May 25, 2022 Board of Education Meeting Minutes

BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Counties
Johnstown, NY 12095
Pending Board Approval

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DATE

May 25, 2022

PLACE

HFM BOCES Board Room

KIND OF MEETING

Regular Meeting

MEMBERS PRESENT

Harry Brooks, Carmen Caraco, Rebecca Cozzocrea, John DeValve, Jean LaPorta and Matt Sullivan

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT

Kathryn Zajicek

OTHERS PRESENT

David Ziskin, District Superintendent; Jay DeTraglia, Assistant Superintendent; Aaron Bochniak, Assistant Superintendent; Kathi Lewis, School Business Official; Michael Jacob, Director Of Special Education; Michael DiMezza, Director of CTE; Riley O’Malley, CTE Coordinator; Dan Salvagni, Special Education Coordinator; Matthew Popp, Special Education Coordinator; Tammy Dingman, Special Education Coordinator; Elizabeth Wild, Special Education Coordinator; Carden Smith, Computer Services Coordinator and Christine Eaton, Clerk

CALL TO ORDER

Harry Brooks called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Jean LaPorta made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to approve the agenda as presented and add any items introduced by unanimous vote.

CANVASS THE VOTE

Matt Sullivan made a motion to accept the canvass of the vote, whereby 15 component school districts cast an affirmative ballot for the adoption of the 2022-2023 HFM BOCES Administrative budget; duly reelected to a three-year term incumbents Harry Brooks of the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District and Kathryn Zajicek of the Greater Johnstown School District. This motion was seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Carmen Caraco made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta to approve the minutes of the April 13, 2022 Annual Board meeting and the April 27, 2022 Annual Election/Admin Vote and regular Board meeting. This motion was unanimously carried.

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES REPORT

The Assistant Superintendent for Educational Service’s Partnership-Advocacy-Leadership Report included:
Special Education Presentation

• CTE Program Approvals

CTE PROGRAM RE-APPROVALS

John DeValve made a motion to approve the CTE program re-approvals for Culinary Arts and Engineering Technology to be submitted to New York State Department of Education. This motion was seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried. (SY 21-22 #402, 403)

• Adult Literacy Program Approvals

ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM APPROVALS

Carmen Caraco made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to approve two Adult Literacy and Corrections Education pre-occupational education programs. The Programs are Preparation for the Carpenter’s Apprenticeship Training Program and Entry Level Healthcare Training Program. (SY 21-22 #404, 405)

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR BOCES OPERATIONS AND COMPONENT DISTRICT SERVICES REPORT

The Assistant Superintendent for BOCES Operations and Component District Service’s Partnership-Advocacy-Leadership report included:

• New CoSER

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

The District Superintendent’s Partnership-Advocacy-Leadership report included:

• Partnership Update
• State Updates

EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 6:04 p.m. the Board entered executive session for the purpose of discussing the employment history of a particular person upon a motion made by John DeValve seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried.

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

At 6:07 p.m. John DeValve made a motion to return to open session. This motion was seconded by Carmen Caraco and unanimously carried.

AMEND AGENDA

Jean LaPorta made a motion, seconded by John DeValve to pull Board Action Item 8-J Miscellaneous Personnel Items, from the consent agenda and act on it separately. This motion was unanimously carried.

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

Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to accept the following resignations:

1.Heather Bozek, TOSA, to accept a Coordinator of District Data position with Instructional Services Instructional Services, 06/30/2022

2. Jessica Eckerson, Teacher Aide, Special Education, (05/02/2022) 05/11/2022

3. Aaron Flynn, Human Resources Manager, Human Resources, (12/04/2017) 06/30/2022

4. Robert Miltner, Science Teacher, Special Education, (09/01/2021) 06/30/2022

5. Deanna Rizzo, Senior Typist, Substitute Service, (08/19/2019) 06/08/2022

(SY 21-22 #406, 407, 408, 409, 410)

Unpaid Leave Of Absence

Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to approve the following unpaid leaves of absence:

(Name, Position, Division, Effective Date)

