The Town of Webb Union Free School District’s Board of Education held a meeting on Tues-day, October 15, where it took the following action. This report is a summary and does not represent approved minutes.

Approved the Minutes of October 1, 2013 meeting.

Approved the Warrants and Claims.

Approved the Treasurer’s Report for September 2013.

Approved the Committee on Special Education Recommenda-tions.

Approved the revised Board Policies:

200 – The Administration: Goals and Organization

201 – Personnel Records

201.01 – Evaluation of Administrative Personnel

203.1 – Chief School Administrator

Approved the appointment of Karen Morosko as Travel Club Advisor.

Approved the Board Policy 509.8 Functional Behavioral Assessment Policy.

Approved the Board Policy 509.9 Behavioral Intervention Plan Policy.

Approved the appointment of Patrick Venetz as substitute teacher and substitute teacher aide.

Approved the appointment of Kelly Pratt as a 2013-2014 school volunteer.

Approved the decrease in work hours of Lisa Hanford, cafeteria worker.

Approved the probationary appointment of Amanda Williams as teacher assistant.

Approved the Appointment of Yvonne Lutz as substitute teacher and substitute teacher aide.

Approved the Financial Statements and Audit Report for the fiscal year ending June 2013.

Special Topics: 

The Board reviewed Board Policy Section 300.

Principal’s Report: 

• As part of Senior English, students have been rotating in as the voice of the morning announcements. This has fit well into their public speaking unit with Mr. Cunningham.

• Our Seniors also took the time on Friday 10/4 to go into the elementary grade classrooms to read to small groups of students.

This was a great exercise in public speaking as well as a great way to connect with our elementary students.

• Our Academic Intervention Service plan has been adjusted this year due to the implementation of the Common Core Assessments.

The plan now states: Students scoring at or above the specified cut points but below the 2013 level 3/proficient cut points will not be required to receive academic intervention instructional and/or student support services unless the school district deems it necessary through teacher and Child Study Team Recom-mendation.

• Our Varsity Boys and Girls Soccer teams played terrific in the Columbus Day tournament and we were very proud to see them both advance to the Championship Game.

• Our emergency evacuation drill went smoothly on Thursday with the help of Old Forge Fire Department, Police Department and the staff at St. Bartholo-mew’s.

• Five week progress reports were emailed out on Friday for parents to view online through Parent Portal for all students in grades K-12.

• Our faculty participated in the Superintendent’s Conference Day on Friday. This included five teachers receiving training for Brainhoney which they will be piloting this year.

Superintendent’s Report included the topics: 

• The Commissioner of Education has cancelled the four forums set up across the State in reaction to his last forum where things got incredibly contentious.

The media will be playing this out and I believe the questioning of the Common Core implementation and testing will become much more of an issue across the State in the near future.

• We, as an administrative team and in collaboration with the teachers have chosen to not adopt the modules right now but rather to audit them.

This is allowed by the State as they are not indicating nor are they allowed to call the modules the curriculum. Curricular decisions are made locally.

• A couple members of our Board did go to the BOCES dinner a couple of weeks ago and hear the Commissioner speak on many of the topics that are the points of controversy currently.

• Congratulations to all the athletes, parents, staff, teachers, Karen Mitchell (11th Grade Advisor), athletic department, custodial staff and all of those that made for another successful Columbus Weekend.

The floats were exceptional this year and the games were hard fought.

• Board Members attending NYSSBA Convention next week we will be leaving by 2:00 pm on Thursday the 24th.

• Teacher ratings have been submitted and have to be verified still. The State portal to do so has been having difficulties presumably due to the high volume of traffic related to these mandatory uploads and verifications.

The process is new to Districts and all of the support people handling the tech side of the process.

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On Tuesday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. the next meeting is scheduled in the Library.

*Once minutes are approved you may find them at www.towschool.org