BOARD OF EDUCATION

EGG HARBOR CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey 08215

 

AGENDA

Regular Meeting

May 12, 2010

Charles L. Spragg School

Library

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 (’13)         

Mr. McGinnis (’11)              Mr. Senn (’13)                      Mrs. Williams  (’13)               

Mr. Wimberg (’11)

 

 

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 May 12, 2010 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) Personnel

 (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.     April 28, 2010             Reorganization            Attachment

2.     April 28, 2010             Regular            Attachment

 

 

VIII.    Financial Items

 

A.           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 3/31/10 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.

 

B.            Approve (roll call):  April 2010  Bill List       Attachment

1.                  General Account - $779,872.04

2.                  Capital Account -  $0

3.                  Food Service -       $25,536.45

4.                  Payroll Account – $558,510.13                      Attachment

 

C.            APPROVE (roll call):  Budget transfer (Resolution #10-16) 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:

      April 30, 2010   Fund 10 –$8,947.30    Fund 20 –$5403.00      Attachment

 

D.           APPROVE (roll call):  2010-2011 school district budget revisions after approval by the County Office of Education and after general fund tax levy reductions recommended by the Egg Harbor City Council public hearing with the following resolution:

 

The proposed budget includes programs and services in addition to Core Curriculum Contents Standards adopted by the State Board of Education.  Information on this budget and the programs and services it provides is available from your local district.

 

BE IT RESOLVED to approve the 2010-2011 school district budget for submission to the County 

Office of  Education as follows:

 

                                                                                    Budget

            General Fund                                                  $7,814,438.00

            Special Revenue Fund                                                $1,546,342.00

            Debt Service Fund                                          $   629,305.00

                                                                                   $9,990,085.00

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to acknowledge that the 2010-2011 budget as described above will result in the following:

 

            General Tax Fund Levy                                  $2,235,239.00

            Debt Service Tax Levy                                   $   120,461.00

                                                                                    $2,355,700.00

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that automatic tax levy cap adjustments have been applied to the 2010-2011 school budget.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Egg Harbor City Board of Education establish a maximum of $20,000.00 in the general fund 2010-2011 budget, allotted for travel and travel related expenditures.

 

E.            APPROVE (roll call):  Authorize the Business Administrator to requisition tax monies for the 2010-11 school year from the City of Egg Harbor as approved by the City Council at a meeting held on May 3, 2010 as follows:

 

                        General Fund                          $2,235,239.00

                        Debt Service Fund                     $120,461.00

                                                                        $2,355,700.00

 

This is the 2010-11 budget set forth to the taxpayers with a $90,000.00 reduction from the City of Egg Harbor after the election.

 

And further approve the payment schedule as follows:

Debt Service:

$120,461.00 due July 15, 2010

 

General Fund:

$186,270.00 by July 30, 2010               $223,524.00 by January 21, 2011

$186,270.00 by August 31, 2010          $223,524.00 by February 28, 2011

$186,270.00  by September 30, 2010    $223,524.00 by March 31, 2011

$186,270.00 by October 29, 2010         $223,524.00 by April 29, 2011

$186,270.00 by November 30, 2010     $223,523.50 by May 31, 2011

$186,269.50 by December 31, 2010

 

Total General Fund Levy: $2,235,239.00

 

 

IX.           Non-instructional Operations Items

 

A.           Facilities

1.        APPROVE (roll call):  Use of facilities by the Humane Society of Atlantic County for the 2010-11 school year.

 

B.            Insurance

1.        APPROVE (roll call):  Resolution # 10-17 appointing Mary R. Barry of the Inland Agency and Dennis M. Brown of Glenn Insurance, Inc. as Co-Risk Management Consultants for the 2010-2011 school year, and approval of an agreement authorizing compensation at an assessment not to exceed 3% total of the Atlantic and Cape May Counties School Business Officials Joint Insurance Fund’s assessment for the Egg Harbor City School District.

 

C.            Miscellaneous

1.        APPROVE (roll call):  Submission of the Comprehensive Equity Plan Annual Statement of Assurance for the 2010-2011 school year.                                                                                           Attachment

 

2.        APPROVE (roll call):  Contract with Public Consulting Group to provide a Child Study Team software program (Easy IEP) to the district for three years beginning July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013 at a cost of $7,500.00 for year one  and $4,500 per year for each year after. 

