August 28, 2024 Business Meeting Minutes - Cohoes City School District

Cohoes City School District

Board of Education Business Meeting
August 28, 2024 CHS LGI Room
6 PM
The Board of Education may entertain a motion to enter into an executive session subject to Board approval.)

MINUTES

The Meeting was called to Order by the President, Mrs. Carey at 6:04 pm

ROLL CALL

Present:

Mrs. Giller
Mr. Jackson
Mrs. Snyder ~ excused
Mrs. Gendron
Mrs. Paradis
Mr. Jarosz ~ excused
Mrs. Carey

Also Present:

Ms. Peggy O’Shea, Superintendent of Schools
Ms. Stacy Mackey, School Business Official

II. DISTRICT REPORTS

Abram Lansing Elementary School Comprehensive Education Plan (SCEP) 2024- 2025 – Principal Bird presented the plan as developed with the Building Leadership Team and parent input. Mr. Bird and the faculty/staff will continue to look at: yearly growth goals and stretch goals in classrooms. WIN (What I Need) groups will continue based on i-Ready data and WIN goals will be incorporated into common boards in classrooms.

The reset room will also continue to support our students in need of behavior
regulation. Mr. Bird will be explaining i-Ready parent reports at the October PTO meeting. He and the team will have consistent cycles of data review of; i-ready, WIN group exit tickets and behavior.

Ms. O’Shea thanked Mr. Bird the leadership of him and his team. Mrs. Carey
expressed her gratitude on behalf of the Board. The teachers at Abram Lansing continue to work hard. Every year the Board sees progress and changes necessary for our students’ success.

Technology Update – Mr. Mahoney, network administrator, provided the Board with a summary of technology ordering and upgrades which took place over the summer. Chromebooks have been ordered and received for fifth and ninth grade students. Laptops have been ordered for the Future Ready Pathways new cohort and should arrive in mid- September. In the meantime, students will continue to use the chrome books they used during the summer programs. Staff chrome books have been ordered to refresh our inventory and all new staff members will have a Chromebook to begin their school year

Mr. Mahoney reported on the districtwide copier deployment. The new copiers operate on a badge system which ensures confidentiality in printing. Mr. Mahoney informed the Board that we have returned to Go Guardian as our web filter platform and in the fall the district will migrate to a new food service platform which will replace Meals Plus. Ms. O’Shea thanked Mr. Mahoney and his team for all of their hard work over the summer amidst construction.

Ms. O’Shea shared that Jenn Sangiacomo led a School Tool/Schoology refresher training course this morning for veteran teachers and a second training for new professionals and second year teachers. Additional training will take place on the Superintendent Conference days and Ms. Sangiacomo has also prepared videos which teachers can refer to throughout the year.

Ms. O’Shea thanked Ms. Sangiacomo for all of her hard work and she also thanked Katrina Hunt, Chief Information Officer for all of her efforts in transferring student and staff information into SchoolTool and Schoology as well as linking all of our instructional systems. All staff and student systems should be operational by opening day. Students will receive training from their
teachers and messaging will go out to parents regarding the changes in systems.

Business Update – Ms. Mackey shared her congratulations on our newly appointed District Treasurer, Shelley Dame. She mentioned that Ms. Dame was the former Purchasing Agent, which now creates a vacancy. Ms. Mackey was named Deputy Purchasing Agent on this agenda. She discussed that field audit work would begin the week of September 9with our external auditors, MMB and Company. Ms. Mackey stated the tax bills were being processed and would be mailed out to our residents next week.

Building and Grounds – Ms. Mackey stated that Turner Construction would be at the September 11 Board meeting to give a construction update. In the meantime, she updated the Board on several items including that the rubbish pile at the high school is scheduled to be removed tomorrow (August 29), the electrical wire severed by a construction vehicle was repaired over the weekend, and the fire alarm panel was restored at the high school. She mentioned the turf field looks great and everyone is excited about its progress. The target date for the field is set for mid-September to be
ready for Homecoming games and activities; however, due to a drainage issue the track will be delayed.

