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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting August 31, 2010 Board Room Administration Building Mattlin Middle School Present: Mr. Bettan, Mrs. Pierno, Mrs. Lieberman, Mrs. Bernstein, Mr. Cepeda, Mrs. Schulman. Also Present: Mr. Dempsey, Mr. Jonas, Ms. Gierasch, Mr. Ruf, Mrs. Fischer. Absent: Mrs. Rothman. There were also present approximately 15 district residents. Mr. Bettan called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. Routine Business Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Bernstein, seconded by Mrs. Lieberman that the Board of Education approve the following routine business items including the pink sheets: 1. Students Student Placements That the Board of Education approve the student placements as recommended by Pupil Personnel Services. 2. Personnel Professional Staff Probationary Appointment Name Position Effec. Date Salary Rachel Quattrocchi Reading Teacher Sept. 1, 2010 $74,206 Reading K-12 Step 5MA Assign: AIS Teacher @POB Middle School New Position Eligible for Tenure: Sept. 1, 2013 NOTE: Rescind appointment for Ms Quattrocchi at BOE meeting of 8/9/10

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 Board Room – Administration Building – Mattlin Middle School Present: Mr. Bettan, Mrs. Pierno, Mrs. Lieberman, Mrs. Bernstein, Mr. Cepeda, Mrs. Schulman. Also Present: Mr. Dempsey, Mr. Jonas, Ms. Gierasch, Mr. Ruf, Mrs. Fischer. Absent: Mrs. Rothman. There were also present approximately 15 district residents. Mr. Bettan called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. Routine Business Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Bernstein, seconded by Mrs. Lieberman that the Board of Education approve the following routine business items including the pink sheets: 1. Students Student Placements

That the Board of Education approve the student placements as recommended by Pupil Personnel Services.

2. Personnel Professional Staff – Probationary Appointment Name Position Effec. Date Salary Rachel Quattrocchi Reading Teacher Sept. 1, 2010 $74,206 Reading K-12 Step 5MA Assign: AIS Teacher @POB Middle School New Position Eligible for Tenure: Sept. 1, 2013 NOTE: Rescind appointment for Ms Quattrocchi at BOE meeting of 8/9/10

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 -2- Professional Staff – Regular Substitute Position Name Position Effec. Date Salary Cristina Rivas-Laline Guidance Counselor Sept. 1, 2010 $62,396+ Regular Substitute thru $428 Assign: POBJFK High June 30, 2011 Step 1MA+G School or earlier at the (replacing J. Siegel on discretion of the Leave of Absence) Board of Education NOTE: Pay Ms. Rivas-Laline for 4 additional days (summer work days) at Her own daily rate. Discussion: Mrs. Bernstein asked if Ms. Rivas-Laline had any experience dealing with college guidance. Mr. Jonas stated she is qualified. Mrs. Bernstein expressed her views that the students are only going to be juniors and seniors once. You need information to give to the kids. Non-Teaching Personnel – Appointment Michael Korn 1:1 Special Ed. Aide Sept. 8, 2010 $22,659.39 6 ½ hours – Plainview- Old Bethpage Middle School Personnel Recommendations – Mentor Program Lindsay Mandell Mentor School Year $3,000 2010/2011

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 -3- Appointments – Collaborative Teachers Name Position Effec. Date Salary Lisa Lynch Banos Collaborative Teacher Summer 2010 $53.76/hr. 4 hours Jessica Wyttenbach “ “ $53.76/hr. Personnel Recommendation – Guidance Counselors Summer Days Angela Sigmon Guidance Counselor- 8/24, 8/30, 9/1, 5 days @ High School 9/2, 9/3/10 own daily Rate Additional Summer 2010 Work – Professional Staff Christine Janda School Librarian-PMS 2 days – 1/200 of daily rate of pay Personnel Recommendation – Teacher Training 2010-2011 School Year Nikki Guerin WIAT Training to Staff School Year $53.76/hr. 5 hours 2010/2011 Marie Raver Teacher Training- “ $53.76/hr. Reassignment & Implementing particular Methods of instruction 8 hours Dianne Stratford READ 180 Training “ $53.76/hr. 2 days Giovanna Salinas Earobics Training – 2.25/hrs. “ $53.76/hr.

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 -4- Personnel Recommendations – Tutors for Homebound Students Name Position Effec. Date Salary Melissa Pecere Home Tutor School Year $52.71/p.h. 2010/2011 Non-Teaching Personnel – Students Worker Gabriella Iuculano Student Worker School Year $7.65 ph 2010/2011 Appointment – Per Diem Substitute Teacher Meagan Ottaiano Per Diem Substitute 8/31/10 $133.19 Teacher Sue Henn “ “ 8/31/10 $133.19 Jennifer Kilkenny “ “ 8/31/10 $133.19 Jennifer Zeplin Per Diem Substitute Nurse 8/31/10 $135.00 Coaching Recommendations & Recission – School Year 2010-2011 Michael Heller Head Coach, MS Wrestling 1-11 $4624 Jennifer Merideth Head Coach, MS Tennis 9-10 $3494 Patricia Russell Head Coach, JV Cheerleading 8-10 $3960 Jeffrey Salzberg Head Coach, Varsity Womens 3-11 $7539 Lacrosse Katelyn Williams Asst. Coach, Varsity Womens 3-11 $4432 Lacrosse Eric Zeplin Head Coach, JV Mens Soccer 8-10 $4432

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 -5- Professional Staff – Probationary Appointment Name Position Effec. Date Salary Abbey M. Portnoy Speech Teacher Sept. 1, 2010 $65,353 Speech K-12 Step 2MA Assign: Kindergarten Center Replacing C. Symons- Retired Eligible for Tenure: September 1, 2013 Rescind appointment for Ms. Portnoy at the BOE meeting of 7/6/2010 Professional Staff – Part-Time Position Aileen Sharkey Speech Teacher Sept. 1, 2010 $31,198 (.5) Position thru Step 1MA Assign: HANC June 30, 2011 (represents Replacing M. Langton or earlier at the 5/10 of On Leave of Absence discretion of the $62,396) Board of Education Non-Teaching Personnel – Appointment Lisa Razon Hall Aide Sept. 8, 2010 $12,948.74 3 1/2 hours Stratford Road Elementary School Patricia Giustino School Monitor PT Sept. 8, 2010 $3,679.20 1 hour per day Old Bethpage ES

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 -6- Non-Teaching Personnel – Additional Hour Name Position Effec. Date Salary Michelle Spithogiannis School Monitor PT Sept. 8, 2010 $20.44 p.h. 1 hour per day Old Bethpage ES Discussion: Mrs. Bernstein asked the difference between a “hall aide” and a “school monitor.” Mr. Jonas responded. Non-Teaching Personnel – Appointment Bus Monitors Maria Camardi Bus Monitor Sept. 8 – 30, 2010 $20.44 p.h. Bethany Campbell “ “ $20.44 p.h. Cindy Barkoff “ “ $20.44 p.h. Pat Ciustino “ “ $20.44 p.h. Christine Sausa “ “ $20.44 p.h. Helene Spielberger “ “ $20.44 p.h. Diana Regino “ “ $20.44 p.h. Marie Nunziata “ “ $20.44 p.h. Meryl Lamel “ “ $20.44 p.h. Carolyn Prasek “ “ $20.44 p.h. Paula Pignataro “ “ $20.44 p.h. Beverley Spurling “ “ $20.44 p.h. Robin Klausner “ “ $20.44 p.h. Non-Teaching Personnel – Student Work Kevin Brito Student Worker Aug. 31 – Sept 3, 2010 $7.90 p.h. (Parochial School 4 hours per day Books)

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 -7- Reappointments – Per Diem Substitute Teachers Name Position Effec. Date Salary Bryan Plouffe Per Diem Substitute Teacher 8/31/10 $133.19 Michael McDermott “ 8/31/10 $133.19 Lynn Davis Per Diem Substitute 8/31/10 $139.27 3. Finance

a. Cross Contract with BOCES for Transportation Supervisor That the Board of Education authorize the Superintendent of Schools to sign a cross contract with Eastern Suffolk BOCES for twenty-two (22) days for Mr. Hintze’s services not to exceed $8,800.

b. Budget Reports That the Board of Education approve the following:

Approval Transfer for the 2010-2011 school year

Final Information Transfers for the 2009/2010 school year. Discussion: Mrs. Bernstein asked for an explanation of the budget transfer for telephones. Mr. Ruf responded.

