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Wells Central School accepts fuel bids

Wells Central School Board of Education Meeting August 21, 2019

Wells Central School accepts fuel bids
By Pete Klein
WELLS—The Wells Central School Board of Education met on August 21 and accepted fuel bids as follows.
The board accepted the bid of $1.985 p/gal for No. 2 Fuel Oil, in the amount of $1.925 p/gal with a differential of $.06 from GA Bove and sons. The motion was made by Dorman Reese, seconded by Ken Hoffman, and carried 5-0.
The board accepted the bid of $2.141 p/gal for low grade gasoline, in the amount of $1.891 p/gal with a differential of $.25 from GA Bove and sons. The motion was made by Dorman Reese, seconded by Rachel Lauria, and carried 5-0.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Superintendent Thomas Sincavage reported the Capital Project will be getting an evaluation from National Grid regarding the transformer. Paperwork has been filled and hopefully they will come out soon to do their assessment. He is hoping that the project will be out to bid in the next week.
The Harvard Proving Ground Grant conferences are coming up and Sincavage reported the district will send him to a Statewide Conference in Syracuse in October and then to the National Conference in March.
Sincavage presented the Title I Parent Meeting which is a schoolwide program that the district receives grant funds. The grant is used to help fund salaries and benefits for two special education teachers. He provided the school district parental involvement policy, discussed the assessment and progress programs currently in place, along with the various methods of communication that the school district uses to reach parents. This is in place to work collaboratively with parents and students to get the best possible results for our children.
AUGUST ENROLLMENT REPORT
Jessica Damphier listed the enrollment at 147. However, there were six new students enrolled in the past few weeks, bringing the current enrollment to 153.
APPROVALS
The Wells Central School Board of Education received a letter from the Wells Seniors requesting a bus on September 11 for a trip to Warrensburg to attend the Warren-Hamilton County Senior Picnic. The motion was made to approve by Dorman Reese, seconded by Rachel Lauria, and carried 5-0.
There was a comment from a guest regarding the Wells Senior trip to the Warrensburg that the picnic also included booths about health and services that the Office of the Aging offers seniors. The guest also commented that sex trafficking has been in the news lately and they suggested that sex trafficking education/awareness be taught in the schools since, it has become an epidemic.
Sincavage noted the sexual harassment education is done and he would see where awareness could be incorporated.
The board approved the 2019/2020 Tax Rate as follows: Arietta: 10.892753, Hope: 11.712638, Lake Pleasant: 10.892753, and Wells: 11.712638. The motion was made by William Stuart, seconded by Dorman Reese, and carried 5-0.
The Wells Central School Board of Education approved the 2019/2020 Tax Warrant as presented. (Each Board member in attendance signed the warrant). The motion was made by Dorman Reese, seconded by Ken Hoffman, and carried 5-0.
The board approved the following tuition to be charged to the Lake Pleasant SD for students who choose Wells as their high school: $7,000 for students in grades 9-12 who attend full days in the Wells school building; $2,333 for students in grades 9-12 who attend a full time BOCES program or FMCC as an early admission student. The motion was made by Ken Hoffman, seconded by William Stuart, and carried 5-0.
The board adopted the updated Board of Education Code of Conduct and DASA Policy on preventing discrimination based on hair style or other race related traits. The motion was made by Ken Hoffman, seconded by Dorman Reese, and carried 5-0.
The board approved the 2019/2020 Student Handbook as presented. The motion was made by Rachel Lauria, seconded by Ken Hoffman, and carried 5- 0.
The board approved the 2019/2020 Faculty Handbook as presented. The motion was made by Dorman Reese, seconded by William Stuart, and carried 5-0.
The board approved the Emergency Response Plan, as presented. The motion was made by Dorman Reese, seconded by Rachel Lauria, and carried 5-0.
The board approved the updated Mentor Teacher Program as written and proved by Susan Chittenden, Mentoring Coordinator. The motion was made by Rachel Lauria, seconded by William Stuart, and carried 5-0.
The board reviewed the Calendar of Events.
The board approved the 2019/2020 List of Substitutes as presented. The motion was made by William Stuart, seconded by Rachel Lauria, and carried 5- 0.
The board appointed Mark Ellis as Clerk of the Works for the upcoming building project, subject to agreement upon the terms of such appointment and execution of a contract between the parties. The motion was made by Ken Hoffman, seconded by William Stuart, and carried 5-0.

Editor’s note: This story is based upon the minutes as provided by District Clerk Rachelle Dwyer.

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