1. Shirley Ross Adult Educator ALCE (09/01/2021) 04/26/2022 (1/2 day) 2. Patricia Mirando Physical Therapist Special Education (06/07/2021) 02/10/2022, 2/11/2022, 03/14/2022 and 03/22/2022
(SY 21-22 #411, 412)

Establish Position

Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to establish the following position:

(POSITION, EFFECTIVE DATE)

1.Senior Account Clerk #131838 06/01/2022

Appointment – Certified Administrator

Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to appoint the following Certified Administrator:

Name: Heather Bozek
Appointment Type: Probationary
Title: Administrative Coordinator of District Data
Tenure Area: Administrative Coordinator of District Data
Salary: $85,000.00
Effective Dates: 07/01/2022-06/30/2026
Department: Special Education
FTE: 1.0
Certification: School Building Leader – Initial Certification (SY 21-22 #413)

Appointment — Certified Teacher Temporary and/or Part-time

Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to appoint the following certified teacher temporary or part-time:

Name: Amanda DeWald
Appointment Type: Part-time
Title: ENL Teacher*
Tenure Area: N/A
Salary: $52,570.00 pro-rated to $31,542.00
Effective Date: 09/01/2022
Department: Itinerant Services
FTE: 0.6
Certification: English Language Arts 7-12 – Permanent
*This appointment is contingent upon Amanda completing all requirements for ENL certification. (SY 21-22 #414)

Appointments – Civil Service

Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to approve the following Civil Service appointments:

Name: Carene Christensen
Appointment Type: Provisional
CS Title: Senior Account Clerk
Effective: 06/01/2022
Salary: $31,873.31; Pro-rated to $2,656.11
FTE: 1.0
Department: Business Office

Name: Richard DePasquale Appointment Type: Provisional
CS Title: Health and Safety Officer
Effective: 05/26/2022
Salary: $60,000.00; Pro-rated to $2,400.00
FTE: 1.0
Department: Health and Safety Risk Management

Name: Robert Wilson
Appointment Type: Probationary
CS Title: Bus Driver
Probationary Term: 04/25/2022 to 4/24/2023
Salary: $21.01 per hour
FTE: 1.0
Department: Regional Transportation (SY 21-22 #415, 416, 417)

All Other Appointments

Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta 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 5/26/22 (Uncertified $95.00 per day)
Samantha Schmidt
Lori Hart
Thomas Simek
Anthony Meola

Teacher Aide and School Monitor – effective 5/26/2022 ($13.70 per hour)
Andrea Zielinski

Typist – effective 5/26/2022 ($14.50 per hour)
Andrea Zielinski (SY 21-22 #418)

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).
(Name, Division, Rate, Hourly/Per Diem/Stipend,Term of Employment Not to Exceed, Position, Category)

1. Amanda DeWald
Itinerant Services
$219.37 Per Diem
05/31/2022-06/30/2022
N/A Long-term Sub
ENL
(SY 21-22 #419)

c. Appoint the following PTECH staff for up to 10 hours of Regents Exam preparation tutoring at a
rate of $25.00 per hour effective May 18, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

Katherine Fazel
Anna Goderie
Cristin Murphy
Karen Napolitano
Rodney Schuyler
Dylan Toscano
(SY 21-22 #420)

d. Appoint the following PTECH staff member to up to an additional 20 hours of chaperoning/student supervision time at a rate of $25.00 per hour effective May 18, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

Sandra Barkevich
(SY 21-22 #420)

e. 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 for the school year depending upon the number of actual mentoring hours:

Mentor: Daniel Salvagni (Mentee: Elizabeth Wild)
Mentor: Jennifer Marshall (Mentee: Sarah J. Owens)
(SY 21-22#421)

f. Appoint the following Special Education teachers to participate in curriculum writing and school-year orientation this summer and throughout the 2022-2023 school year. They will be paid $25.00 per hour. The total hours will not exceed 60 hours.

Shannon Argersinger
Sarah Bailey
Michelle Brown
Alexandria Chace
Marc Kucharik
Erica Mattice
Patricia Mirando
(SY 21-22 #422)

g. Appoint the following Special Education staff to participate in curriculum writing and school-year orientation this summer and throughout the 2022-23 school year at a rate of $25.00 per hour. The total hours will not exceed 1,000 hours.

