Date: 05/07/2018

Title: Annual Budget Hearing & Regular Board Meeting

Sean Hattrick, Chairman, called the Tuckahoe School Board of Trustees Annual Budget Hearing and Regular Board Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

The following Board members and District officials were present:

Sean Hattrick, Chairman
Dr. Daniel Crough, Vice-Chairman
Robert E. Grisnik, Trustee

Leonard Skuggevik, Superintendent
Arlette Sicari, Principal
Linda Springer, District Clerk
Doreen Buckley, Director of P.P.S.
Carl Fraser, Interim School Business Official
Katelyn Fretto, District Treasurer

The following individuals were also present:

Mary-Alice Halsey Chris Siefert  Wendy Gottlieb Terrie Sultan
Wendy Meyer  Lauri Lenahan  K. Cervone


I. Pledge of Allegiance

II. District Clerk reads Notice of Meeting & Qualifications of Voters

District Clerk Linda Springer read the Notice of Meeting & Qualifications of Voters.

III. District Treasurer reads the Annual Treasurer’s Report for July 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018

District Treasurer Katelyn Fretto read the Annual Treasurer’s Report for July 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018.

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees accept the Annual Treasurer’s Report for July 1,  2017 through April 30, 2018.

Approve: Motion made by Robert E. Grisnik, seconded by Daniel Crough and unanimously carried.

IV. Presentation of the proposed 2018/2019 School Budget

Carl Fraser, Interim School Business Official and Leonard Skuggevik, Superintendent presented the 2018/2019 proposed Tuckahoe Common School Budget.

V. Reverend Marvin Dozier of the Southampton Youth Association was not present to address the Southampton Youth Association proposition. 

VI. Introduction of Chris Siefert of the Parrish Art Museum

Chris Siefert of the Parrish Art Museum presented the budget request for Proposition #4 for the Parrish Art Museum.

VII. Review qualifications of voters and remind voters that voting will take place on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Library.

District Clerk Linda Springer reviewed the qualifications of voters and the date, time and place of the Budget Vote and Trustee Election.

VIII. Statement of Candidate for the Board of Trustees

Sean Hattrick presented a brief statement.

IX. Motion at 7:28 p.m. to adjourn the Annual Budget Hearing and convene the Regular Board Meeting

Approve: Motion made by Daniel Crough, seconded by Robert E. Grisnik and unanimously carried.

X. Approval of Minutes

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approve the minutes of the Board Work Session on April 23, 2018.

Approve:  Motion made by Daniel Crough, seconded by Robert E. Grisnik, and unanimously carried.

XI. Approval of Treasurer’s Report

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approve the Treasurer’s Report for the month of March 2018.

Approve:  Motion made by Robert E. Grisnik, seconded by Daniel Crough, and unanimously carried.

XII. Correspondence

1. Correspondence received from the Town of Southampton regarding the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) funding.

2. Correspondence received from NYSSBA regarding the School Board Member Appreciation Reception scheduled for June 25, 2018 at the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center.

3. Correspondence received from Southampton High School regarding the Commencement Invitation.

4. Correspondence received from Eastern Suffolk BOCES thanking the Board of Trustees for their support of the Eastern Suffolk BOCES 2017-2018 Administrative Budget.

XIII. Superintendent’s Report

1. Enrollment Update:    
PK-27, K-33, Grade 1-28, Grade 2-22, Grade 3-30, Grade 4-35, Grade 5-35, Grade 6-35, Grade 7-25, Grade 8-33 = 303
Southampton H.S.-139, Ross School-1, Hampton Bays Elementary/Middle-2, Sequoya H.S.-1,  Mercy H.S.-8, Raynor Country Day School – 12, Our Lady of the Hamptons-21, Southampton Elementary/Intermediate Schools – 5, Chaminade-2, BOCES-3, WHBLC-5,  Alternatives-3, Just Kids-2, It takes a Village-1 = 205
Total Enrollment: 508 students

XIV. Principal’s Report

1. Mrs. Sicari reported on the upcoming school events.

XV. Business Official’s Report

1. Mitch Sobczyk reviewed the “News & Notes” he prepared regarding work that has been completed to date.

2. Carl Fraser reported on residency updates for incoming and outgoing student files.

3. Katelyn Fretto reviewed the monthly Fund Balance Analysis.

XVI. New Business - None

XVII. Old Business - None

XVIII. P.T.O. Report

Kathy Cervone reported on the PTO events.

