October 11, 2012 - Questar III

BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 

SOLE SUPERVISORY DISTRICT 

RENSSELAER-COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTIES 

QUESTAR III MEETING MINUTES 

MEETING Date: October 11, 2012 

Location: Questar III – Board Room 

Presiding: Robert Gibson, President 

Members Present 

Also Present 

Robert Gibson, President 

Edmund Brooks, Member 

Joseph Garland, Member 

John Hill, Member 

James Keegan, Member 

Edna Knabbe, Member 

Marilyn Noonan, Member 

Carol Orvis, Member 

Paul Puccio, Member 

James N. Baldwin, District Superintendent 

Gladys Cruz, Deputy Superintendent 

Diana Conroy, Assistant Superintendent 

Andy DeFeo, Assistant Superintendent 

Susan DiDonato, School Attorney 

Michael Buono, Human Resource Manager 

Robin Emanatian, Board Clerk 

CALL TO ORDER 

PRESENTATION(S) 

President Robert Gibson called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. This meeting was 

started early to allow for the large volume of items on this agenda. 

“The Direction of Questar III Financial Services” 

Harry Hadjioannou and staff 

“International Center for Workforce and Personal Development” 

Dennis DiDonato and Pamela Mertz 

APPROVAL OF 1 – Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mrs. Noonan Motion Carried (9 - Yes) 

MINUTES 

The Board of Cooperative Education Services approved the Minutes from the Regular 

Meeting of the Board of Cooperative Educational Services held on September 6, 2012. 

EXECUTIVE 1 – Mr. Brooks 2 – Mrs. Noonan Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

SESSION 

The board entered into Executive Session at 6:32 p.m. for the purpose of discussing 

individual employment history. 

RETURN TO 

REGULAR 1 – Mrs. Noonna 2 – Mrs. Orvis Motion Carried (9 - Yes) 

SESSION 

The Board re-entered Public Session at 6:55 pm.

October 11, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes 

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TREASURER’S 1 – Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mr. Garland Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

REPORT 

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services accepted the Treasurer’s Report dated 

July 2012. 

EXTRA CLASS- 

ROOM ACTIVITY 1 – Mrs. Orvis 2 – Mrs. Noonan Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

FUND REPORTS The Board of Cooperative Educational Services accepted the Central Treasurer’s 

Reports for the Extra Classroom Activity Fund dated August 31 and September 28, 

2012. 

AUDIT COMMITTEE 

REPORT(S) 

NONE 

INTERNAL CLAIM 1 – Mrs. Noonan 2 – Mrs. Orvis Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

AUDITING REPORT The Board of Cooperative Educational Services accepted the Internal Claim Auditing 

Report dated July 13, 2012 to September 12, 2012. 

RECOGNITION 

OF VISITORS 

Melony Merriman, R-C-G BOCES Special Support Services Federation President 

Miriam Giller, Teachers’ Association 

Marc Daigle, Teachers’ Association 

COMMUNICATIONS 

Robin Emanatian reminded the members planning to go to the NYSSBA 93 rd Annual 

Convention October 25-27, 2012 in Rochester that a detailed itinerary was completed for 

them and distributed at the September meeting for use at the convention. She also 

informed them that transportation has been arranged for all of them for dinner on Thursday, 

October 25 th . 

Board members and Questar staff who are registered to attend were: 

• Robert Gibson, Board President 

• Ed Brooks, Board Member 

• Chris Foster, Board Member (attending w/ Averill Park CSD) 

• Joseph Garland, Board Member 

• John Hill, Board Member 

• Paul Puccio, Board Member 

• Michele Levings, State Aid Planning Director 

• Patricia Service-Wilcox, State Aid Planning 

Members planning on attending the Saturday, October 20 th Workshop for Superintendents 

and Board members are: 

Robert Gibson, Paul Puccio, Nancy Knabbe, Joseph Garland and Ed Brooks



PERSONNEL 

------------------------------------ BY CONSENT------------------------------------- 

1 – Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mr. Brooks Motions Carried (9 – Yes) 

RETIREMENT(S) 

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, upon the recommendation of the 

Executive Officer, with regret and sincere appreciation for their service to Questar III, 

accepted the resignation for the purpose of retirement of the following individual(s) as 

noted 

Certified Staff 

Name: 

