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1. CALL TO ORDER - SUPERINTENDENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 7:15 P.M.
Roll Call: 10 members present, 1 members absent, 0 members excused.
President Kiernan called the meeting to order at 7:22 p.m. in the Superintendent's Conference Room at 18 Franklin Place, Pelham, NY 10803.
2. MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
MOTION was made by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Gilland and unanimously carried to go into executive session to discuss collective negotiations pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law (Pelham Administrators' Association), the employment history of a particular person and/or corporation, the record of a particular student and matters relating to attorney/client privilege.
3. MOTION TO RECESS
MOTION was made by Ms. O’Leary, seconded by Mrs. Smith, and unanimously carried to recess at 8:25 p.m. at which time the Board would reconvene in a public meeting in PMHS Alumni Hall.
4. MOTION TO RECONVENE IN PUBLIC MEETING IN PMHS ALUMNI HALL
MOTION was made by Mrs. Gilland, seconded by Ms. O’Leary and unanimously carried to reconvene in a public meeting.
5. CALL TO ORDER - 575 COLONIAL AVENUE - ALUMNI HALL - 8:00 PM
President Kiernan called the meeting to order at 8:30 p.m. in Pelham Memorial High School Alumni Hall and welcomed everyone to the meeting. All stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Cavanagh reiterated the executive session motions. Approximately six staff and community members attended.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6.1 Minutes of Annual Organization Meeting and Regular Meeting of July 10, 2012
Motion to Approve 6.1 Minutes of Annual Organization Meeting and Regular Meeting of July 10, 2012 Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Smith.
Vote to Approve 6.1 Minutes of Annual Organization Meeting and Regular Meeting of July 10, 2012 (Approved)
7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mrs. Kiernan read the 2012-2013 school year list of Board of Education Committees, elaborating on the committee members and focus of each group. Board liaison assignments were also shared. Dr. Lauro noted that Tuesday, September 4, 2012 would mark the first day back to school for the staff with the students to follow on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. He said that everyone was anxious to begin school.
7.1 Administrative and Committee Reports
7.1.1. Dignity for All Students Act - Report on Implementation
Mrs. Matthews presented the latest information on the Dignity for All Students Act. The Board asked questions throughout the presentation.
7.1.2. Policies on Dignity for All Students Act
Mrs. Gilland reported that the Policy Committee recently met and has considered that it would suggest waiving the Board practice of three readings and opt for fewer (maybe two) in order to expedite the passage of policies 7554, 8242 and 3410. Tonight would be their first reading.
7.1.2.1. 7554 - Dignity for All Students Act (first reading)
7.1.2.2. 8242 - Civility, Citizenship, and Character Education / Interpersonal Violence Prevention Education (first reading)
7.1.2.3. 3410 - Code of Conduct on School Property (first reading)4
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Audit Committee - Ms. O'Leary said that the district had a clean audit and that the district auditor would be attending the September 10th Board meeting to present its review to the Board.
Buildings and Grounds Committee - Mr. Cavanagh noted how great all of our buildings look. He also reported that the Friends of Pelham Sports have raised a significant amount of money with the goal of supporting the installation of a turf field at Glover Field. He said that community input is imerative and discussion on this project needs to begin. He will reach out to those who might be interested to form a small group.
Mrs. Kiernan thanked all of the Board committees who have met already and said that others are planning to meet soon. She also mentioned that the Board is reworking the agenda format with a view to keeping the business items more concise by utilizing a consent agenda so that there would be more time for discussion items.
8. FINANCIAL REPORTS AND MOTIONS
8.1 Resolution to Approve 2012-2013 Budget Transfers
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Gilland, seconded by Mr. Recca.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
8.2 Motion to Approve 2012-2013 Rental Agreement with Sarah Lawrence College
8.3 Motion to Extend Transportation Bid Contracts for Field/Sport Trips with Ardsley Bus LLC
8.4 Motion to Approve Special Education Agreement with the Bedford Central School District for the 2012-2013 School Year
8.5 Motion to Authorize the Pelham UFSD to Enter into the 2012-2013 Agreement with Center for Small Jewels, Inc. for Speech Therapy
8.6 Motion to Approve Children's Hearing Institute for Audiologic Management Services
8.7 Motion to Award Contract for Bid #12-16 for Chain Link Fence Repair/Installation for the 2012-2013 School Year
8.8 Motion to Discard Ineffective, Obsolete Electric Hand Dryers
8.9 Motion to Accept Donation
Mrs. Kiernan read the donation resolution into the record and thanked the Pelham Education Foundation for its continued support and generosity.
