September 2, 2010 - Questar III

BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 

SOLE SUPERVISORY DISTRICT 

RENSSELAER-COLUMBIA-GREENE COUNTIES 

QUESTAR III MEETING MINUTES 

MEETING Date: September 2, 2010 

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 

Donald Kline, Vice President 

Nancy Knabbe, Member 

Erin Loffredo, Member 

Marilyn Noonan, Member 

Carol Orvis, Member 

Paul Puccio, Member 

James N. Baldwin, District Superintendent 

Andy DeFeo, Assistant Superintendent 

Diana Conroy, Assistant Superintendent 

Harry Hadjioannou, Assistant Superintendent 

Gladys Cruz, Assistant Superintendent 

Susan DiDonato, School Attorney 

Michael Buono, Human Resource Manager 

Robin Samiof, Board Clerk 

CALL TO ORDER 

President Robert Gibson called the meeting to order at 7:11 p.m. 

EXECUTIVE 1 – Mr. Hill 2 – Mrs. Noonan Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

SESSION 

The Board entered into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing employment 

history and contract negotiations. 

RETURN TO 

REGULAR 1 – Mr. Brooks 2 – Mr. Keegan Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

SESSION 

The Board re-entered Public Session at 8:00 pm. 

APPROVAL OF 1 – Mrs. Noonan 2 – Mrs. Knabbe Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

MINUTES 

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

and Reorganization Meetings of the Board of Cooperative Educational Services held on 

July 8, 2010.

September 2, 2010 Regular Meeting Minutes 

Board of Cooperative Educational Services Page 2 of 18 

TREASURER’S 1 – Mrs. Noonan 2 – Mrs. Orvis Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

REPORT 

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

June 30, 2010 and July 2010. 

EXTRA CLASS- 

ROOM ACTIVITY 1 – Mrs. Noonan 2 – Mr. Kline Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

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

Reports for the Extra Classroom Activity Fund dated June 30, 2010 and July 31, 2010. 

AUDIT COMMITTEE 

REPORT(S) 

None 

INTERNAL CLAIM 1 – Mr. Puccio 2 – Mrs. Loffredo Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

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

Auditing Report dated July 7 – August 13, 2010. 

RECOGNITION 

OF VISITORS 

Dan Liebert, TVHS Principal 

COMMUNICATIONS 

Robin Samiof reminded the Board members that our next board meeting would be held on 

Thursday, October 7, 2010. 

Ms. Samiof then reminded the Board members planning to go to the NYSSBA 91 st Annual 

Convention that it is October 21-24, 2010 in NYC that all registrations and hotel reservations 

had been made. Board members and Questar staff who are registered to attend are: 

• Robert Gibson, Board President 

• Ed Brooks, Board Member 

• Joseph Garland, Board Member 

• John Hill, Board Member 

• Paul Puccio, Board Member 

• Michele Levings, State Aid Planning Director 

• Patricia Service-Wilcox, State Aid Planning 

Ms. Samiof reminded the Board Members that Mr. Paul Puccio will be honored at the 

NYSSBA Convention Key Note Kickoff with the Everett Dyer Distinguished Service Award.



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

1 – Mrs. Orvis 2 – Mr. Brooks Motions Carried (11 – Yes) 

PERSONNEL 

RETIREMENTS 

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

Executive Officer and with regret and sincere appreciation, accepted the resignation for 

the purpose of retirement of the following individual(s) as noted: 

Certified Staff 

AMENDED FROM 06-15-10 AGENDA 

Name: 

Carol Bluhm 

Position: 

Special Education Teacher 

Date Began: 09/19/78 

Effective: 08/13/10 

Name: 

Frederick Root 

Position: 

Principal - CTE 



RESIGNATIONS 


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

a. Name: Jessie Green 

Position: 



b. Name: Virginia Kehn 

Position: 

LPN Teacher 



Teacher Aide 

(to accept another position in Questar III) 

c. Name: Jeff Miller 

Position: 