Elizabeth Baker
Andrea Bambara
Pamela Cacciari
Melissa Carpenter
Alison Daly
Christine Gehrlein
Toni Giblin
John Gleason
Barbara Hatcher
JoAnn Iarossi
Cheryl Kelly
Cody Lafountain
Miranda Lafountain
Meghan Mallory
Brianne Martino
Daniella Murphy
Annamarie Neri
Shannon Petrie
Sandra Quickenton
Kimberly Remington
Michelle Rice
John Schwarz
Kyle Testo
Mary Ann Thombs
Nancy Turnbull
Lynda Winchell
(SY 21-22 #423)

h. Appoint the following Special Education staff to participate in student intakes effective July 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022 at a rate of $25.00 per hour. The total hours are not to exceed 30 hours.

Amy Blowers
Joan Bobbette
Lisa Brown
Kristin Earle
Andrea Figueroa
Jeff Frank
Christopher Hallenbeck
Jessica Hayner
Holly Hisert-Joyner
Tara Hogan
Shelley Hoyt
Caroline Korniat |
Jennifer Martelle-Mahon
Kristin Michaels
Tara Millhouse
Tammy Wood
Killian Young
(SY 21-22 #424)

i. Appoint the following Special Education staff for preparation days effective July 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022 at their daily rate up to 5 days each.

Heather Bazan
Heidi Blackford
Trisha Memrick
Amanda Wemple
(SY 21-22 #425)

j. Appoint the following Special Education employees to preparation days effective July 1, 2022 and August 31, 2022 at their daily rate.

Jodi Eakin – Curriculum Specialist – 30 days
Anna Everhardt – Guidance Counselor – 30 days
Jennifer Knapp – Technology Integration Specialist – 30 days
Lisa Sperduto – Job Training Specialist – 5 days
Sandra Stortecky – Assistant Job Training Specialist – 5 days
Tonya Stoller – Assistant Job Training Specialist – 5 days
(SY 21-22 #426)

k. Appoint the following Food Service helper to work up to 35 hours at her hourly rate effective July 28, 2022 through August 5, 2022.

Robin Luck
(SY 21-22 #427)

l. Appoint the following ADK staff members to work up to 48 hours per person on curriculum planning and professional development and presenting at an SREB conference at the rate of $25.00 per hour between July 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022.

Russell Brown
Adam Cole
Anthony DiMezza
Jill Giambroni
Charles Goebel
Heather Haas
Thomas Halloran
Maureen Jones
Richard Noel
Karen Quinn
Michael Schell
Heather Shaw
(SY 21-22 #428)

m. Appoint the following non-teaching ADK staff members to work up to 48 hours per person on curriculum planning and professional development and presenting at an SREB conference at their hourly rate effective July 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022.

Laurie Eaton
James Lorenzoni
Jeremy Rowland
(SY 21-22 #428)

n. Recommend the Board appoint the following ADK staff members to per diem summer work days effective July 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022 at their daily rate:
Julie Blanchard – School Counselor – Up to 20 days
Kasie Hext – School Psychologist – Up to 20 days
(SY 21-22 #429)

o. Appoint the following HFM BOCES Regional Transportation staff at their current hourly rate for the period of July 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022:

Bus Drivers:
Agerter, Chad
Bradt, John
Bramer, Mark
Brown, Michael
Brownell, Destiny
Comstock, Dennis
Denero, Richard
Farrington, Katrina
Gonzales Sr., Jose
Guzman-Martinez, Juan
Moore, Amanda
Mulvey, Amy
Musillo, Gregory
Ostrander, April
Ostrander, Ginnette
Papa, Joseph
Rein, Dennis
Rolon, Donna
Seig, Aaron
Smimmo, Marie
Sutler, Gloria
Thornton, Korena
Wheeler, Herbert
Wilson, Robert
(SY 21-22 #430)

