The Board of Education’s regular meeting was called to order by President Jason Sanchez at 6:33 p.m. in the LGI at CVA.

A motion was made by Mrs. Wesolowski, seconded by Mrs. North to move into Executive Session in the High School Office Conference Room at 6:34 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the medical, financial, credit or employment history of any particular person or corporation or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of any particular person or corporation; and Collective negotiations pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law. Motion carried 4-0.

Present for the Executive Session were Mr. Sanchez, Mr. Levi, Mrs. Wesolowski, Mrs. North, and Superintendent Rich. Mr. Costin arrived at 6:40 p.m. Superintendent Rich was excused from Executive Session at 6:45 p.m. and re-entered at 7:00 p.m.

The Board was called out of Executive Session at 7:25 pm by President Sanchez. The public portion of the regular meeting was called to order by President Sanchez at 7:26 p.m. in the LGI. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all those present.

Members Present   

  • Jason Sanchez      

  • Maggie Wesolowski     

  • Travis Costin

  • Jonah Levi

  • Jane North    

Members Absent

  • Jonathan Boucher

  • Matt Darrow

Staff Present     

  • Jeremy M. Rich, Supt.  

  • Jim Humphrey   

  • Kathleen Carney   

  • Richard Keeler   

  • Sally McCann-Kramas  

  • Charlie Pratt    

  • Jessica Bowman   

  • Aaron Carey    

  • Garrett Olds    

  • Jonna Costin    

  • Jane Connors   

  • Cheryl Hicks

  • Joanna Jenkins

  • Tara VanCauwenberge

  • Kathleen Deck

  • Kate Brien

  • Kate Bugeya

Guests Present

  • Valerie Day

  • Finn Brien

  • Shreya Patel

  • Nick Shedd

  • Canon Moreau

  • Emma Donahue

  • Madison Obreza

  • Kaelin Napoli

  • Paul Muench

AGENDA CHANGES

Consent Agenda

E. Approval of Unpaid Leave of Absence Requests/Extensions

Barbara Clemens - Teacher Aide - Extend Effective 6/1/22 - 6/30/22

H. (f) - Rescind Substitute Appointments - BOCES Sub Service - Remove William VanPatten’s name

PRESENTATIONS

Athletic Leadership Council / Denali Group

Ms. Costin and Ms. Connors introduced Mr. Paul Muench and shared the work he, along with the Denali Group, have done here at Central Valley. They discussed how the Leadership committee was formed and the role Paul Muench played in the formation. He was able to link our district with his former school district (Fayetteville-Manlius CSD). FMCSD has an Athletic Leadership Council. Ms. Connors and Ms. Costin thought it would be great to bring the concept to Central Valley.

After a few voluntary meetings our council started to take shape. Our committee was able to travel to F-M and work with other students currently involved with this program. Our committee came back with many ideas on how to move forward with this council. One of the first ideas was to form a Board of Directors. The following students took the stage and shared an experience they had while visiting F-M’s program: Shreya Patel, Nick Shedd, Canon Moreau, Emma Donahue, Madison Obreza, and Kaelin Napoli.

Introduction of Tenure Candidates

The Board welcomed the tenure candidates present this evening as they were introduced by their building principals/director. A brief reception followed. The Board took formal action on the tenure appointments under the Consent Agenda portion of this evening’s meeting.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Superintendent’s Report

  • Connected Community Schools Ribbon Cutting Update- Mr. Rich spoke briefly about the ribbon cutting and how he had a student, Kash Bailey, perform the cutting.

  • NJROTC Most Improved Award – Mr. Rich discussed the continued improvement of our NJROTC program and how Chief Snyder continues to motivate our students to succeed!

  • Mott Marathon – The Mott Marathon will be held June 9, 2022. This year’s run is Miles for Mental Wellness. We will be celebrating the life of Christopher Newtown and we currently have 25 seniors signed up to run the marathon.

  • Ineligibility List - Only three students were on the ineligibility list this time. This was a positive achievement for our Middle and Senior High School students.

Administrative Reports

The Board received copies of the Administrative Report as submitted by the building

  • Principals and Mrs. Carney.

(Copy of report on file in District Clerk’s files.)

Business Official’s Report

The Board received copies of the April 2022 financial reports for their information. Mr. Humphrey thanked the Board and community for their support at the budget vote. He explained how King & King are already working on the $15 million dollar capital project with hopes of some score board work and renovations occurring in the small gym at CVA as early as fall 2022.

(Copies of reports on file in District Clerk’s files.)