9. SUPERINTENDENT'S PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS
9.1 Motion to Approve Schedule A - Certificated Staff
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.2 Motion to Approve Schedule B - Extra Duty Appointments
9.3 Motion to Approve Schedule C - Non-Instructional Staff and Teaching Assistants
9.4 Resolution to Approve Certification of Qualified Lead Administrative Evaluators of Teachers and Building Principals
9.5 Resolution to Approve Certification of Qualified Lead Administrative Evaluators of Teachers
9.6 Resolution to Approve the Memorandum of Agreement for the Annual Professional Performance Review with the Pelham Teachers' Association
9.7 Resolution to Approve the Memorandum of Agreement for the Annual Professional Performance Review with the Pelham Administrators' Association
An addendum was made to Item 9.3: Virginia Marshall, Lisa Gialanella, Valerie Fraioli and Lindsay Barberi were recommended to be appointed as probationary School Monitors effective September 1, 2012, subject to local and state Civil Service laws and regulations. Salary will be $12.63 per hour per person. These appointments will become permanent after the successful completion of a 52-week probationary period, which will end on September 1, 2013.
Dr. Lauro and Mr. Giarrizzo explained Items 9.4 and 9.7which involve the annual professional performance review. Dr. Lauro expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of the principals and teachers on these documents and said that an in depth discussion with the Board is planned at a later date.
10. NEW BUSINESS
Dr. Lauro said that the Board would next meet on September 10th. At that meeting, the Board would hear a report on federal school lunch program changes from Chartwells, the district's food service provider. Dr. Lauro also announced that class lists would be dropped into the mail to parents on August 30th. Mrs. Kiernan will give an update on the superintendent's search at the September 1th meeting.
11. COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mr. Cavanagh asked Dr. Lauro for comment on new student registrants. Dr. Lauro briefly explained that the second grades were being monitored for class size. Hearing no other comments, Mrs. Kiernan moved forward on the agenda.
12. ADJOURN
Motion to Approve to adjourn the meeting at approximately 9:49 p.m. Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve to adjourn the meeting at approximately 9:49 p.m. (Approved)
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1. CALL TO ORDER - SUPERINTENDENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 7:15 P.M.
Roll Call: 10 members present, 1 members absent, 0 members excused.
President Kiernan called the meeting to order at 7:22 p.m. in the Superintendent's Conference Room at 18 Franklin Place, Pelham, NY 10803.
2. MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
MOTION was made by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Gilland and unanimously carried to go into executive session to discuss collective negotiations pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law (Pelham Administrators' Association), the employment history of a particular person and/or corporation, the record of a particular student and matters relating to attorney/client privilege.
3. MOTION TO RECESS
MOTION was made by Ms. O’Leary, seconded by Mrs. Smith, and unanimously carried to recess at 8:25 p.m. at which time the Board would reconvene in a public meeting in PMHS Alumni Hall.
4. MOTION TO RECONVENE IN PUBLIC MEETING IN PMHS ALUMNI HALL
MOTION was made by Mrs. Gilland, seconded by Ms. O’Leary and unanimously carried to reconvene in a public meeting.
5. CALL TO ORDER - 575 COLONIAL AVENUE - ALUMNI HALL - 8:00 PM
President Kiernan called the meeting to order at 8:30 p.m. in Pelham Memorial High School Alumni Hall and welcomed everyone to the meeting. All stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Cavanagh reiterated the executive session motions. Approximately six staff and community members attended.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6.1 Minutes of Annual Organization Meeting and Regular Meeting of July 10, 2012
Motion to Approve 6.1 Minutes of Annual Organization Meeting and Regular Meeting of July 10, 2012 Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Smith.
Vote to Approve 6.1 Minutes of Annual Organization Meeting and Regular Meeting of July 10, 2012 (Approved)
7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mrs. Kiernan read the 2012-2013 school year list of Board of Education Committees, elaborating on the committee members and focus of each group. Board liaison assignments were also shared. Dr. Lauro noted that Tuesday, September 4, 2012 would mark the first day back to school for the staff with the students to follow on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. He said that everyone was anxious to begin school.
7.1 Administrative and Committee Reports
7.1.1. Dignity for All Students Act - Report on Implementation
Mrs. Matthews presented the latest information on the Dignity for All Students Act. The Board asked questions throughout the presentation.
7.1.2. Policies on Dignity for All Students Act
Mrs. Gilland reported that the Policy Committee recently met and has considered that it would suggest waiving the Board practice of three readings and opt for fewer (maybe two) in order to expedite the passage of policies 7554, 8242 and 3410. Tonight would be their first reading.
