Date June 21, 2007 Kind of Meeting Regular
Where Held Hunter Elementary Cafeteria Presiding Officer Frank DeLuca,
President
Brian Byrne, Marc Czermerys, Frank Deluca, Members Present
Rachel Tripsas and Brian Wilson
James Piscitelli, Carolyn Manzella, Administration Present
Tom Averill , Susan Huetter and
Melinda McCool
Various members of the community, Others Present
and staff
At 7:40 the meeting was called to order Call to Order
by Mr. DeLuca.
Motion was made by Mr. Czermerys, Minutes 6/21/07
seconded by Mr. Wilson to approve the
minutes of June 7, 2007 as presented.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
The appropriations Status Report was
presented for review.
Motion made by Mr. Wilson, seconded Payment of Bills
by Mr. Czermerys to approve the Audited
Warrant Report #42 presented.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Cks. # 5211 – 5414 $84,186.66
The Internal Claims Auditor’s Report
was presented for review.
Motion made by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Budget Transfers
Mr. Czermerys to approve the following
budget transfers.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Amount / From (Code) / To (Code)$ 900.00 / A9060.800 / A1220.400
$ 200.00 / A2002.411 / A2002.412
$ 700.00 / A2110.210 / A2110.411
$1200.00 / A9060.800 / A2850.450
$ 200.00 / A9060.800 / A2110.160
$3000.00 / A2110.451 / A2110.481
$5000.00 / A1620.400 / A1620.200
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June 21, 2008
There was discussion on an Inter-Fund Inter-Fund Transfer
Transfer in the amount of $81,000, to
cover a cafeteria deficit for 2006-07.
Mr. Piscitelli and Mrs. Huetter explained
the deficit is mainly due to the cost of benefits
for cafeteria workers. There were questions
from board members as to why these benefits are
not paid out of the same funds set up for the other
district employees. Mrs. Huetter mentioned the
cafeteria is run through a separate fund and
all the expenses have to come from that
code. There was also discussion about the
the lunch prices, should we be increasing
the prices and when was the last increase
proposed. Board members suggested
reviewing cafeteria prices.
Motion made by Mr. Byrne, seconded by Transfer Approval
Mr. Czermerys to approve an Inter-Fund
Transfer of $81,000 from the General Fund
to the Cafeteria Fund to cover the estimated
deficit for 2006-07.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Wilson, seconded Appropriation Status
by Mrs. Tripsas to accept the Appropriation
Status Report as presented.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Czermerys, seconded Treasurer’s Reports
by Mr. Byrne to accept the Treasurer’s
Reports as presented.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Mr. Averill mentioned all the details for Administrator’s Reports
Graduation day are in place. All exams Mr. Averill
were completed today and he doesn’t
anticipate any changes in the graduation
roll. Mentioned 72% of our Math B students
passed, 70% in Global Studies and 100% in
French 1 (our first year French Teacher,
Katrina has done a great job this year), 78%
passed Earth Science, 89% in Math A, 92%
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in US History and 8 of 9 students passed the
Regents Physics exam. Mr. Averill mentioned
he was glad to be part of the new principal
interview committee and will make sure he
spends some time with him this summer to
help with the transition. Thanked the Board
for all their support and wished everyone good
luck for the 07-08 school year.
Mrs. McCool mentioned Round Table Mrs. McCool
Discussions held with elementary faculty
groups. They discussed scheduling,
a new core reading program and
increasing communication. The final
Character Education assembly was held
today and it was a wonderful program.
Classes have been scheduling their end
of the year picnics and faculty and staff
are invited to the Bruderhof for an end
of the year luncheon. Rosey Iacono
ran the PARP program again this year
and in conjunction held a successful Book
Fair sponsored by Scholastic. The Elementary
Drama Club presented a delightful play
“1000 Cranes”. There was an afternoon show
for students and an evening show for the public.
Lynn Gallo a representative from SETRC
PDS of ONC Boces, facilitated a group of
teachers discussing the strengths and
weaknesses of our literary programs.
Mrs. McCool stated she has already planned
professional development for next year with
BOCES facilitator Kathy Smith.
