carthage central board of education agenda july 8, 2014

CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 25059 Woolworth Street

Carthage, NY 13619 BOARD MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 6:00 PM High School Library Area is handicapped accessible. All district buildings are non-smoking. BOARD MEMBERS:

Barbara Lofink, President Anne Rohr, Vice President Kent Burto, Member Joseph Colangelo, Member Abigail Hammond, Member Mary Louise Hunt, Member Tod Nash, Member SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS:

Peter J. Turner ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT:

Andrea Miller BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR:

Kimberly Caird BUSINESS OFFICIAL:

Amy Marrocco ________________________________________________________________________________________ 1.0 CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by_______________________ Seconded by _________________________

________ YES ________ NO ________ ABSTAIN

FUTURE MEETINGS (Dates are subject to change)

July 14, 2014 Special Meeting – 7:30 AM

July 21, 2014 Regular Meeting – 6PM

B.O.E. Meeting 7/8/2014

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ 3.0 PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Speakers are limited to 5 minutes. Prepared statements may be submitted (11 copies are required) and provided to the Clerk. The name of author and date should appear on all documents. Questions relating to employees of the District will not be permitted. Such questions should be referred to the Superintendent of Schools at another time.

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4.0 SUPERINTENDENT REPORT/PROGRAMS/PRESENTATIONS

4.1 Composting Power Point Presentation – Todd Burker 4.2 1st Read- Annual Review for Revisions of: District Investments Policy # 5220 4.3 1st Read- Annual Review for Revisions of: Purchasing Policy # 5410 4.4 1st Read-Annual Review for Revisions of: Student Attendance Policy # 7110 4.5 1st Read- For Adoption of: Pediculosis (Head Lice) Policy # 7515 4.6 Board of Education Committees 2014-2015 5.0 CONSENT AGENDA Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Consent Agenda Items 5.1 to 6.2.

Motion by_______________________ Seconded by _________________________

________ YES ________ NO ________ ABSTAIN

5.1 Board of Education Minutes

DATES MEETING TYPE 6/23/2014 Regular

5.2 CPSE/CSE Minutes:

CPSE MEETING DATES CSE MEETING DATES

6/18/2014 None

5.3 Fund Raising Request

CLUB/CLASS DATE PURPOSE ACTIVITY CMS French Club 9/22/2014-10/03/2014 Raise money for year-end trip. Pie Sale

6.0 FINANCIAL REPORTS

6.1 Treasurer’s Report – May 2014

6.2 Food Service Reports- April and May 2014


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7.0 ACTION ITEMS:

I. OTHER: Approval of: Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the following Action Items 7.1 to 7.7 as other.

Motion by___________________ Seconded by ____________________

________ YES ________ NO ________ ABSTAIN

7.1 Creation of the Carthage Entrepreneur Club- MOA – Grant Funded Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the creation of a new club, Carthage Entrepreneur Club effective for the 2014-2015 school year and thereafter. This after school club will be funded through existing and future grant funds and meet grant attendance requirements. The stipend level for the advisor position of the Entrepreneur Club will be $500.00. 7.2 Fund Raiser Request (After Approval of New Club)

CLUB/CLASS DATE PURPOSE ACTIVITY Carthage Entrepreneur Club July 2014 - ongoing The profits will be used toward

future supply purchases and program expenses.

To provide a product and learn marketing techniques

7.3 Creation of Piano Clubs, Middle School and High School- MOA- Grant Funded

Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the creation of Piano Clubs in the middle and high schools effective for the 2014-2015 school year and thereafter. This after school club will be funded through existing and future grant funds and meet grant attendance requirements. The stipend level for the advisor position of the Piano Club will be $500.00. 7.4 Creation of Two (2) Special Education Teaching Assistants Positions- (One (1) Position Grant Funded

through Special Education Federal Funds)

Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves two additional special education teaching assistant positions at Carthage Elementary. 7.5 Bond Resolution – School Buses Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves a resolution authorizing the issuance of not exceeding $1,594,217 serial bonds of Carthage Central School District, Jefferson and Lewis Counties, New York, to pay the cost of the purchase of school buses for said school district.

WHEREAS, at the Annual District Meeting and Election of the qualified voters of Carthage Central School

District, Jefferson and Lewis Counties, New York, held on May 20, 2014, a proposition was duly adopted authorizing

the Board of Education of said School District to purchase school buses of varying capacities, not to exceed thirteen in

total, at a maximum estimated cost of not exceeding $1,594,217, and providing for the levy of a tax therefor to be

collected in installments, with obligations of said School District to be issued in anticipation thereof; and


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WHEREAS, it is now desired to provide for such purchase of said school buses and the financing thereof;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the Board of

Education of Carthage Central School District, Jefferson and Lewis Counties, New York, as follows:

Section 1. The purchase of school buses of varying capacities for Carthage Central School District,

Jefferson and Lewis Counties, New York, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, in quantity not to

exceed thirteen in total, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $1,594,217.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid class of objects or

purposes is $1,594,217 and the plan for the financing thereof is by the issuance of not exceeding $1,594,217 serial

bonds of said School District, hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance

Law.

Section 3. Such bonds are to be payable from amounts which shall annually be levied on all the taxable

real property in said School District, and the faith and credit of said Carthage Central School District, Jefferson and

Lewis Counties, New York, are hereby pledged for the payment of said bonds and the interest thereon.

