Pres. Bryan Lily suspended regular meeting business for guest speaker.
Guest Speaker was Dr Steven Cohen who spoke about preparation of the SWR 2012/2013 budget. He explained that we are at about a $1m budget gap at this point. Kevin Ward asked about the costs of education Special Education students and felt that there might be other means to fund these needs.Glen Arcuri(Director of Finance and Operations_ explained that SWR educates Special Ed students at a much lower cost than neighboring districts and offered proof by going to IE: The Rocky Point School web site.Eileen Marfoglio asked if the privately funded field upgrade funds raised goes into the district coffers. Glen Arcuri answered that details of where that money will first go is undecided as of now. She also felt that the costs of insurance is too much at the school district and offered a comparison of costs. Mr Arcuri explained the cost of the district for insurance for a family is about $18,000 and the cost to an individual is about $8,000, but the portion that the employee pays varies by type of employee and length of time on the job.Glen Arcuri explained that the trend to enrollment at the High School is trending down.Kevin Ward spoke about "professional staffing", and what it meant today? Both Dr Cohen and Glen Arcuri answered.
Bryan Lily asked Dr Cohen if future testing will be online and how will we handle technology needs with budget constraints?
Dr Cohen admitted he was not a technology expert but thought the new technology committee could help things along.
He encouraged attending his Superintendent Forums in the future...
The Shoreham Civic Board is:
President - Bryan Lilly
Vice President - Jennifer Juengst-Gordon
Treasurer - Eileen Marfoglio
Recording Secretary - Michelle Belsky
Membership Secretary - Rose Marie Princi
Members of the Board
Tom Murphy
Christina Capobianco
Ed King
Vacant Seat
