Minutes October 22, 2014
Minutes
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chappaqua, New York
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Date: |
October 22, 2014 |
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Time: |
7:30 p.m. |
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Place: |
Horace Greeley High School |
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Present: |
Board of Education |
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Staff Members |
Dr. Lyn McKay, Superintendent Mr. Eric Byrne, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Mr. John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business Mr. Andrew Selesnick, Assistant Superintendent for Leadership Dev. & HR Theresa Markley, District Clerk / Adm. Asst. to Superintendent |
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Visitors Present: |
Representatives of the Chappaqua PTA, school PTAs, building administrators, faculty, and other interested citizens. |
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President Visser convened the public session at 6:00 p.m. Governor Cuomo has proclaimed October 27 - 31, 2014 School Board Recognition Week. Victoria Tipp moved to reconvene in Executive Session to discuss negotiations. Alyson Gardner seconded. The motion passed unanimously. At 7:41 p.m. Victoria Tipp moved to adjourn the Executive session and reconvene the public session. Alyson Gardner seconded. The motion passed unanimously. President Visser welcomed the community. PTA President Amanda Goodstadt honored the board by reading part of the Governor's proclamation and expressing her appreciation for their time, resources, and dedication to the education of the children in our district. She presented board members and the district clerk with individual gifts to show the appreciation of the PTA. Presentation: Elementary Teaching and Learning Jim Skoog reviewed the highlights of the history of literacy in the district from 2004-2014. For example, the District hosted its first Writing Institute in Summer 2005, drafted the Ten Core Principles of Literacy Instruction in 2006-07 and today there is continued emphasis and expectations for opinion/argument writing with specific support for teachers to implement new units of study in writing. Amy Fishkin discussed the collaborative nature of the curricululm looking at the various resources to support the work of the students. Amy explained that writers write about what they know and we encourage them to choose their favorite genre - narrative, information or illustrative - in June. Jamie Edelman reported on the expansion of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project that was initiated in 2005 to become more explicit in their expectations and understand what makes writing better. Board members thanked the teachers and administrators for the extra time and effort that they put into learning their craft better. |
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Information Business Affairs
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Organization |
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Questions and Comments We welcome public inquiries, and in respect for each other's time, we ask that you limit your inquiry to three minutes. Board members may be contacted via email or phone.
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Approvals
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Recommended Action: Personnel Dr. McKay made the following recommendations.
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Recommended Action: Other
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Facilities |
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Financials Alyson Gardner moved to accept the three financial reports, items 7.1-7.3. Victoria Tipp seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
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Communications |
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Notice of Future Meetings - Wednesday, October 29, 2014, Board Facility Tours at 7:00 a.m. Bell Middle School; 7:45 a.m. at Douglas Grafflin Elementary School Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Horace Greeley High School, 7:30 p.m. Presentation: Middle School Teaching and Learning |
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Adjournment At 9:30 p.m. Alyson Gardner moved to adjourn. Victoria Tipp seconded. The motion passed unanimously. |
Respectfully submitted,
Theresa Markley, District Clerk / Administrative Asst. to Superintendent
Karen Visser, Board President
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