August-September 2018

www.mcsba.org August-September 2018

BOCES #1

BOCES #2

Brighton

Brockport

Churchville-Chili

East Irondequoit

East Rochester

Fairport

Gates Chili

Greece

Hilton

Holley

Honeoye Falls-Lima

Kendall

Penfield

Pittsford

Rochester

Rush-Henrietta

Spencerport

Victor

Webster

West Irondequoit

Wheatland-Chili

Bob Dickson

Dennis Laba

Mark Kokanovich

Terry Ann Carbone

Cheryl Repass

Kim Lasher

Jennifer Majewski Lesinski

Peter Forsgren

Jeffrey Pettenski

Sean McCabe

Nancy Pickering

Brenda Swanger

Amy West

Nadine Hanlon

Catherine Dean

Amy Jo Thomas

Van White

Robert Cook

Gary Bracken

Debbie Palumbo-Sanders

Tammy Gurowski

John Vay

James Musshafen

Daniel White

Jo Anne Antonacci

Dr. Kevin McGowan

Dr. Lesli Myers

Lori Orologio

Susan Allen

Dr. Mark Linton

Brett Provenzano

Kimberle Ward

Kathy Graupman

Casey Kosiorek

Brian Bartalo

Gene Mancuso

Julie Christensen

Dr. Thomas Putnam

Michael Pero

Barbara Deane-Williams

Bo Wright

Daniel Milgate

Dawn Santiago-Marullo

Carmen Gumina

Jeffrey Crane

Dr. Deborah Leh.

The MCSBA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE consists of member district

board presidents and superintendents in addition to our Association

officers. The 2018-2019 board presidents and superintendents are as

follows:

The MCSBA leadership team includes the

Association’s Steering and Executive

Committees. The Steering Committee oversees

MCSBA operations; the Executive Committee

(board presidents and superintendents) votes on

any actions taken by the Association.

The 2018-2019 STEERING COMMITTEE

includes:

President Mike Suffoletto (Web),

Vice President Kathy Dillon (B2, CC),

Treasurer John Abbott (B2), and

Past President John Piper (Pen);

as well as the following presidential appointees:

Information Exchange Chairs: John Ottney

(Pen) and Tammy Gurowski (Web);

Labor Relations Chairs: Gary Bracken (Spe)

and Irene Narotsky (Pit);

Legislative Chairs: Joyce Kostyk (Fpt)

and Dennis Laba (B2);

COAC Chairs: Catherine Dean (Pen)

and Kim McCluski (Pit);

At-large Board Members: Nancy Pickering

(Hil), Amy Jo Thomas (Pit);

Superintendents: Carmen Gumina (Web),

Lori Orologio (CC).

Steering Committee Members: Amy Thomas (Pit), Carmin Gumina (Web), Jon Ottney (Pen), Catherine Dean

(Pen), John Abbott (B2), Joyce Kostyk (Fpt), Dennis Laba (B2), Irene Narotsky (Pit), Nancy Pickering (Hil),

Tammy Gurowski (Web), Michael Suffoletto (Web), Kim McCluski (Pit), and John Piper (Pen).

At its August meeting, the

2018-2019 Steering Committee

identified the following priorities

for the coming program year:

* Through recommendations of the

Mentoring Committee, provide

symposiums and other leadership

professional development

opportunities.

* Provide guidance to the Alumni

Networking Committee to help

facilitate independent advocacy and

other activities.

* Continue to update Prospective

Candidate Seminar and New

Governance information/

curriculum to provide relevant

information to candidates and new

board members.

* Better promote MCSBA leader-

ship paths for standing committee

chairs and association officers.

