February School Board Minutes
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REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Caledonia-Mumford Central School District was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Jay Jones in the boardroom at the district office. Members present: Jay Jones, Barb Burns, Randy Grattan, Arnie Rychlicki, Steve Sickles and Sue Spencer. Members absent: John Bickford. Others present: David Dinolfo, Superintendent; Patrick Donegan, Business Manager/District Clerk; James Wolinsky, Elementary Principal; Robert Molisani, Middle School Principal; Tom Woodruff, High School Principal; Sara Dayton and John Schiavone, Lumsden & McCormick and Leslie Karpinski. Motion made by Burns, seconded by Spencer, to approve the following consent agenda:
Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Correspondence Mr. Wolinsky spoke on the visit by Shuttle Astronaut Pamela Melroy on Monday. The Legislative Breakfast will be March 15th at York Central School. Guests of the Board Sara Dayton and John Schiavone, Lumsden & McCormick LLP, presented the Internal Audit Risk Assessment Report. Some of the areas they examined were accounts payable, payroll, claims auditing, fixed assets and cash receipts. Public Forum Leslie Karpinski spoke to the Board on her concerns with the transportation of students to St. Agnes. She feels the bus is too crowded and there are behavior issues with some of the Lima Christian students. Mr. Woodruff presented on the High School Business Program. Over the years they have developed several new courses and now offer six college credit courses. Motion was made Grattan, seconded by Burns to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss personnel at 8:00 p.m. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Motion was made by Grattan, seconded by Burns to return to regular session at 9:04 p.m. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Resignation Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Sickles, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, accept with regret and best wishes the resignation of Ernest Whaley, Maintenance Mechanic, effective February 29, 2008. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Appointment of Food Service Worker Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Grattan, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, appoint Muriel Licata to a non-probationary civil service position as Food Service Worker effective February 27, 2008. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Appointment of Substitute Bus Driver Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Grattan, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, appoint Richard Chiverton as a Per Diem Substitute Bus Driver for the 2007-08 school year, effective February 27, 2008. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Development of the Proposed 2008-09 Annual School Budget – Document #2 Mr. Donegan went over the changes included in the second draft of the Proposed 2008-09 Budget. Student Transportation Resolution Motion was made by Grattan, seconded by Sickles, to place the following resolution on the ballot May 20, 2008: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Caledonia-Mumford Central School District is hereby authorized to purchase two 66-passenger buses, and to expend a sum not exceeding $186,000, the said sum will be raised by tax on taxable property of the school district to be collected in annual installments and to issue obligations thereof in accordance with Educational law and Local Finance Law. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Establishment of a Capital Reserve Fund Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Spencer, to place the following resolution on the ballot May 20, 2008: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Caledonia-Mumford Central School District is hereby authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 3651 of the Educational law (to be known as the "Building Capital Reserve Fund), with the purpose of such fund being to finance reconstruction and equipping of school buildings and facilities, site improvements and costs incidental thereto, the ultimate amount of such fund to be $1,000,000, plus earnings thereon, the probable term of such fund to be 10 years, but such fund shall continue in existence until liquidated in accordance with Educational Law or until the funds are exhausted, and the sources from which the funds shall be obtained for such Reserve are (i) amounts from budgetary appropriations from time to time, and (ii) unappropriated fund balance made available by the Board of Education from time to time, and (iii) New York State Aid received and made available by the Board of Education from time to time, all as permitted by law. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Adoption of 2008-09 School Calendar Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Spencer, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, adopt the 2008-09 School Calendar per the regulation set forth by Board Policy #8410 SCHOOL CALENDAR AND SCHOOL DAY. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Resolution to Accept the Annual Internal Auditor Risk Assessment Report Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Grattan, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, accept the annual Internal Auditor Risk Assessment Report, as presented by John Schiavone and Sara Dayton, from Lumsden & McCormick per Board Policy #5821 INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Resolution to Accept Gift Motion was made by Grattan, seconded by Rychlicki, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, graciously accept the gift of new JV and Varsity Practice Jerseys and JV and Varsity sports bags from the Cal-Mum Hoops Club, per Board Policy #5230. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Sickles to adjourn the meeting at 9:12 p.m. Patrick J. Donegan, District Clerk
