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Minutes

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2004 – 7:30 PM

A regular meeting of the Board of Education was held Tuesday, November 9, 2004, at the Henry H. Wells Middle School, 570 Route 312, Brewster, NY. The meeting began at 7:30 PM with the Pl edge of Allegiance, l ed by Dr. Bruce Shaffer, Board President.

MEMBERS PRESENT

Dr. Bruce Shaffer, President   Mr. Pasquale Tartaglia, Vice President

Ms. MaryAnne Gallipani, Trustee   Mr. Roger Gross, Trustee

Dr. Stephen Jambor, Trustee   Ms. Laura Tringali, Trustee

Mr. Ralph Woodgate, Trustee

Also present were Dr. Mark Lewis, Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Timothy Conway, Assistant Superintendent for Business, Dr. Deborah Gregory, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Mr. Stephen Moskowitz, Director of Human Resources/Instructional Technology.

H.     Consent Agenda (Including Addendum)

Motioned by Mr. Woodgate, seconded by Mrs. Tringali, to approve the consent agenda.

Vote: 7 – yes, 0 – no. Motion carried.

1.   Approval of Recommendations on Committee for Special Education

2.   Request for Use of Facilities

  • Use of BHS cafeteria by the Brewster Education Foundation, April 8, 2005 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm, for set up and April 9, 2005, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, for dinner, for the Annual Dinner Theatre
  • Personnel Items

Appointments

Margaret Furman – Teacher Aide PT HHW

Effective: 11/10/04

Jennifer Dudine – Teacher Aide PT HHW

Effective: 11/10/04

Beth Fong – Teacher Aide PT HHW

Effective: 11/10/04

Nicole Somsag – Teacher Aide PT HHW

Effective: 11/10/04

Joseph Jazzo – School Bus Driver FT

Effective: 11/1/04

Gina Tiren-Typist II BHS Guidance Dept.