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION

220 Idlewood Road, Rochester, NY 14618

(585) 328-1972 www.mcsba.org

President – Mike Suffoletto, Webster CSD

Vice President – Kathy Dillon, Monroe 2 – Orleans BOCES, Churchville-Chili CSD

Past President – John Piper, Penfield CSD

Treasurer – John Abbott, Monroe 2 – Orleans BOCES

Executive Director - Sherry Johnson, [email protected]

Program Director – Beckie Schultz, [email protected]

[email protected]

August - September 2018 INDEX

2018-2019 leadership team 1

From our president 3

Save the date: Fiscal training for school board members 3

New board member training 4

District leadership symposium 5

Student jazz bands enrich festival 3

MCSBA affiliates meet 6

District clerks meet 6

Law conference coming in September 7

2018-2019 MCSBA meeting calendar 8

From our executive director: Engagement Welcome to the new school year!

Whether you are a veteran board

member or still getting immersed in

all that is public education, it is now

time to implement what you and

your leadership teams have worked

so hard on during the summer to

provide an exciting year of

opportunities for all of your students.

As a former teacher, I still find it

difficult to walk into any store with

school supplies and leave without crayons, markers, folders

and notebooks!

In an effort to remain a continuous learner, I push myself to

find time to read, especially in the summer. My summer reads

are usually for pleasure, but this summer I made the conscious

choice to also read for information. My picks ended up being

almost entirely related to foreign policy. I read War on Peace

by Ronan Farrow, Russian Roulette by David Corn and

Michael Isikoff, The World as It Is, by Ben Rhodes, and

From Cold War to Hot Peace by Ambassador Michael

McFaul. These choices came from a desire to better

understand how we got to where we are today, as a nation.

As education leaders, I see our responsibilities as two-fold. One,

is to make sure that our students have the best education that our

communities can provide. But, two, we need to have a thorough

understanding of what currently impacts your ability as board

members to provide for that quality education and what might

effect that ability down the road. As the stewards responsible for

helping students become knowledgeable and engaged citizens,

we all need to be knowledgeable and engaged citizens first and

recognize that what we model is as powerful a teacher as what is

being presented by our education professionals.

So, this year my columns will speak to engagement. This

November, we will have mid-term elections in Congress,

elections in the state Senate and Assembly, as well as many local

races. Those who are elected to these seats will formulate the

policies and influence the decisions that will determine how you

are able to do your work on behalf of children. At MCSBA, we

will do our due diligence to provide you with the information

you want and need in order to be informed advocates for public

education.

Thank you all for your service and we look forward to engaging

with you this year!

Sherry Johnson

Sherry Johnson

Monroe County School Boards Association 2 News Scope August – September 2018

From our president: Timeless treasures

The other day I was cleaning out my school

board files. Since I am no longer an officer

of the school board I represent, I decided

to clean out ten years of “stuff” that may

not be needed anymore. You know –

things such as student performance results

from the year 2010, the district’s annual

report from 2011, etc. But I ran across a

few things in the files that I feel are worth

sharing, since it is good to be reminded of

things that can deepen our understanding of

what it means to be a school board member.

The first was entitled “Jody’s Truisms for Effective School

Boards.” I believe this is something I must have kept from past

executive director, Jody Siegle:

* Board members are first and foremost policy makers. You are

there to set the parameters of the work, not implement it.

* Because actions are determined by majority decision, learning

to work together is the key to your strength.

* There should be no surprise questions designed to

demonstrate how smart you are, or to humiliate someone at

board meetings.

* Board behavior is noticed and has impact. If a school board

does not model civility and effective problem solving, how can

you expect these behaviors from anyone else in the district?

* Schools are human systems. The problems that arise are

problems that at the root are about how individual people treat

each other. A good school board supports an environment and

policies that foster the best in the people who work and study

there.

The second is entitled Glover’s Rules. I don’t know where I got

it from, but I highlighted it so at one time I felt it was important.

* The Board must be the eagles.

* Identify core values – these are the only thing that never

change over time – and live by them.

* Stick together and trust one another.

* Concentrate efforts on continuous improvement – setting the

“ends, not the means.”

* Expect accountability – tangible, concrete, specific.

* Look to others.

