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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
Minutes of October 18, 2010
The Washington Township Board of Education met on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 7:35 p.m. for their Regular meeting.
The meeting was called to order by Karen Graf, President. Mrs. Graf read the following statement: 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 30, 2010 to The Express Times, and to the Clerk of Washington Township.
Members in attendance were Karen Graf, President, Sally Christine, Vice-President, Sheila Dempski, Jason Ford, Jayne Howard (left at 8:50pm). In addition Roger Jinks, Superintendent, Jean Flynn, Board Secretary, Nancy Georgette, Interim Principal and Valerie Mattes, Principal were also present.
Board Members absent: Jude Mohan and Anita Smith
Motion by Sally Christine, seconded by Jayne Howard to approve the minutes of September 13, 2010, as presented. MV: Unanimous – Motion carried
PUBLIC QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS (Agenda Items) a. The public may speak for three (3) minutes unless they have requested to be on the agenda. None
PUBLIC HEARING 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
Motion by Jayne Howard, seconded by Jason Ford to approve the Nursing Services Plan for 2010-2011, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
PRESENTATIONS:
a. 2009-2010 Testing Report b. Safe Schools Presentation – See Principal’s Report
SECRETARY’S REPORT
Motion by Jason Ford, seconded by Sheila Dempski to approve the Student Activity, Petty Cash, and Cafeteria Account Reports for the month ending September 30, 2010, as presented. MV: Unanimous – Motion carried
Motion by Sheila Dempski, seconded by Sally Christine to approve the Secretary’s Report for September 30, 2010 showing a cash balance of $1,163,931.95. MV: Unanimous – Motion carried
Motion by Sally Christine, seconded by Jayne Howard to approve the Treasurer’s Report for September 30, 2010, showing a cash balance of $1,163,931.95, and note that the report is in agreement with the Secretary’s Report for September 30, 2010. MV: Unanimous – Motion carried
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Motion by Jayne Howard, seconded by Jason Ford 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: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Motion by Jason Ford, seconded by Sheila Dempski to approve the following substitutes for the 2010-2011 school year, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Teacher: Valeryia Molchanov, Rebecca May, Ashley Roth (pending certificate) and Allen Wagner (pending criminal history check)
Paraprofessional: Rebecca May
Motion by Sheila Dempski, seconded by Sally Christine to approve the out-of-district staff development workshops, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Motion by Sally Christine, seconded by Jayne Howard to increase Whitney Nalepa from half-time to full-time Basic Skills Instruction teacher (BSI), effective September 27, 2010, Step 1BA, Salary $44,225 (2009-2010 Guide) additional time funded by Education Job Fund, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Motion by Jayne Howard, seconded by Jason Ford to approve maternity and New Jersey Family Leave for Corinne Gigantino starting March 28, 2011 through June 30, 2011, using sick days, disability insurance and New Jersey Family and Medical Leave, returning September 1, 2011, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried Motion by Jason Ford, seconded by Sheila Dempski to approve Kyle A. Kays, a student from Centenary College, to student teach at Brass Castle School with Corinne Gigantino and Michael Alogna from January 18, 2011 through May 9, 2011, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Motion by Sheila Dempski, seconded by Sally Christine to approve Catherine Wyglendowski to complete required ten (10) hours of classroom observation at Port Colden School with Sue Graham, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Motion by Sally Christine, seconded by Jayne Howard to approve Ashley Roth, a student from Centenary College to complete required four (4) hours of classroom observation at Port Colden School with Laura Sullivan, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Motion by Jayne Howard, seconded by Jason Ford to approve John Mercurio, a student from Warren County Community College to complete required ten (10) hours of classroom observation at Port Colden School with Tonilyn Melhem, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
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Motion by Jason Ford, seconded by Sheila Dempski to approve training of the following staff volunteers to be epipen delegates for 8 students, whose parents requested a delegate at Port Colden School and 8 students whose parents requested a delegate at Brass Castle School for the 2010-2011 school year. They will be trained as per NJDOE guidelines and district policy R5330, as recommended by the Superintendent. (We are grateful to these individuals for extending themselves as volunteers.) RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Sharon App, Rob Borusovic, Liz Burkat, Sara Carlstrom, Pam Casserly, Michele Cooper, Lisa Galoppo, John Hornyak, Denise Jordan, Carol Kopie, Amybeth Kupcha, Raph Margolin, Colleen Mattei, Val Mattes, Whitney Nalepa, Ruth O’Cone, Joan Pare, Debbie Polhemus, Gina Renner and Laurie Rohmann.
Motion by Sheila Dempski, seconded by Sally Christine to approve Peer Leaders from Warren Hills Regional High School to volunteer in our district on the following dates: October 27, 2010, November 30, 2010 and December 16, 2010, (2011 dates TBA) arriving at 9:50am until 11:00am. List of teachers they will be visiting is as follows, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
1st Grade Baratta- Rebecca Sella & Jennifer Lacaillade Cooper- Ingrid Firmin & Sarah Cortright Graham- Katie Sesholtz & Taylor Jones Lisk- April Bullock & Amanda Brands
2nd Grade Kupcha- Nicola Wilson & Lia Ferranti O’Cone- Courtney Cambria & David Wiessler Rohmann- Lauren Brands & Patrick Cairo Trush- Patrick Jacobson & Ariel Williams
3rd Grade Bell- Zach Waegener & Duncan Thurber Harper- Chase Kosberg & Katrina Naxera Melhem- Tony Marra & Jenna Michel Slack- Bianca Rooney & Eric Ventriglia
Resource Centers Maurer- Kathy Griffin Meyerhofer- Marshall Cumomo Sullivan- Emily Garcia
Hornyak- Connor Hartl & Kevin Kunzmann
Motion by Sally Christine, seconded by Jayne Howard to approve the following field trips, dates and times TBA, for the 2010-2011 school year, as recommended by the Superintendent. (All students will be transported in school buses unless their destination is New York City, Philadelphia or beyond 50 miles. Parents/guardians are responsible for all fees and transportation costs) RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
No transportation required c. Kindergarten Pax Amicus Theatre, Budd Lake, NJ d. First Grade Franklin Mineral Museum, Franklin, NJ e. Second Grade Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA f. Third Grade New Jersey State House, Trenton, NJ g. Fourth Grade Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island, Liberty State Park, NJ Minutes of October 18, 2010
h. Fifth Grade Battleship NJ, Adventure Aquarium, Camden, NJ i. Sixth Grade Broadway Show, New York City, NY
(The Board of Education will pay the transportation costs of the following trips:)
Grade Level a. Transition Trips: i. Warren Hills Middle School, IEP Transition Visits – Sixth Grade ii. PC Grade 3 to visit BC Grade 4
Small group of selected students transported by van or in conjunction with another school.
Stokes Environmental Overnight Trip, Stokes State Forest, Branchburg, NJ
Marvelous Math Challenges
Mystery Challenges
Phabulous Physics and Magic of Flight
WCCC G&T Convocation
Spelling Bee Finalist
Chess Club participants
Motion by Jayne Howard, seconded by Jason Ford to accept the following resolution concerning group insurance Broker-of-Record Grinspec Consulting for medical and dental insurance, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Howard, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
The Washington Township Board of Education hereby resolves effective December 1, 2010 to make the following changes to its group insurance programs:
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PRINCIPAL’S REPORTS
Jayne Howard left meeting at 8:50pm
TECHNOLOGY REPORT
CORRESPONDENCE
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Finance & Policy Committee:
Motion by Sheila Dempski, seconded by Jason Ford to approve the Bills List for October, 2010. MV: Unanimous – Motion carried
Motion by Sheila Dempski, seconded by Jason Ford to approve the line item transfers, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Motion by Sheila Dempski, seconded by Jason Ford to approve the submission of the 2010 IDEA Amendment 1 (Amendment 1 is to carry-over 2008-2009 funds as they would be spent in 2009-2010 these funds total $19,400 of which $18,085 represent Non-Public carry-over), as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Motion by Sheila Dempski, seconded by Jason Ford to approve the first reading of Policy Alert 190, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried Policy Alert 190
Several recent School Ethics Commission decisions found conduct by a Board member while visiting a school violated the School Ethics Act or the Code of Ethics for Board Members. Bylaw 0146 has been revised to provide guidance to Board members when visiting a school indicating a Board member shall comply with district policy and regulations for all school visitors.
The re-codification of N.J.A.C. 6:3-1.2 to N.J.A.C. 6A:32-3.1 requires a legal citation revision in Bylaw 0171. Additional changes include a minor word change in #5 of the Bylaw.
Administrative code sections in N.J.A.C. 6A:23A – Fiscal Accountability, Efficiency, and Budgeting Procedures, adopted in December 2009, replaced many of the administrative code sections of N.J.A.C. 6A:23 – Finance and Business Services. Many of the new N.J.A.C. 6A:23A administrative code sections were recodified from N.J.A.C. 6A:23 without any revisions. Minutes of October 18, 2010
Recent changes in several sections of N.J.A.C. 6A:3-5 – Charges Under Tenure Employees’ Hearing Act require revisions and updating to Policy Guide 3144. Regulation Guide 3144 is new and is very specific in outlining the procedures and timelines to be followed when tenure charges are instituted against tenured teaching staff members.
Support Staff Member/School District Reporting Responsibilities to report to the Superintendent of Schools their arrest or indictment for any crime or offense within fourteen days. Policy Guide 4159 has been developed to require non-certified staff to do the same. Policy Guide 4159 is RECOMMENDED
Policy Guide 5516 has been revised to provide guidance to school districts regarding a pupil’s use of electronic communication. This policy does not prohibit possession or use of a device on school grounds, but only permits the device to be used during the school day with permission.
Recent American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) monitoring auditors are requiring school districts to have a formal Board approved policy concerning the reimbursement of Federal grants be submitted to the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) for review.
Transportation Committee:
NOTE: Bus evacuation drills were held at Brass Castle and Port Colden Schools on September 29, 2010.
Motion by Jason Ford, seconded by Sally Christine to accept the quotes for a hourly rate, for local class trips, for the 2010-2011 school year, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
School Bus First Student, Washington 3 hr. minimum $198 $45 hr. add. hrs. plus tolls and parking GST No quote Snyder Bus $42.75 First Student, Vienna No quote
Motion by Jason Ford, seconded by Sally Christine to award the contract for the following for a hourly rate for local class trips for the 2010-2011 school year, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
School Bus Snyder Bus $42.75
Motion by Jason Ford, seconded by Sally Christine to approve the Joint Transportation Agreement with Franklin Township Board of Education for the 2010-2011 school year as listed, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Route Cost Van 3 AM/PM $17,411.50 Van 3 Midday 5,830.00 $23,231.50 Minutes of October 18, 2010
Facilities Committee:
Motion by Jason Ford, seconded by Sally Christine to approve the M-1 (Annual Maintenance Budget Amount Worksheet) as per N.J.A.C. 6A:26A-4.1 to be submitted to the Executive County Superintendent, as recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
Motion by Jason Ford, seconded by Sally Christine approving the submission of the Comprehensive Maintenance Plan (CMP) for 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 as per 6A:26A-3.1 to the Executive County Superintendent as presented and recommended by the Superintendent. RCV: Christine, Dempski, Ford, Graf – All voting yes – Motion carried
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.)
None
Roger publically thanked Nancy Georgette, Interim Principal.
EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion by Sally Christine, seconded by Sheila Dempski Whereas, the Board must consider matters involving contracts, 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: Unanimous – Motion carried Time: 8:55 p.m.
Motion by Sheila Dempski, seconded by Jason Ford to return to open session.
MV: Unanimous – Motion carried Time: 9:32 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
Motion by Sally Christine, seconded by Sheila Dempski to adjourn.
MV: Unanimous – Motion carried Time: 9:34 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Jean Flynn Business Administrator/Board Secretary |
MINUTES
NURSING SERVICES PLAN
STUD.ACT., PETTY CASH & CAFÉ. RPTS.
SECRETARY’S REPORT
TREASURER’S REPORT
FUNDS
SUBSTITUTES
O-O-D STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
W. NALEPA HALF TO FULL TIME
C. GIGANTINO MATERNITY & FAMILY LEAVE
KYLE KAYS STUDENT TEACHER
CATHY WYGLENDOWSKI
ASHLEY ROTH OBSERVATION
JOHN MERCURIO OBSERVATION
EPIPEN DELEGATES
PEER LEADERS WHRHS
FIELD TRIPS
GRINSPEC CONSULTING RESOLUTION
BILLS LIST
TRANSFERS
IDEA AMEND.
BUS EVAC.
HOURLY RATE LOCAL FIELD TRIPS ACCEPT QUOTES
HOURLY RATE LOCAL FIELD TRIPS AWARD CONTRACT
JOINT TRANS. FRANKLIN TWP.
FORM M-1
3 YR. CMP
EXECUTIVE SESSION
OPEN SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
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