EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE
East Rockaway,
Regular Meeting of the
Board of Education
7:30 P.M., January 18,
2011 – East Rockaway Jr./
Preceded by a Curriculum
Presentation – Foreign Languages and
the Andrew J. Stern
Memorial Essay Contest Winners and a Public Forum
1. Call to Order and Pledge
of Allegiance
2. Approval of Minutes – December
14, 2010
3. Acknowledge Receipt of
Financial Reports – November 2010
4. Correspondence – None
5. Action Agenda
A. Personnel
1. Upon the recommendation of
the Superintendent, accept the resignation of Erica Nadel from her teacher aide position,
effective January 14, 2011.
2. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, approve the appointment of Theresa Garcia to the
probationary position of senior typist clerk, 10-months, effective January 19,
2011, at the prorated Step A annual salary set forth
in the East Rockaway Secretaries Association contract for the 2010-2011 school
year.
3. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, approve the appointment of David Simpson to the position
of short term substitute teacher, effective January 18, 2011, through April 15,
2011, at the salary established by the East Rockaway Board of Education for the
2010-2011 school year.
4. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, accepted the resignation of Patricia Tarzia
from the position of substitute teacher aide effective January 18, 2011, and
further approve the appointment of Patricia Tarzia to
the position of teacher aide, effective January 19, 2011, at the Step A hourly
salary established by the East Rockaway Teacher Aides Association contract for
the 2010-2011 school year.
5. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, approve the appointment of Ranero
Esver to the position of food service worker,
effective January 19, 2011, at the Step 1 hourly salary set forth in the Food
Service & Monitor Unit contract for the 2010-2011 school year.
6.
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. Jodi Neckles, substitute monitor, effective January 19, 2011
b. MaryJo Keane, substitute monitor, effective January 19, 2011
7.
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. Ranero Esver, food service worker
B.
Other Items
1. Approve
the contract with GWJ Consultants, Ltd. for professional development workshops,
for the period February 11, 2011, through March 4, 2011, and authorize the
President of the Board of Education to execute the contract on behalf of the
Board of Education.
2. Approve
the contract with Ryan’s Story Presentation, Ltd. for student
presentations on bullying on May 19, 2011, and authorize the President of the
Board of Education to execute the contract on behalf of the Board of
Education.
3. Approve
the Addendum to the contract between the East Rockaway UFSD and Access 7
Consulting for speech services for the period December 13, 2010, through January
31, 2011.
4. Approve
the appointment of Parent Members to the District CPSE/CSE
a. Bill Muller
b. Theresa
Devlin
5. Approve the contract
with Ballyhoo Book Works Inc. for student presentations to Grades K-2 and 3-6
and writer workshops for grades 5 and 6 at
6.
Approve
the following resolution:
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that upon the recommendation of the District’s Director
of Finance & Operations and the District’s legal counsel, the Board of
Education of the East Rockaway Union Free School District approves payment in
the amount of Four Thousand Five Hundred
($4,500.00) Dollars to Ramic Contracting Corporation
in full payment for certain services rendered in connection with insulation and
ductwork at Rhame Avenue School and East Rockaway Jr/Sr High School, subject to the execution of necessary
release and such other documentation as recommended and reviewed by legal
counsel, and be it further
RESOLVED that the Board authorizes the Board President to execute said
documents on behalf of the District, upon the approving opinion of legal
counsel.
7.
Approve
the 2011-2012 school district calendar.
8.
Approve the WinCap
License and Support Agreement with Capital Computer Associates Inc. for the 2010-2011
school year and authorize the President of the Board
of Education to execute the agreement on behalf of the Board of Education.
9.
Accept a grant in the sum of Two Hundred Fifty
($250.00) Dollars from Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union “Funding Your
Ideas” Teacher Grant Program awarded to Christine Cartmell-Moy for the
10. Approve
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the New York State and Local Retirement System to ensure that elected
and appointed officials receive appropriate service credit, changes and
additions to the process of reporting elected and appointed officials to the
Retirement System became effective August 12, 2009 under Regulation 315.4,
Regulation on Reporting for Elected or Appointed Officials; and
BE IT RESOLVED that the East Rockaway UFSD/Location Code 72844 hereby
establishes seven (7) hours as the standard work day for elected and appointed
officials and will report the days worked as more particular set forth on Form
RS2417-A, Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution, to the New York State and
Local Employees’ Retirement System based on the time keeping system records or
the record of activities maintained and submitted by these officials to the
clerk of this body:
Appointed Officials:
Vivian Zhang, District Treasurer
Denise Lobascio, District Clerk
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the District Clerk of this School District is
hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of the resolution and
an affidavit of positing with the Office of the State Comptroller within 45
days of the adoption of this resolution.
11. Approve
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the
1.
Capital Reserve for Building Repairs
2.
Capital Reserve for Technology
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the
|
Transfer
From |
Transfer
To |
Amount |
|
General
Fund’s Unappropriated fund balance |
|
$400,000 |
|
|
Capital
Reserve for Building Repairs |
$200,000.00 |
|
|
Capital
Reserve for Technology |
$200,000.00 |
12. Accept
the independent audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.
13. BE
IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the East Rockaway UFSD hereby
approves an Agreement for Legal Services dated as of January 6, 2011, between
the Board of Education of the East Rockaway UFSD and Hamburger, Maxson, Yaffe, Knauer & McNally, LLP as attached, and authorizes the
Board President to execute said agreement.
14. Approve the contract
with
C. Budget Transfers
1. Upon the recommendation
of the Superintendent, the Board of Education approves the following budget
transfers:
a. Transaction No. 10-0046
b. Transaction No. 11-0015
D. Approval of CSE
Recommendations
E. Approval of CPSE
Recommendations
6. Policy Matters for Adoption
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
007.661-R Student
Bullying Prevention and
Intervention
Regulations
7. Superintendent’s Report
8. Privilege of the Floor
9. Board Member Comments
10. Adjournment