BOARD OF
EDUCATION
EGG HARBOR
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Egg Harbor
City, New Jersey 08215
AGENDA
Regular
Meeting
July
15, 2009
Charles
L. Spragg School
Multipurpose
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 SOLAR PRESENTATIONS
Robbi S. Acampora, President
Capital Financial Advisors, Inc.
Louis DeLosso, President
The Design Collaborative
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 July 15, 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
1. Board
Goals for 2009-2010
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. June 10, 2009 Regular Attachment
2. June 10, 2009 Executive Attachment
VIII. Financial Items
A.
APPROVE
(roll call):
1.
Board Secretary’s Report –May 2009 Attachment
2. Treasurer of School Moneys Report – May 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 6/30/09 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.
RATIFY and AFFIRM (roll call): June 2009 Bill List
Attachment
1.
General Account - $1,138,728.53
changed to
2.
Capital Account - $0
3.
Food Service - $26,098.35
4.
Payroll Account – $548,885.42
June 30, 2009 Fund 10 –$36,901.26 Fund 20 - $397.89 Attachment
IX.
Non-instructional
Operations Items
1. RATIFY and AFFIRM (roll
call): Student accident insurance with Bollinger,
Inc. for the 2009-2010 school year, through D’Agostino Agency, in the amount of
$3,092.00. (This is an increase of
$147.00 from the 2008-09)
2. RATIFY and AFFIRM (roll
call): Resolution #09-18 applying the 2009
distribution of the statutory surplus, from the Atlantic & Cape May
Counties Association of School Business Officials Joint Insurance Fund, for
fiscal year from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999, in the amount of $3,647.00
to the Fund’s Aggregate Excess Loss Contingency Fund. (The Egg Harbor City
Board of Education will have a combined surplus, including previous years, of
$18,196.00, that could be applied to future years’ JIF billings for insurance
purposes.)
1. APPROVE (roll call): Revised 2009-2010 school calendar. Attachment
X.
Personnel
Items – as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
C.
RATIFY
and AFFIRM (roll call):
Annual Attendance Incentive
payment, for the 2008-2009 school year of the contractual amount as
follows:
Donna Fiedler $250.00 0 days used Attachment
Gretchen
Halfpenny Angela Maione Melissa Axelsson
Susan
Lorenzini Mary Dovey Sue Savino
Terri
Sartorio Lauren
Roesch CLS Nurse
F.
APPROVE
(roll call): Appointment of substitutes for the 2009-2010 school year
1. Teacher Substitutes
Carol Benson
Rachael Bey-Burghart
Rosemarie Carrafielo
Lauren Erbacher
Theresa Ferante
Lisa Hostetler
Joyce Howell
Lisa Jiampetti
Walter Kienzle
Corine Lenzi
Jennifer Miller
Glenn Paine
James Rixon
Marissa Silipena
Gina Walsh
Sophia Foglia
2. Secretary Substitutes
Carol Benson
Alice MacKinnon
3. Teacher Aide Substitutes
Carol Benson
Maureen Daiker
Alice MacKinnon
4. Custodian Substitutes
Jose Bermudez
Wilfredo DeJesus
G.
APPROVE (roll call): Appointment of FDR staff to participate in
the 5th Grade Orientation on August 31, 2009 at the contractual rate
for two hours each as follows:
Aaron
Bullock Renee
Ahern
Christine
Bryant Thomas
Culleny
Brian
Konowitz Kimbra
Goodwin
Gretchen
Halfpenny Theresa
Sartorio
Renee Ahern Christine
Bryant
Thomas D’Attilio Linda Lecompte
AnnMarie Giaccio Barbara Ellis
Connie Burzo Jim
Connelly
Mary Dovey Shawn
Sullivan
Shawn Gunther
Safety
Patrol
Public
Relations
AM/PM
Duty Staff (5)
Performing
Arts Advisor
Intervention
& Referral Services Staff Member
Breakfast
Monitors (2)
Office
Detention Staff
Wee-Deliver
Band/Chorus
Student Council
Cheerleading
Athletic Coordinator
Web Master
Intervention & Referral Services
AM/PM Duty (4)
Athletic Chaperones (8)
Cross Country
Girls’ Basketball
Boys’ Basketball
Baseball
Softball
Long Detention Lead Teacher
Office Detention Lead Teacher
3 Teachers as tutors for 8 hours per week for 48
weeks each
1 Teacher / Facilitator as a tutor for 10 hours per
week for 48 weeks
1 Substance Counselor / Psychologist for 4 hours
per week for 48 weeks
XI.
Student
Items
XII.
Program
Items
A.
APPROVE (roll call):
Contract with Commission for the Blind and
Visually Impaired Service for the 2009-2010 school year for student (SID
#2514279366) in the amount of $1600.
B.
APPROVE (roll call): Board Goals Action Plan for the 2009-2010
school year. Attachment
C.
APPROVE
(roll call) ): Accept the NCLB American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) allocation for the 2009-2010 school year.
Title
I, Part A Basic $218,229
Title
I, Part D $34,786
Title
I SIA $ 6,565
Total
Allocation: $259,580
Title
I, Part A Basic $384,798
Title
I, Part D $57,271
Title
II, Part A $56,010
Title
II, Part D $3,859
Title
IV $5,102
Total
Allocation: $508,553
E.
APPROVE (roll
call) ): Submission of
the FY 10 NCLB Grant.
F.
APPROVE
(roll call) ): Submission of the FY 10 IDEA Grant.
G.
APPROVE
(roll call) ): Accept the
following grant: New Jersey State Parent
Information and Resource Center (NJPIRC) grant in the amount of $1400.
H.
APPROVE (roll
call) ): Fieldwork placement for students from
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey from 9/22/09-Christmas break:
Rosemary
Jacobs Michelle
Leavenworth
Thea
Snyder
Jeanne O’Toole-Chase
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 Policy as follows:
1. Policy 6150 Home Instruction Attachment
2. Regulation 6150 Home Instruction Attachment
B.
APPROVE (roll call): Second Reading of Revised Policy as follows:
1. Policy 5250 Pupil Discipline
2. Policy 9080 Conflict of Interest
3. Policy 9090 Code of Ethics
XV.
New
Business
XVI.
Informational
Items
A.
Superintendent’s letter to Office
for Civil Rights dates 6/26/09. Attachment
B.
School
District Accountability Act (Required Board Member Training) Attachment
C.
Creating 21st Century New Jersey School Model Attachment
XVII. Open to Public
XVIII. Comments for the Good of the
Board
XIX. Calendar Dates
August 12 Regular 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 July 8, 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)
Litigation/Student Issue
(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:
________