Gould remains president of Pleasant Valley School Board in reorganization
The Pleasant Valley School District held its board of education's organization meeting Thursday night.
Russ Gould was unanimously voted as president and Steve Borger unanimously voted as vice president.The following have been appointed:• Linda Micklos, a three-year term as a MCTI JOC representative, term expires December 2017.• Dominick Sacci and Bob Serfass as MCTI JOC alternates; Sue Kresge, legislative chairwoman and PSBA voting delegate; and Len Peeters, a PSBA voting delegate, with terms expiring Dec. 3, 2015, or the convening of the 2015 organization meeting.• Leon Barlieb, MCTI Authority representative, term expires December 2019, or upon the convening of the 2019 organization meeting.• Monica Kotzmann, school district's alternate representative on West End Park and Open Space Commission and delegate to the Monroe County Tax Collection Committee for 2015.• Susan Famularo, alternate delegate to the Monroe County Tax Collection Committee for 2015.The board approved, 8-1 (Sue Kresge voting "no"):• Hiring Johnna Kresge and Sarah Labar, PVHS monitor/substitute monitors, $8.92/hour; Joanne Massa, PVHS monitor, $8.92/hour; Lisa Kaminsky, PVMS food service and as substitute food service/monitor/secretary, $9.92/hour; Gabby Bentley, PVMS food service, $9.92/hour; Shefike Mehmedi, PVMS food service, $10.46/hour; Hanan DeSantis, PVE food service, $9.92/hour; Maria Martins, PVHS part-time paraprofessional, $10,165.50 prorated; Robin Sexton, PVHS monitor, $8.92/hour; Lidia Osman, substitute monitor, $8.15/hour; Christine Acevedo and Zendra Bianco substitute food service, $9.14/hour; Andrea DeMarinise, homebound instructor, $26/hour; Jasmin Williams, long-term substitute fifth-grade teacher at PVI for Jessica Cole, at $40,900 prorated.• Resignations: Jessica Cole, teacher, effective Dec. 5; Victoria Nichols, paraprofessional associate, part-time, effective Dec. 23; and Elizabeth Pellei, monitor, effective Dec. 1.•The letter of retirement of Sandra Jennings, part-time food service employee, effective Nov. 20.The board approved, 9-0:• to convey the Eldred Elementary School and property to Eldred Township for nominal consideration, and the separate agreement in the event the township conveys any portion of the property within the next 15 years.• for Weatherproofing Technologies Inc. to do a complete infrared survey of 140,000 square feet of the high school roof to determine areas of wet insulation at a cost of $3,660.• Chestnuthill and Polk Elementary Schools lease agreements: $375 per classroom used for Growing Place Child Care functions in the Chestnuthill Elementary School and $400 in Polk Elementary School; $450 per classroom used for 10 month Pre K Counts educational programming; $400 per month for combined ancillary spaces (office, nurses area, gym storage and library); $600 for ancillary spaces in the Polk Elementary School per month.• a lease with Xerox for $27,999.16, effective Jan. 1, 2015-Dec. 31, 2021.The board voted, 7-2, (Dominick Sacci and Sue Kresge voted "no") to rescind the vote on Nov. 13 meeting of a purchase order to Fitness Headquarters in the amount of $98,604.46 for weight room equipment as listed for the weight room at JCM wing of the high school because the vote had been 4-2 (Sacci and Kresge voted "no") with not enough votes to pass. The board then approved at Thursday's meeting, 7-2, (Dominick Sacci and Sue Kresge voted "no") to a purchase order from Fitness Headquarters in the amount of $98,604.46 for weight room equipment as listed for the weight room at JCM wing of the high school.