BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - Questar III

BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 

SOLE SUPERVISORY DISTRICT 

RENSSELAER-COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTIES 

www.questar.org 

Regular Board Meeting ………………………………………… April 12, 2012 

Location…………………………………………………………… Central Office Boardroom 

Time……………………………………………………………… 6:30 P.M. 

I. CALL TO ORDER 

AGENDA – RESOLUTIONS 

II. 

EXECUTIVE SESSION (if necessary) 

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Cooperative Educational Services approves the 

Minutes from the Regular Meeting of the Board of Cooperative Educational Services 

held on March 8, 2011. 

IV. TREASURER’S REPORT 

RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Cooperative Educational Services accept the 

Treasurer’s Report dated February 2012. 

V. CENTRAL TREASURER’S REPORTS – EXTRA CLASSROOM ACTIVITY FUND 


Central Treasurer’s Report for the Extra Classroom Activity Fund dated February 29, 

2012. 

VI. 

INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTIONS 

A. Report from Audit Committee 

B. Report from Claims Auditor 

C. Internal Audit Activities – Update 

VII. INTERNAL CLAIM AUDITING REPORT 


Internal Claim Auditing Report dated February 24 to March 23, 2012. 

VIII. 

RECOGNITION OF VISITORS 

IX. 

COMMUNICATIONS 

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 

Questar III Budget Vote & Election 

Thursday, May 10, 2012 

Questar III Board Meeting 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 

Joint Board Member / Superintendents Meeting 

Moscatiello’s Family Restaurant

April 12, 2012 Regular Meeting Agenda 

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X. PERSONNEL 

A. RETIREMENT(S) 

RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Cooperative Educational Services, upon the 

recommendation of the Executive Officer and with regret and sincere appreciation, 

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

noted: 

PERSONNEL (cont’d) 

1. Classified Staff 

a. Name: Debra A. Markel 

Position: Media Libraries Supervisor 

Date began: 01/05/76 

Effective: 05/01/12 

B. RESIGNATIONS 


recommendation of the Executive Officer, accept the resignation of the following 

individual(s) as noted: 

1. Certified Staff 

a. Name: Phyllis Currao 

Position: 

Teaching Assistant 

Date Began: 12/13/11 


b. Name: Margaret McMahan 

Position: 

Data Coordinator / Analyst 



c. Name: Erin Jenkins 

Position: 



Effective: 

04/13/12 (to accept a teaching position within Questar) 


a. Name: Kacey Sheppard-Thibault 

Position: 

Senior Internal Audit Specialist 


Effective: 03/31/12




C. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUESTS 


recommendation of the Executive Officer, approve the unpaid leave of absence request of 

the following employee(s) as noted: 


a. Name: Sara Biittig 

Position: 


Effective: 03/08/12 – 06/30/12 

Reason: 

To accept a temporary teaching position within Questar 

b. Name: Tiffany Buker 

Position: 


Effective: 03/19/12 – 06/30/12 

Reason: 


c. Name: Xrystya Szyjka 

Position: 

ESOL Itinerant Teacher 

Effective: 03/26/12 – 06/30/12 

Reason: 


D. CHANGE IN FTE / TITLE / SALARY / STATUS 

RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED, that 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 salary as noted below: 


a. Name: Christopher Monticello – CHANGE IN FTE 

Position: 1.0 FTE Social Worker (INCREASED FROM .80 FTE) 

Status: Probationary (continuation of previous probationary period) 


Salary: $52,787.00 prorated 

b. Name: Mary Hunter – CHANGE IN FTE 

Position: .70 FTE Adaptive PE Teacher (INCREASED FROM .60 FTE) 

Status: Tenured 

Effective: 03/12/12 – 06/30/12 

Salary: $56,590.00 prorated



PERSONNEL 

CHANGE IN FTE / TITLE / SALARY / STATUS (cont’d) 

c. Name: William Haltermann – CHANGE IN TITLE/SALARY 

Position: 1.0 FTE Senior School Improvement Data Analyst 




d. Name: Theresa Moran – CHANGE IN TITLE / SALARY 

Position: 1.0 FTE Associate School Improvement Data Analyst 




E. APPOINTMENTS 


recommendation of the Executive Officer, approve the appointment of the following 

individual(s) as noted. These appointments are declared as emergency conditional 

vacancies and contingent upon clearance for employment based on fingerprinting 

requirements of the SAVE legislation. 


