EAST ROCKAWAY
UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
East Rockaway,
New York
Organizational
Meeting of the Board of Education
7:30 P.M., July
6, 2010, East Rockaway Jr./Sr. High School
MINUTES
Present: Members of the Board of Education: Linda
Schmidt, Neil Schloth, Michaelene Abbott-Cooper; Patricia Nicoletti; Kristin
Ochtera; Superintendent, Dr. Roseanne Melucci; Director of Finance and
Operations, Marcy Tannenbaum; and District Clerk, Denise Lobascio
1. The
meeting was called to order by Linda Schmidt at 7:36 pm and the Pledge of
Allegiance was led by Kristin Ochtera.
2. The elected trustees Kristin Ochtera and Patricia Nicoletti were sworn in by the District Clerk.
3. Upon
nomination by Neil Schloth, seconded by Kristen Ochtera and unanimously approved,
Linda Schmidt was elected President of the Board of Education for the 2010-2011
school year.
4. Upon
nomination by Michaelene Abbott-Cooper, seconded by Patricia Nicoletti and
unanimously approved, Neil Schloth was elected Vice President of the Board of Education
for the 2010-2011 school year.
5. Upon nomination by Linda Schmidt, seconded by Neil Schloth and unanimously approved, Michaelene Abbott-Cooper was elected Secretary of the Board of Education for the 2010-2011 school year.
6. The
district clerk was sworn in by Linda Schmidt.
7. The
Board of Education Officers were sworn in by the district clerk.
8. Appointment of District Officers:
District
Clerk.................................................. Denise
Lobascio
District
Treasurer........................................... Vivian
Zhang
Deputy
District Clerk..................................... Marcy
Tannenbaum
Deputy
District Treasurer............................... Linda
Schmidt
9. The
District Officers were sworn in by the district clerk.
10. Upon motion by
Neil Schloth, seconded by Michaelene Abbott Cooper the minutes of the June 15,
2010 meeting were unanimously approved.
11. Correspondence - None
12. District
Standing Committee Liaisons:
Budget
Advisory Committee/Fiscal............... Neil
Schloth / Linda Schmidt
Drug
and Alcohol Committee........................ Patricia
Nicoletti
Education
Foundation.................................... Michaelene
Abbott-Cooper and/or
....................................................................... Kristin
Ochtera
Policy............................................................. Board
of Education
Super
PTA..................................................... Kristin
Ochtera
13. Board of
Education Liaisons:
Curriculum
& Standards................................ Linda
Schmidt
Food
Service.................................................. Neil
Schloth
Legislation
& Government Relations............. Michaelene
Abbott-Cooper
Upon motion by Michaelene Abbott-Cooper, seconded by Neil Schloth, the following items
#14 – 46 were unanimously approved:
14. Approve the
following appointments:
Asbestos
Designee......................................... Anthony
Quercia
Attendance
Officer, Centre Avenue School... Alice
Calabrese
Attendance
Officer, ERHS............................. Marilyn
Brekke
Attendance
Officer, Rhame Avenue School... Jody
Delegianis
Attendance
Officer, St. RaymondÕs School............... Patricia
Woloszyn
Extra
Classroom Activities Central Treasurer Marilyn
Von Braunsberg
Insurance
Consultant...................................... NYSIR
Records
Access Officer................................. Marcy
Tannenbaum
Records
Management Officer........................ Marcy
Tannenbaum
School
Physician............................................ Richard
Addes, D.O.
Title
IX Officer.............................................. Debra
LoVerde, Ed.D.
504
Hearing Officers..................................... See
Attachment ÒAÓ
15. Approve the
appointment of Frazer and Feldman, LLP, as General Counsel, in accordance with
the terms of an agreement dated July 1, 2010.
16. Approve the
appointment of Committee Members to District CSE
Chairperson........................................ Debra
LoVerde, Ed.D.
Alternate Chairpersons ...................... Barbara Gerber,
Tina Smith and Ann Marie Kenny
Special Education Teacher.................. (teacher of the child)
Physician............................................ Richard
Addes, D.O.