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 -8- c. Award of Bids for Transportation

That the Board of Education authorize the Board President and the Superintendent of Schools to sign the following contracts for the 2010-2011 school year for transportation services: Acme Bus Company Educational Bus Transport First Student We Transport

Superintendent Update Mr. Dempsey updated the Board on staffing issues. There is a need for 1.6 AIS staffing. We also have a need for a .33 physical education teacher. Mr. Dempsey stated that we would use the $98,000 Title I money. We will also use the $24,000 from the prior year. Ms. Gierasch stated that based on the ELA results and other data over time, our ELA staffing is OK. Ms. Gierasch stated that at Mattlin Middle School we need.4 additional AIS staffing. At Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School we need .8 additional AIS staffing. At the High School we need .4 additional Read 180. Mrs. Bernstein asked if we have concerns that Plainview Middle School’s need is double the needs of Mattlin. Mrs. Schulman asked the sizes of the sections at Mattlin. Mr. Dempsey stated we will provide the numbers. Mrs. Pierno stated that for the AIS position, we can always appoint when school starts. However, in the high school we have to set up schedules. Mr. Jonas explained how we will do it. Mr. Dempsey stated that he and Ms. Gierasch will meet with the principals and look at every student who fall into these categories. Mrs. Bernstein asked if we will be taking some of these positions out of breakage.

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 -9- Mr. Jonas explained there will be very little taken out of breakage. Mrs. Bernstein noted that the Board of Education discussed breakage at the end of the budget process. We were assured that we would be able to meet all our needs. Mr. Dempsey stated that we have some saving in salaries due to the retirement of teachers. Mrs. Schulman has asked if there has been any changes in class sizes. Mr. Jonas noted that some classes have gone down in size. Mrs. Schulman spoke of the schedules from the high school that came late to the students. Mr. Jonas stated that we were making changes up to this past Friday. Mr. Dempsey stated that we ought to set a time frame that is earlier in August. Mrs. Schulman stated that other surrounding districts have the same issues we have and yet they got the information out earlier. Mr. Jonas noted there was no one available to speak with until Monday. Mr. Jonas reviewed the need for the .33 physical education position. Recess Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Bernstein, seconded by Mrs. Lieberman that the Board of Education recess the meeting. The meeting was recessed at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Harriet Fischer District Clerk Approved:__________________________ Gary Bettan, President

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Minutes of Special School Board Meeting – August 31, 2010 -10- The meeting was called to order at 10:00 p.m. Acting District Clerk Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Schulman, seconded by Mr. Cepeda that the Board of Education appoint Mr. Jonas Acting District Clerk. Adjournment Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Pierno, seconded by Mr. Cepeda that the Board of Education adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Arthur Jonas Acting District Clerk Approved:______________________ Gary Bettan, President

