Minutes March 6, 2012
Minutes
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chappaqua, New York
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Date: |
March 6, 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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Staff Members |
Dr. Lyn McKay, Superintendent Mr. Eric Byrne, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum 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 Alyson Kiesel convened the public session at 6:30p.m. Karen Visser moved to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of the discussion of employee contract negotiations. Randall Katchis seconded. The motion passed unanimously. At 8:35 p.m. Jeffrey Mester moved to adjourn the Executive Session and reconvene the public session. Vicki Tipp seconded. The motion passed unanimously. President Kiesel welcomed the community and asked Superintendent Dr. Lyn McKay to begin her report. Presentation: Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Eric Byrne reviewed some of the recent projects including the APPR, or teacher evaluation process, and RTL implementation. Work continues on blended/online courses with Diane Cunningham, in-service professional development, and virtual learning using EcoMuve and EcoMobile. Next year's goal is to align our common core standards with NY State standards for writing, reading, research, and mathematics. He expanded on the topics as they applied through elementary, middle and high schools and noted there are some distinct elementary shifts, such as focus having more depth and breadth of subjects. Mr. Byrne also noted that some of the mandated courses by the state are actually very good. This is also a very good professional development learning opportunity analyzing programs, step by step. He explained that we are looking at what units need to be modified and what units need to be shifted from one grade to the next. Improving competency is one of the goals. Mr. Byrne described some of the professional development projects such as classroom-based coaching where staff developers in the classroom work with the students and provide classroom-based coaching in literacy and mathematics. We have content area teachers visit elementary classrooms, bringing high school math teachers down to second grade classroom to see how the language is used and the structure and management of time. More time spent on the assessment development project and the most valuable work done to strengthen assessment practices and formalize standards and indicators to be used across content areas and across all grade areas. Superintendent McKay explained that we are trying to not increase the number of tests because of the state requirements, but adapt what we have to meet the requirements. Staff developers have done a terrific job working with department chairs developing plans for the transition to the New Middle School Schedule. In the proposed budget, curriculum studies/professional development shifts some of the district initiatives and assessment development projects to remain the same as last year. The proposed increase is $260,124. Mr Byrne explained details with an overall increase of 2.79% Athletic Director Steve Young presented the components of his budget. The goal has been to continue the breadth and depth of programs even with budget cuts over the past few years. He reported the number of teams, participation of over 1400 students across all sports, and pointed to their many achievements during the year. The three components of his budget are supervision a decrease of -20.45%; interscholastic athletics is an increase of 2.79% and pupil transportation is a negative -5.80%. The proposed budget for this year is a reduction of $8,000 or -5.8 %. John Chow again reviewed the future budget presentations over the remaining meetings in March with the budget adoption expected on April 10. PTA-sponsored budget meetings have community forums on the proposed budget in the Bell auditorium on Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 9:30 a.m.. In addition, we have scheduled Q&A on the adopted budget scheduled for May 2, in lower commons at Seven Bridges at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. |
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Information Business Affairs
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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 President Kiesel gave a second reading of all three policies.
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Approvals |
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Recommended Action: Personnel Superintendent McKay made the following recommendations:
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Recommended Action: Other
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Facilities
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Financials
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Questions and comments |
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President Kiesel gave Notice of Future Meetings - Tuesday, March 13, 2012, Board meeting/Work session at Horace Greeley High School Presentation: Technology / Special Education |
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Adjournment President Kiesel asked for a motion to adjourn at 11:15 p.m. Jeffrey Mester moved to adjourn the meeting. Randall Katchis seconded. The motion passed unanimously. |
Respectfully submitted,
Theresa M. Markley, District Clerk / Admin. Asst. to Superintendent
Alyson Kiesel, Board President
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