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MINUTES
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting – March 18, 2004
Riverhead High School Auditorium
PRESENT: President, Mrs.
Mary Ellen Harkin; Vice President, Mrs. Nancy Gassert; Mrs. Kathleen Berezny;
Mr. Timothy Griffing; and, Mrs. Lori Montefusco.
ABSENT: Mr. Timothy Hubbard.
LATE: Mrs. Marypat Takacs.
ALSO PRESENT: Dr. Robert Pinckney, Mr. Joseph Ogeka,
Ms. Carol Perkins and Chris Clayton, Esq.
Board President, Mrs.
Harkin, opened the meeting at 6:44 p.m. with the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mrs. Berezzny, to recess to executive session to discuss
personnel.
Yes
5 No 0
Motion
Carried.
The Board of Education
recessed to executive session at 6:45 p.m.
Mrs. Takacs arrived at 6:55
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 7:55 p.m.
A brief recess followed.
The meeting resumed at 8:00
p.m.
There were about 30 other
people in attendance.
ALSO PRESENT: Mrs. Barbara O’Kula.
Pledge of Allegiance
Recess to
Executive Session
Return to
Open Session
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Board of Education
March 18, 2004
Page 2
A motion was made by Mr.
Griffing, seconded by Mrs. Gassert, to amend the agenda to include the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District gratefully accepts the
donation of six Senhauser body microphones, receivers and wheeled case to house
the receivers from the Riverhead Faculty and Community Theatre for use in the
High School.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
to Amend Agenda Carried.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mrs. Berezny, to approve the minutes of the following
meeting:
Regular Meeting – February
10, 2004
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Berezny, seconded by Mrs. Gassert, to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the
month of January 2004 and the following Schedule of Bills for the month of
January 2004:
Fund
Check Numbers
Amount
Trust & Agency
6196-6273
$2,093,917.54
General Fund
9156-9539
1,403,086.41 Cafeteria
7275-7304
48,276.57
Federal Funds
6968-6988
37,214.77
Capital Expansion
2135-2136
31,475.00
Extraclassroom
3740-3759
17,855.39
Capital Fund
-0-
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
Dr. Pinckney alerted the
community that a decision to either close schools or implement a two-hour delay
would be made by 5 a.m. in the event of severe inclement weather conditions.
-Add Donation
-Approved
-Approved
Treasurer’s Report &
-January 2004
-Approved
Opportunity for
Superintendent
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March 18, 2004
Page 3
Mrs. Berezny spoke of her
invitation to visit the Alternative School and of the educational benefits it
offers to our students. She also
commented on the success of the recent spaghetti dinner enjoyed by all at the
Phillips Avenue School.
Mrs. Montefusco encouraged
the community to visit the district website: riverhead.net – to obtain a sample
copy of the letter to legislators advocating changes in the state aid formula
that would benefit Riverhead and other school districts.
Mrs. Harkin informed the
community of a new report prepared by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) that
recommends a determination of what it actually costs to provide a sound basic
education for students taking into consideration/adjustment for cost of living differences,
funding to keep building maintenance up to date, funds to provide students with
materials needed to meet the new state standards and providing funding in a
timely manner.