Construction Tech Teacher 



d. Name: Angela Potts 

Position: 

Teaching Assistant 



e. Name: Colleen Schilling 

Position: 



Effective: 08/13/10



PERSONNEL (cont’d) 

RESIGNATIONS - Certified Staff 

f. Name: Andre Sargeant 

Position: 




g. Name: Heather Lansing 

Position: 



Assistant Principal 


h. Name: Jacob Stomieroski 

Position: 



i. Name: Andrea Wilder 

Position: 



Administrator of Career & Technical Education 




j. Name: Christopher Stanley 

Position: 





k. Name: Billie Jo Williams 

Position: 




l. Name: Meghan Murphy 

Position: 

Data Coordinator/Analyst 



m. Name: Graci Finkle 

Position: 



Effective: 08/31/10




RESIGNATIONS 

2. Classified Staff 

a. Name: Sue Ann Ringwood 

Position: 

Senior Clerk 



b. Name: Christina Ward 

Position: 

Internal Auditor 



LEAVE OF 

ABSENCES 

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

Officer, approved the leave of absence request of the following employee(s) as noted: 


Name: 

Crystal Plowinske 

Position: 


Effective: 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

(one-year extension of 2009-10 year request) 

Reason: 

Continuing Education 

Name: 

Shannon Lang 

Position: 

Social Studies ALP Teacher 

Effective: 10/01/10 – 01/21/11 

Reason: 

Child Rearing 

Name: 

Daniel Collins 

Position: 


Effective: 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

Reason: 

Continuing Education 

Name: 

Jenalee Halleran 

Position: 


Effective: 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

Reason: 

Continuing Education



TENURE 

RECOMMENDATION(S) 

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, upon the recommendation of 

the Executive Officer, grants tenure to the following individual(s) as noted: 

Name: Thomas Rasmusson 

Tenure Area: Teaching Assistant 

Effective: September 21, 2010 

Name: Heather Ladd 

Tenure Area: Speech 

Effective: October 10, 2010 

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: Andrea Wilder 

Position: 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher 

Tenure Area: General Special Education 

Status: 3 Year Probationary Period 

Certification: SWD 1-6, Childhood Education 1-6, ELA 7-9 


Salary: $41,205.00 

Name: Heather Perrella 




Certification: Students with Disabilities 1-6, Childhood Ed 1-6 


Salary: $41,205.00 

Name: Linda Krathaus 

Position: 1.0 FTE Teacher of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing 

Tenure Area: Children with Handicapping Conditions– 

Deaf/Hearing Impaired 


Certification: Deaf & Hearing Impaired, English 7-12 


Salary: $60,747.00




APPOINTMENTS - Certified Staff 

Name: Jessie Green 






Salary: $41,205.00 

Name: Erin Dever 






Salary: $41,205.00 

Name: Andrew Mead 



Status: Regular Substitute 

Certification: Social Studies 7-12 

Effective: 09/01/10 – 11/01/10 

Salary: $41,205.00 

Name: Christopher Stanley 




Certification: To be certified 

Effective: 09/01/10 – 11/01/10 

Salary: $41,205.00 

Name: Sarah Lajeunesse 





Effective: 09/01/10 – 11/01/10 

Salary: $44,489.00 

Name: Crystal Francis 

Position: .5 FTE CNA Teacher 

Tenure Area: Health Occupations 



Effective: 09/01/10 – 11/01/10 

Salary: $42,095.00 prorated




APPOINTMENTS - Certified Staff 

Name: Suzanne Chaves 

Position: 1.0 FTE BETAC Resource Specialist (TOSA) 

