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MINUTES
BOARD
OF EDUCATION
Regular
Meeting – June 22, 2004
Riverhead
High School Auditorium
PRESENT:
President, Mrs. Mary Ellen Harkin; Vice President, Mrs. Nancy Gassert; Mrs.
Kathleen Berezny; Mr. Timothy Griffing; Mr. Timothy Hubbard; and, Mrs. Marypat
Takacs.
ABSENT:
Mrs. Lori H. Montefusco.
ALSO
PRESENT: Dr. Robert Pinckney, Mr. Joseph Ogeka, Mrs. Peggie Staib and
Christopher Powers, Esq.
President,
Mrs. Harkin, opened the meeting at 6:27 p.m. with the pledge of allegiance to
the flag.
A
motion was made by Mrs. Gassert, seconded by Mrs. Berezny, to recess to
executive session to discuss personnel issues.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
The
Board of Education recessed to executive session at 6:28 p.m.
A
motion was made by Mrs. Gassert, seconded by Mrs. Berezny, to return to open
session.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
The
Board of Education returned to open session at 7:45 p.m.
A
brief recess followed.
The
meeting resumed at 7:52 p.m.
There
were about 40 other people in attendance.
ALSO
PRESENT: Mrs. Barbara O’Kula.
A
motion was made by Mrs. Gassert, seconded by Mr. Hubbard, to amend the agenda
to include the following resolution:
RESOLVED,
that on the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Professional
Personnel recommendation be approved per Supplemental File Personnel Report and
is subject to Board Policy #9310:
Pledge
of Allegiance
Recess
to
Executive
Session
Return
to
Open
Session
Amend
Agenda
-Add
Change in Status
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Change
in Status
Kerry
Deschamps – To: Elementary Teacher, effective 7/1/04-
6/30/07.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion to
Amend Agenda Carried.
A
motion was made by Mrs. Gassert, seconded by Mr. Hubbard, to amend the agenda
to include the following resolution:
RESOLVED,
that on the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Civil Service
Personnel recommendation be approved per Supplemental File Personnel Report and
is subject to Board Policy #9310:
Appointment
Donna
Elmore – Summer Special Education Aide, effective 7/6/04-
8/13/04.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion to
Amend Agenda Carried.
A
motion was made by Mrs. Gassert, seconded by Mr. Hubbard, to amend the agenda
to include the following resolution:
RESOLVED,
that the Board of Education of the Riverhead Central School District, pursuant
to the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, hereby appoints Impartial
Hearing Officer: Harry Kershen, 25 East Shore Drive, Massapequa, New York
11758 to preside over a special education impartial hearing pursuant to a
demand for such hearing.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion to
Amend Agenda Carried.
A
motion was made by Mrs. Gassert, seconded by Mr. Hubbard, to
table the following resolution:
RESOLVED,
that on the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Professional
Personnel recommendation be approved per Supplemental File Personnel Report and
is subject to Board Policy #9310:
Appointment
Debra
M. Rogers – Principal/Roanoke Avenue Elementary School,
effective 7/1/04-7/30/07.
-Add
Appointment
-Add
Impartial
Hearing
Officer
Motion
to Table
-Debra
Rodgers
-Tabled
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Yes
6 No 0
Motion to
Table Carried.
A
motion was made by Mrs. Gassert, seconded by Mr. Hubbard, to table the
following resolution:
RESOLVED,
that on the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Professional
Personnel recommendation be approved per Supplemental File Personnel Report:
Change
in Status
Holly
Chew – Senior Clerk Typist, effective 7/1/04.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion to
Table Carried.
Mrs.
Peggie Staib, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, reported
on the Math Task Force developed to assist the district’s adoption of a
balanced approach to teaching mathematics and developing mathematical literacy
connecting between conceptual understanding and procedural and computational
proficiency. Her report and supplemental guide are made part of the
Supplemental File of the Minutes.
Representatives
from the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association recognized Mrs. Marypat
Takacs for her service on the Executive Committee of the Association and for
the contributions she has made to champion public education. On behalf of
the Board of Education, Mrs. Harkin thanked her for her dedication to the needs
of the district and efforts to increase visibility and respect of the Riverhead
Central School District during her six years of tenure on the Board of
Education.
A
motion was made by Mrs. Gassert, seconded by Mr. Hubbard, to approve the
Treasurer’s Report for the month of April 2004 and the following Schedule of
Bills for the month of April 2004:
Fund
Check
Numbers
Amount
Trust
& Agency
6430-6544
$3,197,887.49
General
Fund
10140-10418
1,562,270.86
Cafeteria
7371-7403
80,740.46
Federal
Funds
7049-7066
24,842.44
Extraclassroom
3789-3807
9,775.93
Capital
Expansion
-0-
Capital
Fund
-0-
Motion
to Table
-Holly
Chew
-Tabled
Math
Task Force
Nassau-Suffolk
School
Boards
Association
Presentation
in
Recognition
of
Mrs.
Marypat Takacs
Treasurer’s
Report &
Schedule
of Bills
-April
2004
-Approved
-Supplemental
File
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Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
Dr.
Pinckney extended appreciation to the community for support of the budget that
passed on June 15.
The
Board of Education thanked the community for their support to pass the budget
and extended best wishes to Dot Trondle as she retires after serving the
students and community for 14 years as Principal at the Roanoke Avenue
Elementary School.
Mr.
Hubbard took a moment to personally thank the community, Board of Education,
administration and staff for the “get well” wishes extended his way during his
recent surgery and recuperation.
Mrs.
Harkin requested that all interested parties apply to serve on a search
committee to evaluate applicants for Superintendent.
Community
comments included:
-meeting
of AQE (Alliance for Quality Education) on July 22 at
11 a.m. at Central Islip School to discuss funding
-request
to allow publication of the literary magazine, Labryinth,
to
go forth and not to censor articles in any way (Dr. Pinckney
stated
that the publication will be redistributed in the Fall to all 12th
graders)
-request
for a private meeting from a parent of a foster child
(Dr.
Pinckney informed her that resolution to the matter is
underway)
-request
for further discussion on resolution on agenda to
reappoint
the firm of Ingerman Smith as labor counsel
-request
for remedial help in math in grades K-4
-criticism
on meeting of June 14 that was not a board meeting
but
rather a community forum with Mr. Raymond Fell of Eastern
Suffolk
BOCES to develop a profile and qualifications for the
school
superintendent position
-suggestion
that parents volunteer to assist in math remediation
-price
should not be a factor when considering the need for
qualified
professional administrators and/or superintendent
The
Board of Education acknowledged the following Board correspondence:
-Dated:
June 10, 2004 Re: Complimentary letter from Class of
2004
-Dated:
June 15, 2004 Re: MSTP Grant presented @ 6/8/04
Board meeting
Opportunity
for
Superintendent