalized; district staff will help with the tree planting next week. # Reports Board President Michon Stuart reported: Liaisons: African Road parent group donated $300 to Ronald McDonald House in Syracuse. A visiting author program was held, they will be celebrating Flag Day on 6/12 and have a field day at Arnold Park on May 29. The after school Science program will be expanded for next year. The high school is busy with end of year activities including Decision Day, planning the All-nighter and graduation. As part of the memorial to Dina Jacobson, they are looking at the first Friday each June to be Dina Day. Clayton Avenue celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week; they are busy fundraising to offset the costs of their OM team s trip to the World Finals in Michigan. They had Muffins with Mom last week. The Middle School held their second special events day. The musical production of Mulan was wonderful. Everyone did a great job. Tioga Hills and Glenwood parent groups honored staff for Teacher Appreciation Week. --National Teachers Day was last week. --Academic Awards Night was held last week. --Student Recognition Breakfast will be tomorrow at 7:00am.

2 Superintendent Mark LaRoach reported: --Student Government President Rachel Kosty was congratulated on her achievements at Awards Night. --Hall of Fame Day was last Thursday, past recipients visited the school and the dinner was wonderful event. --Collaborative efforts continue with other school districts. --Fundraising continues for the OM teams traveling to Michigan for the World Finals; a Binghamton team will be sharing a bus with us for the trip. --All were encouraged to attend the Student Recognition Breakfast tomorrow. On motion by Kim Myers, second by Tony Turnbull, the Board voted 8 to 0 to accept Schedule E (Enrollment Report), Schedule F (Travel/Conference Requests), Schedule H (Bid Award) and Schedule I (Budget Transfers); and approve Schedule P (Personnel). Under Schedule P, the following changes in personnel were made: # Acceptance of Schedules E, F, H and I; Approval of Schedule P SCHEDULE IP 1 RESIGNATION: INSTRUCTIONAL The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following INSTRUCTIONAL RESIGNATION: NAME POSITION TENURE AREA EFFECTIVE DATE REMARKS Bradley, Bruce Principal Administrative Area: Principal 7/1/15 Other employment SCHEDULE IP 2 RETIREMENT: INSTRUCTIONAL The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following INSTRUCTIONAL RETIREMENT: NAME POSITION TENURA AREA EFFECTIVE DATE Briggs, Leslie Foreign Language Teacher Academic Area: Foreign Language 6/30/15 SCHEDULE IP 3 PROBATIONARY APPOINTMENT: INSTRUCTIONAL The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following INSTRUCTIONAL PROBATIONARY APPOINTMENT: NAME POSITION TENURE AREA CERT PROBATION PERIOD TENURE DATE SALARY Whalen, Kevin Science Teacher Academic Area: Science Initial 9/1/15-6/30/19 9/1/19 TBD SCHEDULE IP 4A TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT: INSTRUCTIONAL SUBSTITUTE The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following INSTRUCTIONAL TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT (SUBSTITUTE): NAME INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL CERTIF DEGREE EFFECTIVE DATE REMARKS Briggs, Leslie Foreign Language Permanent MS 9/1/15 SCHEDULE IP 4B TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT: ABOVE CONTRACT Attached please find page4 of a master list of above contract positions for the school year. We are asking for approval for the person, position and stipend that is underlined and in bold print. Board Meeting : May 12, 2015 AREA OF APPOINTMENT AREA/BLDG STIPEND POSTED NAME APPROVED INTRAMURALS Elementary Spring $ Daglio, Steven 5/12/15 SCHEDULE IP 4C TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT: INSTRUCTIONAL (OTHER) The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following INSTRUCTIONAL TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT (OTHER): NAME AREA OF SERVICE LEVEL EFFECTIVE DATE REMARKS Matthews, Heather CPR/First Aid Instructor District-wide 5/13/15-6/30/15 2

