001Does anyone have an opinion they want to share or you been a great board president? I'll say that and just something that we all can do. we all have enough uh talent on this board that I've seen and I just feel like um anyone has anything to share or thought it would be helpful somebody on the phone I don't know way um but I mean uh it's it's my first meeting, but I'll if nobody else uh has anything else, I'll go ahead and nominate Steve. Say just say it loud because I don't think I Oh, I said if nobody else is is speaking up, I'll I'll nominate you for a second term. I'll I nominate Steve. No, I'm going to see if I think someone else should step up and maybe see what happens. I
002have a lot on my plate, so I am not going to be the one to step up. Um, but if someone else wants to, Robert, Diane, I'm happy to back on you guys. [Music] Hey, I'm willing to step up, but I don't want to take anybody's thunder. Is Rob still there? Nope. I don't know what happened. We need his vote. Let's see. Yeah, I think he had a spot. If they can call back the next two minutes and say where he stands, I think that's important because we need that vote, right? Well, we don't need the I don't think we need the vote. We have forum, but I think it would Well, we would if he's backing you and Diana just nominated. Yeah. Yeah. If we don't get the vote. Yes. But I I Yeah,
003he's kind of back. Okay. This was very close. John John if Bob comes back in [Music] My apologies for all the delays this morning. It's not usually this way. I'll go. Okay. Um, can he call in and we just have him? Yeah, I said is that an option that he Oh, he's not trying to reconnect. He just kind of I texted him to call. Well, what what you said uh was true, Katie. I think we can keep discussing without a board. We're still a forum. Um if if the vote is divided 22, absolutely we can't move forward. But [Music] Sorry, my phone decided to have a heart attack. It's okay, Rob. I'll be real quick just to update you. So, currently, um, Jay nominated myself to be president. Um, and then Katie brought up a
004point that she thought that I don't want to speak to you. No, I think that you said it. I think everyone should have a chance and I personally have a lot going on so I'm not taking that opportunity right now, but I think Diana said she can't take a board. Um, and I said I would back her. So, so you made a nomination, correct? Yeah. I said I would support. Sorry. That's okay. So, Diana and I haven't voted yet and neither have you, Rob. So, it's it's we have us three and we have two nominations. Um, who's for vice president? This is for president. I'm saying who is there any nomination if we haven't got I think we're doing one at a great day. That's we do what we do or Oh, I I mean
005we do. Well, I kind of like to make the decision we did last time. Totality. My my my preference would be uh to keep Steve there, I think, and put Diana as vice president. But um I don't know if there's official vote. I mean, voted. Well, no. And I'm I don't want to vice president. Okay. Okay. Because I was going to say that I'm I'm also open to vice president. I'm not, you know, if you feel that I should be president, I I I fine I'm fine with that. But I I'll say something that I'll try to say more eloquently than I did uh a previous reorg meeting. We all are equal here, whether you're president, vice president, or a board member. So, I don't feel a need to be president. I don't feel a
006need to be vice president. I'm just appreciative to be on the board. So, um so I I I would make this plate. Diana, do you feel like this because this is the last year in your term, you may not you may or you may not have another opportunity to be president. Is it something that you really want to take? I'll take vice president. That's fine. Let's just move on because it's okay. All right. So, then All right. So then go go ahead with the nomination of myself. Wait. So Steve, are you stepping down or you're I I'm not stepping down. Do it. And you want to do it. Why would you not do it? I said I would do it, but he's giving me the opportunity. He's not playing games. He's not I mean I'll
007I'll be perfectly honest here. It it didn't seem like anybody else was stepping up. I was moving. I got some impression I got from you as well. I think we're all just trying. This is what we just discussed an executive not to bring up executive topics. We just discussed this. I think no one's playing games and is very generous about it. And I will take vice president. So let him let him serve as president for one more year and I will take vice president and I Okay. That's what you want that fine. Okay. So we should have a vote though. Yep. Absolutely. So let's go with the nomination from Jay. Is there a second for that nomination just to be clear? For me. Okay. Thanks Rob. All right. So, uh, so we'll take a vote.
