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Meet the Facilities
Committee
At its meeting on January 23, 2007, the
Guilderland Board of Education unanimously approved the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education
establish a Facilities Committee for the purpose of
presenting to the Board of Education a facilities plan with
an emphasis on, but not limited to, the needs of the five
elementary schools, district wide instructional technology,
and to maximize the use of the district’s $1.78 million
EXCEL
allocation.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the
Facilities Committee be comprised of the following members:
Board of Education Representatives (2), Superintendent,
Assistant Superintendent for Business, Elementary Principal,
Chief Technology Specialist, Mathematics & Science
Supervisor, Maintenance Mechanic, Guilderland Office
Workers’ Association Representative, Guilderland Teachers’
Association Representatives (3), Parent-Teacher Association
and Community Representatives (3)
From the Board resolution, membership on
the Facilities Committee was solicited by the superintendent
in a letter, dated February 1, 2007, which was sent to
various employee and constituent groups. The make-up of the
16-person committee was as follows:
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Gregory Aidala,
Superintendent of Schools
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Deborah Drumm, Principal,
Westmere Elementary School
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Denise Eisele, Board of
Education Member
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Tracy Fratus, Maintenance
Department
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Emilio Genzano, Parent
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Terri “Charlie” Gifford,
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
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William Goergen, Community
Volunteer
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Kim Harmon, Library Media
Specialist, Pine Bush Elementary
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Joseph Laurenzo, Chief
Technology Specialist
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Debra McKee, Keyboard
Specialist, Guilderland High School
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Tod Mell, Grade 5 Teacher,
Lynnwood Elementary School
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Lisa Quimby, Parent
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Colleen O’Connell, Board of
Education Member
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Mike Piccirillo, Principal,
Guilderland High School
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Michael Piscitelli, Math &
Science Supervisor, Guilderland High School
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Neil Sanders, Assistant
Superintendent for Business
In addition, the firm of Collins +
Scoville Architects, P.C. worked closely with the
Facilities Committee throughout the process. Daniel
Woodside, AIA and Thomas Kenney as the managing principal
and project architect, respectively, attended the planning
sessions and were responsible for individual on-site
inspections at each school in the district as well as the
district office, maintenance and transportation facilities.
Throughout our discussions, their role was to assist and
guide the Facilities Committee in planning the scope of the
proposed project which would eventually be presented to the
Board of Education for further review.
Dr. Elizabeth McNamara (a
Guilderland High School graduate) representing Core BTS,
Inc. served as the technology consultant for the project. In
conjunction with the architects, Dr. McNamara met
extensively with Nancy Andress, Assistant Superintendent for
Instruction; Joseph Laurenzo, the district’s Chief
Technology Specialist; and the group of Tech Liaison
representatives as well as to conduct on-site visits at each
building to examine available cabling, hardware and
equipment, and to provide guidance and support in developing
further details included in the scope of this proposed
project.
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