AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION

SPECIAL MEETING
7:00 P.M.

DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM

June15, 2017

REVISEDAGENDA

  1. CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 P.M.
  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  1. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS – Interested speakers: Please state your name and topic. You will be called upon later in the meeting to speak.
  1. MINUTES- Approve minutes of the meeting of June 1, 2017.
  2. FINANCIAL
    A. Accept donation from Victoria Gregory in the amount of $169 to be used for the Climber’s Program.
    B. Accept donation from the Otis A. Thompson Foundation, Inc. in the amount of $700 to be used for team
    building activities for sixth grade students.
    C. Authorize Superintendent to sign agreement with DCMO BOCES to participate in a consortium for the
    use of VATEA (Vocational Technical and Education Act) funding (Carl D. Perkins).
    D. Authorize the Superintendent to sign the Excellus Dental Care Benefits Renewal Package for the contract
    period of July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
    E. Accept donation from the Afton VFW #3529 Ladies Auxiliary in the amount of $50.00 for Care Packages
    to Soldiers.
    F. Accept donation from the Afton Memorial VFW Post # 3529 in the amount of $100.00 for Care Packages
    to Soldiers.
  3. DISCUSSION
    A. Adopt 2017/2018 School Calendar
  4. PERSONNEL
    A. Instructional (on the recommendation of the Superintendent)
    1. Appoint School Psychologist, effective July 1, 2017, at $47,500/year – Jennifer Karnyski
    2. Appoint Elementary teacher, effective September 1, 2017, at $ 41,137/year – MeganWilliams
    3. Appoint Special Education teacher, effective July 1, 2017, at $63,722/year, (with unused medical days
    to carry over and any unused personal days be converted to medical days) – Linda Liddle
    4. Appoint Secondary English teacher, effective September 1, 2017, at $39,147/year – Brandon Youngs
    5, Appoint Secondary English teacher, effective September 1, 2017, at $39,147/year – Sara Lovell
    6. Appoint mentors for the 2017/2018 school year at $300 per semester – Jilene Nordberg for
    Jennifer Karnyski, Sarah Lucas (semester one) and Kristie Hess (semester two) for Megan Williams,
    Sarah DeLarco for Brandon Youngs, Roy Pratt for Sara Lovell
    7. Approve one (1) unpaid leave day, retroactive to May 24, 2017 – Dan Ward
    8. Approve mentors for the 2016/2017 school year at $300 per semester, retroactive to September 1, 2016
    - Sarah Lucas for Heather Rinkavage, Sarah DeLarco for Natascha Franco St. Clair
    9. Approve summer professional development hours to work in the area of curriculum, reading
    committee and library work paid at the ATA in-service contractual rate of $31.12/hr., effective
    July 1, 2017: See supplemental list
    B. Non-Instructional (on the recommendation of the Superintendent)
    1. Accept resignation of full time bus driver, effective September 1, 2017(last day of work will be
    August31, 2017) – Harold Hanson
  5. AROUND THE TABLE
  1. REVIEW BOARD OUTSTANDING ACTION LIST

Date Originated: / Task: / Responsibility Of: / Report Back Date:
01/07/2016 / LED Sign / BOE and Superintendent / In progress –February
Will work on this summer.
06/09/2016 / Administrative Contract / BOE and Superintendent / In progress -
Sent copies of response back to Association.
01/07/2016 / Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training
NVCIS Training held on 09/07/16.
2nd part of training on 3/10/17 for aides and bus drivers.
On 4/24/17, Mr. Puglisi spoke with the Board regarding concerns with staff restraining students. / Superintendent
. / In progress -
Board Policy needs to be reviewed.
Boilers
Work has been completed and all are working. Not all are connected to the TBS system yet. / Superintendent
3/16/17: A meeting needs to be set up with Tim & Glen. What’s going on with TBS? / In progress
No update
08/18/2016 Retreat / Building Security / Superintendent
/ Phase III Project
In progress
08/18/2016
Retreat / Dress Code (Students)
(Supt. has had one meeting with students. The students are developing a survey. Supt. will meet with students week of 12/5.) / Superintendent
Per BOE: This issue needs to be dealt with as warm weather is upon us. / In progress
Worked with Mrs. Shaffer to come up with a list of requirements for clothing.
08/18/2016
Retreat / New Committee Meetings
(Building & Grounds, Transportation, Employee Relations/Hiring, Legislative/ Policy, Budget, Fundraising/Activities, Community Schools, Hall of Fame for Athletics & Achievements, Safety)
Need to get committee meetings going after the first of the year.
/ Committee Chairperson
Ms. Briggs will arrange meetings the week after break. / In progress
Ms. Briggs indicated that most committees have had at least one meeting.
08/18/2016
Retreat / Make facility use more user friendly – eliminate expense of clean-up / Superintendent / In progress
08/18/2016
Retreat / Name auditorium in memory of Marge Secrest / Superintendent / 12/17/2016
In progress
Move to the fall at the ACT production.
10/06/2016 / Enrichment Program for elementary students via Grant, and parental involvement / Superintendent
Looking at something for next school year. / In progress
Working on as part of community school grant. Have added Odyssey of the Mind.
08/18/2016 / Pool aide position / BOE and Superintendent / In progress
Is part of NI negotiations.
01/26/2017 / Policy for teachers posting grades in PowerSchool. / Superintendent/
M/H Principal / In progress
Meetings have taken place and a survey went to teachers. The survey results were received on 4/20/17.
01/26/2017 / Academic Support Policy - committee to update / Superintendent/
M/H Principal / In progress

X. PUBLIC COMMENTS

XI. DATES TO REMEMBER
A. June 22, 2017 – Baccalaureate, 7:00 p.m. at the Afton Baptist Church
B. June 23, 2017 – Elementary Moving Up Day – 9:30 a.m. in the big gym
C. June 23, 2017 – Retirement Luncheon, 12:00 p.m. at the River Club
D. June 23, 2017 – Graduation, 7:00 p.m. in the big gym
XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION - CSE, CPSE and 504 Reports and Recommendations
(The Board may hold an executive session for a number of specific purposes including litigation, negotiations,
specificpersonnel issues, criminal investigations, protection of student confidentiality, etc., with few exceptions.
No officialaction may be taken on issues properly discussed in executive session without first returning to open
session. Exceptions include matters pertaining to children with disabilities and charges against a tenured teacher
pursuant tosection 3020-a of Education Law.)
XIII. ADJOURN

AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT

Working together as a team within an environment of respect, creativity, and academic challenge,
we will use all available resources to help all students learn to be responsible, productive, and eager to continue learning, while becoming prepared to meet the challenges of a diverse society.