SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

250B Route 25A, Shoreham, New York 11786 ~ (631-821-8100)

Dr. Steven Cohen, Superintendent of Schools
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Public Meeting Agenda DRAFT*
December 9, 2014

* NOTE:

This is a tentative or draft agenda. Any item on this agenda is subject to change by addition or deletion until it
is approved by the Board of Education.
The Shoreham-Wading River Central School District Board of Education is the authorized agency responsible for
setting educational policy in the District. It consists of seven members who each serve three-year terms and receive no
salary or other financial compensation.
The meetings, except for Executive Sessions, are held before the public. The Board of Education may convene to
Executive Session immediately after opening the meeting. At the end of the Executive Session, the Board of Education
will re-convene to the Regular Meeting.
Arrival and departure times of the Board of Education members shall be noted in the minutes and within the order of
events.
A maximum of half hour will be allocated for agenda items Statements of Residents with a three minute limit per
individual. Each speaker must be a resident of the District. Residents wishing to make comments or raise questions
shall state their name and address. Public discussion is prohibited on matters relating to staff and students at which
their reputation, privacy, or rights to due process or the rights of others to due process, could be in some way violated.
Residents will be permitted to participate in Board of Education discussion and agenda item Discussion, however
Board of Education members will speak first. Each resident will be limited to one input with a two minute maximum. A
time limit for residents discussion will be no more than 10 minutes unless a majority of the Board wants to extend the
time due to the nature of the topic. Residents will address the Board and not each other during this discussion.
Each Board Member voting on a motion shall be permitted to state the reason for doing so and the statement shall be
noted in the minutes.
The public, in its comments, will refrain from making any direct references to student or staff members. Such
references to individual students or staff members are inappropriate in a public forum and should instead be conducted
in private conversation with an appropriate member of the staff.
Public Session Miller Avenue Elementary School Walk-Through
Time:
Place:

6:00 PM
Miller Avenue Elementary School - LOBBY
Adjourn to Executive Session if needed and subject to Board approval

Time:
Place:

6:45 PM
Miller Avenue Elementary School FACULTY LOUNGE

Resume to Public Session (BOND FAIR)

Time:
Place:

7:00 PM 8:00
Miller Avenue Elementary School GYM

Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

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Public Session Agenda

Time:
Place:

8:00 PM
Miller Avenue Elementary School ALL PURPOSE ROOM

II

Approval of Agenda

III

Statements from Residents

IV

Student/Staff Recognitions
a. Fall Athletics Recognitions

VI

Reports and Reviews

a. Miller Avenue Elementary School (K-2) Instructional Program Overview
b. Superintendents Report

Old Business
a. HS Music Suite Roof Repair, Science Lab Renovations, Code Violations Update BBS Architects
b. Bond Referendum Proposition

VI

Personnel
As per Personnel Recommendations for:

VII

#1415-102

APPOINTMENTS:

District Clerk; Teacher(s); School Nurse(s); Co-Curricular Staff; Substitute Support

Staff; Community Programs Staff

APPROVALS:

Maternity Leave(s)/FMLA; Instructional Change of Status

RESIGNATIONS:

Teacher(s); Head Clerk(s)

RETIREMENTS:

Monitor(s)

Votes and Resolutions

a. CPSE / CSE and 504 Meeting Summary Memo dated December 3, 2014
b.

High School Course Book

c.

Resolutions:

Mandatory State Education Dept. Field Testing:

WHEREAS, mandatory New York State assessment tests in ELA and math are given to New York students in
grades 3 through 8 during April of each school year which is the beginning of the fourth quarter of the school
year. The Shoreham-Wading River Central School District Board of Education believes this timing is dictated
by the needs of the State Education Department teachers and principals accountability system, known as
APPR;
WHEREAS, the Board of Education believes the quality of instruction of all students in grades 3-8 grade is
lowered by mandatory testing practices of the State Education Department resulting in the reduction of
students learning opportunities;
WHEREAS, these mandatory tests are developed, in part, through the administration of additional field tests
used by testing companies to develop appropriate questions for future tests;
WHEREAS, the Board of Education believes the testing companies realize a commercial profit by using
children and taxpayer resources to advance their business plans;
WHEREAS, in the past, a districts participation in these field tests was on a voluntary basis;
WHEREAS, the State Education Department has proposed amending certain Regulations of the
Commissioner of Education such that New York school districts would be required to administer the field
tests. The Board of Education believes this will result in the use of more instructional time for the purpose of
advancing a mandatory testing system organized and based, in part, on APPR, not on the basis of what is
best for children;

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WHEREAS, the Regents are considering the proposal of the State Education Department to make the
administration of these field tests mandatory;
WHEREAS, the Board of Education believes additional mandatory testing will force children and districts to, in
effect, subsidize the profit-making work of testing companies thus using public resources and private families
for the purpose of advancing a private business plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Shoreham-Wading River Board of Education disagrees strongly
with any additional mandatory testing and urges the Regents to reject the State Education Departments
proposal to make field tests mandatory and to reconsider its approach to assessing student learning and
teacher and/or principal effectiveness. The Board of Education believes that a decision to increase mandatory
testing would hurt children and abuse the public trust by subsidizing private enterprise without public
discussion.
#1415-103

Appoint District Clerk Pro-Tem:

WHEREAS, District Clerk, Janice Seus will not be able to attend the January 13, 2015 Board meeting (Capital
Projects Bond Referendum Vote) to perform her duties as District Clerk;
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District approves the
appointment of Charles Althoff as District Clerk Pro-Tem on January 13, 2015.