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 Board Room – Administration Building – Mattlin Middle School Present: Mr. Bettan, Mrs. Pierno, Mrs. Lieberman, Mrs. Rothman, Mrs. Bernstein, Mr. Cepeda, Mrs. Schulman. Also Present: Mr. Dempsey, Mr. Jonas, Ms. Gierasch, Mr. Ruf, Ms. Aloe, Mr. Christopher Guercio, Mrs. Fischer. Acting District Clerk Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Lieberman, seconded by Mrs. Pierno that the Board of Education appoint Mr. Jonas Acting District Clerk. Executive Session Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Bernstein, seconded by Mr. Cepeda that the Board of Education recess to Executive Session for the purpose of personnel matters. Respectfully submitted, Arthur Jonas Acting District Clerk Approved:____________________________ Gary Bettan, President There were approximately 20 district residents and staff members present. Mr. Bettan called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Mr. Bettan welcomed everyone to this evening’s Board of Education Meeting. He gave an overview of the reports and discussions that will be given tonight. Each of these areas is very important to the Board and will tie in to the upcoming discussions about our goals for this year and beyond. This will be taking place tonight and over the next several Board meetings.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -2- School Climate is about the learning, social, emotional and academic aspects that exist in our district. The comfort level in our buildings is important but the bigger picture is providing our kids with the best possible environment in which to learn and to grow up. Mr. Bettan spoke about the changes in the grades 3 through 8 assessments. The dates of the tests were moved out into April and May. After they were administered, the New York State Education Department decided to change the cut scores for both proficiency and mastery Mr. Bettan stated that after many delays, the State has finally passed a budget. It does not include a restoration of the lost aid to school districts. He spoke of what Mr. Dempsey and Mr. Ruf did in building the 2010/2011 budget. Our planning was solid and the impact in the current year will be far less than that for other districts that may have taken a less conservative approach. Retiree Presentation Mr. Arthur Jonas spoke glowingly of Jane Behrens, a retiring macroeconomics teacher at the high school. He spoke of how she touched all the lives of the children she taught and how she is held in high esteem by her students, colleagues and administrators. He wished her well in her retirement. Mr. Bettan, on behalf of the Board of Education presented Ms. Behrens with a plaque and he too wished her much happiness in her retirement. Announcements Mrs. Rothman stated that she and other Board Members attended the 16th Annual Summer Law Conference. She spoke of some of the issues that were discussed, namely charter schools, competitive bidding, school accountability, teacher and principal evaluations and make-up credit for incomplete or failed high school courses. Several major court cases were discussed. Mrs. Rothman spoke of trends in teacher contracts and Medicaid reimbursement.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -3- Mrs. Schulman also attended the 16th Annual Summer Law Conference. She spoke of changes in regulations in special education. She spoke of changes for purposes of discipline. She noted that the school district needs to have a system in place to monitor kids whose parents have revoked consent. Mrs. Schulman reviewed new IEP forms. Mrs. Bernstein stated that in last week’s PLAINVIEW HERALD, there was an article regarding Evy Rothman’s election to the Board of Trustees of the Plainview Jewish Center. She has also been appointed to be Chair of the Focus Committee at the Jewish Center. This is an education committee. Mrs. Bernstein congratulated Mrs. Rothman. Superintendent’s Announcements Mr. Dempsey stated that we received $98,000 Title I money. This week we were notified that we will receive an additional $24,000 rollover Title I money. He also noted that we were approved for a $38,000 Immigrant Grant. Mr. Dempsey stated that the Summer Special Ed program ends this Friday. It was a bit smaller this year. The upper and lower programs were combined and it was very successful. Summer Schools Mr. Jonas reviewed the BOCES Collaborative Summer School Program. This year we had 197 students including our walk in students. 110 were from Plainview. 87 were from Bethpage. The students are doing nicely. Reduction in State Assessments Ms. Gierasch discussed the State Assessment tests that were reduced. She reviewed the exams that remain. She reviewed what was eliminated. She will continue to update the Board. Mrs. Pierno asked if we have any plans for the exams that were eliminated. Ms. Gierasch stated we will be having discussions regarding the exams that were cut.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -4- School Climate Mr. Dempsey discussed “School Climate” and what this means. He stated that a while ago he and a group of administrators established the Social and Emotional Literacy Forum. This is a volunteer collaborative network of educators from Nassau and Suffolk counties seeking to enhance school climate and increase academic achievement. He discussed its mission statement. School climate is a subject that includes bullying and cyber-bullying. Mr. Dempsey spoke of Mr. Halligan, a guest speaker who described his family’s experience with bullying. His presentation was moving and was received well by the students and the parents. He spoke of the forum that was hosted by Senator Hannon at Mattlin Middle School and how successful that was. He spoke of a group of Plainview-Old Bethpage parents and what they are trying to do to eliminate bullying in the schools. The Town of Oyster Bay has been in touch with him regarding what can be done toward eliminating bullying and educating the community. Discussion: Mrs. Lieberman stated that she was thrilled that we are looking at this very important subject. We have to make sure that we have a curriculum that piggy backs every year. It has to start in the kindergarten. When a child sees something, they should say something. You have to change the process starting with the younger children. She asked if it were possible to develop our own policy on bullying. She also stated that we have to have consequences. If a child does something, there has to be a consequence. She spoke of a program in Norway and how successful it was. Parents, students and staff have to be on the same page. She expressed her view that a team approach is necessary. We have to teach our kids the end result. Mr. Cepeda appreciates that we are looking at this topic. They come up in cycles. Bullying does not only occur in the school setting. It happens in the community setting. Many times it then goes into the work place. We have to look at the whole picture. We have to bring in other groups from the community. This is a social issue that needs to be addressed. He stated that it has to be broad. He reiterated that we have to bring in other groups. Mrs. Schulman feels we should reach out to the community. Parents need help and information especially in the area of technology. We have to help parents learn about technology.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -5- Mrs. Schulman stated it has to be community wide. There has to be appropriate supervision and consequences. She stated that bullying is likely to occur during recreation. Mrs. Lieberman stated it occurs during recreation, in the back of buses, the bathrooms etc. Mrs. Schulman reiterated her views that there must be supervision. Mrs. Rothman spoke of a recent Board Retreat at which the Board discussed developing strategies to reach out to the community. She noted we have done an outstanding job in educating our children about drinking and driving. We have to have our staff and administrators talk about updating our curriculum regarding bullying. Mrs. Bernstein asked where we go from here. Mr. Dempsey stated we have to generate goals around the topic in the next several Board meetings. What form of assessment do you use to identify these situations. We have to do research. Mrs. Bernstein noted that years ago, the district-wide Health Committee developed and administered a bullying survey. She asked I it were possible to look at this. Mrs. Pierno agrees that we have to get a handle on what our community, staff and kids think. Are our programs sufficient. Are they doing the job. Surveys and focus groups let us know if we are doing the right things. We have to pay attention to what the kids say. Mr. Bettan expressed his views that the time is right for this. There are many forms of surveys available. We will have to decide how we want to integrate this into our curriculum. We have to involve all the members of the community. We have to treat everyone nicer and be respectful of one another. If one kid steps up, we will have accomplished something. This has to be incorporated into the curriculum. Mrs. Bernstein expressed her views that we have to involve the parents. We have to try to change the culture of our whole community. Mr. Dempsey stated he wants to create a respectful environment. Mrs. Lieberman stated that using polite words could take the heat of certain situations. It is the beginning.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -6- Mrs. Pierno spoke of the SOS program and how successful this program is State Assessment Results Ms. Gierasch stated that the English language arts assessment was moved from January to April and the mathematics assessment was moved from March to May. We received the results July 28th. The cut scores for Level 2 and Level 3 proficiency were raised. Ms. Gierasch reviewed what is being planned for the 2011-2012 school year. The length of Math and ELA test will be increased. There will be more new test performance indicators. Test items will be more difficult to predict. She reviewed the new performance level labels. She spoke of proficiency standards. Proficiency scores are set so that if a student makes a year’s worth of developmental growth, they will be on track for a college-ready Regents score. Ms. Gierasch compared our ELA and Math scores with those of the State and Nassau County. She reviewed assessment ranking information. Discussion: Mrs. Lieberman asked if we could get grades 6-8 ELA material to see where our kids are weak. Ms. Gierasch stated we will be able to do this but not right now. We will be able to breakdown all the data by school, class and teacher. Mr. Dempsey stated that our task is to diagnose and analyze why we did better in certain grade levels. We have to look at where we did well so we can sustain this. The variation is not very great in the math scores. There is more variation in the ELA. We have to determine what we have to look at. Mrs. Schulman expressed her concern about the students that were on the “bubble” last year. They could score 1-2. She asked if we have the date yet. Ms. Gierasch agrees that we need to look at where the children did poorly.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -7- Mrs. Rothman spoke of the comparison between the math results to the ELA results. Ms. Gierasch stated we need to take our benchmark and develop curriculum based measures. Mrs. Rothman discussed the pulling out of student for AIS. Do they miss out. Mr. Dempsey discussed services for children. Ms. Gierasch discussed the number of students for whom we will now be providing AIS services. We will need to add a .5 AIS support teacher in the high school in ELA. In the middle school we will need to add a .5 at Mattlin Middle School and a .5 at POB Middle school to provide AIS services for ELA. Mrs. Bernstein asked if we are going to explore how we have been delivering the services to these students. Can we deliver these services outside the school day. Mr. Dempsey stated they cannot be delivered outside the school day. Mrs. Bernstein asked if the 9th period would be considered part of the school day. Mr. Dempsey believes not. Mrs. Pierno believes that it was unfair to change the bar after the fact. However, raising the bar is a good thing. Identifying more kids is a good thing. She expressed her views that we should start more intervention in the earlier grades. Mr. Jonas spoke of an article that was written in the NEW YORK TIMES. The articles express the views that this is an opportunity. Mrs. Pierno stated that this is one test given on one day. It is one snapshot of the kids. Ms. Gierasch stated we have to look at the whole child and look at every individual child. Mrs. Lieberman expressed her concern about the mastery levels. The elementary schools are the foundation. There are a lot of programs there. We should find out what is working. We want our kids to achieve mastery. The high school is the end. We have to help these high school kids. Administration has to tell the Board what it needs to make it work.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -8- Mr. Dempsey stated that AIS is remedial. We have to look at what preventive steps have to be taken. Mr. Cepeda said this is a challenge that was noted at the national level. There are implications that affect new SED laws affecting teacher and principal evaluations. He also said we need to make our own assessments. We have to put the right staff in place. It is not only about remediation. We have to look at it long term. Ms. Gierasch noted that meaningful staff development was approved. Mr. Cepeda is in favor of support and he also believes we have to make people accountable. Mr. Bettan expressed his views that we have to raise the academic standards. Flat isn’t a goal. We have to come up with goals that will raise the bar. He stated there are no problems, only opportunities. We have to make an action plan. Budget Mr. Dempsey stated that the budget was 125 days late. We still have not received information as to what we will receive in terms of aid. Mr. Ruf gave an overview of the State Budget. The state is going to maintain 80% of their support of the summer special education program. He discussed Medicaid cuts that could dramatically affect school districts. He spoke of federal monies to prevent teacher layoffs. He spoke about what we have in the budget and what we will receive. He reviewed last year’s budget. He spoke of our three reserves that will be able to be replenished. Discussion: Mr. Cepeda noted that we are voting on the tax levy tonight. If there are changes he asked how it will affect us. Mr. Ruf stated that if there is any change from the Governor’s budget it would likely not be substantial. We could take a look at other areas we could get this sum from. Mr. Bettan complimented Mr. Ruf, Mr. Dempsey and the Business Office for the job they did with the budget. He discussed the “Keep the Teacher Aid”.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -9- Mr. Ruf stated that rules have not been established. The goal of this from the point of view of the federal government is to keep people working. Mr. Bettan asked if this could help fund AIS. Mr. Dempsey stated it is a political process. We will keep the Board updated. Public Participation Ms. Stefanie Nelkens discussed the math assessment. She expressed her views that it would be a good time to review the envision material and the pacing to make sure it is appropriate. She stated that after the first grade, half of the year is spent reviewing what should have been mastered in the previous grade. Ms. Nelkens stressed the importance of communicating the results of exams with the parents. In general the more information parents have, the more they can help their kids. Baseline information for parents is very important. She stated that any information that can be shared should be shared. Mrs. Nelkens noted that in the elementary schools, when a child is pulled for help, he is being pulled out during an academic subject. Mr. Bettan stated there is a letter on the website telling parents when they can expect their child’s score. Mr. Mark Rosenthal spoke of zero tolerance for bullying. He agrees with Mrs. Lieberman. There must be consequences. You have to get parents involved. Mr. Rosenthal discussed an retirement incentive that he developed. He spoke of how much money he believes the district could save by implementing this incentive. The lack of state aid will come back to hurt the taxpayer. He would like the Board to look at his plan again. Mrs. Cathy Shapp, President of PTA Council, asked if the letter regarding the scores is on the website. She asked if we have contacted parents of the students planning on taking Italian to let them know of the lack of a regents in that subject. She requested that the students be identified and the parents spoken to. She wants them to have choices.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -10- Ms. Melony Mills asked about Project Challenge. She asked the length of the day for Project Challenge students. Ms. Gierasch stated that at the present time it is a half day program in the 3rd and 4th grades. Mr. Rich Cerri discussed a bid he put in. Yan Gao had suggestions for the ELA tests. She wants to make sure they are teaching everything on the test. She discussed funding for programs. She discussed the impact on the taxpayer when the funding no longer exists. Routine Business Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Rothman, seconded by Mrs. Lieberman that the Board of Education approve the following routine business items including the pink sheet: 1. Students Student Placements That the Board of Education approve the student placements as recommended by Pupil Personnel Services.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -11- 2. Personnel Administrative Personnel Recommendation – Probationary Appointment Name Position Effec. Date Salary Brian O’Sullivan Department Chairperson Aug. 10, 2010 $135,452 World Languages Work Year: Teacher’s Work Year + 8 days Replacing L. Carey who resigned Eligible for Tenure: August 10, 2013 Administrative Personnel Recommendation – Interim Appointment Ronald J. Labrocca Interim Chair - Aug. 23, 2010 $600 per Mathematics K-12 thru diem-up to District Wide June 30, 20 2011 200 days Replacing R. Silver or earlier at the who retired discretion of the Board of Education Professional Staff – Retirement Carol Symons Speech Teacher Sept. 7, 2010 STRAT/HANC Professional Staff – Resignation Lauren Fazio Regular Substitute July 12, 2010 Librarian POB Middle School

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -12- Professional Staff – Extension of Leave of Absence Without Pay Name Position Effec. Date Salary Jennifer Siegel Guidance Counselor Sept. 1, 2010 POBJFK High School thru June 24, 2011 Professional Staff – Probationary Appointment Owen Dugan Social Studies Teacher/ Sept. 1, 2010 $74,206 Social Studies 7-12 Step 5MA Assign: POBJFK High School – Replacing J. Behrens-Retired Eligible for Tenure: Sept. 1, 2013 Michael Horun Social Studies Teacher/ Sept. 1, 2010 $68,301 Social Studies 7-12 Step 3MA Assign: POBJFK High School – Replacing A. Vinella - resigned Eligible for Tenure: September 1, 2013 Lori Maurer Special Education Teacher/ Sept. 1, 2010 $78,028 Special Ed. K-12 Step 5MA20 Assign: POB Middle School Replacing: R. Schoen who retired Eligible for Tenure: September 1, 2012

