Board of Education Meeting Highlights
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING
June 14, 2016
Recognition and Awards:
o Doreen Gordon presented awards to National History Day winners:
§ First place winners - Frank Hufnagel and Reah Vasilakopoulos.
§ Second place winner - Shivani Rao.
§ Special awards – Shivani Rao for Woman’s History, Brittany Lewis and Jee Won Oh for Peacemaker or Practitioner of Non-Violence, Sara Drake for Conservation, Preservation, Restoration or an Entry Tied to a Historical Site, Daniel Claps for Labor History, Amy Petrocelli for Local History, and Reah Vasilakopoulos for Science History.
§ Emma Claps for Best in School (HMS) and Matthew Robbins for Best in School (HHS).
o Doreen Gordon presented an award to the American Legion Essay Contest Winner James Kiley.
o Lauren Knudsen presented awards to Long Island Math Fair recipients Caroline Fortmeyer, Ritvik Chilakamarthy and Matthew Maroney.
o Daniel Butler presented awards to Varsity Boys Track recipients of the 4 x 800m Relay Team Cullen Armstrong, Nick Beglane, Kolbe Cordon and Nick Crociata.
o Joseph Tasman presented awards to the retiring staff members Linda Karman, Deborah Levin, Margo Rosenman, Lori George and Amy Faicco.
o The Board of Education appointed Jonathan Hernandez, Andrew Schoepe, Briana Jarvis, Megan Champlin and Susan Cappellini with tenure.
Administrative Matters: Item 7.1 D was tabled.
Personnel Matters: Item 7.2 A3 Professional Development and C3 Weight Room Staff tabled.
Business Matters: Item 7.3 F1 tabled.
Curriculum and Instructional Matters: Item 7.4 C tabled.
Committee Reports:
o Audit Committee: No update.
o Board Policy Committee: No update.
o Islip Town School board Association Representatives Committee: No update.
o District Steering Committee: No update.
o HIV/AIDS Committee: No update.
o Code of Conduct Committee: No update.
o Safety Committee: No update.
o Advocacy Committee: No update.
o Bond Committee: No update.
o Field Use Committee: No update.
o Attorney Interview Committee: No update.
Policies:
o Policy 4730 Homework – Policy was adopted by the Board of Education.
o Policy 4750 Promotion and Retention of Students – Policy was adopted by the Board of Education.
o Policy 4750-R Promotion and Retention of Students Regulation– Policy was deleted by the Board of Education.
Discussion Matters: No action taken.
New Business:
o Mr. Scarito congratulated Dr. Moran on a recently published book.
Next Meeting: The next Board of Education Meeting will be an Organizational Meeting on July 12, 2016 at 8 p.m. in the James Baxter Board Room at Whiporwil School.