Minutes November 4, 2015
Nov. 18, 2015
Encl. 3.1
MINUTES
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
November 4, 2015
Horace Greeley High School
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Board of Education |
Present: |
Staff Members Dr. Lyn McKay, Superintendent Eric Byrne, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Dr. Kusum Sinha, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Leadership Development [Absent] Mr. John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business Terry Dell'olio, District Clerk/Executive Assistant to Superintendent |
Visitors Present: |
Members of the community, PTA and administration and staff |
President Messner convened the public meeting at 6:00 p.m. Moved by Alyson Gardner to enter into Executive Session to seek legal advice. Seconded by Victoria Tipp. Motion carried 4-0. Moved by Alyson Gardner to reconvene the public board meeting at 7:39 p.m. Seconded by Victoria Tipp. Motion carried 4-0. Presentations: Teaching & Learning - Middle Schools Dr. McKay welcomed Andrew Corsilia, Principal of Seven Bridges Middle School, Martin Fitzgerald, Principal of Robert E. Bell Middle School and Mary Ford, Director of K-12 Literacy. Messrs. Corsilia and Fitzgerald described common structures and instructional strategies that promote strong literacy skills in classrooms across the disciplines, providing examples from Bell and Seven Bridges. They spoke about literacy evolving with our changing world and literacy instruction in our middle schools changing with the times. Extending beyond reading and writing instruction in English classrooms, literacy is an integral part of an active learning environment and now includes skills such as analyzing and creating multi-media texts and synthesizing multiple streams of information. |
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Information Business Affairs
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Organization |
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Approvals & Ratification
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve from the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education held October 21, 2015, as amended. Motion carried 4-0. |
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Recommended Action: Personnel Dr. McKay made the following recommendations:
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Jeffrey Mester to approve all items in 4.1 Recommended for Action, Personnel, Instructional, including Addendum, in one omnibus motion. Motion carried 4-0. |
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Recommended Action: Other
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve all CSE Summaries dated November 4, 2015, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve the contract with Bedford Central School District for SAIL III, effective September 2, 2015 - June 23, 2016, for the most current special education non-resident tuition rate approved by New York State, as presented. Motion carried 4-0. |
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Facilities Jeffrey Mester mentioned there will be a Facilities Committee meeting at 8am, Friday, November 6. |
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Policy Committee
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Financials |
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Communications |
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Adjournment |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Alyson Gardner to adjourn this meeting at 8:40 p.m. Motion carried 4-0. |
Respectfully submitted,
Therese Dell'olio
District Clerk / Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Warren Messner
Board President
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