#1415-104

Appoint Poll Workers for Capital Projects Bond Referendum Vote:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District hereby
approves the below individuals to work as Inspectors of Election and/or Assistant Clerks for the Capital
Projects Bond Referendum Vote scheduled for January 13, 2015 at a rate of $8.25/per hour:
Anterio, Joan
Anterio, Joseph
Buehler, Joanne
Cacciguida, Ann
Cogniglio, Victoria
DeCeglia, Antoinette
Fox, Elizabeth
Galinsky, Carol
Haskins, Patricia
Hicks, Joan
Hokansen, Grace
Huck, Carol
Langone, Michael
Luccio, Maristella
Maggio, Joyce

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Mitaritonna, Arlene
Mutarelli, Michelle
Orlosky, Bernadette
Paone, Josephine
Paone, Michael
Pinzarrone, Charles
Pinzarrone, Elizabeth
Pugliese, Carmen
Reynolds, Eugene
Reynolds, Patricia
Sarnataro, Anne
Sullivan, Phyllis
Tosi, Steven
Walsh, Mary Ellen
Wern, Christian
Wilson, Lillian

Rescind a Portion of Resolution #1415-077:

WHEREAS, on November 4, 2014, the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School
District adopted Resolution Nos. #1415-077 (Approval for Vendor for District-Wide Classroom Computing
Solutions #1); and
WHEREAS, the resolution authorized computer equipment purchases from B+H in the amount of $5,973.84
and read in part:
WHEREAS, B+H Video was the lowest of three (3) bidders, total $5,973.84;
therefore
AND
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River
Central School District approves a total expenditure of $23,276.24 for
District-Wide Classroom Computing Solutions to: Teqequipment, Apple,
and B+H Video and authorizes the Purchasing Agent to prepare purchase
orders for same; and

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WHEREAS, the computer equipment was purchased from B+H Video, however did not support the ability to
connect to the Districts wireless network and had to be returned; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, the approval of purchases from B+H Video in the amount of $5,973.84 on Resolution
#1415-077 has been rescinded.
#1415-106

Approval of Vendor for District-Wide Classroom Computing Solutions for Wireless Printers:
WHEREAS, on October 2, 2012 the voters of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District authorized a
District-Wide Technology Upgrade proposition which included Classroom Computing Solutions; and
WHEREAS, the Districts Director of Technology has reviewed quotes from vendors included in awarded New
York State OGS Contract #PT66605 for 24 wireless printers; and
WHEREAS, the Districts Director of Technology has found the responses from the vendors to be in
compliance with specifications for Classroom Computing Solutions; and
WHEREAS, GovConnection, Inc., Inc. was the lowest of three (3) quotes; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District approves a
total expenditure of $12,089.04 for District-Wide Classroom Computing Solutions (24 wireless printers) to:
GovConnection, Inc. and authorizes the Purchasing Agent to prepare purchase orders for same; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Board is authorized to sign a contract associated with
said bid awards.

#1415-107

Approval of Vendor for District-Wide Classroom Computing Solutions for Volume Purchase Program:
WHEREAS, on October 2, 2012 the voters of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District authorized a
District-Wide Technology Upgrade proposition which included Classroom Computing Solutions; and
WHEREAS, the Districts Director of Technology has recommended the purchase of a Volume Purchase
Program Credit Voucher from Apple Inc. (Apple AggBuy #PT65428) at a cost of $1,500.00; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District approves a
total expenditure of $1,500.00 for District-Wide Classroom Computing Solutions for a Volume Purchase
Program Credit Voucher to: Apple Inc. and authorizes the Purchasing Agent to prepare purchase orders for
same; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Board is authorized to sign a contract associated with
said bid awards.

#1415-108

Varsity Wrestling Competition:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District hereby
approves a request by Mark Passamonte, Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics for an overnight
trip to Sullivan Community College in Loch Sheldrake, New York from January 8 10, 2015 to allow the High
School Varsity Wrestling students to participate in the Eastern States Classic Tournament at a cost to the
District of $375.00.

#1415-109

Natural Helpers Retreat:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District hereby
approves a request for the annual Natural Helpers Retreat at Camp Alvernia, New York scheduled for
December 13 15, 2014 at a cost to the District of $9,280.00.

#1415-110

Donation(s):
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District accepts the
following donation(s) and, if necessary, approves the appropriate budget line(s) to be increased by that
amount:
1.

To Shoreham-Wading River Central School District from Mr. Josh Bonventre:

Three (3) RampShot physical education games valued at $60.00/each, totaling $180.00.

2.

To Albert G. Prodell Middle School from Middle School PTO:

Check #1199 in the amount of $12,553.50 for the purpose of a field trip to New York City for the
music students to be processed through the codes as follows:

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A2110.4520.13.0000
A5540.4520.13.0000
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$ 8,093.50
$ 4,460.00
$12,553.50

District Clerk Employment Agreement:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District hereby
approves the Employment Agreement as per attached for Janice Seus, District Clerk, effective December 10,
2014 June 30, 2015. The President of the Board and Superintendent are authorized to sign this agreement.

VIII

Communications

IX

Discussion

Additional Comments from Residents

Adjourn to Executive Session (Miller Avenue Elementary School Faculty Lounge)

if needed and subject to Board approval

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