BOARD OF EDUCATION

EGG HARBOR CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey 08215

 

AGENDA

Regular Meeting

December 9, 2009

Charles L. Spragg School

Art Room

601 Buffalo Avenue  

7:00 PM

 

I.                         Open Regular Meeting

 

N.J.A.C. 5:18 Emergency Exit/No Smoking Announcement & Sunshine Law Compliance Statement as follows:

 

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.

 

 

II.                      Flag Salute/Roll Call

 

Mr. Bouchard  (’12)             Mr. Dovey (’12)                   Mr. Farnan (’10)         

Mrs. Heist (’10)                    Mr. McGinnis (’11)              Mrs. Williams  (’10)               

Mr. Wimberg (’11)

 

Special Presentation

 

World Language Curriculum

Presented by Meg Markkanen and Mary Dovey

 

 

III.              Executive Session

 

Resolution of the Board of Education of the Egg Harbor City School District to permit discussion of subjects in closed sessions

 

RESOLVED: At a public meeting of the Board of Education held on December 9, 2009 at ___________p.m. that pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of the “Open Public Meetings Act”, the following subjects be discussed in a session of the Board of Education closed to the public:

 (1)

 (2)

 (3)

It is presently anticipated that the items mentioned in the Resolution can be

disclosed to the public when a decision is made upon the same, and in personnel

matter, with the consent of the employee.

 

 

IV.           Open Floor To Public

 

The public is invited to comment on or question any topic related to the Board of Education agenda items.

 

 

V.               Comments for the Good of the Board

 

 

VI.           Monthly Reports   

 

A.           Superintendent Report                        Attachment

B.            Business Administrator Report

C.            Supervisor of Special Projects Report                       

D.           CLS Principal Report                     Attachment                                                          

E.            FDR Principal Report                     Attachment                                                          

F.             Board Solicitor’s Report

 

 

VII.        Board Minutes

 

A.          APPROVE (roll call): 

1.     November 10, 2009    Regular           Attachment

 

 

VIII.    Financial Items

 

A.           APPROVE (roll call): 

1.   Board Secretary’s Report – October 2009                 Attachment

2.   Treasurer of School Moneys Report – October 2009    Attachment  

 

 

 

B.            APPROVE (roll call):  Board Certification

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11 The Egg Harbor City Board of Education certifies that as of 11/30/09 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(c)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.

 

C.            APPROVE (roll call):  November 2009  Bill List      

1.                  General Account - $736,436.62

2.                  Capital Account -  $0

3.                  Food Service -       $23,345.37

4.                  Payroll Account – $553,453.30                      Attachment

 

D.           APPROVE (roll call):  Budget transfer (Resolution #10- 08) 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:

            November 30, 2009   Fund 10 – $21,193.96               Fund 20 – $1,311.00                                                                          Attachment

 

 

IX.           Non-instructional Operations Items

 

A.           Facilities
1.         APPROVE (roll call):  Use of facilities by the Girls Scouts of Central and Southern NJ for the 2009-2010 school year.

 

B.           Miscellaneous

 

1.         APPROVE (roll call):  Contract with Stewart Industries to provide printer supplies and maintenance services on a month-to-month basis for all 13 district printers at a cost of $217.00 per month.

 

2.         APPROVE (roll call):  Acceptance of the June 30, 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report after review and discussion.  There were no audit findings, and this has been so noted on the Corrective Action Plan.

 

 

X.               Personnel Items – as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:

                             

A.           APPROVE (roll call):   Letter of retirement from FDR teacher, Marietta Fattori, dated 11/18/09 and effective 6/30/10.                                Attachment

 

B.            APPROVE (roll call):   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

Kristin Garbutt                  NJ Teach Cert.     

 

 

XI.           Student Items

 

 

XII.        Program Items

 

A.           APPROVE (roll call):   Revised World Language Curriculum.

 

B.            APPROVE (roll call):  Stockton College Ed. Psych Fieldwork placements, January through May 2010, 40 hours each as follows:

Natalie Knight

Christina Caturano

 

C.            APPROVE (roll call):  Stockton College Introductory Fieldwork placements, 1/25/10 through 5/4/10, 80 hours each as follows:

          CLS                                      FDR

Jessica Lanzafama                   David Hamm

Andrea Brown                                    Lauren Bryant

Lauren Zampelle                     Ashley Engle

 

D.           APPROVE (roll call) ):   Rowan University student teacher Health/PE placement from 3/15/10 through 5/7/10 – Amanda Mathis

 

E.            APPROVE (roll call) ):   Rowan University student clinical practice experience (school nurse) 1/19/10 through 5/7/10, 60 hours – Tracy Torres

 

 

 

XIII.    Professional Development

 

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.

 

A.           APPROVE (roll call):   Professional Development Workshops for the 2009-2010 school year.                                                     Handout

 

 

 

XIV.        Policies / Regulations Items

                       

A.           APPROVE (roll call):   First Reading of revised policies/regulations as follows:

                                1.   Policy 5000 Admission of Resident Pupils  

                                2.   Regulation 5000 Admission of Resident Pupils             

                                3.   Policy 5005 Admission of Non-Resident Pupils                                          

                                                                                                                       

 

XV.            New Business

 

 

XVI.        Informational Items

 

A.           Letter from SDA dated 11/16/09       Attachment

 

 

XVII.     Open to Public

 

 

XVIII. Comments for the Good of the Board     

 

 

XIX.        Calendar Dates

 

December        17                       Rittenberg Winter Concert

December        21                       Spragg Annual Holiday Concert

December        24 - 31                Winter Recess

January            13                       Regular Board Meeting

 

 

XX.     Executive Session

 

Resolution of the board of education of the Egg Harbor City School District to permit discussion of subjects in closed sessions

 

RESOLVED: At a public meeting of the Board of Education held on December 9, 2009, at ________ p.m. that pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of the “Open Public Meetings Act”, the following subjects be discussed in a session of the Board of Education closed to the public:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

It is presently anticipated that the items mentioned in the Resolution can be

disclosed to the public when a decision is made upon the same, and in personnel

matter, with the consent of the employee.

 

 

XXI.    Adjournment

             Time: ________