* Never forget that you are the Board of EDUCATION.

* Thank people.

And lastly I found this page of notes from an article entitled

“John Carver on Board Leadership.”

* The board exists to be accountable that the organization

works.

* Leadership accountability requires that the Board be definite

about performance expectations. They assign expectations

clearly, and they check to see that expectations are being met.

* The board needs not control everything, but it must control the

definition of success. This consists of:

a.) One voice principle – The board does not require

unanimous votes, but does require that all board members

respect the decision that was made.

b.) Leads to clarity – statements by individual board members

are not mistaken for the will of the Board.

c.) There is never, under any circumstances, a “minority

opinion” of the board.

d.) The Board has one employee.

I believe the above are worth considering and “chewing on” for

the beginning of the school year offering up words of wisdom.

Have a very successful school year.

Mike Suffoletto

Mike Suffoletto


SAVE THE DATE!!!

SED-approved financial training

for school board members

October 13, 7:30am -3:30 pm

DoubleTree Inn , 1111 Jefferson Road

To learn more go to https://www.monroe.edu/webpages/mcsba/

New members attend governance session


MCSBA is approved by the NYSED to offer the state-required

six hours of governance training to new board of education

members each year. At the June 9, 2018 session, newly elected

school board members learned about the following:

* Powers, functions, and duties of school boards from school

board officers Kathy Dillon (B2, CC), Mark Kokanovich (Bri),

Kim McCluski (Pit), John Piper (Pen), and MCSBA President

Mike Suffoletto (Web);

* Role of the superintendent from Greece superintendent

Kathleen Graupman;

* Powers and duties of other governing and administrative

authorities from MCSBA Executive Director Sherry Johnson;

* School board responsibilities for employee relations from Sara

Visingard, Esq of Harris Beach PLLC;

* School board responsibilities for finance and business from

Michael Leone, Pittsford Assistant Superintendent; and

* School board responsibilities as elected officers for

communications from MCSBA Program Director Beckie

Schultz.

ABOVE: MCSBA President Mike Suffoletto-(Web) introducing the program

and panel presenters Mark Kokanovich (Bri), Kathy Dillon (B2, CC) Kim

McCluski (Pit), and John Piper (Pen).

BELOW (l to r): Presenters Kathleen Graupman (Gre), Sara Visingard, Esq.

(Harris Beach), Michael Leone (Pit), Sherry Johnson (MCSBA), and Beckie

Schultz (MCSBA).

RIGHT:

Front row: Michael Turbeville (Bro), Robert

Lewis (Bro), James O'Brien (RH), Nicole

LaPlaca (RH), Beth Peck (Avon), Kerri Keyes

(GC), Tracey Farmer (Gre), Sherita Traywick

(Gre), Andre Bailey (GC), Patrick Flanagan

(ER), Anne Smith (Holley), Christina Lee

(Bri), Brian Wagner (Sodus);

Back row: Matt Metras (WI),William

McKenzie ( LeRoy), Douglas Hammond

(Dundee), Chris Jeffres (Pavilion), David

Metzger (Web), David Long (WI), Bill Yaeger

(Pen), Kevin Hutton (Spencerport).


Board Presidents & Superintendents Symposium On August 16, members of the MCSBA Executive

Committee, including 12 school board presidents

and 13 superintendents from 14 member districts,

gathered at the Monroe 2 – Orleans BOCES

Professional Development Center to discuss best

practices for dealing with leadership matters.

Student jazz bands enrich RIJFSince the inception of the Rochester International

Jazz Festival in 2001, jazz ensembles from

Monroe County public schools have helped to

draw crowds to the popular event. This year,17

jazz bands from the following Monroe County

school districts performed: Brockport, East

Irondequoit, Fairport, Greece, Hilton, Honeoye

Falls-Lima, Penfield, Pittsford, Rochester,

Spencerport, Webster, and West Irondequoit.

