LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT – BOARD OF EDUCATION – June 15, 2015

LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION

LAWRENCE, NEW YORK

Regular Meeting

Middle School Cafeteria

June 15, 2015, 8:00 PM

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

II. REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS

A. Farewell to Trustee Uri Kaufman

B. Concussion Management Policy-First Review (Enclosure)

III. BUSINESS/FINANCE (Enclosures)

A. Treasurer’s Report - March 2015/April 2015

B. Encumbrances Over $50,000

1. Air Tech, $187,700, asbestos abatement and demolition, high school

2. ARA Plumbing, $86,517, middle school reconstruction, plumbing

3. Hertz Furniture Systems, $68,121.68, high school renovation

4. Hewlett Woodmere Schools, $320,000, DOL/DOR, 2014-2015

5. HiTech Air Conditioning Services, Inc., $555,723, LHS cafeteria and

auditorium renovations

6. HVAC, Inc., $816,000, middle school reconstruction, HVAC

7. LandTek, $103,308, renovation of middle school fields

8. Unitech Services Group, $240,727.77, middle school renovations

9. Web Construction, $1,450,000, high school renovations

10. Web Construction, $694,000, middle school renovations

11. West Babylon Electric, $188,995, middle school renovations, electrical

12. West Hempstead, $60,000, DOL/DOR, 2014-2015

C. Bids Vendor Purpose Amount Recommendations

Sam Tell and Sons Food Services Equipment for

Redesign of Middle School

Serving Lines

$29,656.50 Approve

Web Construction Middle School Reconstruction

Contract #1-General

Construction

$694,000 Approve

ARA Plumbing Middle School Reconstruction

Contract #2-Plumbing

$86,517 Approve

HVAC, Inc. Middle School Reconstruction

Contract #3-HVAC

$769,000

Alt.1 $16,000

Alt.2 $31,000

Approve

West Babylon Electric

Middle School

Reconstruction

Contract #4-Electrical

$188,495

Alt.1 $500

Approve

HiTech Air Conditioning

Service Inc.

High School Cafeteria and

Auditorium Renovations

$555,723 Approve

LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT – BOARD OF EDUCATION – June 15, 2015

D. Budget Transfers Over $25,000

1. Accounting Office, transfers totaling $1,474,768.72, to reallocate funds

E. Contracts

1. Business Contracts

a. Air Tech, $112,365, asbestos abatement and demolition, high school

b. ARA Plumbing, $86,517, middle school reconstruction, plumbing

c. Baumann Bus Company, Transportation SAR Academy, 3/1/2015-

6/30/2015

d. DMS, Addendum to Extend Time, Professional Services, Disaster

Planning & Recovery Consultants

e. East Islip UFSD, Health & Welfare services 2014-2015 school year

f. Great Neck UFSD, Health & Welfare services 2014-2015 school year

g. Hitech Air Conditioning Service Inc., Cafeteria & Auditorium

h. HVAC, Inc., Middle School Reconstruction, HVAC

i. Massapequa Public Schools, Health & Welfare services 2014-2015

school year

j. Mineola School District, Health & Welfare services 2014-2015 school

year

k. Nassau BOCES, Department of Regional Schools & Instructional

Programs, Regional Summer School Program Agreement, 2015

l. North Merrick UFSD, Health & Welfare services 2014-2015 school year

m. Rockville Centre UFSD, Health & Welfare services 2014-2015 school

year

n. Web Construction, High School Renovations

o. Web Construction, Middle School Renovations

p. West Babylon Electric, Middle School Renovations

q. West Hempstead UFSD, Health & Welfare services 2014-2015 school

year

2. Curriculum/PPS Contracts

a. Esther Bodner, extra period pay March – June 2015

b. Melissa Katz, educational therapist May-June 2015

c. Jodi A. Mishkin-Michaelson, assistive technology May-June 2015

d. The Summit School, Upper Nyack, IDEA flow through funds

F. Donation

$7,500.00, The Mortimer Levitt Foundation

IV. PERSONNEL ITEMS

A. Retirements

1. Professional Staff (Enclosure)

2. Civil Service Staff (Enclosure)

B. Resignations

1. Professional Staff (Enclosure)

2. Civil Service Staff (Enclosure)

LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT – BOARD OF EDUCATION – June 15, 2015

C. Discontinuance of Employment

1. Abolition of Positions

a. Professional (Enclosure)

b. Civil Service (Enclosure)

2. Terminations By Reason of Abolition of Positions

a. Professional (Enclosure)

b. Civil Service (Enclosure)

