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PUFSD Board of Education Meeting Agenda December 20th

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BOARD OF EDUCATION Pleasantville Union Free School District

  1. CALL TO ORDER

    1. Approval of Joint Meeting minutes of December 6, 2016

    2. Approval of Board of Education Meeting minutes of December 6, 2016

  2. RECOGNITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

  3. SPECIAL REPORTS

    1. PFFL Grant Presentation

    2. Fall Athletic Season Recap

    3. Guidance Report

  4. REPORTS FROM THE DAIS

    1. Superintendent’s Report

    2. Liaison Reports

  5. SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATIONS

A. RESIGNATION

RESOLVED, that, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education accepts the following resignation:

1. Cornwall, Troye Teacher Aide

Effective Date: January 20, 2017 B. APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS

RESOLVED, that, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education approves the following Appointments/Reappointments:

1. Substitute Teachers/Chaperones – 2016-2017 School Year:
NYS Certified

a) Godino, Anthony 40 days

2. Substitute Teacher Aides/Chaperones – 2016-2017 School Year:
a) Godino, Anthony Step 1 (uncertified)

3. Extra-Curricular Appointments 2016-2017 School Year: High School

a) Prevost, Mary – Math Team Step 3

4. Special Assignment – 2016-2017 School Year:
a) Transition Assistance in the Business Office - $500.00 per diem – maximum 10 days

1. Cory, Vicki

5. Additional Assignments – 2016-2017 School Year: a) District Treasurer

1. Zhang, Wenli - $8,679.00 Stipend (prorated)

b) Tutors/Trainers – at $40.00 per hour - maximum 8 hours/week: 1. Garbowski, Kelli

2. Tibaldi, Linda

6. Cecere, Joseph
Position: Assistant Business Manager
Type of Appointment: Provisional
Effective Date of Employment: December 28, 2016 Termination Date of Probation: December 27, 2017 Salary: $90,000.00(pro-rated)

  1. RECOGNITION OF AUDIENCE

  2. BUSINESS OF THE BOARD

A. RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON PRE-SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION

BE IT RESOLVED, that, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools and the Committee on Pre-School Special Education, the Board of Education reviews the following classifications and arranges for the following placements and/or services for cases numbered: 3312, 1916, 0415, 1516.

B. RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION

BE IT RESOLVED, that, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools and the Committee on Special Education, the Board of Education reviews the following classification and arranges for the following placements and/or services for cases numbered: 311617, 061516, 021617, 051516, 061415, 311415, 821314, 381011, 231011.

C. 2nd READING – APPROVAL OF TEXTBOOK
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the purchase of the following textbook:

Course: AP Calculus AB and BC
Title: Calculus of a Single Variable (AP Edition – 11e) Author: Larson and Edwards
Publisher: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning (January 2017)

D. APPROVAL OF MERGER

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, pending budget approval, hereby approves the merger of the following Varsity Team with those of Westlake, Briarcliff Manor and Valhalla for the 2017 season:

Girls’ Swimming
E. APPROVAL OF MERGER

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, pending budget approval, hereby approves the merger of the following Varsity Team with those of Westlake, Briarcliff Manor, Valhalla and Byram Hills for the 2017-18 season:

Boys’ Swimming
F. APPROVAL OF MERGER

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, pending budget approval, hereby approves the merger of the following Varsity Team with those of Westlake, Briarcliff Manor, Valhalla and Keio for the 2017-18 season:

Ice Hockey
G. ADOPTION OF 2017-18 SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby adopts the 2017-18 School District Calendar, a copy of which shall be incorporated by reference within the minutes of this meeting.

H. APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

  1. RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the appointment of Saint Vincent’s Hospital for additional professional services in the amount of $1,500 to provide HS Tutoring Services, bringing the 2016-17 school year maximum to $2,400.

  2. RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the appointment of The May Institute for additional professional services in the amount of $23,394.46 to provide Summer 2016 Residential Special Education Maintenance, bringing the 2016-17 school year maximum to $114,794.46.

  3. RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the appointment of The Learning Shop for additional professional services in the amount of $5,200 to provide Home Instruction for Special Education Students, bringing the 2016-17 school year maximum to $13,650.

VIII. BUSINESS AFFAIRS

A. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accepts a grant from the Pleasantville Fund for Learning, to be placed in a Trust and Agency Account for the purposes set forth as follows, in the amount of $2,500.

Grant Name

Grant Description

Applicants

Amount ($)

RAMP School Counseling Program

The RAMP counseling program compliments the ongoing evaluation of the school counseling program, allows schools to discover areas for growth and enhances the programs efforts to contribute to student success. The project culminates in an application for national recognition following onsite training and program review.

Joyce Connell, Joe Palumbo

$2,500.00
 

Total amount of PFFL Grants awarded - Fall 2016:

$2,500.00

B. APPROVAL OF HEALTH CONTRACT

RESOLVED, that, upon the recommendation of the Assistant Superintendent for Business, the Board of Education approves the following Health Services Contract for the 2016-17 school year:

Dobbs Ferry School District – 6 students at $1105.64/ea C. APPROVAL OF BUDGET TRANSFERS

BE IT RESOLVED, that, upon the recommendation of the Assistant Superintendent for Business, the Board of Education approves the following October 2016 budget transfers:

Account From

A2630.49

Acct Description

BOCES SW Leases

Account
To Acct Description $

A2110.4 Instruction-Contractual

$18,087

To cover monthly maintenance fees for new Canon copiers from November 2016-June 2017.

D. ACCEPTANCE OF TREASURER’S REPORT

BE IT RESOLVED, that, upon the recommendation of the Assistant Superintendent for Business, the Board of Education

accepts the October 2016 Treasurer’s Report. Additional reports were submitted for informational purposes only.

  1. NEW BUSINESS/OLD BUSINESS

  2. ADJOURNMENT 

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