Date: January 16, 2018 / Presiding Officer: J. Hazen
Held: Board Room / Kind: Regular
Members Present:
James Dillon
Suzanne Fiacco
George Fulk
Jon Hazen
Jonathan Hunkins
Lisa Levison
Stephen Markum
Mary Ellen Todd
Members Absent:
Karl Fetter / Others Present:
James Cruikshank
Lisa Mitras
Jon Sovay
Robin Fetter
Becky Kingsley
Cassidy Mattimore

The meeting was called to order at 6:30PM by Board President Hazen.

Superintendent’s Reports:

Mr. Cruikshank presented the first draft of the 2018-2019 budget.

The hiring timeline was discussed for the position of Middle School Principal.

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Motion by Jonathan Hunkins, seconded by Suzanne Fiacco and all eight Board Members in attendance voted affirmatively to approve the following as a consent agenda:

RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 19, 2017.

RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Treasurer’s Reports for December, 2017.

RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Budget Transfers as presented.

APPROVAL:

CONSENT AGENDA

APPROVAL:

MINUTES

APPROVAL:
TREASURER’S REPORTS

APPROVAL:

BUDGET TRANSFERS

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RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Budget Reports for December, 2017.

RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Claims Auditor Report for December, 2017.

RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Extraclassroom Activity Fund report for December, 2017.

RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Committee on Special Education placements and reviews from the meetings of December 13, December 14, December 15, December 18, December 20, December 21, 2017, and January 3, January 4, 2018, as presented.

RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve substitutes for the 2017-2018 school year as presented.

RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the second reading, thereby adopting, of revised policy #5670 – Records Management.

RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the second reading, thereby adopting, of revised policy #7550 – Dignity for All Students.

APPROVAL:

BUDGET REPORTS

APPROVAL:

CLAIMS AUDITOR REPORT

APPROVAL:

EXTRACLASSROOM ACTIVITY FUND REPORT

APPROVAL:

COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION PLACEMENTS AND REVIEWS

APPROVAL:

SUBSTITUTES

APPROVAL:

SECOND READING OF REVISED POLICY #5670 – RECORDS MANAGEMENT

APPROVAL:

SECOND READING OF REVISED POLICY #7550 – DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS

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Motion by Mary Ellen Todd, seconded by Lisa Levison and all eight Board Members in attendance voted affirmatively to approve the following: RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Robotics trip to RPI in Troy, NY from March 14 through March 17, 2018.

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Motion by Jonathan Hunkins, seconded by James Dillon and all eight Board Members in attendance voted affirmatively to approve the following: RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Robotics trip to RPI in Troy, NY from March 22 through March 25, 2018.

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Motion by Mary Ellen Todd, seconded by Suzanne Fiacco and all eight Board Members in attendance voted affirmatively to approve the following: RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Key Club trip to Albany, NY from March 23 through March 25, 2018.

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Motion by Suzanne Fiacco, seconded by Mary Ellen Todd and all eight Board Members in attendance voted affirmatively to approve the following: RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the Senior Class trip to Ocean City, Maryland from May 17 through May 20, 2018.

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Motion by Jonathan Hunkins, seconded by Mary Ellen Todd and all eight Board Members in attendance voted affirmatively to approve the following: RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the retirement/resignation of Susan Gerrish, Special Education Teacher, effective January 4, 2019.

APPROVAL:

ROBOTICS TRIP

APPROVAL:

ROBOTICS TRIP

APPROVAL:
KEY CLUB TRIP

APPROVAL:

SENIOR CLASS TRIP

APPROVAL:

RETIREMENT/RESIGNATION SUSAN GERRISH

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Motion by Steve Markum, seconded by Lisa Levison and all eight Board Members in attendance voted affirmatively to approve the following: RESOLVED, Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that this Board of Education does hereby approve the request for Family Medical Leave from approximately March 27, 2018 through May 14, 2018 for Colleen Boak, Reading Teacher.

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Motion by Jonathan Hunkins, seconded by Lisa Levison and all eight Board Members in attendance voted affirmatively to adjourn for executive session at 7:25PM for discussion of particular personnel.

Return to regular session at 7:40PM.

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Motion by Lisa Levison, seconded by Steve Markum and all eight Board Members in attendance voted affirmatively to adjourn at 7:41PM.

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Date

APPROVAL:

FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE FOR COLLEEN BOAK, READING TEACHER

EXECUTIVE SESSION

RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION

ADJOURNMENT

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Jill Weaver

District Clerk