 

 

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

                             

A.           RATIFY and AFFIRM (roll call):  Military Leave covered by statute for Brian Konowitz, FDR instructor from 5/12/10 through 6/4/10.                     

 

B.            RATIFY and AFFIRM (roll call):  Extension of leave for Darlene Martin through 6/30/10.

 

C.            APPROVE (roll call):     Renewal of staff contracts for the 2010-2011 school year.                                                               Attachment

 

D.           APPROVE (roll call):     Revised date of retirement for Janet May, Accounting/Payroll Specialist, from 9/1/10 to 8/1/10.

 

E.            APPROVE (roll call):   Leave of absence for Tara Macchione, CLS teacher from 6/4/10 through 6/30/10.

 

F.             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

1) Otressa Grayson     Co. Sub. Cert.

 

G.           APPROVE (roll call):     Appointment of Marie Hunter as Accounting/Payroll Specialist for the 2010-2011 school year at the annual salary of $43,000, prorated to the start date of 7/6/10.                                                       Attachment

 

H.           APPROVE (roll call):     Posting for the following Special Education Extended School Year Program positions (July 6, 2010 to July 30, 2010), at the contractual rate:

 

·               Special Education Instructors     6   up to 90 hours each

·               Classroom Aides                         2   up to 80 hours each.

·               Nurse                                           1   up to 90 hours

 

I.              APPROVE (roll call):     Posting for the following positions for the 2010-2011 school year:

·         CLS Physical Education Teacher

·         CLS Special Education Teacher

J.              APPROVE (roll call):     Posting for 14 School Management Team members (7 CLS and 7 FDR) for the summer of 2010 not to exceed 10 hours each at the contractual rate funded by the FY10 NCLB Grant, Title I funds.

 

K.           APPROVE (roll call):     Posting for the following 21st Century Community Learning Center Summer Camp positions from 7/5/10 until 7/23/10 funded by the FY’10 21st CCLC Grant.

 

·         4 teachers at 90 hours

·         1 teacher at 54 hours. 

·         1 nurse at 22.5 hours

 

L.            APPROVE (roll call):  Posting for substitute teachers, custodians, teachers aides and secretaries for the 2010-2011 school year.

 

 

XI.           Student Items

 

A.    APPROVE (roll call) ):  Field trip for the 2009-2010 school year as follows:

1st Grade to Paws Farm, Mt. Laurel, NJ, 6/17/10.  Admission paid for by students. Transportation funded by PTO.

 

B.            APPROVE (roll call) ):  Field trip for the 2009-2010 school year as follows:  5th grade to AtlantiCare’s Healthy Schools Celebration, Spontaneous Sports, Egg Harbor Township, NJ on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.  Admission and transportation funded by AtlantiCare.

 

 

XII.        Program Items

 

A.           APPROVE (roll call) ): Operation of the Special Education Extended School Year Program from 7/6/10 to 7/30/10.

 

B.            APPROVE (roll call) ):  Acceptance of the Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Grant Program for the 2010-2011 school year.  Award amount based on student enrollment.  $14,337.81

 

C.            APPROVE (roll call) ): Stockton college students as follows:

Kelly Smart, Introductory Fieldwork, 80 hours 5/17/10-6/17/10

John Murray, Ed. Psych, 40 hours, 5/17/10-6/17/10

 

D.           APPROVE (roll call) ): Submission of the FY’ 10 Reading First Supplemental Funds Grant application for a total allocation of $70,000.

 

E.            APPROVE (roll call) ): Operation of the Early Intervention Reading Program from 7/6/10 to 7/30/10.

 

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.        New Business

 

XV.            Open to Public

 

XVI.        Calendar Dates

 

May           31           Memorial Day (bldgs. closed)

June           9             Regular Board Meeting

June           11           8th Grade Dinner Dance (Tuscany House)

June           23           8th Grade Commencement Ceremony

June           24           Last School Day for Students

June           28           Last Day Staff

 

 

XVII.    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  May 12, 2010, 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)

 

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.

 

 

 

XVIII.                Adjournment

             Time: ________