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December 17, 2013 of 4

AGENDA

Members Present: Mrs. Eileen Mass, President; Mrs. Susan Hodosky, Vice President; Mr. David Barshay,

Mr. Gary Fortmeyer; Mrs. Ann Macaluso; Mrs. Geri Richter; Mr. Rob Scarito

Members Absent: None

Others Present: Mrs. Patricia Sullivan-Kriss, Superintendent of Schools, Mr. James Stucchio, Assistant

Superintendent for Business and Operations, Mrs. Michele Rothfeld, Assistant

Superintendent for Personnel and Administration; Mr. Glen Eschbach, Assistant

Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Technology; Mrs. Susan Fine, Attorney

CALLING OF THE MEETING: At 5:00 p.m. President Mass called the meeting to order.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: At 5:05 p.m. a motion was made by Geri Richter, seconded by Gary Fortmeyer to enter

into Executive Session to discuss a matter pertaining to discipline of a specific employee and to discuss a matter

pertaining to a specific child.

Motion carried by a vote of 7-0

The public meeting reconvened at 5:20 p.m.

PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: Mrs. Mass led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance

Mrs. Mass informed the public that this was not a usual Board meeting but that it was being held in place of the

December 10, 2013 meeting which was cancelled due to snow in order for the Board to review documents that

needed to be approved before the first of the year.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES: None

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS: None

PRESENTATIONS: None

SUPERINTENDENT’S COMMENTS REGARDING TONIGHT’S AGENDA ONLY: None.

QUESTIONS AND COMMENT’S REGARDING TONIGHT’S AGENDA ONLY

Question regarding the salary of an employee/interim principal

Question regarding the amount of settlement for an employee mentioned in 9.1D

CONSENT AGENDA:

Motion to accept Consent Agenda made by Geri Richter, seconded by Ann Macaluso.

Items severed: 9.3A6 and 9.3D3

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWNS OF SMITHTOWN AND ISLIP, SUFFOLK COUNTY,

NEW YORK, HELD

DECEMBER 17, 2013


ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS, PERSONNEL ACTIONS, BUSINESS MATTERS, and CURRICULUM

AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATTERS

9.1 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

BE IT RESOLVED, that upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the following be approved:

A. BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hauppauge Union Free School District hereby establishes the following as

standard work days for elected and appointed officials and will report the following days worked to the

New York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System based on the record of activities maintained

and submitted by these officials to the clerk of this body:

Title

Employee

Term of Appointment

Standard Work Day

(Hrs/day)

Participates in

Employer=s Time Keeping System

Days/Month

(based on record of activities)

Treasurer

Michael Kearns

07/01/2013-6/30/2014

7

No

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District

Clerk

Celeste

Kerimian

11/13/2013-06/30/2014

7

Yes

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B. Petty cash funds moved to January 14, 2014 agenda.

C. Pursuant to Board Policy 6831 (Meals and Refreshments) the Board authorizes purchase of

refreshments for the Board of Education Special meeting on 12/17/13 and Islip Town School Board

Association meeting on 1/27/14, as per attached.

D. The Superintendent of Schools is authorized to sign a Stipulation of Settlement with employee #10

which stipulation was reviewed by the Board of Education in the executive session.

E. Certification of Lead Evaluators, as per attached

F. The Board of Education of the Hauppauge Union Free School District, having received an expedited

request for Impartial Hearing, authorizes the appointment of Impartial Hearing Officer, Roslyn Roth,

pursuant to the Amended Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, for request involving student

# 54908 and that compensation for his services will be $100 per hour plus mileage at the IRS approved

rate as per Board Policy 4321.3.

9.2 PERSONNEL MATTERS

BE IT RESOLVED, that upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the following personnel actions

report be accepted as per attached.

A. Personnel Action Report - Certified Staff

1) Appointments

2) Temporary Employment

3) Appointment of Substitutes

4) Removal of Substitutes

B. Personnel Action Report - Civil Service Staff

1) Appointments

2) Change of Employment Status

3) Temporary Employment

4) Retirement/Resignation/Termination/Leave of Absence

5) Appointment of Substitutes


C. Curriculum and Instructional Appointments

1) Regents Review Teachers

2) Middle School Co-Curricular Staff

3) High School Coaching Staff

9.3 BUSINESS MATTERS


A. Special Education Contracts

1) Commack Union Free School District

2) New York Therapy Placement Services, Inc.

3) Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District (2013-14 District of Residence)

4) IDEA flow-through

a. UCP

5) Bayport- Blue Point UFSD (Hauppauge providing service)

6) Brentwood UFSD (Hauppauge providing service) Severed

7) Central Islip UFSD (Hauppauge providing service)

8) Half Hollow Hills CSD (Hauppauge providing service)

9) Three Village CSD (Hauppauge providing service)

10) AHRC (NYSARC)

B. The district accepts with gratitude the donation of a grant in the amount of $18,000 from the Bretton

Woods PTA

C. Other Contracts

1) Patriot Organization, Inc. – Change Order No. 3 in the amount of $4,337 for: Phase 3 – MS

General Construction, (SED No. 002-027), as per attached.

2) Patriot Organization, Inc. – Change Order No. 4 in the amount of $8,000 for: Phase 3 – HS

General Construction, (SED No. 008-041), as per attached.

3) Mount Alvernia

D. Health & Welfare Service Agreement(Hauppauge Schools Providing Services)

1) Bayport – Blue Point UFSD

2) Bay Shore UFSD

3) Brentwood UFSD Severed

4) Central Islip UFSD

5) Commack UFSD

6) Connetquot CSD

7) Copiague UFSD

8) Deer Park UFSD

9) East Islip UFSD

10) Farmingdale UFSD

11) Half Hollow Hills CSD

12) Islip UFSD

13) Kings Park CSD

14) Longwood CSD

15) Manhasset UFSD

16) Middle Country CSD

17) Miller Place UFSD

18) NYC Education


19) Patchogue – Medford UFSD

20) Port Jefferson UFSD

21) Sachem CSD

22) Sayville UFSD

23) Smithtown CSD

24) South Country CSD

25) Three Village CSD

26) Wyandanch UFSD

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATTERS


A. Field Trips

1) Overnight Field Trip to Cheerleading National Championship in Orlando, FL, February 6-10,

2014

Discussion: Mr. Barshay questioned whether a clarifying statement could be added to contracts whose term began

before Board of Education approval and asked that Mrs. Kriss work with counsel to get that opinion on post-dated

contracts.

Geri Richter and Eileen Mass, along with the rest of the Board, thanked the Bretton Woods PTA for their donation

to purchase Google Chrome Books and four sessions of professional development for the Bretton Woods

Elementary School Computer Lab.

Motion to accept Consent Agenda carried 7-0.

Severed items:

9.3A6 Contract with Brentwood UFSD

Motion to approve made by Ann Macaluso, seconded by Geri Richter

Motion carried 6-0-1 (Ann Macaluso abstained)

9.3D3 Contract with Brentwood UFSD

Motion to approve made by Geri Richter, seconded by Gary Fortmeyer.

Motion carried 6-0-1 (Ann Macaluso abstained)

DISCUSSION MATTERS:

A. Suffolk County Superintendent Letter to Commissioner King

Motion made by Geri Richter, seconded by David Barshay to present the letter to Commissioner King and for

Eileen Mass, as Board of Education President, add her signature to the Superintendent’s signature.

Motion carried 7-0

ADJOURNMENT: At 5:55 a motion was made by Geri Richter, seconded by Ann Macaluso to adjourn the

public meeting for the purpose of Board training with Mr. Ray Jorgenson.

Motion carried 7-0

NEXT REGULAR MEETING: January 14, 2014

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Celeste Kerimian

District Clerk

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(Certified Staff) (Civil Service)

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(Curriculum & Instruction Appointments)

December 10, 2013

9.2

9.2.8 CIVIL SERVICE STAFF

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Appointment

Name Status of Appointment Position School Salary Effective Date

Joseph LaVeglia Appointment (Replacing J. Dereli,

Custodial Worker II MS $60,974 12/11/13 who transferred)

Appointment (Replacing Guard

Richard Boller (Sat/Sun/Holidays DW $16.54/hr 12/14113* P. Maloney, who resigned) Patrol)

Stephanie Treiber Appointment (Replacing

Special Education Aide FB $13.51/hr 12/11113 A. Misciagna, who resigned)

Mark Dittmeier Appointment (Replacing Guard

DW $16.54/hr 12/11113 M. Smith, who resigned) (Activity Floater)

* Pending fingerprint clearance

2. Change in Employment Status

Name Status of Appointment Position School Salary Effective Date Appointment

Lucy Zappacosta (No longer contingent. Clerk Typist HS $34,674* 10/23/13 Replacing Y. Wilcox-Goellner)

