NORTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 28, 2001

7:00 PM Business Meeting

Central Administration Building                                                                                                                               100 Fairway Drive

“Challenging Student Excellence”

Minutes

 

           I.          Pledge of Allegiance

 

         II.          Call To Order                      The meeting was called to order at 7:07 PM.

 

A.            Roll Call                 Present:  Chairperson Lynne Haft, Vice Chairperson Karin L. Forbes, Denise Coppa, Dr. Janice DeFrances, Carol H. Hueston, Patricia E. Watkins and Cathy Kaiser, Jamestown School Committee Representative

                                                Absent:  Michael R. Northup

 

                                                Administration Present:  James M. Halley, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Barbara A. Fitzsimmons, Ed.D., Curriculum Director, William J. Daly, Director of Human Resources, and Maureen Buck, Controller.

                                                                Absent:  Daniel J. McGregor, Ph.D., Director of Pupil Personnel Services and Joseph F. Quinn, Jr., Director of Administrative Services

 

       III.          Open Forum- None

 

       IV.          Presentations

 

A.                  Oktoberfest Participation Certificate presented by Mr. Paul Mancini to Ms. Ellen D’Agnenica and Ms. Lisa Giorgianni cc (clock counter) 148- Ms. D’Agnenica and Ms. Giorgianni were presented with plaques by Mr. Mancini of the Choral Company of Cranston in recognition of their guidance of the many Stony Lane Elementary School students who sang during the Oktoberfest event.

 

B.                   Child Opportunity Zone Overview by Donna Thompson  cc  615

The Child Opportunity Zone (COZ), working in close collaboration with the school department, is standards based.  When applying for grants, the following criteria are strongly considered.

 

§         Support district mission

§         Compliment consolidated resource plan

§         Compliant with SALT school survey areas

§         Support school improvement plans

§         Meet Children’s Cabinet directives (improved attendance, increased family involvement, literacy)

Actual secure money from private/outside sources that runs programs totals $394,000.  In the future, Ms. Thompson would like to present monthly on each program under the COZ umbrella- Family Center; Before & After School; Even Start Family Literacy; Parent Development; Parents As Teachers (PAT); Child Outreach Screening; and the Summer School Collaborative.

 

         V.          Routine Items

 

A.                  Correspondence- None

B.                   Calendar- The superintendent reviewed the calendar for the next two weeks with the school committee

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Approved items on the consent agenda are marked with * on a motion by Pat Watkins and seconded by Carol Hueston (6/0).

Approved items that were exempted from the consent agenda are marked with ** as indicated immediately following the item.

Withdrawn items from the consent agenda are marked with *** as indicated immediately following the item.

 

C.                   Approval of Minutes of Prior Meetings*

1.                    October 24, 2001 School Committee Business Meeting

2.                    November 14, 2001 School Committee Worksession

3.                    November 14, 2001 School Committee Executive Session

 

D.                  Financial Reports*

1.                    Financial Narrative from the Director of Administrative Services

2.                    NKSD Year-To-Date Expenditure Report as of 10/31/01

3.                    2000-01 In$ite Report

 

E.                   Personnel Items

1.                    Appointment, Certificated Staff:

 

a)                   Judie Berlinsky, .5 Itinerant Speech Teacher, Step 10 + a Masters with an annual salary of $29,223, pro-rated for 122 days in the 2001/2002 school year with a total salary of $19,066, effective December 3, 2001.***

***This item was withdrawn from the consent agenda by administration.

 

2.                    Appointments, Non-Certificated Staff:

 

a.                    Karin Pierson, Supervisor of Transportation, 7 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 35 hours per week with an annual salary of $46,976, effective December 3, 2001.*

 

b.                   Julie Russell, Special Education Paraprofessional at Forest Park

Elementary School, 6 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 30 hours per week, Step 1 @ $9.09 per hour, effective October 29, 2001.*

