August 19, 2015 Regular Meeting
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Call to Order Roll Call Public Comment Principals’ Update Fire Drill and Lockdown Drill Reports Instructional Support Communications Personnel Matters Instructional Support/Activities Contracts/Goals Workshops Student Matters Approval of Minutes: July 8, 2015 Regular Meeting and Executive Session, July 29, 2015 Special Meeting. Board Secretary’s Financial Reports for June 2015 Board of Education Certification as of June 30, 2015 Bills and Payrolls Transfer of Funds Report of Receipts and Disbursements for June 2015 Cash Report for June 2015
New Business Other Matters Executive Session Personnel Matters Adjournment
The Regular Meeting of the Margate City Board of Education was called to order at 5:34P.M. on August 19, 2015 by President, Mr. J.B. Sless, in the William H Ross School Cafeteria, Margate, New Jersey. Certification of Notice: Susan Palaia, Board Secretary, announced that adequate notice of this meeting had been provided and read the following Certification Notice: On May 19, 2015, a notice of this meeting was posted on the district website, the bulletin board in the Board of Education Administration Office, the Eugene A. Tighe School, and the William H Ross III School and mailed to the City Clerk and the Press. Roll Call - Members Present: Mr. Jacob Sless, President, Mr. Jim Olivo, Vice-President, Dr. Joel Frankel, Mrs. Catherine Horn, Mrs. Joanne Kulzer, Mrs. Tracy Santoro, Mrs. Lisa Youngblood Members Absent: None Others Present: John DiNicola, Superintendent, Susan Palaia, Board Secretary/School Business Administrator; Mrs. Audrey Becker, Director of Curriculum/Principal; Dr. Michelle Carney-Ray, Director of Special Education/Principal; Mr. Robert Muccilli, School Solicitor Public Comment: Members of the public commented on the following topics: Board member and politicking Student Enrollment Enrichment program Principal’s Update: Mrs. Audrey Becker and Dr. Michelle Carney-Ray reported on work being done at the Eugene A. Tighe and Williams H. Ross Schools. Fire Drill and Lockdown: John DiNicola distributed the Fire Drill and Lockdown Report for the William H. Ross, III School for the month of July 2015 attached as Exhibit # 1, page 21,151. Instructional Support: EVVRS and District HIB Reports for the 2014-2015 school year, period 2 (January – June) for both Ross and Tighe Schools.
Mr. DiNicola shared the following communication: The district has received the NJ Department of Education’s formal approval of our request to amend the number of formal observations of tenured teachers from 3-20 minute observations to 2-40 minute observations. Personnel Matters: Motion by Mrs. Horn, seconded by Mrs. Santoro, to approve the following Athletic Department positions: Tracy Jones - Field Hockey Diane McManus – Cross Country Anita Grimley – Field Hockey Kelly Crawford - Soccer Andrew Miles – Girls Basketball Donna Casey – Site Supervisor -$20/hr Tracy Jones – Volleyball Jen Carey – Volleyball Motion passed by the following roll call:
Nays: None Motion by Mrs. Santoro, seconded by Mrs. Horn, to approve Audrey Becker and Laureen Cohen for pupil transportation in a private vehicle. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Motion by Mrs. Santoro, seconded by Mrs. Youngblood, to approve Erin McGuigan as a third grade teacher at the Ross School for a salary of $54,100.00 (BA+18 Step 1) plus benefits for the 2015-2016 school year. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood Nays: Mrs. Kulzer, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Motion by Mrs. Santoro, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to approve Carley Cross as a part time (84.5% or 30 hrs. per week) Health teacher at the Ross (2 days) and Tighe (2days) Schools for a salary of $49,432.50 (MA Step 6: 84.5% x $58,500.00) plus benefits for the 2015-2016 school year. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None
Motion by Dr. Frankel, seconded by Mrs. Horn, to approve Susan Coll-Guedes as a part time (50%) Art teacher at the Ross School for a salary of $29,500.00 (MA Step7: 50% x $59,000.00) (no benefits) for the 2015-2016 school year. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Motion by Mrs. Kulzer, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to approve Kristie Cafiero as a one-on-one special education teacher at the Tighe School for a salary of $55,000.00 (BA+18 Step 3) plus benefits for the 2015-2016 school year. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Mrs. Youngblood, to approve the following: A long-term personal illness leave for Mrs. Rosemarie Barbera from Sept. 1 to Nov. 16, 2015 Victoria Dolceamore to temporarily replace Mrs. Barbera, who is on a medical leave, from Sept. 1 to Nov. 16 for $75 per day Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Mrs. Santoro, to table approval of Jennifer Germana for enrollment and tuition reimbursement for graduate classes in the Inquiry Process: A Framework and School Law. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Motion by Mrs. Santoro, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to approve the daily substitute pay of $75 per day for all substitutes. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Motion by Mrs. Santoro, seconded by Dr. Frankel to approve to advertise for Lucky Kids staff for the 2015-2016 school year. Motion passed by the following roll call:
