OA BOARD of EDUCATION
The 2010-2010 Owego Apalachin Board of Education:
David Barton (president)
Gene Cvik (vice president)
Becky Goodrich
John Crosby
Linda Frisbie
John Gatto
Lee Dunham
Dr. Bill Russell (superintendent of schools)
Keegan Evans (student representative)
OA Voters Pass Budget
* Voters went to the polls May 18 and passed the OA district's 2010-2011 budget by a margin of 714-637.
* The second proposition - to purchase 4 buses as part of the district's annual replacement plan - was defeated; 671 voted to purchase the buses, 679 voted against the replacement plan.
* John Gatto received 1,099 votes, while Gene Cvik received 1,056 as both Board of Education members retained seats.
More on the 2010-2011 Budget
* PRESS RELEASE
* BUDGET NEWLETTER (Budget shown on Page 3)
* 2010 PROPERTY TAX REPORT CARD
* 2010 PROPERTY EXEMPT REPORT
* 2010 SALARY DISCLOSURE
Recent OA Budgets
* 2009-2010 adopted budget
* 2008-2009 adopted budget
* 2007-2008 adopted budget
2009-2010 Budget Articles
* Budget strikes a fiscally conservative tone
* A look at Owego Apalachin's budget trends, 1995-present
* Three candidate vie for two Board of Education seats
* Budget would establish a Cisco Academy at OFA
* Proposal includes foreign language software at OES, AES
* District plans to continue bus-replacement program
* 2009-2010 Budget Newsletter
More 2009-2010 Budget Information
* OA property tax report card
* Local government exemption impact report
* Salary disclosure
* Q&A - Your school taxes, 2009-2010
Board Links
* Board of Education policy manual (353 pages)
* Board of Education protocol
* Board of Education documents (meeting agendas and minutes)
* District calendar (includes Board of Education meeting schedule)
The Owego Apalachin Central School District welcomes visitors
to the meetings of the Board of Education. Generally, board
meetings follow the same basic pattern. However, an agenda
is always available to the public prior to a meeting of the board
either online or by request.
What to expect at a Board meeting?
1. The president calls the meeting to order.
2. There is a Public Forum and Recognition of Visitors. This is the time allotted for members of the public to address the Board. During this time the Student Liaison (usually the President of the OFA Student Council) has the opportunity to address the Board and to discuss upcoming events and concerns at the high school.
3. The next item of business is the Consent Agenda. This section of the meeting allows the Board to efficiently deal with items that are either routine or have already been researched and discussed by the Board (e.g. minutes of previous meeting, appointments, leaves, etc.)
4. The President's Report follows which often contains items of concern to the functioning of the Board of Education.
5. The Superintendent's Report comes next. It often includes reports from the faculty or administration requested by the Board of Ed. (e.g. Report on Student Activities, Student Achievement, etc.)
6. This is followed by the Board Committee Reports. These are reports of active committees established by the Board.
7. The next item is an opportunity for the public to comment on district business. The Public Comments Related to District Business are limited to two minutes per person.
8. This is followed by the District Business Reports including:
• District Facilities
• Curriculum Report
• Finance Report
• School Improvement Report
• Special Needs Report
• Personnel Report
9. The Board President then calls on the Committee of the Whole, which is a time for Board Members, district administrators or staff to share timely information with the Board.
10. Sometimes the Board goes into Executive Session in order to discuss contractual, or personnel matters that cannot be discussed in open session. The NYS public meeting laws strictly control the items discussed in Executive Session.
