Date March 19, 2009 Kind of Meeting Regular
Where Held Tannersville Gymnasium Presiding Officer Brian Wilson,
President
Brian Byrne, Marc Czermerys, Gerry Loucks,Members Present
and Rachel Tripsas
Brian WilsonMembers Absent
Patrick Darfler-Sweeney, Brooke Van FleetAdministration Present
Simon Williams and Melinda McCool
Marianne RomitoAdministrative Support
At 7:35 the meeting was called to order Call to Order
by Mr. Byrne.
Motion made by Mr. Czermerys, seconded Minutes
by Mr. Loucks to accept the minutes 3/5/09
for March 5, 2009 as presented.
CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mrs. Tripsas, secondedPayment of Bills
by Mr. Czermerys to approve the
Warrant Reports.
# 63 002061-002062$ 1,905.00
# 64 002071-002075 1,731.35
# 65 001376-011448 96,245.07
CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Loucks, seconded byInternal Claims Report
Mrs. Tripsas to accept the Internal claims
Auditor’s Report as presented.
CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mrs. Tripsas, seconded byTreasurer’s Reports
Mr. Loucks to accept the Treasurer’s Monthly
Reports for January 2009.
CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO
Zachary Tripsas, Student Council Representative,Student Council
reported the Council is sponsoring the MDA
MarchShamrock sale and their next meeting
isscheduled for March18. Lindsay Watson
and Hannah Minerwere named Students of
the Month.
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March 19, 2009
Andy Howe, BBL Project Manager, gave Capital Project Update
his monthly summary on the district’s
ongoing construction project. Reported
issues with the 2003 addition are being
resolved and should take 3 to 4 weeks to
complete. While the structural issues were
being resolved, the project was delayed at
the2nd floor for about a month. Heating
units in the new addition have been
installed and are being used as temporary
heat in the work area. The electrical
contractors will be installingthe new
transformers over spring recess.Masonry
veneer is being installed at thenorth side,
which should take about 2more weeks. A
preconstruction startup meeting has been
scheduled with the Site Contractor and a
representative from DEP will be present.
The board and spectators were treatedOM Presentation
to a presentation by the students who
took place in this year’s Olympics
of the Mind competition. All three
teams placed 1st in their respective
divisions and now move on to regional
competition in Binghamton on April 4th.
Mr. Williams mentioned the 3rd AnnualAdministrative Reports
Volleyball Tournament, which is the yearlyMr. Williams
fundraiser for the yearbook. Nancy
Watson, the new district librarian, has
made a strong connection with faculty and staff.
Ritamary Vining accompanied the members
of her AP Drawing class to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art and students are looking at
programs available at NCOC for next year.
The musical HONK will be presented this
weekend under the direction of Linda Nicholls,
with Barbara Slutzky as the producer. The
Principal has been holding his regular town
meetingswith students and they have been
exploringsome challenging topics. NYS Math
Assessment test were held on March 8-12, and
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thanks were extended again to Eric Thorpe for
helping secure the Tannersville Rescue Squad
Building as a testing site. National Honor
Societyinduction was held on March 12.
Congratulations to the new inductees:
Esther Boller, Deborah Brinkmann,
Albert Goodwin, Damia Hajnoczi,
Vincent King, Bradley Kurtz, Betsy
Greenyer, Renita Johnson and Joachim
Koka. Mentioned the TannersvilleSite-Base
Team is working on a school/community
project and Mr. Williamsrecognized the
Students of the Month,Lindsay Watson and
Hannah Minor. Acknowledged the Guidance
Department for their work onthe Honor Society
induction ceremony and theState Math testing.
Faculty and staff met with Kath SmithMrs. McCool
in a staff development session concerning
streamlining and perfecting our RTI/AIS.
Darlene Colandrea is facilitating a committee
to better align our school writing assessment
K-6, as our students progress through the
grade levels. Ada Curran and Diane Davis
have been busyregistering Pre-K Students.
Brook VanFleet organized anAutisim presentation
for faculty and staff forSuperintendent’s
Conference Day on 3/20. Kathy Lenz and the
Wellness Committee organized numerous wellness
activities for the afternoon sessions. NYS
Math Exams have been administered in
graded 3-6 and the 6th graders gave a
presentation on self-control at the March 6th
character education assembly. March to
May programs begin next week and applications
for the sessions are pouring in. The 2nd and 3rd
grades experienced maple syrup operation with
TimBarcone in Spruceton.
Mrs. Van Fleet reported she is working on exit Mrs. Van Fleet
summaries for all her students. Plans to have all
students IEPs in shipshape by 8/31. She also
shared new information from VESID regarding
Minutes
March 19, 2009
postsecondary goals related to students
transition services needs.
Mr. Sweeney extended thanks to the Platte CloveMr. Sweeney
Community for use of their fields for spring
sports (baseball season). The tennis team will
be utilizing the courts at HunterHighlands.
The Superintendentexpressed appreciation for
everyone’s flexibilityas we continue to improve
the school facilities. Mentioned the three OM
teams placed 1st in their divisions and will be
competing in Binghamtonin early April. A
Superintendent’s conferenceday is scheduled
in the district for tomorrow with a variety of
speakers scheduled forfaculty and staff.
Mr. John Struman, the district’s newly Technology Update
appointed technology director, gave anMr. Struman
overview of his departmental responsibilities,
job descriptions for himself and his support
people, reviewed a list of new equipment
and software and presented ideas for new
programs for both Elementary and
High School students. Mr. Struman
mentioned he would like to include
technology access for the Community
through eveningprograms and start an
“Internet Café” located in one of the
school buildings. Noted a new district
website design is in progress with easy
links to anywhere in the site. Stated
he plans to support faculty, staff,
and the education the district provides.
Motion made by Mr. Loucks, secondedApproval:
by Mrs. Tripsas to approve the CalendarDistrict Calendar
for the 2009-2010 school year.
CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Czermerys, secondedLOA Extension
by Mr Loucks to approve a request fromR. Hoagland
Rebecca Hoagland for an extension of
her present Leave of Absence through
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the end of the 2008-09 school year.
CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Loucks, seconded byBus Proposition
Mr. Czermerys to place a proposition on
the ballot at the Annual District Meeting
and Vote to approve the purchase of one
65- passenger bus, one- 42 passenger
Bus and one 22- passenger bus at a total
cost not to exceed $247,617.
CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mrs, Tripsas, secondedApproval:
by Mr. Czermerys to approve the new Science Textbooks
Science Testbook series for the Elementary
School.
CARRIED 4 YES0 NO
At 9:43 on a motion from Mrs. Tripsas,Adjourn to ES
seconded by Mr. Czermerys the meeting
was adjourned to executive session.
CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO
Respectfully submitted,
Norita Johannessen, Clerk
At 10:30 on a motion from Mr. Loucks,Regular Session
seconded by Mrs. Tripsas the meeting
returned to regular session. No executive
action taken
CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO
At 10:33 on a motion from Mr. Czermerys,Adjourn
seconded by Mrs. Tripsas the meeting
was adjourned.
CARRIED 4 YES 0 N0
Respectfully submitted,
Patrick Darfler-Sweeney
Clerk Pro Tem