EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE
East Rockaway,
Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education
7:30 P.M., December 15,
2009 – East Rockaway Jr./
Preceded by a Presentation
on Music and
the Andrew J. Stern
Memorial Essay Contest Winner and a Public Forum
1. Call to Order and Pledge
of Allegiance
2. Approval of Minutes – November
17, 2009
3. Acknowledge Receipt of
Financial Reports – None
4. Correspondence – Three
5. Action Agenda
A. Personnel
1. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, accept the resignation of Gina Cestero
from the position of substitute teacher, effective October 30, 2009.
2. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, approve the appointment of Theresa Owen to the position
of teacher aide, effective November 30, 2009 at the Step A
hourly salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teacher Aides contract for the
2009-2010 school year.
3. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, approve the appointment of Allison Siegfried to the
part-time (.5FTE) position of English as a Second Language teacher, effective
January 4, 2010 through June 30, 2010, at the prorated MA, Step 1 annual salary
set forth in the East Rockaway Teachers Association contract for the 2009-2010
school year.
4. Upon the recommendation of
the Superintendent, approve the following appointments for the winter driver
education program, effective December 7, 2009 through March 5, 2010, at the
hourly salary established by the East Rockaway Teachers Association for the
2009 – 2010 school
year:
Dominick Vulpis .................................
Driver and Traffic Safety
Instructor
5.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve
the following temporary assignments at the hourly salary approved by the East
Rockaway Board of Education:
a. Christine Circo, substitute monitor, effective December 16, 2009
b. Lynn Gondek,
substitute food service worker, effective December 16, 2009
c. Michael Strain,
substitute cleaner, effective December 16, 2009
d. Jacqueline Agresta, substitute social worker, ALPSS, effective
December 16, 2009
e. Vanessa Rivero, substitute teacher, ALPSS, effective December 10,
2009
6.
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
a. Lynn Gondek, substitute food service worker
b. Michael Strain, substitute cleaner
c.
Jacqueline Agresta,
substitute social worker, ALPSS
B. Other Items
1.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Linda Schmidt, Vice President of the Board of Education and presiding
officer of this meeting, be authorized to execute any and all documents
in the absence of the Board President, Marie Girace, upon which the Board has
taken action.
2.
Approve the probationary appointment of Marcy Tannenbaum to the position of Director of Finance and
Operations and to serve as Purchasing Agent, Records Access Officer, Records
Management Officer, FOIL Officer and Deputy District Clerk, effective January
19, 2010, and authorize the Superintendent to execute the contract on behalf of
the Board of Education.
3.
Authorize Marcy Tannenbaum, in
her capacity as Director of Finance and Operations, to sign checks.
4.
Authorize Marcy Tannenbaum,
in her capacity as Director of Finance and Operations, to sign contracts with
the lowest responsible bidders for transportation services and other
commodities and services as appropriate.
5.
Effective, January 22, 2010, terminate the services of
a. Deputy District Clerk
b. Records Access Officer
c.
Records Management Officer
6.
Effective January 22, 2010, terminate the authority of Fred Smith, in his capacity as the Part-time Assistant Business Manager,
to:
a. Serve as the school district purchasing agent
b. Sign contracts with the lowest responsible bidders for transportation services and other commodities and services as appropriate
c.
Sign checks
7. Approve the following resolution:
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the East Rockaway Union
Free School District approve the terms of a Stipulation of Settlement dated December
15, 2009 between the Board of Education and the East Rockaway Teachers’
Association regarding a contract grievance filed on behalf of the individual
named on Confidential Attachment “A” and
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Superintendent of Schools be authorized to execute
said Stipulation of Settlement on behalf of the Board.
8.
Approve and re-adopt the 403(b) Retirement Plan as
amended and restated January 1, 2009 and as further amended and restated
effective December 15, 2009 and authorize the President of the Board of
Education to execute the Amendment document on behalf of the Board of Education.
9.
Approve the contract with Malverne UFSD for
special education services for Student I.D. 180006534 for the 2009 -2010 school
year and authorize the President of the Board of Education to execute the
agreement between the Board of Education of Malverne UFSD and the Board of
Education of East Rockaway.
10.
Approve the following contracts for the services and date
ranges indicated and authorize the President of the Board of Education to
execute the individual contracts.
|
Name of Provider |
Type of Service |
Duration of Purposed Contract |
|
Cheryl Gitlitz, S.W. |
Transition Consultant (staff development -
PPS) |
November 16, 2009 to
June 30, 2010 |
|
CAMFEL Productions |
(wellness week - PPS) |
February 12, 2010 |
|
Crossroads |
Consultant (staff development -
PPS) |
November 2, 2009 to
June 30, 2010 |
11.
Accept a donation in the sum
of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars from the Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable
Foundation (Bank of America/Merrill Lynch) for the purchase of robotic
equipment and supplies for technology and electronics education and approve an
increase in budget code, A2110-450-01-0026 (technology department) by the sum
of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars.
12. Approve the contract with
Coughlin, Foundotas, Cullen & Danowski,
LLP for the professional accounting services and
authorize the President of the Board of Education to execute the contract.
13.
Approve
the Construction Change Directive No. One, Contract No. 7, HVAC Reconstruction
in the total reduced sum of $14,400 and authorize the President of the Board of
Education to execute the Change Directive on behalf of the Board of Education.
14.
Approve
the Construction Change Directive No. Two, Contract No. 7, HVAC Reconstruction
in the total reduced sum of $3,000 and authorize the President of the Board of
Education to execute the Change Directive on behalf of the Board of Education.
15. Declare the floor
burnisher, Serial No. 2380032700177, ERSD Tag No. 101027, broken for purposes
of disposal.
C.
Budget Transfers
1. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, the Board of Education approves the following budget
transfers:
a. Transaction No. 10-0016
b. Transaction No. 10-0017
c. Transaction No. 10-0018
D. Approval of CSE
Recommendations
E. Approval of CPSE
Recommendations
6. Policy Matters. None
7. Superintendent’s Report.
8. Privilege of the Floor
9. Board Member Comments
10. Adjournment