XIX. Public Commentary

Mary-Alice Halsey thanked everyone for supporting the Cinco de Mayo celebration.

XX. Resolutions (For Approval)

Approve:  Motion made by Daniel Crough, seconded by Robert E. Grisnik and unanimously carried; BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Board of Trustees hereby approves the following resolutions numbered 1 through 5 and 7 through 15. 

Appointments

1. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees appoint Linda Springer, District Clerk, as the Chief Election Official for the Budget Vote and Trustee Election on May 15, 2018.

2. RESOLVED, in accordance with Education Law Section 2025, the Board of Trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School District hereby appoint Lauri Lenahan as Assistant District Clerk for the May 15, 2018 Budget Vote and Trustee Election if needed.

3. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees appoint the following individuals as Election Inspectors for the Budget Vote and Trustee Election on May 15, 2018 at a rate of pay of $15.00 per hour.

Mary-Alice Halsey  Jenny Filingeri  Lauri Lenahan
Alicia Farnam   Fredricka Hughes

4. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees appoint the following individuals as Election Inspectors for the Budget Vote and Trustee Election on May 15, 2018.

Carl Fraser   Katelyn Fretto
 
Personnel

5. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees accept with regret the resignation of Michelle Chekijian, Teacher Assistant, effective May 1, 2018.

6. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the probationary appointment of Lauri Lenahan to the full-time position of Account Clerk Typist for the Tuckahoe Common School District Business Office effective May 25, 2018, at a starting salary of $36,000 prorated with health and dental benefits per the CSEA contract subject to the execution of a salary and benefit agreement.

Approve:  Motion made by Robert E. Grisnik, seconded by Daniel Crough, and unanimously carried.

7. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve Marina Katolis as a Substitute Teacher as needed for the 2017/2018 school year effective May 8, 2018 through June 30, 2018; at a rate of pay of $125 per diem, with an increase to $135 per diem after 20 full days of service to the district.

Finance

8. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approve Marra & Glick Applied Behavior Analysts, PLLC to provide school age students consultation services based on their IEP’s, Home Program Services as determined by the Committee on Special Education, Supervision of Home Staff provided by a certified special education teacher specializing in ABA as designated by the Committee on Special Education and Parent Training Services when requested by the Committee on Special Education, along with all evaluations and reports for the 2017/2018 school year at the approximate proposed cost based on the contractual rate sheet.

9. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the contract for Cooperative Educational Services between Eastern Suffolk BOCES and Tuckahoe Common School District effective July 1, 2018 for the school year 2018/2019.

10. WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School District adopted a Policy to Dispose of Surplus items, and;
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has designated the School Business Official as the person responsible to properly dispose of said obsolete items,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the inventory list of obsolete items submitted by the Custodial Department and reviewed by the Board of Trustees be declared surplus and disposed of at the discretion of the School Business Official.

Field Trips

11. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the field trip request of Grade 2 to visit Atlantis Marine World for a lesson in Science on June 18, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at an approximate cost to the district of $1,120.94.

12. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the field trip requests of the Reading Department to visit the Rogers Memorial Library to promote students’ reading and use of the public library for grades Pre-K – Grade 7 on June 11, 2018, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Pre-K – Grade 6 on June 13, 2018, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at an approximate cost to the district of $1191.98.

13. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve Grade 8 to visit Southampton High School to attend orientation on May 25, 2017 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:35 p.m. at an approximate cost to the district of $313.69.

Policy

14. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the following policies.

Policy 6700 – Purchasing
Policy 6700-R – Purchasing Regulation

 

CSE Recommendations

15. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the recommendations of the Committee on Special Education from the meetings held on January 25, 2018, March 7, 2018, March 8, 2018, March 15, 2018, March 27, 2018, April 9, 2018, April 16, 2018, April 18, 2018, April 23, 2018 and April 30, 2018 for the following students.

#120480008  #101550002  #092590000  #112360001
#092750000  #120480007  #120480176  #082400000
#110260000  #120480177  #120480178  #120480309
#111080000  #111680003  #111020003  #120480328
#120480206  #103140001

XXI. Executive Session

At 7:59 p.m., Daniel Crough made a motion to enter into Executive Session to discuss Contractual and Personnel Matters, seconded by Robert E. Grisnik and unanimously carried.

At 8:51 p.m., the Board came out of Executive Session.

At 8:52 p.m., Sean Hattrick made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Daniel Crough, and unanimously carried.

 

Linda Springer, District Clerk