BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Counties
Johnstown, NY 12095
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DATE
December 21, 2021
PLACE
HFM BOCES Board Room
KIND OF MEETING
Regular Meeting
MEMBERS PRESENT
Harry Brooks, Rebecca Cozzocrea, John DeValve, Jean LaPorta, Matt Sullivan and Kathryn Zajicek
MEMBERS ABSENT
Carmen Caraco
OTHERS PRESENT
David Ziskin, District Superintendent; Aaron Bochniak, Assistant Superintendent; Jay DeTraglia, Assistant Superintendent; Kathi Lewis, School Business Official; Aaron Flynn, Human Resources Manager; Michael Dimezza, Director of CTE: Riley O’Malley, CTE Coordinator; Joanne Wood, CTE Medical Assisting Teacher; Joanne Schmidt, CTE Medical Assisting Clinical Teacher; and Christine Eaton, Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
President Brooks called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to approve the agenda as presented and add any items introduced by unanimous vote.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Kathryn Zajicek to approve the minutes of the November 17, 2021. This motion was unanimously carried.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES REPORT
The Assistant Superintendent for Educational Service’s Partnership-Advocacy-Leadership Report included:
► CTE Medical Assisting Presentation
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BOCES OPERATIONS AND COMPONENT DISTRICT SERVICES
The Assistant Superintendent for BOCES Operations and Component District Service’s Partnership-Advocacy-Leadership report included:
► ELC Schools Grant
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
The District Superintendent’s Partnership-Advocacy-Leadership report included:
► Test to Stay
► MSSBA Meeting
► Regional School Safety
PERSONNEL ITEMS
Upon the District Superintendent’s recommendation, the following personnel items were presented to the Board for acceptance or approval. All new appointments are contingent upon receipt of Employment Eligibility Verification form.
Resignations
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to accept the following resignations:
Tiffannie Brown, Position: Senior Account Clerk, Division: Business Office (7/10/2014), Effective Date: 12/13/2021
Jeanne Teetz, Position: Interpreter for the Deaf, Division: Special Education, (12/10/2015), Effective Date: 11/28/2021
Melinda Diane White, Position: Teacher Aide, Division: Special Education (01/02/2019), Effective Date: 11/30/2021
(SY 21-22 #232, 233, 234)
Resignations for Retirement
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to approve the following resignations for retirement purposes:
Roger Bowley, Position: Social Studies Teacher, Division: ADK (04/21/2016), Effective Date: 6/30/2022
Evette Hess, Position: Teacher Aide, Division: PTECH (09/01/2017), Effective Date: 06/30/2022
Gary Kamp, Position: Bus Driver/Custodial Worker, Division: Special Education (09/01/2006), Effective Date: 6/30/2022
Cathy Nicosia, Position: Teacher Aide, Division: Special Education (09/01/2006), Effective Date: 06/30/2022
Roberta Olsen, Position: Teacher Aide, Division: Special Education (10/25/2001), Effective Date: 06/30/2022
Patricia Tyrrell, Position: Teacher Aide, Division: Special Education (09/01/1998), Effective Date: 06/30/2022
Lisa Waldron, Position: Teacher Aide, Division: Special Education (09/01/2000), Effective Date: Amending her retirement date from 12/31/2021 to 01/01/2022
(SY 21-22 #235, #236, #237, #238, #239, #240, #241)
Unpaid Leave Of Absence
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to approve the following unpaid leave of absence:
Nikayla Horton, Position: Physical Therapist, Division: Special Education (09/01/2016), Effective Date: 11/23/2021
Establish Position
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to establish the following position:
0.6 FTE Occupational Therapist, Division: Special Education, Effective Date: 11/23/2021
Appointments – Civil Service
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to approve the following Civil Service appointments:
Name: John Bradt, Appointment Type: Probationary, CS Title: Bus Driver, Probationary Term: 12/13/2021-12/12/2022, Salary: $21.01 per hour, FTE: 1.0, Department: Regional Transportation
Name: Richard DeNero, Appointment Type: Probationary, CS Title: Bus Driver, Probationary Term: 12/22/2021-12/21/2022, Salary: $21.01 per hour, FTE: 1.0, Department: Regional Transportation
Name: Brett Pavlus, Appointment Type: Provisional, CS Title: Occupational Therapist (BOCES), Effective: 11/23/2021, Salary:
$65,000.00, pro-rated to $27,885.00 – pending contract negotiations, FTE: 0.6, Department: Special Education
Name: Herbert Wheeler, Appointment Type: Probationary, CS Title: Bus Driver, Probationary Term: 12/06/2021-12/05/2022, Salary:
$21.01 per hour, FTE: 1.0, Department: Regional Transportation
(SY 21-22 #243, #244, #245, 246)
All Other Appointments
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to approve the following all other appointments:
a. Recommend the Board approve the appointments of the substitutes listed below, with effective dates as noted. Employees are not eligible for benefits (health, dental, vision, long-term disability and life insurance).
Teacher – effective 12/22/2021
Amelia Barkevich
Teacher Aide – effective 12/22/21
Amelia Barkevich
Grace Bennett
School Monitor – effective 12/22/2021
Amelia Barkevich
Grace Bennett
Typist – effective 12/22/2021
Hope Stewart
School Bus Attendant – effective 12/07/2021
Amber Gardner
Bus Driver – effective 12/07/2021
Parris Beach
School Bus Attendant – effective 12/08/2021
Roxanne House
School Bus Attendant – effective 12/13/2021
Katrina Farrington
Substitute Bus Driver Trainee – effective 12/15/2021
Todd Christiano
b. Recommend the Board approve the appointments and re-appointments of staff listed below for the 2021-22 school year, with effective dates as noted. Employees are not eligible for benefits (health, dental, vision, long term disability and life insurance).