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -13- Professional Staff- Regular Substitute Position Name Position Effec. Date Salary Christine Janda Librarian Sept. 1, 2010 $62,396 Regular Substitute thru Step 1MA Assign: POB Middle June 30, 2011 School – Replacing or earlier at the C. Tellone on Leave discretion of the of Absence Board of Education Jessica Pavlick Social Studies Teacher Sept. 1, 2010 $75,077 Regular Substitute thru Step 4MA20 Assign: POBJFK H.S. Jan. 31, 2011 To be (replacing M. Stamatiou or earlier at the prorated on Leave of Absence) discretion of the Board of Education Professional Staff – Part-Time Position Rachel Quattrocchi AIS Teacher/Reading Sept. 1, 2010 $44,523.60 (.6) Position thru Step 5MA Assign: POB Middle June 30, 2011 (represents School (Replacing L. or earlier at the 6/10 of Infranca who accepted discretion of the $74,206) Reg. Sub position due Board of Education to her position being excessed. Non-Teaching Personnel – Change of Status Present Proposed Position Position Julio Cammareri Temporary Probationary 7/1/2010 $36,678+ Cleaner-- Cleaner-- $750. N. POBJFK High POBJFK High Diff. School School Step 3

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -14- Non-Teaching Personnel – Permanent Employee Recommendation Name Position Effec. Date Salary Victoria Gerber Principal Typist Clerk 8/1/2010 POBJFK High School Unused Sick Leave Entitlement – Professional Staff Add’l Days as Annual Daily of 6/30/10 1 for 3 Salary Rate Entitlement Thomas Sena 14 4.67 $149,893 $681.33 $3181.81 Associate Principal POBJFK High School Roberta Silver 14 4.67 $134,097 $670.49 $3131.19 Mathematics Chair District Wide NOTE: Days added for 2008/2009 school year – verified WINCAP error Personnel Recommendations – Summer work – Collaborative Teachers Suzanne Abate Collaborative Teacher Summer 2010 $53.76/hour 4 hours each Suzanne Abate “ “ “ Evan Abraham “ “ “ Ellyn Adges “ “ “ Marjorie Alford “ “ “ Jody Barditch “ “ “ Rachel Benedict “ “ “ Suzanne Benjamin “ “ “ Thomas Bonica “ “ ” Karen Bordin

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -15- Personnel Recommendations – Summer work – Collaborative Teachers Name Position Effec. Date Salary Nancy Boyce Collaborative Teacher Summer 2010 $53.76/hour 4 hours each Ed Broad “ “ “ Judy Burke “ “ “ Elizabeth Cangelosi “ “ “ Dawn Cardone “ “ “ Justin Carey “ “ “ Catherine Carman “ “ “ Sue Carollo “ “ “ Laurie Catterson “ “ “ Paul Coluccio “ “ “ Maria Costanza “ “ “ Lorraine Cullen-Kearney “ “ “ Darlene Curran “ “ “ Diane DeLuca “ “ “ Melissa Drayer-Arnow “ “ “ Patrick Echause “ “ “ Michele Falk (works with “ 8 hours each “ 2 teams for a total of 8 hours) Yvonne Fortmeyer (works “ “ “ with 2 teams for a total of 8 hours) Laura Marino (works with “ “ “ 2 teams for a total of 8 hours) Debra Riviezzo (works “ “ “ with 2 teams for a total of 8 hours) Ellen Felber “ 4 hours each “ Fran Ferucci “ “ “ Cara Fitzgerald “ “ “ Jennifer Flaccomio “ “ “ Daniel Gallagher “ “ “ John Givargidze “ “ “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -16- Personnel Recommendations – Summer work – Collaborative Teachers Name Position Effec. Date Salary Kristin Goetz Collaborative Teacher Summer 2010 $53.76/hour 4 hours each Yvonne Gonzalez “ “ “ Anastasia Goore-Herguth “ “ “ Jim Graham “ “ “ Nikki-Lynn Guerin “ “ “ Gina Guido “ “ “ Lauren Harple “ “ “ David Herrmann “ “ “ Stacey Herschmann “ “ “ Tracey Idone “ “ “ Sheri Kinstler “ “ “ Jeanine Knee “ “ “ Shari Kunoff “ “ “ Eileen Leavitt “ “ “ Carollyn Loiacono “ “ “ Joseph Maiello “ “ “ Amanda Maltese “ “ “ Martin McCabe “ “ “ Eve Morales “ “ “ Ilana Mosayov “ “ “ Lisa Nasoff “ “ “ Richard Olivari “ “ “ Stacey Ortenberg “ “ “ Peggy Paddock “ “ “ Jennifer Passante “ “ “ Kathy Perlman “ “ “ Amy Plutzer “ “ “ Theresa Powell “ “ “ Dianna Procida “ “ “ Gary Rauch “ “ “ Georgiena Robinson “ “ “ Aaron Schlissel “ “ “ Pamela Schrieber “ “ “ Joseph Sidito “ “ “ Denise Siele “ “ “ Robbin Sigman “ “ “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -17- Personnel Recommendations – Summer work – Collaborative Teachers Name Position Effec. Date Salary Gen Spelman Collaborative Teacher Summer 2010 $53.76/hour 4 hours each Lauren Steinberg “ “ “ Karen Triola “ “ “ Margo Waldman “ “ “ Cleste Wenzel “ “ “ Faith Zaccoli “ “ “ Robin Zacharius “ “ “ Professional Staff – Additional Hours Alan Rappaport Technical Services School Year $53.76 per for the following: Talent 2010/2011 hour Show, Fall Drama Production, SING Senior Show Co-Curricular Activities-School Year 2010/2011 – H.B. Mattlin Middle School Christine Bianco Odyssey of the Mind School Year $2760 2010-2011 Co-Curricular Activities – School Year 2010/2011 – Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School Brian Curney School Store Advisor School Year $920 2010-2011

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -18- Coaching Recommendations & Rescissions – School Year 2010-2011 Name Position Effec. Date Salary David Goldberg Head Coach, MS Baseball 3/11 $4624 Brian Gurney Asst. Coach, JV Football 8/10 $4711 Lauren McGee Head Coach, MS Soccer-Women 9/10 $3494 Rebecca Staudt Head Coach, MS Soccer-Women 9/10 $3494 Les Steinberger Head Coach, MS Baseball 3/11 $3778 NOTE: Rescind Board of Education appointment for Fred Sperber, Head Coach Men’s Tennis approved at the Board of Education meeting of July 6, 2010. Driver Education Program – School Year 2010-2011 – Appointment Anthony Cali Driver Education Sept. 1, 2010 to $1950 for in-Class Lecturer June 30, 2011 each 24 hour lecture course Revenue for services are paid from student fees Personnel Recommendations – Tutors for Homebound Students Martin Bass Homebound Tutors School Year $52.71/hour 2010/2011 Martin Buchman “ “ “ Michael Burke “ “ “ Catherine Carman “ “ “ Cindy DuBoff “ “ “ Jeannine Falzone “ “ “ Jamie Fein “ “ “ Kristine Galgano * “ “ “ Harriet Greenspan “ “ “ * Per Diem Substitute

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -19- Personnel Recommendations – Tutors for Homebound Students Name Position Effec. Date Salary Terri Heller Homebound Tutors School Year $52.71/hour 2010/2011 Warren Jacobson “ “ “ Paula Jasser “ “ “ Dorothy Kleinman “ “ “ Eileen Leavitt “ “ “ Lindsay Mandell “ “ “ Dianna Procida “ “ “ Jennifer Santorello “ “ “ Kristen Schwarz “ “ “ Linda Stack “ “ “ Lauren Winick “ “ “ Michael Wyler “ “ “ Personnel Recommendations – Reappointments – Tutors for Homebound Students Judy Alexanderson Homebound Tutors School Year $52.71/hour 2010/2011 Romana Cadogan “ “ “ Barbara Cannova “ “ “ Louise Cataldo “ “ “ Maria Cerniello “ “ “ Wendy Coleman “ “ “ Annette Costa “ “ “ Beverly Cowan “ “ “ Nancy DiLillo “ “ “ Kathy Evens “ “ “ Elissa Gold “ “ “ Vivian Gold “ “ “ Frederick Holle “ “ “ Adrienne Horowitz “ “ “ Nancy Jacob “ “ “ Janet Kalaydjian “ “ “ Linda Kaufman “ “ “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -20- Personnel Recommendations – Reappointments – Tutors for Homebound Students Name Position Effec. Date Salary Julie Klein Homebound Tutors School Year $52.71/hour 2010/2011 Jennifer Landman “ “ “ Susan Lee “ “ “ Barbara Levine “ “ “ Martin Mishket “ “ “ Maryann Pancer “ “ “ Jill Pfeiffer “ “ “ Barbara Powell “ “ “ Barbara Reinfeld “ “ “ Margret Roman “ “ “ Martin Rosenman “ “ “ Martin Sarney “ “ “ Joan Schein “ “ “ Sondra Schwartz “ “ “ Golda Shkolnick “ “ “ Eleanor Sugerman “ “ “ Cherry Trichter “ “ “ Janet Tyd “ “ “ Marvin Waks “ “ “ Linda Wattel “ “ “ Abbey Waxenberg “ “ “ Roslyn Weinstein “ “ “ Cathleen Witowski “ “ “ Non-Teaching Personnel – Child Care Carle Blau Child Care Workers 2010-2011 $14.75 David Gestwick “ “ $14.75 John Iorio “ “ $14.75 Jeremy Ritter “ “ $14.75 Fran Schopen “ “ $14.75 Lynne Rosenthal “ “ $14.75 Brian Ritter “ “ $14.75 Shauna Smith “ “ $14.75 Christina Sullivan “ “ $14.75 Randi Wertheimer “ “ $14.75

