The Friendship Central School Board of Education held its regular meeting on Tuesday,

April 18, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Conference Room. President William Ritchie

called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance was recited followed by roll call.

William RitchiePresent

Craig PlaistedAbsent

Wendy BlimlinePresent

James LewisAbsent

Richard StewartPresent

Also Present:

Mrs. Judy May, Superintendent

Mr. Chris Cornwell, Building Principal

Ms. Tammy Wise, Director of Pupil Personnel/Student Services

Mr. Robert Lingenfelter, District Treasurer

Mrs. Laurie Ellis, District Clerk

Mr. James Greenaker, Teacher

Mr. Anthony Yates, Teacher

Superintendent Report:

  • Mrs. May shared with the Board that we are still designated as a focus school. It’s a two year designation. Mrs. May discussed the state averages on 3-8 ELA and MATH compare to the 2015-16 and 2014-15.
  • Mrs. May explained that we are going to start the DTSDE self reflection. Then plan on what actions to work on during the 2017-2018 school year. Mr. Cornwell will lead this process with our staff.
  • Next week we have our district technical assistance review. There are two items that Mrs. May wanted them to focus on, 1) How can the district improve use of data driven and instruction strategies in the K-8 RTI and AIS classrooms to meet student needs. 2) How effective is the current reading instruction framework in the primary grades and how can administrators improve effectiveness. How effective is the current reading? The state has all the data that Ms. Wise has worked on to review all the data on reading. The state will be here for three full days.
  • 2017-2018 school calendar is included in the Board packet
  • Graduation – Board members Wendy Blimline and Richard Stewart will be attending to present their children their diplomas
  • Odyssey of the Mind Team went to States in Binghamton.
  • Expanding your Horizons program @ Cornell Saturday was attended by Mrs. Wise, Mrs. May, a parent and 4 girls from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. This was an awesome experience for the students.
  • Available Teaching Positions will be posted and open until May 12.
  • We were informed that we are on the list for After School Funding. There is 35 million dollars to share with schools on the list. No further information available at this time.
  • Mrs. May discussed the DTSDE survey participation with the Board, 91% teachers, 82% elementary students, 64 % secondary students, and 49 parents

Building Principal Report:

  • Alfred State Solar Oven Competition and Science Fair on Friday at Alfred State College.
  • Discipline Report Review
  • State Testing ELA 3-8 only 2 opt outs Math 3-8 will be the first part of May

District Treasurer Report:

  • 2017-2018 Current budget discussed. The only the changes on the revenue side is the actual state aid figure. Expenditure side added funding for a BOCES Curricuclum Coordinator to help with the new teachers coming on board. Title 2 looks like its going away. Built some extra to compensate for that loss. Tax Levy 1.79%
  • Property Tax Report Card Reviewed.
  • Budget Transfers were not available for this meeting.

Director of Pupil Personnel/Student Services:

  • Ms. Tammy Wise did a powerpoint of the RTI data from Benchmark;s.

Mr. Jim Greenaker presented the Board with the list of Alumni Hall of Fame Nominee Inductees. Mr. Greenaker shared the upcoming testing changes in 2018 for the Global Regents and what is upcoming for the 2019-2020 Global Regents.

Mr. Greenaker discussed with the Board on how we possible could get the Washington DC trip back for our students.

Wendy Blimline moved, seconded by Richard Stewart to act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the following consent agenda items:

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on March 21, 2017 as presented by District Clerk, Laurie Ellis.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the period of February 1, 2017 through February 28, 2017 as presented.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to accept the warrant reports for the month of February for General, School Lunch, Federal, Trust & Agency and Extra Curricular as presented.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the Internal Auditor report as presented.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the Property Tax Report Card as presented.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the STAC services agreement with Management Advisory Group (MAG).

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve Hodgson Russ Rates for the 2017-2018 school year as presented.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the 2017-2018 budget in the amount of $9,901,419 as presented.

Motions were unanimously approved.

Richard Stewart moved, seconded by Wendy Blimline to act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the following personnel items:

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the following substitutes for the 2016-2017 school year:

Rebecca Armstrong – Non Certified Prek-12

Kathryn Denimarck – Non Certified Elementary

Andrew Greene – Pending Fingerprint Clearance Support Staff

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve Mary Snyder as SEIT Provider for Bolivar-Richburg.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve April Cole as SEIT Provider for Genesee Valley pending fingerprint clearance.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to appoint Jacqueline Schasre as Substitute Caller for the remainder of the 2016-2017 school year. Salary will be $1,250/yr prorated April 17, 2017 through June 22, 2017.

Motions were unanimously approved.

Wendy Blimline moved, seconded by Richard Stewart to act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the following:

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

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Motion was unanimously approved.

Richard Stewart moved, seconded by Wendy Blimline to act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the following items:

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to adopt the 2017-2018 Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES Administrative Budget.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to cast one vote in each area to sedrve as BOCES Board Members as follows:

Area 1 – Vacancy – 3 year term

Voni Walker__x______

3125 Riverside Drive

Wellsville, NY 14895

Area 4 – Vacancy – 3 year term

Candace Clemens___x_____

Fortune Drive

Allegany NY 14706

Area 9 – Vacancy – 3 year term

Brad Sande____x____

115 Fairmont Avenue

Salamanca NY 14779

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to hold the July Re-Organizational meeting Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

To act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the 2017-2018 school calendar as presented.

Motions were unanimously approved.

Wendy Blimline moved, seconded by Richard Stewart to act upon the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the request of Bradley Gertis (5) five days of FMLA leave for the birth of his first child and an additional (5) days at the end of the school year.

Motion was unanimously approved.

Richard Stewart moved, seconded by Wendy Blimline to move into executive session at 8:04 p.m. to discuss a particular personnel matter.

Motion was unanimously approved.

The Board reconvened into regular session at 8:30 p.m.

Richard Stewart moved, seconded by Wendy Blimline to adjourn at 8:31 p.m.

Motion was unanimously approved.

Laurie Ellis

District Clerk