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BOE reconsiders stance on summer school leadership

During the Wednesday, May 8, Pine Plains Board of Education (BOE) meeting, the board overturned a previous decision to deny appointing two administrators to the dual positions of summer school principals.

Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center Principal Richard Azoff and Cold Spring Early Learning Center Principal James Glynn were recommended for the positions during a meeting on April 23. Several board members spoke out against the appointment, citing that the two were 12-month employees who should not receive additional stipends.

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BOE reconsiders stance on summer school leadership

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:38am
By
Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

During the Wednesday, May 8, Pine Plains Board of Education (BOE) meeting, the board overturned a previous decision to deny appointing two administrators to the dual positions of summer school principals.
Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center Principal Richard Azoff and Cold Spring Early Learning Center Principal James Glynn were recommended for the positions during a meeting on April 23. Several board members spoke out against the appointment, citing that the two were 12-month employees who should not receive additional stipends.

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Pine Plains gears up for budget vote

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:36am
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Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

The Pine Plains Central School District will host the 2013-14 budget vote on Tuesday, May 21.
The Board of Education (BOE) is presenting a $28,481,750 budget, which is a 1.48 percent tax levy increase.
The board is also putting forth a proposition for the purchase of three mini-vans, two 20-passenger school buses and two 65-passenger school buses. The maximum estimated cost of the bus proposition is $381,000.
Additionally, voters will have the chance to vote for two candidates to fill two seats on the Board of Education.

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Pine Plains BOE reverses tenure decision

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:16am
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Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

At its meeting on Wednesday, May 8, the Board of Education (BOE) was met with several district educators who came to speak out against the denial of tenure to April Stark and Kristen Fischetti.
The two were denied tenure at a meeting on April 23 after much discussion among board members on the pair’s careers.
First to speak on the controversial decision was Danielle Sundberg, parent of a third-grader at Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center.

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Seed Swap comes to Pine Plains Library

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 10:01am
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Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

The Pine Plains Free Library will sponsor the Pine Plains Seed Library’s first Seed Swap on Saturday, May 11, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The seed library is a new feature at the Pine Plains Free Library.
Dyan Wapnick, chairwoman of the Library Program Committee, came up with the idea for the seed library in Pine Plains.
“Board of Trustees President Jim Mara wanted the committee to form to think of new programming to get people and the community motivated to use the library for more reasons other than books,” she said.

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And the winners are...

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:05am

Pine Plains Cub Scout Pack 45 held its annual Pinewood Derby on Friday, April 12, at Seymour Smith Intermediate Learning Center. From left, Thomas Westpfal took third place, Ben Prentice won first place and Brian Johnson came in second place.

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Mock trial team wins again

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:03am
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Kayla Gangloff
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Pine Plains — The Stissing Mountain High School mock trial team recently won its fourth Dutchess County Championship.
“The team is really excited. They did an awesome job,” said social studies teacher and mock trial advisor John Schoonmaker.
Senior Zack Badore was named the most outstanding attorney in the county.
“This is the seventh year in a row that someone from Pine Plains has earned that honor,” Schoonmaker said.
Badore is excited to pursue law after graduation.
“I want to become an officer in the Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps,” he said.

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Board of Education accepts final draft of 2013-14 district budget

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:02am
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Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

Pine plains — The Pine Plains Board of Education (BOE) met on Tuesday, April 23, to vote for the final draft of the 2013-14 school budget.
The board unanimously voted to accept the 2013-14 budget, which presents a tax levy increase of 2 percent.
The total revenue budget for 2013-14 is estimated at $28,479,190.
The total expenditure budget is estimated at $28,654,492, which left the district with a gap of $175,302 to close.
During the meeting Superintendent Linda Kaumeyer pointed out that no programs were cut in the budget.

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Public fights to save popular China Exchange Program

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:01am
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Kayla Gangloff
kaylag@millertonnews.com

Pine plains — A group of concerned parents addressed the Pine Plains Board of Education during its meeting on Tuesday, April 23, to speak in favor of the China Exchange Program.
Program leader and Stissing Mountain High School Guidance Counselor Karen Pogoda previously announced that she will be retiring at the end of the 2012-13 school year.
The China Exchange Program was not held during the 2012-13 school year due to issues with the partnering Chinese school.
With the program at a standstill, many parents shared their concerns about the future of China Exchange.

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Pine Plains BOE denies teachers tenure

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 9:36am
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Kayla Gangloff
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Pine plains — During the Pine Plains Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Tuesday, April 23, two controversial votes left two teachers without tenure and no principals for the 2013 summer school program.
Tenure denied
Four teachers — Caryl Kottmann, Amy Williams, April Stark and Kristen Fischetti — were recommended by Superintendent Linda Kaumeyer to receive tenure.
All four teachers were listed on the agenda under one item to be voted on. Board Member Todd Bowen began to ask questions before the motion to accept the resolution was made.
“Who is April Stark?” he asked.

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Samantha Sloane Cole honored by Grange for community service

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 9:47am
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Kayla Gangloff
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It’s no surprise to anyone who personally knows Samantha Sloane Cole that she will be honored on June 1 with the Community Service Person of 2013 in Dutchess County award by The National Grange. Cole was nominated by Oliver Orton of the Stanford Grange 808.
“It was such an honor. He’s my neighbor. So when he notified me that I had been nominated it was really special. He also notified me when I won. I was completely shocked,” she said.
Cole was honored to be recognized by a group she considers to be an inspiration.

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