HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON BOARD OF EDUCATION
ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010
A G E N D A
I. Call to order by Board of Education District Clerk at 7:30 a.m. in the
John J. Russell Lecture Room.
II. Administration of Oath of Office to:
Caryn Campbell Wendy Naidich
III. Election of the President of the Board of Education for the 2010-2011
school year.
IV. Election of the Vice-President of the Board of Education for the
2010-2011 school year.
V. Resolution to appoint Mary A. Wirth as School District Clerk for the
2010-2011 school year.
(Bd. Enc.)
VI. Administration of Oath of Office to:
Mary A. Wirth
VII. Resolution to appoint Maureen Caraballo as School District Treasurer
for the 2010-2011 school year.
(Bd. Enc.)
VIII. Resolution to appoint Nicholas Macri as Deputy School District
Treasurer for the 2010-2011 school year.
(Bd. Enc.)
IX. Resolution to designate the following as official depositories for the
school district funds:
Chase Manhattan Bank
Hudson Valley Bank
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Bank of America
Signature Bank
Municipal Investors Service Corporation (CLASS)
HSBC Bank
Webster Bank, N. A.
X. Resolution to designate the following as official bank signatories for
the school district funds:
General Fund: Maureen Caraballo or Nicholas Macri
Trust and Agency Fund: Maureen Caraballo or Nicholas Macri
Capital Fund: Maureen Caraballo or Nicholas Macri
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Lunch Fund: Maureen Caraballo or Nicholas Macri
Federal Fund: Maureen Caraballo or Nicholas Macri
XI. Recommendation to authorize Timothy Connors or his designee to
request and sign applications for Federal and State grants.
XII. Recommendation that the policies of the school district that have been
a matter of board resolution for the period July 1, 2009 through June
30, 2010 are hereby determined to be the policies in effect in the school
district for the 2010-2011 school year.
XIII. Resolution to appoint Dorian Tergis, M.D. as School District Physician
for the 2010-2011 school year.
(Bd. Enc.)
XIV. Resolution to appoint Eleanor Richardson as Claims Auditor for the
2010-2011 school year.
(Bd. Enc.)
XV. Resolution to appoint Maureen Caraballo as Purchasing Agent.
XVI. Resolution to appoint Timothy Connors as Alternate Purchasing Agent.
XVII. Resolution to appoint Maureen Caraballo and Timothy Connors as
Certifiers of Payrolls for the 2010-2011 school years.
XVIII. Resolution to appoint Maureen Caraballo and Nicholas Macri as
alternate signers of payroll checks for the 2010-2011 school year.
XIX. Recommendation to establish petty cash funds for the following
locations:
Hillside Office: $100.00
Middle School Office: $100.00
Business Office: $100.00
Cafeteria: $550.00
XX. Resolution to designate The Journal News and the Rivertowns
Enterprise as official newspapers for appropriate legal notices.
XXI. Resolution to appoint Maureen Caraballo as Records Access
Maintenance Officer.
XXII. Resolution to appoint Timothy Connors as the person to determine
appeals submitted pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law.
XXIII. Resolution to appoint Nancy Horsey as Liaison for Homeless Children
and Youth.
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XXIV. Resolution to designate the three principals, Louis Adipietro, Gail
Kipper and Laura Sullivan to receive court notification regarding a
student’s sentence/adjudication in certain criminal cases and juvenile
delinquency proceedings.
XXV. Resolution to appoint two assistant principals Hilda McGivney and
Brent Harrington as the Supervisors of Attendance.
XXVI. Resolution to appoint Maureen Caraballo as Title IX Compliance
Officer.
XXVII. Resolution to appoint Deborah Augarten as the 504 Compliance
Officer.
XXVIII. Resolution to appoint George Prine as the ADA Compliance Officer
through September 30, 2010.
XXIX. Resolution to appoint George Prine as the AHERA Local Educational
Agency (L.E.A.) designee.
XXX. Resolution to appoint Jeff Rosof as the Census Enumerator.
XXXI. Resolution to authorize the President of the Board of Education and/or
the Superintendent of Schools to sign contracts for health services for
Hastings’ students attending non-public schools in neighboring districts.
XXXII. Resolution to appoint Maureen Caraballo as the designee for Student
Residency Determination.
XXXIII. Resolution to authorize the President of the Board of Education and/or
the Superintendent of Schools to sign contracts with out-of-district
providers for the provision of special education programs and services
as mandated in students’ IEPs.
XXXIV. Resolution to set the per diem rates to be paid to substitutes for the
2010-2011 school year s as follows:
1. Substitute Teacher: $100.00/day without benefits.
2. Annual Substitute Teacher: $95.00/day without benefits.
3. Substitute Teacher:
i. $90/day without benefits, except that, should a substitute teacher
replace the same incumbent teacher for a period of twenty (20)
consecutive school days or more, the prorate daily rate shall be
based upon the teacher’s salary schedule (Step 1 of BA, MA, or
DR line, whichever is appropriate).
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ii. $95/day without benefits, after accumulating 10 days of service as
a substitute teacher for the Hastings-on-Hudson UFSD.
iii. $120/day without benefits, should the substitute teacher be a retiree
from the Hastings-on-Hudson UFSD.
4. Substitute School Nurse: $150.00/day without benefits.
5. Substitute Clerk or Aide: $11.00/hour without benefits.
6. Substitute Custodial Worker: $12.00/hour without benefits.
XXXV. Resolution to appoint Keane & Beane, P.C. as School Board Attorney
for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010 per their proposal.
(Bd. Enc.)
XXXVI. Resolution to appoint Bennett, Kielson, Storch, DeSantis, the
Government Services Division of O’Connor, Davis, Munns & Dobbins,
LLP as School Board Independent Auditor for the period beginning
July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011 per their proposal.
(Bd. Enc.)
XXXVII. Resolution to appoint ACCUME Partners as Internal Auditor for the (Bd. Enc.) period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 per their proposal.
(Bd. Enc.)
XXXVIII. Resolution to retain Karen Norlander, Esq., P.C. for legal services in
special education matters for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30,
2011 per Ms. Norlander’s proposal.
(Bd. Enc.)
XXXIX. Adjournment
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