Minutes February 15, 2017
March 1, 2017
Encl. 3.1
Minutes
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Horace Greeley High School
(click here for a printable copy of the official signed minutes)
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Staff Members Dr. Daniel McCann, Interim Superintendent Dr. Eric Byrne, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Mr. John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Kusum Sinha, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Leadership Development Terry Dell'olio, District Clerk/Executive Assistant to the Superintendent |
President Gardner convened the public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Moved by Victoria Tipp to convene the public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Seconded by Warren Messner. Motion carried 5-0. Moved by Jeffrey Mester to enter into Executive Session to discuss the employment history of a particular person(s), negotiations and seek legal advice. Seconded by Karen Visser. Motion carried 5-0. Moved by Warren Messner to reconvene the public meeting at 7:50 p.m. Seconded by Jeffrey Mester. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present Presentation: Louise Brady, Art Department Chairperson at Horace Greeley High School; Jennifer Schmidt and Kathryn Ottomanelli, Art Teachers at Horace Greeley High School; Matty Marjolin, Jillian Impasato, and Lucas Zhao, students from Horace Greeley High School, discussed visual literacy, personal expression, the creative process for fine and design arts, and the vision statement created by K-12 teachers. |
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Information Business Affairs
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Addendum |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Jeffrey Mester to accept the recommendation of the RFP Board Advisory Committee to accept the proposal from Interactive, Inc. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Jeffrey Mester, to extend the charge of the RFP Board Advisory Committee to monitor the progress of the review and to make further recommendations, if any, at the end of the review process. A resolution will be drafted by our attorney and presented at the next Board meeting. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Recess was called at 9:35 p.m. Return from recess at 9:44 p.m. |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Alyson Gardner to adopt the 2017-18 District Calendar. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Organization |
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Approvals & Ratification
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve Items 3.1 through 3.5, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Recommended Action: Personnel
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Addendum |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Warren Messner to approve Addendum Item 4.1, Appointment: Probationary, Mr. Jason Semo, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve all items in 4.1 Recommended for Action, Personnel, Instructional, in one omnibus motion. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Warren Messner to approve Item 4.2 Recommended for Action, Non-Instructional, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Recommended Action: Other
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Alyson Gardner that the Board of Education hereby approves CSE Summaries reported to the Board on February 15, 2017. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Warren Messner, seconded by Victoria Tipp that the Board of Education hereby approve a Letter of Agreement with Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates dated February 8, 2017 in the amount of $21,500, and authorizes the Board President to execute this Agreement. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Victoria Tipp that the Board of Education hereby approve an Agreement with Kaeyer Garment + Davidson Architects, P.C., (KG+D) to perform certain architectural services related to the implementation of the 2016 Bond Projects. The District requires KG+D to obtain on its behalf certain printing, drawing, specifications, scanning and other similar services on the District's behalf, which services and purchases are not subject to federal or state sales tax since the District is a tax exempt organization, and authorizes the Board President to execute this Agreement. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Warren Messner, seconded by Jeffrey Mester that the Board of Education hereby approves items 5.4 and 5.5, in one omnibus motion, as presented, and authorizes the Board President, District Clerk, and Superintendent to execute these Agreements. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Victoria Tipp that the Board of Education hereby accepts a check from Box Tops for Education in the amount of $720.40 to Seven Bridges Middle School for "Sustainable Energy Projects" through the District. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Jeffrey Mester that the Board of Education hereby approves New Postage Meter Agreements with Pitney Bowes for five (5) of our buildings, and authorizes the Board President to execute these Agreements. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Jeffrey Mester offered the following resolution, WHEREAS, the District owns the attached list of items, which are no longer useful or necessary for school district purposes and of no value to the School District; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board hereby declares such items to be surplus property and of no value to the School District and authorizes the disposal of such equipment in a prudent manner in accordance with law. Victoria Tipp seconded. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Jeffrey Mester that the Board of Education hereby approves a Lease Agreement with Macrolease for the lease of athletic equipment in the amount of $1,041 per month, which includes fees due under the current contract, beginning March 2017 for 36 months, and authorizes the Board President to execute this Agreement. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Warren Messner that the Board of Education hereby approves a budget transfer of $55,114.00 to cover security guards district-wide expense, and authorizes the Board President and Superintendent to approve this transfer. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Warren Messner that the Board of Education hereby accepts a gift from Friends of Greeley Theatre, Inc. to Chappaqua Central School District for the Horace Greeley Theatre Department in the amount of $2,000 towards the rental of video equipment to be used in conjunction with the March 8, 9, 10, and 11 production of The Laramie Project. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present.
Addendum #2 |
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Moved by Warren Messner, seconded by Jeffrey Mester that the Board of Education hereby approved Item 5.12, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Facilities Committee Board member, Jeffrey Mester, as a Facilities Committee member shared that the District is expecting to receive bids on Tuesday, February 21 regarding the Competition Turf Field Project. Mr. Mester stated that we are still addressing issues with the Bell Turf Field. Mr. Mester also shared updates within the District regarding ongoing projects. (Click here to view the full discussion of item 6, and move your cursor to 23h:01m:20s) |
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Policy Committee
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Policy 5080 will be reviewed at the March 1, 2017 Board meeting as a Final Reading. |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Jeffrey Mester to waive a 2nd reading of Policy 9040, Non-Aligned Administrative Personnel. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. Moved by Warren Messner, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve Policy 9040, Non-Aligned Administrative Personnel, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. (Click here to view the full discussion of item 7.2, and move your cursor to 2h:02m:18s) |
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Communications Committee Board President, Alyson Gardner, as member of the Communications Committee, shared there is a Communications Committee meeting at 7:45 a.m., Friday, February 17, at the Education Center. |
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Financials
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Warren Messner that the Board of Education approves Item 9.1 through Item 9.4, in one omnibus motion, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
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Notice of Future Meetings
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 |
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Adjournment |
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Being no further business to be acted upon, the meeting was adjourned at 10:07 p.m. with a motion by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Warren Messner. Motion carried 4-0. Board member, Karen Visser, was not present. |
Respectfully submitted,
Therese Dell'olio
District Clerk / Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Alyson Gardner
Board President
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