a. Name: John McCarthy 

Position: 1.0 FTE Teaching Assistant 

Tenure Area: Teaching Assistant 

Status: 3 Year Probationary Period 

Certification: Teaching Assistant 



b. Name: Lauren Dyer 




Certification: ChdEd 1-6, SWD 1-6 



c. Name: Jacqueline Howe 




Certification: ChdEd 1-6 





PERSONNEL 

APPOINTMENTS (cont’d) 

d. Name: Kaitlyn Kusaywa 







e. Name: Jessica Layton 







f. Name: Michael Dessingue 







g. Name: Elizabeth Carcich 



Status: Regular Substitute 

Certification: Teaching Assistant 

Effective: 02/01/12 – 06/30/12 


h. Name: Brian Gagne 

Position: .80 FTE Health & Emergency Medical Careers Teacher 

Tenure Area: N/A, Part time 

Status: Temporary 

Certification: Emergency Medical Service 7-12 (Trans A) 

Effective: 02/01/12 – 06/30/12 (extension of appt.) 


i. Name: Sara Biittig 

Position: 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher 

Tenure Area: General Special Education 







PERSONNEL 

APPOINTMENTS (cont’d) 

j. Name: Tiffany Buker 

Position: 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher 

Tenure Area: General Special Education 

Status: Regular Substitute 


Effective: 03/19/12 – 06/30/12 


k. Name: Carol Block 

Position: 1.0 FTE ESL Teacher 

Tenure Area: ESOL 

Status: Recalled 

Certification: ESOL 

Effective: 03/19/12 – 06/30/12 


l. Name: Erin Jenkins 

Position: 1.0 FTE Pre-K Teacher 

Tenure Area: Elementary 


(Probationary period to begin 10/10/11 for credit as Regular Substitute 

assignment in same position since that date) 

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



m. Name: Pamela Howard 

Position: 1.0 FTE Speech Language Pathologist 

Tenure Area: Speech & Hearing Handicapped 


Certification: Speech & Hearing Handicapped, Deaf & Hearing Impaired 



n. Name: Xrystya Szyjka 

Position: 1.0 FTE RBE-RN Resource Specialist 

Tenure Area: Instructional Support Services in technical support for bilingual and 

English as a second language instruction for English language learners 


Certification: ESL 




a. Name: Debra McDermott 

Position: 1.0 FTE Administrative Assistant 

Status: Probationary 






F. PROBATIONARY CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENT 


Columbia-Greene Counties recognize the successful placement of the provisionally 

appointed individual(s) listed below on the Civil Service Eligible List and approves their 

probationary status to be served for a period of one (1) year from the effective date 

specified: 

1. Name: Zachary Woodard 

Position: 1.0 FTE Internal Auditor 

Status: Probationary 


G. PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE STATUS 


Columbia-Greene Counties recognize the completion of the one (1) year probationary 

period of the following employee(s) and approve permanent status for their appointment 

effective on the date indicated: 

1. Name: Kurt Bedore 

Position: Environmental Engineer 

Status: Permanent 


2. Name: Daniel Sherman 

Position: Coordinator of Communications 



3. Name: Tricia Rutkowski 

Position: Accountant 



4. Name: Lisette Lopez 

Position: Assistant Coordinator – PRHYLI 


Effective: 05/13/12




E. Approval of Appointment of Part-Time Employees for 2011-12 


Columbia-Greene Counties gives approval to the recommendation of the Executive 

Officer to appoint the following individuals as part-time employees for the 2011-12 

school year. These appointments are declared as emergency conditional vacancies and 

contingent upon clearance for employment based on fingerprinting requirements of the 

SAVE legislation. 

1. Robert Gray, Online Learning Specialist $350.00/Stipend + contract 

Stipends per contract, 03/23/12 – 06/30/12 

2. Schuyler VanPraag, Laborer-Fire Systems Maintenance $11.11/hr. 

Hourly, 03/19/12 – 06/30/12 

3. Theresa Longhi, PRHYLY Trainer $35.00/hr. 

Hourly, 02/01/12 – 06/30/12 

4. Donna Marsh, SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/08/12 – 06/30/12 

5. Kathleen Sigler, SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/15/12 – 06/30/12 

6. Fred Jaeger, SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/15/12 – 06/30/12 

7. Kristyn McHugh, SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/15/12 – 06/30/12 

8. Jennifer Karon, SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/15/12 – 06/30/12 

9. Casey Gannon, SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/15/12 – 06/30/12 

10. Linda Ackerman, SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/15/12 – 06/30/12 

11. Greta Metzler, SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/20/12 – 06/30/12 

12. Barbara Nagler, Supt Success Network Specialist $400.00/day 

Per Diem, 03/01/12 – 06/30/12 

13. Charlotte Gregory, Supt Success Network Specialist $400.00/day 

Per Diem, 03/05/12 – 06/30/12 

14. Sharyn Flesler, LPN Clinical Instructor $31.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/28/12 – 06/30/12 

15. Ed Hull, Community Ed. Teacher $31.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/07/12 – 06/30/12 

16. Jason Hallenbeck, Community Ed. Teacher $31.00/hr. 

Hourly, 03/22/12 – 06/30/12



XI. 

