EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT        

East Rockaway, New York

Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

7:30 P.M., August 4, 2009 – East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School

Preceded by a Public Forum

 

 

AGENDA

 

1.      Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

2.      Approval of Minutes – Re-Organization Meeting – July 7, 2009

3.      Acknowledge Receipt of Financial Reports for May 2009

4.      Correspondence – None

5.      Action Agenda

A.     Personnel

1.      Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, accept the resignation of Stephen Magliano from the position of teacher assistant, effective July 17, 2009.

2.     Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the probationary appointment of Lori DeVarso to the position of elementary teacher (tenure area: elementary;  certification status: permanent), effective September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2012, at the MA60, Step 2 annual salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teachers Association contract for the 2009-2010 school year.

3.     Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the request of Doreen Johnson for an unpaid leave of absence (maximum five (5) business days) beginning August 3, 2009. 

4.     Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the appointment of Janine Dolce to the position of teacher aide, effective September 3, 2009, at the Step A hourly salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teacher Aides Association contract for the 2009-2010 school year. 

5.     Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the appointment of Joanne Ricciardi to the position of summer monitor, effective July 6, 2009 through August 14, 2009 at the Step 6 hourly rate established by the East Rockaway Food Service and Monitors Unit agreement for the 2009-2010 school year.

6.     Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the appointment of Eileen Weidman to the position of special education teacher for summer CSE/CPSE meetings, effective July 21, 2009 at the hourly salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teacher Associations contract for the 2009-2010 school year.

7.     Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the appointment of Frank Cuttita to the position of general education teacher for summer CSE/CPSE meetings, effective July 21, 2009 at the hourly salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teacher Associations contract for the 2009-2010 school year.

8.     Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, accept the resignation of Herbert Rivera from the position of cleaner, effective July 31, 2009. 

9.     Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the appointment of Cheryl Conklin to the position of summer teacher aide, effective July 6, 2009 through August 14, 2009 at the Step 10 hourly rate established by the East Rockaway Teacher Aides Association contract for the 2009-2010 school year.

10. Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, approve the following temporary assignments at the hourly salary approved by the East Rockaway Board of Education: 

a.       Joseph Wasniewski, substitute cleaner, effective August 4, 2009

11.  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 New York, Department of Education:

None

 

B.     Other Items

 

1.     Approve the Non-Contractual Salary Schedule effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

2.     Approve the tuition agreement with United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, and authorize the superintendent of schools and/or the president of the Board of Education to execute the contract.

3.     Approve the admission of Lynbrook Student I.D. No. 20137089 to attend the East Rockaway Public Schools for the 2009 -2010 school and authorize the president of the Board of Education to execute the resulting tuition agreement between the Board of Education of East Rockaway UFSD and the Board of Education of Lynbrook UFSD.  

4.     Approve the employment agreement with Charlene Fried as the food service manager, effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 and authorize the superintendent of schools to execute the agreement on behalf of the East Rockaway Board of Education. 

5.     Declare broken and in disrepair for purpose of disposal six (6) two-yard dumpsters located at East Rockaway Jr/Sr High School and Centre Avenue Elementary Schools. 

6.     Approve the terms and conditions of the contract with RCP Consultants Inc. for professional development workshops for the period September 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, and authorize the superintendent of schools to execute the contract.

7.     Approve the terms and conditions of the contract with Gloria Wilson/STAR Consulting for professional development workshops for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, and authorize the superintendent of schools to execute the contract.  

8.      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 2009-2010 school year.

 

9.      Approve the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that the following budget of the necessary claims and expenditures in East Rockaway UFSD (#19) in the Town of Hempstead School year 2009/2010, amounting to $32,733,570.00, be and the same is hereby accepted.

 

RESOLVED, that the sum of $24,588,304.00, 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 2009/2010.

 

RESOLVED, that the District Clerk of the School District be and 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 17th, 2009.

 

10.  Approve the terms of the renewal of contracts at CPI (0.0%) with Acme Bus, First Student, Independent Coach, and We Transport and authorize the Director of Finance & Operations to execute the resulting contracts.

11.  Approve the terms of the contract with Acme Bus for transportation services for one (1) student at a cost of $3,849 per month and authorize the Director of Finance & Operations to execute the resulting contract.

12.  Approve the terms contract with We Transport for transportation services for two (2) students at a cost of $1,480.00 per month and authorize the Director of Finance & Operations to execute the resulting contract.  

13. Approve the purchase of the following textbooks:

Merlonghi, Merlonghi, Tursi, O’Connor; Oggi in Italia, 8th Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, (Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York) 2007

 

14. Approve the contract with Nassau BOCES for the upgrade of voice and data services, commencing July 1, 2009, and authorize the president of the Board of Education to execute the contract.


C.     Budget Transfers

1.      Upon the recommendation of the superintendent, the Board of Education approves the following budget transfers: 

a.       Transaction No. 09-0013 

b.      Transaction No. 09-0014 

 

D.     Approval of CSE Recommendations

E.      Approval of CPSE Recommendations

6.      Policy Matters:  None

7.      Superintendent’s Report.

8.      Privilege of the Floor

8.      Board Member Comments

9.       Adjournment