School Psychologist........................... Barbara
Gerber
School Psychologist........................... Tina Smith
School Psychologist........................... Ann Marie
Kenny
Parent of Child
Parent Member
General Education
Teacher
17. Approve the
appointment of Parent Members for District CSE
Eileen
Hinshaw
Linda
Lindsley
Ellen
McGlone
Maria
Riley
Ann
Marie Schexnayder
18. Approve the
appointment of Committee Members to District CPSE
Chairperson........................................ Debra
LoVerde, Ed.D.
Alternate
Chairpersons ...................... Tina
Smith and Ann Marie Kenny
Special
Education Provider................ (teacher
of child; service provider)
Physician............................................ Richard
Addes, D.O.
General
Education Teacher................. (teacher
of child)
School
Psychologist........................... Tina
Smith
School
Psychologist........................... Ann
Marie Kenny
Parent
of Child
Parent
Member
19. Approve the
appointment of Parent Members for District CPSE
Eileen
Hinshaw
Linda
Lindsley
Ellen
McGlone
Maria
Riley
Ann
Marie Schexnayder
20. Approve the
appointment of Ellen McGlone to serve as the Surrogate Parent.
21. Designate
the following depositories for District funds:
Bank
of America
Capital
One Bank
Class-MBIA
TD
Bank
HSBC
(for investment)
22. Designate
the following newspapers as newspapers for the publication of school district
legal notices:
ÒOceanside, Rockville Centre, East Rockaway TribuneÓ
ÒThe Lynbrook East Rockaway HeraldÓ
23. Designate the
use of the IRS mileage reimbursement rate to compensate employees and board
members for use of personal vehicle for district business.
24. Designate
Capital Markets Advisors, LLC as District Fiscal Advisors.
25. Designate
Hawkins, Delafield and Wood as Bond Counsel.
26. Designate
Nawrocki Smith LLP as Internal Auditor.
27. Designate
R.S. Abrams & Co. LLP as External Auditor.
28. Designate
Deans Archer & Co., CPA as Claims Auditor.
29. Designate
JAG Architect as Architect.
30. Designate
Giambalvo, Giammarese & Stalzer as Special Education State Reporting
Consultant.
31. Designate Insight Environmental Inc. as
Environmental Consultants.
32. Designate Omni
Financial Group as the third party administrator of 403(b) and 457 plans.
33. Authorize the
Superintendent of Schools to certify payroll for the 2010-2011 school year.
34. Authorize,
in the absence of the Superintendent of Schools, the Director of Finance &
Operations to certify payroll for the 2010-2011 school year.
35. Authorize
the President of the Board of Education to certify the District annual payroll
to the Civil Service Commission.
36. Authorize
the Director of Finance & Operations to serve as the school district purchasing
agent.
37. Authorize
the Board President to sign the contract with BOCES for services for the
2010-2011 school year.
38. Authorize
the Board President, Superintendent and Director of Finance and Operations to
sign contracts with the lowest responsible bidders for transportation services
and other commodities and services as appropriate.
39. Authorize,
in the absence of the President of the Board of Education, the Vice President
of the Board of Education to be the presiding officer of meetings and further
authorize the Vice President of the Board of Education to execute any and all
documents in the absence of the Board President, upon which the Board has taken
action.
40. Authorize
the attendance at conferences, conventions and workshops by members of the Board
of Education and Superintendent during the 2010-2011 school year.
41. Authorize
the Superintendent to approve the attendance at conferences, conventions and
workshops of district employees during the 2010-2011 school year.
42. Authorize
the Superintendent to apply for grants during the 2010-2011 school year.
43. Authorize
the Director of Finance and Operations to extend summer transportation
contracts at the Consumer Price Index with the following: First Students, Inc.,
VeteranÕs Transportation Company Inc. and Suburban Bus Transportation Inc.
44. Authorize
the Following Petty Cash Funds:
East
Rockaway High School.............. Doreen
Johnson................................. $100
Centre
Avenue School....................... Maria
Treglia...................................... $100
Rhame
Avenue School....................... Antonella
Keane................................. $100
Pupil
Personnel (ERHS).................... Emily
Pisani....................................... $100
District
Office (Business Office)....... Denise
Lobascio................................. $100
District Office (Board of Education).. Mary Volino...................................... $100
Curriculum
and Technology............... Linda
Jarmel....................................... $100
Food
Service...................................... Charlene
Fried.................................... $100
After
School Program........................ Ceil
Verity.......................................... $100
Custodial
Office................................. Kathleen
Keating................................ $100
Summer
School.................................. Marilyn
Brekke.................................. $100
45. Authorize the
Following Persons to Sign Checks:
Vivian Zhang..................................... District
Treasurer
Roseanne C. Melucci......................... Superintendent
Vincent DÕAmico .............................. Assistant
Business Manager
Linda Schmidt.................................... President,
Board of Education
East
Rockaway UFSD
Marilyn VonBraunsberg.................... Extra Classroom
Activities Central Treasurer
46. Authorize
the Superintendent of Schools to approve budget transfers in an amount not to
exceed $5,000.
