Board of Trustees

WAINSCOTT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING

January 16, 2019

MINUTES

 

 

Present: Board President D. Eagan, Trustee  W. Babinski Jr, Superintendent D. Haab,

Business Manager C. Schnell, District Clerk M. McCaffrey, teacher K. Yusko and one (1) member of the public

Absent: Trustee K. Anderson

 

1. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm

 

1. Board Minutes of December 19, 2018 – Accepted

 

• Financial Report
• Check Warrant – December 2018 – Filed
• Audit Trail – December 2018 – Filed
• Bank Reconciliations – November 2018 and December 2018 – Filed
• Profit & Loss Budget vs Actual Statement – Filed.
• Should have previous form ‘Budget Control Report” available next meeting

 

1. School Report

• Tennis for Phys Ed class ended, Bowling next
• AIMSWeb Benchmarking completed
• Field Trips to Pellegrino’s Restaurant
• Working to coordinate activity with Sagaponack School
• 2^nd & 3^rd Grade class entered writing competition. Over 12,000 entries. Several of our students work chosen to be included and published in the book.
• Guild Hall Student Art Festival opening this weekend. Wainscott students will have artwork on display. Also, this year’s Guild Hall flyer is designed with one of Wainscott’s last year’s entries.

 

1. Public Comments

• Historical presentation – 1907 originals – railroad tax

 

1. Superintendent’s Report

• Independent Evaluator Hardship Waiver
• Meeting of East Hampton sending districts to discuss 2019-2020 Calendar
• East End Cluster Meeting – new guidance from State Ed regarding certified school counselor – develop plan for Board approval
• 2019-2020 Budget Request Packets have been turned in by staff
• Old building – trim paint peeling – get quote for repair
• Few items need to be excessed. Research who may remove.

 

Next Meeting Date – Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.

• Resolutions

1. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the minutes of its regular meeting held on December 19, 2018. – Approved
2. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the Check Warrant

December 2018) – Approved

3. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, acknowledges receipt of the Audit Trail

December 2018) – Approved

4. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves provider Lauren Sebor, Psychologist at a rate of $55 per 30 minute session for the 2018-2019 school year. – Approved
5. Resolved, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Director of Special Education, approves the services as recommended by the Committee on Special Education for students #011144261, #000092205,# 011144274, #011144273, #011144276 and #011144271. – Approved
6. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the appointment of Virginia Hessler for Math Consultation to assist a student attending the Ross School for the 2018-2019 school year at a rate of $100 per hour/three hours weekly. – Rescinded
7. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the addition of Brady Yusko and Shannon Nunez to the Substitute List– Approved

 

• Public Comment – None

 

1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 pm to enter an Executive Session

 

1. The Executive Session was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

 

1. The Regular Meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Mary M. McCaffrey

District Clerk

WAINSCOTT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING

December 19, 2018

MINUTES

 

 

Present: Board President D. Eagan, Trustee  W. Babinski Jr, Superintendent D. Haab,

Business Manager C. Schnell, District Clerk M. McCaffrey, teacher K. Yusko

Absent: Trustee K. Anderson

 

1. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 pm

 

1. Board Minutes of November 15, 2018 – Accepted

 

• Financial Report
• Check Warrant – November 13, 2018 – December 16, 2018 – Filed
• Audit Trail –November 13, 2018 – December 16, 2018 – Filed
• Bank Reconciliation – October 2018 – Filed
• Profit/Loss Statement – Filed. Discussed editing format.

 

– Enrollment Report

1. School Report

• Tennis for Phys Ed class
• First trimester ended, Report Cards posted to Parent Portal
• Field Trips to East Hampton Library and Gateway Theater in Patchogue
• Class moms coming in for holiday cookie activity
• Holiday Sing a Long – Friday December 21^st at 12:45 pm

 

1. Public Comments – None

 

1. Superintendent’s Report

• Thanks to teachers for providing theater experience to students today
• Attended Safety Meeting with local districts. Rave panic button discussed.
• 2019-2020 Budget Request Packets have been distributed to staff
• Montauk District held meeting to discuss use of armed personnel – did not attend

 

• Resolutions

1. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the minutes of its regular meeting held on November 15, 2018. – Approved
2. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the Check Warrant

(November 13, 2018 – December 16, 2018) – Approved

3. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, acknowledges receipt of the Audit Trail

(November 13, 2018-December 16, 2018) – Approved

4. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the appointment of Louis Liberatore as Resource Room Teacher to assist a student attending the Ross School for the 2018-2019 school year at a rate of $105 per hour. – Approved

 

• Public Comment – None

 

1. The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 pm

 

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Mary M. McCaffrey

District Clerk

WAINSCOTT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING

November 15, 2018

MINUTES

 

 

Present: Board President D. Eagan, Trustees K. Anderson and W. Babinski Jr,

Superintendent D. Haab, District Clerk M. McCaffrey, teacher K. Yusko and A. McCoy, website developer.