Personnel Matters: (Continued) Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Instructional Support/ Activities: SHARE – To provide additional instructional support, Apex Learning subscriptions will be purchased for use with select students in grades 6-8 during the 2015-2016 school year. SHARE – application for a waiver with the State of New Jersey to combine Learning Resource students into one class if approximately same levels and up to four years apart in age. Motion by Dr. Frankel, seconded by Mr. Olivo, to approve the following instructional support/activities matters: The continuation of professional development for Co-Teaching in the Tighe ELA and Math classrooms during the school year. Teachers will be offered structured seminars or collaboration time, under the direction of Mrs. Becker. The addition of a second certified teacher to act as a Homework Club Tutor during the after school Homework Club at Tighe School (75-minutes per day, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Chris Anderson to mentor Kelly Crawford for the first half of the school year to complete her mentoring requirements for a stipend of $250. (one half of the yearly rate) Luann Amodeo to host up to six Literacy Cafes in the Becker Media Center during Library Lunch this school year. The Literacy Café is a motivational awarding winning reading program that features one genre per month. Luann Amodeo to hold one Scholastic Book Fair in the Becker Media Center this November. Money earned at the book fair is exchanged for new paperback books, which are part of a special “Honor Book” collection and are chosen by the students. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Motion by Dr. Frankel, seconded by Mrs. Kulzer, to approve various fundraisers and events for the Margate Education Foundation attached as Exhibit # 2, pages 21,152 – 21,153. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None
Instructional Support/Activities: (Continued) Motion by Dr. Frankel, seconded by Mrs. Santoro, to approve the following instructional support/activities matters: 4th grade Apple trip Approval to advertise for 2 full time and 1 part time paraprofessional – posted internally and on website. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Motion by Mrs. Youngblood, seconded by Mrs. Santoro, to approve the following Ross fundraisers and events for the 2015-2016 school year attached as Exhibit # 3, page 21,154. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Contracts/Goals: Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to approve the Request to Provide Service Contract for the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for the 2015-2016 school year for two students at a cost of $1,900.00 each for a total cost of $3,800.00. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None
Audrey Becker and Laureen Cohen to attend the monthly Coordinators of School Improvement meetings at the Atlantic County Education Office. Luann Amodeo to attend the NJ Department Board of Education meetings as the designated liaison for the NJ Association of School Librarians Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None
Student Matters: Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to affirm the final decision of the completed HIB investigations. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Approval of Minutes: Upon motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Dr. Frankel, the board unanimously agreed to accept the minutes from the July 8, 2015 Regular Meeting and Executive Session, July 29 Special Meeting. Financial Reports: Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to accept the Secretary’s Financial Reports for the month of June 2015 as attached to these minutes and certifying that no budgetary account has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6:20-2.12(a). See Exhibit # 4, pages 21,155 – 21,178. The Secretary’s Report agrees with the Report of Receipts and Disbursements. Motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None
the Margate City Board of Education certifies that as of June 30, 2015, after review of the Secretary's Monthly Financial Reports (Revenue and Appropriation Sections) and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials that to the best of our knowledge there have been no changes in anticipated revenue sources and/or amounts and no major account or fund has been over- expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(c)2-3 so that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. Motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Bills and Payrolls: Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to approve the payment of bills and payrolls as listed on Exhibit # 5, pages 21,179 - 21,198. Motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None
Transfer of Funds: Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to approve the following Transfer of Funds: Ratified Budget Transfers for 2014-2015