 

c.                    Elizabeth Morander, Special Education Paraprofessional at Davisville Elementary School, 6 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 30 hours per week, Step 1 @ $9.09 per hour, effective November 1, 2001.*

 

d.                   Jennifer Ferencko, School Paraprofessional at the North Kingstown High School, 5.2 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 26 hours per week, Step 1 @ $8.49 per hour, effective October 16, 2001.*

 

e.                    Donald Babbitt, Learning Academy Coordinator at Davisville Middle School, $25 per hour up to a total of $8,500 for the 2001/2002 school year.***

***This item was exempted by Karin Forbes and subsequently withdrawn by Administration.

 

f.                     Kimberly Vincent, Food Service Worker at Davisville Middle School, 3 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 15 hours per week, Step 1 @ $7.55 per hour, effective November 6, 2001.*

 

g.                   Deborah Prior, Food Service Worker at the North Kingstown High School, 4 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 20 hours per week, Step 1 @ $7.55 per hour, effective November 5, 2001.*

 

h.                   Luis Garcia, 3rd Shift Custodian at the North Kingstown High School, 8 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 40 hours per week, Step 1 @ $10.90 per hour, effective November 15, 2001.*

 

i.                     James Nelson, 2nd Shift Custodian at the North Kingstown High School, 8 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 40 hours per week, Step 2 @ $11.23 per hour, effective November 19, 2001.*

 

3.                    Increase in Salary, Non-Certificated Staff:*

a.                    Ronald Verdi, Senior Technician, annual salary $35,101, effective January 2, 2001.

b.                   Russell Hryzan, Network Specialist, annual salary $38,476, effective January 2, 2001.

 

4.                    Increase in Hours, Non-Certificated Staff:

 

a.                    Sara Saunders, Food Service Worker at the North Kingstown High School from 5 to 6 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 30 hours per week, Step 10 @ $10.32 per hour, effective November 20, 2001.*

 

5.                    Appointment, 2001/2002 Intramural Coaches:

Davisville Middle School

Marcia Sahagian                  Intramural Director                                               $966**

**Pat Watkins exempted this item for additional information about the position.  Item V. E. 5. was approved on a motion by Pat Watkins/Karin Forbes (6/0).

 

6.                    Appointments, 2001/2002 Interscholastic Coaches:*

North Kingstown High School

Aaron Thomas                     Head Boys Basketball Coach                             $3607

Kevin Gormley                      Asst. Boys Basketball Coach                            $2408

James Simmons                    Asst. Boys Basketball Coach                            $2592

Mark Kwolek                        Volunteers Boys Basketball Coach                   -----

John Klitzner                         Head Girls Basketball Coach                              $3607

Cash Griffith                          Asst. Girls Basketball Coach                              $2592

Lynn Downey                       Asst. Girls Basketball Coach                              $2804

Daniel McKenna                  Head Wrestling Coach                                        $3113

Thomas Doran                      Asst. Wrestling Coach                                       $2222

Kelli Doorley                         Head Girls Gymnastics Coach                            $2717

Kerrie Rubeira                       Asst. Girls Gymnastics Coach                           $2038

                                                Keven O’Neil                        Head Girls Indoor Track Coach                         $2619

                Jennilee Williams                 Asst. Girls Indoor Track Coach                         $1667

Charles Breagy                     Head Boys Indoor Track Coach                        $2619

Dustin Kuzma                       Asst. Boys Indoor Track Coach                        $1667

Amanda Marzullo                Head Basketball Cheerleading Coach               $1631

Jason Shabo                         Weight Lifting Coach – Winter                         $2619

 

                Davisville Middle School

Dennis Brown                       Head Boys Basketball Coach                             $2743

Michael Berndt                     Head Girls Basketball Coach                              $2531

 

                Wickford Middle School

Raymond Tanguay              Head Boys Basketball Coach                             $2743

Paul Graham                          Head Girls Basketball Coach                              $2743

 

