Date: 02/12/2018

Title: Regular Board Meeting

Sean Hattrick, Chairman, called the Tuckahoe School Board of Trustees Regular Board Meeting to order at 7:30 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
Carl Fraser, Interim School Business Official
Katelyn Fretto, District Treasurer

The following individuals were also present:

Mitch Sobczyk Mary-Alice Halsey Kathy Grigo Karen Lucas
Jen Hattrick Daniel Berry Cindy Beeker Dr. Nicholas Dyno
Brian Zahn

I. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Approval of Minutes

RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approve the minutes of the Work Session on January 22, 2018 and the Budget Work Sessions on January 29, 2018 and February 5, 2018.

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

III. Presentation

A presentation regarding the 2018/2019 scheduling and curriculum plans at Southampton UFSD was conducted by Dr. Nicolas Dyno, Brian Zahn, Principal and the Director of Career Counseling.

IV. Treasurer’s Report

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

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

V. Correspondence

1. Correspondence received from the Rogers Memorial Library requesting a Special District Meeting be scheduled on August 3, 2018.

2. Correspondence received regarding the Eastern Suffolk BOCES PTA dinner on March 14, 2018.

3. Correspondence received from Eastern Suffolk BOCES regarding the Call for Nominations for the April 18, 2018 election.

VI. Superintendent’s Report

1. Enrollment Update:
PK-27, K-32, Grade 1-27, Grade 2-22, Grade 3-31, Grade 4-35, Grade 5-35, Grade 6-35, Grade 7-25, Grade 8-33 = 302
Southampton H.S.-138, 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-20, Southampton Elementary/Intermediate Schools – 5, Chaminade-2, BOCES-3, WHBLC-5, Alternatives-2, Just Kids-2, It takes a Village-1 = 202
Total Enrollment: 504 students

2. Mr. Skuggevik congratulated Barbara Imperiale, Dennis Schleider, Christine Dorchak, Brett Voegel and Sean Hattrick as recipients of SCOPE’s 17th Annual School District Award. A dinner in their honor will be held on March 19, 2018.

3. Mr. Skuggevik updated the Board on the status of the pilot safety program.

4. Mr. Skuggevik reported that the two main discussion points at the Longwood Legislative Breakfast were state aid and creating a new APPR system.

VII. Principal’s Report

1. Mrs. Sicari updated the Board on the upcoming school events.

VIII. Business Official’s Report

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

2. Mr. Fraser reviewed the Residency Report.

IX. New Business

1. The Board discussed the request of the Southampton Camp and Club to utilize the facilities during the summer recess. The request was denied due to cleaning and facility updates that will be scheduled during that time.

X. Old Business – None

XI. Policy

Second Reading & possible adoption of the following policies:
• Policy 4321.12 – Use of Time Out Rooms, Physical Restraints and Aversives
• Policy 4321.12-R – Use of Time Out Room Regulation

Third Reading & possible adoption of the following policies:
• Policy 0100 – Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination
• Policy 6240 – Investments
• Policy 6240-R – Investments Regulation
• Policy 9700 – Staff Development

XII. Public Commentary

Cindy Beeker requested clarification regarding the residency report and that the district offer wood shop classes to the students.

XIII. Resolutions

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, 2 and 4 through 20.

Finance

1. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the extra classroom activity request of the National Junior Honor Society to participate in Pennies for Patients, a fundraiser to support blood cancer research for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, from February 13, 2018 through March 9, 2018..

2. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve payment to the Luss Group for a Mass Mutual life insurance policy for Superintendent of Schools Leonard Skuggevik, as per the contractual agreement effective September 1, 2017, at an annual cost of $2,561.

3. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the revision of resolution number 23, from the reorganization meeting on July 10, 2017, to reflect the annual cost for Protective Investigation Services to provide residential verification services to the Tuckahoe Common School District for the 2017/2018 school year at a rate of $35 per hour and mileage expense to be reimbursed at the prevailing IRS rate not to exceed $65,000 per year.
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4. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the salary schedule movement for Mary O’Donnell from column 3G ($69,694) to column 3H ($71,466), effective February 1, 2018.

5. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the salary schedule movement for Laurie Verdeschi from column 11J ($99,869) to column 11K ($102,285), effective February 1, 2018.

Administrative

6. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the Plan for Collaborative Planning and Shared Decision Making in the Tuckahoe Common School District.

7. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the request of the Rogers Memorial Library Board of Trustees to have the Tuckahoe Common School District Board of Trustees call a Special District Meeting for Friday, August 3, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., in the Morris Meeting Room of the Library, for the purpose of electing Library Trustees and voting on the Library’s Tax request for the 2019 Budget, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in the event the Budget is defeated in the first vote, the Board of Trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School District would schedule a Special District Meeting for the purpose of a re-vote on Friday, October 5, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., in the Morris Meeting Room of the Library.

Personnel

8. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve five (5) days of extended sick leave for Mary Schneider to be utilized in the 2017/2018 school year; the five (5) days of extended sick leave will be refundable to the district with the commencement of the 2018/2019 school year; in accordance with Article X of the Tuckahoe Teachers’ Association Agreement.

9. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve three (3) days of extended personal leave for Kathleen Gray to be utilized in the 2017/2018 school year; the three (3) days of extended personal leave will be refundable to the district with the commencement of the 2018/2019 school year; in accordance with Article XIII of the Tuckahoe Teachers’ Association Agreement.

10. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees accept with regret the resignation of Jonathon Watkin, Teacher Assistant, effective February 16, 2018.

11. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees reappoint Kaitlyn Mamay to a four (4) year probationary period in the tenure area of teaching assistant for the period from March 6, 2018 through February 5, 2022(one month prior credit in tenure area) in accordance with Education Law §3012 at a salary of $31,108 (prorated) for the school year 2017/2018.

12. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve Timothy Jackson as a per diem substitute custodian for the 2017/2018 school year effective February 13, 2018; rate of pay $19.29 per hour.

Appointment

13. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the appointment of Karen Lucas, Parent Member, Melissa Idler, Justine Charos, Mary O’Donnell and Allison Whittle, Faculty Members, to serve on the Tuckahoe Common School District Shared Decision Making Committee for the 2017/2018 school year.

Building Use

14. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the building use requests of the Tuckahoe Educational Foundation to hold meetings on February 6, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and April 10, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Library, an Empty Bowls evening on March 8, 2018, alternate weather date of March 9, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and a Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 4, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the cafetorium and kitchen .

15. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the building use request of the Student Council to hold a dance for Tuckahoe students on April 20, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the cafetorium.

Field Trips

16. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the field trip request of Grade 6 to visit the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center for a performance of Lightning Thief on May 10, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. at an approximate cost to the district of $455.79.

17. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the field trip request of Grade 6 to visit the Long Island Adventure park for a lesson in Science and team building on June 7, 2018 from 8:10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at an approximate cost to the district of $1800.99.

18. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the field trip request of Grade 6 to visit Scallop Pond for a lesson in Science on June 14, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at an approximate cost to the district of $407.79.

Policy

19. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the following policies.
• Policy 0100 – Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination
• Policy 4321.12 – Use of Time Out Rooms, Physical Restraints and Aversives
• Policy 4321.12-R – Use of Time Out Room Regulation
• Policy 6240 – Investments
• Policy 6240-R – Investments Regulation
• Policy 9700 – Staff Development

CSE Recommendations

20. RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approve the recommendations of the Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Pre School Special Education from the meetings held on January 17, 2018, January 18, 2018 and January 22, 2018 for the following students.

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XIV. Executive Session

At 9:50 p.m., Robert E. Grisnik made a motion to into Executive Session to discuss Personnel and Contractual Matters, seconded by Daniel Crough and unanimously carried.

At 9:56 p.m., the Board came out of Executive Session and passed the following resolution.

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

At 9:57 p.m., Sean Hattrick made a motion to reconvene Executive Session to discuss a Personnel Matter, seconded by Robert E. Grisnik and unanimously carried.

At 10:55 p.m., the Board came out of Executive Session.

At 10:56 p.m., Robert E. Grisnik made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Daniel Crough, and unanimously carried.

Linda Springer, District Clerk