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CALL TO ORDER
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
January 20, t 998
Meeting was held in the Social Studies room of the Fishers Island
School and was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Board of Education
President Susan Horn.
MEMBERS PRESENT Jeffrey Edwards, Susan Horn, George Horning, Aaron Lusker and
James Suedmeier
OTHERS PRESENT
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Cornelius O'Connell, Superintendent, and approximately fourteen
community members
S. Horn led the Pledge of Allegiance
SUPERINTENDENT C. O'Connell reported on school programs, activities and trips.
REPORT
PRESENTATIONS M. Beckwith asked if students volunteers would help paint the IPP Dock
Beach lifeguard stand and stain the beach picnic tables.
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APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
FINANCE
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Motion by G. Horning, seconded by J. Suedmeier, and carried, the
minutes of the regular meeting of December 16, 1997 were approved as
submitted.
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by G. Horning, and carried, the
minutes of the special meeting of December 17, 1997 were approved as
submitted.
Motion by G. Horning, seconded by S. Horn, and carried, the
reading of the bank reconciliations prepared by C. Doherty, for the
month ended December 31, 1997 was accepted.
General Fund checking $91,090.30
General Fund savings #1 6,647.30
General Fund savings #2 1,156.92
Repair Reserve Fund # 1 -0-
Repair Reserve Fund #2 -0-
Repair Reserve Fund #3 62,813.79
Repair Reserve Fund #4 41,655.64
Faculty Housing checking 42,382.94
Faculty Housing CD 5,000.00
Alumni Scholarship Fund 2,705.67
Motion by G. Horning, seconded by S. Horn, and carried, December
1997 General Fund expenditures (checks #22296 - #22465) in the
amount of $143,872.17 were approved.
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FINANCE
continued
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, January
General Fund warrants/checks #22502-#22554 & #22556 in the
amount of $30,565.73 and Faculty Housing warrants/checks #709 -
#712 in the amount of $448.26 were approved for payment.
BUDGET CONTROL Board members received copies of the December 1997 budget control
REPORTS reports.
CORRESPONDENCE S. Horn reported that she had received five letters concerning personnel,
two letters concerning housing and one letter concerning the gymnasium.
OLD BUSINESS:
USE OF SCHOOL no report
SPACE
SCHOOL ROOF C. O'Connell reported that the roof replacement work is finished.
LIBRARY
IMPROVEMENT
TOWER
LEASE
SURPLUS WORD
PROCESSORS
BOWLING ALLEY
ROOF
SENIOR CLASS
TRIP
PREKINDER-
GARTEN
HOURS
USE OF SCHOOL
GYM
J. Gordon reported the committee is planning a family night in March.
She also reported that the final list of books is almost complete and that
the rack with sixty pamphlets for children's education, parenting skills,
homework, etc. is in place in the library.
C. O'Connell reported that T. Doherty would like to meet with the
Board to try to arrive at a mutually agreeable rental amount.
C. O'Connell reported that one surplus word processor had been sold.
C. O'Connell will ask Mitchell Contracting for an estimate.
J. Gordon reported on the Itinerary of the Class of 1998 trip to Italy
in April.
Motion by G. Horning, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
approved the Senior Class trip to Rome as presented.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, to increase the
prekindergarten program from two hours to three hours a day.
Motion defeated (Edwards and Lusker-ayej Horn-naYj Horning and
Suedmeier-abstain)
C. O'Connell reponed that the volunteer committee had met once.
Guidelines for use of the gym will be drawn up.
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January 20, 1998 . page three
NEW BUSINESS:
COMMllTEE
REPORTS
1996-97 AUDIT
REPORT
CSE
RECOMMENDATIONS
EDUCATIONAL
REIMBURSEMENT
FEBRUARY and
APRIL MEETING
DATES
REVIEW OF
AGENDA
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
RETURN TO
REGULAR
SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
02/02/98
C. O'Connell reported the Compact Building Committee had met on
January 7th.
C. O'Connell and the Board discussed the management letter from the
school auditor, Miller Lilly.
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by G. Horning, and carried, the Board
approved the recommendations from the December 18, 1997 CSE
meeting.
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by G. Horning, and carried, the Board
approved an educational reimbursement grant of $57 for Kathleen
Barrett for a one-credit course for foreign language in K-12 curriculum
based on the recommendation of Superintendent O'Connell.
Motion by J. Suedmeier, seconded by G. Horning, and carried, the Board
changed the date of the regular monthly February Board of Education
meeting from Tuesday, February 1 7 to Thursday, February 12.
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by G. Horning, and carried, the Board
changed the date of the regular monthly April Board of Education
meeting from Tuesday, April 21 to Wednesday, April 15.
The Board reviewed the agenda.
Throughout the meeting spectators commented about the testing of the
air quality, use of the gym and the senior class trip.
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by G. Horning, and carried, the
Board adjourned to Executive Session at 9:24 p.m. for the purpose of
discussing personnel.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the
Board returned to Regular Session at 9:50 p.m.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
adjourned the meeting at 9:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cornelius O'Connell
School District Clerk