Minutes April 24, 2012

Minutes

CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chappaqua, New York

 

Date:

April 24, 2012

 

Time:

7:45 a.m.

 

Place:

Education Center

 

Present:

Board of Education
Alyson Kiesel, President
Jeffrey Mester, Vice President
Randall Katchis
Vicky Tipp
Karen Visser

 

Staff Members
Present:

Dr. Lyn McKay, Superintendent

Mr. Paul Citarella, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

Mr. John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business

Mr. Andrew Selesnick, Principal Horace Greeley High School

Mr. Stephen Young, Director of Athletics

Theresa Markley, District Clerk / Adm. Asst. to Superintendent

 

Visitors Present:

David Shaw, Esq. Shaw, Perelson, May, and Lambert, LLP

Lisa Rusk, Esq. Shaw, Perelson, May, and Lambert, LLP

 

Board President Alyson Kiesel called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. Karen Visser moved that the meeting be reconvened in Executive session to meet with school attorneys, David Shaw and Lisa Rusk to discuss the employment history of a particular person and matters leading to that person's potential discipline or suspension. Randall Katchis seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

At 10:07 a.m. Victoria Tipp moved to reconvene the public session. Karen Visser seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

Karen Visser offered the following resolution, "Be it resolved that Employee No. 14878 shall be suspended with pay during the pendency of Section 3020-a Education Law proceedings." Alyson Kiesel seconded.

Board members Kiesel, Mester, Katchis, Tipp, and Visser voted in favor. The motion passed unanimously.

1.

Recommended action: Personnel

Superintendent Dr. Lyn McKay made the following recommendation.

1.1

Non-instructional

Resignation:

Filomena Odoardi, Secretary (School District) at Horace Greeley High School, resigning effective April 27, 2012.

Victoria Tipp moved to adopt this recommendation. Karen Visser seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

2.

Recommended action:

2.1

Randall Katchis moved to approve CSE Summaries reported to the Board on April 20, 2012. Karen Visser seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

2.2

Adopt Putnam / Northern Westchester BOCES budget

Victoria Tipp moved to adopt the following resolution:

WHEREAS, the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Putnam / Northern Westchester County (hereinafter "BOCES") has proposed and presented its tentative administrative budget for the 2012-2013 school year (July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013), now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the BOCES tentative administrative budget for the 2012-2013 school year in the amount of $8,463,000 be, and hereby is, rejected by this Board.

Karen Visser seconded. After a brief discussion, it was suggested that they did not have enough information. Members of the board met with BOCES administrators earlier in the year and it was indicated that another meeting should be scheduled. The district clerk was directed to follow up. The motion passed unanimously.

2.3

Vote for three candidates to fill three vacancies on the BOCES Board.

"The board of education of each component school district, by resolution, may cast one vote for each of the three vacancies to be filled, provided that no more than one vote may be cast for any candidate. No more than one person residing in a particular component district may be elected to serve on the Board of Cooperative Educational Services at one time, except as provided in Education Law 1950 (2-a)."

Karen Visser moved to cast one vote for Catherine Lilburne. Randall Katchis seconded. Kiesel, Katchis, Tipp, Visser voted yes. Mester abstained.

Therefore, ONE vote was cast for Ms. Lilburne.

Randall Katchis moved to cast one vote for Katherine Brechner. Alyson Kiesel seconded. Kiesel, Tipp, Visser voted yes. Katchis, Mester voted no.

Therefore, ONE vote was cast for Ms. Brechner.

Victoria Tipp moved to cast one vote for Cheryl Schwartz. Randall Katchis seconded. Tipp voted yes. Kiesel, Katchis, Mester, Visser voted no.

Therefore, NO vote was cast for Ms. Schwartz.

3.

President Kiesel gave Notice of Future Meetings

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 8:15 p.m., Horace Greeley High School

Presentation:

Public Hearing on School and Library Budgets

4.

Adjournment

At 10:30 a.m., Victoria Tipp moved to adjourn the meeting. Karen Visser seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Theresa Markley, District Clerk and Admin. Asst. to Superintendent

Alyson Kiesel, Board President