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CALL TO ORDER
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REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
March t 6, t 999
Meeting was held in the Gymnasium of the Fishers Island School
and was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Board of Education
President James Suedmeier.
MEMBERS PRESENT Christopher Edwards, Jeffrey Edwards, Susan Horn, Aaron Lusker
and James Suedmeier
OTHERS PRESENT C. O'Connell, M. Pankiewicz and four community members.
PLEDGE OF J. Suedmeier led the Pledge of Allegiance
ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
Motion by C. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the minutes
of the regular meeting of February 16, 1999 were approved as
submitted.
Motion by C. Edwards, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, the minutes
of the special meeting of February 22, 1999 were approved as
submitted.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried, the minutes
of the special meeting of March 2, 1999 were approved as
submitted.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried, the minutes
of the special meeting of March II, 1999 were approved as
submitted.
SUPERINTENDENT C. O'Connell reported on school activities and programs.
REPORT
PUBLIC FORUM
FINANCE
J. Weil and C. Beckwith reported on the progress of the skate board
ramp.
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried, the
bank reconciliations prepared by the secretary for the month ended
February 28, 1999 were accepted.
General Fund checking
General Fund savings # 1
General Fund savings #2
Repair Reserve Fund #4
Repair Reserve Fund #4
Faculty Housing checking
Faculty Housing CD
Alumni Scholarship Fund
$574,982.13
6,770.57
1,183.19
65,759.63
32,849.35
70,360.95
30,000.00
2,845.53
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FINANCE
continued
Motion by C. Edwards, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, February
1999 General Fund expenditures (checks #23026 . #23150) in the
amount of $1 70,430.60 were approved.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried, March 1999
General Fund warrants/checks #23223 - #23267 in the amount of
$50,276.15 were approved for payment.
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BUDGET CONTROL Board members received copies of the budget control reports for the
month ended February 28, 1999.
TRANSFERS
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
approved the following transfer within the 1998-99 budget:
$500.00 from 2610. t 6 to 2610.4
CORRESPONDENCE A request was read from the reunion committee requesting use of the
school building and school vans for the events during the July 10th
weekend. The Board approved the requests.
RECOGNITION
OLD BUSINESS:
GYMNASIUM
FLOOR
FACILITY
OVERVIEW
J. Suedmeier thanked Luis Horn and his crew for their work in
removing the old gymnasium flooring.
J. Suedmeier thanked Cornelius O'Connell for his contributions to the
Fishers Island School system over the past five years.
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The Board discussed care of the new floor and listing guidelines for use.
It was reported that the Space Committee has spoken with the architect.
SUPERINTENDENT'S J. Suedmeier reported that Kathleen Koehnen will arrive April 1st.
SEARCH
CUSTOM POLICY
UPDATE
FACULTY
HOUSING
t 999-2000
CALENDAR
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried the Board
approved a second reading of revised policies #0150, #1500, #4532
and #5313. Policies are now adopted.
BD is continuing work on the hOUSing units.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
approved the 1999-2000 school calendar submitted by the
Superintendent.
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NEW BUSINESS:
COMMllTEE
REPORTS
GPS BASE
STATION
C. O'Connell reported the Magnet Program Committee and the New
Compact for Learning Building Committee had met.
The Board discussed the problem of late tuition payments.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
approved the request from John Bean to mount a global positioning
antenna on the existing antenna mast on the school building.
REQUIREMENTS TABLED
FOR SECONDARY TRIPS
APPOINTMENTS
t 999-2000
FRENCH IV
FIELD TRIP
SPANISH III
t 999-2000
NYC TRIP
BOCES BUDGET
VOTE
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Motion by A. Lusker, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried, the Board
appointed Kathleen Koehnen:
Clerk of the Board
Purchasing Agent
Records Accesr Officer
Receiver of Federal Funds and Agent for Federal Funds
Attendance Officer
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
approved Including $500 In the student travel section of the 1999-2000
foreign language budget for a French IV trip to Paris.
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried, the Board
approved including $800 In the student travel section of the 1999-2000
foreign language budget for a Spanish III overnight trip to New York City.
The Board set 12:00 Noon Tuesday, April 27, as the time and date to
vote on BOCES board members and the BOCES administrative budget.
J. Weil expressed his concern that the portion of a class that does not
study a foreign language is excluded from the overnight trips planned by
the foreign language teacher.
Motion by C. Edwards, seconded by J. Edwards, and carried, the Board
adjourned to Executive Session at 7:06 p.m. to discuss personnel.
Respectfully submitted,
Cornelius O'Connell
School District Clerk
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RETURN TO
REGULAR
SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
03/ t 8/99
Motion by J. Edwards, seconded by A. Lusker, and carried, the Board
returned to Regular Session at 8:25 p.m.
Motion by S. Horn, seconded by C. Edwards, and carried, the Board
adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
James R. Suedmeier
Clerk pro tern
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