School Bus Attendants:
Bramer, Deborah
Buddle, Nicollette
Buyce, Lynn
Carter, Rebecca
Catucci, Aubrey
Dooling, Pamela
House, Roxanne
Kadle, Taria
Miles, Marcia
Morey, Maria
Nethaway, Kelly
Pagles, Lorraine
Peck, Virginia
Roten, Patricia
Smith, Leandra
Sweeney, Vivian
Town, Sandra
Wheeler, Monique
(SY 21-22 #430)

Tenure Appointments

Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to appoint the following employees to tenure status based upon successful completion of the required probationary period.
(Name, Tenure Area, Effective)

Brown, Lisa
School Counselor
09/01/2022

Caraco, Tara
Administrative Coordinator of Instructional Service
09/01/2022

Hayner, Jessica
School Counselor
09/01/2022

McGill, Melissa
Art
09/01/2022

Millhouse, Tara
School Counselor
09/01/2022

Rodriguez, Justine
Music
09/01/2022

VanSlyke, Taylor
School Counselor
09/01/2022

Quinn, Karen
Science
09/01/2022

Miller, Jill
Home Economics
09/10/2022

Ackermann Jr., John
Auto Body (Trade Subjects)
09/21/2022

LaFountain, Cody
Special Education (General)
09/27/2022

Eakin, Jodi
Instructional Support in Professional Development
10/28/2022

Baker, Elizabeth
English
11/13/2022

Denney, Kayleigh
Physical Education
12/01/2022

Barkevich, Sandra
Business
01/30/2023

(SY 21-22 #431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445)

Amended Appointment

• Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to amend the following appointments:
• Bonanno, Adrienne – Occupational Therapist with Special Education, amending her November 17, 2021 Board of Education appointment from provisional to a one-year probationary appointment effective May 26, 2022.   Salary remains the same.   (SY 21-22 #446)
• Gargiulo, Lisa – Teacher on Special Assignment, amending her appointment from 20 days of work over the summer to 30 days of work during the summer at her daily rate effective July 1, 2022.  (SY 21-22 #447)
• Pavlus, Brett – Occupational Therapist with Special Education, amending his December 21, 2021 Board of Education appointment from provisional to a one-year probationary appointment effective May 26, 2022.  Salary remains the same.  (SY 21-22 #448)

MISCELLANEOUS PERSONNEL ITEMS

Jean LaPorta made a motion, seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried to waive the forty-eight hour notice requirement and approve the following miscellaneous personnel items:

2022-23 Non-Represented Salaries
(SY 21-22 #449)

Resolution Amending the Terms and Conditions of Benefits for Certain Non-Represented Employees working in Regional Transportation (SY 21-22 #450)

Separation Agreement via the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the BOCES hereby accepts the resignation of Melissa Ten Eyck effective May 24, 2022 pursuant to the terms of the Agreement by and between the District and Ms. Ten Eyck, approves the agreement dated May 23, 2022, and authorizes the District Superintendent to execute the same. (SY 21-22 #451)

BUSINESS ITEMS

CLAIMS AUDITOR REPORT

Carmen Caraco made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta, and unanimously carried to approve the Claims Auditor Reports for the periods of April 6, 2022 through April 27, 2022. (SY 21-22 #452, 453)

TREASURER’S REPORT

Rebecca Cozzocrea made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the period of March 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022. (SY 21-22 #454)

EXTRACLASS REPORT

Matt Sullivan made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to approve the April 2022 Extraclass report as submitted. (SY 21-22 #455)

ITEMS TO BE DECLARED SALVAGE

Carmen Caraco made a motion to approve the items for salvage listed on the Chief Financial Officer’s memorandum dated May 10, 2022. This motion was seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried. (SY 21-22 #456)

Questar III Inter-Municipal Agreement

Jean LaPorta made a motion, seconded by John DeValve and unanimously carried to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the inter-municipal Agreement by and between HFM BOCES and Questar III to provide HFM BOCES with Internal Audit Services and a Financial Risk Assessment update for the 2022-23 school year. (SY 21-22 #457)

REVISED RFB RECOMMENDATIONS

Pursuant to the competitive bidding process, John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea to accept the revised RFB recommendations as noted by memoranda from the Purchasing Official in the following areas. This motion was passed by a vote of 6 Ayes (Brooks, Caraco, Cozzocrea, DeValve, LaPorta and Zajicek) and 1 Nay (Sullivan)

