Minutes August 5, 2015
August 31, 2015
Encl. 3.2
MINUTES
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Horace Greeley High School
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Board of Education |
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Staff Members Dr. Lyn McKay, Superintendent Dr. Kusum Sinha, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Leadership Development Mr. John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business Terry Dell'olio, District Clerk / Executive Assistant to Superintendent |
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Members of the community, PTA and administration and staff |
President Messner convened the public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Moved by Victoria Tipp to enter into Executive Session to discuss employment history of a particular person and seek legal advice. Seconded by Warren Messner. Motion carried 5-0. Moved by Alyson Gardner to reconvene the public board meeting at 7:52 p.m. Seconded by Victoria Tipp. Motion carried 5-0. Presentations: Energy Performance Contract Tax Rates Kieran Moran from Johnson Controls made a presentation regarding two contracts:
John Chow presented the tax rates for the 2015-16 school year for New Castle and for Mt. Pleasant. The New Castle Tax Rate will increase be 1.37%. The Mt. Pleasant Tax Rate will decrease by 0.94%. |
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Information Business Affairs
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Organization |
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Approvals & Ratification
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Karen Visser to approve the minutes from the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education held July 8, 2015, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Warren Messner to re-table any minutes that have been tabled from a prior Regular Meeting of the Board of Education and to be re-addressed at a future meeting of the Board of Education, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Recommended Action: Personnel
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve all items in 4.1 Recommended for Action, Personnel, Instructional, in one omnibus motion. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Karen Visser to approve all items in 4.2 Recommended for Action, Personnel, Non-Instructional, in one omnibus motion. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Recommended Action: Other
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Moved by Karen Visser, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve all CSE Summaries dated August 5, 2015, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Name of Town |
Total Taxable Assessed Valuation by Towns |
Equalized Tax Rate by Towns |
Total Tax Levy by Towns |
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New Castle |
$915,155,536 |
20.67% |
$96,746,941 |
Mount Pleasant |
$6,794,059 |
1.61% |
$9,221,175 |
TOTALS: |
$921,949,595 |
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$105,968,116 |
Name of Town |
Total Taxable Assessed Valuation by Towns |
Equalized Tax Rate by Towns |
Total Tax Levy by Towns |
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New Castle |
$915,155,536 |
20.67% |
$2,702,539 |
Mount Pleasant |
$6,794,059 |
1.61% |
$257,585 |
TOTALS: |
$921,949,595 |
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$2,960,124 |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve tax rolls and authorize tax levy, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve issuing a tax warrant, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve New York State Environmental Quality Review Act report for Capital Projects, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve Energy Performance Contract with Johnson Controls Inc. that will achieve a total of $300,973 in O&M and Rebate Project Benefits and a guaranteed total of $4,055,242 in Measured Project Benefits during the term of this Agreement, for Total Project Benefits of $4,356,215, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Karen Visser, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve budget transfer A, B, and C for 2015-16 school year. A copy of said transfers shall be incorporated by reference into the minutes of this meeting, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve transfer of the Retirement Contribution Fund of $150,000 to the General Fund as specified in the approved 2015-16 budget, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Karen Visser to approve an agreement with Rebecca School for the 2015-2016 school year starting September 9, 2015 - June 22, 2016 for one student, the sum of $94,600, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Karen Visser to approve contract with Bedford Central School District for SAIL, effective July 6, 2015 - August 14, 2015, for the most current special education non-resident tuition rate approved by New York State, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Warren Messner to approve contract with Bedford Central School District for SAIL II, effective September 2, 2015 - June 23, 2016, for the most current special education non-resident tuition rate approved by New York State, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Jeffrey Mester, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve contracts for Health and Welfare Services with Yorktown Central School District, Greenburgh Central School District, Bedford Central School District, in one omnibus motion. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve a proposed lunch budget for 2015-16 budget, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Karen Visser to approve A La Carte Price List for 2015-16 school year, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve Aramark contract extension required by SED for 2015-16, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Karen Visser to approve Summer Transportation Contract with Chappaqua Transportation, effective July 1, 2015 to August 31, 2015 in the amount of $223,667.84, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve Agreement with Educational & Management Services, Inc. as outlined in the attached contract from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Warren Messner, seconded by Jeffrey Mester to approve Agreement with J & D Ultra Care Corp. to provide nursing services to students who are in need of such services during the 2015-16 school year. Payment shall be as outlined in Schedule A of the attached contract, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve Agreement with State University of New York at Purchase College for the 2015-16 school year as outlined in the attached contract, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve contract for Summer School Educational Services with Ardsley Union Free School District for the 2015-16 school year for one (1) student, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Karen Visser, seconded by Victoria Tipp to approve contract with Green Chimneys for the 2015-16 school year, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Karen Visser to approve use of sole source vendor, Tandberg Educational, Inc., USA, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Moved by Alyson Gardner, seconded by Victoria Tipp, to approve a gift of a previously owned Smartboard and Projector to CCSD valued at $2,000 donated by Thomas Bradbury, Labrador Technology, as presented. Motion carried 5-0. The Board thanked Thomas Bradbury, Labrador Technology for their generous gifts. |
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Facilities |
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Financials
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Moved by Victoria Tipp, seconded by Alyson Gardner to approve Treasurer's Report - Extra Classroom Accounts as of June 30, 2015 for school year 2014-2015 and Treasurer's Report - June 2015 in one omnibus motion. Motion carried 5-0. |
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Communications Karen Visser reported that a meeting will be tentatively scheduled for the first week in September. |
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Notice of Future Meetings Monday, August 31, 2015 - 10:30 a.m. at Horace Greeley High School |
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Adjournment at 9:11 p.m. |
Respectfully submitted,
Therese Dell'olio
District Clerk / Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Warren Messner
Board President
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ADDENDUM
AUGUST 5, 2015
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Recommended Action: Personnel
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