47. Action Agenda
A. Personnel
Items
Upon motion by Michaelene Abbott-Cooper, seconded by Kristin Ochtera, the following
items #1-14 were unanimously approved:
2.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the appointment of Marilyn
Brekke to the position of summer school secretary, effective July 1, 2010, at
the hourly salary established by the East Rockaway Secretaries Association
contract for the 2010 – 2011 school year.
3.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the
following summer school teaching appointments effective July 1, 2010, through
August 5, 2010, at the hourly salary established by the East Rockaway Teachers
Association for the 2010-2011 school year:
Danielle
DiChiara............................... Mathematics
Scott
Gerken...................................... Science
Mary
Beth Palazzolo.......................... Mathematics
Michael
Soto...................................... Social
Studies
Jennifer
Toppi.................................... English
Christian
Soto.................................... Driver
and Traffic Safety Instructor
Dominick
Vulpis................................ Driver
and Traffic Safety Instructor
Kristina
Imandt.................................. Substitute
Teacher
Emanuela
Alessandro......................... Substitute
Teacher
Leslie
Klein........................................ Substitute
Teacher
Kristin
Mednick................................. Supportive
Skills Teacher
4.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the following
Summer Bridge Program teaching appointments, effective August 2, 2010, through August 13, 2010, at the
hourly salary established by the East Rockaway Teachers Association for the
2010-2011 school year:
Lori
DeVarso
Colleen
Driscoll
5.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the
fall coaching assignments more fully set forth on the attached 2010-2011
Coaching Schedule at the stipend salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teachers
Association contract for the 2010 – 2011 school year.
6.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the
appointment of Phyllis Jencius to the part-time position of reading teacher
(FTE .8) for the 2010 - 2011 school year, at the prorated MA, Step 22 annual
salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teachers Association Contract for the
2010 - 2011 school year.
7.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the
appointment of Allison Corvi to the part-time position of speech/language
teacher (FTE .8) for the 2010 -
2011 school year, at the prorated MA, Step 2 annual salary set forth in
the East Rockaway Teachers Association Contract for the 2010 - 2011 school
year.
8.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the
appointment of Anthony Zito to the position of part-time social studies teacher
( .6 FTE; 3 classes), effective September 1, 2010, through June 30, 2010, at
the prorated MA, Step 1 annual salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teachers
Association contract for the 2010 – 2011 school year, and further approve
the appointment of Anthony Zito to the position of part-time teacher assistant
(.5 FTE; three classes), effective September 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, at
the prorated Step 2 annual salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teachers
Association contract for Teacher Assistants for the 2010 – 2011 school
year.
9.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the
following permanent substitute teacher appointments, effective September 1,
2010, through June 30, 2011, at the per diem salary established by the East
Rockaway Board of Education on the non-contractual salary schedule for the
2010-2011 school year.
Marisa
Rascionato.............................. East
Rockaway Jr/Sr High School
Allison
McKeon................................ East
Rockaway Jr/Sr High School
Kathryn
M. Klock.............................. East
Rockaway Jr/Sr High School
Cindy
Dower..................................... Rhame
Avenue
Diana
Manz........................................ Centre
Avenue
Angela
Bond (.5 FTE)....................... Centre
Avenue
Dana
Zingale (.5 FTE)....................... Centre
Avenue
10.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the probationary appointment of
Ashley Cole to the position of elementary teacher (tenure area:
elementary; certification status:
Initial), effective September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2013, at the MA, Step 1 annual salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teachers
Association contract for the 2010-2011 school year.
11.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the probationary appointment of
Marissa Paides to the position of special education teacher (tenure area:
special education; certification
status: Initial), effective September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2013, at the MA, Step 1 annual salary set forth in the East Rockaway Teachers
Association contract for the 2010-2011 school year.
