EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE
East Rockaway,
Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education
5:00 P.M., August 12,
2008 – East Rockaway Jr./
Preceded by a Public
Forum
1. Call to Order and Pledge
of Allegiance
2. Approval of Minutes –
Re-Organization Meeting – July 8, 2008
3. Approval of Minutes –
Special Meeting – July 29, 2008
4. Acknowledge Receipt of
Financial Reports for May 2008 and Treasurer’s Reports for April and May 2008
5. Correspondence – None
6. Action Agenda
A. Personnel
1. Upon the recommendation
of the superintendent, accept the resignation of Doreen Ansel from the position
of Social Studies teacher for the ALPSS Program, effective June 30, 2008.
2. Upon the recommendation
of the superintendent, approve the appointment of Diane Cullen to the position
of leave replacement speech/language teacher (FTE .8), effective September 2,
2008 through April 8, 2009 at the prorated MA, Step 7 annual salary set forth in
the East Rockaway Teachers Association Contract for the 2008 – 2009 school
year.
3. Upon the recommendation
of the superintendent, approve an administrative leave of absence for Stephan
Magliano from his teaching assistant position for the period September 2, 2008
through January 23, 2009 and approve the appointment of Stephan Magliano to the
position of leave replacement English teacher, effective September 2, 2008
through January 23, 2009 at the prorated MA, Step 1 entry level salary established by the East
Rockaway Teachers Association for the 2008 – 2009 school year.
4. Upon the recommendation
of the superintendent, approve the appointment of Danielle DiChiara to the
position of leave replacement mathematic teacher, effective September 2, 2008
through January 29, 2009 at the prorated MA, Step 1 entry level annual salary established by the East Rockaway
Teachers Association for the 2008 – 2009 school year.
5. Upon the recommendation
of the superintendent, approve the appointment of Fallon Hearst to the position
of leave replacement physical education teacher, effective September 2, 2008
through January 29, 2009 at the prorated MA, Step 1 entry level salary
established by the East Rockaway Teachers Association for the 2008 – 2009
school year.
6. Upon the recommendation
of the superintendent, approve the appointment of TJ DiPietro
to the probationary position of English / Social Studies Chairperson,
effective September 1, 2008, at the MA20,
Step 12 (plus stipend) annual salary set forth in the East Rockaway
Teachers Association contract for the 2008 – 2009 school year.
7. Upon the recommendation
of the superintendent, approve the appointment of Jennifer McKeon to the
part-time .5 FTE, ten-month Senior Clerk Typist position, effective July 15,
2008 at the prorated Step 5 annual salary set forth in the East Rockaway
Secretaries Association contract for the 2008 – 2009 school year.
8. Upon the recommendation
of the superintendent, approve the following temporary assignments at the
hourly salary approved by the East Rockaway Board of Education:
None
9. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, approve the continuation of the “emergency, conditional”
personnel appointments for the following individuals pending receipt of
notification of their fingerprint clearance from the State of
None
B.
Other Items
1.
Approve contract for the following services based on
IEP mandates for the period July 1, 2008 through August 12, 2008 as
follows:
Julianna Donley-Theis.......................... Speech/Language
Teacher
AND authorize the
superintendent and/or the president of the Board of Education to execute the
contracts.
2. Approve the contract with Richard Addes, M.D. as the school physician for the period
commencing July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 and authorize the Superintendent
of Schools to execute the agreement on behalf of the East Rockaway Board of
Education.
3. Approve the employment agreement with James
Lores as the Messenger/Bus Driver, effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009
and authorize the Superintendent of Schools to execute the agreement on behalf of
the East Rockaway Board of Education.
4.
Approve the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the
following budget of the necessary claims and expenditures in East Rockaway UFSD
(#19) in the Town of
RESOLVED, that the sum
of $22,852,038.00 the amount which must be raised by taxation for East Rockaway
UFSD (#19) of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, NY for the year 2008/2009
be levied upon the taxable property of the said school district as said
property has been certified to by the Board of Assessors for the school year
2008/2009.
RESOLVED, that the District Clerk of the School
District be and he(she) is hereby authorized and directed, pursuant to Section
6-20.0 and amendments thereto of the Nassau County Administrative Code to file
a certified copy of these resolutions with the Nassau County Legislature and
the Board of Assessors, Mineola, NY, on or before August 15th, 2008.
5. Authorize the Director
of Finance and Operations to extend fall transportation contracts at the
Consumer Price Index with the following:
Acme Bus Corp.; First Student, Inc. (formerly Laidlaw Transit);
Independent Coach Corp.; Suburban Bus Transportation, Inc.; We Transport,
Inc.
6. Award the contract for
transportation services to
7. Approve the contract
with Math Camp, Inc., as mathematics educational consultant for the 2008 – 2009
school year and authorize the superintendent to
execute the contract on behalf of the East Rockaway Board of Education.
8. Approve the revised
calendar for the 2008 – 2009 school year.
9. Approve the award for
the cafeteria materials and supplies to the lowest responsible bidders listed
on the attached schedule in the dollar amounts indicated for each vendor for
the 2008 – 2009 school year.
B. Approval of CSE
Recommendations
C. Approval of CPSE
Recommendations
6. Policy Matters:
a. Adopt Policy No. 1740,
Relationship with Nonpublic Schools
7. Superintendent’s Report.
8. Privilege of the Floor
8. Board Member Comments
9. Adjournment