Pictured are some of the student musicians as they

performed on an outdoor festival stage. Photographs

were downloaded from the RIJF website at

http://www.rochesterjazz.com/festival_photos?year=2018.

TOP ROW (l to r):

LEFT- Members met and greet- Dan White

(B1), Mark Kokanovich (Bri), Kevin

McGowan (Bri), and Carmin Gumina (Web);

CENTER- Jo Anne Antonacci (B2), Bob

Dickson (B1), Dennis Laba (B2), and Dan

White (B1);

RIGHT- Work group Kim Ward (GC), Jeff

Pettenski (GC), Bob Cook (RH), Bo Wright

(RH), James Musshafen (WC), and Deb Leh

(WC).

MIDDLE ROW (l to r):

LEFT- Sherry Johnson (MCSBA) sharing

agenda;

CENTER- John Piper (Pen) leading

discussion of effective ways to deal with

conflict;

RIGHT- Jo Anne Antonacci (B2) moderating

discussion of effective partnerships.

BOTTOM ROW:

Board presidents and superintendents at

symposium.

Topics covered included:

* EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS - Led by Jo Anne Antonacci (B2),

Bob Dickson (B1), Dennis Laba (B2), and Dan White (B1);

* DIVERSE LEADERSHIP STYLES - Led by Sherry Johnson (MCSBA)

and Planning Committee members;

* DEALING WITH CONFLICT - Led by John Piper (Pen).


MCSBA affiliates meetLEFT: Past President John Piper, MCSBA Executive Director Sherry Johnson, and

Lynn Fulmore.

BELOW TOP: Jody Siegle, Alka Phatak, Margaret Burns.

BELOW MIDDLE: Dr. Howard Maffucci, Collette Morabito, Dr. Mort Stein.

BOTTOM ROW: Judy Wadsworth, Chuck Allen, Lynn Fulmore, John Abbott,

Becky Daniels.

Earlier in the 2017-2018 school year, MCSBA established an

Affiliates group of former MCSBA members who are still interested

in issues facing public schools. One goal of the effort is to provide

updates to ‘alumni’ who are perhaps in positions to share this

information with groups to which they belong.

Affiliate members gathered on June 11 to enjoy one another’s

company and to receive updates from Executive Director Sherry

Johnson on issues created by the federal ESSA law as well as

legislation at the state level that would affect school districts.

The group is scheduled to meet next in January 2019 in time to

review the governor’s budget proposal.

TOP ( left to right): Mark Esposito, Gary Huffman, Bill Hurley, Betsy Armes, and Kara Juszazck.

RIGHT COLUMN (top to bottom): Officer Nick Marello, James E. Beyer, Esq., and Tim Dobbertin.

District clerks meet

District clerks from 16 Monroe County districts and 10 districts in surrounding counties attended MCSBA’s

July 19 summer seminar for clerks. Topics discussed were the following:

SCHOOL SAFETY IN OUR NEW REALITY, presented by Mark Esposito, Vice President, and Gary Huffman

of Campus Construction Management, as well as Officer Nick Marello, Community Safety Officer, Greece

Police Department;

STUDENT DISCIPLINE PROCEEDINGS (including Superintendent Appeals), presented by

Sara E. Visingard, Esq., Harris Beach, LLP;

LEGAL UPDATES, presented by James E. Beyer, Esq. Harris Beach, LLP;

UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA, ANXIETY AND TOXIC STRESS: AN OVERVIEW, presented by Tim

Dobbertin, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Programs, Monroe 2 -Orleans BOCES;

COMPASSION FATIGUE/ RESPONDING TO COLLEAGUE & CONSTITUENT NEEDS,

presented by Kara Juszazck, LCSW, PLLC, Clinical Social Worker, Tree of Hope Counseling; Betsy Armes,

B2 Mental Health Chairperson ; and Bill Hurley, B1 Mental Health Coordinator.

