7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
7.5 BOE Committee Structure Goal Setting and Process
School Board members reported on the goals, roles and charters of the seven committees they are chairing this year and added comments regarding recent and/or upcoming meetings of each.
- Excellence and Equity chaired by Peggy O'Leary will explore and recommend strategies to support access to a challenging academic program. Goals include implementation of recommendations of the Social Studies and Math Task Force, a review of the recommendations generated by the Diversity Task Force, and the exploration of alternative strategies to measure and achieve success.
- Policy, Monitoring and Governance chaired by Tom Imperato will work to ensure the district complies with its policies, continue its review and updating of policies (including policies pertaining to head lice, homework and the renting of school facilities to outside groups). This committee will also work with the Strategic Plan Committee to ensure coordination of the plan and district policies.
Mr. Imperato thanked former Board Member, Dr. Marti Arden, for her tireless work on the District's policies. - Policy, Monitoring and Governance chaired by Tom Imperato will work to ensure the district complies with its policies, continue its review and updating of policies (including policies pertaining to head lice, homework and the renting of school facilities to outside groups). This committee will also work with the Strategic Plan Committee to ensure coordination of the plan and district policies.
This committee will schedule at least three coffees that will be dedicated to the school budget (February, March and April); has an e-mail dedicated to communicating with the entire Board - boe@pelhamchools.org; makes a recommendation to the Board as a whole to support the purchase and implementation of BoardDocsPro and Swagit Productions as a means of video and document management of Board meeings and agendas. The consensus of he Board was to request that Mr. Giarrizo move forward with this recomendation.
Finance chaired by Marianne Gilland will provide fiscal oversight consistent with NYS law. It will address recommendations made by the state auditor, internal auditor and claims auditor and continue to refine and improve fiscal practices. Among its goals are facilitating the development of a multi-year financial plan, reviewing and making recommendations regarding reserves, developing recommendations for the annual district budget guidelines as it pertains to various financial issues such as amounts of fund balance put toward the proposed budget and the review and recommendations for modification of the annual budget document format.
Audit Committee chaired by Marianne Gilland will oversee and report to the Board on the annual independent audit of the District's records. The committee will recommend the selection of the independent and internal auditors and continue on through the review of significant internal and external findings.
Mrs. Gilland said that this is the first year that a commuity member will also sit on the Audit Committee. She also noted that this year we will issue an RFP for the external auditor.
- Facilities and Technology chaired by Will Cavanagh will
coordinate the study of District facilities related to capital and repair projects and technology-related improvements and initiatives. It will also coordinate related reports. Its goals include the development of safety and security initiatives, a review of the district's five-year capital plan and short term facilities repair and improvements, completion of the turf field, and consideration of short and long term technology infrastructure to support district operations and teaching and learning.
The Safety and Security Wworkng Group will meet on Wednesday, October 23rd.
Mrs. Kiernan thanked the Board Members for their hard work on the committee level.
Oct 21, 2013 Regular Board of Education Meeting - Featuring: Board of Education Committee Goals, Roles and Charters
7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
7.5 BOE Committee Structure Goal Setting and Process
School Board members reported on the goals, roles and charters of the seven committees they are chairing this year and added comments regarding recent and/or upcoming meetings of each.
- Excellence and Equity chaired by Peggy O'Leary will explore and recommend strategies to support access to a challenging academic program. Goals include implementation of recommendations of the Social Studies and Math Task Force, a review of the recommendations generated by the Diversity Task Force, and the exploration of alternative strategies to measure and achieve success.
- Policy, Monitoring and Governance chaired by Tom Imperato will work to ensure the district complies with its policies, continue its review and updating of policies (including policies pertaining to head lice, homework and the renting of school facilities to outside groups). This committee will also work with the Strategic Plan Committee to ensure coordination of the plan and district policies.
Mr. Imperato thanked former Board Member, Dr. Marti Arden, for her tireless work on the District's policies. - Policy, Monitoring and Governance chaired by Tom Imperato will work to ensure the district complies with its policies, continue its review and updating of policies (including policies pertaining to head lice, homework and the renting of school facilities to outside groups). This committee will also work with the Strategic Plan Committee to ensure coordination of the plan and district policies.
This committee will schedule at least three coffees that will be dedicated to the school budget (February, March and April); has an e-mail dedicated to communicating with the entire Board - boe@pelhamchools.org; makes a recommendation to the Board as a whole to support the purchase and implementation of BoardDocsPro and Swagit Productions as a means of video and document management of Board meeings and agendas. The consensus of he Board was to request that Mr. Giarrizo move forward with this recomendation.
Finance chaired by Marianne Gilland will provide fiscal oversight consistent with NYS law. It will address recommendations made by the state auditor, internal auditor and claims auditor and continue to refine and improve fiscal practices. Among its goals are facilitating the development of a multi-year financial plan, reviewing and making recommendations regarding reserves, developing recommendations for the annual district budget guidelines as it pertains to various financial issues such as amounts of fund balance put toward the proposed budget and the review and recommendations for modification of the annual budget document format.
Audit Committee chaired by Marianne Gilland will oversee and report to the Board on the annual independent audit of the District's records. The committee will recommend the selection of the independent and internal auditors and continue on through the review of significant internal and external findings.
Mrs. Gilland said that this is the first year that a commuity member will also sit on the Audit Committee. She also noted that this year we will issue an RFP for the external auditor.
- Facilities and Technology chaired by Will Cavanagh will
coordinate the study of District facilities related to capital and repair projects and technology-related improvements and initiatives. It will also coordinate related reports. Its goals include the development of safety and security initiatives, a review of the district's five-year capital plan and short term facilities repair and improvements, completion of the turf field, and consideration of short and long term technology infrastructure to support district operations and teaching and learning.
The Safety and Security Wworkng Group will meet on Wednesday, October 23rd.
Mrs. Kiernan thanked the Board Members for their hard work on the committee level.
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