EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE
East Rockaway,
Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education
7:30 P.M., December 14,
2010 – East Rockaway Jr./
Preceded by a Curriculum
Presentation - Music and a Public Forum
1. Call to Order and Pledge
of Allegiance
2. Approval of Minutes – November
16, 2010
3. Acknowledge Receipt of
Financial Reports – October 2010
4. Correspondence – None
5. Action Agenda
A. Personnel
1.
Upon
the recommendation of the Superintendent, grant tenure to the following staff
member on the effective date indicated and subject to satisfactory evaluation:
Staff Member Position Tenure Date
Rebeca Pagan-Rodriguez........... Foreign Language Teacher................. January 12, 2011
2. Upon the recommendation of
the Superintendent, approve the request of Petra Schoen for a child rearing
leave of absence from her Library Media Specialist position, effective
January 3, 2011, through April 1, 2011.
3. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, approve the request of Gail Beyrer for a child rearing
leave of absence from her elementary teacher position, effective January 18,
2011, through April 15, 2011.
4. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, accept the resignation of Julee Sarno from her position
as short-term substitute speech language teacher, effective December 3,
2010.
5. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, accept the resignation of Karen Polito from the position
of junior high track coach, effective November 29, 2010.
6. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, approve the appointment of Richard Law to the position
of short term substitute teacher, effective January 3, 2011, through April 1,
2011, at the salary established by the East Rockaway Board of Education for the
2010-2011 school year.
7.
Upon
the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the appointment of Megan
Della Valle to the position of food service
worker, effective December 15, at the Step 1 hourly salary set forth in the
East Rockaway Food Service & Monitor Union contract for the 2010-2011
school year.
8. Upon the
recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the appointment of Sheri Hummel
to the position of After-School Program Assistant, effective December 15, at the hourly salary set forth by the East
Rockaway Board of Education on the Non-Contractual Salary Schedule for the
2010-2011 school year.
9. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, accept the resignation of
JoMarie Ivolella from the position of teacher aide, effective December 31,
2010.
10. Upon
the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the following temporary
assignments at the salary approved by the East Rockaway Board of Education on
the Non-Contractual Salary Schedule for the 2010-2011 school year:
a. Allison Guarino, substitute nurse, effective December 15, 2010
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
None
B. Other Items
1. Accept
a donation from the East Rockaway
Education Foundation in the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars for the purchase of technology 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.
2.
Accept a donation from the Rainbow Media Holdings, LLC in the
sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00)
Dollars for the purchase of technology
equipment and supplies for technology and electronics education and
approve an increase in budget code, A2110-200-01-0026 (technology department)
by the sum of Two Thousand Eight Hundred ($2,800.00) Dollars for the purchase
of equipment and approve an increase in budget code A2110-450-01-0026
(technology department) by the sum of Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars for the
purchase of supplies.
3. Accept a donation from Francine Kohn in the sum of Twenty-Eight and 81/100 ($28.81) Dollars to the East Rockaway Music Scholarship Fund.
4. Authorize the Superintendent of Schools and/or President of the Board of Education to execute the Certification of Eligibility, Consent and Acceptance as a potential prizewinner in the MSG Varsity Network LLC’s Home Field Advantage Contest and authorize the District Clerk to file the Certification with MSG Varsity Network LLC.
5.
Approve the appointment of
6. Declare the RCA television, Model No. P46000T, Serial No 9096H5055, ER Tag No. 100895 broken and/or obsolete for the purpose of disposition.
7. Declare broken and/or obsolete for the purpose of disposition and/or recycling the following computer equipment:
Apple Computer...................... ER Tag No. 100769
iMac Computer.......................
ER Tag No. 100217
Dell
240 Computer ................. ER Tag No. 101686
8.
Approve the contract with Crossroads, Inc. for
professional development workshops, for the period January 1, 2011, through
June 30, 2011, and authorize the President of the Board of Education to execute
the contract on behalf of the Board of Education.
C. Budget Transfers
1. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, the Board of Education approves the following budget
transfers:
a. Transaction No. 11-0012
b. Transaction No. 11-0013
c. Transaction No. 11-0014
D. Approval of CSE
Recommendations
E. Approval of CPSE
Recommendations
6. Policy Matters for Review
Policy Number Title
004.91 (NYSSBA 6700) Purchasing
004.91-R (NYSSBA 6700-R) Purchasing Regulation
004.91-E.1 (NYSSBA
6700-E.1) Purchasing Exhibit
004.91-E.2 (NYSSBA
6700-E.2) Explanation of
Other Methods of Competition
to Be Used For
Non-Bid Procurements
007.661 (NYSSBA 0115) Student
Bullying Prevention and Intervention
007.661-E (NYSSBA 0115-E) Bullying
Formal Complaint Form
7. Superintendent’s Report
8. Privilege of the Floor
9. Board Member Comments
10. Adjournment