Glenn Traudt 

Position: 

Physical Education Teacher 

Date began: 09/01/78 

Effective: 10/22/2012 

RESIGNATION(S) 


Executive Officer, accepted the resignation of the following individual(s) as noted: 


Name: 

Rachel Stead 

Position: 

RBE-RN Director 

Date Began: 07/14/08 

Effective: 09/30/12 

Name: 

Jennifer Masker 

Position: 

Teaching Assistant 



Name: 

Grady King 

Position: 




Name: 

Richard Snyder 

Position: 


Date Began: 11/29/04 

Effective: 

09/01/12 (to accept another position within Questar) 

Name: 

Joanna Finkle 

Position: 




Name: 

Jenna Brooks 

Position: 



Effective: 09/14/12



PERSONNEL 

RESIGNATIONS – Certified Staff (cont’d) 

Name: 

Santina Sheehan 

Position: 



Effective: 


Name: 

Mark Rozniewski 

Position: 



Effective: 


Name: 

Starlene Cole 

Position: 



Effective: 


Name: 

Theresa Moran 

Position: 

School Improvement Associate 

Date Began: 01/18/11 


Name: 

Andrea Geren 

Position: 

Special Education Teacher 



Name: 

Lawrence DePaulo, Jr. 

Position: 

Adult & Continuing Education Teacher 



Classified Staff 

Name: 

Charles Cowen 

Position: 

State Aid Planning Assistant Specialist 


Effective: 


LEAVE OF 

ABSENCE 

REQUEST 


Executive Officer, approved the leave of absence request of the following employee(s) 

as noted: 


Name: 

Marni Tesser 

Position: 


Effective: 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 

Reason: 

To accept 1.0 FTE Itinerant Art Teacher Position



PERSONNEL 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUESTS – Certified Staff (cont’d) 

Name: 

Douglas McLaren 

Position: 

.50 FTE Teaching Assistant 

Effective: 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 

Reason: 

To accept 1.0 FTE Building Trades Position 

Name: 

Katie Danbury 

Position: 


Effective: 09/27/12 – 06/30/13 

Reason: 

To accept 1.0 FTE Special Ed. Teacher Position 

TERMINATION(S) 

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, upon the recommendation of the Executive 

Officer, accepted the termination of employment of the following individual(s) as noted: 


Name: John Koutoufaris 

Position: 1.0 FTE Construction Technician 



CREATION OF 

POSITIONS / 

RECALLS The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, upon the recommendation of the Executive 

Officer, created positions as a result of increases in district requests for services, and recalled 

employees from preferred eligibility lists effective as follows: 


First 

Name 

Jabari 

Last Name Title Effective Date 

Holder 

Out-of-School Youth & Adult 

Counselor 

FTE 

10/09/12 1.00



PERSONNEL (cont’d) 

APPOINTMENTS 


Executive Officer, approved the appointment of the following individual(s) as noted. 

These appointments were declared as emergency conditional vacancies and contingent 

upon clearance for employment based on fingerprinting requirements of the SAVE 

legislation. 


Name: Colleen Hall 

Position: 1.0 FTE RttT (Race to the Top) Coordinator 

Tenure Area: Administrative – RttT Coordinator 

Status: 3 Year Probationary Period 

Certification: SDA, Music 

Effective: 09/17/12 – 06/30/13 

Salary: $85,000.00 prorated 

Name: Jennifer Colligan 

Position: 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher 

Tenure Area: General Special Education 


Certification: SWD 7-12, ELA 7-12 


Salary: $44,968.00 

Name: Santina Sheehan 




Certification: Literacy B-6, SWD 1-6, SWD B-2, ChEd. 1-6, ChEd. B-2 


Salary: $44,968.00 

Name: Peter Markman 

Position: 1.0 FTE School Social Worker 

Tenure Area: School Social Worker 


Certification: School Social Worker 



Name: Jennifer Getty 

Position: 1.0 FTE Teaching Assistant 

Tenure Area: Teaching Assistant 


Certification: School Counselor 


Salary: $17,732.00 prorated



PERSONNEL 

APPOINTMENTS – Certified Staff (cont’d) 

