Call to Order

The regular meeting of the Dansville Central School Board was called to order on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. by President Mary Ann Holden, at the Dansville Primary School, 284 Main St., Dansville, NY

Roll Call

Members Present:

Tony Witte Andy Starr

Phyllis Greene Susan DeMuth

Peter Bacon Mary Ann Holden

David Mapes

Also Present: Interim Superintendent, David DeLoria; Assistant Principal, Mike Falzoi; Athletic Director, Michael LeMoyne; DTA President, Eileen Rhatigan; Public Relations Coordinator, Melonie Coley; Business Manager, Joanne Greene; and 3 others.

Move to Executive Session

Moved by Starr, seconded by Witte, to move to executive session to discuss specific personnel.

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Move to Regular Session

Moved by Greene, seconded by Witte, to return to public session at 7:05 p.m.

Yes – 7 No –0

Motion Carried

Minutes of Previous Meeting Approved

Moved by Bacon, seconded by Mapes, to approve the minutes of the July 25, 2006 Regular Meeting.

Attachment V– A –8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

PERSONNEL – ADMINISTRATIVE/ INSTRUCTIONAL

Resignation(s)/Retirement(s):

Motion by Bacon, seconded by DeMuth to accept, with regret, the resignation of Leslie Good, K-12 Math Specialist, effective August 31, 2006.

Attachment V-B (1) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Motion by Bacon, seconded by Witte, to accept, with regret, the resignation of Carla Vitale, Sixth Grade Teacher, effective August 1, 2006.

Attachment V-B (2) – 8/22/06

Yes – 6 No – 1

Motion Carried

Recommended Appointments:

Motion by Bacon, seconded by DeMuth, to approve the following coaching appointments:

Pete Barton – Varsity Soccer Assistant

Kyle Button – Modified Football

Attachments V-C (2) and (3) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Motion by Bacon, seconded by Starr, to approve the appointment of the following substitute teachers/tutors pending fingerprint clearance:

Matthew F. Skilling – Uncertified, College Graduate

Judy Pastusec – Certified Special Ed K-12, El Ed N-6

Attachment V-C (4) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

PERSONNEL – SUPPORT

Reduction of Hours

Moved by Starr, seconded by Witte, to approve the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that in support of the 2006-2007 budget approved by the voters on May 16, 2006, the Dansville Central School Board of Education authorizes the reduction of one 1.0 FTE Occupational Therapist to .8 FTE effective July 1, 2006.

Attachment V-D – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Appointment(s):

Moved by Bacon, seconded by Starr to approve the following:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Dansville School District, pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Law, upon the recommendation of David P. DeLoria, Interim Superintendent, does hereby appoint Seward Dean Heckman to serve in the position of Substitute Cleaner, for a limited term commencing on August 28, 2006. The rate of pay for the 2006-07 school year will be $7.15 per hour.

Attachment V-E (1) – 8/22/06

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Dansville School District, pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Law, upon the recommendation of David P. DeLoria, Interim Superintendent, does hereby appoint Stephen James Canute to serve in the position of Substitute Cleaner, for a limited term commencing on August 28, 2006. The rate of pay for the 2006-07 school year will be $7.15 per hour.

Attachment V-E (2) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Occupational and Physical Therapy Services

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon to approve the annual appointment of:

Liz Jackson, PT (full-time) salary - $56,989.65

Joan Walch COTA (part-time); salary - $31,754.00

Susan Wise, OT; salary - $50.00 per hour

Attachment V-E (3) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon, to approve the following assignments:

Carrie Griswold – Primary School Extracurricular Treasurer - $350

Wendy Luckenbach – Primary School Budget Manager - $500

Wendy Luckenbach – Primary School Petty Cash Officer

Attachment V-E (4) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon, to approve the following:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Dansville School District, pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Law, upon the recommendation of David P. DeLoria, Interim Superintendent, does hereby appoint Donna Hettrick to serve in the position of Cook-Manager, for a probationary period of 90 days commencing August 23, 2006 and ending January 22, 2007. The rate of pay for the 2006-07 school year will be $10.96 per hour.

Attachment V-E (5) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon, to approve the following:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Dansville School District, pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Law, upon the recommendation of David P. DeLoria, Interim Superintendent, does hereby appoint Wendy Lou Schirmer who is to serve in the part-time position of Food Service Helper for a probationary period of 90 days commencing on August 30, 2006 and ending January 4, 2007. The rate of pay for the 2006-07 school year will be $7.15 per hour.