BOARD DISCUSSION

Mr. Sanchez welcomed Ms. Valerie Day and commented on looking forward to working with her in the near future as the Board’s newly-elected member. Mr. Humphrey and Mr. Olds gave a brief update on the athletic uniform contract with BSN Sports and Under Armour. The district will likely order new modified uniforms before the end of the school year. This summer we will order new JV uniforms and then will work with coaches throughout the upcoming school year to finalize Varsity uniform orders. Mr. Rich shared information about the U.S. History Regents being cancelled. He said he was not aware of the specific items but reiterated what the state shared about a sensitivity concern in light of the recent shooting in Buffalo.

PUBLIC OPEN FORUM

There was no public participation this evening.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

There were no items removed from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration.

CONSENT AGENDA

Approval of Minutes

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North, seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board approved the minutes of the following meetings. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Regular Meeting – April 20, 2022

  • Annual Budget Hearing – May 10, 2022

  • Special Meeting – May 18, 2022

Approval of Tenure Appointments

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North, seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board approved the appointments of the following employees to tenure. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Jessica Bowman, Assistant Principal, Effective 7/1/22

  • Charles Pratt, Building Administrator, Effective 7/4/22

  • Sally McCann-Kramas, Assistant Principal, Effective 7/9/22

  • Maria Chase, Teacher Assistant, Effective 9/1/22

  • Kathleen Deck, Family & Consumer Science, Effective 9/1/22

  • Cheryl Hicks, Art, Effective 9/1/22

  • Patrick Parker, Social Studies, Effective 9/1/22

  • Sarah Smithson, Special Education, Effective 9/1/22

  • Kaitlin Tibbitts, Elementary, Effective 9/1/22

  • Kate Bugeya, ELA, Effective 9/3/22

  • Shawn DePalma, Music, Effective 9/30/22

Acceptance of Retirement Notices

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board accepted the following notices of retirement. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Robert Horning, Building Cleaner, Effective 5/20/22

  • Scott Entwistle, Building Cleaner, Effective 6/30/22

(Copy of notices on file in District Clerk’s files.)

Acceptance of Resignations

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North, seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board accepted the following resignations. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Vincent Ceneviva, Substitute Building Cleaner, Effective Immediately

  • Scott Gillette, Substitute Building Cleaner, Effective Immediately

  • Chelsy Diaz, Special Education Teacher, Effective 6/30/22

  • Alicia O’Rourke, Elementary Teacher, Effective 6/30/22

(Copy of resignations on file in District Clerk’s files.)

Approval of Unpaid Leave of Absence Requests/Extension

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North, seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board approved the following requests for unpaid leaves of absence. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Deborah English, Teacher Aide, Effective 5/11/22 - 5/31/22

  • M’Kyla Hanford, Teacher Aide, Effective 5/19/22 - 6/30/22

  • Sara McHale, Special Educ. Teacher, Eff. approx. 6/1/22 - 6/30/22

  • Christina Prokopienko, Science Teacher, Eff. approx. 6/17/22 - 6/30/22

  • Barbara Clemens, Teacher Aide, Extend Effective 6/1/22 - 6/30/22

 (Copy of requests on file in District Clerk’s files.)

Approval of Reinstatement from Unpaid Leave of Absence

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North, seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board approved the following request for reinstatement from an unpaid leave of absence. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Melissa Kirk, Art Teacher, Effective 5/16/22

(Copy of request on file in District Clerk’s files.)

Approval of Termination of Employment

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North, seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board approved the termination of employment of the following employee. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Holland Edwards, Teacher Aide, Effective 5/3/22

Approval of Personnel Appointments/Adjustments

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North, seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board approved the following personnel appointments/adjustments. Motion carried 5-0.

Non-Instructional Appointments – Permanent:

  • Courtney Crim, Office Assistant I, Effective 5/29/22

  • Christine Zaccaria, Teacher Aide, Effective 6/8/22

  • Danielle Gray, Teacher Aide, Effective 6/13/22

Non-Instructional Appointments - Six-Month Probationary:

  • Claudette Eckler, Teacher Aide - 6.5 hrs/day, Effective 5/11/22

  • Jordyn Parker, Teacher Aide - 6.25 hrs/day, Effective 5/11/22

Non-Instructional Appointments:

  • Ben Quartuccio, Fitness Center Worker, Effective 4/4/22

  • Connie Byrne, Tutor, Effective 5/3/22

Decrease in Teacher Aide Hours:

  • Danielle Gray, From 6.5 to 6.25 hrs/day, Effective 5/16/22

CONSENT AGENDA (cont’d)