Comments from the community
included:
-“thank you” from Mr. Hsiang
for nomination to the BOCES Board
and request to nominate and support the other candidates
-request to review State
Report Cards
-request to mark/identify
district vehicles
-status of search for new
superintendent and principal @ Roanoke
-invitation to Superthon on
March 19 at the High School to raise
funds for ALS research
The following correspondence
to the Board of Education is noted and made part of the Supplemental File of
the Minutes:
March 5, 2004 – Molly Roach
February 25, 2004 – William
Hsiang
February 10, 2004 – Claude
Mather
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mrs. Montefusco, to accept the following resolution:
Opportunity for
Board Members
Community
Comments
-Accepted
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March 18, 2004
Page 4
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District accepts the following
recommendations of the Committee on Special Education regarding children with
disabilities and whose Individualized Education Plans need to be implemented:
C.S.E. MEETING
STUDENT NUMBERS
10/08/03
202189
02/02/04
205513
02/06/04
213214
02/09/04
206015, 209019, 209506, 210004,
210410, 210703, 211030, 211378,
211547, 213589
02/10/04
211380, 212363, 213477, 214008,
214038, 214054, 214140, 214171,
215113, 215234, 216120, 216259,
213058, 213059, 214088, 215101,
215513,
216147, 216503
02/11/04
205548
02/12/04
203175, 205217, 206043, 206044,
206664, 207137, 207324, 207799
02/23/04
204067, 204140, 205536, 206089,
207290
02/24/04
211087, 211097, 214221, 214527,
214567, 216130, 216168, 216257,
216510
02/25/04
205384, 206596, 207716, 210044,
210749, 212072, 212073, 212606,
213021, 213062, 213560, 214000,
214110, 215001, 216115
02/26/04
204050, 212058*, 212380
02/27/04
208777, 209494
C.P.S.E. MEETING
STUDENT NUMBERS
02/11/04
217147, 219170, 217336, 217326,
217117,
218206, 218224, 217231,
217188
*High Cost Student
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Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mr. Griffing, to approve the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District adopts the attached school
district calendar for the 2004/05 school year.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mr. Griffing, to approve the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District approves the request of the
Riverhead Varsity Girls’ Track Team for approximately 10 athletes to
participate in competition at the 110th Penn Relays being held on
April 21-22, 2004 at Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania. Cost
to the district is limited
to school district transportation and coaches’ lodging. Transportation is subject to approval
pursuant to Board policy.
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District approves the request of the
High School Marine Biology students (approximately 35 students) to attend an
out of state field trip to Mystic Marine Life Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut
on March 24, 2004. Cost to the
district will be
the price of admission and
transportation. Transportation is
subject to approval pursuant to Board policy.
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District approves the request of the
entire 6th grade (410 students) to participate in a field trip to
the Medieval Times Tournament in Lyndhurst, New Jersey for performances on two
separate dates: May 4, 2004 and May 10, 2004, at no cost
to the district. Transportation is subject to approval
pursuant to Board policy.
-Approved
-Approved
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Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mr. Griffing, to approve the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District authorizes the attendance of
approximately 60 participating students to attend a day trip to Dorney Park
Wild Water Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania on May 22, 2004 as part of SNAP
Long Island and the consortium of agencies
participating in the
Riverhead Abstinence Education Initiative and Promotion at no cost to the
district, and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
such participation is subject to all applicable policies and regulations of the
Riverhead Central School District and applicable regulations and laws of New
York State. Transportation is
subject to approval pursuant to Board policy.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mr.
Griffing, seconded by Mrs. Gassert, to approve the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District declares as surplus certain
outdated/irreparable technology equipment as documented in the corresponding
request contained in the Supplemental File; and, authorizes the appropriate disposal
of such.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Berezny, seconded by Mrs. Gassert, to approve the following resolution:
-Approved
-Approved
-Approved
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RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District approves the request of the
Riverhead High School Key Club to attend the New York District Convention at
Kutsher’s Country Club in Monticello, New York on March 19-21, 2004 at no cost
to the district. Transportation is
subject to approval pursuant to Board policy.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mrs. Berezny, to approve the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District appoints the following
persons for the special district meeting of qualified voters on April 27, 2004
for The Riverhead Free Library and Baiting Hollow Free Library budget vote:
Chairperson: Barbara O’Kula
Inspectors of Election: Dorothy Bascomb (Chief Inspector of
Election), Gloria Mehling, Josephine Sideratos and Emily Whitney.
Poll Clerks: Justyna Breitenbach, Anita Conforti,
Ann Engelhardt, Muriel Groneman, Katherine Konkel, Irene Lachick, Frances
Mapes, Eloise Parker and Patricia Raynor.
