NHP-GCP Board of Ed Notebook: July 2

The  Board of Education held a meeting on Monday, July 2. Here are some of the things you may have missed.

Contract Negotiations

• Superintendent Robert Katulak mentioned that the district had begun negotiations with the teachers, monitors and .
• The units’ contracts had expired on June 30.

High School Personnel

• After the as principal of , it was announced that Dr. Richard J. Faccio would be taking over as the new principal.
• Faccio was previously the head of the Canadaigua Academy in upstate New York but was also employed in the Bethpage School District.
• Cheryl Cham was also hired to replace outgoing Sewanhaka assistant superintendent for curriculum Dr. Linda Opyr.

Contracts

• An emergency transportation contract was approved with Dell Transportation for June 11 and 15 in the amount of $295 per pupil per day.
• A contract for the maintenance and repair of school buses, vans and maintenance vehicles was awarded to Precision Performance, Inc.

Fundraisers

The following fundraisers were approved for their respective schools:

• :
  • Gift Wrap Sale
  • Back to School Night Bake Sale
  • Picture Day EAP Photographers
  • Halloween Dance and Snack Sale
  • Scholastic Book Fair
  • Spirit Wear
  • Pie Sale for Thanksgiving White Post Farms
  • Holiday Boutique
  • Valentine’s Day Sale
  • Family Fitness Night
  • Mother’s Day Plant Sale
  • Scholastic Book Fair Spring
  • Superintendent Family Fun Night
• : Hershey Chocolate Bars Fundraiser
• :
  • Gift Wrap Sale
  • Membership Drive
  • Picture Day
  • Family Portrait Night
  • Halloween Party K-3
  • Holiday Safe shop
  • Holiday Vendor Night
  • Book Fair and Spirit-wear Sale

Donations

Donations were accepted from the following organizations:

• $407.39 from from book sales from parents at Manor Oaks BLT which will be used to purchase materials and supplies
• $300 from G&E Linder Post 8031 VFW from the school marching bands marching in the
• $621.21 from from a school rewards program through the participation of Manor Oaks families to be used for instructional supplies.

Other Board News

• A first reading of a policy entitled “Payroll Procedures” was held.
• A list of staff for the 2012 Summer Special Education and ESL program was approved. An increase of $900 was approved for the 2012-13 budget stemming from registration fees for the self-sustaining summer recreation program.
• The district will participate in an agreement with BOCES for Project 12 workstations and Project 13 District Wireless.
• Leslie DiBernardo was appointed as the district notary public.
• Dr. Frank Roberto will continue to act as the school physician for the district for the 2012-13 school year.
• Superintendent Katulak will attend the NYSCOSS conference in the fall in Saratoga Springs and in the winter in Albany during the 2012-13 school year. The cost for each conference will not exceed $1,500.

The next meeting of the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Board of Education is Monday, August 6 at 8 p.m. at the Manor Oaks School.