Attachment V-E (6) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon, to approve the following:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Dansville School District, pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Rules and Regulations of the Civil Service Law, upon the recommendation of Interim Superintendent David P. DeLoria, does hereby retroactively appoint Mary Ann Allen to serve in the position of Clerk/Typist, for a probationary period of 90 days commencing on August 21, 2006 and ending January 4, 2007. The rate of pay for the 2006-07 school year will be $8.98 per hour.

Attachment V-E (7) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Substitute Clerk/Typist

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon, to approve the hiring of Shirley Palmer as substitute clerk-typist in the Middle School to

cover the medical leave granted to Kathy Stevens. Rate of pay to be $8.75 per hour.

Attachment V-F – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Wage Increase for Internal Claims Auditor and Tax Collector

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon, to amend the wage approved at the July 11, 2006 Organizational Meeting for the Internal Claims Auditor to $1,563.75 and the Tax Collector to $3,568.48.

Attachment V-G – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

EDUCATON

Motion by Bacon, seconded by Starr to approve the High School AIS Plan as presented.

Attachment V-H – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

BUSINESS

Resolution to Increase Benefit Reserve

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon to approve the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education is hereby authorized to increase the deposit for the Benefit reserve fund from $100,000 (per original resolution 6/27/06) to $141,590 for the 2005-2006 school year.

Attachment V-I – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Resolution to Approve School Bus Bond

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon, to approve the following resolution:

WHEREAS, the qualified voters of the Danville Central School District, New York, at the annual meeting of such voters duly held on May 16, 2006, duly approved a proposition authorizing the levy of taxes to be collected in installments, in the manner provided by the Education Law, for the specific objects or purposes hereinafter described; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Dansville Central School District has undertaken or shall undertake certain capital expenditures, as more particularly described in Section 3 hereof.

Section 2. The Dansville Central School District is hereby authorized to issue its General Obligation Serial Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $183,525, pursuant to the Local Finance Law of New York, in order to finance the specific objects or purposes described herein.

Section 3. The specific objects or purposes to be financed pursuant to this resolution (hereinafter referred to as “purpose”) are the acquisition of two (2) 66-passenger school buses.

Section 4. It is hereby determined and declared that (a) the maximum aggregate cost of said purpose, as estimated by the Board of Education, is $183,535, and such amount is hereby appropriated therefore, (b) the Dansville Central School District plans to finance the cost of said purpose entirely from funds raised by the issuance of said Bonds and the Bond Anticipation Notes hereinafter referred to, and (c) no money has heretofore been authorized to be applied to the payment of the cost of said purpose.

Section 5. It is hereby determined that the purpose is one of the class of objects or purposes described in Subdivision 29 of Paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law, and that the period of probable usefulness of said purpose is five (5) years.

Section 6. The Dansville Central School District is hereby authorized to issue its Bond Anticipation Notes in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $183,525, and is hereby authorized to issue renewals thereof, pursuant to the Local Finance Law of New York in order to finance the purpose in anticipation of the issuance of the above described Bonds.

Section 7. It is hereby determined and declared that (a) there are presently no outstanding Bond Anticipation Notes issued in anticipating of the sale of said Bonds, (b) the Bond Anticipation Notes authorized hereby are not issued in anticipation for Bonds for an assessable improvement.

Section 8. It is hereby determined and declared that the Dansville Central School District reasonably expects to reimburse the general fund, or such other fund utilized, not to exceed the maximum amount authorized herein, from the proceeds of the obligations authorized hereby for expenditures, if any, from such fund that may be made for the purpose prior to the date of issuance of such obligations. This is a declaration of official intent under Treasury Regulation §1.150-2.

Section 9. The faith and credit of the Dansville Central School District, New York, are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes as the same respectively become due and payable. And annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such obligations becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all taxable real property of said School District, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such obligations as the same become due and payable.