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REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Caledonia-Mumford Central School District was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Jay Jones in the boardroom at the district office. Members present: Jay Jones, Barb Burns, John Bickford, Randy Grattan, Arnie Rychlicki, Steve Sickles and Sue Spencer. Members absent: none. Others present: David Dinolfo, Superintendent; Patrick Donegan, Business Manager/District Clerk; Deb Starr, Director of Special Education; James Wolinsky, Elementary Principal; Robert Molisani, Middle School Principal; Tom Woodruff, High School Principal; Matt Trost, MS/HS Instrumental Music; Rachel Blaker and Aminta Romaguera-McNulty, Foreign Language; and District Inhabitants. Motion made by Grattan, seconded by Sickles, to approve the following consent agenda:
Ayes: 7, Nays: 0, motion carried. Correspondence Mr. Woodruff announced the Top Ten Students in the Class of 2008. The Legislative Breakfast will be March 15th at York Central School. Lottery Drawing for Pre-K Program The Lottery Drawing for the Pre-K Program was held. Thirty-three students were in the drawing. Guests of the Board Matt Trost went over the goals and highlights of the K-12 Music Program. He discussed All-County auditions, enrollments in MS/HS Band and Chorus and the change in concert times. Rachel Blaker and Aminta Romaguera-McNulty went over the Regents requirements for foreign language and Regents results. They also discussed the trip to Europe this past summer, creating web pages and ways to increase enrollment in French. Public Forum Scheduling of foreign language courses were discussed. Dan Harmon presented a petition to the Board requesting the removal of the Girls Varsity Basketball Coach. Donna Harmon and Mary Johnson also spoke against the coach. Superintendent’s Report Mr. Dinolfo went over the Regents Test results for the first semester. Motion was made Burns, seconded by Spencer to adjourn to Executive Session to discuss personnel at 8:47 p.m. Ayes: 7, Nays: 0, motion carried. Mr. Bickford left the meeting at 9:47 p.m. Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Spencer to return to regular session at 9:54 p.m. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Appointment of Assistant Boys Track Coach Motion was made by Spencer, seconded by Burns, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, appoint Chad Kessler as the Assistant Boys’ Track Coach for the 2007-08 school year. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Appointment of Per Diem Substitute Teacher Motion was made by Spencer, seconded by Grattan, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, appoint Renee Smith as a per diem substitute teacher for the 2007-08 school year. Ms. Smith holds initial certification as a K-12 Physical Education Teacher. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Development of the Proposed 2008-09 Annual School Budget – Document #1 Mr. Dinolfo went over the first draft of the Proposed 2008-09 Budget. Resolution to Establish a Universal Pre Kindergarten Program Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Spencer, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approve the plans to establish a Universal Pre Kindergarten Program at the Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School for implementation on September 1, 2008 pending annual approval by the State Education Department. Ayes: Burns, Jones, Rychlicki, Spencer; Nays: Grattan, Sickles; motion carried. Purchasing Consortium for Natural Gas Motion was made by Spencer, seconded by Grattan, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, extend the bid for natural gas with UGI Energy Service, Inc. for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 for the Genesee Valley Gas Buyers Group. The gas buyers group is a purchasing consortium including the following school districts: Avon, BOCES, Caledonia-Mumford, Geneseo, Livonia, Mt. Morris, York and Warsaw with Livonia acting as the lead agency. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Transportation Bid Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Spencer, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, accept the transportation bid by Livingston-Wyoming ARC to transport one student to Churchville-Chili Elementary School from February 13, 2008 through June 30, 2008 at a cost of $135 per day. Ayes: 6, Nays: 0, motion carried. Motion was made by Burns, seconded by Spencer to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 p.m. Patrick J. Donegan, District Clerk
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