Ms. Mackey shared that annual fire and boiler inspections have been scheduled for the first two weeks in September and that the Building/Grounds/Maintenance employees recently had safety training led by Tim Murphy, BOCES Safety Specialist. Ms. Mackey thanked the entire team for their hard work and dedication to preparing our buildings for the opening of school. Ms. Mackey also shared that two candidates were interviewed for Director of Facilities last week and four interviews are scheduled for August 29.

Draft District Goals – Ms. O’Shea proposed the following: Percentage of students in grades 3- 8 meeting their growth goal in i-Ready and the percentage of students meeting their stretch goal in i-Ready, a 2% increase in the high school graduation rate and a 2% decrease in chronic absenteeism.

Ms. O’Shea also discussed working towards measurable STEAM goals. She discussed research and professional opportunities and the development of STEAM literacy and integration in the curriculum. She discussed the possibility of two additional experiences per grade level. Mr. Jackson commented on the implementation of “soft goals” and expressed a desire to have STEAM literacy goals by grade level.

Ms. O’Shea shared that a district level STEAM task force will be formed. Ms. O’Shea also discussed a parent engagement goal. Last year schools held many parent involvement activities such as; parent/grandparent breakfast, curriculum night. These will continue with an expanded goals of engaging parents to assist their students instructionally.

III. BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS – None

IV. COMMUNITY DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS – None

V. OLD BUSINESS – None

VI. REPORT FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

A. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education accepts the Minutes of the
Board of Education Meeting of August 14, 2024.

B. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education accepts the Minutes for the
Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Pre-School Special
Education for the following dates: 3/12/24, 3/13/24, 3/18/24, 4/4/24, 4/25/24, 5/1/24, 5/3/24, 5/10/24, 5/15/24, 5/16/24, 5/17/24, 5/20/24, 5/21/24, 5/22/24, 5/23/24, 5/30/24, 6/3/24, 6/5/24, 6/6/24, 6/7/24, 6/10/24, 6/11/24, 6/12/24,
6/13/24, 6/17/24, 6/18/24, 7/12/24, 7/15/24, 7/18/24, 7/24/24, 7/25/24,
7/31/24, 8/8/24

C. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves the District Wide
Safety Plan for the 2024-2025 school year.

D. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education adopts the District Code of
Conduct for the 2024-2025 school year.

E. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education adopts the Building Level Emergency Response Plans for Cohoes High School, Cohoes Middle School,
Abram Lansing Elementary School, Harmony Hill School and Van Schaick Grade School for the 2024-2025 school year.

F. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves the Cooperative
Bidding for Health-Safety-Risk Management Goods and Services for the 2024- 2025 school year as follows:

WHEREAS, a number of public school districts in the Albany-Schoharie-
Schenectady-Saratoga Counties area (Capital Region BOCES) and the
Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Counties (WSWHE BOCES)
require goods and services related to Health-Safety-Risk Management, and
WHEREAS, the School District named below is a current client (subscriber) of
the Health-Safety-Risk Management service offered by Capital Region BOCES
and

WHEREAS, the School District named below is desirous of participating with
other districts in cooperatively bidding the services mentioned above, as
authorized by General Municipal Law, Section 119-o, and

WHEREAS, the School District named below wishes to appoint the Capital
Region BOCES to advertise for, bid, accept, tabulate bids and award bids on their behalf; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the School District listed
below hereby appoints the Capital Region BOCES to represent it in all matters
relating above, and designates the Daily Gazette Newspaper as the legal
publication for all related Cooperative Purchasing bid notifications, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Central
School listed below authorizes the Capital Region BOCES to represent it in all
matters leading up to and including entering into a contract for the purchase of the above mentioned commodities and services, and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the School
District listed below agrees to (1) abide by majority decision of the participating districts; (2) abide by the Award of the BOCES board; (3) and that after the award of the bid it will conduct all negotiations directly with the successful bidder(s).

G. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves the contract by and between the Cohoes City School District and True North located at Adeline Wright Graham Boys and Girls Club of Schenectady, 104 Education Drive, Schenectady, NY 12303 to provide academic support services for special education students from September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in accordance with the terms and conditions herein.

H. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves the contract with
Natalia M. Martinez, SLP, PLLC at Pheasant Run, Ballston Spa, NY for Speech-
Languages services from September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 at a rate of $500 per evaluation performed and $59 per individual 20 or 30-minute speech session in accordance with terms and conditions herein.

I. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education awards the Vehicle Surplus
BID (all items are “as is”) to the following individuals:

Vehicle	Successful Bidder	Amount
2016 Master Tow Trailer	97 Bridge Avenue Cohoes, NY 12047	$850.00
2001 Dodge Dump Truck	Jeff Rosekrans 355 Piser Hill Road Melrose, NY 12121	$750.00
2008 Ford F250 Truck	Jeff Rosekrans 355 Piser Hill Road Melrose, NY 12121	$300.00

VII. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT – PERSONNEL

Instructional

A. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints the following
individuals to the Substitute Teacher and Tutor list:

Kimberly Coluccio
Aiken, Justina
Bubie, Victoria
Clifford, Amanda
Dajani, Diana
Deming, Stacy
Hayes, Ralph
McManaman, Brittany
Parente, Elizabeth
Ravalli, Caroline
Riviezzo, Isabella
Walters, John

Effective: August 29, 2024

B. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education amends Item VII (DD) of the
June 12, 2024 Business Meeting as follows:

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints the following
employees to August 2024 Regents Proctors/Scoring;

Gabrielle White
John Ketchoyian
Lydia Cappadonia
Dawn Maddalena
Andrew Hines
Ashley Hoffmann
Drake Galarneau
Angela Tommasini
William Sheldon
Heather Ball
Andrea VanDecar
John Gelatt
Erica Rapp
Carolyn Santoro
Matthew Flannery
Jaclyn Penney
Daniel Shepard

C. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education accepts the resignation of
Daniel Donovan from the position as Special Education Teacher (CMS).
Effective: September 23, 2024

D. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves a salary increase due to additional teaching assignments for the following individuals for the 2024-2025 school year:

Courtney Valente – 0.2 FTE as per CTA contract – Special Education (1.2 FTE
total)
Emily Dundon – 0.2 FTE as per CTA contract – Special Education (1.2 FTE total)

Effective: September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025

Crystal Goss – 0.1 FTE as per CTA contract –Adaptive Art (1.1 FTE total)

Effective: September 1, 2024 through January 24, 2025

E. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints Kelsey Cicerone to a four – year probationary term in the tenure area of Elementary, effective September 1, 2024 and expiring on August 31, 2028. Ms. Cicerone holds Initial Certification in the area of Childhood Education (Gr. 1-6).

Kelsey Cicerone

Position: 1.0 FTE Elementary (HH)
Certification: Childhood Education (Gr. 1-6)
Effective Date: September 1, 2024
Tenure Date: August 31, 2028
Salary: Step 2 of the current CTA contract

F. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints Maria Rowe to a four – year probationary term in the tenure area of Elementary, effective September 19, 2024 and expiring on September 18, 2028. Ms. Rowe holds Initial Certification in the areas of Students With
Disabilities (Gr. 1-6) and Childhood Education (Gr. 1-6).

Maria Rowe

Position: 1.0 FTE Elementary Teacher (HH)
Certification: Students With Disabilities (Gr. 1-6) and
Childhood: Education (Gr. 1-6)
Tenure Area: Elementary
Effective Date: September 19, 2024
Tenure Date: September 18, 2028
Salary: Step 3 of the current CTA contract

G. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints Diane Nemir-Reed to a part-time teaching position in the area of Foreign Language effective September 1, 2024. Ms. Nemir-Reed holds
Permanent Certification in the areas of French 7-12 and Special Education.

Diane Nemir-Reed

Position: 0.6 FTE French Teacher (CMS)
Certification: French 7-12 and Special Education
Effective Date: September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
Salary: Step 10 of the current CTA contract

H. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints Lauren Hunn to a part time teaching position in the area of
Music effective September 1, 2024. Ms. Hunn holds Professional Certification in the area of Music.