Name: Kayla Colgan 




Certification: Ch.Ed. 1-6 



Name: Kim Rooney 




Certification: Teaching Assistant 



Name: Rachel Yusko 




Certification: Social Studies 7-12 



Name: Jessica Madden 




Certification: Ch.Ed. 1-6 



Name: Carrie Hall 




Certification: Early Ch.Ed. B-2, Ch.Ed. 1-6 



Name: Megan Walsh 




Certification: SWD 1-6, Ch.Ed. 1-6 





PERSONNEL 


Name: Elizabeth Curran 







Name: Stephanie Edmonds 







Name: Mary Walsh 




Certification: Literacy B-6, SWD 1-6, Ch.Ed. 1-6 



Name: Maureen Kiefer 




Certification: Math 7-9, SWD 1-6, Ch.Ed. 1-6 



Name: Courtney Ciccarelli 







Name: Jennifer Rogowski 




Certification: SWD 1-6, PreK-6 





PERSONNEL 


Name: Ryan Moloney 




Certification: Math 7-9, ChEd. 1-6 



Name: Courtney Galuski 




Certification: ChEd 1-6, SWD 1-6 



Name: Carly Bennett 




Certification: ChEd 1-6 



Name: Richard Snyder 

Position: 1.0 FTE Auto Services Teacher 

Tenure Area: Trade Subject -Automotive 


Certification: Vehicle Mechanical Repair 7-12 



Name: Marni Tesser 

Position: 1.0 FTE Art Teacher 

Tenure Area: Art 

Status: 3 Year Probationary Period in Process 

Certification: SWD 1-6, Visual Arts, ChEd. 1-6 



Name: Erin Loffredo 

Position: 1.0 FTE Adult Literacy Facilitator 

Tenure Area: N/A 

Status: NYS Adult Education Certification Pending 

Effective: 11/01/12 




PERSONNEL 


Name: Mary O’Donoghue 

Position: .60 FTE Speech-Language Pathologist 

Tenure Area: N/A 

Status: Part Time 

Certification: Speech 

Effective: 09/27/12 – 06/30/13 


Name: Margaret McMahan 

Position: 1.0 FTE Associate School Improvement Data Analyst 

Tenure Area: Instructional Support Services in Curriculum and 

Differentiated Instruction Incorporating the Analysis of 

Student Performance Data 


Certification: PreK-6, Reading, Math 7-12 



Name: Katie Danbury 



Status: Regular Substitute 

Certification: Early ChEd B-2, ChEd 1-6, Literacy B-6, SWD B-2 

Effective: 09/27/12 – 06/30/13 


Name: Charles Cowen 

Position: 1.0 FTE State Aid Planning Senior Specialist 

Tenure Area: Administrative – State Aid Planning 


Certification: School District Business Leader 




Name: Jeffrey Baker 

Position: 1.0 FTE Chief Information Officer/Data Analyst 

Status: Provisional 

Effective: 11/13/12 


Name: Erin Clary 

Position: 1.0 FTE Communications Specialist 





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PERSONNEL 

APPOINTMENTS – Classified Staff (cont’d) 

Name: Margaret Rice 

Position: .30 FTE Physical Therapist 

Status: Temporary 

Effective: 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 


Name: Mark Rozniewski 

Position: 1.0 FTE Fire Systems Mechanic 




Name: Starlene Cole 

Position: 1.0 FTE Teacher Aide 

Status: Permanent 



Name: Carissa Haberland 

Position: .50 FTE Clerk 

Status: Part time 

Effective: 09/26/12 – 06/30/13 


CHANGE IN FTE / 

TITLE / SALARY / 

STATUS 

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties 

gives approval to the recommendation of the Executive Officer to the following changes 

in FTE and/or title, salary or status as noted below: 


Name: Sarah Sepp – VOLUNTARY DECREASE IN FTE 

Position: .97 FTE Teaching Assistant (DECREASED FROM 1.0 FTE) 


Status: Part-Time 

Certification: ELA 



(salary corrected from $18,232.00 incorrectly indicated on agenda) 

Name: Joan Rogers – CHANGE IN TITLE / FTE 

Position: 1.0 FTE Work Based Learning Coordinator 

(INCREASED FROM .50 FTE) 

