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Roll call (11 Present, 0 Absent, 0 Excused)
1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. - PMS CONFERENCE ROOM
President Eicher called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. in the Pelham Middle School Conference Room at 28 Franklin Place, Pelham, New York 10803.
2. MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE
MOTION was made by Ms. O’Leary, seconded by Dr. Arden and unanimously carried, to go into executive session to discuss current litigation, the collective negotiations pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law (CSEA Building Services Unit), the employment history of a particular person and/or corporation and the record of a particular student.
3. MOTION TO RECESS
MOTION was made by Dr. Arden, seconded by Ms. O'Leary and unanimousy carried to recess at 7:53 p.m., at which time the Board would reconvene in a public meeting in the Pelham Middle School Library.
4. MOTION TO RECONVENE IN PUBLIC MEETING IN THE PMS LIBRARY
Motion to Approve to reconvene in a public meeting. Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Dr. Arden.
Vote to Approve to reconvene in a public meeting. (Approved)
5. CALL TO ORDER - PELHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY - 8:00 P.M.
Mr. Eicher called the meeting to order at approximately 8:03 p.m. in the Pelham Middle School Library and welcomed everyone to the meeting. All stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Dr. Arden reiterated the prreviously noted executive session motions. Approximately 62 community members and staff attended.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6.1. Motion to Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 3, 2011
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Dr. Arden, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
7.1. Student Recognition
Hutchinson School principal, Mrs. Carla Tarazi introduced the newly elected student government officers at her school. She noted some of the projects the students have planned for this school year. The students shared the speeches they wrote for their recent campaign for office with the audience.
7.2. Administrative and Committee Reports
7.2.1. First Reading of Proposed Amended Policy 5420
Policy Committee
Dr. Arden reported that New York State now requires a new policy on concussions be in place by July 2012. To that end, the Policy Committee brought an amended version of the District’s current Student Health policy (Number 5420) to the attention of the full Board for its first reading.
Program Committee
Dr. Arden reported that this committee met recently to prepare this evening’s presentation on K-5 ELA amd Math State Assessents which the Board and audience would hear later.
Strategic Planning Committee
Mr. Cavanagh reported that his committee is looking at other districts’ plans and talking to them about who they used in their process. His committee will gather this information and come back to the Board with a plan.
Community Engagement
Mr. Hearle announced a meeting of his committee for Wednesday, October 19th.
Student Life
Mrs. Kiernan reported on the recent work of her committee. She also said that the next meeting (November 2) of the committee will address some of the drug and alcohol survey results.
7.3. K-5 ELA and Math State Assessments - School Report Cards
Dr. Lauro began the evening’s presentation by noting that the Board would hear the student performance results on the New York State Math and ELA tests in several parts. Tonight, the K-5 results would be reported on and discussed. Mr. Giarrizzo said that his report would focus on how data informs instruction. He thanked Dr. Limato, the elementary principals and the elementary teachers for their participation in the report. At the conclusion of the presentation, Mr. Giarrizzo called for questions from the Board and a discussion ensued. Mr. Eicher noted that he would like to see the per pupil spending numbers from the similar Westchester schools with whom we are grouped.
8. COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mr. Eicher welcomed everyone to the meeting and opened the floor for public comment. A large number of elementary parents were in attendance and expressed their concerns about:
a commitment to small class size
lack of parent involvement in the phases of budget planning
transparency of all Board commitee meetings
being partners in education
teaching to the test
elementary report cards
instilling a pasion for learning in all students
Parents challenged the Board to come back with proposals that addressed their concerns.
Dr. Lauro addressed parent class size concerns by recommending that three interns be assigned to the cover the larger classes at Siwanoy School for the remainder of the school year. It was noted that it was the sense of the Board that the solution to this class size problem be the appointment of interns.
It was the consensus of the Board to take a brief recess at approximately 9:57 p.m. The meeting then resumed approximately 10 minutes later.
Mr. Cavanagh expressed the Board’s wishes to partner with the parents.
Mrs. Mutti addressed the Board concerning several teacher's support of a grant to remediate the field located on the old railroad property on the Highbrook Avenue overpass. The consensus of the Board was that the teachers are allowed to send separate letters as a personal opinion but could not represent the Board of Education.
9. FINANCIAL REPORTS AND MOTIONS
9.1. Motion to Approve the Internal Audit Services of Cullen & Danowski, LLP in the 2011-2012 School Year
Motion to Approve Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mr. Hearle.