008All in favor? I All right. So, I think I think keeping Stephen the C2 and this is a public statement is that the board as a whole is viewing this as a very transition. You know, the crucial time and we're trying to keep uh some continuity and and that's that's the reason I'm supporting Steve too. Thank you. Um, so vice president. Yeah. So, appointment of board vice president. Do we have a nomination? I'd like to nominate Diana. We have a second. Second. All right. So, all in favor [Music] we have the oath of office for board question. I I I'm sorry, folks. I meant to drop, but if there's an urgent thing, text me. I'll try to hop out of the other meeting and come back. I'm I'm starting that. I'm in the most important
009person there. So, I I have to go. I could be back though, but I need five minutes. There's some urgent vote. Please text me. All right. Thanks, Rob. I look I really says publicly, I'm looking forward to working for everybody. And to Katie's point, the the board is trying to be as collaborative as possible, and we're still learning how to do that. But I think uh taking Katie's lead there on trying to be as constructive, open, and working together is is going to be the the mantra for for the coming school year. Look forward to that. Thank you. [Music] I, Steven Finn, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New York and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of board president
010according to the best of my ability. [Applause] I, Diana Corbal, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of New York State of New York that I shall faithfully discharge the duties of board of vice president according to the best of my abilities. [Applause] Okay, next on the agenda, we have the appointment of the board rep and alternate to the Rockin County School Board Association. Um, I'm so sorry. I was going to say join the main office. Well, I was going to say I've done it for two years. Um, I'd like to step down to alternate if possible if there was somebody that could go for it. Um just to be clear on what it is, it's usually just one um virtual meeting um a month and
011a dinner at the end of the year. And that association is where uh the Rockland County School Boards come together, have u members from each school district that's um part of the association and we combine our efforts to advocate for um different things that uh we feel this this county needs for our schools. And uh it was fun. It was a fun two years. Um, like I said, if anyone's open to it, I definitely would like to maybe try something new, maybe a new committee this year. Um, but that's where we're at with was us. I was for two years, right? Yeah. So, you were I'll do you want to be I'll take Yeah. Okay. So, we'll go with um if everyone we have a vote on this, too, or is just Okay. Okay. So,
012we can take a vote on this. Uh so for the I guess main uh appointment for the forward rep um like to nominate Diana. Um so it's us four. Uh all in favor I and for alternate um like I'm happy to step up. Okay. Um well that's a good question then if I because we have we're going to have committees down the line and I I I also know that you you know I want to respect your time. So if you take this on, I don't know. Fine. I can do this. I'm just an alternate. You're more than welcome to take it, but I still want to be on digital security. So that's I mean that's all right. So then why don't I take this? That's fine. Whatever works. But like I said, if you
013can't, I'm happy to either person. All right. Um would someone like to nominate? I nominate. Thank you, Dina. Um all in favor? I have and all right. Um So then moving through we have policies for review. Um so as we stated in earlier board earlier board meetings this uh policy 5695 students and personal electronic devices is in its second reading. Um the only reason we are continuing reading through the summer policies is because this policy is necessary. It was um given directly uh by the state to um adopt for this school year. So, um, is there anything to discuss before I make a motion to read policy 5695? Okay. Motion to read policy 5695, students and personal electronic devices. Second. Okay. I'll give a motion and second by Diana. And all in favor? I. Um,
014so we have board discussion on agenda items. Um, is there anything If I can I would just like to um table the consultants that we're looking to do. That's uh Yeah. Uh so it's page 88. Uh, is that five? Six, seven, three, four. Maybe it's five. It's the last item on the page. What item is it? Consultants. I'd like to table that for next meeting. to be I'm sure five personal um 25 um if we want to split that up the agenda to um approve some of the um consultants. I don't know if that's what we need to do regarding the um the other two that we've used in the past or the three I'm sorry that we've used in the past but there's two added editions uh three additions four additions I'm sorry right
015Jenny Corkran Mrs. Fiser Sterling Testing Services and Westchester to human development. Those are additions that were never were not on our uh we did not using for the first time. You have a question. Those consultants are consultants that we're using for the first time. Yeah. Yes, sir. May Sure. Good morning, everyone. Thank you. Um we've used testing services for the last several years based on our background checks. Okay. Employees. Okay. And Dr. Essics office has utilized Miss Chair, Dr. Steinhardt, SJ Associates, and Westchester's Institute for Youth Development over the last several years as well for her her needs for students. Okay. So that those are not additions, but the other two uh consultants are additions. Correct. Say again. The other two the other two consultants are additions. Yeah, we sent you information. Yeah, I know.
