Minutes April 24, 2018

MINUTES

CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Education Center - Board Room

Present:

Board of Education

  • Victoria Tipp, President
  • Jeffrey Mester, Vice President
  • Alyson Gardner
  • Jane Kimmel Shepardson

Absent:

  • Warren Messner

Present:

Staff Members

  • Dr. Christine Ackerman, Superintendent
  • Dr. Kusum Sinha, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources & Leadership Development
  • John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business
  • Liisa Elsner, District Clerk

Victoria Tipp asked for a motion to convene the public meeting at 8:02 am. Moved by Alyson Gardner to convene the public meeting. Seconded by Jane Kimmel Shepardson. Motion passed 4-0. Board member Warren Messner was not present.

1.

Recommended Action:

1.1

Adopt Putnam / Northern Westchester BOCES Budget for 2018-19 in the amount of $9,253,678.

Moved by Jeffrey Mester to approve Item 1.1. Seconded by Alyson Gardner. Motion was voted down by a vote of 0-4. Board member Warren Messner was not present

1.2

Vote for two candidates to fill two vacancies on the BOCES Board for two, three-year terms from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021.

Moved by Jeffrey Mester to approve Item 1.2 filling two vacancies on P/NWBOCES Board for two three-year terms from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021. Seconded by Jane Kimmel Shepardson. Motion passed 4-0 as indicated below:

BOCES Candidate
Catherine Lilburne

BOCES Candidate
Michael Simpkins

Victoria Tipp

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey Mester

Yes

Yes

Alyson Gardner

Yes

Yes

Jane Kimmel Shepardson

Yes

Yes

Board member Warren Messner was not present

1.3

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves a Chappaqua School Foundation InstaGrant gift of $1,052.00 for the purchase of 15 Casio keyboards and headphones which will allow Music Theory students to gain keyboarding skills, progress from concept to creation and will foster active learning at Horace Greeley High School. Requested by Raymond Lucia, Kathleen Feldman and Maureen Callan - Horace Greeley High School.

1.4

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves a Chappaqua School Foundation Instagrant gift of $2,495.49 for the purchase of Adjudication Project materials which will enable students to see and listen to themselves performing on high quality sound equipment. The program will document student development, foster critical thinking, provide tangible real-time assessment and help students achieve high performance standards. Requested by Chamber Ensemble Students - Seven Bridges Middle School

1.5

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves a Chappaqua School Foundation Instagrant gift of $2,099.98 for the purchase of VEX Robotics kits which will allow students to design, build and test STEM concepts and address a much wider variety of real world problems. Requested by Mike DeBellis - Horace Greeley High School

Moved by Alyson Gardner to approve Items 1.3 through 1.5. Seconded by Jane Kimmel Shepardson. Motion passed 4-0. Board member Warren Messner was not present.

2.

Notice of Future Meetings

Thursday, April 26, 2018, 8:30 pm
Horace Greeley High School - Academic Commons
School Security

Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 7:30 pm
Horace Greeley High School - Academic Commons
Budget Hearing / Public Library Budget Presentation

Moved by Alyson Gardner to adjourn into Executive Session to discuss contract negotiations at 8:22 am. Seconded by Jane Kimmel Shepardson. Motion passed 4-0. Board member Warren Messner was not present.

Moved by Victoria Tipp to re-convene public meeting at 9:09 am. Seconded by Alyson Gardner. Motion passed 3-0. Board Vice President Jeffrey Mester and Board member Warren Messner were not present.

3.

Adjournment

Moved by Alyson Gardner to adjourn public meeting at 9:10 am. Seconded by Jane Kimmel Shepardson. Motion passed 3-0. Board Vice President Jeffrey Mester and Board member Warren Messner were not present.

Respectfully submitted:

Liisa Elsner
District Clerk / Secretary to the Superintendent

/lke