Ratified Budget Transfers for 2015-2016
Motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None
Report of Receipts and Disbursements: Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to accept the Report of Receipts and Disbursements for the month of June 2015. See Exhibit # 6, pages 21,199 –21,208. Motion passed by the following roll call vote:
Nays: None Cash Report: Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to accept the Cash Report for the month of June 2015 attached as Exhibit # 7, page 21,209. Motion passed by the following roll call vote:
Nays: None New Business: Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Dr. Frankel, to approve the following new business matters:
Approve a Resolution Increasing the bid threshold pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3 (b) which on July 1, 2015 has increased the bid threshold amount for school districts with purchasing agents who possess qualified purchasing agent certificates, from $36,000.00 to $40, 000.00 attached as Exhibit # 8, page 21,210. Approve revision to the 2015-2016 Purchasing Manual to reflect the new procurement thresholds pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3 (b) Approve the list of lunch prices attached as Exhibit # 9, page 21,211 for the 2015-2016 school year. Approve an increase of $3,700 to the maximum dollar limit for legal services in the 2014-2015 for a maximum of $73,700 for legal fees. Approve Susan Palaia to attend the following workshops at a total cost of $225.00:
Approve a tuition contract with the Atlantic Country Vocation School Board of Education for the 2015-2016 school year for 15 students to attend the Academy Program at a cost of $6,000.00 per student plus a tuition adjustment from the 2013-2014 school year in the amount of $14,074.00 for a total cost of $104,074.00. Approve a tuition contract with Atlantic County Special Services for 2015-2016 Extended School Year (ESY) for one (1) student at a cost of $2,200.00.
New Business: (Continued) Approve a joint transportation agreement with Ventnor Board of Education for the 2015-2016 school year at a total cost of $187,542.69:
Motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Other Matters: Mr. DiNicola introduced the following polices and regulations for first reading: 5131.2 Revised Tighe Discipline Code (R) 5113 Attendance, Absences and Excuses (P) (R) 5131 Tighe Student Dress Code (R) 4151.1/4251.1 Sick Leave, Personal Leave (R) 4431.1 Medical Leave Policy (P) Motion by Dr. Frankel, seconded by Mrs. Santoro, to approve tuition agreement with Atlantic County Special Services School District from September 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 for (2) Multiply Disabled students at a cost of $38,880.00 each for a total of $77,760.00. Motion passed by the following roll call: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Executive Session: Upon motion by Dr. Frankel, seconded by Mrs. Horn, the board unanimously approved the following resolution at 6:58 PM: WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 10:4-13 requires adoption of a resolution of the Board to go into Executive Session; BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board, pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, New Jersey Title 18A and the Margate City Board of Education Bylaw No. 9322 hereby enters Executive Session to discuss matters involving:
Executive Session: (Continued) Confidential Personnel, Student Matters, advice of counsel, pending litigation, contracts or other matters for which an executive session is permitted. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the minutes of this Executive Session shall be made public following formal action by the Board and/or at the conclusion of any investigation(s), due process proceeding, or litigation, so long as not prohibited by law and so long as the need for maintaining confidentiality no longer exists. Upon motion by Dr. Frankel, seconded by Mrs. Horn, the board unanimously agreed to reconvene the meeting at 7:30 PM. Personnel Matters: Motion by Mrs. Kulzer, seconded by Mrs. Santoro, to approve tabling approval of a long-term personal illness leave for Mr. Joseph Schiff from Sept. 1, 2015 to March 2, 2016 pending the receipt of his physician’s note of verification. Motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Mrs. Santoro, to approve Lisa Carey as a long-term substitute for Joseph Schiff from Sept. 1, 2015 until March 2, 2016, as the physical education teacher at Ross School for a prorated salary of $52,600.00 (BA Step1) plus benefits during the course of her employment. Motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Dr. Frankel, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Kulzer, Mrs. Santoro, Mrs. Youngblood, Mr. Olivo, Mr. Sless Nays: None Adjournment: Upon motion by Mr. Olivo, seconded by Mrs. Santoro, the board unanimously agreed to adjourn at 7:32 PM. Respectfully submitted, Susan E. Palaia Board Secretary/School Business Administrator Download 86.44 Kb. Share with your friends:
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