3 SCHEDULE NIP 1 RESIGNATIONS: NON-INSTRUCTIONAL The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following NON-INSTRUCTIONAL RESIGNATIONS: NAME POSITION SHIFT/SCHOOL EFFECTIVE DATE REMARKS Andrews, Jessica Teacher Aide (Monitor) PT (3 hrs/day) African Road 4/27/15 Kacyvenski, Ramona 0.5 Teacher Aide Glenwood 5/11/15 Slyman, DeAnne Teacher Aide Middle School 5/15/15 SCHEDULE NIP 2 RETIREMENTS: NON-INSTRUCTIONAL The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following NON-INSTRUCTIONAL RETIREMENTS: NAME POSITION SHIFT/SCHOOL EFFECTIVE DATE REMARKS Gardner, Kathleen Bus Driver Transportation 11/6/15 Hall, Mark Custodian 2 nd shift, Glenwood 11/30/15 SCHEDULE NIP 4 PROBATIONARY APOINTMENT: NON-INSTRUCTIONAL The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following NON-INSTRUCTIONAL PROBATIONARY APPOINTMENT: NAME POSITION SHIFT/SCHOOL PROBATION SALARY REMARKS Kirchheimer, Heather Registered Professional Nurse PERIOD Glenwood 5/21/15-2/4/16 TBD 26 wk probationary period SCHEDULE NIP 8A TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT/SUBSTITUTE: NON-INSTRUCTIONAL The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following NON-INSTRUCTIONAL TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT/SUBSTITUTE: NAME POSITION EFFECTIVE DATE REMARKS *Eiche, Deborah Typist PT/S 5/13/15 *pending fingerprint clearance SCHEDULE NIP 8A RESOLUTION FOR EMERGENCY CONDITIONAL APPOINTMENT TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT/SUBSTITUTE: NON-INSTRUCTIONAL The Superintendent of Schools having advised the Board of Education that emergency conditional appointments are necessary in relation to appointments of employees, and the Board having passed policy in relation of the safety of children, and the prospective employee having filed a statement regarding criminal convictions, and the Superintendent having forwarded to the State Education Department an application for conditional appointment and the fingerprints of the prospective employee, and on recommendation of the Superintendent, it is RESOLVED that the following emergency conditional appointment is hereby made and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this appointment shall expire upon the passage of 20 business days or the approval of the appointment of such individual, whichever occurs first. NAME POSITION EFFECTIVE DATE REMARKS Eiche, Deborah Typist PT/S 5/13/15 SCHEDULE NIPA CHANGE IN STATUS: NON-INSTRUCTIONAL The Superintendent of Schools hereby recommends the APPROVAL of the following NON-INSTRUCTIONAL CHANGE IN STATUS: NAME POSITION SHIFT/SCHOOL CHANGE EFFECTIVE REASON Henry, Kristin Bus Driver Transportation Termination of employment 5/13/15 In accordance with the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools and Broome County Rule X.A. On motion by Linda Daino, second by Tony Turnbull, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education pursuant to its authority under Section 1709(12) of the Education Law hereby accepts the following gifts: Description Approx. Value Donor Recipient Cash Donation for African Road $ Target Take Charge Vestal Central Elementary School of Education 3 # Acceptance of Gifts

4 Cash Donation for Vestal Hills $ Vestal Hills PTA Vestal Central Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind $ Vestal Middle School Vestal Central Sunshine Fund Odyssey of the Mind $ Vestal Middle School Vestal Central PTO Odyssey of the Mind $ A. Esteban & Vestal Central Company, Inc. Odyssey of the Mind $1, School-to-Careers Vestal Central Partnership; STEM Hub Odyssey of the Mind $1, IBM Corporation Vestal Central On motion by David Hanson, second by Jerry Etingoff, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the President or Vice-President of the Board of Education be authorized to sign an agreement with the Chenango Forks Central to provide Health and Welfare Services to approximately 4 students residing in the Vestal Central attending non-public schools in the Chenango Forks Central during the school year at a cost of $1, total. On motion by Kim Myers, second by Linda Daino, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the President or Vice-President of the Board of Education be authorized to sign an agreement with the Johnson City Central to provide Health and Welfare Services to approximately 20 students residing in the Vestal Central attending non-public schools in the Johnson City Central during the school year at a cost of $6, total. On motion by David Hanson, second by Sylvia Place, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the President of Vice-President of the Board of Education be authorized renew the contract with Management Advisory Group Business Operations, Inc. to provide services related to Medicaid claims for students with disabilities, effective April 1, 2015 through June 30, On motion by David Hanson, second by Joan Miller, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the President of Vice-President of the Board of Education be authorized to renew the contract with Management Advisory Group Special Services, Inc. to provide a consultant(s) to confer with district personnel and file all STAC form, effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, On motion by Jerry Etingoff, second by David Hanson, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the President or Vice-President of the Board of Education be authorized to sign a contract with Therapeeds Physical Therapy of Upstate New York, PLLC, d.b.a. G & E Therapies, for occupational, physical and speech therapy services at a cost of $65.00 per hour for therapist services and $45.00 for assistant services, from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in accordance with terms outlined in the attached agreement. # Health and Welfare Service Charges; Chenango Forks Central School District # Health and Welfare Service Charges; Johnson City Central # Contract with Management Advisory Group Business Operations, Inc.; Medicaid Services # Contract with Management Advisory Group Special Services, Inc.; STAC Services # Contract with Therapeeds Physical Therapy of Upstate New York, PLLC d.b.a G & E Therapies 4

