Minutes November 14, 2012
Minutes
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chappaqua, New York
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Date: |
November 14, 2012 |
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Time: |
8:15 p.m. |
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Place: |
Horace Greeley High School |
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Present: |
Board of Education |
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Absent: |
Jeffrey Mester |
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Staff Members |
Dr. Lyn McKay, Superintendent Mr. Eric Byrne, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Mr. Andrew Selesnick, Assistant Superintendent for Leadership, and Instruction Mr. John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business Theresa Markley, District Clerk / Adm. Asst. to Superintendent |
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Visitors Present: |
Representatives of the Chappaqua PTA, school PTAs, building administrators, faculty, and other interested citizens. |
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President Tipp called the meeting to order at 7: p.m. Karen Visser moved to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of labor negotiations and a legal issue. Alyson Kiesel seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Visser moved to adjourn the executive session. Alyson Kiesel seconded. The motion passed unanimously. President Tipp welcomed the community. She extended condolences to those people who have lost homes and loved ones all over the state. She observed that overall the district was pretty lucky. Karen Visser moved to reconvene the public session at 8:25 p.m. Alyson Kiesel seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Presentation: New Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) Dr. McKay commented on putting together this whole new process of teacher and principal evaluations. She then asked Assistant Superintendent Eric Byrne and Assistant Superintendent Andrew Selesnick to continue with their presentation.. Mr. Byrne explained that we will have more information in the spring when we complete one full year and will discuss at the Knowledge Cafe in April 2013. The initial law was passed in January 2011 and the district formed a committee shortly after that. They began with the good portions of our current process and added to it as required by the law that became part of the governor's directive. During the course of the year we designed a pilot of the new APPR and 30 teachers participated. Refinements were made to our proposed plan and were approved in Sept 2012, one of the early districts to have their plans approved. Mr. Selesnick added that APPR is not a new term. Districts have been required to have a process in place for the past ten years. Changes give districts less leeway and the state more interest in dictating what all districts should have designed for an effective program. He explained the difference between the old APPR and the new evolving APPR. Instead of a four-year cycle, each year combines administrative observation/ inquiry based on TARP model, peer observation, and student assessment data for every teacher and principal not just tenured teachers. Mr. Byrne added that the APPR is composed of 60% observation; 20% local assessment; 20% growth. The state gave districts the option of developing a local assessment or purchasing one of the developed assessments. There must be an alignment across all disciplines for all common core standards. He explained the process for coming up with the growth scale, that is used in compiling the score for each teacher of highly effective, effective and not effective. The indicators for administrators use the Multidimensional Principal Performance Rubric (Learner Centered Initiatives (LCI)/The interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards (discussed at the October 24, 2012 board meeting). They noted that it is always good to be pushed to look at how we do things, but we have a very good, dedicated staff who are constantly trying to improve their skills. Dr. McKay commented that changes are coming from the state at an almost undoable pace. However, the district is in a very good place especially in terms of some of the districts who have not even turned their plans into the state yet. |
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Information
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Questions and Comments We welcome public inquiries, and in respect for each other's time, we ask that you limit your inquiry to three minutes. Board members may be contacted via email or phone. |
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Organization
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Approvals Victoria Tipp moved to approve the minutes of October 24, 2012, as amended. Karen Visser seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
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Recommended Action: Personnel Dr. McKay made the following recommendations, including the addendum:
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Recommended Action: Other
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Facilities
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Financials |
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President Tipp gave Notice of Future Meetings - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Horace Greeley High School, 8:15 p.m. Presentations: Review of middle school 55-minute periods New grade six research course |
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Adjournment At 10:05 p.m., Randall Katchis moved to adjourn. Karen Visser seconded. The motion passed unanimously. |
Respectfully submitted,
Theresa Markley, District Clerk / Admin. Asst. to Superintendent
Victoria Tipp, Board President
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