* To be prorated for time worked

3. Temporary Employment

Name Position School Effective Date Susan Goberdhan Bus Monitor DW 12/11/13-6/30/14

4. RetirementlResignationlTermination/Leave of Absence (LOA)

Name School Effective Date Reason Janet Cianaetti DO 12/27/13 Retirement

5. Appointment of Substitutes

5.1. The following are appointed, conditioned upon fingerprint clearance, as substitute clericals and monitors for the 2013-14 school year at the hourly rate approved by the Board of Education at its Organizational Meeting:

Lanzilotta, Maria

5.2. The following are appOinted, conditioned upon fingerprint clearance, as substitute custodians for the 2013-14 school year at the hourly rate approved by the Board of Education at its Organizational Meeting:

McCaffrey, Kevin Muller, Nickolas

5.3. The following are appOinted, conditioned upon fingerprint clearance, as substitute guards for the 2013-14 school year at the hourly rate approved by the Board of Education at its Organizational Meeting:

Coyle, Daniel Ott, Michael

Date Submitted to Board of Education: December 10, 2013 (Y\~

BOARD OF EDUCATION, HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING REGENTS REVIEW TEACHERS FOR THE 2013/2014 SCHOOL YEAR:

PROJECT HOURS APPLICANT RATE PER HOUR

Geometry Regents Review 10 Elizabeth Badini $50.73

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Board of Education, Hauppauge Union Free School District The Superintendent of Schools Recommends Appointment of the following Middle School Co Curricular

Staff 2013-2014

Name Position Activffir Hours Hourlv Rate

Loretta Ehrlich Teacher Karaoke Club 5 38.54

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Date submitted to the Board of Education: December 10, 2013

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BOARD OF EDUCATION, HAUPPAUGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS RECOMMENDS THE APPPOINTMENT OF THE

FOLLOWING 2013-2014 COACHING STAFF:

SCHOOL POSITION SALARY STARTING DATE

I Cailey Wood IRs IVarsity Girls'AssistantTrack- - - - - - r $4,834.50*- -- 12/1112013

*Pro-rated

,'-4---Date submitted to the Board of Education: December 10, 2013

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9.2.A CERTIFIED STAFF

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 3013 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Appointment

Date of End of Probationary Name Tenure Area Certification Level/Step Salary Appointment AppOintment

Briana Jarvis (Rep. B. Thalhamer, who resigned) Science Initial Physics 7-12 MAl1 $59,685 9/1/13 8/31/16

2. Temporary Employment

Name Tenure Area Certification Level/Step Salary Date of App_ointment Meredith DeFelice (Rep. D. Braun-Governali, LOA) Mathematics Professional Mathematics 7-12 MAl1 $59,685 9/1/13-6/30/14 Elisa Steininger (Rep. D. Chandler, LOA) Reading Initial Literacy (Birth-Gr. 6) BAl1 $52,335 12/11/13-6/30/14

Angela Spera (Rep. M. Albinder, Reassigned) Music Professional Music MAl 1 $59,685 9/1/13-6/30/14 Karen Karpowicz (Rep. C. O'Shaughnessy) Elementary Permanent Pre-K, K, 1-6 MAl7* $77,899 9/1/13-6/30/14

*Preferred Eligibility List

Name Position Effective Dates Matthew Giordano Per Diem Interim Elementa 1/6/14-6/30/14

3. Appointment of Substitutes 3.1. The following are appointed, conditioned upon fingerprint clearance, as Substitute Teachers or Substitute Nurses (*) for the 2013-2014

school year at the rate approved by the Board of Education at its Organizational Meeting:

Francine Fishman Catherine Krueger Patricia Wiertz Megan Wilvert

Date Submitted to Board of Education: December 10,2013 9.2A 1

3.2. Approval of Regular Substitutes: Please note: This section has been added to the Personnel Action Report for approval of regular substitutes as per the Ancillary Rate Schedule.

eElisa Steininger is approved as a regular substitute teacher effective December 3,2013 through December 10, 2013 for Diane Chandler.

4. Removal of Substitutes 4.1. The following are removed as Substitute Teachers and/or Substitute Nurses:

Salvatore Finocchiaro Andrew Kolchin Jeffrey Negron Samuel Plotkin

Date Submitted to Board of Education: December 10, 2013 ~1(Il' V" 9.2A 2

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