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -21- Non-Teaching Personnel – Child Care Name Position Effec. Date Salary Geri Antonacci Child Care Assistant 2010-2011 $12.75 Inez Boritz Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Pat Fahrenholz Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Theresa Finley Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Penny Flakowitz Child Care Assistant “ $ 9.75 Jessica Goldstein Child Care Assistant “ $ 9.75 Charlotte Hanan Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Andrea Herman Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Marie Iacontino Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Sara Hunter Child Care Assistant “ $ 9.75 Janine Jackman Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Theresa Korman Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Linda Rosato Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Alexandra Rosato Child Care Assistant “ $ 9.75 Jenna Rosato Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Susan Rusinek Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Zulema Sabetay Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Edna Schwam Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Deandra Vaglica Child Care Assistant “ $ 9.75 Phyllis Yablansky Child Care Assistant “ $12.75 Jackie Wein Child Care Assistant “ $ 9.75 Regina Rosato Secretary/Bookkeeper “ $14.75 Diane Mirabile Secretary/Bookkeeper “ $14.75 Eileen Commesso Secretary/Bookkeeper “ $14.75 Steven Duboff Food Service & Supply Coord. “ $14.75 Non-Teaching Personnel – Child Care Billie Golan Student Worker 2010-2011 $7.75 Irene Gould “ “ $7.75 Stephanie Kovnat “ “ $7.75 Danielle Lipsky “ “ $7.75 Julie Mandel “ “ $7.75 Janne Barrow “ “ $7.75 Brianna Mottel “ “ $7.75 Rachel Hochberg “ “ $7.75 Melissa Stern “ “ $7.75

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -22- Personnel Recommendations – Chaperones Name Position Effec. Date Salary Angela Ansalone Chaperone School Year $90.36/sess. 2010/2011 Denise DeVito “ “ $90.36/sess. Melissa Drayer-Arnow “ “ $90.35/sess. Joanne Flores “ “ $90.35/sess. Lawrence Meyerson “ “ $90.35/sess. Michael Narbutt “ “ $90.35/sess. Michele Patterson “ “ $90.35/sess. Michele Schaefer “ “ $90.35/sess. Virginia Schatzberg “ “ $90.35/sess. Reappointments – Per Diem Substitute Teachers/Nurses School Year Teacher/Nurse Certification 2010/2011_ Step Salary As per Contract Jerry Abel PE, Hyg, Gio “ 4 “ Angela Achtziger Elementary, Social Studies “ 3 “ Carol Adel Elementary “ 4 “ Barbara Adler Elementary 1-6 “ 2 “ Elvis Agreda Foreign Language: Spanish 7-12 “ 1 “ Seth Alexanderson Elementary 1-6, Special Ed 1-6 “ 3 “ Rosemarie Anzalone Foreign Language/Italian, “ 4R “ Spanish Catherine Armitage RN “ 1 “ Laurie Asperas-Valayer Science: Biology; General “ 1 “ Science Jessica Baker PE “ 1 “ Sandra Baroletti Elementary: K and Common Branch “ 2R “ Janice Benris Art “ 1 “ Joan Bergman Elementary: Common Branches “ 4 “ Marie Birne Elementary: Pre K, K and 1-6; “ 1 “ Special Ed.: SWD 1-6 Norma Bradburn Elementary “ 4 “ Stephanie Bragman Social Studies: 7-12 “ 1 “ Margaret Brent Mathematics “ 4 “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -23- Reappointments – Per Diem Substitute Teachers/Nurses School Year Teacher/Nurse Certification 2010/2011 Step Salary As per Contract Bonnie Bresalier Special Ed: SWD 1-6; Elementary 1-6 “ 1 “ Douglas Brickel Foreign Language: Spanish “ 1 “ Lois Brodsky Elementary “ 4 “ Denise Burgin Nurse “ 1 “ Rachel Burkel Elementary: 1-6, B-2 “ 1 “ Abby G. Burton Elementary “ 4 “ Chelise Cameron Nurse “ 1 “ Theresa Carbone Elementary “ 2 “ Denise Cavadias Elementary: N, K, 1-6; Special Ed. “ 2R “ Maria Cerniello Elementary: N, K, 1-6; English “ 1 “ Language Arts 7-12 Michele Chautin Elementary: N-6; Reading “ 2 “ Claudia Cipolla Special Ed. “ 1 “ Celeste Cirigliano Nurse “ 1 “ Suzzane Clark Elementary: 1-6; Special Ed.:SWD 1-6 “ 2 “ Sheila Cohen Elementary: Common Branches: “ 4R “ Special Ed. Beverly Cowan Elementary: 1-6 “ 1 “ Nicolina D’Agosto Science: Earth Science “ 2 “ Claire Dressman Elementary “ 4 “ Blossom Dubin Elementary “ 4 “ Phyllis Eisenstein Elementary “ 3R “ Ronnie Eisman Elementary, ESL, Blind “ 1 “ Renee Eliasberg Special Ed. “ 2R “ Jonathan Engel Social Studies “ 3 “ Stephanie Fadlon PE “ 1 “ Ellen Feldman English of Speakers of Other “ 1 “ Languages; Foreign Language Spanish 7-12 “ 1 “ Danielle Fink Elementary; 1-6, B-2; Special Ed.; “ 1 “ SWD 1-6, B-2 Shelly Fortunoff Elementary “ 3 “ Sharon Frankel Elementary: Common Branches “ 2 “ Jolynn Gabel Elementary: N, K, 1-6; Reading “ 2R “ Kristine Galgano Elementary: N, K, 1-6 “ 1 “ Barry Getzoff Elementary: 1-6 “ 1 “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -24- Reappointments – Per Diem Substitute Teachers/Nurses School Year Teacher/Nurse Certification 2010/2011_ Step Salary As per Contract Nicole Giles Elementary “ 1 “ Gerilyn Glick Elementary “ 4 “ Elissa Gold Foreign Language: French “ 4R “ Alex Goldberg Social Studies “ 1 “ Marcia Goldberg Special Ed: Speech; Elementary “ 4 “ Barbara Goldman Elementary “ 4 “ Gail Gomula Elementary: 1-6, B-2; Special Ed.: “ 1 “ 1-6 Arlene Gould Health “ 4 “ Stacey Grasso Special Ed: 1-6 “ 1 “ Alison Greenspon Special Ed: Speech & Language “ 1 “ Disabilities Carol Grossman Elementary; Reading “ 1 “ Jessica Haggerty Elementary; 1-6 “ 1 “ Sarrit Haik Elementary; Pre-K, K 1-6; Literacy B-6 “ 1 “ Bernice Hardy Elementary “ 1 “ Terri Heller Elementary “ 4 “ Brian Herhkowitz Special Ed: SWD 7-12, Social Studies “ 1 “ 7-12 Annette Hesleitner Elementary: Pre-K, K and 1-6 “ 1 “ Anne Hood Elementary: 1-6 “ 1 “ Gina Insana Elementary: 1-6; Special Ed: SWD 1-6 “ 1 “ Nancy Jacob Mathematics “ 1 “ Ruth Kabat Elementary “ 4R “ Stephanie Kaltsas Elementary: Childhood Ed 1-6, B-2 “ 1 “ Sydelle Karon Elementary “ 4 “ Anthony Katkowski Social Studies “ 4 “ Elysa Ockner Social Studies “ 4 “ Ronnie Osofsky Elementary “ 4 “ Amelia Pawliw RN “ 1 “ Tracey Perles Elementary: 1-6; Gifted Education “ 1 “ Anita Pfeffer-Reis RN “ 1 “ Jill Pfeiffer Elementary: English “ 1 “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -25- Reappointments – Per Diem Substitute Teachers/Nurses School Year Teacher/Nurse Certification 2010/2011_ Step Salary As per Contract Michael Phillips Health “ 2 “ Gayle Pinsky Elementary: 1-6 “ 1 “ Gary Pollino RN “ 1 “ Melissa Provost-Saueracker Elementary: Pre K, K-16 “ 4 “ Jamie Ragano Elementary: 1-6 “ 1 “ Gloria Ramirez Foreign Language: Spanish 7-12 “ 1 “ Edward Ranft Foreign Language: Span, Fr. Ital “ 1 “ Cathy Regan Nurse “ 1 “ Maryann Reilly Elementary: Common Branches “ 4 “ Christine Ricca RN “ 1 “ Brian Ritter Elementary: Childhood Ed 1-6 “ 1 “ Raimee Rogler Art: Visual Arts “ 1 “ Raimee Rogler Elementary: 1-6, B-2; Special Ed: 1-6 B-2 “ 1 “ Gillian Rose Elementary: B-2, 1-6 “ 2 “ Judith Rosenberg Art “ 4R “ Linda Rozof-Guber Science: Biology, General Science “ 4 “ Frank Saladino Technology “ 2R “ Karen Salkin Elementary “ 4 “ Florence Samber Reading: Special Ed. “ 4 “ Louis Sarrica Social Studies “ 4 “ Markela Sazaklis PE & Health “ 1 “ Eleanor Scarr Business Education; Math “ 4 “ Steven Schiffman Elementary: 1-6 “ 2 “ Barry Schwalb Mathematics “ 2 “ Elise Seligman Art “ 1 “ Marianne Silk Elementary “ 4 “ Todd Silver Elementary: 1-6 “ 1 “ Ronnie Silverstein Elementary “ 4R “ Lori Sklar Elementary: Pre-K, K-6; Art “ 2 “ Korey Smith-Dickerson Elementary “ 2 “ Michelle Kaufman Elementary “ 2 “ Jaclyn Klafter Elementary: Childhood Ed. 1-6, B-2 “ 1 “ Jaclyn Klafter Elementary: Literacy B-6 “ 1 “ Estelle Klein Elementary “ 1 “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -26- Reappointments – Per Diem Substitute Teachers/Nurses School Year Teacher/Nurse Certification 2010/2011_ Step Salary As per Contract Julie Klein Elementary 1-6; Social Studies: 7-12 “ 1 “ Robert Klein Elementary “ 1 “ Heather Koines Art: Visual Arts “ 1 “ Helene Krauss Elementary “ 4 “ Roni Kravet Elementary “ 4 “ Diana Kurthy PE, Health “ 4 “ Tina Lauro Music “ 1 “ Susan Lee English: 7-12; Reading “ 3 “ Susan Lee Special Ed: SWD 7-12 English; “ 3 “ Elementary: Common Branches Jack Lennett Social Studies “ 1 “ Brian Levine English Language Arts: 7-12 “ 1 “ Jessica Levinson Elementary: 1-6 “ 1 “ Jeffrey Leyser PE “ 1 “ Mirjana Lezaja Elementary: 1-6, B-2 “ 1 “ Debra Lovett Elementary “ 1 “ Vicki Mass Elementary: Special Ed. “ 2 “ Lori Maurer Elementary: Pre K, K, 1-6; Special Ed. “ 2 “ Dianne Maxwell Art: Graphic Arts Comm. Art “ 4 “ Jessica Maynard Elementary: 1-6; Special Ed: SWD 1-6, 5-9 “ 2 “ William McCumiskey Mathematics: 7-12 “ 1 “ Jennifer Mendolia Elementary: 1-6 “ 1 “ Ronald Metzler Mathematics “ 4R “ Patricia Mingos Elementary: 1-6; Special Ed: SWD 1-6 “ 1 “ Susan Minichello Social Studies “ 4 “ Veronica Mischel ESL “ 2 “ Jessica Morris Elementary: 1-6; English Language “ 1 “ Arts: 7-12 Melissa Moss Elementary “ 2 “ Pamela Mulderrig Elementary: Pre-K, K and 1-6 “ 1 “ Lisa Nasoff Special Ed: SWD B-2, 1-6; Elementary; “ 2 “ B-2, 1-6; Special Ed; Severe or Mult. Disab. Annot