7.                    Appointments, 2001/2002 Advisors:*

North Kingstown High School

                                                Elizabeth Parvo                     Freshman Class Co-Advisor                              $515.00

                                                Andrea Axile                         Freshman Class Cp-Advisor                              $515.00

                                                Richard Dunne                     Student Council                                                   $507.00

                                                Leah LaPorte                         International Club                                                $312.00

                                                James Viner                           Academic Decathlon                                           $234.00

                                                                                                Co-Advisor

                                                Mia Conti                              Academic Decathlon                                           $234.00

                                                                                                Co-Advisor

                                                Thomas Kenworthy             History Club                                                         $702.00

                                                James Viner                           Drama Club Co-Advisor                                     $253.50

                                                Elizabeth Martin                   Drama Club Co-Advisor                                     $253.50

                                                Ronald Kenyon                    High Rollers Club                                 $702.00

 

8.                    Reduction in FTE, Certificated Staff.

a.                    Keleigh Sabourin, Itinerant Speech Teacher, reduction from .8 to .7 FTE, Step 7 + a Masters with an annual salary of $34,366, effective December 3, 2001.***

***This item was withdrawn from the consent agenda by administration.

 

9.                    Resignation, Certificated Staff:*

 

a)                   Blanche Desjean-Perrotta, Principal at Fishing Cove, effective December 21, 2001.

b)                   Ellen D’Agnenica, Principal at Stony Lane Elementary School, effective at the end of the 2001/2002 school year for the purposes of retirement.

 

10.                 Resignation, Non-Certificated Staff:*

 

a)                   George Fry, 3rd shift custodian at the North Kingstown High School, 8 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 40 hours per week, effective October 26, 2001.

b)                   Sean Goley, Special Education Paraprofessional at Davisville Elementary School, 6 hours per day, 5 days a week for a total of 30 hours per week, effective October 5, 2001.

c)                   Patricia Bastia, Drama Advisor for the North Kingstown High School, effective October 24, 2001.

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

       VI.          Unfinished Business

A.                  2001-02 School Budget  cc  2646-  Dr. Halley reported that there are no significant problems or issues.

B.                   2002-03 School Department Goals and Objectives  cc  2929

The following goals are considered priorities for the 2001-2002 School Year for the North Kingstown School Department.

1.                   Program Evaluation- What data is needed?  Evaluation areas could include utility, propriety, feasibility, and accuracy. 

2.                   Student Expectations and Opportunities (which includes SPECTRA)- How can high expectations be promoted in every school, in every program, for every student? 

3.                   Grade Configuration and Kindergarten

4.                   High School Accreditation

 

     VII.          Reports

A.                  Policy Subcommittee Report- Karin Forbes reported that the policy on Student Conduct will be on the agenda in January or February.

B.                   Special Education Local Advisory Committee Report- Dr. DeFrances reported that at their last meeting they discussed the lack of Procedural Safeguards being distributed and the absence of regular teachers at IEP conferences in some cases.

C.                   RIASC and other Legislative Activity- The guidelines for honorary veterans’ diplomas has been distributed to the school committee.

D.                  Full Day Kindergarten Advisory Committee Report-  Dr. Fitzsimmons and the Kindergarten Advisory Committee will present at the December 19 school committee meeting.

E.                   School Based Health Center Community Committee- Denise Coppa reported that this committee has not met.

 

   VIII.          Comments

§         The school committee thanked Donna Thompson for her great work.

§         Barry Martasian commented regarding informing taxpayers about education issues, legislation regarding students correcting other students papers, and inviting people into the classroom, especially the elderly.

 

       IX.          A motion to adjourn was made by Pat Watkins/Carol Hueston (6/0) at 9:00 PM, clock counter 1:54:30.

 

 

                                                                                                Respectfully submitted,

 

                                                                                                _______________________________________

                                                                                                Donna F. Keough

                                                                                                School Committee Secretary