BUSINESS / FINANCE 

A. Bid Awards 

RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Executive Officer, the following 

bids are awarded as indicated: 

Item Bid Vendor Bid Amount Participating School Districts 

Grocery Products Ginsberg’s $373,364.19 Averill Park CSD Hoosic Valley CSD 

Hudson City SD Ichabod Crane CSD 

Catskill CSD 

Coxsackie-Athens CSD 

Chatham CSD Rensselaer City SD 

E. Greenbush CSD Taconic Hills CSD 

New Lebanon CSD Questar III 

Meat Products Ginsberg’s $69,428.22 Averill Park CSD Hoosic Valley CSD 


Catskill CSD 





Paper Products Hill and Markes $49,473.70 Averill Park CSD Hoosic Valley CSD 


Catskill CSD 





Surplus Equipment James VanDyk $ 71.03 

Eastside Metals & 

Recycling Corp. 

$ 82.00 

see listing of items in support data 

B. Coxsackie-Athens Central School District Installment Purchase Agreement 


recommendation of the Executive Officer, approve to enter a contract for procuring 

installment/purchase financing for and purchase of computer/technology equipment per the 

attached schedule A on behalf of the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District to be dated 

April 17, 2012. 

C. Approval to Submit, Accept and Expend Grant 

RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED, that upon recommendation of the Executive Officer, the Board of 

Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties, gives approval 

to submit the following Federal/State Project, and upon approval, further authorizes the 

acceptance and expenditure of such project: 

1. Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute 

July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 

$433,468.00 

2. Keeping Up With Change (NYS) 

April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 

$5,470.00



BUSINESS / FINANCE (cont’d) 

D. Intermunicipal Agreement(s) for Internal Audit Services for 2011-12 School Year 

RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED, that upon recommendation of the Executive Officer, the Board of 

Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene Counties (“Questar III”) 

authorizes the Executive Officer to enter into intermunicipal agreements with each of the 

following school districts to provide internal audit services in accordance with laws noted 

above, such intermunicipal agreement being hereby approved in accordance with Article 5- 

G of the General Municipal Law. 

Fabius-Pompey Central School District 

XII. 

POLICY 

A. Revised Computer Network Acceptable Use Policy #7-208 (FIRST READING) 

RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Executive Officer, the Board of 


for the first reading of the revised Computer Network Acceptable Use policy. 

B. Internet Safety Policy #7-209 (FIRST READING) 

RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Executive Officer, the Board of 


for the first reading of the proposed Internet Safety policy. 

XIII. 

OTHER 

A. Questar III 2012-2013 Calendar 


Columbia-Greene Counties, upon the recommendation of the Executive Officer, approve the 

Questar III 2012-2013 consolidated calendar. 

B. School Improvement Data Analyst Career Ladder Proposal 



proposed School Improvement Data Analyst Career Ladder as presented and dated April 

12, 2012. 

C. Substitute Teacher and Substitute Teaching Assistant Rate of Pay 



proposed rate for Questar III retired teachers filling in as per diem substitute teachers or 

teaching assistants to be $100.00 per day.



OTHER (cont’d) 

D. Change in Blue Shield PPO Plan 

RESOLUTION: RESOLVED, that Blue Shield PPO Plan 812 shall be available to Questar III nonrepresented 

employees and retirees who were Questar III non-represented employees 

immediately before retirement in accordance with Questar III Board Policy and the nonrepresented 

employee approved salary and benefits schedule until and including June 30, 

2012 and shall not be available after June 30, 2012; and 

RESOLVED, that that Blue Shield PPO Plan 816 shall be available to Questar III nonrepresented 

employees and retirees who were Questar III non-represented employees 

immediately before retirement in accordance with Questar III Board Policy, effective July 1, 

2012. 

XIV. 

BOARD REPORTS / DISCUSSION 

XV. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT 

XVI. 

PUBLIC COMMENTS 

XVII. 

MOTION TO ADJOURN

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