Section 4. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of

objects or purposes is five years, pursuant to subdivision 29 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and

to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the serial bonds herein authorized, including

renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the President of the Board of Education, the chief fiscal officer. Such

notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said

President of the Board of Education, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law.

Section 6. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized

including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein

and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue

serial bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the President of the

Board of Education, the chief fiscal officer of such School District. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of

validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain

such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the

Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if:

a) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said School District is not

authorized to expend money, or


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b) The provisions of law which should be complied with as of the date of publication of this

resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting

such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or

c) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury

Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to

be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the

object or purpose described herein.

Section 9. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in summary form in the

official newspaper(s) of said School District for such purpose, together with a notice of the School District Clerk

substantially in the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.

The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows:

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The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.

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CERTIFICATION FORM

STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF JEFFERSON )

I, the undersigned Clerk of Carthage Central School District, Jefferson and Lewis Counties, New York (the

"Issuer"), DO HEREBY CERTIFY:

1) That a meeting of the Issuer was duly called, held and conducted on the 8th day of July, 2014.

2) That such meeting was a special regular (circle one) meeting.

3) That attached hereto is a proceeding of the Issuer which was duly adopted at such meeting by the Board of

the Issuer.

4) That such attachment constitutes a true and correct copy of the entirety of such proceeding as so adopted by

said Board.

5) That all members of the Board of the Issuer had due notice of said meeting.

6) That said meeting was open to the general public in accordance with Section 103 of the Public Officers Law,

commonly referred to as the "Open Meetings Law".

7) That notice of said meeting (the meeting at which the proceeding was adopted) was given PRIOR THERETO in

the following manner:

PUBLICATION (here insert newspaper(s) and date(s) of publication)

Carthage Republican Tribune & Watertown Daily Times

POSTING (here insert place(s) and date(s) of posting) – Carthage Municipal Building

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Issuer this _____ day of July,

2014.

__________________________________ School District Clerk

(CORPORATE SEAL)


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LEGAL NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL

The bond resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on July 8, 2014, and the

validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were

authorized for an object or purpose for which the Carthage Central School District, Jefferson and Lewis Counties, New

York, is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the

date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting

such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were

authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Such resolution was adopted after approval of the

proposition at the Annual School District Meeting duly called held and conducted on May 20, 2014.

A complete copy of the resolution summarized herewith is available for public inspection during regular

business hours at the Office of the School District Clerk for a period of twenty days from the date of publication of this

Notice.

Dated: Carthage, New York,

July ____, 2014

________________________________________ School District Clerk

BOND RESOLUTION DATED JULY 8, 2014.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $1,594,217 SERIAL BONDS OF CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES, NEW YORK, TO PAY THE COST OF THE PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSES FOR SAID SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Class of objects or purposes: Purchase of school buses

Period of probable usefulness: 5 years

Maximum estimated cost: $1,594,217

Amount of obligations to be issued: $1,594,217 serial bonds


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7.6 Approval of Annual Dues for the Jefferson-Lewis School Boards Association Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the annual dues of $540.00 for the 2014-2015 school year. 7.7 Approval of Annual Agreement with St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES

Resolution of Board of Education Be it resolved that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education agrees to participate in the St. Lawrence/Lewis BOCES Cooperative Purchasing Programs in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the “Cooperative Purchasing Agreement” for the 2014-2015 school year. Certification of Board Clerk I, Kelly O’Connor, District Clerk of the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, hereby certify that the above resolution was adopted by the required majority vote of the Board of Education at its meeting held on the 8th day of July, 2014.

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Date Signature of District Clerk

II. PERSONNEL: Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the following personnel items, 7.8.

Motion by___________________ Seconded by ____________________

________ YES ________ NO ________ ABSTAIN

7.8 Appointments

Instructional

Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the following instructional appointments.

EMPLOYEE POSITION TENURE AREA Building PROBATIONARY PERIOD

SALARY

a. Reading Teacher Elementary Education

West Carthage Step 17- $57,370 + Credit Hours $2,565+ Longevity $1,200 = $61,135

b. Long Term Substitute-Library Media Specialist

Library Media Specialist

High School Step 6- $44,260.00 Credit Hours $3,640= $47,900

c. Physical Education Teacher

Physical Education Carthage Elementary

Step 1 - $39,850 + Credit Hours $1,755= $41,605


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Head Teachers

Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the following head teachers:

EMPLOYEE BUILDING STIPEND

d. Black River Elementary $1500.00

e. Carthage Elementary $1500.00

f. West Carthage Elementary $1500.00

Non-Instructional

Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the appointment of the following non instructional appointment.

EMPLOYEE POSITION BUILDING Probationary Period SALARY g. Help Desk Operator District Wide 7/22/2014-7/21/2015 $17.00/hour (11

month employee)

Substitutes

Resolved, that the Carthage Central School District Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the following substitutes.

NAME POSITION

h. Non-Instructional

i. Instructional & Non-Instructional

j. Non-Instructional

k. Non-Instructional

l. Non-Instructional

m. Instructional & Non-Instructional

n. Non-Instructional

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.0 PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Speakers are limited to 5 minutes. Prepared statements may be submitted (11 copies are required) and provided to the Clerk. The name of author and date should appear on all documents. Questions relating to employees of the District will not be permitted. Such questions should be referred to the Superintendent of Schools at another time.

9.0 BOARD COMMITTEES/COMMENTS: 10.0 PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION: (If needed) 11.0 RETURN TO OPEN SESSION: 12.0 ADJOURNMENT:

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