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Minutes August 20, 2020

OFFICIAL MINUTES

CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION

Thursday, August 20, 2020, 5:00 PM
Horace Greeley High School - Auditorium

Presiding Officer: Victoria Bayard Tipp
Pledge of Allegiance: Holly McCall

Present:  Board of Education
    Victoria Bayard Tipp, President
    Holly McCall, Vice President
    Hilary Grasso
    Warren Messner
    Jane Kimmel Shepardson

Staff Members:
    Christine Ackerman, Superintendent of Schools
    John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business
    Adam Pease, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

1.      Call the Meeting to Order at 5:00 pm

Victoria Bayard Tipp called for a motion to open the meeting at 5:06 pm.

Motioned by Warren Messner to open the meeting at 5:06 pm pm.  Seconded by Holly McCall.  Motion carried 5-0. 

Motioned by Warren Messner to appoint Christine Ackerman as District Clerk Pro Tempore.  Seconded by Holly McCall.  Motion carried 5-0.

2.      Proposed Executive Session, subject to Board approval, to discuss Matters of Health, Safety and Security

Motioned by Warren Messner to adjourn into executive session at 5:07 pm to discuss matters of health, safety and security.  Seconded by Holly McCall.  Motion carried 5-0.

3.      Reconvene Special Public Meeting.

Motioned by Warren Messner to reconvene the public meeting at 7:27 pm.  Seconded by Holly McCall.  Motion carried 5-0.

4.      Recommended Action:  Personnel

Dr. Ackerman recommended Item 4.1 as stated below.

4.1    BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby increases the special rate for substitute teachers categorized as Building Specific Substitutes who report to the same school building on a regular basis to the per diem rate of $175.

Motioned by Warren Messner to approve Item 4.1 as stated above.  Seconded by Holly McCall.  Motion carried 5-0.

5.    Recommended Action:  Other

5.1    BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the terms of a Supplemental Memorandum of Agreement with the Chappaqua Office Staff Association (COSA) bargaining unit regarding the benefits conferred by Article 8(A) of the collective bargaining agreement between the District and COSA during the 2020-21 school year.  A copy of the SMOA shall be incorporated by reference within the minutes of this meeting.

5.2    BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby increases the hours of those teacher aides who work less than 32 hours per week to up to 32 hours per week on an as needed basis while the school is providing in-person instruction.  This resolution will expire after the COVID-19 Pandemic has abated and in-person building classes resume in a regular manner.

5.3    BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves an Agreement for Services with Thomas C. Murray, LLC for consulting services during the 2020-21 school year, in the amount of $4,500.00, and authorizes the Board President to execute the agreement.

5.4    BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves an Agreement for Services with CampbellJones & Associates for Professional Learning Seminars regarding Cultural Proficiency Guiding Principles, Cultural Proficiency Continuum and Barriers to Cultural Proficiency during the 2020-21 school year, in an amount not to exceed $9,500.00, on August 27, 2020, September 1, 2020 and September 2, 2020, and authorizes the Board President to execute the agreement.

Motioned by Warren Messner to approve Items 5.1 through 5.4 as stated above.  Seconded by Holly McCall.  Motion carried 5-0.

6.    Notice of Future Meetings

Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 10:30 am
Opening Day
Horace Greeley High School – Auditorium

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 7:30 pm 
Horace Greeley High School – Auditorium

7.      Adjournment

Motioned by Warren Messner to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 pm.  Seconded by Holly McCall.  Motion carried 5-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Liisa Elsner
District Clerk / Secretary to the Superintendent