COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Education Business Meeting
Cohoes, New York, March 1, 2023
Library, Cohoes Middle School, 6:00PM
(The Board of Education may entertain a motion to enter into an executive session subject to Board approval.)
AGENDA
I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Evacuation Procedure for Emergency
C. Roll Call
II. DISTRICT REPORTS
Budget Presentations
Secondary Principals and Athletics
Superintendent’s Update – Ms. O’Shea
Business Update – Ms. Mackey
III. BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
IV. COMMUNITY DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
V. OLD BUSINESS
VI. REPORT FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
A. THAT the Board of Education accepts the Minutes of the Board of Education Meeting of February 15, 2023.
B. THAT the Board of Education approves the Agreement dated February 14, 2023 between the Cohoes City School District and Gipper Media, Inc., 728 20th Street, Santa Monica, CA for the use and access to the Gipper Graphics Platform (pro bundle) in accordance with the terms and conditions herein (grant funded).
C. THAT the Board of Education approve the Agreement between the Cohoes City School District and Cogito Speech Therapy, PLLC, 33 Betwood Street, Albany NY 12209 for speech services from March 1, 2023 through June 23, 2023 in accordance with terms and conditions herein.
D. THAT the Board of Education approves an Agreement with St. Anne Institute at 160 N. Main Avenue, Albany, New York 12206 for special education services during the 2022-2023 school year at a tuition rate per student of $52,045 for the 10-month SY (September –June) and $8,674 for the 2-month ESY (July 2023 – August 2023) pending final NYSED rate setting.
E. THAT the Board of Education approves the 2022-2023 Cooperative Agreement with Hudson Valley Community College aimed at providing high school students with access to higher education in accordance to the terms and conditions herein.
VII. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT – PERSONNEL
Instructional
A. THAT the Board of Education appoints the following individuals to the Substitute Teacher and Tutor list:
- Lester, Katrina
- Norton, Sophie
- Allocco, Lindsey
- Beattie, Kayleigh
- Fitzgerald, Madeline
- Hoffman, Andrew
- Karpowitz, Timothy
Effective: March 2, 2023
B. THAT the Board of Education accepts the resignation for retirement purposes of Sheryl Motto from her position of Special Education Teacher (CHS)
Effective: September 29, 2023
C. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School District appoints the following individual as a Long-Term Substitute Teacher.
Kelly Burtnick
- Position: Long-Term Substitute Elementary Teacher
- Tenure Area: Elementary
- Effective Date: May 4, 2023 through June 23, 2023
- Salary: Step 1 of the current CTA contract
D. THAT the Board of Education appoints the following individuals to the coaching positions listed below for the 2022-2023 school year, as per the CTA contract. Position is contingent upon acceptable program enrollment:
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY NAME FTE
Track – Indoor, Girls Ashley Dolan 1.0
Track – Girls Varsity Ashley Dolan 1.0
Track – Boys Varsity Assistant Randy Jefferson 1.0
Baseball – Modified Mark Strock 1.0
Non-Instructional
E. THAT the Board of Education accepts the resignation for retirement purposes of Pam Cirincione from her position of School District Treasurer
Effective: July 31, 2023
F. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School District hereby appoints Stefani Paquin to the position of full-time Teacher Aide, subject to the rules of the Cohoes Civil Service Commission, such appointment is a probationary appointment.
Stefani Paquin
- Position: 1.0 FTE Teacher Aide (VS)
- Effective Date: March 1, 2023
- Probation Period: November 14, 2023
- Salary: Entry-level per current CSEA contract
VIII. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT – BUSINESS/FINANCE
IX.FINANCIAL REPORTS (Recommended by the Superintendent)
A. I recommend that the following reports be accepted by the Board of Education:
- Warrants- N/A
- Budget Transfers – N/A
- Budget Status Report – N/A
- Reserve Status Report – N/A
- Bank Reconciliation Report – N/A
- Internal Claims Audit Report – January 2023
X. INFORMATION AND CONSIDERATION
A. THAT the Board of Education accepts a donation in the amount of $16.00 from Reading for Education to be used for Cohoes Middle School PBIS.
B. THAT the Board of Education approves the following item to be removed from the fixed asset inventory for surplus:
Metal cabinet – inventory tag # 00064 – fully depreciated.
XI. COMMENTS FROM BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS
XII. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
XIII. BOARD POLICY REVIEW
XIV. DATES FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
- March 15, 2023, Cohoes Middle School, Library at 6 PM
- April 5, 2023, Cohoes Middle School Library at 6 PM