Jul 25, 2016 - Security Drills. ALT. Central. Mt. Horeb .... Ronald Berry, Security Compliance Manager, District, 80 day
WARREN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS Board of Education Meeting * July 25, 2016 * 4:00 PM
Warren Middle School I. Call to Order and Statement of Presiding Officer Tia Allocco, President Re: Chapter 231 P.L. 1975: “The adequate notice of this regular meeting as required by the open public meetings act was provided by the posting, mailing/delivery, and filing of this notice on May 25, 2016. This notice was on that date posted on the bulletin board in the Township Office, sent to the Courier News, the Echoes Sentinel and TAP into Warren, and filed with the Township Clerk of the Township of Warren, all in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act.” II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Roll Call ● PA, CC, LD, LD, AF, KH, JS, JS, CA IV. Board of Education Retreat *NOTE: It is anticipated that the regular business portion of the meeting will begin at approximately 7:00 P.M. V. VI.
Minutes ● RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the public and private session minutes of the June 27, 2016 Board Meeting. Correspondence and Information · H IB Information Total # of Investigations:
Total # of Determined Bullying Incidents:
0
0
· Fire D rills
ALT June 16
Central June 6
Mt. Horeb June 9
Woodland June 17
Middle June 9
Central June 14 Bomb Threat
Mt. Horeb June 7 Bomb Threat
Woodland June 9 Bomb Threat
Middle June 17 Bomb Threat
· Security D rills
ALT June 8 Bomb Threat
VII. VIII. IX. X.
President's Remarks – Tia Allocco Superintendent’s Remarks – Matthew Mingle Committee Reports Discussion
XI.
XII.
Public Commentary (including opportunity to speak about items for Board Consideration/Action) Note on public input at BOE meetings : Board Policy #9322, adopted on April 14, 2008, provides for and encourages public participation in Board of Education meetings. Such participation is governed by the following rules: 1. A participant must be recognized by the presiding officer and must preface comments by an announcement of his/her name and place of residence; 2. Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to three minutes’ duration (limit may be adjusted at the discretion of the presiding officer as circumstances dictate); 3. No participant may speak more than once on the same topic until all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard; and 4. All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer—no participant may address or question Board members individually. The portion of the meeting during which participation of the public is invited shall be limited to fifteen minutes (limit may be adjusted at the discretion of the presiding officer as circumstances dictate). Items for Board Consideration/Action A.
B.
Education A.1. HIB Report RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the HIB Report submitted by the Superintendent for the period ending on July 21, 2016. A.2. OutofDistrict Placements School Year 20162017 RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the outofdistrict 20162017 School Year placement list dated July 08, 2016. (This motion supersedes previous motion from June 27, 2016.) Finance/Operations/Transportation B.1. Payment of Bills RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the payment of bills for the period June 28, 2016 through June 30, 2016 in the amount of $386,964.68.
B.2.
Payment of Bills RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the payment of bills for the month of July 2016 in the amount of $1,551,445.61.
B.3.
Travel Approval Whereas, in accordance with State of New Jersey School District Accountability Act (A5) and the Warren Township Schools’ policy number 4133Travel and Work Related Expense Reimbursement, travel by school district employees and Board of Education members must be approved in advance. Now Therefore Be It RESOLVED, the Warren Township Schools Board of Education approves the following expenses for faculty, staff, administrators, and board members for seminars, conferences and workshops. The expense includes travel costs, if applicable:
Name
Max Achtau
School
Workshop/ Conference
Location
MS
ACTFL Conference for World Language
Boston, MA
Month/Yr
Nov 2016
Cost
$630
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Melissa Stoeckel
MHS
Daily 5 and Math Daily 3
New Brunswick
July 2016
$301
Michelle Cebula
WS
Daily 5 and Math Daily 3
New Brunswick
July 2016
$303
District
NJSBA Workshop
Atlantic City
Oct 2016
$756
Conference on Reading and Writing
New Brunswick
Oct 2016
$180
Matt Mingle
Brenda Sasso
MS
All of the above travel has been approved by the Superintendent. The School Business Administrator shall track and record these costs to insure that the maximum amount is not exceeded. B.4.
Summer Fun Tuition Contracts RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves tuition contracts for five full session and two partial session students from Watchung Borough for a total tuition of $10,450. (This motion supersedes previous motion from June 27, 2016.)
B.5.
Application and Acceptance of Federal Grant Monies RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the application submission to the Department of Education and accepts the award itself for the following 201617 Federal Grant Programs: ● IDEA Basic $ 422,658 ● IDEA Preschool $ 16,079 Donation Acceptance Warren Middle School PTO RESOLVED, that the Board of Education accepts, with gratitude, a donation of approximately $2,000 from Warren Middle School PTO. This donation will be used to purchase a big screen television for the Middle School’s All Purpose room. Extraordinary Aid 20152016 Acceptance RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accepts Extraordinary Aid funding from the 20152016 school year in the amount of $402,720. Extraordinary Aid 20152016 Allocation RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves an increase to the 20162017 budget to recognize 20152016 Extraordinary Aid in the amount of $402,720 and allocates the $152,720 which is above the budgeted $250,000 as follows: ● Revenue Account: 103131 Extraordinary Aid (10303 Budgeted Fund Balance)
B.6.