5 On motion by Sylvia Place, second by Tony Turnbull, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education give permission for approximately th grade students to travel to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ on June 11, 2015 for the Senior Class trip. There is no cost to the District for this trip. On motion by David Hanson, second by Sylvia Place, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following school administrators are hereby certified as Qualified Lead Evaluator of principals having successfully completed the training requirements prescribed in 8 NYCRR (b): Laura Lamash, Ed.D On motion by Jerry Etingoff, second by Linda Daino, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following school administrators are hereby certified as Qualified Lead Evaluator of teachers having successfully completed the training requirements prescribed in 8 NYCRR (b): Doris Ainslie Catherine Hepler Doreen McSain Bradley Bruce Merry Jones Michael Rotondi Deborah Caddick Clifford Kasson, Jr. Meghan Stenta Patrick Clarke, III Laura Lamash, Ed.D. Anne Tristan Donna Halbert Ann Marie Loose Annamary Zappia Jane Hashey Therese Mastro On motion by Kim Myers, second by Linda Daino, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the President or Vice President of the Board of Education be authorized to sign a contract with Seokyung Han to provide interpretation services for students as needed through June 30, 2015, for a fee of $32.85 per hour, per the terms of the attached agreement. On motion by Kim Myers, second by Linda Daino, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the President or Vice-President of the Board of Education be authorized to sign a professional services agreement with Rachel Schwartz to provide social skills training, behavioral intervention and support training services for a student as approved by the Committee on Special Education, in accordance with terms outlined in the attached agreement, for the period of September 1, 2015 through June 30, On motion by Kim Myers, second by David Hanson, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Vestal Central accepts the results of the cooperative bid for NOI (Net Off Invoice) and the fee for services- Government Commodities, through the Broome County Specification Group for the school year. On motion by Sylvia Place, second by Linda Daino, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the President or Vice-President of the Board of Education be authorized to sign a professional services agreement with Reva Reid Therapy Services to provide occupational therapy and family education services as needed, for a student as approved by the Committee on Special Education, in accordance with terms outlined in the attached agreement, for the period of May 12, 2015 through June 30, On motion by Jerry Etingoff, second by Kim Myers, the Board voted 8 to 0 to approve the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education give permission to 20 Odyssey of the Mind students for a trip to East Lansing, MI for the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, May 20-May 23, This trip will be partially funded through donations and approximately $21,000 will be paid by the District. First Reading of the Following Policies: 1700 Negotiating Units Defined (revised) 6211 Recruitment (revised) 7270 Grade Promotion and Placement (new) 8450 Home Instruction/Alternative instruction (revised) Adelheid Corlyon, 1 Ashtree Lane, Apalachin, addressed the Board regarding class sizes at Tioga Hills. Brad Bruce, 127 Hayes Road, Binghamton, expresses his gratitude to the Board and was thanked for his efforts at Clayton Avenue. 5 5/12/15 # Senior Class Trip to Six Flags # Certification of Lead Evaluator of Principals # Certification of Lead Evaluators of Teachers # Professional Services Agreement Interpreter Services (Han) # Professional Services Agreement - Schwartz # Bid Award - Net Off Invoice (NOI) through Broome County Specification Group # Agreement for Occupational Therapy Reva Reid Therapy Services # Field Trip Odyssey of the Mind Teams to World Finals in Michigan # Policy First Reading # Voice of the Public

6 Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Noon to 9:00 PM Annual Vote/Board Member Election; 9:00pm Meeting Board Conference Room Administration Building Tuesday, May 26, :00 PM Regular Meeting Board Conference Room Administration Building 5/12/15 # Future Meetings Future Board Sub-Committee Meetings Procedure Committee Thursday, June 11, Small Conference Room Administration Building On motion by David Hanson, second by Sylvia Place, the Board voted 8 to 0 to adjourn the meeting immediately. # Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM. Kay Ellis, District Clerk 6

7 Vestal Central Schools Vestal, New York BOARD OF EDUCATION EXECUTIVE SESSION #1 Tuesday, May 12, 2015 PRESENT: Michon Stuart, President Jerry Etingoff, Vice President Linda Daino David Hanson Kim Myers Joan Miller Mario Nunes ABSENT Sylvia Place Tony Turnbull ALSO PRESENT: Superintendent Mark LaRoach School Business Administrator Jeffrey Ahearn dismissed 6:35pm Director of Instruction Laura Lamash- dismissed 6:35pm District Negotiator Keith Olivet dismissed 6:35pm Attorney Michael Sherwood District Clerk Kay Ellis dismissed 6:35pm Anne Tristan, Director of Special Education Executive Session commenced at 6:28 PM in the Library of Clayton Avenue Elementary School. Recommendations and annual reviews of the Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Preschool Special Education were on the agenda. Board members had copies of the IEPs for each student made available to them prior to the meeting and had reviewed them. Board members gave due consideration to each case before voting. On motion by Tony Turnbull, second by Linda Daino, the Board voted 8 to 0 to accept the recommendations and annual reviews of the Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Preschool Special Education for all students considered. The Board was updated on administrative coverage at African Road and Clayton Avenue schools. The status of negotiations with VAA and VEA were reviewed. Tenure recommendations were discussed. The session was adjourned at 7:04PM. Kay Ellis, District Clerk MIN 7