Cohoes City School District
Board of Education Business Meeting
Cohoes, New York May 22, 2024
Library, Cohoes Middle School 6:00 PM
(The Board of Education may entertain a motion to enter into an executive session subject to Board approval.)
AGENDA
I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Evacuation Procedure for Emergency
C. Roll Call
II. DISTRICT REPORTS
- Superintendent Reports – Ms. O’Shea
- Cohoes High School Science Research Symposium presentation
- Cohoes High School Seal of Civic Readiness presentation
- Business Update – Ms. Mackey
III. BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
IV. COMMUNITY DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
V. OLD BUSINESS
VI. REPORT FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
A. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board accepts the Minutes of the Board of
Education meeting of May 8, 2024.
B. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education accepts the minutes for the Committee on Special Education and the Committee on Pre-School Special Education for the following dates; 2/12/24, 2/26/24, 3/11/24, 3/13/24, 3/14/24, 3/18/24, 3/20/24, 3/21/24, 3/25/24, 3/26/24, 3/27/24, 3/28/24, 4/8/24, 4/9/24, 4/11/24, 4/12/24, 4/16/24, 4/18/24, 4/19/24, 4/22/24, 4/24/24, 4/25/24, 4/26/24, 4/29/24, 4/30/24, 5/3/24, 5/6/24, 5/9/24, 5/13/24
C. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves change order GC- CO-01 on NYS Education Department Project # 01-05-00-01-0-006-024 for General Construction at Cohoes High School.
Contractor
Bunkoff General Contractors
790 Watervliet Shaker Road
Latham, New York 12110
Original Contract: $3,099,000.00
Net Change by previous authorized Change Orders: -$0
Contract Sum prior to this Change Order: $3,099,000.00
Contract Sum decreased by this change order: -$7,431.97
New Contract Sum: $3,091,568.03
D. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves change order GC-
CO-02 on NYS Education Department Project # 01-05-00-01-0-006-024 for
General Construction at Cohoes High School
Contractor
Bunkoff General Contractors
790 Watervliet Shaker Road
Latham, New York 12110
Original Contract; $3,099,000.00
Net Change by previous authorized Change Orders: -$7,431.97
Contract Sum prior to this Change Order: $3,091,568.03
Contract Sum decreased by this change order: -$10,000.00
New Contract Sum: $3,081,568.03
E. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves change order EC- CO-01 on NYS Education Department Project # 01-05-00-01-0-006-024 for Electrical Construction at Cohoes High School
Contractor
Schenectady Hardware & Electric
Company, Inc.
155 Erie Boulevard
Schenectady, New York 12305
Original Contract: $1,638,423.00
Net Change by previous authorized Change Orders: -$0
Contract Sum prior to this Change Order: $1,638,423.00
Contract Sum increased by this change order: +$1,351.71
New Contract Sum: $1,639,774.71
F. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves the contract dated April 25, 2024 between the Cohoes City School District and Waterford-Halfmoon URSD, 125 Middletown Road, Waterford, NY 12188 for Health Services at a rate of $897.04 per student during the 2023-2024 school year in accordance with terms and conditions herein.
G. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves the agreement dated July 1, 2024 between the Cohoes City School District and Wildwood Programs Inc., located at 2995 Curry Road Extension, Schenectady, NY 12303 for special education services for the period of July 8, 2024-August 16, 2024 at a rate of $11,310 and September 4, 2024- June 25, 2025 at a rate of $68,237 subject to New York State Education Department final approval and in accordance with the terms and conditions herein.
H. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves an agreement dated April 8, 2024 between the Cohoes City School District and Yankee Trails located at 569 3 rd Avenue Ext., Rensselaer, NY 12144 for the class of 2024 field trip to Six Flags New England on June 12, 2024 in accordance with the terms and conditions herein.
VII. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT – PERSONNEL
Instructional
A. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education accepts the resignation of Erin Nagy from the position as Elementary Teacher (HHS).
Effective: June 30, 2024
B. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education approves the unpaid leave of absence of Michelle Cipriano from her Science Teacher position from November 7, 2024 through June 30, 2025 for the purpose of childcare (CHS).
C. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education of the Cohoes City School
District appoints the following individual as a Long-Term Substitute Teacher.
Megan Washock
Position: Long-Term Substitute Special Education Teacher (HH)
Tenure Area: Special Education
Effective Date: May 8, 2024 through June 30, 2024
Salary: $120 per day to start after 30 business days, Step 1 of the current CTA contract retroactive to start date
D. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education appoint the following teachers as Teacher Leaders (grant funded) to the subject area listed for the 2024-2025 school year:
Cohoes High School
Carolyn Santoro – Math
Michael Kloczko – Science
Andrea Van DeCar – Social Studies
Heather Ball – English
Matthew Flannery – Special Education
Cohoes Middle School
Colleen Duff – Math
Jaclyn Penney – Science
Christopher Michael – Social Studies
Molly Flanagan – English
Brooke Hurlbut – Special Education
Kindergarten – Grade 12
Teresa Gendron – Physical Education
Non-Instructional
VIII. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT – BUSINESS/FINANCE
IX. FINANCIAL REPORTS (Recommended by the Superintendent)
A. I recommend that the following reports be accepted by the Board of Education:
- Warrants – April 2024
- Budget Transfers – April 2024
- Budget Status Report – April 2024
- Reserve Status Report – April 2024
- Bank Reconciliation Report –
- Internal Claims Audit Report – April 2024
X. INFORMATION AND CONSIDERATION
A. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Education accepts a donation in the amount of $94.05 from Shutterfly Lifetouch, LLC to be used for Cohoes Middle School PBIS activities.
XI. COMMENTS FROM BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS
XII. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS FROM AUDIENCE
XIII. BOARD POLICY REVIEW
XIV. DATES FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
June 12, 2024 – Cohoes Middle School Library at 6 PM