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -27- Reappointments – Per Diem Substitute Teachers/Nurses School Year Teacher/Nurse Certification 2010/2011_ Step Salary As per Contract Melissa Newman Elementary “ 1 “ Steven Nordell Elementary: K-6 “ 1 “ Kimberly Nuss Social Studies: 7-12 “ 1 “ Jodi Oland Solomon Elementary: 1-6; Special Ed; “ 2 “ SWD 1-6 Penny Stansfield PE “ 1 “ Jacqueline Steig RN “ 1 “ Steven Steiner Social Studies: 7-12; Business Ed; “ 1 “ Elementary Common Branches Lisa Swierkowski Health “ 2 “ Carol Sylvan Elementary “ 4 “ Thomas Syrett Elementary: N, K, 1-6; English 7-12; “ 2R “ Social Studies; Special Ed. Jeannine Szwalek Elementary: 1-6 “ 4 “ William Tarantino PE “ 1 “ Christine Testa Elementary: Pre-K, K and 1-6; “ 2R “ Elementary: Early Childhood Ed. Pre K-3 Melody Torcivia Business & Distributive Education “ 1 “ Deneen Tromba Art: Visual Arts “ 1 “ Elissa Turletsky Elementary: 1-6 “ 2 “ Laura Vargo English “ 4 “ Eileen Vein Elementary: Common Branches “ 4 “ Susan Waldmann-Rose Elementary “l 2 “ Jill Wasserman Elementary: English 7-9 “ 1 “ Abby Waxenberg English “ 1 “ Gail Weber Elementary Pre K, K, 1-6 “ 4 “ Rose Weiner Elementary “ 4 “ Susan Weissberg RN “ 1 “ Stephanie Winnick Elementary “ 1 “ Cathleen Witowski Elementary: Pre K, K and 1-6 “ 2 “ Cathleen Witowski Special Ed “ 2 “ Eleanore Wortzman Elementary: Common Branches “ 1 “ Tao-Ching Zohar Foreign Language: Chinese “ 2 “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -28- Non-Teaching Personnel – Substitute Reappointments Name Position Effec. Date Salary Beth Anastasiadis Substitute Aide School Year $8.50 ph 2010-2011 Cindy Barkoff “ “ “ Helen Basedow “ “ “ Kathleen Beackom “ “ “ Sharan Bonder “ “ “ Marianne Bono “ “ “ Bethany Campbell “ “ “ Marla Cohen “ “ “ Natalie Drebsky “ “ “ Chrstine Druckman “ “ “ Ellen Eilberg “ “ “ Cindy Getzoff “ “ “ Lois Gleeson “ “ “ Barbara Goldstein “ “ “ Patricia Guistino “ “ “ Denise Gulbas “ “ “ Carolyn Henn “ “ “ Priscilla Hlady “ “ “ Robin Klausner “ “ “ Kiran Jaitly “ “ “ Maria Kammerer “ “ “ Maryane Keinath “ “ “ Michael Korn “ “ “ Meryl Lamel “ “ “ Joanne Lancaster “ “ “ Lynn Levine “ “ “ Matthew Levine “ “ “ Regina Macri “ “ “ Ida Madden “ “ “ Barbara Maiolo “ “ “ Teresa Mertz “ “ “ Patricia Michaels “ “ “ Donna Montgomery “ “ “ Marie Nunziata “ “ “ Sheryl Osborn “ “ “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -29- Non-Teaching Personnel – Substitute Reappointments Name Position Effec. Date Salary Bryan Plouffe Substitute Aide School Year $8.50 ph 2010-2011 Carolyn Prasek “ “ “ Ann Raniola “ “ “ Alexandra Rappaport “ “ “ Susan Razzano-Russel “ “ “ Diana Regino “ “ “ Rise Rucofsky “ “ “ Nastaran Saber “ “ “ Zulema Sabetay “ “ “ Rosemarie Schatt “ “ “ Carrie Sheerin “ “ “ Roseann Smith “ “ “ Fortuna Southworth “ “ “ Helene Spielberger “ “ “ Beverly Spurling “ “ “ Pauline Stein “ “ “ Lauren Stifelman “ “ “ Jacqueline Swirsky “ “ “ Christine Testa “ “ “ Elizabeth Vasdel “ “ “ Ellen Weiss “ “ “ Alissa Wirth “ “ “ Non-Teaching Personnel – Substitute Reappointments Name Position Effec. Date Salary Bea Alper Substitute Clericals School Year $8.50 ph 2010-2011 Alice Arthur “ “ “ Louise Aversano “ “ “ Kathleen Beackom “ “ “ Holly Berger “ “ “ Bethany Campbell “ “ “ Mary Clinton “ “ “ Maria Coico “ “ “ Lisa Colella “ “ “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -30 Non-Teaching Personnel – Substitute Reappointments Name Position Effec. Date Salary Eileen Commesso Substitute Aide School Year $12.25 ph 2010-2011 Christine Druckman “ “ “ Rosalyn Einbinder “ “ “ Raymond Flateley “ “ “ Cindy Getzoff “ “ “ Lois Gleeson “ “ “ Samantha Hanna “ “ “ Sabrina Hymowitz “ “ “ Brenda Iosefson “ “ “ Beth Kirschenbaum “ “ “ Matthew Levine “ “ “ Marion LoGatto “ “ “ Regina Macri “ “ “ JoAnn Monaco “ “ “ Marie Nunziata “ “ “ Lina Rosato “ “ “ Renee Rose “ “ “ Celeste Saladino “ “ “ Norma Salkin “ “ “ Christine Sausa “ “ “ Carmela Serani “ “ “ Helen Shube “ “ “ Anne Steinberg “ “ “ Lauren Stifelman “ “ “ Gail Studnick “ “ “ Christine Testa “ “ “ Teresa Trentocasta “ “ “