Mrs. Manzella mentioned Special Mrs. Manzella
Education students completed the end
of the season testing. Noted that the
Summer Session program is set up for
11 students this year and the schedule
is completed for next year. Mentioned
“Indicator 13” is now the most rigorous
part of Special Education Programming.
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Mr. Piscitelli thanked the Board for the Mr. Piscitelli
experience of working at HTC and mentioned
he enjoyed working with all the wonderful
faculty and staff for the last eight months.
Mr. Averill acknowledged the office staff for Awards, Honors and
all the work they have done to help organize the Recognitions..
awards’ ceremonies. Randy Mudge, with the help
of Brent Dearing and Dawn Plattner on their
preparation for the Athletic Banquet. Laura
Murin for all the help she gives behind the
scenes with the Athletic Banquet, Moving
Up Day and Graduation. In turn, Mr. DeLuca
thanked Mr. Averill for his time and hard work
as principal and wished him the best in his new
position at the Saugerties District.
Mrs. McCool thanked Tom, Jim and
Carolyn for all their during help during
her first year and stated she feels really
good about going into the second year
as Principal at Hunter.
Mrs. Manzella thanked Patty Minew,
all the TA’s in the Special Education
programs, Mrs. Van Dean, Wilson,
Purvis, Bonville and all the other
teachers she has worked with over
the years. Thanks to Tom, Jim, Sue,
Phyllis and the Board of Education for all
their support given to here as a new
administrator. She will miss everyone.
Mr. Byrne mentioned the State Legislative Update
Legislature is talking about doing
something with the retirement system,
possibly creating another Tier (5), different
from 1,2,3 and 4. Mentioned with so many
teachers leaving after only a few years
before vesting in the system, they are
loosing money.
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The meeting was opened for public Public Be Heard
comment at this time.
At 8:30 on a motion from Mr. Byrne, ES
seconded by Mr. Czermerys the
meeting adjourned to executive session
to discuss personnel issues.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
At 8:45 the meeting returned to regular Regular Session
session on a motion from Mrs. Tripsas,
seconded by Mr. Byrne.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Byrne, seconded Watershed Grant Agreement
by Mrs. Tripsas that, Melinda L. McCool,
as Principal of Hunter Elementary School,
is hereby authorized and directed to sign
a contract with the Catskill Watershed
Corporation for an education grant in the
amount of $5,760.00 for a project titled
Ashokan Visit, and to ensure that activities
and programs funded by said grant are carried
out in accordance with grant requirements.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
The following Contracts will be renewed effective Individual Contracts 07-08
July 1, 2007 and are all one year Contracts.
Name / Amount / 1st, 2nd, Vote Y/NKelly Schermerhorn / $51,500 (salary change) / BW, MC 5/0
Marianne Romito / $24,000 (salary change) / RT, BB 5/0
Toni Perretti / $10.30/hr. (salary change) / BB, RT 5/0
Lorraine Legg / $11.50/hr. (salary change) / MC, BB 5/0
Melinda McCool / $78,000 (sal/lang. change) / BB, BW 5/0
Susan Huetter / $68,000 (sal/lang. change) / BW, MC 5/0
Carolyn Manzella / $75,000 (sal/lang. change)
pro-rated through July 07 / MC, BB 5/0
Denise Abrahamsen / $5000 (contract addendum
for 1 year) / RT, MC 5/0
Phyllis Thorpe / Language change only re:
incentive / BW, BB 5/0
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Motion made by Mr. Czermerys, Resignation:
seconded by Mr. Byrne to accept C. Manzella
a letter of resignation from Carolyn
Manzella as Director of Special
and Academic Intervention Services,
effective August 1, 2007.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Board members agreed on Reorganization Meeting
July 5, 2007 as the date for the
annual Reorganization
Meeting.
