UNOFFICIAL BOARD MEETING SUMMARY

Prepared by Marcia E. Kelley and Jody F. Manning

 

This is a summary of meeting highlights. It is not meant to be an official recording of Board minutes.  Official minutes of the Board meeting are available from the Clerk of the Board of Education or the District Office.

 

Place: Fremont Elementary                                                        Presiding: Mr. Paul Susco, President    

 

Reorganizational and Special Meeting

July 12, 2004

 

The reorganizational meeting started at 6:30 p.m. Oath of Office Administration to New Board Members – Mr. Susco and Mr. Roney had all ready taken their oath of office and Mr. Rupe was absent.

 

Temporary Chairman: Mrs. Musolino was elected temporary chairman.

 

Election of President: Paul Susco and Deborah Tyminski were each nominated as Board President for the 2004-2005 School Year. Paul Susco won the nomination for Board President for the 2004-2005 School Year by a 5-3 vote and was unanimously appointed President. He signed the oath of office.

           

Election of Vice President: Beverly Eisenreich and Patricia Dahlin were each nominated as Vice-President for the 2004-2005 School Year. Beverly Eisenreich won the nomination for Vice President for the 2004-2005 by a 6-2 vote and was unanimously appointed Vice-President. She signed the oath of office.

 

District Clerk: Jody F. Manning was appointed District Clerk to the Board of Education until the next Reorganization Meeting and he signed the oath of office.          

 

Deputy District Clerk: Susan DuLac was appointed Deputy District Clerk to the Board of Education until the next Reorganization Meeting and she signed the oath of office.

           

District Treasurer: Charles S. Wicks was appointed District Treasurer for the 2004-2005 School Year and he signed the oath of office.

           

School District Counsel: Ferrara, Fiorenza, et al. was appointed School District  Counsel for the 2004-2005 School Year.

 

Records Retention and Disposition Officer: Margaret Betts was appointed Records Retention and Disposition Officer for the 2004-2005 School Year.

 

Records Access Officer: Rebecca Streib was appointed Records Access Officer for the 2004-2005 School Year.

                       

Tax Collector: Jody F. Manning was appointed Tax Collector for the Town of Sullivan for the 2004-2005 School Year and he signed the oath of office.The Tax Collector for the Town of Sullivan was bonded for one million dollars.

 

Superintendent of Schools: Mr. Thomsen signed the oath of office. 

 

District Treasurer & Business Manager: The District Treasurer and the School Business Administrator were bonded for one million dollars each.

 

All Employees: All employees were bonded for $100,000.

 

Bank Designations: Key Bank of Central New York, the Chase Manhattan Bank, M&T Bank, and other banks as required, were designated as depositories for the various District funds during the 2004-2005 School Year.

                       

Designation of Official Newspapers: The Eagle Bulletin-Suburban Life and The Post-Standard were designated as the official newspapers for the District for the 2004-2005 School Year.

                       

Discussion of Board of Education Committees: The entire Board agreed they would continue to work together and not have individual committees for the following areas: 1) Executive, Legislative, & Policy; 2) Buildings, Grounds, & Transportation; 3) Communications & Community Relations; and 4) Audit & Finance.

 

Building Liaisons: The following building liaisons were appointed:       

High School – Mrs. Eisenreich & Mrs. Dahlin

Pine Grove Middle – Mr. Susco

Fremont – Mrs. Tyminski

Woodland – Mrs. Steigerwald

East Syracuse – Mr. Mastroattisto

Minoa – Mr. Rupe

Park Hill – Mrs. Musolino

Bus Garage – Mr. Roney

 

Reorganizational Meeting: The Reorganizational Meeting ended at 6:47 p.m.

 

Special Meeting: The special meeting on July 12, 2004 began at 6:48 p.m.

 

General Discussion: Chris Gray (Turner Construction) & Rob Lewis (Syntac) presented an update on the capital project.

 

Minutes/Reports/Transfers: The ­­­­­­­­Minutes of the following 2004 Board Meetings were approved: June 14, 21, 30. The Treasurer’s Reports for month ending, 6/30/04 were approved. The Budget Status Report dated June 2004 was approved. Budget transfers for teacher salary or other ordinary contingent expenses, per Board Policy #5230 and Commissioner’s Regulations, were approved.”

 

Board Reports: Board Reports on the following areas were approved: Board of Education Retreat, a great Graduation, and Retention.

 

Superintendent’s Reports: The Superintendent’s Reports were approved on the following areas: Assessment Results, Voluntary Staff Transfers, Paving Project, and Organizational Chart.

 

ESE Playground Fund Donation: A donation from Wegmans of $260.00 for the East Syracuse Elementary Playground Fund was approved.

 

Disposal of Surplus Textbooks: The Board declared some textbooks to be surplus and of no use/value to the District. The textbooks will be sold for the highest reasonable price offered. Unsold textbooks may be donated to a non-profit organization, disposed of through an appropriate waste site, or disposed in another reasonable manner.

 

Minoa Free Library Funds: At the request of Minoa Free Library, the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency intends to issue Civic Facility Revenue Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to finance the acquisition, construction and installation of a new library facility to be located on Main Street in the Village of Minoa.

 

The Library will pay debt service on the Bonds with proceeds of the annual tax levied by the ESM School District for library purposes. The Library has requested that the District pay the Library Tax directly to the Fiscal Agent for the Bonds, who will retain the amount necessary to pay debt service on the Bonds and pay the remaining Library Tax proceeds to the Library.