Lauren Hunn

Position: .0.25 FTE Music Teacher (VS)
Certification: Music
Effective Date: September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
Salary: Step 6 of the current CTA contract

I. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints the following individual as a Long-Term Substitute Teacher.

Rebecca Theadore

Position: Long-Term Substitute Spanish Teacher (CMS)
Effective Date: September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
Salary: Step 1 of the current CTA contract

J. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints the following individuals as advisors to the clubs and activities listed for the 2024-2025 school year, contingent upon acceptable program enrollment:

Clubs & Activities	Name	FTE
Activities Club (CHS)	Sean Dollard	1.0
Character Ed Club	Andrea VanDecar	1.0
Class Advisor – Class of 2025 CHS	Caryn Dollard Gabrielle White	0.5 0.5
Class Advisor – Class of 2027 CHS	Kerry Bottenfield Angela Tommasini	0.5 0.5
Class Advisor – Class of 2028 CHS	Alicia Ozols Erin Abbott	0.5 0.5
Community Service Club	Mary Beth Galarneau	1.0
GSH (CHS)	Amanda Vacha	1.0
Intramurals CHS	Andrea VanDecar	1.0
National Honor Society CHS	John Ketchoyian	1.0

Journalism CHS	Mary Beth Galarneau	1.0
High School Play – Artistic Director	Rachel Bird	1.0
High School Play – Director	Christian Gunn	1.0
High School Play – Technical Director	Jakob Marer	1.0
Ski Club – CHS	Karen Lackmann Gabrielle White Ashley Hoffmann	0.50 0.25 0.25
Student Council – CHS	Drake Galarneau Angela Tommasini	0.5 0.5
Unified Sports – CHS	Ashley Hoffmann	1.0
Yearbook CHS	Scott Ciarlone Caryn Dollard	0.5 0.5
Intramurals – CMS	Blain Goverski	1.0
“Make the Right Moves Club” – CS	Fallon Jennings	1.0

Music Club – CMS	Seth Warden	1.0
National Jr. Honor Society	Fallon Jennings	1.0
Middle School Musical – Director	Christian Gunn	1.0
Middle School Musical – Assistant Director	Rachel Bird	1.0
Robotics – CMS	Colleen Duff	1.0
Student Council – CMS	Jen Heeney	1.0
Technology Club – CMS	Lindsay Fontaine	1.0
8th Grade Promotion/Activity – CMS	Fallon Jennings Jill Havens	0.5 0.5
Student Council – ALS	Susan Keough Adrian Blackman	0.5 0.5
Intramurals – ALS	Aaron Boudreau	1.0

Student Council – VSGS	Amanda Dorr	1.0
Intramurals – VSGS	Nick Izzo	1.0
Intramurals – HH	Dan Van Dyck	1.0
Elementary Musical – Director	Helen Annely	1.0
Elementary Musical – Assistant Director	Elira Mavraj	1.0
Elementary Musical – Music Director	Lynette McGovern	1.0

Non- Instructional

K. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education accepts the resignation of
Michael Cone from the position of School District Treasurer.
Effective: August 30, 2024

L. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education accepts the resignation of
Shelley Dame from the position of Purchasing Agent.
Effective: August 30, 2024

M. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education amends the following items of the July 10, 2024 Reorganizational meeting as follows:

VI (1) BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints Michael Cone
as Treasurer for the time period of July 1, 2024 through August 30, 2024 ~~for the 2024-25 school year~~. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints Shelley Dame as Treasurer effective September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 at a salary of $65,000 (pro-rated)

VI (2) BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints Shelley Dame
as Deputy Treasurer ~~for the 2024-2025 school year~~ for the time period of July 1, 2024 through August 30, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints Stacy Mackey as
Deputy Treasurer effective September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

VI (3) BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints Michael Cone
as Central Treasurer for Clubs and Activities ~~for the 2024-25 school year~~ for the time period of July 1, 2024 through August 30, 2024.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints Shelley Dame as
Central Treasurer for Clubs and Activities effective September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

VI (5) BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints Michael Cone
as Tax Collector ~~for the 2024-2025 school year~~ for the time period of July 1, 2024 through August 30, 2024 at a stipend of $2,500 per collection period.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints Shelley Dame as Tax
Collector effective September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 at a stipend of $2,500 per collection period (pro-rated).

