BOE OKs hirings, bids for electrical work

MILLBROOK — The Millbrook Central School District Board of Education (BOE) met on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. 

It went approved a number of hirings. Kelly Duncombe-Eaton, an AIS teacher in the tenure area of remedial reading, was hired at a salary of $66,415 based on the current MTA contract for a four-year probationary period. Also hired, teaching assistants in the tenure area, with the salaries of $24,375.25: Annamarie Muscari, Tiffany Bernardinelli and Jessica McRoberts. They were hired for four–year probationary positions. Ann Thibaud was hired as a teacher’s aide at $14.32 per hour pending finger print results.

Four school monitors were hired pending finger print results at $13.10 per hour; they are Janice Murray, Jeannine Secor, Steve Larden and Kylie Link.    Temporary full-time custodial workers Lee Jack and Brian Avery were hired.

Part-time monitors were also hired: Fatmire Lamaj, Sabrina Peloquin and Jacqueline Euell, as was  a part-time teacher’s aide, Giovanna Mugrace-Taylor. A stipend of $28.85 per hour was approved for Kelly Murphy, LPN, for 6.5 to 7.25 hours on hybrid learning model days.

The BOE amended a co-curricular appointment for Cathie Morton, a media club advisor at the middle school, who was hired at the rate of $1,075.19 (to be pro-rated effective Nov. 2). An extra physical education class was approved for Joseph Carbone; he went from teaching a half-session of an adaptive PE class at the middle school for $5,272.92 to teaching a full extra session of adaptive PE at the middle school for the 2020-21 school year for $10,545.83. 

Jessica Quint Alden, a morning bus supervisor, was hired at the rate of $1,075.19 (to be pro-rated effective Nov. 2).

Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools Laura Mitchell, the following people were appointed to the corresponding co-curricular appointments for the 2020-21 school year at stipends or half-stipends per their MFA contract agreements: Jillian Barnes, middle school Art Club advisor; Nicole Barnes, middle school Interact Club, co-advisor; and middle school Jr. Honor Society co-advisor;  middle school Interact Club co-advisor Dana Bo; Elm Drive Elementary School morning bus supervisor Stephanie Clouting; Elm Drive Elementary School morning bus supervisor Madelena Glazer; Alden Place Elementary School morning bus supervisor Sophia Koralus; middle school media advisor Cathie Morton; and Alden Place Elementary School bus supervisor Jessica Quint.

The board also approved non-union staff salaries for 2020-21.

Bids were accepted for work to make electrical upgrades at Alden Place and Elm Drive elementary schools. The Elm Drive bid is to install new underground conduit feeders. The pre-bid estimate was $85,000. The bid was awarded to J & J Sass of Kingston; the base bid was for $64,973. The proposed total construction cost is estimated at $71,470.

The Alden Place electrical upgrades are for underground conduit feeders. The pre-bid estimate was $150,000. The board accepted a bid from J & J Sass of $68,900. The estimated total cost comes to $112,300.

On the recommendation of the Mitchell, the BOE approved the Building Level Safety Plan.  The board took questions from the public as well as requests for future agenda items.

The next board meeting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., at the middle school.