BOARD OF
EDUCATION
EGG HARBOR
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Egg Harbor
City, New Jersey 08215
AGENDA
Regular
Meeting
March
10, 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 (’10)
Mrs.
Heist (’10) Mr.
McGinnis (’11) Mrs.
Williams (’10)
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 March 10, 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)
(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. February 17, 2009 Regular Attachment
2. February 17, 2009 Executive Attachment
VIII. Financial Items
A.
APPROVE
(roll call):
1.
Board Secretary’s Report – January 2010 Attachment
2. Treasurer of School Moneys Report – January 2010
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 2/28/10 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.
C.
APPROVE (roll call): February 2010 Bill List
1.
General Account - $861,589.21
2.
Capital Account - $0
3.
Food Service - $46,358.26
4.
Payroll Account – $540,937.79 Attachment
February
28, 2010 Fund 10 – $131,083.40 Fund 20
– $26,484.12 Attachment
The proposed budget includes sufficient fund to
provide curriculum and instruction which will enable all students to achieve
the Core Curriculum Contents Standards, as is in compliance with N.J.S.A. 18A
and N.J.A.C. Title 6 and 6A.
Anticipated Enrollment - 517
BE IT
RESOLVED to approve the 2010-2011 school district budget for submission to the
County Office of Education as follows:
Budget
General Fund $7,384,746.00
Special
Revenue Fund $1,546,342.00
Debt
Service Fund $ 629,305.00
$9,560,393.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to acknowledge that the
2010-2011 budget as described above will result in the following:
General
Tax Fund Levy $2,246,292.00
Debt
Service Tax Levy $ 199,408.00
$2,445,700.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no tax levy cap
adjustments will be 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.
IX.
Non-instructional
Operations Items
1. APPROVE (roll call): Use of facilities by Girl Scouts of Central
and Southern NJ, (Southern Region) for the 2009-10 school year.
2. APPROVE (roll call): Use of facilities by Girl Scouts of Central
and Southern NJ, (Local Troop Daisies and Brownies) for the 2009-10 school
year.
1. APPROVE (roll call): School Board Election Data
Ø Seats open –3 - three year
terms
Ø Election Date – Tuesday,
April 20, 2010
Ø Election Hours – 3:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m.
Ø Location of Polling Places –
CLS main entrance foyer &
FDR Room #20
2. APPROVE (roll call): Vautrinot Scholarship Committee for the 2009-2010
school year: Joseph Smurlo, Stephen
Bouchard and Nanette Galloway
4. APPROVE (roll call): Revised 2009-2010 school calendar. Handout
X.
Personnel
Items – as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
A.
APPROVE
(roll call): Rescind appointment of Frank Cambron as
the Substance Counselor for Harborfields.
B.
RATIFY
and AFFIRM (roll call): Appointment of
Tania DiOdoardo as the 21st Century Community Learning Center’s Site
Coordinator through August 2010 at an hourly rate of $20 hr. for 3.5 hrs. per
day, 5 days a week for 35 weeks funded by 21st CCLC FY 10 grant. Attachment
C.
APPROVE
(roll call): Resignation of Carmelo Hernandez, custodian,
dated 3/3/10 and effective 4/2/10. Attachment
D.
APPROVE
(roll call): Change in
level for teacher substitute Robin Hendrickson from Co. Sub. Cert + BA. to
Teacher Certification.
E.
APPROVE
(roll call): Posting for school
custodian positions:
One
(1) for the remainder of the 2009-2010 school year
One (1) for the 2010-2011
school year (anticipated)
XI.
Student
Items
A.
APPROVE
(roll call) ): Field trip for
the 2009-2010 school year as follows: 5th and 6th grade
students to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA on April 7, 2010. Admission funded by students. Transportation funded by EHC PTO.
B.
APPROVE
(roll call) ): Field trip for
the 2009-2010 school year as follows:
5 through 8 honor roll students to the
A10 Men’s Basketball Championship game at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ
on Friday, March 12, 2010. Admission funded
by the Atlantic City Convention and Visitor’s Authority. Transportation funded by
21st CCLC grant.
C.
APPROVE
(roll call) ): Field trip for
the 2009-2010 school year as follows: Multi-grade REBEL II students to the REBEL II
Summit on April 16, 2010 in Margate at the Tighe School. No admission fee and transportation funded by
the REBEL II grant.
XII.
Program
Items
A.
APPROVE (roll call): Source 4 Teachers substitute list dated March
2010. Attachment
B.
APPROVE (roll call): Submission of the 2010-2013 Technology Plan.
C.
APPROVE (roll call): Submission of the 2010-1011 District
Professional Development Plan.
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): Second Reading of revised policies/regulations
as follows:
1. Policy 5180 Hazing,
Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying
2. Policy 4090 Nepotism
XV.
New
Business
XVI.
Open
to Public
XVII. Comments for the Good of the
Board
XVIII.
Calendar Dates
March 29 Public Budget Hearing / Regular
Meeting
April 2
& 5 Spring Recess (bldgs. closed)
April 20 School Budget Election
April 28 Regular / Reorganization Board
Meeting
XIX. 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 March 10, 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)
(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.
XX.
Adjournment
Time:
________