 

 

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm

 

Board Minutes of October 24, 2018 – Accepted

 

Financial Report

• Profit / Loss Statement – new format – Filed
• Check Warrant – October 12, 2018 – November 12, 2018 – Filed
• Audit Trail –October 12, 2018 – November 12, 2018 – Filed
• Bank Reconciliation – September 2018 – Filed

School Report

• Halloween Parade – great parent participation
• Parent/Teacher Conferences – November 1^st & 2^nd – also well attended
• Mystery Reader program
• Field Trip to Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center– Tomas and the Library Lady
• Thanksgiving activities – class moms coming in for a craft, feast on Tuesday, culmination of unit on Native Americans

 

Public Comments – None

 

Superintendent’s Report

• New Smartboard scheduled to be installed Friday
• Updating Webpages, Board of Trustees photos and bios to be added
• Attended East End Superintendents meeting on Tuesday
• No exit meeting date yet from Comptroller’s Office

 

• Resolutions

 

1. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the minutes of its regular meeting held on October 24, 2018. – Approved
2. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the Check Warrant (October 12 ,2018 –November 12, 2018) – Approved

3. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, acknowledges receipt of the Audit Trail ( October 12, 2018-November 12, 2018) – Approved

4. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the appointment of Taylor Hommen as Teacher Aide for the 2018-2019 school year at a salary of 25,000 prorated effective October 25, 2018. – Approved

 

Public Comment – None

 

Discussion: Clean up grounds northwest corner building. Cemetery fence needs powerwashing.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 pm

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Mary M. McCaffrey

District Clerk

WAINSCOTT COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING

October 24, 2018

MINUTES

 

 

Present: Board President D. Eagan, Trustees K. Anderson and W. Babinski Jr,

Superintendent D. Haab, District Clerk M. McCaffrey, teacher K. Yusko and

one (1) member of the public.

 

1. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm

2. Board Minutes of September 19, 2018 – Accepted

3.Financial Report

• Budget Control Report –Filed
• Request for quarterly analysis of Ross activity – expenses and revenues
• Check Warrant – September 12, 2018 – October 11, 2018 – Filed
• Audit Trail –September 12, 2018 – October 11, 2018 – Filed
• Bank Reconciliations – July 2018 & August 2018 – Filed

4.School Report

• Visit to East Hampton Library – tour of entire library – will be visiting monthly
• Grazina visited – dental health and Halloween candy buy-back program
• Field trip to Harbes farm in Mattituck
• Thanks to parents who visited today and did Halloween activities with students
• Friday, Officer Kim of EH Town PD will be in to discuss Halloween safety
• Scheduled to visit East Hampton Fire Department for Fire Safety
• Halloween Parade and Trick or Treating on Wednesday at 1 pm

5.Public Comments – None

6.Superintendent’s Report

• Mission Statement – Individualized instruction. Maintenance of historic setting.
• Back to School Night well attended.
• Safety meeting with surrounding area schools at Amagansett. Connect to EH Town Police cameras.
• Superintendent Conference Day – use of grant funds – family involvement – possible Math Night and New Year Celebration.
• SMART Board – new wall mount unit for Classroom 1, equipment funds available

7. New Business:

• November Meeting Date – Thursday, November 15^th @ 5:30 pm
• 911 test – School’s phones go to Southampton Village. East Hampton Town Police would like notification.

8. Old Business:

• Enrollment Report – Filed
• Sexual Harassment Policy – typos need correction
• Phone lines / fire alarm system. Have lines inside building tested. Bellringer proposal would use radio control. Upgrade phone system with quality phones. Alarm directly to dispatcher would be best. Contact SC FRES for report of outages during routine testing.

 

    9. Resolutions

1. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the minutes of its regular meeting held on September 19, 2018. – Approved
2. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees approves the Check Warrant (September 13, 2018 – October 11, 2018) – Approved
3. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, acknowledges receipt of the Audit Trail             (September 13, 2018 – October 11, 2018) – Approved
4. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, accepts with regret the resignation of Kembly Berrocal, Teacher’s Aide. – Approved
5. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the appointment of Angela Kiang, as Computer Teacher for the 2018-2019 school year at a rate of $70.00 per hour, effective October 5, 2018. – Approved
6. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the appointment of Yvonne Rao-Remy as Resource Room Teacher to assist a student attending the Ross School for the 2018-2019 school year at a rate of $105 per hour. – Approved
7. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the addition of Patricia Sales and Kyle McCann to the Substitute List– Approved
8. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the updated Sexual Harrasment Policy. – Approved with corrections
9. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the 2018-2019 Emergency Response Plan. – Approved
10. RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees approve the Wainscott Common School District Tax Levy for the 2018-2019 school year in the amount of $ 2,248,277. – Approved

 

    10. Public Comment – None

11. The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 to enter an Executive Session

12. The Executive Session was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

 

 

 

    13. Resolutions:

1. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby terminates Greg Hilton as District Treasurer / Business Manager,  effective 10/17/18 . – Approved
2. RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Trustees hereby appoints Christine Schnell,as the District Treasurer, effective 10/18/18 at the annual salary of $30,000.00 ( July 1- June 30), prorated from 10/18/18. – Approved

 

14. The Regular Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Mary M. McCaffrey

District Clerk