Substitute Appointments – BOCES Sub Service:

  • Casey Buckley    

  • Karlie Helmer   

  • Amy King-Kinney  

  • Ellen Maury

  • Julia Post

  • Alexis Priola

  • Patricia Schumacher

  • Holly Sroka

  • Theresa Washburn

  • Tina Weaver

  • Theresa Winchester

Rescind Substitute Appointments – BOCES Sub Service:

  • Megan Grogan 

  • Jennifer Mueller 

  • Gregory Scheffield

Approval of Financial Reports

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North, seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board approved the following financial reports. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Financial Reports - April 2022

  • Cash Account Summary – April 2022

  • Internal Claims Auditors Log Summary - April 2022

  • Extracurricular Summary Report - April 2022

(Copy of reports on file in District Clerk’s files.)

OLD BUSINESS

There was no old business discussed this evening.

SECOND EXECUTIVE SESSION

On a motion made by Mr. Levi, seconded by Mrs. North, the Board entered into a Second Executive Session at 8:45 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the medical, financial, credit or employment history of any particular person or corporation or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of any particular person or corporation; and Collective negotiations pursuant to Article 14 of the Civil Service Law. Motion carried 5-0.

Present for the second Executive Session were as follows: Mr. Sanchez, Mr. Levi, Mrs. Wesolowski, Mrs. North, Mr. Costin, and Superintendent Rich.

The Board was called out of their second Executive Session at 9:45 p.m.

NEW BUSINESS

Approval of Arrangement of Services – CSE/CPSE/504 Accommodation Plan Meetings

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mr. Costin, seconded by Mr. Levi, the Board approved the following CSE/CPSE/504 Accommodation Plan Meetings. Motion carried 5-0.

  • March 28, 2022

  • March 30, 2022

  • March 31, 2022

  • April 1, 2022

  • April 4, 2022

  • April 5, 2022

  • April 6, 2022

  • April 7, 2022

  • April 8, 2022

  • April 20, 2022

  • April 21, 2022

  • April 22, 2022

  • April 25, 2022

  • April 27, 2022

  • April 28, 2022

  • April 29, 2022

(Copy of minutes on file in District Clerk’s files.)

Approval of Resolution to Reappoint and Extend Employment Agreement

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. Wesolowski, seconded by Mr. Costin, the Board approved a resolution to reappoint and extend the employment agreement of the Superintendent of Schools as follows. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Jeremy M. Rich , Superintendent of Schools , Effective 5/25/22 through 6/30/26

(Copy of resolution and agreement on file in District Clerk’s files.)

Approval of Memorandum of Agreement with CVTA - Teachers on Special Assignment

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mr. Costin, seconded by Mr. Levi, the Board approved a Memorandum of Agreement with the CVTA for the following Teachers on Special Assignment. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Liza Gonzalez, TOSA - Instructional Technology Coach (FT), Effective 7/1/22 - 6/30/23

  • Garrett Olds, TOSA - Sports & Eligibility Coordinator, Effective 7/1/22 - 6/30/23

 (Copy of agreements on file in District Clerk’s files.)

 Approval of Change to 2021-2022 School Year Calendar

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. North, seconded by Mrs. Wesolowski, the Board approved the following changes to the 2021-2022 school year calendar. Motion carried 5-0.

  • June 21, 22, and 23, 2022 will now be half-days for students in grades PreK-8

(Copy of revised calendar on file in District Clerk’s files.)

 Approval of Non-Public School Transportation Request – 2022-2023

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mrs. Wesolowski, seconded by Mr. Costin, the Board approved the following non-public school transportation request for the 2022-2023 school year. Motion carried 5-0.

  • Utica Academy of Science, McAllister (DeLaney)

(Copy of request on file in District Clerk’s files.)

 Approval of Resolution to Create Reserve Sub-Fund

Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jeremy M. Rich, on a motion made by Mr. Costin, seconded by Mr. Levi, the Board approved a resolution to create the following reserve sub-fund. Motion carried 5-0.

  • (TRS) District Retirement Contribution Reserve Sub-Fund – $350K

 (Copy of resolution on file in District Clerk’s files.)

NEXT MEETING: June 15, 2022 Regular Meeting

ADJOURNMENT

On a motion made by Mr. Levi, seconded by Mrs. North, the Board adjourned their regular meeting at 9:50 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.

James Humphrey, Deputy Clerk
Minutes taken by James Humphrey, Deputy Clerk, in absence of District Clerk.