Vote to Approve (Approved) (Recorded at 03:34:37)
9.2. Motion to approve Additional Tax Certiorari Settlement Associated with C & V Realty Co./One Wolfs Lane
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Dr. Arden, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.3. Motion to Approve Administrators' Grant for Continuing Education in the 2011-2012 School Year
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mr. Hearle, seconded by Ms. O'Leary.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.4. Motion to Approve the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Pelham Union Free School District and the Pelham UFSD Building Services Employees Unit
Motion to Table the following: Moved by Mr. Cavanagh, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Table the following: (Approved)
9.5. Motion to Approve 2011-2012 Agreement to Retain Services of Renee Houser
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.6. Motion to Amend 2011-2012 Agreement to Retain Services of Gravity Goldberg
9.7. Motion to Award Contract for Bid #12-6 Boiler Repair for the 2011-2012 School Year
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mr. Hearle.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.8. Motion for Disposal of Obsolete Equipment
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Gilland, seconded by Ms. O'Leary.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.9. Approve Establishment of a Memorial Scholarship in the Name of Despina Patsoulakis
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Dr. Arden, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
Thanks were expressed to the Patsoulakis Family in the memory of such a dedicated teacher.
9.10. Motion to Accept Donations
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
Mr. Eicher expressed the Board's thanks to all of the donors.
10. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS
10.1. Motion to Approve Schedule A - Certificated Staff
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
10.2. Motion to Approve Schedule B - Extra Duty Appointments
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Dr. Arden.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
10.3. Motion to Approve Schedule C - Non-Instructional Staff & Teaching Assistants
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
10.4. Motion to Approve Schedule D - Committee on Special Education
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Ms. O'Leary.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
10.5. Motion to Approve Schedule E - Salary Reclassifications
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Ms. O'Leary.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
11. NEW BUSINESS
Hearing none, Mr. Eicher moved forward on the agenda.
12. ADJOURN
Motion to Approve to adjourn the meeting at approximately 12:05 a.m. Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mr. Hearle.
Vote to Approve to adjourn the meeting at approximately 12:05 a.m. (Approved)
Oct 17, 2011 Regular Board of Education Meeting
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Roll call (11 Present, 0 Absent, 0 Excused)
1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 P.M. - PMS CONFERENCE ROOM
President Eicher called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. in the Pelham Middle School Conference Room at 28 Franklin Place, Pelham, New York 10803.
2. MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE
MOTION was made by Ms. O’Leary, seconded by Dr. Arden and unanimously carried, to go into executive session to discuss current litigation, the collective negotiations pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law (CSEA Building Services Unit), the employment history of a particular person and/or corporation and the record of a particular student.
3. MOTION TO RECESS
MOTION was made by Dr. Arden, seconded by Ms. O'Leary and unanimousy carried to recess at 7:53 p.m., at which time the Board would reconvene in a public meeting in the Pelham Middle School Library.
4. MOTION TO RECONVENE IN PUBLIC MEETING IN THE PMS LIBRARY
Motion to Approve to reconvene in a public meeting. Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Dr. Arden.
Vote to Approve to reconvene in a public meeting. (Approved)
5. CALL TO ORDER - PELHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY - 8:00 P.M.
Mr. Eicher called the meeting to order at approximately 8:03 p.m. in the Pelham Middle School Library and welcomed everyone to the meeting. All stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Dr. Arden reiterated the prreviously noted executive session motions. Approximately 62 community members and staff attended.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6.1. Motion to Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 3, 2011
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Dr. Arden, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
7.1. Student Recognition
Hutchinson School principal, Mrs. Carla Tarazi introduced the newly elected student government officers at her school. She noted some of the projects the students have planned for this school year. The students shared the speeches they wrote for their recent campaign for office with the audience.
7.2. Administrative and Committee Reports
7.2.1. First Reading of Proposed Amended Policy 5420
Policy Committee
Dr. Arden reported that New York State now requires a new policy on concussions be in place by July 2012. To that end, the Policy Committee brought an amended version of the District’s current Student Health policy (Number 5420) to the attention of the full Board for its first reading.
Program Committee
Dr. Arden reported that this committee met recently to prepare this evening’s presentation on K-5 ELA amd Math State Assessents which the Board and audience would hear later.
