FRIENDSHIP CENTRAL SCHOOL

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM

August 18, 2015

6:30 p.m.

I.  Call to order

II.  Pledge of Allegiance

III.  Roll Call - William Ritchie _____

Craig Plaisted _____

Wendy Blimline _____

Jim Lewis _____

Rich Stewart _____

IV.  Communication / Commendation

V.  President’s Report -

VI.  Superintendent’s Report –

·  Appr Update

·  Zuluma Curriculum

·  Lead Evaluator Certification

VII.  Principal’s Report –

·  Back to School

·  Training

·  Grit Building Intervention - Finalist

VIII.  District Treasurer Report –

·  CBO Update

·  Tax Rate

·  Audit

·  Budget Transfers

IX.  Director of Pupil Personnel –

·  Update on Extended Summer School

·  Fair Booth

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X.  Report –

A.  Consent Agenda:

Moved by ______, seconded by ______to act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the following Consent Agenda items:

1.  To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the minutes of the July 13, 2015 Re Organizational and Regular meeting as presented by District Clerk Laurie Butts.

2.  To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to amend the July 3, 2014 and the August 26, 2014 meeting minutes to read the following:

July 3 Was: William Ritchie Present July 3 Should Read: Present

Craig Plaisted Present Present

James Lewis Absent Present

Richard Stewart Absent Present

August 26 Was: William Ritchie Absent Aug 26 Should Read: Present

Craig Plaisted Present Present

James Lewis Absent Absent

Richard Stewart Present Present

3. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the period of June 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015 as presented.

4. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to accept the warrant reports for the month of June and the third warrant for May for General, School Lunch, Special Aid, Capital and Payroll as presented.

5.  To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to

approve the Internal Claims Audit report as presented.

6. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to

approve the tax rate as presented.

7.  To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to

accept the Natural Gas bid for Energy Mark as presented.

8.  To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to

approve the Adult breakfast prices to the state minimum of

$2.10 plus tax.

Aye: ______Nay: ______Abstained:______

B.

Moved by ______, seconded by ______to act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the following personnel items:

9.  To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to

approve the following mentors for the 2015-2016 school year:

James Greenaker – Cory Hills

Meg Giardini – Hannah Morris

Lindsey Weaver – Anthony Yates

Ann Nickerson – Kristen Keenan

10. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to

accept with regret the resignation of Jennifer Ameigh as 5th Grade

Teacher effective August 17, 2015.

11. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to

Accept with regret the resignation of Elizabeth Hull as Teacher

Aide effective July 30, 2015.

12. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve Gina Matteson who holds a Permanent New York State Teaching Certificate permitting her to teach in the N,K, Grades 1-6 certification area in the public schools of New York State, is hereby appointed to the position of Elementary Teacher in the Elementary Teacher tenure area for a probationary period of (4) years to commence on September 1, 2015 and to end on September 1, 2019. The salary during the first year of this appointment will be paid in accordance with the salary schedule as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement between the Friendship Teachers Association and the Friendship Board of Education and will be Step 10.

13. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to

approve the Transportation Contracts for Randolph Academy as

presented.

14. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to

appoint the following Lead Evaluators:

Judy May Donald Putnam Micah Oldham

Aye: ______Nay: ______Abstained:______

C.

Moved by ______, seconded by ______to act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the following:

15. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the recommendations of the CSE, CPSE and 504 meetings on the following:

July 8, 2015

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Aye: ______Nay: ______Abstained:______

D.

Moved by ______, seconded by ______to act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the following items:

16. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve Sydney Walker, daughter of Nicole Walker as an Out of District Student for the 2015-2016 school year.

17. To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve Alyssa Theodore, daughter of Shawn Theodore as an Out of District Student for the 2015-2016 school year.

Aye: ______Nay: ______Abstained:______

Executive Session:

Motion by ______, seconded by ______, that the Board of Education go into executive session at ______p.m. to discuss a particular person or corporation.

Aye: ______Nay: ______Abstained:______

Motion by, ______, seconded by ______to adjourn at ______p.m.

Aye: ______Nay: ______Abstained:______