Alternate: Holly Chew
AND BE IT ALSO RESOLVED,
that the rate of compensation for the Poll Clerks and Inspectors of Election be
set at $7.00 per hour.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Takacs, seconded by Mr. Griffing, to approve the following resolution:
-Approved
-Approved as Amended
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WHEREAS, five (5) seats are
expiring June 30, 2004 on the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational
Services, and
WHEREAS, nominations must be
received at the Office of the Clerk of the Eastern Suffolk BOCES, First
Supervisory District of Suffolk County no later than March 26, 2004, be it
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District nominates the following
individual as a candidate for a position on the Eastern Suffolk Board of
Cooperative Educational Services of the First Supervisory District of Suffolk
County:
William Hsiang
and, directs the District
Clerk to submit the nomination accordingly.
A discussion followed in
that Mrs. Montefusco recommended that the resolution include all candidates up
for election to the BOCES Board.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mr. Griffing, to amend the resolution to include the names
of the following individuals:
Lisa Israel
Fred Langstaff
Ann Savino
John Wyche
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
to Amend Carried.
A motion was made by Mr.
Griffing, seconded by Mrs. Gassert, to approve the following resolution as
amended:
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WHEREAS, five (5) seats are
expiring June 30, 2004 on the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational
Services, and
WHEREAS, nominations must be
received at the Office of the Clerk of the Eastern Suffolk BOCES, First
Supervisory District of Suffolk County no later than March 26, 2004, be it
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District nominates the following
individuals as candidates for positions on the Eastern Suffolk Board of
Cooperative Educational Services of the First Supervisory District of Suffolk
County:
William Hsiang
Lisa Israel
Fred Langstaff
Ann Savino
John Wyche
and, directs the District
Clerk to submit the nominations accordingly.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried as Amended.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mrs. Montefusco, to approve the following resolution:
WHEREAS, all component
district Boards of Education are requested to meet on April 27, 2004 to vote on
the Board of Cooperative Educational Services Administration Budget and to
elect Members of the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Board, be it
RESOLVED, that the Board of
Education of the Riverhead Central School District will hold a special meeting
for such purpose on April 27, 2004 at the District Administration Office, 700
Osborne Avenue, Riverhead, New York.
Of Component District
Boards of Education
-April 27, 2004
-Approved
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Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mr.
Griffing, seconded by Mrs. Gassert, to approve the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that on the
recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Professional Personnel
recommendations be approved per Supplemental File Personnel Report and are
subject to Board Policy #9310:
Extension of Emergency
20-Day Conditional Appointment
Marzena Harris – ESL
Teacher, To: 4/1/04-4/21/04.
Extension of Contract
Appointment
David Leone – Science
Teacher, To: 3/26/04-6/30/04.
Appointments
Wade Davey – Softball Head
Coach, Middle School, effective
Spring 2003-04.
Jacek Niedzwiecki –
Intramural Supervisor, Girls’ Soccer, High
School, effective Winter 2004 (2/8/04-4/4/04).
Susan O’Brien – Substitute
Teacher, effective 3/17/04.
Jenellen Skuggevik –
Substitute Teacher, effective 3/17/04.
Retirements
Dr. Simson Desikan – Science
Teacher, effective 6/30/04.
Janet Sanford – School
Nurse, effective 12/31/04.
Yes
6 No 0
Motion
Carried.
A motion was made by Mrs.
Gassert, seconded by Mrs. Montefusco, to approve the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that on the
recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Civil Service Personnel
recommendations be approved per Supplemental File Personnel Report and are
subject to Board Policy #9310:
-Approved
-Approved
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Change in Hours
Julie Snow – School Bus
Driver, To: 6 hours per day, effective
3/22/04.
Betty Clinton – School Bus
Driver, To: 8 hours per day, effective
3/22/04.
Change in Status
Robert Aginsky – To: School
Bus Driver, effective 3/22/04.
Joan Gambrill – To: School
Bus Driver, effective 3/22/04.