3. Discontinuance of Employment

a. Professional (Enclosure)

b. Civil Service (None)

4. Terminations

a. Professional (None)

b. Civil Service (Enclosure)

D. Leave Of Absence

1. Professional Staff (Enclosure)

2. Civil Service (None)

E. Tenure (None)

F. Appointments

1. Professional Staff (Enclosure)

a. Change of Employment Status (None)

b. Emergency Conditional Appointments (None)

c. Approved Substitute Teachers (Enclosure)

d. Home Tutors (None)

2. Civil Service Staff (Enclosure)

a. Change of Employment Status (Enclosure)

b. Emergency Conditional Appointments (None)

c. Approved Substitutes (Enclosure)

G. Extra Compensation

1. Professional Staff (Enclosure)

a. Summer School Appointments (Enclosure)

2. Civil Service Staff (None)

a. Summer School Appointments (Enclosure)

V. ADMINISTRATION

A. Corrective Action Plan – Audit 6/30/2014 (Enclosure)

B. Resolution-Teacher Aide

RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools,

the Board of Education hereby authorizes the increase of one 4 hour teachers’

aide position, currently held by Employee No. XXX0036, to 5 hours, retroactive

from September 1, 2012 to date, and;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board authorizes the payment of any monies owed

to Employee No. XXX0036 as a result of the underpayment of wages for the

period beginning September 1, 2013 to January 2015.

LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT – BOARD OF EDUCATION – June 15, 2015

C. As required by Commissioners Regulation Part 154-2 the District hereby appoints

William Moss as Bilingual Coordinator.

D. Stipulation of Settlement

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Lawrence Union Free School

District hereby moves to approve the terms and conditions for the 2015-2016

school year as indicated in the Stipulation of Settlement resolving certain

matters between the District and the parents of the youngster classified by the

District’s CSE and identified as student XXXXX0002 and LPS Case No. 14/15-14.

E. The Board of Education hereby accepts all previous minutes as posted on the

District website.

VI. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS (Enclosures)

A. Warrant # 18, 19, 20 & 21

B. Budget Summary by Function – March & April 2015

C. Revenue Status Report – March & April 2015

D. Extra Classroom Activity Funds

High School: March & April 2015

Middle School: March & April 2015

VII. PUBLIC COMMENT

We request that you come to the microphone. Please tell us your name and

affiliation, if you are representing a specific group. All participants are asked to abide

by the two minute time limit. Speakers may comment on matters related to the

agenda. All speakers are to conduct themselves in a civil manner.

As always, public discussion on matters relating to staff and students, at which their

reputation, privacy or rights to due process, or those of others could in some way be

violated, is prohibited.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

Next Scheduled Board Meeting:

Organizational Meeting – Tuesday, July 7, 2015 @ 8:00 PM in the Lawrence Middle

School Cafeteria

Enclosure II June 15, 2015

Regular Meeting

LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT POLICY ‐ DRAFT

The Board of Education of the Lawrence Union Free School District recognizes that concussions and head

injuries are commonly reported injuries in children and adolescents who participate in sports and recreational

activity and can have serious consequences if not managed carefully. Therefore, the District adopts the

following policy to support the proper evaluation and management of head injuries.

Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury. Concussion occurs when normal brain functioning is disrupted by a

blow or jolt to the head. Recovery from concussion will vary. Avoiding re‐injury and over‐exertion until fully

recovered are the cornerstones of proper concussion management.

While district staff will exercise reasonable care to protect students, head injuries may still occur. Physical

education teachers, coaches, nurses and other appropriate staff will receive training to recognize the signs,

symptoms and behaviors consistent with a concussion. Any student exhibiting those signs, symptoms or

behaviors while participating in a school sponsored class, extracurricular activity, or interscholastic athletic

activity shall be removed from the game or activity and be evaluated as soon as possible by an appropriate

health care professional. The school nurse will notify the student’s parents or guardians and recommend

appropriate monitoring to parents or guardians.

If a student sustains a concussion at a time other than when engaged in a school‐sponsored activity, the district

expects the parent/legal guardian to report the condition to school nurse so that the district can support the

appropriate management of the condition.

The student shall not return to school or activity until authorized to do so by an appropriate health care

professional. The school’s chief medical officer will make the final decision on return to activity including

physical education class and after‐school sports. Any student who continues to have signs or symptoms upon

return to activity must be removed from play and reevaluated by their health care provider.

The Superintendent, in consultation with appropriate district staff, including the chief school medical officer,

will develop regulations and protocols to guide the return to activity.

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Enclosure V.A June 15, 2015 Regular Meeting

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