Clarkstown Board of Ed Moves Nov. 12 Meeting

The Clarkstown Board of Education will meet Nov. 12 in the auditorium at Clarkstown High School South.

The trustees are expected to go into a closed session at 6:45 p.m. to discuss a personnel matter. The public portion of the meeting is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.

The public part of the agenda includes:

• Presentation by Susan Sherlock and Matthew Younghans to Clarkstown South High School students for their Silver Award from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
• Personnel - Retirements - Teaching Assistant: Sr. Marjorie Mullen, Teaching Assistant at FFMS B/E Wing, resigning for the purpose of retirement, effective 11/30/2015 after having served the district since 09/07/1999.
• Personnel - Resignation - Teacher: Ms. Sarah Boland, Special Education Teacher at Lakewood Elementary School, resigning effective 11/21/2015.
• Personnel - Resignation - Teacher: Ms. Debra Olsen, Speech Therapist at New City Elementary School, resigning effective 11/30/2015
• Personnel - Leave of Absence - Un-Paid - Teaching Assistant: Ms. Deborah Rykman, Teaching Assistant, at Clarkstown High School North, requesting an unpaid leave of absence from 10/23/2015 until 01/15/2016.
• Personnel - Leave of Absence - Un-Paid - Teaching Assistant: Mr. Gil Damari, Teaching Assistant ­Birchwood, at Birchwood School, requesting an unpaid leave of absence from 10/26/2015 until 11/10/2015.
• Personnel - Leave of Absence - Un-Paid - Teaching Assistant: Ms. Jenna Chadwick, Teaching Assistant, at FFMS B/E Wing, requesting an unpaid leave of absence from 11/13/2015 until the end of the 2015­-16 school year.
• 5Personnel - Change of Status - Change of Probation - Change of Probationary Date: Ms. Deborah Rykman, Teaching Assistant at Clarkstown High School North, extension of probationary end date from 10/08/2018 to 12/31/2018.
• Personnel - Change of Status - Change of Probation - Change of Probationary Date: Ms. Jenna Chadwick, Teaching Assistant at FFMS B/E Wing, extension of probationary end date from 09/29/2017 to 04/29/2018.
• Personnel - New Appointments - Part Time Teacher: Ms. Jenna Chadwick, (0.60 FTE) Special Education Teacher at FFMS A School, at a pro­rated annual salary of $34,677.60 (0.60 of $57,796.00), MA, Step 1; effective 11/13/2015 until the end of the 2015­-16 school year unless terminated sooner; Initial certifications in SWD Childhood Ed Grades 1­6 and Childhood Ed Grades 1­6, SPED tenure area.
• Personnel - New Appointments - Teaching Assistant: Ms. Marina Culhane, Leave Replacement Teaching Assistant, at FFMS B/E Wing, $13.87 per hour, 30 hours per week, effective 11/13/2015 until the end of the 2015-16 school year unless terminated sooner, Teaching Assistant tenure area.
• Personnel - New Appointments - Leave Replacement Teacher: Ms. Amy Moschitta, leave replacement English as New Language/ ESL at Multiple Locations, at an annual salary of $49,608.00 (pro­rated), BA, Step 1; effective 11/13/2015 until the end of the 2015­2016 school year unless terminated sooner; Pending initial certification in English To Speakers Of Other Languages and Initial certifications in Childhood Education (1­6), Early Childhood Education (B­2) and French 7­12; ESL tenure area.
• Personnel - Appointments - Clarkstown North High School, Winter Coaches 2015-2016 school year, per list (revised).
• Personnel - Appointments - Home Instructors, per list.
• Personnel - Appointments - Substitute Teachers, Substitute Teaching Assistants, per lists.
• Personnel - Appointments - Proctor/Scorers, per list.
• Personnel - Appointments - Community Learning Center Fall 2015/Winter 2016 Instructors, CLC Assistant 10/26/15-06/30/16, Early Riser Assistant 10/01/15-06/30/2016, and Driver Education Lecture Instructors 10/01/2015-02/28/2016, per list.
• Personnel - Change of Status - Teaching Asssistant Change of Status, per list.6. Civil Service
• Personnel - Civil Service List dated November 12, 2015.7.
• Clarkstown Learning Center - Project Update
• Facility Improvement Plan Update
• Common Core Regents Recommendations
• Recommendations of the Committee on Pre-School Special Education, recommendations of the Committee on Special Education and recommendations of the sub-Committee on Special Education for parent participation, per list.
• Approval of the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves a Settlement Agreement dated October 15, 2015 concerning a classified student as set forth in Confidential Exhibit “A” And authorizes the Board President to execute the Agreement on the Board’s behalf.
• First read: Revision to policy #4321.4, Independent Education Evaluations.
• Approval of reimbursement for Independent Educational Evaluation costs, per policy, for C.
• Approval of Tax Certiorari Refunds, in the amount of $9,992.92, per list dated 11/12/2015.
• Approval of Tax Certiorari Proceedings for RT9W LTD, Congers, 135 Route 9W, Congers, New York, refund in the amount of $21,171.02.
• Approval to Reject RFB 15-44: TV Studio Equipment8.07 Award of RFB 15-46: Palo Alto Equipment Support
• Award of RFP-CCSD-15-03: Internal Audit Services
• Approval of Extension of Contract for Investigative Services.
• Approval of new club at Clarkstown North High School: The Environmental Club
• Approval of new club at Clarkstown South High School: Sports Debate Club
• Approval of new club at Clarkstown South High School: Netflix and Chat Club
• Approval of new club at Clarkstown South High School: Glee Club
• Approval of new club at Clarkstown South High School: Lip Dub Club
• Approval of General Organizations’ Third Quarter 2015 Financial Reports
• Approval of Personnel for the December 9, 2015, Library Budget Vote.
• Approval of Personnel for the December 10, 2015, Bond Vote.
• Approval of donation by the New City Elementary PTA of 12 quarts of mural paints to be used by NCE’s Art Mural Club. The approximate value of the donation is $166.
• Approval of donation by the North PTSA of a directional way finding system for the NHS campus to include 38 aluminum directional signs. The approximate value of this donation is $4,785
• Approval of donation from the North PTSA of six folding tables and a 2015 Yamaha Electric Drive Golf Cart for use by school security. The approximate value of the donation is $6,900.