EGG HARBOR CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR
MEETING
August
12, 2009
The regular meeting of the Egg Harbor City Board of Education was held on the above date at 7:00 p.m. at the Charles L. Spragg School, 601 Buffalo Avenue, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, with President Stephen Bouchard opening the meeting, and board members Rick Dovey, Joseph Farnan, E. Daniel McGinnis, Jeanne Williams and Lloyd Wimberg present. Also present were: Superintendent, John Gilly III; Business Administrator, Joseph Smurlo; Rittenberg Principal, Jack Griffith; Board Solicitor Ronald Sahli and Board Secretary, Marie Setterman.
Mr. Bouchard called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following statement:
In compliance with the N.J.A.C. 5:18-3.15, in case of fire or other emergency, which should cause this facility to be evacuated, I direct your attention to the location of the exits in this facility. Also, there will be no smoking in this facility.
This is to advise those present at this meeting of the Board of Education of the Egg Harbor City School District, in the County of Atlantic, that adequate notice has been given of this meeting as required by the provisions of Chapter 231 of the Laws of 1975; that notice thereof has been forwarded for publication in the District official newspapers, posted in the Spragg and Rittenberg Schools, and forwarded to the Egg Harbor City Clerk within the time required by said Act.
Mr. Bouchard directed the secretary to enter this public announcement into the minutes of this meeting.
Mr. Bouchard called for the flag salute and roll call, which is reflected in the opening paragraph.
Mr. Gilly introduced Karen
Porreca, Erin Ritson, Lacey Lemons who enthusiastically presented the Visual
and Performing Arts Curriculum.
Mr. Gilly introduced Jerry
Taylor, Project Manager from The Vaughn Collaborative Architecture &
Planning who explained the Community School Interior Color
Selections along with Mrs. Porreca.
Mr. Gilly and Mr. Griffith
thanked Mrs. Porreca for all her effort and time that she put into the color
selections of the new middle school.
Mr. Smurlo introduced Robbi S. Acampora, President of Capital Financial Advisors, Inc. Ms. Acampora advised the board of the financing options to purchase solar energy panels.
After the solar presentation, Mr. Bouchard asked the Buildings and Grounds Committee (Mr. Farnan, Mr. Dovey and Mrs. Williams) to consider the various possibilities of what was presented and recommend a course of action to the Board.
No comments.
COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE BOARD
No comments.
The Superintendent, Business Administrator, Supervisor of Special Projects and School Principals reported on the month May
Mr. Gilly reported that the Spragg Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Mr. Gilly said that even though the EHC Community School is running behind schedule, it should be ready for the 2010-2011 opening.
Mr. Gilly reminded the board that this is the last year of the EHCEA contract.
Mr. Smurlo talked about the business office items that are on the agenda for approval tonight.
Mr. Griffith talked about the district’s improved instruction and communication.
Mr. Griffith said
that he is asking the Board to appoint eleven LAL teachers for language arts
professional development and professional learning community activities
tonight.
Mr. Wimberg left the meeting at 8:40 p.m.
Upon a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board approved the following sets of minutes:
1. July15, 2009 Regular
2. July 15, 2009 First Executive
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Dovey, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board approved the Board Secretary’s Report and the Treasurer’s Report for June 2009. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Dovey, seconded Mrs. Williams, the Board approved the Board Certification pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11. The Egg Harbor City Board of Education certifies that as of 7/31/09 after review of the Board Secretary’s monthly financial report (Revenue and Appropriation sections) and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials that to the best of our knowledge no major account or fund has been over-expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(a)2-3 and there have been no changes in anticipated revenue sources and/or amounts so that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
1.
General Account - $732,284.78
2.
Capital Account - $0
3.
Food Service - $5,171.03
4.
Payroll Account – $148,679.03
(Roll
Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Dovey, seconded Mrs. Williams, the Board approved the budget transfer (Resolution #10-01) for the 2009-10 school year in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6:20-2:13 and Chapter 196 Laws of 1967, as follows: July 31, 2009 Fund 10 – $25,790.01 (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
FACILITIES
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the use of facilities for the Egg Harbor City Volleyball league for the 2009-2010 school year. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded Mr. Farnan, the Board authorized the Superintendent, Business Administrator and Solicitor to pursue and evaluate for recommendation to the Board the feasibility and costs for erection/construction of a maintenance building/field house on the site of the new middle school. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
FOOD SERVICE
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the contract with Contini Caterers of Margate Inc. as the district’s food service management company for the 2009-10 school year. Contract terms and conditions are in accordance with the specifications and proposal as follows:
Management fee: $12,000 annually ($340.00 more than 2008-09 or 3%)
Guarantee breakeven contract; not to exceed total management fee.
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Spragg Rittenberg
Full Reduced Full Reduced
Lunch $2.25 $.40 $2.50 $.40
Breakfast $1.00 $.30 $1.25 $.30
Adult Lunch $3.50 $3.50
Adult Breakfast $1.65 $1.65
Prices remain unchanged from the previous year.
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
MISCELLANEOUS
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded Mr. Farnan, the Board approved Resolutions # 09-19 and # 09-20 authorizing the Alliance for Competitive Energy Services (ACES, a cooperative alliance composed of NJSBA, NJASA, and NJASBO) to bid to obtain electric generation and natural gas services for the district effective through May 2014. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the disposal of old, broken, obsolete, and/or non-operable technology equipment. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Marie Farnan
Allyn Johnson
Laura Gentile
Tara Macchione
Lee LaRosa
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-recuse; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Nancy Rizzo
Donna Fiedler
Kristin DeAngelis
Barbara Ellis
Ellen Sullivan
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded
by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the appointment
of substitutes for the 2009-2010 school year:
1. Teacher Substitutes
Daily
rate: 1) Atl. Co. Sub. Cert. w/60
credits + - $65.00; 2) Atl. Co. Sub w/BA - $70.00; 3) NJ Teach. Cert - $75.00
Donna
Heffley Co. Sub.