      Effective: 11/22/04

     Danielle McGovern – Teacher Aide PT CVS

Effective: 11/9/04

Co-Curricular Appointments

Sophomore Class Co-Advisor – Elizabeth Higgins

EAP Coordinator – Alice Weafer

CSE Chairperson – Jackie Morini

Drug Free Coordinator (BHS) – Brian Walsh

Creative Writing Club (HHW) – Patrick Daly

Auditorium Liaison – Donald MacCrae

Treasurer (HHW) – Sherry Pecoraro

Technology Club (HHW) – Randy Hora

Math Club 7-8 (HHW) – Michael Strnatko

Substitute Teachers

Amy Abate

Celeste Bachrach

Cindy Battreall

Patrice Bedrosian

Mary Berardi

Edward Blaney

Hope Blumenthal

Diane Bond

Jessica Braunwart

Linda Brunner

Fran Bubley

Kimberly Buckner

Anne Byrnes

Patricia Campagna

Vincent Caterina

Michael Cody

Joan Colangelo

John Cross

Elizabeth Cullen

Dennis DeBatte

Mary DeBellis

Gladys Detlor

Linda DiBella

Mary DiMarco

Maureen Donohue

Regina Dragomani

Sean Duffy

Thomas Edwards

Genevieve Farrell

Ellen Fecci

Lee Fleming

Beth Fong

Margaret Frye

Darryl Garner

Delia Garrity

Robbyn German

Richard Golz

Carmella Gowan

Linda Graziano

Christine Haddad

Karen Hanson

David Hargraves

Maureen Hargraves

Jamie Hariegel

Jo Hayes

Ruby Ho

Wendy Hogan

Whitney Hopkins

Susan Hovey

Kathryn Jaliman

Cherry Johnson

Virginia Kaschura

Sandra Krupenye

Jennifer Landi

Michael Liebman

Joseph Limone

Dolores Lockhiss

Clare Lovelace

Carol Wilk Lutz

Catherine Maloney

John Martino

Grace McColgan

James McGuire

Laura McKiernan

Michele Ment

Jennifer Mollin

Patricia Musantry

Diana Jajjar

Robert Nastasi

Aurie Nier

Wendy Oringer

Marsha Parker

Theresa Parks

Madeline Pastor

Cindy Postian

Colette Ragan

Mary Reamer

Shannon Rees

Luz Rendon

Nancy Rimoli

Barbara Rizzotti

Karl Rohde

Elizabeth Romas

Louis Rotondo

Neisy Russo

Juliana Santamaria

Vicki School-Mendez

Virgen Sherry

Sandy Singco

Karen Sion

Noelle Smith

Scott Snyder

David Spidal

Elaine Squeo

Diane Steinberg

Robert Sutherland

Kerry Tarantino

Sharon Trubitt

Alexis Valdes

Carmen Velasquez

William Wasser

EileenYoung

JoanYoungman


Substitute Monitors

Renee Acquisto

Janine Alberghini

Eileen Ambrose

Susan Andrade

Carolyn Arpaia

Vivian Burdick

Cheryl Cali

Gina DeJean

Debbie Duncan

Linda Feeney

Donna Grozev

Diane Hernandez

Ruby Ho

Wendy Hogan

Susan Hovey

Concetta Hussey

June LeRow

Ariella Lipshitz

Deborah McCue

Patricia McDonnell

Danielle McGovern

Laura McQuade

Lynn Minieri

Frankie Mule

Leslie Palladino

Joanne Sbarra

Elizabeth Scanlon

Laura Schek

Yvette Schubert

Michele Serecchia

Debra Sullivan

Laura Talarico

Anne Wakeford

Ellen Walag

Maryann Williams

Substitute Cleaner

Ryan Bevel

     Substitute Nurses

Cynthia Blando-Mallon

Eve Carpino

Marie Cavalieri

Terri Ann Lisa

Kathleen McDermott

Anne Scerri

Request for Extension of Leave of Absence

Michelle Villano-Special Education 1.0 FTE BHS

Leave previously approved through December 2004

Request for Extension January 2005 – August 2005

Retirement

Gordon Hardy–Music Teacher 1.0 FTE BHS

Effective: 8/15/06 (Six year employee at time of retirement)

Resignations

Elizabeth Esack – Teacher Aide FT GSS

Effective: 11/1/04

Romy Kay Hajkowski – Food Service Helper GSS

Effective: 10/29/04

Karen Huttenen – Food Service Helper WMS

Effective: 10/22/04

Tenure Alert

Theresa Cocozza-Elementary Teacher JFK

Effective: 12/17/04

 

Emergency Conditional Appointments (pending fingerprint certification)

Janice Bergquist

Jennifer Dudine

William Fenderson

Mary Ford

Margaret Furman

Debra Kawalick

Yvonne Lorenzo

Sandy Singco

Nicole Somsag

Regular conditional Appointments (full fingerprint clearance received from SED (NYS and FBI)

Richard Duonola

Ryan Bevel

Matthew Byrnes

Dennis DeBatte

Leslie Palladino

  • Approval of Minutes – October 26, 2004 – Regular Meeting

I.   Action Items

1. Motioned by Mr. Gross, seconded by Dr. Jambor, to approve the tax refund due to DJ Ledley Food Service Company, Inc.

     Vote: 7 – yes, 0 – no. Motion carried.

Motioned by Ms. Gallipani, seconded by Mr. Gross, to approve Action Items 2, 3 & 4 (see attachment book).

   Vote: 7-yes, 0 – no. Motion carried.

   2. Approval of tax refund due to Centennial Golf Course

   3. Approval of $450,000 Bond Resolution for Centennial Golf Course tax refund

   4. Approval of Budget Amendment #3

  • Motioned by Mr. Woodgate, seconded by Mr. Gross, for the approval of NJROTC

Freedom Trail (Friday) and Military Excellence Competition

(Saturday), November 12-13, 2004, overnight trip to B.U./M.I.T., Boston, Massachusetts

Vote: 7-yes, 0 – no. Motion carried.

  • Motioned by Mr. Tartaglia, seconded by Mr. Gross, to approve the contract for the Director of

Human Resources and Informational Technology.

Vote: 7-yes, 0 – no. Motion carried.

Adjournment

Motioned by Ms. Tringali, seconded by Mr. Gross, to adjourn the meeting at 10:35 PM.

 

   Vote: 7-yes, 0 – no. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

 

Jeanne Drake

District Clerk