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ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ELMIRA, NEW YORK

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

EFA-Community Room July 18, 2007 933 Hoffman Street 6:00 pm Elmira, NY 14905 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

Board President Dan Hurley called the Special Meeting of the Board of Education to order at 6:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

ATTENDANCE Present: Michael Crimmins, Anthony Fisher, Jr., Lynn

Grottenthaler, Daniel Hurley, Robin Long, Rodney Strange, Ethel Stroman, Mary Beth Turner Absent: Bob Woods Others: Dr. Raymond Bryant

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mr. Crimmins moved, seconded by Mr. Fisher that the Board approves the agenda. Motion Carried: Yes: Crimmins, Fisher, Grottenthaler, Hurley, Long, Strange, Stroman, Turner, No: None Absent: Woods

EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. Long moved, seconded by Mrs. Turner that the Board move

into Executive Session for the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation. (6:02 p.m.) Motion Carried: Yes: Crimmins, Fisher, Grottenthaler, Hurley, Long, Strange, Stroman, Turner No: None Absent: Woods Michael Crimmins Clerk Pro Tem

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RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

Mr. Fisher moved, seconded by Mrs. Turner that the Board returns to Open Session (8:45 p.m.) Motion Carried: Yes: Crimmins, Fisher, Grottenthaler, Hurley, Long, Strange, Stroman, Turner No: None Absent: Woods Michael Crimmins Clerk Pro Tem

PERSONNEL

Mrs. Grottenthaler moved, seconded by Mr. Strange that the Board separate out the elementary teaching appointment at Diven Elementary School on page 7 of the personnel packet and the elementary teaching position at Hendy Elementary School on page 5 of the personnel packet. Motion Carried: Yes: Crimmins, Fisher, Grottenthaler, Hurley, Long, Strange, Stroman, Turner No: None Absent: Woods Mrs. Grottenthaler moved, seconded by Mr. Strange that the Board approve the elementary teaching appointment at Diven Elementary School on page 7 of the personnel packet and the elementary teaching position at Hendy Elementary School on page 5 of the personnel packet. Motion Carried: Yes: Crimmins, Fisher, Hurley, Long, Stroman, Turner No: Grottenthaler, Strange Absent: Woods

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Mrs. Grottenthaler moved, seconded by Mr. Strange that the Board approves the personnel packet after separating out the item on page 7 and page 5. Motion Carried: Yes: Crimmins, Fisher, Grottenthaler, Hurley, Long, Strange, Stroman, Turner No: None Absent: Woods

RETIREMENT Non-Instructional Kathleen M. Lewis Assignment: Telephone Operator/Administration Effective Date: August 31, 2007 Background: 13 plus years RESIGNATION Non- Instructional Janice C. Williams Assignment: Secretary I/Southside High School Effective Date: July 26, 2007 ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITIONS Non-Instructional Position: 25-Hour Teacher Aide Location: George M. Diven Elementary School Effective Date: July 19, 2007 Justification: 2007-2008 Budget Initiatives Budget: General Position: 25-Hour 1:1 Teacher Aide Location: Broadway Elementary School Effective Date: July 19, 2007 Justification: IEP required Budget: General

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Position: 25-Hour 1:1 Teacher Aide Location: Pine City Elementary School Effective Date: July 19, 2007 Justification: IEP required Budget: General Position: Maintenance Mechanic Location: Maintenance Shop Effective Date: July 19, 2007 Justification: 2007-2008 Budget Initiatives Budget: General * EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT The following appointment which is marked as *Emergency Appointment is made as emergency conditional appointment which is valid for twenty (20) business days from date of effective appointment or until a conditional clearance is obtained from the State Education Department (SED), whichever occurs first. The following emergency conditional appointment is made to the positions indicated and the Board hereby determines the following:

1. The District has been unable to fill the vacancy despite good faith efforts which would have allowed sufficient time for SED clearance or conditional clearance.

2. There is no other qualified person available to fill the vacancy temporarily. The position needs to be filled to maintain services, which the District is legally required to provide, or services which are necessary to protect the health, education or safety of students and staff. APPOINTMENTS Administrative Probationary Mary C. Cox Assignment: Assistant Principal/District Wide Justification: Replacement/ Stephen Boyce Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon providing the Elmira City

School District with the appropriate New York State Administrative Certification

Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: Assistant Principal Certification: School Administrator/Supervisor, pending Salary: $65,000, prorated Background: CAS, University of Scranton, Major: School Administration, MS,

Elmira College, Major: Reading, BS, Elmira College, Major: Elementary Education

Experience: Administrative Internship, Elmira City School District; Teacher, Elmira City School District (12 years)

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Instructional Probationary *Emergency Appointment Karolyn T. Adams Assignment: Special Education/Southside High School Justification: Replacement/Veronica Dalton Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon passing a drug screening,

fingerprint clearance and providing the Elmira City School District with the appropriate New York State teaching certification

Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: Special Education Certification: Special Education, provisional Salary: $38,694, step 2 (B+35+M) Background: MS, Mansfield University, Major: Special Education, BS, SUNY

Binghamton, Major: Liberal Arts Experience: Teacher, Elmira Heights (New York) Central School District (1

year); Student teacher, Elmira (New York) City School District *Emergency Appointment Megan J. Anderson Assignment: Art/Alternative High School Justification: Newly Created Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon passing a drug screening,

fingerprint clearance and providing appropriate New York State teaching certification

Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: Art Certification: Art, initial/pending Salary: $36,140, step 1 (B+15) Background: BA, SUNY Geneseo, Major: Studio Art Experience: Student teacher, Horseheads (New York) Central School District *Emergency Appointment Helen A. Bentley Assignment: Elementary/Hendy Avenue Elementary School Justification: Newly Created Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon passing a drug screening and

fingerprint clearance Tenure Date: September 1, 2009 Tenure Area: Elementary Certification: Nursery, Kindergarten and grades 1-6, permanent Salary: $53,544, step 14 (B+30+M) Background: MA, SUNY Stony Brook, Major: Liberal Studies, BA, St

Joseph’s College, Major: Child Study Experience: Teacher, Niskayuna (New York) Central School District (11

years); Teacher, Patchogue-Medford (New York) Unified School District (11 years)

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Charline P. Cummings Assignment: Teaching Assistant/Alternative High School Justification: Newly Created Effective Date: September 1, 2007 Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: Teaching Assistant Certification: Teaching Assistant, Level One Salary: $19,465 Background: BS, Elmira College, Major: Business Administration Experience: Teacher aide, Elmira City School District (1.5 years) Substitute

teacher, Elmira City School District (2 months) *Emergency Appointment Andrea E. Dahl Assignment: Business/Elmira Free Academy Justification: Replacement/Valerie Draghi Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon passing a drug screening and

fingerprint clearance Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: Business Certification: Business and Marketing Salary: $36,321, step 3 (B) Background: BS, SUNY Oswego, Major: Vocational Education Experience: Teacher, Stafford (Virginia) School District (1 year); Teacher,

Romulus (New York) Central School District (1 year); Student teacher, Seneca Falls (New York) City School District

*Emergency Appointment Nichole L. Gunn Assignment: Business/Broadway/ Ernie Davis Middle Schools Justification: Newly Created Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon passing a drug screening and

fingerprint clearance Tenure Date: September 1, 2009 Tenure Area: Business Certification: Business and Distributive Education, permanent Salary: $43,061, step 10 (B+35+M) Background: MS, Alfred University, Major: Secondary Education, BS, Alfred

University, Major: Business Experience: Teacher, Dryden (New York) Central School District ( 2 years);

Teacher, Trumansburg (New York) Central School District (7 years); Student teacher, Hornell (New York) City School District

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*Emergency Appointment Sonja A. Jennings Assignment: School Counselor/ Thomas K. Beecher/Fassett Elementary

Schools Justification: Newly Created Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon passing a drug screening and

fingerprint clearance Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: School Counselor Certification: School Counselor, provisional Salary: $39,190, step 1 (B+50+M) Background: MS, University of Maryland, Major: School Counseling, BS,

SUNY Cortland, Major: Elementary Education Experience: School Counselor Internship, Prince George’s County (Maryland)

Public School District Ryan L. Johnson Assignment: Physical Education/Southside High School Justification: Replacement/Andrea Morrison Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon providing the Elmira City

School District with the appropriate New York State teaching certification

Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: Physical Education Certification: Physical Education, provisional renewal Salary: $35,890, step 1 (B+10) Background: BS, SUNY Cortland, Major: Physical Education Experience: Tutor, Elmira City School District (6.5 years); Substitute teacher,

Elmira City School District (7 years) Regina C. Keddell Assignment: Elementary/George M. Diven Elementary School Justification: Newly Created Effective Date: September 1, 2007 Tenure Date: September 1, 2009 Tenure Area: Elementary Certification: Nursery, Kindergarten and grades 1-6, permanent, Special

Education, permanent Salary: $58,776, step 14 (B+90+M) Background: MSW, Marywood School of Social Work, Major; Social Work,

MS, Bank Street College, Major; Special Education, BA, New York University, Major: Sociology

Experience: Teacher, Elmira City School District (6 months); Case Manager, Elmira Psychiatric Center (18 years); Teacher, Ithaca (New York) City School District (9 years); Teacher, Board of Education, Bronx (New York) School District (2 years); Teacher, Bronx (New York) Children’s Psychiatric Center (3 years)

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*Emergency Appointment Carolyn A. Martone Assignment: Special Education/Ernie Davis Middle School Justification: Replacement/Kimberly Knowles Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon passing a drug screening,

fingerprint clearance and providing the Elmira City School District with the appropriate New York State teaching certification

Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: Special Education Certification: Students with Disabilities, birth-grade 2, grades 1-6 and grades 5-

9, conditional initial Salary: $36,140, step 1 (B+15) Background: BS, Mansfield University, Major: Special Education Experience: Substitute teacher, Elmira Heights (New York) Central School

District (4 months); Student teacher, Horseheads (New York) Central School District; Student teacher, SCT BOCES

*Emergency Appointment Jason D. Overton Assignment: Physical Education/Alternative High School Justification: Replacement/Robert Arciolla Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon passing a drug screening and

fingerprint clearance Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: Physical Education Certification: Physical Education and Health Salary: $39,360, step 3 (B+35+M) Background: MS, Canisius College, Major: Education, BS, SUNY Cortland,

Major: Physical Education Experience: Teacher, Canaseraga (New York) Central School District (2.5

years); Student teacher, Williamsville (New York) Central School District

*Emergency Appointment Stephanie D. Roby Assignment: Elementary/To Be Determined Justification: Newly Created Effective Date: September 1, 2007 Tenure Date: September 1, 2010, contingent upon passing a drug screening,

fingerprint clearance and providing the Elmira City School District with the appropriate New York State teaching certification

Tenure Area: Elementary Certification: Childhood Education Grades 1-6, initial/pending Salary: $41,054, step 3 (B+70+M) Background: MS, California University of Pennsylvania, Major; Elementary

Education, BS, California University of Pennsylvania, Major; Business Administration

Experience: Teacher, Prince George’s (Maryland) County School District (2 years); Student teacher, Frazier (Pennsylvania) School District

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*Emergency Appointment Megan E. Saxton Assignment: Art/Thomas K. Beecher Elementary/Southside High Schools Justification: Replacement/Ara Tanajian Effective Date: September 1, 2007, contingent upon passing a drug screening and

fingerprint clearance Tenure Date: September 1, 2010 Tenure Area: Art Certification: Visual Arts, provisional Salary: $38,440, step 1 (B+35+M) Background: MS, Nazareth College, Major: Art Education, BS, Nazareth

College, Major: Inclusive Childhood Education Experience: Teacher, St. Patrick’s School, Diocese of Rochester (New York),

(1 year); Substitute teacher, Pittsford (New York) Central School District (1 year): Student teacher, Pittsford (New York) Central School District; Student Teacher, Fairport (New York) Central School District

Instructional Transfers Robert G. Arciolla Assignment: Physical Education 2006-2007: Alternative High School 2007-2008: Thomas K. Beecher/Pine City Elementary Schools Melinda M. Bailey Assignment: Physical Education 2006-2007: Hendy Avenue/Elmira Free Academy/Southside High School 2007-2008: Fassett Elementary/Elmira Free Academy/Southside High School Mary Ann E. Lamont Assignment: Physical Education 2006-2007: George M. Diven/Pine City/Riverside Elementary Schools 2007-2008: George M. Diven/Riverside Elementary Schools Non-Instructional Non-Competitive Temporary James T. Spaziani Assignment: Custodial Laborer/George M. Diven Elementary School Justification: Replacement/Donald Brooks Effective Date: July 16, 2007 Salary: $21,654, step 1, prorated

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DELETIONS TO THE SUBSTITUE LIST

Substitute Teachers Deletions April M. Christman Rebecca L. Kerstetter Karen M. Nemier Sharon L. Womack STIPEND Correction to Board Packet dated July 11, 2007

Andrew J. Hughes Assignment: Varsity Cross Country Assistant Coach Effective Date: Fall 2007-2008 Sports Season Salary: $2,829, step 3, class 2 Certification: Elementary Education Occupation: Elementary/Thomas K. Beecher Elementary School Background: BS, State University of New York at Fredonia Experience: Varsity Cross Country/Elmira Free Academy (1 year); Varsity

Cross Country Assistant/Elmira Free Academy (2 years); Modified Boys Track/Ernie Davis Middle School (3 years); Varsity Track Assistant/Elmira Free Academy (1 year)

Andrew J. Hughes Assignment: Varsity Cross Country Coach Effective Date: Fall 2007-2008 Sports Season Salary: $2,829, step 3, class 3 Certification: Elementary Education Occupation: Elementary/Thomas K. Beecher Elementary School Background: BS, State University of New York at Fredonia Experience: Varsity Cross Country/Elmira Free Academy (1 year); Varsity

Cross Country Assistant/Elmira Free Academy (2 years); Modified Boys Track/Ernie Davis Middle School (3 years); Varsity Track Assistant/Elmira Free Academy (1 year)

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ADJOURNMENT Mr. Fisher moved, seconded by Mrs. Turner that the meeting be adjourned. (8:35 p.m.) Motion Carried: Yes: Crimmins, Fisher, Grottenthaler, Hurley, Long, Strange, Stroman, Turner No: None Absent: None