Motion made by Mr. Byrne, seconded Resignation:
by Mrs. Tripsas to accept a letter of G. Tucker
resignation from Gina Tucker as a
teaching assistant, effective 6/22/07.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Wilson, seconded Appointment:
by Mr. Czermerys to appoint D. Reinke
Debra Reinke as a Teaching Assistant
(pending official certification) for 2007-08
effective 9/1/07 at an hourly rate of $11.06,
with benefits according to the ESP contract.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Wilson, seconded Appointment:
by Mr. Byrne to appoint Helen Walsh H. Walsh
as a Teaching Assistant for 2007-08
effective 9/1/07 at an hourly rate of $11.06,
with benefits according to the ESP contract.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Byrne, seconded Insurance Contract
by Mr. Wilson to approve a Contract between
Hunter-Tannersville CSD and Amsure
Associates representing Utica National as
presented.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
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Motion made by Mrs. Tripsas, seconded Appointment:
by Mr. Czermerys to appoint Katrina Charysyn K. Charysyn
as French Teacher for 2007-08. She will be
compensated according to the faculty contract
at Step 2 Col I ($34,064).
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Summer Session ‘07
Mr. Czermerys to approve the roster of
Summer School positions with compensation
as follows:
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Name / Position / SalaryElementary - Hunter
Darlene Colandrea / Principal / $3500 full
Pam Coloton / Special Ed. Teacher / $32/hr.
Nancy VanDean / Teacher / $32/hr.
Tara Thibault-Edmonds / Teacher / $32/hr.
Sharon Sofranko / Teacher / $32/hr.
Angela Vedder Multari / Teacher / $32/hr
Dawn Outtrim / Teaching Ass’t / $14.17/hr.
Christine Morley / Teaching Ass’t / $11.06/hr
To be determined / Teaching Ass’t / $11.06/hr.
To be determined / Teaching Ass’t / $16.11/hr.
MS/HS - Tannersville
Korisa Mullenix
/ Teacher / $32/hr.Ashley Cameron
/ Teacher / $32/hr.Geri Bradley
/ Teaching Ass’t / $13.04/hr.Motion made by Mr. Byrne, seconded Summer Trans. Contracts
by Mr. Czermerys to approve the following
Summer Transportation Contract Extensions,
as submitted by Mrs. Thorpe, Transportation
Supervisor. CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Carrier / Destination / AmountCoxsackie Transport / Langan School / $321.18 per diem
Coxsackie Transport / Children’s Annex / $155.76 per diem
Coxsackie Transport / Wildwood School / $328.00 per diem
Motion made by Mr. Wilson, seconded
by Mr. Czermerys that the Board of Education
of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School
District hereby authorized the funding of the
District approved reserves with the excess
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of 2% from unappropriated fund balance Fund Balance Allocation
on June 30, 2007. The allocation of such
fund balance will be determined subsequent
to June 30, 2007 and prior to setting the
tax levy.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mrs. Tripsas, Resignation:
seconded by Mr. Byrne to accept a K. McCarron
letter of resignation from Kylie
McCarron, High School English
Teacher, effective August 27, 2007.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Byrne, seconded Appointment:
by Mr. Czermerys. Resolved, that the S. Williams
Board of Education of the Hunter-Tannersville
School District, upon the recommendation of
the Superintendent of Schools does hereby
appoint Simon Williams to the position
of Middle/High School Principal, for a
probationary period of three years, to commence
on August 1, 2007 and to expire on August 1, 2010
and to be paid at a first year salary of $85,000.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mrs. Tripsas, seconded Resignation:
by Mr. Byrne to accept a letter of resignation R. Laga
from Mrs. Rosemary Laga, Elementary Teacher,
effective July 1, 2007.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Motion made by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Resignation:
Mr. Czermerys to accept a letter of resignation E. Lanzet
from Mrs. Elissa Lanzet, Elementary Teacher,
effective July 1, 2007.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
The meeting was opened for public comment Public Be Heard
at this time.
At 9:21 on a motion from Mr. Wilson, seconded Adjourn to ES
by Mr. Czermerys the meeting was adjourned to
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executive session to discuss the employment
history of two persons and CSE placements.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Respectfully submitted,
Norita Johannessen
District Clerk
At 10:10 the meeting returned to regular Regular Session
session on a motion from Mrs. Tripsas,
seconded by Mr. Wilson.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
A motion was made by Mr. Byrne, CSE Placements
seconded by Mr. Czermerys to
approve the following year end
CSE Placements.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
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At 10:15 on a motion from Mr. Byrne, Adjourn
seconded by Mrs. Tripsas, the
meeting was adjourned.
CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO
Respectfully submitted,
James Piscitelli
Clerk Pro Tem