Tenure Area: Change in Tenure Area 

Foreign Language 


Certification: ESOL K-12, English 7-12, Spanish 7-12, PreK-6 


Name: Heather Lansing 

Position: 1.0 FTE Principal - CTE 

Tenure Area: Administrative – Principal, CTE 


Certification: SDA 


Salary: $80,000.00 

Name: Jacob Stomieroski 

Position: 1.0 FTE Principal - CTE 

Tenure Area: Administrative – Principal, CTE 


Certification: SDA 


Salary: $81,000.00 

Name: Paul Cherubino 

Position: 1.0 FTE Teaching Assistant 



Certification: Teaching Assistant 


Salary: $16,937.00 

Name: Alexis Barth 

Position: 1.0 FTE Teaching Assistant 



Certification: Teaching Assistant 


Salary: $16,499.00




APPOINTMENTS 

Classified Staff 

Name: Mark Caluneo 

Position: Construction Technician 

Status: Probationary 


Salary: $35,279.00 prorated 

Name: Luis Tirado 

Position: Cleaner 

Status: Probationary 


Salary: $30,438.45 

Other Staff 

Part-Time Appointments for the 2010-11 School Year 

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

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

individuals to the hourly positions for the 2010-11 school year shown. These 

appointments were declared as emergency conditional vacancies and contingent upon 

clearance for employment based on fingerprinting requirements of the SAVE legislation. 

1. Diane Albano, Principal Coach $50.00/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

2. Harvey Babischkin, School Improvement Data Analyst $400.00/day 

Per Diem, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

3. Jeffrey Baltes – Staff Development Specialist $50.00/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

4. Jeffrey Baltes – Home Instruction Coordinator $50.00/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

5. Kurt Bedore, Environmental Engineer $60.00/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

6. Linda Collett, Principal Coach $50.00/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

7. John Crear, Internal Audit Manager $38.46/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

8. Dennis DiDonato, Consultant Committee Coordinator $43.75/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

9. Lindsay Gibson – SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 9/01/10 – 06/30/11 

10. Dwight Grant, Network Engineer $20.11/hr. 

Hourly, 07/12/10 – 06/30/11 

11. Nancy Greco – SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 7/01/10 – 06/30/11 

12. Malcom Hoyt, PT Courier $14.59/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

13. Daralene Jewell – Staff Development Specialist $50.00/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11




APPOINTMENTS - 

Other Staff - Part-Time Employees 

14. Joanne Kiernan, Internal Audit Manager $37.50/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

15. Jane King, Staff Development Specialist $300.00/day 

Per Diem, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

16. Joseph Korfhage - Lab Technician $24.91/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

17. J. Richard McCarthy – Laborer $14.59/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

18. J. Richard McCarthy - PT Courier $14.59/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

19. Jill McClement, Staff Development Specialist $302.00/day 

Per Diem, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

20. Deborah McDermott, Health & Safety Officer $20.27/hr. 

Hourly, 8/20/10 – 11/30/10 

21. Frank Nizer – Senior Specialist $50.00/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

22. Melissa Pinke, Health & Safety Specialist $24.88/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

23. Robert Rings, PT Courier $13.21/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

24. David Sicko – Staff Development Specialist $400.00/day 

Per Diem, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

25. Gail Sobolewski, Sr. Mathematics Specialist $350.00/day 

Per Diem, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

26. Rodney Stickles – SES Tutor $38.00/hr. 

Hourly, 7/01/10 – 06/30/11 

Appointment of Adult & Continuing Education Employees for 2010-11 

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 2010-11 school year. These appointments 

were declared as emergency conditional vacancies and contingent upon clearance for 

employment based on fingerprinting requirements of the SAVE legislation. 

1. Susan Anastas, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $22.45/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

2. Judith Conine, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.45/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

3. Leesa Crawford-Young – Adult & Continuing Ed. $21.77/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

4. Irene Cruz – Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $21.77/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

5. Lawrence Depaulo, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $21.35/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

6. Diane Dooley, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.45/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11




APPOINTMENTS - 

Other Staff - Adult & Continuing Education 

7. Thomas Gibbons, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.45/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

8. Bonnie Gooley, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.22/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

9. Luis Grevely, PRHYLI Trainer $35.00/hr. 

Hourly, 01/12/11 – 05/31/11 

9. Richard Horan, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $22.45/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

