SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Scotia, New York

 

AGENDA

ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

July 14, 2008

 

Presiding - Clerk of the Board

 

1. Roll Call: Benedetto, Normington, Smith, Yagielski

 

2. Execution of Constitutional Oath of Office by newly elected Board members and Superintendent.

 

3. Election of President of Board for the 2008-2009 school year. (Clerk presiding). Board President to preside following election.

 

4. Election of Vice-President of Board for the 2008-2009 school year.

 

5. Appointment of Officers

 

  1. Appointment of Colleen DiCaprio as District Treasurer for the 2008-2009 school year in accordance with her previously executed individual contract.

 

b. Appointment of Joseph Kavanaugh as Assistant Treasurer of the School District for the 2008-2009 school year with no additional remuneration.

 

c. Appointment of Bobbie DeLong as School District Clerk from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 in accordance with her previously executed individual contract.

 

  1. Resolved that the school taxes for the portion of the school district situated in the Town of Glenville be collected by the Town Receiver of Taxes, as provided by the Town Law.

 

  1. Appointment of Andrew Giaquinto as the Receiver of School Taxes for the

portion of the school district situated in the Town of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, and the Town of Charlton, Saratoga County.

 

  1. Appointment of Andrew Giaquinto as School District Purchasing Agent for the 2008-2009 school year with no additional renumeration.

 

  1. Appointment of Joseph Kavanaugh as: Section 504 Rehabilitation Act Hearing Officer, Sexual Harassment Compliance Officer and Title IX/EEOC Hearing Officer.

 

  1. Appointment of Andrew Giaquinto as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPA) Compliance Officer.

 

  1. Appointment of Andrew Giaquinto, School Business Manager, as Trustee for the Schoharie Area WorkersÕ Compensation Plan and designate the Superintendent of Schools, Susan Swartz, as Alternate Trustee for the Schoharie Area WorkersÕ Compensation Board.

  1. Appointment of Andrew Giaquinto as Trustee for the Capital Area School Health Insurance Consortium.

 

  1. Appointment of Doris Munro as Internal Claims Auditor at the hourly rate

of $23.92 an hour for the 2008-2009 school year.

 

  1. Appointment of Donald Petersen as LEA Asbestos Designee (AHERA).

 

  1. Appointment of John Tobiassen as AED Coordinator.

 

  1. Appointment of Dr. John Pezzulo as AED Medical Coordinator.

 

 

6. Other Appointments

 

a. Appointment of Dr. Christopher Buff, Dr. John Pezzulo and Dr. Robert Halbig as Chief Medical Inspectors and School District Physicians, for the 2008-2009 school year at an annual stipend of $24,000, in accordance with an agreement dated July 14, 2008 and further authorize the Superintendent of Schools and President of the board to sign said agreement.

 

  1. Appointment of Margaret Huff as School District Attorney for the 2008-2009 school year with fee for services at the hourly rate of $125.

 

c. Appointment of C.L. Marvin to conduct the annual independent audit of the school districtÕs records and accounts.

 

d. Appointment of the following persons to the Board of Ethics for 2008-2009:

 

                                                      Benjamin Migliore-chairman

                                                      John Haher

Bruce Kohout

                                                      Celeste OÕNeill

                                                      Sharon Riggi

                                                                                                           

e. Appointment of Bobbie DeLong as Records Management Officer and Records Access Officer for purposes of the New York State Access to Records Law at no additional remuneration.

 

f. Appointment of Joseph Kavanaugh as Student Records Access Officer for purposes of complying with the Buckley Amendment at no additional remuneration.

 

g.      Appointment of representative and alternate to CAPSBA (Capital District School Boards Association):

 

__________________________                    

                 

                  __________________________

 

 

h.      Appointment of Voting Delegate to the Scotia-Glenville PTA (Parent Teachers Association) Council and alternate:

 

__________________________                    

                 

                  __________________________

 

 

i. Appointment of Extraclassroom Activity Fund Treasurers and Auditors for the 2008-2009 school year, as follows, with no additional remuneration:

 

                  School                                                      Treasurer                                              Auditor

                  High School                                        Naomi Torelli                   Lynda Castronovo

                  Middle School                                  Allen Calhoun                                   Betty Fortna

 

 

7. Designations

 

a. Designate First National Bank of Scotia, Chase Bank, Bank of America, Citizens Bank, TD BankNorth, and C.L.A.S.S. as the official depositories for the deposit of all monies received by the School District.

 

    1. Depositories:

                          J.P. Morgan Chase:

Consentration Account

General Fund Checking

General Fund-Premier Money Market

Payroll Account

Capital Fund-Premier Account

Special Aid Account

 

Bank of America:

Investment Clearing

                   

                         

Class-MBIA Asset Management:

Capital Fund

General Fund

Scholarship & Award

Unemployment Reserve

Tax Certification

                                                   Retirement Reserve

                                                      Workers Compensations

                     Reserve for Debt

                                                      School Lunch

 

1st National Bank of Scotia:

Business Checking

Super Now Account

Municipal Money Market

High School-Extra Classroom Activity Fund-two accounts

Middle School-Extra Classroom Activity Fund-one account

                                                 School Lunch

 

                               Certificates of Deposit and Money Market Accounts

                                                (Board Approved Banks)

         Bank of America

         1st National Bank of Scotia

JP Morgan Chase

TD BankNorth

Citizens Bank

 

 

b. Designate Andrew Giaquinto as the school district official responsible for certification of payrolls.

 

c. Designate the Daily Gazette as the official newspaper of the district for the 2008-2009 school year.

 

d.      Designate ___________________as Legislative Liaison for the 2008-2009 school year.

 

e.      Designate the following board members to serve on the Audit Committee:

 

Benjamin Conlon                     John Yagielski                            Margaret Smith

               

8. Authorizations

 

a. Authorize the Superintendent of Schools and the Business Manager to sign agreements with the State of New York in connection with the operation of the Child Nutrition Program in the schools of this district and that the Business Manager be designated the authorized signatory for reports and the annual renewal agreement and authorize the District Treasurer to be the authorized signatory for claims.

 

  1. Authorize the Superintendent of Schools and the Business Manager to sign applications and reports for the Federal School Meals Programs.

 

c. Authorize the Superintendent of Schools or the Director of Curriculum to approve the attendance of staff members at professional conferences and meetings in accordance with provisions of the budget or as otherwise authorized by Board of Education resolution.

 

d. Authorize the President and Clerk of the Board of Education to sign contracts with other districts for the instruction of nonresident pupils in the schools of this district.

 

e. Authorize the payment of tuition and transportation charges for pupils from this district who attend other schools as permitted by state laws and regulations of the Board of Regents.

 

f. Authorize the President and Clerk of the Board of Education to sign contracts for transportation of pupils by private contractors as needed.

 

g.      Authorize the District Clerk to sign an agreement with the Schenectady County Board of Elections for the use of digitized poll books for the annual district election and budget vote.

 

h. Authorize the School District to participate in CASHIC (Capital Area

School Health Consortium) for the 2008-2009 school year.

 

i. Authorize the establishment of Petty Cash Funds and appoint designated treasurers as follows:

 

                  Fund                                                                            Amount                                 Treasurer                           

High School                                                          $ 50.00                                Lynda Castronovo

                  Junior High School                                        $ 50.00                                Shari Keller

                  Glendaal School                                              $ 50.00                                Tom Eagan

                  Glen-Worden School                                  $ 50.00                                James Dunham

                  Lincoln School                                                   $ 50.00                                Ann Comley

                  Sacandaga School                                        $ 50.00                                John Tobiassen

                  Pupil Personnel Services                       $ 50.00                                Susan Swartz

(Acting Dir. Of PPS)

 

j. Authorize the establishment of School Lunch Cash Register Change as

follows:

 

High School                                        $100

Middle School                                   $60

Lincoln                                                      $30

Sacandaga                                          $30

Glen-Worden                                     $30

Glendaal                                             $30

 

9. Miscellaneous Actions

 

 

a. Approve the issuance of a district credit card to the District Purchasing

Agent and the Superintendent of Schools in accordance with Board of Education Policy #6782.

 

b. Approve the issuance of cell phones by job title in accordance with

Board of Education Policy #8331. (See attached)

 

c. Approve the use of purchasing cards for Home Depot and authorize

issuance by employee. (See attached)