August 18, 2008

Transcribed 08/20/2008

 

Regular meeting of the Pittsford Area Schools Board of Education was held with Robert Clarke, Pete Wines, Denese Belson, David Billington, Craig Armstrong, Mike Fowler, and Cindy Fenton being present.  

 

Mr. Shaw, Superintendent and Elementary Principal and Mr. T.G. Cook, High School Principal were present from the administrative staff.

 

President Robert Clarke called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. and asked the audience to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

A motion was made by Denese Belson and seconded by Pete Wines to waive the reading of the minutes and approve the July 21, 2008, regular meeting minutes.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

Mr. Cook discussed changes that would be made with the middle school and high school handbooks.

 

Mr. Jamie Buckner addressed the Board of Education with concerns he had with the student-to-chaperone ratio on school sponsored field trips and board policy regarding the number of sports per season a student could participate in.

 

A motion was made by Pete Wines and seconded by Dave Billington to pay the bills. The motion carried (unanimous).

 

The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) sent a letter congratulating the district for receiving no negative officials reports for the 2007/08 school year. 

 

The district is waiting for a cooperative agreement with Hudson Area Schools to provide non-essential services to the Sacred Heart Catholic School.

 

Betty Spahr has resigned from the positions of Student Council and Spanish Club advisor.

 

Staff professional development will begin on August 26th.  There will be a district-wide luncheon held on this day at 11:30 a.m.  Mr. Shaw invited the Board of Education to attend.

 

Mr. Shaw gave the Board of Education a list of the committee meetings for the 2008/09 school year.

 

A motion was made by Pete Wines and seconded by Dave Billington to approve the second reading of the district’s hiring policy as presented.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Denese Belson and seconded by Craig Armstrong to approve the shared service agreement with Hillsdale Community School’s transportation department as presented.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Dave Billington and seconded by Denese Belson to approve the hiring of Jessica Burkhart as 4th grade teacher for the 2008/09 school year. The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Dave Billington and seconded by Mike Fowler to approve the hiring of Jackie Barrett-Millies as high school special education teacher for the 2008/09 school year. The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Craig Armstrong and seconded by Pete Wines to approve the hiring of Zachary Lee as elementary teacher at Sacred Heart for the 2008/09 school year, contingent upon the district receiving and signing the cooperative agreement with Hudson Area Schools.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

 

A motion was made by Mike Fowler and seconded by Pete Wines to table the hiring of  Sealcoating Plus to repair the cracks in the track until the September board meeting. The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Pete Wines and seconded by Denese Belson for the Board of Education to donate $25 to the Youth Division Fair Advisory.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Dave Billington and seconded by Pete Wines to approve the cooperative agreement with North Adams-Jerome Public Schools for the sport of wrestling for two years.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Denese Belson and seconded by Mike Fowler to approve the revisions in board policy regarding credit card usage to the amended purchase card policy as presented.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Dave Billington and seconded by Craig Armstrong to approve the use of Fifth-Third Bank for the purpose of their purchase card program.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Mike Fowler and seconded by Pete Wines to approve the hiring of Mende, Burke & Associates to complete the engineering work for the district’s building updates.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Pete Wines and seconded by Cindy Fenton to approve the middle school handbook for the 2008/09 school year as presented.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Denese Belson and seconded by Dave Billington to approve the high school handbook for the 2008/09 school year as presented.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

A motion was made by Mike Fowler and seconded by Dave Billington to table the renewal of student insurance options until the September board meeting.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

Mr. Shaw reported that the student enrollment is at 313 for grades K-6.  On Friday and Saturday the Parents Club will be putting in the new playground equipment.   The elementary open house is on Tuesday, August 26th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

 

Mr. Cook reported that the middle school/high school office is open as of August 4th.  Sports practices have begun and the middle school orientation will be held on Tuesday, August 26th at 6:00 p.m.

 

A motion was made by Mike Fowler and seconded by Pete Wines to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m.  The motion carried (unanimous).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Denese Belson, Secretary

Board of Education