Status: Probationary 

Certiifcation: N-6, English 7-12, Speech 





PERSONNEL 

CHANGE IN FTE / TITELS / SALARY/ STATUS – Certified Staff (cont’d) 

Name: Arlene DiSiena – CHANGE IN TITLE / SALARY 

Position: 1.0 FTE Senior ELA/Literacy Specialist 

Status: Probationary 

Certiifcation: N-6, Music, SDA 



Name: Douglas McLaren – CHANGE IN FTE 

Position: 1.0 FTE Building Trades Teacher (Increased from .50 FTE) 

Status: Temporary 

Certiifcation: Carpentry 

Effective: 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 



Name: Harvey Gorleski – CHANGE IN FTE 

Position: 1.0 FTE Cleaner (Increased from .80) 



Name: Kathy Beardsley – CHANGE IN TITLE/SALARY 

Position: 1.0 FTE State Aid Planning Operations Specialist 



Name: Timothy Levan – CHANGE IN TITLE/SALARY 

Position: 1.0 FTE Health and Safety Specialist 



Name: Margaret Rice – CHANGE IN FTE 

Position: .5 FTE Physical Therapist (Increased from .30 FTE) 

Effective: 09/17/12 – 06/30/13 


Name: Jennifer McTarnaghan 

Position: 1.0 FTE Occupational Therapy Assistant (Increased from .80 FTE) 





PERSONNEL (cont’d) 

PERMANENT 

CIVIL SERVICE 

APPOINTMENT 


recognized the completion of the one (1) year probationary period of the following 

employee(s) and approved permanent status for their appointment effective on the date 

indicated: 

Name: Joshua Reh 

Position: Budget Analyst 

Status: Permanent 


PART-TIME/ 

HOURLY EMPLOYEES 

FOR 2012-13 The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties 

gave approval to the recommendation of the Executive Officer to appoint the following 

individuals as part-time or hourly employees for the 2012-13 school year. 

Sherri Bellucci, Teacher Deaf & Hard of Hearing 

Hourly, 09/10/12 – 06/30/13 

Jane King, Senior School Improv. & Science Spec. 

Per Diem, 10/12/12 – 06/30/13 

Elizabeth Schwarz, LPN Clinical Instructor 

Hourly, 09/17/12 – 06/30/13 

Raymond Kesper, Specialist 

Hourly, 10/01/12 – 06/30/13 

Donna Rem, Teacher of Deaf & Hard of Hearing 

Hourly, 09/10/12 – 06/30/13 

Erin Lancraft, Music Therapist 

Hourly, 09/04/12 – 06/30/13 

Gail Simmons, Part-time Clerk 

Hourly, 09/04/12 – 06/30/13 

$52.22/hr. 

$350.00/day 

$31.00/hr. 

$50.00/hr. 

$52.22/hr. 

$38.00/hr. 

$14.59/hr. 

ADULT & CONTINUING 

EDUCATION EMPLOYEES 

FOR 2012-13 The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties 

gave approval to the recommendation of the Executive Officer to appoint the following 

individuals as part-time employees for the 2012-13 school year. These appointments 

are declared as emergency conditional vacancies and contingent upon clearance for 

employment based on fingerprinting requirements of the SAVE legislation. 

Gregory Clemenzi, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher 

Hourly, 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 

Judith Conine, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher 

Hourly, 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 

Elaine Smith, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher 

Hourly, 07/01/12 – 06/30/13 

Irene Cruz, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher 

Hourly, 07/01/12 – 06/30/13 

$22.33/hr. 

$28.46/hr. 

$28.46/hr. 

$23.90/hr.



PERSONNEL 

ADULT & CONTINUING EDUCATION EMPLOYEES FOR 2012-13 (cont’d) 

Wendylee Pereira, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher 

Hourly, 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 

Andrew Murphy, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher 

Hourly, 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 

Linda Laccetti, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher 

Hourly, 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 

Candice Hunt, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher 

Hourly, 09/07/12 – 06/30/13 

Susan Sardi, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher 

Hourly, 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 

$28.46/hr. 

$28.46/hr. 

$29.13/hr. 

$21.90/hr. 