12.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, accept the
resignation of Kevin McTigue from the position of cleaner effective July 19,
2010; and approve the appointment of Kevin McTigue to the position of
groundskeeper, effective July 20, 2010, at the Step B annual salary set forth
in the East Rockaway Custodial UnitÕs contract for the 2010-2011 school year.
13.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, accept the
resignation of Robert Brockett from the position of substitute cleaner,
effective July 19, 2010; and approve the appointment of Robert Brocket to the
position of cleaner, effective July 20, 2010, at the Step A annual salary set
forth in the East Rockaway Custodial UnitÕs contract for the 2010-2011 school
year.
14.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the
following temporary assignments upon the terms and conditions established by
the East Rockaway Board of Education:
a.
Sean McGinn, substitute cleaner, effective July 7, 2010
b.
Roberto DeJesus, substitute cleaner, effective July 1, 2010
15.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the
continuation of the Òemergency, conditionalÓ 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
Upon motion by Neil Schloth, seconded by Patricia Nicoletti the following items #1-13
were unanimously approved:
1. Approve
the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the proposed 2010-2011 budget for school purposes in the total
amount of Thirty-Three Million, Three Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand, Five Hundred
Forty-Nine and no/100 ($33,336,549.00)
dollars be adopted, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the East Rockaway Union
Free School District authorizes the expenditure of said sum during the ensuing
school year, and the necessary taxes upon the taxable property of the school
district to meet said expenditures after first deducting the monies available
from state aid and other sources.
2. Approve
the participation in cooperative bids for:
á
athletic equipment reconditioning (LIMCPG)
á
custodial and facility items - Rockville Centre
Cooperative
á
cafeteria
á
banking depository – Long Island Municipal
Banking Consortium (L.I.M.B.)
á
automotive supplies, materials, parts and services
– Long Beach UFSD
á
services provided by Nassau BOCES
3. Approve
the re-adoption of all current policies and regulations.
4. Approve
the free and reduced lunch program income eligibility schedule for the 2010
– 2011 school year.
5. Approve
the following contracts for the 2010-2011 school year for the services
indicated and authorize the Board President to execute the individual contracts:
|
|
Vendor |
Service |
|
1 |
Bio
Sense Pest Management, Inc. |
Pest
Control Services |
|
2 |
Frazer
& Feldman |
General
Counsel |
|
3 |
Giambalvo,
Giammarese & Stalzer |
Special
Education State Reporting Consultants |
|
4 |
Kevin
J. Hannon, Jr. Food & Nutrition Consultants |
Food
Service Consultants |
|
5 |
Nawrocki
Smith LLP |
Internal
Auditors |
|
6 |
Omni
Financial Group |
403b
and 457 management services |
|
7 |
Scarsdale
Security Systems |
Building
Security |
|
8 |
Island
Elevator Inc. |
Elevator
Maintenance |
|
9 |
Dr.
Richard Addes, D.O. |
School
Physician |
|
10 |
LICADD |
Employee
Assistance Program Drug,
Alcohol, Counseling |
|
11 |
Village
of East Rockaway |
Fuel
|
|
12 |
Deans
Archer & Co., CPA |
Internal
Claims Auditor |
|
13 |
RS Abrams & Co., LLP |
External Auditors |
6. Approve the following vendors for the 2010-2011
school year and authorize the President of the Board of Education to execute the
resulting service contracts:
|
|
Vendor |
Service |
|
1 |
Centris
Group LLC |
RTIm
Direct |
|
2 |
Custom
Computer Specialists, Inc. |
Campus
Managed Services |
|
3 |
Infinite
Campus, Inc. |
Software
Licensing – IEP Direct |
|
4 |
Verizon |
Service
Plan |
7. Approve the following resolution:
Whereas,
the following service providers for Tax Shelter Annuities are approved by the
Board of Education:
|
SERVICE PROVIDERS |
TYPE OF PLAN |
|
ING/Aetna Opportunity Plus |
403b |
|
Equitable Life Assurance |
403b |
|
Fidelity Retirement
Services |
403b |
|
Legend Service Corporation |
403b |
|
Mutual Financial Services |
403b |
|
Travelers |
403b |
|
T. Rowe Price Trust |
403b |
|
NYS Deferred Compensation
Plan |
457 |
BE
IT RESOLVED, the employees who work 1000 hours in a school year or expect to
work 1000 hours in an ensuing school year are eligible to make contributions to
a tax deferred annuity under IRS code 403b or 457.