016But I'd like like I said, I would like to table that until we can discuss that further as we have the consultant list that we just received and I think that we need to understand more of why we're hiring uh we're bringing back Mrs. Corpin when she retired. Uh if you want to see she's helping with transition. I had sent the board all that information. Yeah. Did you ask any questions about it? She so she's helping with transition as to what point and and you know the way it speaks up to 30 days or 30 days up to 30 days when starting when for the whole year for the whole school year. Yes. Up to 30 days. So we see 30,000 in the whole not 30 days but it's roughly yeah and that would start
017now we need that the summary and Miss Fischer uh same she's coming on to do data no she I no she's coming on to do for the Is there a special project okay cuz I thought when she retired I thought her retirement was to retire so that's why I was just asking but I had sent the information I didn't ask any questions at that time. Is there any Does anyone else on the board have any questions about it? Any concerns? I don't know where we're at because we we obviously have concerns about I I asked table it and that's fine. No one wants to Well, I'm just seeing where everyone's at. I don't know. I I I didn't have any questions on it. I I'm I'm okay with um these consultants. I don't know how
018the other team members feel. We have one member concern just decide that's why I noted that's all J I mean I'm fine it's pretty typical I mean certainly data it's something I think Joe want to email. All right. So, thank you that it's noted. We'll uh go ahead and move forward. Um let's see here. So, motion to approve. Actually, sorry. I do have thing. I just want to and please feel free to correct me if it's not that the right point, but I I do want to point out that uh the business office consent agenda item 13 half. I think there's a a typo. Um just in that we say it's a what is it change order for 10280 and it says contract sum prior to this change order was 44750 uh 440750 and then
019gives the amount of the change order and says the contract sum including the including this change order will be uh 44750. I think that's supposed to be 451030. Um, so we just probably want to [Music] say 11 on the bottom. 13, right? 13. Um, I see that. I see what you're saying. I I I think when it shows increased yet, so So what he's saying is the contract saw prior to the change order and then it shows the change order and increase and then it shows the same effect. Okay. So that I think it should be 45103. It should be the 440 and the 10. Yeah. Yeah. The the 440 750 and the 10280. So let's do the math one final time so we can make sure it's correct. 451. Gotcha. So 451030. That's what
020I guess. That's what I got. Yeah, that's what I got. I'll have them correct that. Okay. So, do we put that in um a change motion to a change or do we It's been amended. We're going to do the amended after that. Okay. All right. So, we've made that change on 13 FF. Just to be clear, the new contract sum including the change order will be $451,30. Okay. Now, we have the agenda. Motion to make any changes to agenda if necessary. We have schedule 2526 C1 classified civil service personnel addendum one appointments. It is recommended that the board of education approve the probationary appointment of the following in accordance with civil service rules and regulations and independent agreement. Name John Carlo help me out. Digi Gora practice that one director of facilities three FTE1 location
021facilities salary 159,500 for a rated effective date 721 2025. It is recommended that the board of education approve the temporary appointment of the following in accordance with civil service rules and regulations. Name Steve Donnelly position director of facilities 3 FTE 1.0 location facilities salary 140 140,000 prorated effective dates 71 2025 to 720 2025 and we have appointments. It is recommended that the board of education approve the appointment of the following probationary teacher. Majid Kh 1.0 FTE music teacher in the music tenure area assigned to Cottage Lane Elementary School. Salary placement MA plus 30. Step 8 101,599. Probationary period four years 2025 through 824 2029. New York State music K through 12 certification. So just to clarify this is because the existing C music feature move. That's correct. Okay. So, those are the amendments. Do I
022have a motion? Thank you, Katie. Do I have a second? Jay, thank you. All I think that I Okay, so we have motion to approve business office action agenda items 7A through 7E. Do I have a motion? Thank you. Thank you. Second. Thank you. All in favor? I I Then we have motion to approve superend superintendent office action agenda items 8A through 8B. Thank you. Second. Thank you. All in favor? I I Okay. And motion to approve the amended consent agenda items 10 through 15. Motion. Thank you. Second. Thank you. All in favor? I Okay, we have an opportunity for new business if anyone needs to bring anything to the board's attention. Okay. All right. Joe wants to Yeah, Joe. Absolutely. Take it down. Good morning board. Dr. Pul want to introduce our incoming director
023of facilities, Mr. Jian Caru. And as we transition Mr. Vinci to South Orangetown, our our friend and colleague who's been there for quite some time, Mr. is going to fill in that role temporarily. So, we appreciate everyone's support and we want to just thank both these individuals for contin [Applause] Thank you for stepping up. All right. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:57 a.m. Thank you. Okay. All in favor? I have a good day.