10. Linda Laccetti, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.45/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

11. Theresa Longhi, PRHYLI Trainer $35.00/hr. 

Hourly, 01/12/11 – 05/31/11 

11. James McDonough, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $22.86/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

12. David Miller, .2 FTE Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.22/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

13. Andrew Murphy, .2 FTE Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.22/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

14. Wendylee Pereira, .2 FTE Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.22/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

15. Margaret Raeder, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $21.77/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

16. Elaine Smith, .2 FTE Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.22/hr. 

Hourly, 09/01/10 – 06/30/11 

17. Eura Stone-King, Adult & Cont. Ed. Teacher $27.22/hr. 

Hourly, 07/01/10 – 06/30/11 

Probationary Civil Service Appointments 

This provisionally appointed individuals have been placed on the Civil Service 

Eligible List and were appointed to probationary status. 

1. Name: Brady Freund 

Position: Budget Analyst 

Effective: August 19, 2010 

2. Name: Jessica Geyer 

Position: State Aid Analyst 

Effective: August 16, 2010 

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



OTHER PERSONNEL 

Salaries, Rates & 

Schedules for Staff 

Members Not Affiliated 1 – Mr. Puccio 2 – Mrs. Knabbe Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

with a Bargaining Unit The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene 

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

the 2010-11 salaries, rates and schedules for Questar III staff members not 

affiliated with a bargaining unit. 

Directors to the 

Tech Valley School 1 – Mrs. Loffredo 2 – Mrs. Noonan Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

Foundation, Inc. 

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

Counties (“Questar III”) and the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of 

Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga Counties (“Capital Region BOCES”) 

are the sole members of the Tech Valley School Foundation, Inc. (the 

“Corporation”); and Questar III desires to elect individuals to serve specified 

terms as Directors of the Corporation. Therefore the Board re-elected the 

following individuals to serve the following terms as Directors of the Corporation 

and delegates to the District Superintendent the authority to sign the Written 

Consent of Members. 

BUSINESS / FINANCE 

Name: Address: Term: 

(October 1, 2010-September 30, 2013) 

John Cavalier 6 Schuyler Meadow Road 3 years 

Loudonville, NY 12211 

Dale Thuillez 42 East Ridge Road 3 years 

Loudonville, NY 12211 

David Gibson 526 New Salem Road 3 years 

Voorheesville,NY 12186 

Intermunicipal Agreement(s) 

for Internal Audit Services 1 – Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mrs. Noonan Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

for 2010-11 School Year The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene 

Counties, upon recommendation of the Executive Officer, authorized 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. 

Bethlehem CSD 

Cortland City SD 

Granville CSD 

Guilderland CSD 

Hamilton 

Herkimer County 

BOCES 

Holland Patent CSD 

Ithaca City SD 

Kingston City SD 

Lyncourt UFSD 

Madison Oneida BOCES 

Mohawk CSD 

Morrisville-Eaton CSD 

North Colonie 

Onondaga 

Oppenheim-Ephratah CSD 

Rome 

Rondout Valley 

Waterford 

Waterville CSD



BUSINESS / FINANCE (cont’d) 

Credit Card Issuance & 1 – Mrs. Orvis 2 – Mr. Brooks Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

Limits 

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

Counties, upon the recommendation of the Assistant Superintendent for 

Business, approved the issuance of a credit card with the following limits for the 

purpose of facilitating Questar III business for the 2010-2011 school year, and to 

be used in accordance with the Issuance and Use of Credit Cards, Board Policy 

#6-108: 

Employee Name Employee Title Limit 

James Baldwin District Superintendent $ 5,000.00 

CL Hadjioannou Assistant Superintendent $ 5,000.00 

Gladys Cruz Assistant Superintendent $ 5,000.00 

Andrew DeFeo Assistant Superintendent $ 5,000.00 

Julie Best Purchasing Agent $ 20,000.00 

Raymond Cerrone Director of Internal Audit $ 5,000.00 

Craig Hansen Director of Health and Safety $ 2,500.00 

Michele Levings Director of State Aid Planning $ 5,000.00 

Bid Awards 1 – Mr. Keegan 2 – Mr. Puccio Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 


