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ICSD BOE - Monthly Discussion and Voting Meeting-01-30-2024
ICSD BOE - Monthly Discussion and Voting Meeting-01-30-2024
Our MISSION is to engage, educate, and empower. We will strive to engage all students in the
importance and relevance of thinking; to educate every learner to communicate, comprehend, and
collaborate for understanding; and to empower all in the ICSD to achieve academic excellence.
Attachments and details of resolutions are included in the Agenda on the website; motions and voting
results and notes will be in the Minutes. Video segments are attached to most agenda items after the
minutes are released.
1. Call to Order
Subject : 1.1 Call Public Meeting to Order
Meeting : Jan 30, 2024 - Monthly Discussion and Voting
Meeting
Category : 1. Call to Order
Type : Procedural
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Board President calls public meeting to order.
2. Attendance at an executive session shall be permitted to any member of the public body and any
other persons authorized by the public body.
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Max 30 minutes. Comments limited to three minutes per person. Sign in at front desk.
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Ithaca High School: Mukund Gaur, Claire Park, Lucine Barseghyan, Caedmon Sethupathy
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Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing
several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the
consent agenda have gone through Board subcommittee review and recommendation.
Documentation concerning these items has been provided to all Board members and the public in
advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent
agenda at the request of any board member.
File Attachments
1-25-24 Contract 808 Ltr of Recommendation Combined.pdf (603 KB)
File Attachments
Treasurers Report 23-24 - Nov 23.pdf (193 KB)
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Ithaca City School District hereby accepts the attached
Food Service Program Statement of Income and Expense Report, for the months of October and November
2023, based on information provided to the Board of Education and placed on file.
File Attachments
C-OCT 2023 P & L Report (1).xlsx - Sheet1.pdf (78 KB)
D- OCTOBER 2023 - Sheet1.pdf (37 KB)
D-NOV 2023 P & L Report.pdf (78 KB)
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WHEREAS, the Business Office has received the following requests for transfer of funds, and
WHEREAS, these requests represent the building/program administrators projected needs for the December
warrant cycle,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the attached transfers are approved as indicated:
Total Number of Transfers 6 Total Amount: $ 2,093,009.69
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WHEREAS,the Board of Education has received funds from IPEI for the Cayuga Heights Elementary
School,
BE IT RESOLVED,that the funds be appropriated as follows:
CODE DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
A 2110-490-40-00000 BOCES $ 500.00
Note: These funds will be used to pay for a CHES classroom to do the Air Heart Project; this expense
will run through CiTi BOCES Enrichment.
Rev. Code: A 2705-000 Donations
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WHEREAS,the Board of Education has received funds from IPEI for the Kids Discover the Trail!
Program,
BE IT RESOLVED,that the funds be appropriated as follows:
CODE DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
A 2110-490-40-00000 BOCES $19,464
Note: These funds will be used to towards the cost for the Kids Discover the Trail! Program.
Rev. Code: A 2705-000 Donations
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WHEREAS,the Board of Education has received funds from Discovery Trail for the Kids Discover the
Trail! Program,
BE IT RESOLVED,that the funds be appropriated as follows:
CODE DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
A 2110-490-40-00000 BOCES $39,521
Note: These funds will be used to towards the cost for the Kids Discover the Trail! Program.
Rev. Code: A 2705-000 Donations
Motion & Voting
Motion to move for approval all consent agenda items listed in Consent Agenda, Consideration of
Accounts, Personnel Report, Students, and Minutes of Previous Meeting as presented
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RESOLVED, that the reading of the instructional, service, educational support, substitute, and
alternative instructor lists be waived and appointments, changes and revisions in assignments, listed in
the corresponding staff sections of the Personnel Report, dated January, 30, 2024,be approved as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
File Attachments
01 30 2024 FINAL Personnel Report (1).pdf (156 KB)
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Public Content: Resolved, that the reading of the lists of students placements be waived and the
recommendations of Committee/Subcommittees on Special Education listed in the Special Education
Student Placement and Review Reports be implemented.
File Attachments
Budget 8.5 x 11 Version (2).pdf (395 KB)
Subject : 11.2 Budget Development Calendar
Meeting : Jan 30, 2024 - Monthly Discussion and Voting
Meeting
Category : 11. School District Business
Type : Action
Recommended Action : Motion to Accept the Budget Development
Calendar
File Attachments
Budget Timeline 2024.pdf (86 KB)
Subject : 11.3 Budget Development - April 30
Meeting : Jan 30, 2024 - Monthly Discussion and Voting
Meeting
Category : 11. School District Business
Type : Discussion
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Budget Development Presentation
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WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the Ithaca School District desires to enter into up to a 5 year service
contract with the Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (hereafter referred
to as OCM BOCES) in order for the Regional Information Center (RIC) to furnish certain services to the
District pursuant to Education Law 1950(4)(jj), those services being but not limited to classroom technology
and library automation and other instructional technologies in CoSer 562 and/or CoSer 620.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the above School District agrees to enter into a
contract with the OCM BOCES for the provision of said services to the District in total over the life
of this agreement not to exceed the principal amount of $500,000.000 plus related borrowing
fees incurred by the OCM BOCES on behalf of the school district, plus yearly Regional Information
Center support during the term of this contract. This amount may be amended with the approval
of both parties. Payments will be made as part of a regular annual BOCES contract for services.
Further, this contract will be finalized by the Superintendent of the school district and is subject
to the approval of the Commissioner of Education for both this multi-year service agreement and
the OCM BOCES Installment Purchase contract which will be entered into on behalf of the school
district at its request. This contract will be for a maximum period of 5 years commencing on or
about 03/01/2024
File Attachments
Ithaca 23-24 Lease Resolution (2).pdf (46 KB)
Motion & Voting
Motion to approve Resolution to Approve Agreement for Classroom Technology, Library Automation,
and Other Instructional Technologies with the consent agenda.
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Pre- K Enrollment
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Disposal of Unneeded Property for First Reading
File Attachments
Disposal of Un-Needed Property - DRAFT - Updated - 1 - 12 - 24 .pdf (36 KB)
Subject : 11.8 Policies 9820.2 & 9820.3 - Terms and Conditions of
Employment for Managerial Employees & Confidential
Employees
Meeting : Jan 30, 2024 - Monthly Discussion and Voting Meeting
Category : 11. School District Business
Type : Action, Discussion
Recommended Action : Motion to approve combined policies 9820.2 & 9820.3
for a first reading.
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9820.2 Terms and Conditions of Employment for Managerial Employees
9820.3 Terms and Conditions of Employment for Confidential Employees
File Attachments
combined 9820.3 and 9820.2 .pdf (66 KB)
File Attachments
2023-2024 Draft Academic Calendar (PROPOSED CHANGES) - Sheet1 (1).pdf (46 KB)
File Attachments
2023-2024 Draft Academic Calendar (PROPOSED CHANGES) - Sheet1 (2).pdf (46 KB)
Subject : 11.11 Committee Updates
Meeting : Jan 30, 2024 - Monthly Discussion and Voting
Meeting
Category : 11. School District Business
Type : Discussion
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Audit Committee - -Adam Krantweiss, Karen Yearwood
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Other items to be discussed or shared with the Board.
13. Adjournment
Subject : 13.1 Close Public Meeting
Meeting : Jan 30, 2024 - Monthly Discussion and Voting
Meeting
Category : 13. Adjournment
Type : Procedural
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Board of Education President closes public meeting.