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CALL TO ORDER
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
February 12, 1998
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 six
community members
S. Horn led the Pledge of Allegiance
SUPERINTENDENT C. O'Connell reported on school programs and activities.
REPORT
PRESENTATIONS -None-
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
FINANCE
Motion by G. Horning, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, the
minutes of the regular meeting of January 20, 1998 were approved as
submitted.
Motion by G. Horning, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, the
reading of the bank reconciliations prepared by the secretary, for the
month ended January 31, 1998 was accepted.
General Fund checking $ 491 , J 27.97
General Fund savings #1 6,658.23
General Fund savings #2 1,158.89
Repair Reserve Fund #4 55,493.44
Faculty Housing checking 46,135.73
Faculty Housing CD 5,000.00
Alumni Scholarship Fund 2,71 4.72
Motion by G. Horning, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, January
1998 General Fund expenditures (checks #22466 - #22596) in the
amount of $198,518.38 were approved.
Motion by G. Horning, seconded by S. Horn, and carried, February
General Fund warrants/checks #22632-#22643 & #22645-#22660
in the amount of $23,483.28 and Faculty Housing warrant/check
#713 in the amount of $38.46 were approved for payment.
February 12, 1998 - page two
BUDGET CONTROL Board members received copies of the January 1998 budget control
REPORTS reports.
CORRESPONDENCE S. Horn reported that she had received two letters concerning personnel/.
one letter concerning independent study and one letter concerning the
gymnasium.
OLD BUSINESS:
SCHOOL ROOF
LIBRARY
IMPROVEMENT
BOE MINUTES
TOWER
LEASE
SURPLUS WORD
PROCESSORS
BOWLING ALLEY
ROOF
PREKINDER-
GARTEN
HOURS
BUDGETARY
TRANSFERS
USE OF SCHOOL
GYM
C. O/Connell reported one small leak near the weather station mast that
the contractor will repair when he returns.
L. Edwards reported the committee is planning a family night in March.
She also reported that the rack of pamphlets for children/s education,
parenting skills, homework, etc. is in place in the library.
S. Horn requested that copies of Board of Education meeting minutes
be placed in the school library and in the public library.
The Board directed the Superintendent to send copies of the lease to
the telephone company for signing.
C. O/Connell reported that another surplus word processor had been sol.
C. O/Connell reported that Mitchell Contracting will prepare an estimate
during their next visit to the island.
C. O/Connell reported that he and L. Edwards had withdrawn their
their request to lengthen the hours of the prekindergarten.
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
approved the following transfers within the 1997-98 budget:
$ 100.00 from 1 010.4 to 1060.4
650.00 from 2110.4 to 2110.43
1/000.00 from 2250.4 to 2250.5
740.00 from 2110.49 to 2330.49
2/500.00 from 2855.2 to 2855.5
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
made a first reading of policy change for Regulation 1500-R, changing .
item 1 0 to read: It shall be understood that the Superintendent and
designated Board of Education members have authority to grant or
reject requests for the use of school facilities and equipment.
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February 12, 1998 - page three
USE OF SCHOOL
GYM
NEW BUSINESS:
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
GYM FLOOR
BUDGET
WORKSHOP
CSE
RECOMMENDATIONS
REVIEW OF
AGENDA
SUPERINTENDENT'S
SEARCH
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, the Board made
a first reading of policy change for Policy 8211, adding Board of
Education president and desilJl1ated Board of Education members to the
list of school officials having keys to the school building.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by J. Suedmeier, and carried, the
Board approved changing the locks on the outside entrance near the
shell phone and the gym equipment room and have the locks keyed alike.
C. O'Connell reported the Compact Building Committee had met on
February 11 to discuss the biennial review of the plan.
C. O'Connell reported that one floor company had visited the school and
would submit an estimate for replacing the gym floor.
C. O'Connell distributed copies of end of the year dates which
included the dates of the budget workshops.
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by G. Horning, and carried, the Board
approved the recommendations from the January 28, 1998 CSE
meeting.
The Board reviewed the agenda.
G. Horning shared information he had gathered concerning
superintendent searches.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
approved contracting with Joseph Reeves of the NYS School Board
Association for a superintendent's search workshop to be held on
Fishers Island.
Throughout the meeting spectators commented about the use of the
gym and the CFL Biennial review. M. Walter asked the Board's reaction
to the Civic Association proposal of an Independent study of the
school funded by the Civic Association.
Motion by G. Horning, seconded by S. Horn, and carried, the Board
adjourned the meeting at 9:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cornelius O'Connell
School District Clerk