Sandy Creek Central School District

Board of Education Meeting - August 13th, 2020

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Meeting Agenda

AGENDA
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
SANDY CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD ROOM
124 SALISBURY STREET, SANDY CREEK, NY 13145
August 13, 2020
BOARD MEETING 6:30 P.M.
1. Call To Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Presentation
3.1 Watchdog Building Partners (Todd LaBarr – President): Bid Results

4. Public Comment
The Board of Education has set aside a period of time not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes/three (3) minutes maximum per person as an
opportunity for the community to address the Board regarding agenda and non-agenda items. If you are considering speaking to the
Board during the public comment section on the agenda, please ensure that you have exhausted the proper chain of command (i.e.
Teacher, Principal, Superintendent) prior to addressing the Board of Education. After having exhausted the Chain of Command and
you wish to speak during public comment section, we ask that you sign in on the clipboard at the doorway, then at this point in our
agenda, please stand, state your name and then address your concerns to the Board President, not the audience. (Be reminded that
this portion of our agenda is not a place to discuss staff or students.) NOTE: The Board President will listen to your comment, take it
under advisement but will not comment on or answer questions on your concern at this time. As per, Board of Education Policy 1230
Public Participation at Board Meetings.
5. Executive Session (if needed)
6. Consent Agenda Changes
None.
7. Consent Agenda
7.1 Approval of Minutes
7.1.1 Regular Meeting: July 9, 2020
7.1.2 Reorganization Meeting: July 9, 2020
7.2 Approval of CSE Recommendations
None.
7.3 Approval of Financial Reports
7.3.1 Clerk’s and Treasurer’s Report
7.3.2 Extracurricular Activity Report
7.4 Approval of Position Authorizations/Abolishments
None.
7.5 Approval of Position Resignations/Terminations
7.5.1 RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to accept the resignation of
Erika Mischenko, from her position as a Speech-Language Pathologist, effective
September 1, 2020.
7.5.2 RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to accept the resignation of
Gregory Shippee, for retirement purposes, effective September 9, 2020.
7.6 Approval of Leave of Absence
None.
7.7 Approval of Appointments
None.
8. Reports
8.1 Board Committee Reports/Comments
a. Oswego County BOCES Board of Education (CiTi)
8.2 Principal’s Reports/Comments
8.3 Superintendent’s Report/Comments
9. Discussion Items Please notify the Superintendent of any items prior to the Board Meeting
9.1 2020-2021 Levy of School Taxes
9.2 Revised 2020-2021 District Calendar
9.3 Other
10. Communications Please notify the Superintendent of any items prior to the Board Meeting
None.
11. Action Items
11.1 RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to approve the Tax Warrant for the
2020-2021 Levy of School Taxes.
11.2 RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to permanently appoint Leon Steele
to the position of Cleaner, effective August 15, 2020.
11.3 RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to approve the following Emergency
Purchase resolution:
WHEREAS, in March of 2020, the State of New York and the County of Oswego issued
declarations of emergency due to the outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19
disease, which declarations included mandatory closure of schools to students until the declarations
are lifted; and
WHEREAS, guidance was issued by New York State on July 13, 2020 mandating that, prior to
reopening, schools provide for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), physical barriers, and social
distancing measures (“Health and Safety Equipment”), in order to protect students and staff from
the COVID virus for safer return to school for the 2020-21 school year; and
WHEREAS, PPE shortages are being announced in national news reports and the administration of
the Board of Cooperative Educational Services for the Sole Supervisory District of Oswego County,
also known as the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation (“CiTi”) has obtained quotes
from 2 vendors, which indicate that competition for procurement of said Health and Safety
Equipment is anticipated on a national scale at all levels of education PK-12 and beyond, for the
same intended timeframe of return to school in August/September 2020, and that immediate
purchase of such items is necessary; and
WHEREAS, Sandy Creek Board of Education finds that the immediate purchase of the Health and
Safety Equipment is essential to prevent imminent danger to, and promote the protection of, the
life, health, safety and property of students and staff; and
WHEREAS, the Board seeks to authorize Sandy Creek to proceed with the purchase of the Health
and Safety Equipment to be funded from available budgetary appropriations and surpluses.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Education of Sandy Creek as follows:
1. The Board of Education hereby finds that the need for Health and Safety Equipment constitutes an
emergency within the meaning of General Municipal Law Section 103(4).
2. The Board of Education hereby further finds that the immediate purchase of a Health and Safety
Equipment is essential to prevent imminent danger to, and promote the protection of, the life,
health, safety and property of students and staff.
3. In the event that the estimated cost for such purchase exceeds the competitive bidding
thresholds, and in accordance with General Municipal Law § 103(4), the Board hereby grants a
waiver of the competitive bidding requirements in order to expedite such purchase.
4. The Business Administrator and her designee is hereby directed to make the purchase at the
lowest possible costs in a manner which is practicable under the circumstances in accordance with
Board Policy.
5. This resolution shall retroactively take effect July 1, 2020.
11.4 RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to approve the Cybersecurity
Incident Response Plan with Parent’s Bill of Rights, the Data Privacy and Security Policy, and
the Contract Addendum for Protection of Student, Teacher, and Principal Data.
11.5 RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to approve the following bid results
and award of contracts to the lowest responsible bidder from the bid opening July 23, 2020 for
Capital Project:
Bid Type Contractor Total Award Amount
General Construction DiPasquale Construction Corp. $ 3,804,000.00
Site Construction Paragon Environmental Construction, Inc. $ 1,225,000.00
HVAC Construction J&A Mechanical Contractors, Inc. $ 4,930,000.00
Plumbing Construction J&A Mechanical Contractors, Inc. $ 587,323.00
Electrical Construction Weydman Electric, Inc. $ 1,852,300.00
Fuel Island Construction LaValley Brothers Construction, Inc. $ 715,000.00
Total Contracts Award Amount $13,113,623.00
11.6 RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of the Sandy Creek Central School
District, that Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York Local Government Records
(LGS_1), issued pursuant to Article 57-A of the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, and containing legal
minimum retention periods for local government records, is hereby adopted for use by all officers
in legally disposing of valueless records listed therein.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that in accordance with Article 57-A:
(a) Only those records will be disposed of that are described in Retention and Disposition Schedule
for New York Local Government Records (LGS-1), after they have met the minimum retention
periods described therein;
(b) Only those records will be disposed of that do not have sufficient administrative, fiscal, legal,
or historical value to merit retention beyond established legal minimum periods.
11.7 RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, to approve the attached REVISED
School District Instructional Calendar for 2020-2021.
12. Executive Session (if needed)
13. Future Board of Education Meetings
13.1 Regular Meeting: September 10, 2020
14. Adjournment

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Meeting Minutes

August 13th, 2020 Minutes