RFB 21-06 Paper Products – Hill and Markes, Inc. is no longer able to adhere to the pricing on one item they submitted on RFB 21-06, recommend the Board accept the new pricing of the one item effective as noted on the Purchasing Agent’s memo. (SY 21-22 #458)

RFB 21-08RE Groceries and RFB 21-09RE Meat and Dairy- Driscoll Foods is no longer able to adhere to the pricing on twenty-eight  items they submitted on RFB 21-08RE and RFB 21-09RE, recommend the Board accept the new pricing of the twenty-eight items effective as noted on the Purchasing Agent’s memo.  (SY 21-22 #459)

2022 ESYP CLASSROOM LEASE

Jean LaPorta made a motion, seconded by John DeValve and unanimously carried to approve the Special Education Lease for the 2022 Extended School Year Program as prepared and submitted by the Business Office. (SY 21-22 #460)

HEALTH RESEARCH, Inc. CONTRACT AMENDMENT (Extension)

John DeValve made a motion to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the Contract Amendment by and between HFM BOCES and Health Research, Inc. amending the original contract end date to July 31, 2023. This motion was seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried. (SY 21-22 #461)

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE SUPPORT AGREEMENT

Jean LaPorta made a motion, second by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the Support Agreement by and between HFM BOCES and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to provide warranty services on the items listed from June 24, 2022 through June 30, 2023. (SY 21-22 #462)

CONTRACT – LAMAR COMPANIES

Rebecca Cozzocrea made a motion, seconded by Jean LaPorta and unanimously carried to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the contract by and between HFM BOCES and the Lamar Companies to provide advertising space for the Adult Literacy and Corrections Education Programs. (SY 21-22 #463)

PTSI TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY STUDY

Carmen Caraco made a motion to authorize the Transportation Efficiency Study with the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute to provide an assessment of the transportation department current staffing, procedures and operation practices to provide maximum efficiency while maintaining current or improved levels of safety for the students being transported. This motion was seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried. (SY 21-22 #464)

E-RATE CENTRAL

John DeValve made a motion, seconded by Rebecca Cozzocrea and unanimously carried to authorize the District Superintendent to execute the proposal for E-rate consulting services effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. (SY 21-22 #465)

RESCIND ITEM TO BE DECLARED SALVAGE — Information Only

The Board was informed that one item declared salvage at a previous Board meeting was incorrectly listed. (SY 21-22 #466)

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS

Harry Brooks talked about the PTECH completion ceremony he had attended and how impressed he was with the dedication the HFM BOCES employees have to their students and how it showed in the students’ confidence.

Dr. Brooks also mentioned that he will be sending out an evaluation form to the Board members soon.

2022-23 Board Meeting Schedule

The Board members were provided with the 2022-23 Board Meeting Schedule.

FUTURE MEETINGS

• June 7, 2022 – CTE Commencement Ceremony (Auto Body, Auto Technology, Construction, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts) – 5:00 p.m., HFM BOCES Conference Center
• June 8, 2022 – CTE Commencement Ceremony (Cybersecurity, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Technology, Foundations of Food, Environmental Conservation, Medical Assisting) – 5:00 p.m., HFM BOCES Conference Center
• June 9, 2022 – CTE Commencement Ceremony (New Visions Education, New Visions Health, Skilled Trades, Vet and Animal Science) – 5:00 p.m., HFM BOCES Conference Center
• June 14, 2022 – ADK Graduation – 12:30 p.m., FMCC RAO Theater
• June 21, 2022 – Adult Achievement Celebration – 6:00 p.m., HFM BOCES Conference Center
• June 22, 2022 – Special Education NYSAA Graduation Ceremony (5 students) – 12:30 p.m., Gloversville Middle School Auditorium
• June 29, 2022 – HFM BOCES Regular Board Meeting – 5:00 p.m., HFM BOCES Conference Center

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business to come before the Board, John DeValve made a motion at 6:38 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. This motion was seconded by Matt Sullivan and unanimously carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Christine Eaton
Clerk of the Board