Board Meeting Highlights 12/6/11

Highlights from the 12/6/11 Haldane School Board monthly business meeting:

• Correction to the school calendar—change scheduled Superintendent’s Conference Day from May 16 to April 27, 2012 as per SED for state test scoring. Note that this date change affects K–8 students only, and high school will be in session on that date.
• The Board approved an agreement to obtain training to use AIMSweb, a software system which will answer the new requirements for Response to Intervention (RTI) in K–4. This program provides diagnostic assessments, intervention suggestions and progress monitoring.
• Approval of a capital project for BOCES. The cost of the project will be shared by all eighteen BOCES component districts. The cost to the district is $290,367, but if the project comes in under budget, unspent funds will be returned to the district.
• Approval of Special Education District Plan, Fall 2011. The Plan will be posted to the Haldane website and includes language about the new RTI requirements and how Haldane will address these requirements.
• An update of the Fields Study—stakeholders meet this week with Ward Assoc. to discuss recommendations. Additional site visits will take place, and another public presentation will likely occur in January.

Looking ahead:

• The Board will celebrate the Girls Varsity Volleyball Team State Championship at the next Board Workshop on 12/20/11. This workshop will take place in the cafeteria at 7:00 pm. All are invited to attend and share in the celebration.
• Budget Kickoff Meeting: 1/3/12.