FALL LAW CONFERENCE

Thursday,

September 27, 2018

DoubleTree Inn, 1111 Jefferson Road,

Rochester, NY 14623

8:00 am -12 noon

Mail completed form by September 14, 2018 to:

Monroe County School Boards Association

220 Idlewood Rd., Rochester, NY 14618

Or e-mail Mary Talbot [email protected]

MCLE credit: 3.5 NY professional practice credits.

This program is appropriate for New York experienced and newly admitted attorneys.

Please register the following people:

Names (s)__________________________________________________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________________

(Note: Registrants will be charged unless written

notification of cancellation is

received September 21st ).

_____Enclosed is a check payable to: MCSBA

_____Bill my school district (BOE/Administrators)

School District_________________________

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT: Standard Registration fee: $80/person

Jennifer M. Schwartzott, Esq. Joseph G. Shields, Esq.

Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLP Ferrara Fiorenza PC

HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY HANDLE STUDENT DISCIPLINE MATTERS

IN YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Claire G. Bopp. Esq. Daniel J. Palermo, Esq.

Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLP Harris Beach PLLC

LEGAL UP-DATES:

• Food Service in Schools – An Update on State-Wide Certification Matching Process

and the Prohibition Against Meal Shaming

• Post-Janus Labor Relations- Dealing with Taylor Law amendments and the Janus

decision

Lynda M. VanCoske, Esq. Edward A. Trevvett, Esq.

Labor Relations Administrator Harris Beach PLLC

Monroe-2 Orleans BOCES

SCHOOL BOARD RESPONSIBILTIES FOR EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Please join us for this informative conference developed for

School Board Members, Superintendents, School Law Attorneys and

Central Office Administrators



September 2018

* 5 Wed – noon Legislative Committee Meeting

* 12 Wed – noon Information Exchange Committee Meeting

12 Wed –5:45 pm Executive Committee Meeting

12 Wed - NYSSBA District Clerk Workshop, Rochester

* 19 Wed – noon Labor Relations Committee Meeting

* 27 Thurs–8:00 am MCSBA/MCBA School Law Conference

28 Fri NYSCOSS Board Officers’ Academy

October 2018


* 3 Wed – 5:45 pm Board Presidents Meeting

• 10 Wed – noon Steering Committee Meeting

• 13 Sat – 7:30 am MCSBA Finance Conference

12-14, Thur-Sat NYSSBA Annual Convention, Lake Placid


* 24 Wed – 4:00 pm Labor Relations Committee Meeting

25-27 WED-SAT 99th NYSSBA Convention - NYC

November 2018


* 7 Wed-5:45 pm Board Presidents Meeting


* 15 Thur – 8:00 am District Clerks Conference


December 2018


* 5 Wed – 5:45 pm Executive Committee Committee

10 Mon -7:00am MCSBA Advocacy Trip to Albany

January 2019





* 23 Wed – noon Steering Committee Meeting

27-29 SUN-TUES NSBA National Advocacy Institute

February 2019

* 2 Sat - 9:00 am MCSBA / State Legislators Breakfast




27 Wed – 5:45 pm Executive Committee Meeting

March 2019

4-5 Mon-Tues MCSBA Albany Advocacy Trip





* 23 Sat, 8:00 am School Board Candidate Seminar

* 27 Wed – noon Steering Committee Meeting

* 28 Thur–8 :00 am District Clerks Conference

30 Sat – Sun NSBA Annual Conference, Philadelphia

April 2019




24 Wed - 5:45 pm Executive Committee Meeting

May 2019



21 Tues BUDGET & BOARD MEMBER VOTE

29 Wed - 5:30 pm MCSBA ANNUAL MEETING

June 2019

* 8 Sat - 7:30 am MCSBA New Board Member Training

* Meetings held at the Doubletree Inn,

1111 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623

To learn more, call MCSBA at (585) 328-1972.

Red print indicates MCSBA general membership

meetings or learning activities.

MCSBA Meeting Calendar 2018-2019

August-September 2018

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