Strategic Planning Committee
Mr. Cavanagh reported that his committee is looking at other districts’ plans and talking to them about who they used in their process. His committee will gather this information and come back to the Board with a plan.
Community Engagement
Mr. Hearle announced a meeting of his committee for Wednesday, October 19th.
Student Life
Mrs. Kiernan reported on the recent work of her committee. She also said that the next meeting (November 2) of the committee will address some of the drug and alcohol survey results.
7.3. K-5 ELA and Math State Assessments - School Report Cards
Dr. Lauro began the evening’s presentation by noting that the Board would hear the student performance results on the New York State Math and ELA tests in several parts. Tonight, the K-5 results would be reported on and discussed. Mr. Giarrizzo said that his report would focus on how data informs instruction. He thanked Dr. Limato, the elementary principals and the elementary teachers for their participation in the report. At the conclusion of the presentation, Mr. Giarrizzo called for questions from the Board and a discussion ensued. Mr. Eicher noted that he would like to see the per pupil spending numbers from the similar Westchester schools with whom we are grouped.
8. COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mr. Eicher welcomed everyone to the meeting and opened the floor for public comment. A large number of elementary parents were in attendance and expressed their concerns about:
a commitment to small class size
lack of parent involvement in the phases of budget planning
transparency of all Board commitee meetings
being partners in education
teaching to the test
elementary report cards
instilling a pasion for learning in all students
Parents challenged the Board to come back with proposals that addressed their concerns.
Dr. Lauro addressed parent class size concerns by recommending that three interns be assigned to the cover the larger classes at Siwanoy School for the remainder of the school year. It was noted that it was the sense of the Board that the solution to this class size problem be the appointment of interns.
It was the consensus of the Board to take a brief recess at approximately 9:57 p.m. The meeting then resumed approximately 10 minutes later.
Mr. Cavanagh expressed the Board’s wishes to partner with the parents.
Mrs. Mutti addressed the Board concerning several teacher's support of a grant to remediate the field located on the old railroad property on the Highbrook Avenue overpass. The consensus of the Board was that the teachers are allowed to send separate letters as a personal opinion but could not represent the Board of Education.
9. FINANCIAL REPORTS AND MOTIONS
9.1. Motion to Approve the Internal Audit Services of Cullen & Danowski, LLP in the 2011-2012 School Year
Motion to Approve Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mr. Hearle.
Vote to Approve (Approved) (Recorded at 03:34:37)
9.2. Motion to approve Additional Tax Certiorari Settlement Associated with C & V Realty Co./One Wolfs Lane
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Dr. Arden, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.3. Motion to Approve Administrators' Grant for Continuing Education in the 2011-2012 School Year
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mr. Hearle, seconded by Ms. O'Leary.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.4. Motion to Approve the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Pelham Union Free School District and the Pelham UFSD Building Services Employees Unit
Motion to Table the following: Moved by Mr. Cavanagh, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Table the following: (Approved)
9.5. Motion to Approve 2011-2012 Agreement to Retain Services of Renee Houser
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.6. Motion to Amend 2011-2012 Agreement to Retain Services of Gravity Goldberg
9.7. Motion to Award Contract for Bid #12-6 Boiler Repair for the 2011-2012 School Year
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mr. Hearle.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.8. Motion for Disposal of Obsolete Equipment
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Gilland, seconded by Ms. O'Leary.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.9. Approve Establishment of a Memorial Scholarship in the Name of Despina Patsoulakis
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Dr. Arden, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
Thanks were expressed to the Patsoulakis Family in the memory of such a dedicated teacher.
9.10. Motion to Accept Donations
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
Mr. Eicher expressed the Board's thanks to all of the donors.
10. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS
10.1. Motion to Approve Schedule A - Certificated Staff
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
10.2. Motion to Approve Schedule B - Extra Duty Appointments
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Dr. Arden.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
10.3. Motion to Approve Schedule C - Non-Instructional Staff & Teaching Assistants
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
10.4. Motion to Approve Schedule D - Committee on Special Education
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Ms. O'Leary.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
10.5. Motion to Approve Schedule E - Salary Reclassifications
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Kiernan, seconded by Ms. O'Leary.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
11. NEW BUSINESS
Hearing none, Mr. Eicher moved forward on the agenda.
12. ADJOURN
Motion to Approve to adjourn the meeting at approximately 12:05 a.m. Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mr. Hearle.
Vote to Approve to adjourn the meeting at approximately 12:05 a.m. (Approved)
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