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -31- Non-Teaching Personnel – Substitute Reappointments Name Position Effec. Date Salary George Byrnes Substitute Security Aides School Year $24.27 ph 2010-2011 Jeffrey Edmonds “ “ “ Salvatore Mirando “ “ “ Anthony Monaco “ “ “ David Petrovec “ “ “ Joseph Schinz “ “ “ Brian Sherwood “ “ “ Steven Zanetix “ “ “ Rolden Beaucham Substitute Cleaner “ $12.25 ph Thomas Blank “ “ “ Joel Bradley “ “ “ Charles Burke “ “ “ Michael Canarutto “ “ “ Gregory Drabik “ “ “ Raymond Flatley “ “ “ Nikkos Hanley “ “ “ Carolin Izzo “ “ “ Frank Kost “ “ “ Steven Liesau “ “ “ Daniel Lorenz “ “ “ Robbie Lynch “ “ “ Frank Massa “ “ “ Daniel McQuaid “ “ “ David Petrovec “ “ “ Pedro Portugal “ “ “ Jack Remini “ “ “ Appointment – Per Diem Substitute Teacher Dena Mortell Per Diem Substitute Teacher 9/2010 $137.19

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -32- Appointments – Per Diem Substitute Nurses – Sports Physicals 2010-2011 School Year Name Position Effec. Date Salary Denise Burgin Per Diem Substitute Nurse 7/10 $135.00 Chelise Cameron “ “ $135.00 Gary Polino “ “ $135.00 Christine Ricca “ “ $135.00 Surrogate Parent That the Board of Education approve the following Surrogate Parent for the 2010-2011 school year: Chris D’Alessandro 3. Finance a. Contract – Behavioral Intervention Services, Consultation, 2010-2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010-2011 school year with Merry McVey-Noble to provide various students with behavioral intervention services, consultation as listed in the contract. b. Contract – Behavioral Intervention Services, Consultation, July/August 2010 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for July/August 2010 with Merry McVey-Noble to provide various students with behavioral intervention services, consultation as listed in the contract.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -33- c. Contract – Health and Welfare Services – 2009/2010 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for 2009/2010 school year with Mineola Union Free School District to provide one student with health and welfare services as listed in the contract. d. Contract – Behavior Intervention Services 2010-2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010-2011 school year with Tri-State Learning Center, Inc. to provide one student with behavior intervention services at home-10 hours per month direct teaching. 4 hours per month team meetings. ABA services at School-8 hours per month school consultation. 2 hours per month-parent training at home as listed in the contract. e. Contract – Behavior Intervention Services July/August 2010 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for July/August 2010 with Tri-State Learning Center, Inc. to provide one student with behavior intervention services at home-10 hours per month direct teaching. 4 hours per month team meetings. ABA services at School-8 hours per month school consultation. 2 hours per month-parent training at home as listed in the contract. f. Contract – Assistive and Educational Technology Evaluation and Training for Collaboration – July/August 2010 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for July/August 2010 with the National Center for Disability Services, d/b/a Korneich Technology Center to provide various students with assistive and educational technology evaluation and training for collaboration as listed in the contract.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -8- g. Contract – Assistive and Educational Technology Evaluation and Training for Collaboration – 2010-2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010/2011 school year with the National Center for Disability Services, d/b/a Korneich Technology Center to provide various students with assistive and educational technology evaluation and training for collaboration as listed in the contract. h. Contract – Diabetic Educator – 2010-2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010/2011 school year with Wendy Hoffman as a Diabetic Educator as listed in the contract. i. Contract – Speech and Language Pathologist PROMPT Certified Therapist July/August 2010 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for July/August 2010 with Malka Allweiss to provide two students with speech and language pathologist prompt certified therapist as listed in the contract. j. Contract – Speech and Language Pathologist PROMPT Certified Therapist 2010-2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010/2011 school year with Malka Allweiss to provide two students with speech and language pathologist prompt certified therapist as listed in the contract.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -35- k. Contract – Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Speech Therapy, Behavior Intervention Services and evaluation – July/August 2010. That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for July/August 2010 with New York Therapy Placement Services, Inc. to provide various students with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, resource room, counseling, evaluations/tri annuals, behavior intervention services-consultation/supervision as listed in the contract. l. Contract – Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Speech Therapy, Behavior Intervention Services and evaluation – 2010/2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010/2011 school year with New York Therapy Placement Services, Inc. to provide various students with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, resource room, counseling, evaluations/tri annuals, behavior intervention services-consultation/supervision as listed in the contract. m. Contract – Behavior Intervention Services, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychological Services, Evaluations, July/August 2010. That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for July/August 2010 with Brookville Center for Children’s Services, Inc. to provide various students with behavior intervention services, occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, psychological services, evaluations as listed in the contract.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -36- n. Contract – Behavior Intervention Services, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychological Services, Evaluations. 2010/2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010/2011 school year with Brookville Center for Children’s Services, Inc. to provide various students with behavior intervention services, occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, psychological services, evaluations as listed in the contract. o. Contract-Sign Language Interpreting – 2010/2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010/2011 school year with Mill Neck Services Interpreter to provide various students with sign language interpreting services as listed in the contract. p. Contract – Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy Services and Evaluations – July/August 2010. That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for July/August 2010 with O’Connell, Selig Associates, LLP to provide various students with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy services and evaluations as listed in the contract. q. Contract – Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy Services and Evaluations 2010/2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010/2011 school year with O’Connell, Selig Associates, LLP to provide various students with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy services and evaluations as listed in the contract.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -37- r. Contract – School Tuition – 2010-2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract or the 2010-2011 school year with Brookville Center for Children’s Services, Inc. to provide two students with school tuition as listed in the contract. s. Contract – Orientation and Mobility Training Services 2010-2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2011 school year with George Keckler to provide various students with orientation and mobility training services as listed in the contract. t. Contract – Non-Resident Summer Special Education Tuition – July/August 2010 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign contracts for the 2010 Summer Special Education program in which we will be providing special education services for students in the following school districts: Glen Cove Manhasset South Huntington Hicksville Massapequa Syosset Jericho Oyster Bay-East Norwich West Babylon Levittown Plainedge u. School Tuition – 2010-2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010/2011 school year with Berkshire Farm Center and Services For Youth to provide one student with school tuition as listed in the contract.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -38- v. Renewal of Contract with Communications Leasing, Inc. for Radio Tower That the Board of Education authorize renewal of a contract with Communications Leasing, Inc., at a cost to the district of $7,140, or $595 per month for a period of twelve months. w. Bid No. 606 – Musical Instruments and Equipment That the Board of Education approve award of Bid No. 606 Musical Instruments and Equipment to lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications with exceptions as noted. Funds for this purpose have been provided in the 2010-11 budget. x. Cooperative Bids That the Board of Education award the following bids: Bid No. 618 Boiler/Burner Service & Repair HTP Mechanical Corporation Bid No. 619 Emergency Generator Service/Repair MTS Power Systems Bid No. 620 Fence Installation & Repair Residential Fence Corporation Bid No. 621 Locksmith Services Locksmith & Alarm Co., Inc. Bid No. 622 Venetian Blinds & Shades, Repair/ Acme Window Treatments, Inc. & Replacement, Stage Curtains Master Carrier Window Treatments, Inc. Bid No. 623 Theatrical Lighting Lights Up & Cue sound LLC