$22.33/hr. 

------------------------------------END OF CONSENT -------------------------------------- 

------------------------------------ BY CONSENT------------------------------------- 

1 – Mr. Hill 2 – Mr. Keegan Motions Carried (9 – Yes) 

BUSINESS / FINANCE 

BID AWARDS 


approved awarding the following bids as indicated below: 

Item Bid Vendor Bid Amount Participating School Districts 

Surplus Equipment 

Harry Hale 

Earth Waste & Metal 

$43.50 

$29.00 

Electronics Recycling $324.26 

& Scrapping 

see listing of items in support data



BUSINESS / FINANCE (cont’d) 

SURPLUS 

EQUIPMENT 


upon the recommendation of the Executive Officer, approved that the following surplus 

equipment be sold at auction through the company, Auctions International: 

Surplus Equipment 

(to the highest bidder) 

ITEM 

Delta Uni-Saw 10” Tilting Arbor Saw 

Victory two-door upright freezer 

Cleveland Steam Craft Ultra 3 Steamer 

ALM 4 Post Lift 

1999 GMC 1 Ton Panel Truck 

Lincoln Electric AC-225-S Welder 

Westinghouse Welder/Generator 

Airco 250 Amp ac/dc Heliwelder 

L-Tec Plasma Cutter 

Lincoln DC-600 Arc Welder 

Lincoln DC-400 Arc Welder 

Lincoln Squirt Welder 

------------------------------------END OF CONSENT -------------------------------------- 

ESTABLISH AND/OR 

CONTINUE EXTRA- 

CLASSROOM ACTIVITY 1 – Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mrs. Noonan Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

FUNDS FOR 2012-2013 Upon recommendation of the Executive Officer, the Board of Cooperative 

Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties, gave approval for 

the establishment or continuation of the following Extraclassroom Activity Fund(s) 

for the 2012-2013 school year pursuant to the Board’s Extraclassroom Activity 

Fund Policy. 

REC SkillsUSA – Danny Ramirez & Teresa Mills 

New Visions RPI – Tammie Borland 

Sackett Student Council – Erika Mohan 

AIM II / Red Mill – Jeannette Hallock 

AIM I / Red Mill – Emily Bluhm




APPROVAL TO 

SUBMIT, ACCEPT 

AND EXPEND 1 – Mr. Puccio 2 – Mr. Garland Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

GRANT 

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene 

Counties, upon recommendation of the Executive Officer, gave approval to 

submit the following Federal/State Project, and authorized the acceptance and 

expenditure of such project: 

Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN) 

July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 

$702,010.00 

Targeted Pre-Kindergarten Program 2012-13 School Year 


$349,557.00 

Perkins IV Vocational & Applied Technical Education Act of 2006 – 

Basic Grant 


$284,078.00 

School Library System (Automation Aid) 


$11,006.00 

Consolidated Funding Application (NYS DOL) 


$50,000.00 

Questar III Regional Workforce Development Initiative 

January 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 

$50,000.00 

NYSERDA Grant – Energy Efficiency 

July 12, 2012 – September 30, 2012 

$49,532.00




APPROVAL TO SUBMIT, 

ACCEPT & EXPEND 

FEDERALPROJECT 

AND ENTER INTO 

CONSORTIUM 1 – Mr. Garland 2 – Mrs. Orvis Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

AGREEMENT The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene 

Counties, upon recommendation of the District Superintendent, authorized the President 

and District Superintendent to enter into an agreement with Cairo-Durham, Catskill, 

Hudson, Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, Taconic Hills, and Troy school districts to form the 

“Questar III BOCES RTT-D Consortium: Connecting Students, Parents and Educators 

through Personalized Learning” for purposes of applying as a consortium of local 

educational agencies under the Race to the Top – District competitive grant program by 

the U.S. Department of Education and, in the event of approval of such grant application, 

authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of such funds: 

Questar III BOCES Race to the Top – District Consortium: Connecting 

Students, Parents and Educators through Personalized Learning 

January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2017 

Up to $20 million 

ESTABLISHMENT 

OF PETTY 1 – Mr. Puccio 2 – Mrs. Noonan Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