Cert.
Christine
Patterson Co. Sub. Cert.
w/BA
Lauren
Bouchard Co. Sub. Cert.
Jeannette
Layton NJ Teach. Cert.
Tatsiana
DaGrosa NJ Teach. Cert.
Joseph
Rossi NJ Teach.
Cert.
Donna
Stallard Co. Sub.
Cert.
2. Teacher Aide Substitutes
Daily rate: $55.00
Sharon Milne
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr.
Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Band/Chorus Lacey Lemons
Student Council Concetta Burzo / Gretchen Halfpenny
Athletic Coordinator Shawn Sullivan
Web Master Angela Maione
Intervention & Referral Services Christine Bryant
AM/PM Duty (4) James Connelly, Gretchen Halfpenny,
Winifred Blankenship, Renee Ahern
Afternoon PM Duty (2) Concetta Burzo, Angela Maione
Athletic Chaperones Jennifer Connelly, Jason Vander Ryk,
Theresa Sartorio, Thomas D’Attilio,
James Connelly
Girls’ Basketball Shawn Sullivan
Boys’ Basketball Jason Vander Ryk
Baseball James Connelly
Softball Laura Gentile
Long Detention Lead Teacher Mary O’Sullivan
Office Detention Lead Teacher Jocelyn Murphy Stout
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Safety Patrol Laura Gentile
Public Relations Kristin DeAngelis
AM/PM Duty Staff (5) Betty Phelps, Shannon Deninger
Donna Fiedler, Kristin DeAngelis
Performing Arts Advisor Jim Goodrich
Intervention & Referral Services Kristin DeAngelis
Breakfast Monitors (2) Nancy Rizzo, Shannon Deninger
Office Detention Staff All CLS teachers
Wee-Deliver Susan Lorenzini
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Renee Ahern Christine
Bryant
Thomas D’Attilio Linda
LeCompte
Ann Marie Giaccio Barbara
Ellis
Concetta Burzo James
Connelly
Mary Dovey Shawn
Sullivan
Shaun Gunther
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the change in teacher training level for Lauren Roesch from BA to BA+30 for the 2009-2010 school year. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
STUDENT ITEMS
Upon a motion by Mrs. Heist, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved walking field trips to various institutions/businesses/parks located within Egg Harbor City for all District students throughout the 2009-2010 school year. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Mr. Wimberg left the
meeting at 7:15 p.m.
PROGRAMS
Upon
a motion by Mrs. Williams, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board accepted the FY10
21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant application for a
total allocation of $425,000. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr.
McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mrs. Williams, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the Visual
and Performing Arts Curriculum. (Roll
Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mrs. Williams, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the adoption
of the Visual and Performing Arts Textbook series: Macmillan McGraw Hill
Publisher, Spotlight on Music (2008) (Roll
Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mrs. Williams, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the contract
with Management and Evaluation Associates for the 2009-2010 school year in the
amount of $17,000.00 funded by the FY 10 21st Century Community
Learning Centers Grant. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr.
McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mrs. Williams, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the contract
with Source 4 Teachers Substitute Teacher Replacement for the 2009-2010 school
year. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes;
Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mrs. Williams, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the contract with Therapeutic Learning for
Children (Occupational Therapy) for the 2009-2010 school year in the amount of
$120 for initial evaluations and $60 for each 30 minute therapy session. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon
a motion by Mrs. Williams, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the Richard Stockton Educational Psychology
fieldwork placement Andria Haneman for 40 hours from 9/21/09 through 12/22/09. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes;
Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Professional development activities have been recommended by building Principals, approved by the Supervisor of Special Projects and the Superintendent as directly related to the fulfillment of individual professional improvement plans and/or required by the New Jersey Department of Education, No Child Left Behind legislation (NCLB), local student Individual Education Plans, or entitlement/discretionary grants. Adequate funds have been appropriated.
Upon a motion by Mrs. Williams, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved Professional Development Workshops for the 2009-2010 school year. (Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-recuse; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
POLICIES/REGULATIONS
1. Policy 6150 Home Instruction
2. Regulation 6150 Home Instruction
(Roll Call: Mr. Dovey-yes; Mr. Farnan-yes; Mr.
McGinnis-yes; Mrs. Williams-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
NEW BUSINESS
None
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
The Board received the following informational items:
· Letter from Robert Menendez dated 7/15/09
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Lisa Jiampetti commended Spragg teachers, Mrs. Warrakah and Mrs. Duran for their involvement this summer during the Peace Pilgrim multicultural celebration.
Mr. Dovey reported that he had spoken to Cliff Mays recently and that Mr. Mays would like to honor the teachers that taught in the old White Horse Pike School. His idea was to possibly put something in the new middle school in honor of them. The White Horse Pike School, where African American students were segregated from the white students and taught in a separate area, closed in approximately 1953.
COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE BOARD
No comments.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
None
District dates of interest for the upcoming month:
August 27 Spragg
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10:00 a.m.
September 3 New
Staff Orientation
September 7 Labor
Day (bldgs. closed)
September 8 First
Day for Staff
September 9 Regular
Meeting
September 10 First
Day for Students
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, upon a motion by Mr. Farnan, seconded by Mr. Dovey, and carried unanimously, the Board adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,