WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

Watertown High School - Library
6:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Agenda:

I. Call to Order

A. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Board and Staff Reports:

A. WelcomeLeslie Atkinson, Principal.

B. Presentation of Audit for 2016-17 School Year by Ms. Laurie Podvin of

Bowers & Company.

C. Finance, Audit, and Facilities Committee Meeting October 3 Michael

Struchen, chair; Maria Mesires and Jeff Wekar.

III. Items for Board Action:

A. Approval of Educational Trip tabled on October 3, 2017.

B. Approval to Amend Resolution dated October 4, 2016 (to include advisors

for Sherman Elementary Math Matters Club)

C. Approval to Accept the Annual Audit of the School District for the Year
Ending June 30, 2017 (General Fund, School Lunch Fund, Federal Fund
and
Extra Classroom Activity Funds).

D. Approval of the Minutes of the Committee on Pre-School Education.

E. Approval of the Minutes of the Committee on Special Education.

F. Approval of BOE Policies: 5405, School Wellness; 7106, Pediculosis

(Head Lice); 0022, Tobacco, Nicotine and E Cigarette use Prohibited
(formerly Smoking and Tobacco Use Policy); 1101, News Media Relations;
2003, Number of Board Members and Terms of Office; 4205, Financing
Facilities Development; 4608, Student Activities Funds; 5008, Infection
Control Program; 5508, School Bus Maintenance; 5602, Staff-Student
Relations; 6006, Letters of Recommendation and Other Releases of
Information Concerning Current or Former Employees; 7304, Assemblies.

G. Approval to Delete BOE Policies: 1920, Relations with Parents and

Disabilities or Languages Other than English; 4100, Organization of
Instruction; 4510, Instructional Materials; 4511, Textbook Selection and
Adoption; 4512, Supplementary Materials Selection and Adoption; 4821,
School Ceremonies and Observances; 7360, Construction Contracts
Bidding and Awards; 8240, Traffic and Parking on School Property; 8415,
 Field Trip and Extracurricular Activity Transportation; 8500, Food Service
Management; and 9272, Professional Staff Meetings.

H. Approval to Delete Superintendent Regulations and Exhibits: 1920-R,

Relations with Parents and Disabilities; 1920-E.1, Relations with Parents
and Disabilities Exhibit; 4321.13, Preschool Special Education Program;
4321.13R, Preschool Special Education Regulation; 4510-R, Instructional
Materials Regulation; 4510-E Instructional Materials; 4510.1, Instructional
Technology; and 4511-R, Textbook Selection and Adoption Regulation;
5420-E.2, Student Health Services Exhibit; 5420.2, Requests for
Religious Exemption from Immunization; 5420.2-R Requests for Religious
Exemption from Immunization Regulation; 5420.2-E, Request for
Religious Exemption to Immunization Form; 5550-E, Student Privacy
Notification or Parents; 5500-E.2, Disclosure to the Military; 8414.1, Bus
Driver Qualifications and Training.

I. Approval of Emergency Preparedness Agreement between Samaritan

Summit Village and WHS.

J. Approval of Change Order No. 5-07, Contract #5, General Construction.

IV. Items for Discussion/Information:

A. Superintendent of Schools Report.
B. Extracurricular Activities Reports (Wiley, Case, and WHS.)
C. NYSSBA Report.

V. Upcoming Dates:
October 27 (Friday) Sherman Costume Ball @ 5:30 p.m.
October 27 (Friday), Watertown High School Select Choir Revue-
Duets at 6 p.m. at WHS Auditorium
October 28 (Saturday), Watertown High School Select Choir Revue-
Duets at 2 p.m. at WHS Auditorium
October 31 (Tuesday) K-12 Early Dismissal (1/2 day Staff
Development)
November 1 (Wednesday), Jefferson-Lewis School Boards Association
Fall Dinner Meeting, @ Savory Downtown @ 6 p.m.
November 1 (Wednesday), Fall Sports Banquet Dessert, Cafeteria B
at 6:15 pm.
November 7 (Tuesday), Finance, Audit & Facilities Meeting @ 4:45
p.m. @ District Office.
November 7 (Tuesday), Board of Education Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. @
District Office.

VI. Adjournment: