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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING

 

Monday, October 20, 2008                                                                                                          7:30 p.m.                   

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

           

            7:00 p.m. – Facilities Committee:  Noctor, Christine, Ford

           

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

April 22, 2008 to The Express Times, and to the Clerk of Washington Township.

 

2.  Roll Call:                               Karen Graf, President                Roger Jinks, Superintendent

                                                Anita Smith, Vice President        Jean Flynn, Secretary

                                                Sally Christine                           Marjorie Levine, Principal 

                                                Sheila Dempski                         Valerie Mattes, Principal

                                                Jason Ford

                                                Jude Mohan

                                                Heidi Noctor     

 

3.  Flag Salute

 

4.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the minutes of September 15, 2008, as presented.  MV:

 

B.  PUBLIC QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS (Agenda Items)

            a.  The public may speak for three (3) minutes unless they have requested to be on the agenda.

            b.  Mr.  David Armstrong

 

 

C. PUBLIC HEARINGS

            a.  As per Public Law 6A:16-2.1 each school district shall, in consultation with their school physician, create a District Nurse’s Service’s Plan. That plan shall be adopted annually during a public hearing conducted at a regular board of education meeting:  Nurse’s Service Plan

 

5.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____  to approve the Nursing Services Plan for 2008-2009, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV: 

 

            b. As per Public Law 6A:16-5.3 each school district shall report incidents of violence, vandalism and substance abuse for the previous school year. Those incidents shall also be reported to the NJ Department of Education via the department’s Electronic Violence and Vandalism Reporting System (EVVRS).

 

i. As reported at the July 21, 2008 Board meeting – there was 1 incident of violence and 1 incident of vandalism during the 2007/2008 school year. 

 

 

 

 

 

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6.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the Violence and Vandalism Data Report for 2007-2008, as recommended by the Superintendent. (See QAAR attachment letter H).   RCV:

 

            a.  Character Ed/School Safety

 

                        i.  Character Ed – Presentation by Jordana Pivko

                        ii. Questions/Comments

                       iii.  Security camera system demonstration – Presented by Mark Flumerfelt

 

D.  SECRETARY’S REPORT

 

7.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the Student Activity, Petty Cash, and Cafeteria Account Reports for the month ending September 30, 2008, as presented.  MV: 

8.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the Secretary’s Report for September, 2008 showing a cash balance of $1,298,983.07.     MV:

 

9.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the Treasurer’s Report for September 30, 2008, showing a cash balance of $1,298,983.07, and note that the report is in agreement with the Secretary’s Report for September 30, 2008.  MV:

 

10.  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:

 

11.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the Bills List for October, 2008.  MV: 

 

E.  SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

 

12.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the out-of-district staff development workshops, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

13.  Motion by ______, seconded by ______to approve the following substitutes for the 2008-2009 school year, as recommended by the Superintendent.   RCV:

 

                        Teacher –           Denise Olivo

                                                            Tori Piccione (pending fingerprints)         

                        Teacher Aide     –           Danielle Palardy

                        Cafeteria           –           Kathleen Carroll

                                                            Antoinette Ryan

 

14.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve training of the following staff volunteers to be epipen delegates for three students, pending parent approval, at Port Colden School for the 2008-09 school. They will be trained as per NJDOE guidelines and district policy R5330, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

            Colleen Mattei, Dawn Krupka, Carol Kopie, Ruth O’Cone, Donna Parenti, Michele Cooper,                                                   Yes

            Denise Jordan,   Sue Graham, John Hornyak

 

15.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve homebound instruction for Student ID# 5702774813,  effective October 21, 2008, instructor to be Ruth O’Cone, $25.00 per hour, 5 hours per week for approximately 10 weeks, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

 

 

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16.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the following field trips, dates and times TBA, for the 2008-2009 school year,  as recommended by the Superintendent.   RCV:

(Parents/guardians are responsible for all fees and transportation costs)

 

a.  Preschool                 Eyes of the Wild, Washington, NJ

                                    Horse Sleigh Farm, Washington, NJ

                        b.  Kindergarten             Pax Amicus Theatre, Budd Lake, NJ

c.  First Grade               Franklin Mineral Museum, Franklin, NJ

 

                        d.  Second Grade           Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA

 

e.  Third Grade               TBD

 

f.  Fourth Grade             Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island, Liberty State Park, NJ

 

g.  Fifth Grade               Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, NJ

 

h.  Sixth Grade              Broadway Show, New York City, NY

 

                        i.  G&T                          Blairstown Elementary School 6th – Debate, Blairstown, NJ

                                                            Battle of the Books 5/6th, Franklin, NJ

                                                            Battle of the Books 3rd /4th, White Twp, NJ

                                                            Robotics 6th , Allamuchy, NJ

 

(The Board of Education will pay the transportation costs of the following trips:)

 

                        a.  Transition Trips:

i.  Warren Hills Middle School, IEP Transition Visits – Sixth Grade

ii.  PC Grade 3 to visit BC Grade 4

 

  1.  Music

All Star Band Concert – Location TBA

Small group of selected students transported by van or in conjunction with another school.

 

  1.  Grade 6:

Stokes Environmental Overnight Trip, Stokes State Forest, Branchburg, NJ

17.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to authorize submission of the FY 2009 IDEIA Grant as follows, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

                        Basic                $174,218.

                        Pre-School        $  11,227.

 

18.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to authorize the submission of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) grant application for FY 2009, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

                        Title I – Part A               $13,541.

                        Title II – Part A               $16,579.

                        Title II – Part D               $     111.

                        Title IV                          $  1,305.

                                                            $31,536.  ($218. is Non-Public)

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19.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve Daniel Mahoney as a Homework Club substitute.    Stipend to be in accord with the negotiated contract, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

20.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to accept the resignation of Joseph Tardanico effective October 17, 2008, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

 

F.  PRINCIPAL’S REPORTS

 

G.  TECHNOLOGY REPORT

 

H.  CORRESPONDENCE

 

  1. Letter from Dot Decker
  2. Colden Castle News – October 2008
  3. District Newsletter – Volume I, Issue 2

 

 

I.  COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

Finance & Policy Committee

 

21.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the line item transfers, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV: 

 

22.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the adoption of the Washington Township Board of Education 403(b) Plan Document as attached, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

23.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the second reading and adoption of Policy Alert #182, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

24.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the second reading and adoption of Policy #5843, Child Care Program, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

Education Committee:

 

25.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve the second reading and adoption of the “Warren Hills Regional School District Cluster”: Math/Social Studies Curriculum, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

Personnel Committee:

 

26.  Motion by ____, seconded by _____ to approve the following Independent Therapists, as needed, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

            Therapist                                 Service                                    Service Fees                Students

            Therapeutic Intervention              PT/OT                          $  50.00 per session       08-25

            Leslie Williams Wexler               OT                               $  81.00 per hour

            Mandy Leonard                          ABA                            $125.00 per hour            08-82

            Allison Peck                              PT                               $  79.00 per hour            08-25

            Felicia Pecorelli                         ABA Consultant            $  70.00 per hour            08-17

            Katherine Ferrara                       OT                               $  73.00 per hour

            Children’s Therapy Services        PT                               $  97.37 per hour

 

 

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Transportation Committee:

 

            A.  Bus evacuation drills were held at Brass Castle and Port Colden Schools on October 7, 2008.

 

Facilities Committee:

 

27.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to approve Precision Building & Construction change order #1, for the renovation of the Old Port Colden School House, in the amount of $8,950.00, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

28.  Motion by ______, seconded by ______to approve the Annual Maintenance Budget Amount worksheet per N.J.A.C. 6:24 (form M-1) to be submitted with the 2007-2008 Quality Annual Assurance Report, as recommended by the Superintendent.  (Included in QAAR) RCV:

 

29.  Motion by ______, seconded by ______approving the submission of the Comprehensive Maintenance Plan (CMP) for 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 to the County Superintendent as presented and recommended by the Superintendent.  (Included in QAAR) RCV:

 

J.  SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (continued)

 

30.  Motion by ______, seconded by ______to approve the Quality Assurance Annual Report and Statement of Assurances for the 2007-2008 school year for submission to the Executive County Superintendent, as recommended by the Superintendent.  RCV:

 

K.  PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION – old and/or new business

(The public may speak for three (3) minutes unless they have requested to be on the agenda.)

 

 

 

L.  EXECUTIVE SESSION  –  if required

31.  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:  ______________

 

M.  ADJOURNMENT

 

31.  Motion by _____, seconded by _____ to adjourn.

 

            MV:                         Time:  _______________

 

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