 

The Board of Education authorized the Board President to represent ESM and execute a Fiscal Agency Agreement among the District, the Library, the Agency and the Fiscal Agent. The President was further authorized to execute, deliver and/or approve any other documents necessary or appropriate to carry out the transactions contemplated by the Fiscal Agency Agreement, provided the District shall not be liable for payment of the Bonds.

 

School Breakfast/Lunch Prices: The request to increase the school breakfast and lunch prices was approved as noted: Breakfast  - $.80 and Elementary/Middle/High School Lunch - $1.45.

                       

Tax Certiorari Proceedings: The proposed tax certiorari settlements for Essex Microtel (estimated refund from the District $8,000.00), W.W Grainger (estimated refund from the District $11,000.00), and Kraft Foods, Inc. (estimated refund from the District $6,000) were approved.

 

Resignations: The resignation of Suzanne Squires-Walters, full-time Kindergarten teacher at Minoa Elementary, effective 9/1/04, was approved.

 

Personnel Changes: The following personnel changes were approved:

 

Cara-Lee F. Galle        From:   .6 Kindergarten @ Fremont Elem.

            To        Full-time Pre-Kindergarten @ Park Hill (replacing Fran Volinsky)                                 Eff.            9/1/04

 

Debra S. Miller From:   Teacher Aide @ CHS, 7 hours/day

            To:       Teacher Aide @ CHS, 7.5 hours/day

            Eff.       2004-2005 School Year

 

Appointments: The following appointments were approved:

Administrative Appointment – 3 Year Probationary – Eff. 8/2/04-8/1/07

* Brett P. Fingland- Assistant Principal – Pine Grove Middle School

Instructional – Part-Time (Probation Not Applicable)

Suzanne E. Squires-Walters - .5 Kindergarten Teacher – Minoa Elem. – Eff. 9/1/04

Instructional – 2 Years Probationary – Eff. 9/1/04 – 8/31/06

*David C. Mancuso – Physical Education Teacher – Pine Grove Middle

Instructional – 3 Years Probationary – Eff. 9/1/04 – 8/31/07

* Jason E. Mucha – Speech Language Pathologist – District-Wide

* Kevin L. Michaud – Social Studies Teacher – Pine Grove Middle

Instructional – 3 Years Probationary – Effective 9/1/04 – 8/31/07

   * Kristi Maggio – Foreign Language Teacher (Italian) – CHS/PGMS

Sara K. Reitz – Social Studies Teacher – Pine Grove Middle

                     *  Emergency Conditional Appointments

 

Coaching Appointments: The following appointments were approved:           

Katie Mitchell – Asst. Coach – Fall Cheerleading

Katie Mitchell – Asst. Coach – Winter Cheerleading

Chelsea Castor – Asst. Coach – Girls Tennis

Chelsea Castor – Asst Coach – Volleyball

Lee Clark – Asst. Coach – Gymnastics

David Mancuso – Asst. Coach – Football

David Mancuso – Asst. Coach – Boys Track

Steve Graham – Asst. Coach – Girls Basketball

Steve Graham – Asst. Coach – Baseball

 

Extra Duty Assignment- Department Leader: The following appointment was approved:

Doug Mohorter – Business/Career and Technical Education

 

CSE/CPSE Reports: The following CPSE and CSE reports were approved:  CPSE Reports dated 3/15/04-6/23/04, CSE Report (Kdg.) dated 6/14/04 and CSE Report (1-12) dated 6/2/04–6/23/04.

 

2004 GMC Truck Bid: The bid for a 2004 GMC Truck was awarded to Bruno GMC Truck Sales, Brooklyn, NY, lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications.

 

Athletic Supplies Bids: Bids for Athletic Supplies were awarded to the lowest responsible bidders meeting specifications, for an approximate total amount of $14,264.45.

Stadium Systems                     $   584.29

Bacharach Rasin                      $   274.75

Greg Larsen (GLS”)                $1,642.16

Laux                                        $6,766.00

Scholastic                                $1,482.70

Lax World, Inc.                       $   144.86

Dreary’s Gymnastic Supply      $   221.18

Medco Supply Co.                  $ 1881.04

G B Lax                                  $   642.00

Bill Fritz Sports Corp.              $   178.47

Riddell/All American                $   447.00

    TOTAL                             $14,264.45

 

Music Instrument Bids: The bids for music instruments were awarded to the lowest responsible bidders meeting specifications, for an approximate total amount of $22,484.64. The bids were Steve Weiss Music for $11,533.00 and American Music for $10,951.64.

 

Policy Discussion:  The Retention Policy was discussed.

 

Executive Session: The board adjourned to executive session at 9:03 p.m. to discuss employment matters relating to a particular person or corporation. Executive Session ended at 9:38 p.m.

 

Stipulation Agreement: The Board of Education approved a Stipulation Agreement and authorized the Superintendent of Schools to execute the agreement.

  

Request for Unpaid Leave of Absence: The following request for an unpaid leave of absence was approved: Phyllis Martucci – Office Machine Operator – Document Preparation Services Ctr. - Effective 8/9/04-6/30/05.                                                                                                                                                                                               

The Special Meeting ended at 9:43 p.m.