Open or closed? Nyack school board talks about H.S. campus

Here's the agenda for tonight's 7:30 p.m. Nyack school board meeting, set for the cafeteria at Nyack High School in Upper Nyack.

Board members are expected to discuss the planned two-month test of a new campus policy at Nyack High School, where freshman and sophomores would not be allowed to leave the school during the school day. Also, the board is slated to formally receive the resignation of schools Superintendent Valencia Douglas.

NYACK PUBLIC SCHOOLS Board of Education
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA – 7:30PM
The Board of Education meetings will be audio recorded and Podcast on the District website: www.nyackschools.com
AGENDA

Pledge of Allegiance

Approve Agenda

President's Report

Superintendent's Report

Student Representative's Report

Board of Education Reports/New Business

Response to Prior Citizens' Proposals, Questions, and Concerns Citizens' Proposals, Questions, and Concerns

WORKSHOP
Madison Square Garden Cablevision Agreement - Discussion

Closed Campus Policy Discussion

Sex Offender Notification Discussion

Citizens' Proposals, Questions, and Concerns on Workshop Items

ACTION
Citizens' Proposals, Questions, and Concerns on Action Items
General
Approve Madison Square Garden Cablevision Agreement

Board of Education Minutes–07-01-10 & 07-06-10 (Regular & Reorganization Mtgs.)

Instruction
Committees on Special Education

Textbook Adoption – Middle School, Grade 8
Earth Science – Geology, the Environment, & the Universe Glencoe/McGraw Hill Publishing, Authored by Borrero, Hess, Hsu, Kunze, Leslie, Letro, Manga, Sharp, Snow, Zike

Textbook Adoption – High School, Grades 9 & 10 New York Living Environment Biology, Glencoe/McGraw Hill Publishing,
Authored by Miller & Levine

Textbook Adoption – Middle School, Grade 7 & 8
The American History, McDougal Littell 2008 Publishing, Authored by Robert Dallek, Jesus Garcia, Donna Ogle, C. Frederick Risinger

Business
Tax Rate Approval

Universal Pre-Kindergarten Contracts

Claims Auditor Report, June & July 2010

Disposal of Equipment/Textbooks

Health Services Contracts - Other Districts

BOCES Lease Agreement at Valley Cottage Elementary

Emergency Transportation Contract

Increase General Small Bus Contract

Extension of Out of District Transportation

Telephone Audit

Accept Gifts/Donations

Resolution for Acquisition of Property By NYSDOT

Annual Approval - Investment Policy #6240

First Reading & Adoption - Revised Purchasing Policy #6700

Budget Transfers June 29 & 30th, 2010

Special Education Impartial Hearing Settlement #158005

Revised Extension of Food Service Management Contract for
the 2010-2011 School Year

Personnel Staff Resignation
Laurie Marshall-Lauria – Foreign Language Teacher, District, effective 08-15-10

Marie-Pierre Govoni – French Teacher, High School, effective 08-01-10 40. Agata Grigoli – Teaching Assistant, Middle School, effective 09-01-10

Valencia Douglas – Superintendent of Schools, Nyack School District,
effective 09-03-10

Staff Appointment
Interim Superintendent of Nyack Public Schools - TBA

Paul Guglielmo – Science Teacher, Middle School, effective 09-01-10

2010 Fall Coaching Appointments


Sam Rizzio – Special Education Teacher, High School, effective 09-01-10

Lisa Retallack – Home-To-School Coordinator (PT), District,
effective 09-01-10

Dr. Susan Hall – School Psychologist, District-wide, effective 09-01-10

Katelynn Stone – Special Education Teacher, High School,
effective 09-01-10

Ann Winze – Strings Teacher, District, effective 09-01-10

Tonia McGowan – Speech & Language Disabilities Teacher , District-wide, effective 09-01-10

Dee Leone – Physical Education Teacher (PT), High School,
effective 09-01-10

Kirsten Kleinman – Earth Science Teacher, High School, effective 09-01-10

Pia Weston – School Psychologist, District-wide, effective 09-01-10

Christa Minicozzi – Special Education Teacher, High School,
effective 09-01-10

Michelle Niero – Elementary Teacher, Valley Cottage Elementary, effective 09-01-10

Christine Dardzinski – Foreign Language Teacher, High School, effective 09-01-10

Wendy Stephenson – Foreign Language Teacher, High School/Middle School, effective 09-01-10

Nawal Rizk – Foreign Language Teacher (PT), High School, effective 09-01-10

Gladys Garcia – Foreign Language Teacher (PT), High School, effective 09-01-10

Douglas Bish – Director, Marching Band, High School, effective 09-01-10

Erica Castellano – Mathematics Teacher (PT), High School, effective 09-01-10

Erin Shannon – Speech & Language Disabilities Teacher, District-wide,
effective 09-01-10

Staff Leave Replacement
Jody Mager – Business Education Teacher, Middle School, effective 09-01-10

Settlement Agreement Employee #01223

Staff Termination
Flaimy Abraham – Senior Clerk Typist, Part Time, Nyack Teachers Center, effective 06-30-10

Change in Title

Orande Daring–Mathematics & Science Department Coordinator, effective 07-01-10

Adjourn

POLICY FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS
The Nyack Board of Education recognizes its responsibility to hear and respond to public comments and therefore encourages public participation at Board meetings (Policy#1230). Each meeting agenda includes opportunities for the public to address the Board. In order to manage Board meeting time effectively, a person wishing to speak is requested to sign in and indicate the topic on which they would like to address the Board. Up to thirty minutes is allotted for public comments in the opening portion of the meeting . Therefore, a person's remarks may be limited depending on how many request to speak. A person may not be recognized to speak again until all others seeking the floor have had a turn.