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -39- y. Membership – Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association That the Board of Education authorize continued membership in the Nassau- Suffolk School Boards Association for the 2010-2011 school year in the amount of $3,300.00. z. Disposal of Obsolete Equipment That the Board of Education declare obsolete for disposal purposes the items listed on Mr. McNamara’s memo of July 14, Mr. Lodico’s memos of July 14, and July 22, Mr. McDermott’s memo of July 23, Mr. Donarummo’s memo of July 22 and Mrs. Clark’s memo of July 26, 2010 as follows: 10 Cafeteria Tables POB Middle School Computer Equipment Various Locations throughout the District Gymnastics Equipment Parkway Elementary School Canon Auto Carrier & Printer POBJFK High School Obsolete Textbooks Mattlin Middle School Two Electric Typewriters Stratford Road aa. Contract – Private School Tuition – 2010-2011 That the Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board to sign a contract for the 2010-2011 school year with Summit School to provide one student with private school tuition as listed in the contract.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -40- bb. Cooperative Bid That the Board of Education award the following bid: Bid No. 615 Blueprint & Operation Manual Scanning Amtek Data Corporation cc. Disposal of Obsolete Textbooks – Stratford Road School That the Board of Education declare obsolete for disposal purposes the list of outdated textbooks listed on Ms. Alison Clark’s memo of July 28, 2010. dd. Contract with Bell Auto School for Driver Instruction That the Board of Education authorize the President of the Board to sign the contract with Bell Auto School which will commence with the Fall semester 2010 and end with the Spring semester of 2011. ee. 2020-2011 School Lunch Program – Free & Reduced Meal Policy Agreement That the Board of Education authorize renewal of district participation in the National School Lunch Program and adopt the 2010-2011 policy statement and income eligibility guidelines relating to the Free and Reduced Price Meal Program as outlined by the State Education Department.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -41- ff. 2009/2010 Final Nassau BOCES Agreements, Form AS-7 and 2010/2011 Initial AS-7 Nassau BOCES Contract That the Board of Education approve the 2009/2010 Final Nassau BOCES Contract, Form AS-7 and the 2010/2011 Initial AS-7 Nassau BOCES Contract and authorize the Board to sign two (2) copies. gg. Bid No. 624 – Football Athletic Equipment That the Board of Education approve award of Bid No. 624 Football Athletic Equipment to lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications: Riddell All American in the amount of $27,700.28 Funds for this purpose has been provided in the 2010-2011 budget. hh. Extension – School Lunch Management Contract – Whitsons Food Service That the Board of Education authorize extending the school food service management contract with Whitsons for the 2010-2011 school year. ii. Transportation Contracts That the Board of Education authorize the Board President to sign the following contracts for the 2010-2011 school year for transportation services: Acme Bus Company Educational Bus Company Suburban Bus company Anytime Bus Company WE Transport

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -42- jj. Budget Reports That the Board of Education approve the following:

Informational Transfers for June 30, 2010

Approval of Transfers for June 30, 2010 kk. Treasurer’s Report – Extra Class Activity Funds That the Board of Education approve Treasurer’s Monthly report for May, 2010 for Extra Class Activity Funds. ll. Treasurer Reports That the Board of Education approve the following:

Treasurer’s Report as of May 31, 2010

Trial Balance as of May 31, 2010

Cash Flow Projection as of May 31, 2010 mm. Payment of Bills General Fund A $13,124,915.25 Trust & Agency $ 4,943,912.01 Federal $ 16,478.24 School Lunch $ 132,048.77 Capital $ 1,240.87 Child Care $ 16,488.40 Debt Service $ 117,589.40 Net Payroll $ 7,181.306.38

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -43- 4. Miscellaneous Approval of Minutes That the Board of Education approve the Board of Education minutes of the July 6, and the special meeting of July 16, 2010. Unfinished Business 1. Approval of Policy No. 7110, “Attendance” Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Lieberman, seconded by Mrs. Bernstein that the Board of Education approve Policy No. 7110, “Attendance”. Discussion: Mrs. Bernstein questioned whether the information is filtered down to the coaches. Mr. Jonas responded. 2. Approval of Policy No. 5421, “Procurement of Goods and Services” Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mr. Cepeda, seconded by Mrs. Schulman that the Board of Education approve Policy No. 5421, “Procurement of Goods and Services”.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -44- 3. Approval of Code of Conduct Policy Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Lieberman, seconded by Mrs. Bernstein that the Board of Education approve the Code of Conduct policy. Discussion: Mrs. Lieberman would like number 6 on page 9, “Bullying” spelled out more definitively. Mrs. Lieberman also spoke about what occurs on the weekends when games are played on our fields. Parents and coaches direct certain comments to the children that are not nice or appropriate. She asked if we have any control over comments such as these. She suggested that perhaps we could have signs installed stated that we expect the same behavior from these people that we expect from our students. Mr. Bettan noted that every year the District gives permits for use of our facilities. We can ask them to comply with our code of Conduct. Mrs. Bernstein asked if we could see some templates from the State and from other districts regarding their policies on bullying. New Business 1. Amendment to Superintendent’s Contract Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Bernstein, seconded by Mrs. Rothman that the Board of Education approve the amendment to the contract for the Superintendent of Schools dated June 23, 2010. Mr. Dempsey stated he received a 2% raise for the period July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 and he will receive a 3% raise for the period July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -45- 2. Memorandum of Agreement – Middle School 9th Period Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Rothman, seconded by Mrs. Bernstein that the Board of Education approve the Memorandum of Agreement- Nine Period Day Middle Schools between the Board of Education, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District and the Plainview-Old Bethpage Congress of Teachers expiring June 30, 2011 3. Memorandum of Agreement - Mentoring Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Bernstein, seconded by Mrs. Lieberman that the Board of Education approve the Memorandum of Agreement between the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District and the Plainview- Old Bethpage Congress of Teachers to create a mentor/internship program for the 2010-2011 school year. 4. Terms & Conditions Agreements – Central Office Administrators Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Administration and Professional Development – 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Rothman, seconded by Mrs. Lieberman that the Board of Education approve the Terms & Conditions Agreement for Mr. Arthur Jonas, the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Administration and Professional Development for the period commencing July 1, 2009 and ending June 30, 2010 and the period commencing July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -46- 4. Terms & Conditions Agreements – Central Office Administrators (continued) Assistant Superintendent for Business – 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Rothman, seconded by Mrs. Lieberman that the Board of Education approve the Terms & Conditions Agreement for Mr. Ryan Ruf, the Assistant Superintendent for Business for the period commencing July 1, 2009 and ending June 30, 2010 and the period commencing July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011. Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction – 2010/2011 Resolved upon motion by Mrs. Rothman, seconded by Mrs. Lieberman that the Board of Education approve the Terms & Conditions Agreement for Ms. Jill Gierasch, the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for a period commencing July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011. On the Motion: Ayes: Mr. Bettan, Mrs. Pierno, Mrs. Lieberman, Mrs. Rothman, Mr. Cepeda, Mrs. Schulman. Nays: Mrs. Bernstein. Motion Carried. Discussion: Mrs. Bernstein stated that it was important for her to note for the record, that her decision not to support Ms. Gierasch’s contract is neither a judgment of Ms. Gierasch, nor her performance. Rather it is her personal decision on conditions stated in the contract that she cannot support.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -47- 5. Tax Levy Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Rothman, seconded by Mr. Cepeda that the Board of Education adopt the resolutions establishing the 2010/2011 tax levy as follows: Plainview-Old Bethpage CSE $110,487,800 Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library $ 6,064,900 $116,552,700 6. Additional Staff Development Courses Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Rothman, seconded by Mrs. Lieberman that the Board of Education approve the following additional Staff development Courses for the 2010-2011 school year: Grade 8 Collegial Circle Middle School LOTE Collegial Circle Integrated Algebra Collegial Circle Grade 5/6 Teacher Workshop Grade 7/8 Math Teacher Workshop Statistics Collegial Circle Geometry Collegial Circle Developing Evaluation Reports Based on Achievement and Psychological Testing Calculus Collegial Circle Marketing ** Collegial Circle Algebra 2/Trigonometry Collegial Circle Honing Students’ Presentation Skills Marketing III Collegial Circle Daily Five Collegial Circle Infinite Campus Discussion Mrs. Pierno questioned how many staff members are part of the collegial circles. Ms. Gierasch stated that it depends on the number of teachers involved. The teachers are designing the courses based on their needs.

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -48- 7. Additional Curriculum Writing Projects 2010-2011 Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Bernstein, seconded by Mrs. Rothman that the Board of Education approve the following additional Curriculum Writing Projects for 2010-2011: No of hours Title No. of Writers each writing Cost Parent ESL Classes 3 6 $ 967.68 Scope & Sequence for Special Classes Grades 5 – 8 2 15 $1,612.60 8. Designation of Board Members to Appoint Impartial Hearing Officers Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Lieberman, seconded by Mrs. Bernstein that the Board of Education approve the following resolution: “RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby designates the President and Vice president of the Board of Education to appoint Impartial Hearing Officers pursuant to Section 200.5(i) of the Regulations of the New York State Commissioner of Education”. Executive Session Resolved unanimously upon motion by seconded by that the Board of Education recess to Executive Session for the purpose of particular personnel matters. The meeting was recessed at 10:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Harriet Fischer District Clerk Approved:_______________________ Gary Bettan, President

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Minutes of School Board Meeting – August 9, 2010 -49- The meeting was reconvened at 11:15 p.m. Acting District Clerk Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Pierno, seconded by Mrs. Schulman that the Board of Education appoint Mr. Jonas Acting District Clerk. Adjournment Resolved unanimously upon motion by Mrs. Bernstein seconded by Mrs. Pierno that the Board of Education adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted Arthur Jonas Acting District Clerk Approved:__________________________ Gary Bettan, President