VI (C)(8) BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education hereby establishes
the following as standard work day for elected and appointed officials and will
report the following days worked to the New York State Local Employees’
Retirement System based on the timekeeping system records or the record of
activities maintained and submitted by these officials to the Clerk of this body for the 2024-2025 school year.

Name	Name	Work Day
Treasurer	~~Michael Cone~~	~~6.5~~
Treasurer	Shelley Dame	6.5

N. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District hereby appoints Melissa Stewart to the position of full time Teacher Aide, subject to the rules of the Cohoes Civil Service Commission, such appointment is a probationary appointment.

Melissa Stewart

Position: 1.0 FTE Teacher Aide (AL)
Effective Date: September 1, 2024
Probation Period: March 1, 2025
Salary: As per current CSEA contract

O. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints the following
individuals as Part Time School Safety Officers for the 2024-2025 school year

John DeMio
Drew Rentz
David Harrington
Matthew LaBombard
Shawn Higgins
Terry Burns, Sr.
Anthony D’Angelico

P. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints the following
individuals as Part Time Campus Safety Monitors for the 2024-2025 school year:

Robert Rondeau

Q. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoint the following
individuals as Part-Time Teacher Aides for the 2024-25 school year:

Van Schaick Grade School
Caitlin Bellenoit
Maureen Finnen

Abram Lansing Elementary School
Trent Apisa
Maria Baez
Bernadette Glynn
Danielle Guild
Crystal Kelly
Michelle Lake

Cohoes High School
Paula Ahearn

Harmony Hill Elementary School
Pamela Bertrand
Shannan Fraim
Gail Friedman
Lisa Hoefer
Katelynn Howes
Patricia Kelly
Lori LaMere
Kailey McCarthy
Aprille Overocker
Teresa Slater
Randi Tifft
Brigid Waddell

ADDENDA

VI. REPORT FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

J. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves the CCSD
Technology Disaster Recovery Plan.

K. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves the Memorandum of Agreement between the Cohoes City School District and the Cohoes Teachers’ Association dated August 28, 2024 in accordance with the terms and conditions herein.

VII. RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT – PERSONNEL

R. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education amends Item VII (DD) of the
June 12, 2024 Business Meeting as follows:

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoints the following
employees to August 2024 Regents Proctors/Scoring;

Gabrielle White
John Ketchoyian
Lydia Cappadonia
Dawn Maddalena
Andrew Hines
Heather Ball
Andrea VanDecar
John Gelatt
Erica Rapp
Carolyn Santoro
Ashley Hoffmann
Drake Galarneau
Angela Tommasini
William Sheldon
Matthew Flannery
Jaclyn Penney
Daniel Shepard
Alicia Tommasino

S. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints Nicole Cordero to a four – year probationary term in the tenure area of Social Studies, effective September 1, 2024 and expiring on August 31, 2028. Ms. Cordero holds Initial Certification in the area of Social Studies (7-12).

Nicole Cordero

Position: 1.0 FTE Social Studies (CMS)
Certification: Childhood Education (Gr. 1-6)
Effective Date: September 1, 2024
Tenure Date: August 31, 2028
Salary: Step 4 of the current CTA contract

T. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints the following individual as a Long-Term Substitute Teacher.

Busra Sivaslioglu

Position: Long-Term Substitute English as a Second Language Teacher
Effective Date: September 1, 2024 through December 30, 2024
Salary: Step 1 of the current CTA contract

U. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints Nataliya Hayvanovych to a four – year probationary term in the tenure area of Teaching Assistant, effective September 1, 2024 and expiring on August 31, 2028. Ms. Hayvanovych holds a BA/BS and has a Level I Teaching Assistant Certification.