7.1.2.1. 7554 - Dignity for All Students Act (first reading)
7.1.2.2. 8242 - Civility, Citizenship, and Character Education / Interpersonal Violence Prevention Education (first reading)
7.1.2.3. 3410 - Code of Conduct on School Property (first reading)4
Dignity For All Students Act 082912
Audit Committee - Ms. O'Leary said that the district had a clean audit and that the district auditor would be attending the September 10th Board meeting to present its review to the Board.
Buildings and Grounds Committee - Mr. Cavanagh noted how great all of our buildings look. He also reported that the Friends of Pelham Sports have raised a significant amount of money with the goal of supporting the installation of a turf field at Glover Field. He said that community input is imerative and discussion on this project needs to begin. He will reach out to those who might be interested to form a small group.
Mrs. Kiernan thanked all of the Board committees who have met already and said that others are planning to meet soon. She also mentioned that the Board is reworking the agenda format with a view to keeping the business items more concise by utilizing a consent agenda so that there would be more time for discussion items.
8. FINANCIAL REPORTS AND MOTIONS
8.1 Resolution to Approve 2012-2013 Budget Transfers
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Mrs. Gilland, seconded by Mr. Recca.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
8.2 Motion to Approve 2012-2013 Rental Agreement with Sarah Lawrence College
8.3 Motion to Extend Transportation Bid Contracts for Field/Sport Trips with Ardsley Bus LLC
8.4 Motion to Approve Special Education Agreement with the Bedford Central School District for the 2012-2013 School Year
8.5 Motion to Authorize the Pelham UFSD to Enter into the 2012-2013 Agreement with Center for Small Jewels, Inc. for Speech Therapy
8.6 Motion to Approve Children's Hearing Institute for Audiologic Management Services
8.7 Motion to Award Contract for Bid #12-16 for Chain Link Fence Repair/Installation for the 2012-2013 School Year
8.8 Motion to Discard Ineffective, Obsolete Electric Hand Dryers
8.9 Motion to Accept Donation
Mrs. Kiernan read the donation resolution into the record and thanked the Pelham Education Foundation for its continued support and generosity.
9. SUPERINTENDENT'S PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS
9.1 Motion to Approve Schedule A - Certificated Staff
Motion to Approve the following: Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Gilland.
Vote to Approve the following: (Approved)
9.2 Motion to Approve Schedule B - Extra Duty Appointments
9.3 Motion to Approve Schedule C - Non-Instructional Staff and Teaching Assistants
9.4 Resolution to Approve Certification of Qualified Lead Administrative Evaluators of Teachers and Building Principals
9.5 Resolution to Approve Certification of Qualified Lead Administrative Evaluators of Teachers
9.6 Resolution to Approve the Memorandum of Agreement for the Annual Professional Performance Review with the Pelham Teachers' Association
9.7 Resolution to Approve the Memorandum of Agreement for the Annual Professional Performance Review with the Pelham Administrators' Association
An addendum was made to Item 9.3: Virginia Marshall, Lisa Gialanella, Valerie Fraioli and Lindsay Barberi were recommended to be appointed as probationary School Monitors effective September 1, 2012, subject to local and state Civil Service laws and regulations. Salary will be $12.63 per hour per person. These appointments will become permanent after the successful completion of a 52-week probationary period, which will end on September 1, 2013.
Dr. Lauro and Mr. Giarrizzo explained Items 9.4 and 9.7which involve the annual professional performance review. Dr. Lauro expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of the principals and teachers on these documents and said that an in depth discussion with the Board is planned at a later date.
10. NEW BUSINESS
Dr. Lauro said that the Board would next meet on September 10th. At that meeting, the Board would hear a report on federal school lunch program changes from Chartwells, the district's food service provider. Dr. Lauro also announced that class lists would be dropped into the mail to parents on August 30th. Mrs. Kiernan will give an update on the superintendent's search at the September 1th meeting.
11. COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mr. Cavanagh asked Dr. Lauro for comment on new student registrants. Dr. Lauro briefly explained that the second grades were being monitored for class size. Hearing no other comments, Mrs. Kiernan moved forward on the agenda.
12. ADJOURN
Motion to Approve to adjourn the meeting at approximately 9:49 p.m. Moved by Ms. O'Leary, seconded by Mrs. Kiernan.
Vote to Approve to adjourn the meeting at approximately 9:49 p.m. (Approved)
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