Counties, upon the recommendation of the Assistant Superintendent for 

Business, approved the following bids: 

Item Bid Vendor Bid Amount Participating School Districts 

Grocery Products Sysco Food Service $316,630.96 Averill Park CSD Hoosic Valley CSD 

of Albany 

Hudson City SD Ichabod Crane CSD 

Catskill CSD 

Coxsackie-Athens 

Chatham CSD Rensselaer City SD 

E. Greenbush CSD Taconic Hills CSD 

Questar III 

New Lebanon CSD 

Meat Products 

Sysco Food Service $85,580.64 Averill Park CSD Hoosic Valley CSD 

of Albany 


Catskill CSD 






Paper Products 

Sysco Food Service $61,151.33 Averill Park CSD Hoosic Valley CSD 

of Albany 


Catskill CSD 






Mobile Video Recording 

Systems 

Seon Design $1,246.00/unit Open to all Questar III Component 

Transportation Departments for participation.




Surplus Equipment 1 – Mr. Keegan 2 – Mr. Kline Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

Awards 


Counties, upon the recommendation of the Executive Officer, the following 

surplus equipment be auctioned to the highest bidder through the company, 

Auctions International: 

Surplus Equipment 

(to the highest bidder) 

ITEM 

1999 Dodge Ram w/ Plow 

(VIN# 3B7KF26Z1XM557046) 

110,191 miles 

Establish and/or 

Continue Extra- 

Classroom Activity 1 – Mr. Keegan 2 – Mrs. Orvis Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

Funds for 2010-2011 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 2010-2011 school 

year pursuant to the Board’s Extraclassroom Activity Fund Policy. 

1. Business for 21 st Century / DECA – Mary Andrus 

2. Student Council, Sackett – Erika Karr 

Approval to Submit, 

Accept and Expend 1 – Mr. Hill 2 – Mrs. Orvis Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

Federal/State Project The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene 

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

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

acceptance and expenditure of such project: 

Extended School Year 2011 July/August 2010 

July – August, 2010 

$902,400.00 

Extended School Year 1:1 LPNs and TAs 861-2011-02 

July 1, 2010 – August 13, 2010 

$111,944.000 

Extended School Year Half Day Program 

July 1 – August 13, 2010 

$7,800.00 

Extended School Year Social Skills Program 

July 1, 2010 – August 13, 2010 

$1,040.000



Approval to Submit, 

Accept and Expend 

Federal/State Project (cont’d) 

Learn & Serve America – F811-2010 

September 1, 2010 – August 31, 2011 

$35,686.000 

Workforce Investment Act, Title II 

July 1, 2010 – July 30, 2011 

$157,435.000 

Workforce Investment Act, Title II 

July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 

$108,088.000 

Greater Capital Region Teacher Center 


$1,570,000.000 

Adult LPN Program 

September 1, 2010 – August 31, 2011 

$923,984.000 

Perkins IV Vocational & Applied Technical Education Act of 2006- Basic Grant 


$271,060.000 

Perkins IV Title II 


$427,800.000 (Year III of V) 

School Library System (Operating Aid & Supplemental Aid) 


$161,600.000 

School Library System (Automation Aid) 


$11,051.000 

BETAC (870.091) 


$499,145.000 

Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute 


$309,509.000




Averill Park CSD Installment 

Purchase Agreement – 1 – Mrs. Loffredo 2 – Mrs. Orvis Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

Network Printers 

The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, upon the recommendation of 

the Executive Officer, approved entering a contract for procuring 

installment/purchase financing for and purchase of network printers per the 

attached schedule on behalf of the Averill Park Central School District dated 

August 24, 2010. 