Nataliya Hayvanovych

Position: 1.0 FTE Teaching Assistant (CHS)
Certification: Teaching Assistant
Tenure Area: Teaching Assistant
Effective Date: September 1, 2024
Tenure Date: August 31, 2028
Salary: As per the current CTA contract, BA/BS Teacher Assistant Salary
Schedule

V. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints Kyla Manny to a four – year probationary term in the tenure area of Teaching Assistant, effective September 1, 2024 and expiring on August 31, 2028. Ms. Manny holds Initial Certification in the area of Childhood Education (Gr 1-6).

Kyla Manny

Position: 1.0 FTE Teaching Assistant (AL)
Certification: Teaching Assistant
Tenure Area: Childhood Education (Gr 1-6)
Effective Date: September 1, 2024
Tenure Date: August 31, 2028
Salary: As per the current CTA contract, Teacher Assistant w/teacher certification Salary Schedule

W. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints the following individual as a Long-Term Substitute Teaching
Assistant:

Erin Valente

Position: Long-term Substitute Teaching Assistant (CMS)
Effective Date: September 1, 2024 through December 30, 2024
Salary: As per the current CTA contract, Teacher Assistant Salary Schedule with BA/BS

X. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education accepts the resignation of
Robert Booker from the position of Custodian (CHS).

Effective: August 30, 2024

Y. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District hereby appoints Robert Booker to the position of full time Cleaner,
subject to the rules of the Cohoes Civil Service Commission.

Robert Booker

Position: 1.0 FTE Cleaner (AL)
Effective Date: September 1, 2024
Salary: As per current CSEA contract

Z. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District hereby appoints Carol Gaudette to the position of Senior Typist, subject to the rules of the Cohoes Civil Service Commission on a conditional basis; such appointment is a provisional appointment.

Carol Gaudette

Position: 1.0 FTE Senior Typist (PROVISIONAL appt.) (12 Month CO schedule) (HH)
Effective Date: September 1, 2024
Salary: Per CSEA contractAA. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School District hereby appoints Richard Hebert to the position of Custodian/Groundskeeper, subject to the rules of the Cohoes Civil Service Commission on a conditional basis; such appointment is a provisional appointment.Richard Hebert
Position: 1.0 FTE Custodian/Groundskeeper (PROVISIONAL appt.)
Effective Date: September 16, 2024
Salary: Per CSEA contract

BB. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District hereby appoints Julianna McCabe to the position of full-time Teacher
Aide, subject to the rules of the Cohoes Civil Service Commission, such
appointment is a probationary appointment.

Julianna McCabe

Position: 1.0 FTE Teacher Aide (VS)
Effective Date: September 1, 2024
Probation Period: March 1, 2025
Salary: Entry level per current CSEA contract

DESIGNATION OF CONSENT AGENDA: THAT the Board of Education adopts the following resolutions of the August 28, 2024 agenda;

VI (A-I), VII (A-BB) and IX (A)

Moved by: Mrs. Gendron
Second by: Mrs. Giller
All voted “Aye”
Motion carried: 5-0

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- July 2024
Budget Transfers- July 2024
Budget Status Report – July 2024
Revenue Status Report – July 2024
Bank Reconciliation Report – July 2024
Internal Claims Audit Report – N/A

X. INFORMATION AND CONSIDERATION – None

XI. COMMENTS FROM BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS – None

XII. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS FROM AUDIENCE – None

XIII. BOARD POLICY REVIEW – None

XIV. DATES FOR FUTURE MEETINGS

September 11, 2024 – Cohoes High School, LGI Room at 6 PM
September 25, 2024 – Cohoes Middle School, Library at 6 PM

XV. ADJOURNMENT

MOTION to enter into Executive Session at 7:11 pm to discuss matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation; and to discuss terms and conditions of employment of non-union affiliated employees.

Moved by: Mrs. Giller
Second by: Mrs. Gendron
All voted “Aye”
Motion carried: 5-0

MOTION: To adjourn at 8:02 pm

Moved by: Mrs. Giller
Second by: Mrs. Gendron
All voted “Aye”
Motion carried: 5-0