1. Anna Goderie, Division: Instructional Services, Rate: $25.00 Per Hour, Term of Employment: 01/01/2022-06/30/2022, Not to Exceed: $250.00, Position Category: Regional Scoring Manager
2. Ryan England, Division: Instructional Services, Rate: $25.00, Per Hour, Term of Employment: 01/01/2022-06/30/2022, $250.00, Position Category: Regional Scoring Manager
(SY 21-22 #249)
c. Appoint the following Food Service Helper to work up to 45 additional hours at her current hourly rate of pay from 11/15/2021-12/31/2021.
Robin Luck
(SY 21-22 #250)
d. Appoint the following staff members as mentors for the 2021-2022 school year effective July 1, 2021. They will be paid no more than $1,500 fpr the school year depending upon the number of actual mentoring hours:
Mentor: Erin Drobnack
Mentee: Brett Pavlus
Mentor: Erin Drobnack
Mentee: Adrienne Bonanno
Mentor: Nancy Turnbull
Mentee: Andrea Figueroa
Mentor: Michelle Rice
Mentee: Caroline Korniat
Mentor: Kristin Michaels
Mentee: Amy Blowers
(SY 21-22 #251)
e. 2021-22 Advisors
Program: CTE
Organization: Employability Profile Advisor
Name: Sean Mahon
(SY 21-22 #252)
Amended Appointment
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to amend the following appointment:
Dygert, Misty – Records Management Clerk with Records Management, amending her July 10, 2019 provisional appointment to a one-year probationary appointment effective December 22, 2021. Salary remains the same. (SY 21-22 #253)
Miscellaneous Personnel Items
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to approve the following miscellaneous personnel items:
2021-22 Non-Represented Salary Adjustments (SY 21-22 #254)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Board of Cooperative Educational Services and Civil Service Employees Association, Inc., Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (SY 21-22 #255)
Collective Bargaining Proposal by and between the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the School Related Professionals Unit (SY 21-22 #256)
Memorandum of Agreement by and between Hamilton- Fulton-Montgomery Counties Board of Cooperative Educational Services and the BOCES Teachers’ Association (SY 21-22 #257)
Termination
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to terminate the following employee:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES Board of Education hereby accepts the recommendation of the District Superintendent to terminate the employment of Employee number 02354, Teacher Aide with the Special Education Program, effective December 22, 2021. (SY 21-22 #258)
Information Only
Jean McCallum and Terry Kersting both received amended appointments at the November 17, 2021 Board of Education meeting. Those amendments were to change their status from provisional to probationary with an effective dates of November 18, 2021.
We have been notified by Civil Service that due to recent case law changes, both Jean and Terry will begin their probationary appointments on November 1, 2021. There is no change in status or salary. (SY 21-22 #259)
BUSINESS ITEMS CLAIMS AUDITOR REPORT
Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Kathryn Zajicek, and unanimously carried to approve the Claims Auditor Report for the period of November 3, 2021 through November 29, 2021. (SY 21-22 #260)
TREASURER’S REPORT
Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Kathy Zajicek and unanimously carried to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the period of October 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021. (SY 21-22 #261)
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR SERVICES AGREEMENT – J’aime Pfeiffer
John DeValve made a motion to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the Independent Contractor Services Agreement by and between HFM BOCES and J’aime Pfeiffer to serve as a School Librarians Mentor Program Consultant effective December 6, 2021 through June 30, 2022. This motion was seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried. (SY 21-22 #262)
SUBSTITUTE RATES AND LIFEGUARD RATE ADJUSTMENTS
Due to the increase in minimum wage, Rebecca Cozzocrea made a motion to amend the substitute and lifeguard rates effective December 31, 2021 as listed on the Chief Financial Officer’s memorandum. This motion was seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried. (SY 21-22 #263)
REVISED RFB RECOMMENDATIONS
Pursuant to the competitive bidding process, Kathryn Zajicek made a motion, seconded by John DeValve and unanimously carried to accept the revised RFB recommendations as noted by memoranda from the Purchasing Official in the following area:
RFB 21-06 Paper Products – Hill and Markes, Inc. is no longer able to adhere to the pricing on fourteen items they submitted on RFB 21-06, recommend the Board accept the new prices of the fourteen items as noted on the Purchasing Agent’s memo. (SY 21-22 #264)
LUMINARADX PLACEMENT AGREEMENT
Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the Placement Agreement by and between HFM BOCES and LumiraDX to provide instruments, test strips and hardware. (SY 21-22 #265)
PHARMULARY – SAAS AGREEMENT
John DeValve made a motion to authorize theDistrict Superintendent to execute the SAAS magreement by and between HFM BOCES and Pharmulary, LLC to provide software services included in the SAAS Agreement for one year. This motion was seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried. (SY 21-22 #266)
HANDLE WITH CARE AGREEMENT
John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the agreement by and between Handle with Care Behavior Management System Inc. and HFM BOCES to use, teach and copy HWC’s training and materials pursuant to the terms of the contract. (SY 21-22 #267)
HOME RUN AND TURNABOUT PREVENTION PROGRAM AGREEMENT
Kathryn Zajicek made a motion to approve the agreement by and between the Montgomery County Department of Social Services and Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES to provide the 2022 Home Run and/or Turnabout Prevention Programs to requesting component Montgomery County school districts effective January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. This motion was seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried. (SY 21-22 #268)
FUTURE MEETINGS
January 26, 2022 – HFM BOCES Regular Board Meeting, 5:00 p.m., HFM BOCES Board Room
ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business to come before the Board, John DeValve made a motion at 6:00 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. This motion was seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Christine Eaton
Clerk of the Board
