RSS 2.0 FeedJuly 15, 2010, Merrick Life
North Merrick school board reorganizes for 2010-11
New board members sworn in and policies discussed.
On July 6 the North Merrick school board conducted its annual reorganization meeting, devoting it mainly to bookkeeping operations and the official designation of individuals and firms that will perform duties and provide services to the school district in the upcoming academic year.
Among the official designations made:
• Trustee Alyse Middendorf will continue as board President and Trustee Neil Brown will serve as Vice-President. Ms. Middendorf said some of her priorities this year will be to move forward with board policies, and keep a keen eye on district finances as well as the “State of the State [New York]” and how that may impact the district. Ms. Middendorf said she also wants to continue to move forward on district building projects. At past meetings during the 2009-2010 school year, board trustees noted that in the future the district might have to consider bond proposals in order to maintain the district’s infrastructure. No mention of any bond proposals was made at the reorganization meeting.
• Newly elected trustees George “Skip” Haile and Wendy Gargiulo were sworn in.
• Trustees Matthew Kuschner and Jonathan Butler will serve as North Merrick’s representatives on the high school board.
• Terri McCurry was named district treasurer.
• The law firm of Minerva and D’Agostino, P.C. was named district general and labor counsel.
• The accounting firm of R.S. Abrams will provide external auditing services to the district.
• Sanford Schulson, CPA was named the district’s internal auditor.
• Superintendent of Schools David Feller was named the district’s residency official. In this role Mr. Feller may make determinations on which students are eligible to attend North Merrick schools.
• John A. Grillo P.C. was named district architect on a month to month basis.
• Lewis Jassey was named school physician and medical director of the public access defibrillator program. • Barbara Wortman was named the district’s homeless student liaison.
• Merrick Life, the Merrick Herald and Newsday were named the district’s official publications for legal notices.
• Bank of America and Citibank were named the district’s official banks for the deposit of school funds.
In other news:
Enrollment at district schools will dip slightly from 2009-2010’s final enrollment figures on June 29. According to district officials, Camp Avenue will see a decrease in 13 students bringing its total to 522 students; Fayette will see its student enrollment figures dip to 291 students, a four-student decrease; and Old Mill Road is projected to be down one student to 482 total students. Enrollment figures may still change before the official start of the school year as families leave and move into the district.