8. Approve
the following resolution for purpose of adopting coverage provided by ¤18 of
the New York State Public Officers law.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the East Rockaway School
District hereby adopts the coverage provided by ¤18 of the New York State
Public Officers law for the following job titles: members of the board of education, the superintendent of
schools, the director of finance and operations, the director of pupil
personnel services, the director of curriculum and technology and the director
of facilities. The adoption of this
provision is intended to supplement and not supplant the protection available
to such employees by virtue of already existing statutory provisions or other
sources. Such coverage shall
include, but not be limited to, being called to testify as a witness or to
answer questions concerning their acts or omissions within the scope of their
office, agency or employment before a Grand Jury, the Office of the District
Attorney, or other law enforcement official. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize or
require defense or indemnification to a
member of the board of education, the superintendent of schools, the
director of finance and operations, the director of pupil personnel services,
the director of curriculum and technology and the director of facilities, who
has been identified as a defendant in a pending criminal prosecution, or where
such individual or the school district has reason to believe that such
individual is a target in a criminal investigation or prosecution by the Office
of the District Attorney or other law enforcement entity. This benefit shall not be available to
and shall not cover any employee serving in any of the job titles listed herein
who is represented for collective bargaining purposes by a duly designated collective
bargaining agent unless and until such coverage is negotiated with the
collective bargaining agent representing said employee. The superintendent or her designee
shall take steps necessary to obtain insurance protection against the potential
liability to the district arising out of the adoption of this provision.
9. Declare
obsolete for purpose of disposal and/or recycling, the computer equipment more
fully set forth on the attached list of Obsolete Computer Equipment.
10. Approve the terms
and conditions of the contract with Dr. James J. Tolle for Hearing Officer
services for Superintendent Hearings as needed for the 2010 – 2011 school
year.
11. Approve the terms
and conditions of the contract with Crossroads for an RTI workshop for teachers
of students in grades K-2.
12. Approve the
resolution to issue Tax Anticipation Notes in the sum not to exceed Ten Million
($10,000,000.00) Dollars as more fully set forth on the attached Schedule
ÒAÓ.
13. Accept a donation from the East Rockaway Education Foundation in the sum of Four Thousand ($4,000.00) Dollars for library resources.
Upon motion by Michaelene Abbott-Cooper, seconded by Patricia Nicoletti the following items
#48 & 49 were unanimously approved:
48. CSE
Recommendations
49. CPSE Recommendations
50. Policy Matters for
Review - none
51. SuperintendentÕs Report
Thank
you to the community for supporting the school district budget last month.
Our summer programs are up and
running for grades 6-8 and for students with special needs.
East Rockaway Public Schools lost a friend of
education with the passing of our Mayor, Ed
Sieban. He will be missed.
No further report.
52. Privilege of the Floor
One community member welcomed the new board members and congratulated the elected
officers.
53. Board Member Comments
Neil Schloth – I want to welcome Kristin and Patti. They both come with a wealth of information from their long term involvement with the schools. I wish a successful year to the officers. Thank you for coming. I would like to offer my condolences to EdÕs family, he was a great friend to the school district.
Kristin Ochtera – I would like to send my condolences to the Sieban family and the community. I would like to thank the community for voting me into this position and for passing the budget. I with forward to working with the rest of the board and the administration and the staff.
Michaelene Abbott-Cooper – Thank you for coming. Thank you to Vicki for not presenting us with any questions we are not prepared to answer. Welcome to the new trustees and congratulations to Linda and Neil. I am feeling pain with the loss of the mayor both as a friend and an advocate for children. I look forward to a fun fill year on the board.
Patti Nicoletti – Thank you for coming and giving me this opportunity to be on the school board. I am looking forward to a good year. My condolences go out to the Sieban family. Ed will be missed.
Linda Schmidt – I did not prepare anything. I look forward to working with my colleagues. We lost a gentle giant, we will miss Ed. This is a sad time for East Rockaway.
54. Upon motion by Neil Schloth, seconded by Michaelene Abbott-Cooper and unanimously passed, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Denise Lobascio
District
Clerk