Section 10. The power to further authorize the issuance of said Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes and to prescribe the terms, form and contents of said Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes, subject to the provisions of this resolution and the Local Finance Law of New York, including without limitation, the consolidation with other issues, the determination to issue Bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, and to sell and deliver said Bonds and Bond Anticipating Notes, is hereby delegated to the President of the Board of Education or to the Vice President of the Board in the event of the absence or unavailability of the President. The President of the Board of Education and the District Clerk are hereby authorized to sign by manual or facsimile signature any Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes issued pursuant to this resolution, and are hereby authorized to affix to such Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes the corporate seal of the School District and to attest the same.

Section 11. This resolution, or a summary hereof, shall be published in full by the District Clerk of the School District together with a notice in substantially the form prescribed by Section 81.00 of said Local Finance Law, and such publication shall be in each official newspaper of the School District. The validity of said Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes may be contested only if such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said School District is not authorized to expend money, or the provisions of law which should be complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity, is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of such publication; or if said obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Section 12. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

Attachment V-J – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Tax Warrant for 2006-2007

Moved by Bacon, seconded by Witte to approve the following resolution:

WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to maintain a level amount of Appropriated General Fund balance from one year to the next to reduce real property taxes, be it therefore

RESOLVED, THAT THE Board of Education appropriate the amount of $425,000 from the General Fund balance effective June 30, 2006 for the purpose of reducing real property taxes in the district in the 2006-2007 school year.

WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to raise the funds necessary for the 2006-2007 School Year Budget, approved by the Voters on May 16, 2006, be it

RESOLVED, Assessments, Tax Levy and Tax Rates for the 2006-2007 school year:

Town	Assessment	Tax Rate/$1,000 Assessed Value 2006-2007	STAR Assessment for 2006-2007
Conesus	$ 7,309,791	16.452745	$ 1,784,505
Groveland	1,085,928	16.449369	266,800
N Dansville	196,222,695	16.451549	50,050,746
Ossian	32,389,667	16.450893	7,675,535
Sparta	66,123,423	16.450116	17,909,593
Springwater	1,252,240	16.449371	306,100
West Sparta	49,228,782	16.449369	12,366,230
Dansville	30,982,581	16.449369	9,563,952
Wayland	$ 2,717,064	21.932494	$ 1,035,510

SCHOOL BUDGET 2006-2007 School Year
Budgeted Revenue:
Surplus estimated to be available for appropriations	$ 425,000
State Aid	17,256,876
Tax on Real Property	6,385,939
Other Sources	975,915
Total Budgeted Revenues (General Fund)	$ 25,043,730
Budgeted Expenditures:
Board of Education		$ 28,113
Central Administration		1,330,924
Instruction – Regular Day School		9,806,414
Instruction – Special Schools		2,572,121
Pupil Transportation		1,100,366
Operation and Maintenance of Plant and Grounds		1,601,722
Undistributed Expenses		4,708,616
Debt Service		3,895,454
Total Budgeted Expenditures (General Fund)		$ 25,043,730
Other Purposes for which Taxes are Levied
Public Library		$ 282,850

Attachment V-K - 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

June 2006 Treasurer’s Report

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon to approve the June 2006 Treasurer’s Report as presented.

Attachment V-L – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

OTHER

Updated SAVE Plan

Motion by Bacon, seconded by Starr to approve the updated SAVE Plan as recommended.

Attachment V-M – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Board Policies Approved for Deletion

Motion by Bacon, seconded by Witte, to approve the deletion of the following policies as recommended: #2210, #2310, #2320, #3121, #3130, #3150, #3170, #3180, #3240, #3250, #3320, and #4110

Attachments V-N (1) – (12) – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No -0

Motion Carried

Authorization of Excel Project

Motion by Bacon, seconded by Mapes to adopt the following resolution:

RESOLVED that the Dansville Central School Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent to pursue the designation of certain work for inclusion in an Excel Project pursuant to Chapter 61 of the Laws of 2006 which provides for funding of certain types of school construction projects.

Attachment V-O – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Donation of Scoreboard

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon to accept the donation of a scoreboard for Clements Field from the All-Sports Booster Club.

Attachment V-P – 8/22/06

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Move to Executive Session

Motion by Starr, seconded by Bacon to move to executive session for particular personnel.

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Out of Executive Session

Motion by Bacon, seconded by Starr to return to public session.

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Adjournment

Moved by Bacon, seconded by Starr, to adjourn the meeting at 8:57 p.m.

Yes – 7 No – 0

Motion Carried

Sue Sylor

District Clerk