POLICY 

Financial Aid 

Code of Conduct 

#6-134 1 – Mr. Garland 2 – Mr. Puccio Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

(FIRST READING) The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rensselaer-Columbia-Greene 

Counties, upon the recommendation of the Executive Officer, gave its approval for the 

first reading of the Financial Aid Code of Conduct policy. 

OTHER 

Designation of Voting 

Delegate to 2010 

NYSSBA Annual 1 – Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mr. Brooks Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

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

Counties, designated Robert Gibson to be the voting delegate to the 91 st Annual New 

York State School Boards Association Annual Convention. 

Designation of Alternate 

Voting Delegate to 2010 

NYSSBA Annual 1 – Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mr. Brooks Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

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

Counties, designated Paul Puccio to be the alternate voting delegate to the 91 st Annual 

New York State School Boards Association Annual Convention. 

Payment of Dues for 

Capital District 

School Boards 1 – Mrs. Noonan 2 – Mr. Keegan Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

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

Counties, upon recommendation of the Executive Officer, authorized payment of the 

2010-11 dues for Capital District School Boards Association in the amount of $200.00. 

ADDENDUM I 

Nomination and 

Election of TVHS 1 – Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mrs. Orvis Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

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

Counties, nominated and unanimously voted to elect Mrs. Marilyn Noonan to the position 

of Board Member to the TVHS Board – a seat left vacant by the resignation of Mrs. 

Nancy Knabbe.



ADDENDUM II 

Change in Start 

Time for Questar III 1 – Mrs. Knabbe 2 – Mrs. Orvis Motion Carried (11 – Yes) 

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

Counties, approved the change in start time for all Questar III Board meetings from 7:15 

pm. to 6:30 pm. to take effect October 7, 2010. 

BOARD REPORTS / 

DISCUSSION 

Mr. Gibson reminded the Board that there will be a Board Retreat on Tuesday, 

September 14, 2010 at 6 pm. to discuss the transition of Questar III with the 

upcoming departure of Dr. James N. Baldwin as District Superintendent. 

Mr. Gibson informed the board members that assuming the Board of Regents 

accepts Jim Baldwin’s resignation as District Superintendent of Questar III 

BOCES, the board should expect to act upon the same at the October 7 th 

meeting. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S 

REPORT 

Dan Liebert, Principal of TVHS presented on the Regents Exam Result of TVHS 

students. 

He began his presentation by explaining that one of TVHS’s prominent features 

is the fact that it is made up of a very heterogeneous and diverse population. 

They are taught with a standard of rigor and relevance for all with a focus on 21 st 

Century Skills and Integrated Teaching. 

TVHS is committed to improve their structure with more time focused on math 

skills this year (with an increase of almost 20%). Their instruction will have a 

problem-based approach rather than a project-based one, giving student a better 

chance to better grasp the problem by better understanding it and resulting in 

retention of the math skill. TVHS will also re-sequence their math and perform 

assessments differently. They will utilize a new set of assessments known as the 

College and Work Readiness Assessments (CWRA). 

Diana Conroy commented that the mistakes that are being identified have given 

us a chance to learn, restructure and reassess the TVHS approach. The 

presentation was then concluded and Superintendent Baldwin and the Board 

thanked Principal Liebert for his time and effort. 

Superintendent Baldwin reported that the beginning of the school year went very 

well. Orientation was held on September 1, 2010 at Birch Hill and was well 

attended and received. Although the day was bittersweet for him as he will leave 

Questar to take a position with NYS Department of Education, Dr. Baldwin said 

that he is working with the Assistant Superintendents to maintain and clear focus 

on the year ahead, creating a work plan of initiatives for the next six to nine 

months that will maintain a forward momentum.



PUBLIC COMMENTS 

None 

MOTION TO 

ADJOURN 1 - Mr. Garland 2 – Mr. Kline Motion Carried (11 - Yes) 

The Board adjourned at 9:00 pm. 

Respectfully Submitted By: 

________________________________________ 

Robin Samiof, Board Clerk

September 2, 2010 - Questar III

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