MINUTES OF THE CORNWALL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 AT 5:00 P.M. AT
CORNWALL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL

Board members present were: Barbara Gold, Chairperson; Becky Hurlburt, Secretary; Phil Hart, Wynne Kavanagh, Catherine Tatge and Jim Terrall.  Others present were Patricia Chamberlain, Superintendent of Schools; Kathleen Fitzgibbons, Principal; and one member of the press.

Mrs. Gold called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

Board of Finance meetings:  October – Ms. Tatge

On a motion by Mr. Hart, seconded by Mr. Terrall, the minutes of the June 16 meeting were approved with the following correction and amendment: 
page one, paragraph two – ..July. August., and page two, second to last paragraph - add and presentation of a gift from the Board.

 

On a motion by Mr. Terrall, seconded by Mr. Hart, the minutes of the July 25 meeting were approved.

Dr. Fitzgibbons read a letter from the Boy Scouts of America honoring Peter SelinoŐs service to the Boy Scouts.

There was no PTA report.

There were no questions regarding expenditures to date.

Mr. Hart reported that the campus renovations have been completed; there are 183 new windows at the high school.  Negotiations are underway for certified and classified staff throughout the region.  This includes Cornwall certified staff.  The Music Director resigned.  And 77 Cornwall students are enrolled at HVRHS.

There was no Board of Finance report.

Mr. Terrall said that Casle Corporation will finish all punch list items, and they are in the process of straightening out the log jam of paperwork.  Mr. Hart gave an update on recently planted trees.

Ms. Chamberlain – SuperintendentŐs Report

á      School opened with full hired staff

á      Sheet with Regional Initiatives approved by Region One Administration in August, 2005, was distributed

á      Regional enrollment, K-12, stands at 2,127

Dr. Fitzgibbons – PrincipalŐs Report

á      CCS School Opening

á      Donation of $550 to the CCS Music Program from the DooWop groups that used the CCS gym for their summer reunion.

á      Reviewed Health Office Annual Report 2004-2005

á      Reported staffing assignments

There was no Old Business.

On a motion by Mrs. Hurlburt, seconded by Ms. Tatge, Patricia Chamberlain, Superintendent of Schools, was authorized to enter into agreement with the State Department of Education and sign claims for reimbursement regarding the ED099, Agreement for Child Nutrition Programs.

 

On a motion by Ms. Tatge, seconded by Mr. Hart, the Board set the 2006 Meeting Schedule.  All Board of Education meetings will be held at 5:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, except for July and August, when no meetings will be held.

     January 19                                 July – no meeting

     February 16                               August – no meeting

     March 16                                     September 21

     April 20                                       October 19

     May 18                                         November 16

     June 15                                        December 21

 

The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m.

 

 

Rebecca Hurlburt

Secretary to the Board