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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
Monday, July 11, 2011 7:30 p.m.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
A. AGENDA:
1. Call to order by President. Time: ___________
The New Jersey Open Public Meeting Law was enacted to insure the right of the public to have advance notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interests is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this act, the Washington Township Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be mailed on May 13, 2011 to The Express Times, and to the Clerk of Washington Township.
2. Flag Salute
3. Roll Call: Karen Graf, President
Sheila Dempski, Vice President
Sally Christine
Jason Ford
Jayne Howard
Jude Mohan
Anita Smith
4. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the minutes of June 13, 2011, as presented. MV:
5. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the executive session minutes of June 13, 2011, as presented. MV:
B. PUBLIC QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS (Agenda Items)
(The public may speak for three (3) minutes unless they have requested to be on the agenda.)
C. SECRETARY’S REPORT
6. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the Student Activity, Petty Cash, and Cafeteria Account Reports for the month ending June 30, 2011, as presented. MV:
7. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the Secretary’s Report for June 30, 2011 showing a cash balance of $497,724.58. MV:
8. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the Treasurer’s Report for June 30, 2011, showing a cash balance of $497,724.58, and note that the report is in agreement with the Secretary’s Report for June 30, 2011. MV:
9. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to certify that no line item account has encumbrances and expenditures, which in total exceed the line item appropriation in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11 (a) and no major account or fund has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(b). RCV:
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D. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
10. Motion by ______, seconded by ______to approve the following substitute for the 2011-2012 school year, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV:
Teacher: Meredith Jeffries (pending certification and criminal history check)
11. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the out-of-district staff development experiences, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV:
12. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to accept, with regret, the resignation of Beth Hachlica, (Mrs. Hachlica has taken a full time secretarial position with Warren County Technical School) as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV:
13. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the following personnel as substitutes for the 2011-2012 Extended Year Summer Program – June 27 – August 5 (6 weeks), as recommended by the Superintendent (rates are contractual). RCV:
Staff Member Position Stipend
Renee Seiz Sub Aide $14.90 (current rate)
Jane Hruza Teacher Aide $13.05 (current rate)
14. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to initiate an Intermediate Multiply Disabled Program in the Brass Castle School for the 2011-2012 school year, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV:
15. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to adopt the District’s Professional Development Plan for 2011-2012, approved by the Warren County Professional Development Board on June 21, 2011, as recommended by the Superintendent. (Professional Development Plan was presented to Board March 29, 2011.) RCV:
16. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve Ashley Duryea to volunteer in the District’s 2011 Extended School Year Program. Ashley Duryea has been observing at the Port Colden School and is on our substitute list, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV:
17. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve Erech Barron to do summer maintenance, at a rate of $10.50 per hour, 20 hours per week for 9 weeks, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV:
18. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to move Rob Borusovic (health & physical education teacher) and Debbie Polhemus (grade 3/4 looping teacher) from the Brass Castle School to the Port Colden School and John Hornyak (health & physical education teacher), Pamela Slack (grade 3/4 looping teacher) and Laura Sullivan (special education teacher – Intermediate Multiply Disabled Program) from the Port Colden School to the Brass Castle School beginning September 1, 2011, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV:
19. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to set the school lunch prices for 2011-2012 school year, as
recommended by the Superintendent. (No change from 2010-2011) RCV:
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011–2012
Regular lunch $2.50 $2.50 $2.50
Extra Main 1.40 1.40 1.40
Milk .50 .50 .50
Adult 3.30 3.30 3.30
Reduced .40 .40 .40
E. PRINCIPAL’S REPORTS
F. TECHNOLOGY REPORT
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G. CORRESPONDENCE
- Fire Drill & Security Reports – Brass Castle & Port Colden;
- Nurses’ Report – Brass Castle & Port Colden;
- Letter from Dawn Baxendale – re: Suzanne Jeffries; and
- Letter to Thomas Considine, Department of Banking and Insurance.
H. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance & Policy Committee:
20. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the line item transfers, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV:
21. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the Bills List for June 14 & 30, 2011 and July, 2011 (to be distributed Monday night.). MV:
22. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the first reading of Policy 5300 – Use of Defibrillator(s), as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV:
This policy defines the guidelines for placement, maintenance, training, and use of semiautomatic external defibrillators in the Washington Township School District.
23. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the first reading of Policy Alert 193. RCV:
Policy Alert 193
HARRASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, AND BULLYING RELATED POLICIES AND REGULATIONS:
Updated the current HIB Policy and Regulation Guides to incorporate the new provisions and requirements of the new law.
0144 – Board Member Orientation And Training (Revised)
Board Member Orientation has been revised to reflect the new requirement that all Board members complete a training program on harassment, intimidation, and bullying.
5350 – Pupil Suicide Prevention (Revised)
Revised statute requires this suicide prevention training to include information on the relationship between the risk of suicide and incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying.
5512 – Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (Revised Policy/New Regulation)
The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act and the April 11, 2011 Model Policy and Guidance prepared by the New Jersey Department of Education requires significant revisions in the existing HIB Policy and Regulation Guides Due to the updated expanded definition of HIB acts, Strauss Esmay recommends school districts abolish existing Policy Guides 5512 – Hazing and 5512.02 – Cyber-Bullying.
5600 – Pupil Discipline/Code of Conduct (Revised)
Consequences for a pupil who commits an act of harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Language indicates consequences and remedial measures in response to a confirmed act of harassment, intimidation, or bullying shall be varied and graded upon consideration of many factors as there is no “one size fits all” consequence or remedial measure in response to a confirmed act of harassment, intimidation, or bullying.
8461 – Reporting Violence, Vandalism, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying, Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (Revised)
A section of the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act includes certain reporting to include acts of
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harassment, intimidation, and bullying. There is a new requirement for the Superintendent to report acts of violence, vandalism and harassment, intimidation, or bullying to the Board at a public hearing and to the New Jersey Department of Education two times per year.
2440 – Summer Session (Revised)
These Guides were only recently updated by New Jersey Administrative Code. Regulation Guides indicated a school district cannot charge resident pupils tuition for summer session remedial or advance courses. However, the Governor recently signed legislation, P.L. 2010, c.73 that permits a district to charge resident pupils tuition for remedial or advanced summer session courses. This policy revision permits charging pupil residents tuition for summer sessions.
3152.2 – Employment of Substitute Teachers (New)
Establishes time limits a substitute teacher may work in a vacant teaching position. N.J.S.A. 18A:16-1.1b. requires a district to compensate a substitute teacher with a CE, or CE with advanced standing, working in an area authorized by their credentials for more than sixty days in the same position, the pro-rated salary consistent with the salary provided to a teacher with similar credentials in the district.
Guides 2461 – Special Education/Receiving Schools – Rescinds Policy/Regulation 2461
Department of Education provided clarification indicating Policy and Regulation Guides #2461 are only required to be adopted by educational services commissions, jointure commissions, regional day schools, and county special services school districts. All other districts do not need to adopt Policy 2461 and the corresponding Regulations and may abolish this Policy and corresponding Regulations.
Education Committee:
FYI: Math Curriculum revisions are being forwarded to the full Board for review and for August 2011 Board adoption. This revised curriculum reflects the new 2011 Common Core Math Curriculum for Grades K-2. (Note: Once the Grade 3-6 Common Core Math Curriculum is released by the NJDOE we will revise our grade 3-6 math curriculum it will be presented to the Board for adoption.)
I. PUBLIC QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS (old and/or new business)
(The public may speak for three (3) minutes unless they have requested to be on the agenda.)
J. EXECUTIVE SESSION – if required
24. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ Whereas, the Board must consider matters involving ________________________________, the deliberation of such matters may be held in private under the Open Public Meeting Act, NJSA 10:4-6, the Board will adjourn to executive session to discuss the above mentioned matters, to the exclusion of all others. If an action results, it will be taken following re-entry into regular session.
MV: Time: ______________
Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to return to open session.
MV: Time: ______________
K. ADJOURNMENT
25. Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to adjourn.
MV: Time: ______________