B.7.
B.8.
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Expense Acct:11000100562–Tuition–Other LEA $152,720
B.9.
Nonpublic Transportation 20152016 Acceptance RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby accepts Nonpublic Transportation funding from the 20152016 school year in the amount of $25,578.
B.10. Nonpublic Transportation 20152016 Allocation RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves an increase to the 20162017 budget to recognize 20152016 Nonpublic Transportation in the amount of $25,578 and allocate the monies as follows: ● ●
Revenue Account: 103190 Other State Aid ( 10303 Budgeted F und Balance) Expense Acct:11000270161–TransportationSp Ed To & F rom SchoolSalaries $25,578
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C.
Personnel/Student Services C.1. Employment for the 20162017 School Year RESOLVED, upon recommendation from the Superintendent that the Board of Education approve the following Personnel items including the emergent employment of the following employees (indicated by *) conditional upon the final approval by the New Jersey Department of Education, for the 20162017 school year and the Board further authorizes the submission of an application for emergency hiring pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:67.1, et. Seq., N.J.S.A. 18A:6.14.12, et. Seq.” a. Luis Marciscano, Head Night Custodian, Warren Middle School, at an annual salary of $43,959 (prorated), effective August 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. (He replaces C. Grundman.) b. Cristina Trump, transfer from Grade 4 Teacher, Angelo L. Tomaso School to Grade 5 Teacher, Mt. Horeb School, effective September 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. c. Ronald Berry, Security Compliance Manager, District, 80 days per year (prorated) at a daily rate of $300, effective August 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. d. Lindsay Rosenberg, Grade 2 Teacher, Woodland School, MA, Step 2 of the 20162017 salary guide, $63,668, effective September 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. e. Maria Rodriguez, Night Custodian, Warren Middle School, at an annual salary of $31,750 (prorated), effective August 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. (She replaces L. Marciscano.) f. Melissa Katchen, Leave Replacement Guidance Counselor, Central School, MA, Step 1 of the 20162017 salary guide, $62,722 (prorated), effective September 1, 2016 through on or about December 2, 2016. (She continues as LRT for Employee #2495.) C.2 . Employment Contract – Business Administrator RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the contract of employment dated July 1, 2016 between the Warren Township Board of Education and Mrs. Patricia Leonhardt for the position of Business Administrator for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. A copy of this contract is on file at the Board of Education Office and will be posted on the district website.
C.3.
C.4.
C.5.
Leave Request RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following: a. Employee #1944 for leave (unpaid according to legal and contractual entitlement), effective June 22, 2016 through June 30, 2016. Retirement/Resignation RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the retirement/resignations of the following staff: a. Michele Stora de Cruz, World Language Teacher, Mt. Horeb School, for the purpose of resignation, with appreciation for her 15 years of service to the Warren Township students, effective June 30, 2016. b. Kara Miletic, Grade 5 Teacher, Mt. Horeb School, for the purpose of resignation, with appreciation for her 11 years of service to the Warren Township students, effective June 30, 2016. Contracted Services RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following rate change for provider Vanna Amorapanth, M.D., F.A.A.P., to $850 per neurodevelopmental evaluation with report.
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C.6.
Approval of IDEA Preschool Payroll Monies RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the use of the FY2017 IDEA Preschool Grant monies in the amount of $16,079 for salary support as follows:
C.7.
C.8.
C.9.
C.10.
C.11.
Employee ID Full Salary Salary Funds from IDEA % #1859 $22,985 $11,492 50% #1391 $28,485 $ 4,587 16% Substitute Custodian RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following as substitute custodians, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at the approved substitute custodian pay rate: a. Spencer Adriaanse b. Lauralee Dupper c. Deborah Novy d. Iberca Jimenez e. Gabrielle Snead f. Roberta Snead Summer Employees 2016 Revised RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the revised list of summer employees, dated July 14, 2016, at the listed hourly rates. Additional Staffing for Summer Fun 2016 RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves Kristy Kubala as a Summer Fun teacher at the rate of $40 per hour and as a Summer Fun paraprofessional at the rate of $15 per hour, effective June 27, 2016 through July 29, 2016. Child Study Team Summer 2016Additional Evaluations and Case Management RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves the additional Child Study Team Summer Work evaluations and case management for three students, for a total of 7 days, at a cost not to exceed $3,046. Substitute Van Driver/Substitute Bus Monitor RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves Maria Rodriguez as a substitute bus monitor and substitute van driver at the approved pay rates for the 20162017 school year.
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XVII.
Old Business New Business ● NJSBA Delegate Assembly Resolutions Public Commentary Executive Session WHEREAS , the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.10:411, permits the Board of Education to meet in closed session to discuss certain matters, now, therefore be it RESOLVED , the Board of Education adjourns to closed session to discuss: a collective bargaining agreement and/or negotiations related to it Action will not be taken upon return to public session; the length of the meeting is anticipated to be approximately 15 minutes; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, the minutes of this closed session be made public when the need for confidentiality no longer exists. Adjourn
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