CASH FUND The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene 

Counties, upon recommendation of the District Superintendent and pursuant to 

Education Law Sec. 1709 (29) and 8 NYCRR 170.4, approved that a Petty Cash Fund 

be established for use by the Catskill Academy, Greene County, in the amount of one 

hundred dollars ($100.00). And, that the method of recordkeeping for such fund shall be 

the imprest method for petty cash funds; deposits to the fund may be made from time to 

time in amounts that shall not exceed payments made in cash from each fund, as 

indicated by receipts, receipted bills or other evidence of payment in a form available for 

audit; payments from the fund may be made for material, supplies or services only when 

payment is required upon delivery; receipts and cash-on-hand for the fund shall always 

total the authorized fund amount. And that the following individual(s) be and hereby 

is/are designated as responsible for the custody and administration of the fund as 

follows: 

Catskill Academy Petty Cash Fund: 

Andrew P. Pemrick and Deena Pewtherer



OTHER 

------------------------------------ BY CONSENT------------------------------------- 

1 – Mrs. Orvis 2 – Mr. Garland Motions Carried (9 – Yes) 

Annual Professional 

Performance Review 

(APPR) for Principals 

REVISED – 

Annual Professional 

Performance Review 

(APPR) for Teachers 


Counties, upon the recommendation of the District Superintendent, adopted the 

Annual Professional Performance Review Plan for Principals for the 2012-13 

school year 


Counties, upon the recommendation of the District Superintendent, approved the 

APPR for Teachers, as revised, and directs and authorizes the President of the 

Board to execute such APPR Agreement with the RCG BOCES Teachers 

Association. 

------------------------------------END OF CONSENT -------------------------------------- 

------------------------------------ BY CONSENT------------------------------------- 

1 – Mrs. Noonan 2 – Mr. Brooks Motions Carried (9 – Yes) 

Fuller Road Mgt. 

Corp. Lease 

Payment of Dues 

for Capital District 

School Boards 

Association 

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene 

Counties authorized the President of the Board to execute a lease with the 

Fuller Road Management Corporation for educational purposes upon such terms 

and conditions mutually agreed upon including but not limited to those set forth in 

the Letter of Commitment subject to review of counsel, approval of Capital 

Region BOCES, and subject to the approval of the NYS Education Department. 

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services Rensselaer, Columbia, Greene 

Counties authorized the payment of 2012-13 dues for Capital District School 

Boards Association in the amount of $200.00.



OTHER (cont’d) 

Salaries, Rates & 

Schedules for Staff 

Members Not 

Affiliated with a 

Bargaining Unit 


Counties, approved the recommendation of the Executive Officer for the 2012- 

13 salaries, rates and schedules for Questar III staff members not affiliated with a 

bargaining unit. 

------------------------------------END OF CONSENT -------------------------------------- 

POLICY 

FIRST READING 

Revised Benefits for 

Non-Represented 

Employees 1 – Mrs. Orvis 2 – Mr. Puccio Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

Policy #5-120 


Counties, upon the recommendation of the Executive Officer, approved the first 

reading of the revised Benefits for Non-Represented Employees policy #5-120. 

BOARD REPORTS / 

DISCUSSION 

. 

President Gibson spoke of the NYSSBA convention resolutions- particularly, the 

acceptance of Charter Schools as members in NYSSBA. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S 

REPORT 

Superintendent Baldwin informed the board that at the November meeting, he 

intends to discuss the agency salary plan, the Regents Reform Implementation 

and distribute the form for the Superintendent Evaluation and in December, he 

will present to them on the Strategic Plan. 

Dr. Baldwin discussed the Race to the Top Grant, reporting that a number of our 

components comply with and are eligible. They will come together to form a 

consortium due to the competitiveness of this grant. 

Dr, Baldwin also reported that the Commissioner will be here at the November 

17 th Saturday Workshop, where he will be asked to report on “where we’ve been 

and where we’re going” as well as the fiscal issue facing our districts.



PUBLIC COMMENTS 

None 

MOTION TO 

ADJOURN 1 - Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mr. Keegan Motion Carried (9 – Yes) 

The Board adjourned at 7:40 pm. 

Respectfully Submitted By: 

________________________________________ 

Robin Emanatian, Board Clerk

October 11, 2012 - Questar III

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