OGDENSBURG BOROUGH BOARD OF EDUCATION Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Agenda 6:30 p.m. Regular Session The Regular Session of the Ogdensburg Board of Education is called to order at p.m. in the Library of the Ogdensburg School, 100 Main Street, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, 07439. OPEN PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Read by : "This is to advise the general public and to instruct that it be recorded in the Minutes that in compliance with Chapter 231 of the Public Laws of 1975, entitled the Open Public Meetings Act, Ogdensburg Board of Education, caused notice of this meeting to be posted at the Office of Ogdensburg Board of Education, mailed to the newspapers circulated in the district and to the Municipal Clerk of the Borough of Ogdensburg, and be posted at the Ogdensburg Elementary School and the school website, setting forth the time, date, and location of this meeting." FLAG SALUTE THE AMERICAN S CREED, by William Tyler Page, 1917 "I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country, to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies." ROLL CALL: Also in attendance: Superintendent/Principal, Mr. David Astor Board Secretary, Mr. Rich Rennie PRESENTATION(S) Honor Roll Recipients Cafeteria Technology Plan - Val Reeth and Josh Conklin
OPEN SESSION #1 COMMITTEE REPORTS/DISCUSSIONS Board Business Personnel/Program Facilities/Finance ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Superintendent s Report Feb School Report (with no HIB reports) and Nurse s Report for February No HIB s reported so far this school year CORRESPONDENCE COR 01 COR 02 COR 03 Letter from Chrstine Bieganousky to the Ogdensburg BOE, informing of medical leave through the end of 2016-2017 school year using sick days (including physician s note). Letter from Lisa Bruning requesting the use of DRA score information to help complete her Master s Degree thesis (student names will not be used). Letter from The Mueller family to members of the Ogdensburg Board of Education COR 04 - Correspondence from Skye Patete indicating she will not be coaching track for the 2016 2017 school year. COR 05 Correspondence from Jeanette Spooner requesting consideration for the track coaching position. BOARD BUSINESS Regular Session Minutes of February 7 th 2017 Meeting MOTION presented by and seconded by to approve:
PERSONNEL/PROGRAM MOTION presented by and seconded by to approve: P/P 14 First reading of Bylaws/Policy/Regulations of Policy Alert #210 P & R 1510 P 2415.30 P & R 2418 P & R 5116 P 5330.04 P & R 8330 Americans with Disabilities Act (M) (Revised) Title I - Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care (M) (New) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 -- Students (M) (New) Education of Homeless Children (Revised) Administering an Opioid Antidote (New) Student Records (M) (Revised) P/P 15 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, appoints Ms. Patricia Jimenez as long term substitute teacher at Step 1, Level BA, annual salary of $49,995 / per diem of $271.71, effective and reported on time sheets during the remainder of the 2016-2017 school year. P/P 16 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the NJ DOE School Self-Assessment for Determining Grades under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights report, as presented on March 7, 2017; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the report (Attached) P/P 17 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the Superintendent s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report for February 2017 as presented on March 7, 2017; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the report. P/P 18 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the Superintendent s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report for January 2017 as presented on March 7, 2017; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the report. P/P 19 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the Superintendent s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report for December 2016 as presented on March 7, 2017; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the report. P/P 20 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the Superintendent s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report for November 2016 as presented on March 7, 2017; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the report. P/P 21 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the Superintendent s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report for October 2016 as presented on March 7, 2017; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the report.
P/P 22 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the Superintendent s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report for September 2016 as presented on March 7, 2017; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the report. P/P 23 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the Superintendent s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report for August 2016 as presented on March 7, 2017; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the report. P/P 24 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the Superintendent s Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report for July 2016 as presented on March 7, 2017; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the report. P/P 25 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approves the following class trip for the 2016/17 School Year: Grade Destination Date 7 TH 8 TH Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton NJ 3/23/17 P/P 26 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, affirms the 2016 ESEA Accountability Action Plan; with Board options to affirm, reject or modify the plan (Attached) P/P 27 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approves professional development for Dave Astor to attend the NJSBA NASA I-STEAM program on April 28th. Held at NASA s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Total estimated cost $129.00. P/P 28 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, appoints Jeanette Spooner to the position of Track Coach for the 2016/2017 school year ($1,833). P/P 29 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, approves the Ogdensburg School District s Technology Plan for 2017-2020 (Attached).
FACILITIES/FINANCE MOTION presented by and seconded by to approve: F/F 16 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education approves the January 2017 Check Register for checks from #001054 through #012864 with February Payrolls, electronic funds transfers of $314,515.12 and accounts payable of $118,573.61, for a total of $433,088.73. (Attached) F/F 17 RESOLVED that Ogdensburg Board of Education, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.12(c), accepts that as of January 31, 2017 no line item account has encumbrances and expenditures, which in total exceed the line item appropriation in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(a). Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.14(c) 4, after review of the Board Secretary s and Treasurer s monthly financial reports certify that as of January 31, 2017 and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, to the best of their knowledge, no major account or fund has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11 and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. and N.J.S.A. 18A:22.8 and 18A:22-8.1 and sufficient funds are available to meet the district s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year, and furthermore, F/F 18 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education accepts, in compliance with NJSA 18A: 22-8.1, line item transfers for the month of January 2017, to ensure that no line items are over-expended (Attached). F/F 19 BE IT RESOLVED, that the tentative budget be approved for the 2017/2018 School Year using state figures and the secretary to the board of education be authorized to submit the following tentative budget to the Executive County Superintendent of Schools for the approval in accordance with the statutory deadline: GENERAL SPECIAL DEBT CAPITAL OUTLAY TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS 2017-18 Total Appropriations $4,796,171 $119,000 $0 $154,404 $5,069,575 REVENUES Anticipated Revenues $2,312,756 $119,000 $0 $2,431,756 Carry Over Funds $109,202 $109,202 Capital Reserve $123,047 $123,047 Taxes to be Raised $2,405,570 $0 $2,405,570 Total Revenues $5,069,575
F/F 20 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education, approves the attached Use of School Facilities for Boys Scouts of America from 7:30am to 5:30pm, July 1 August 15 th 2017. F/F 21 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education would like to thank Maegan Olsen for managing the relationship with Artsonia, and graciously accept the donation of $159.36, donated to the school s activities account to help offset the costs of school field trip expenses. F/F 22 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education thank and acknowledge Mr. Kroth and the Sterling Hill Mine for its gracious donation of time, and materials (including mineral & rock samples, along with a new UV light) to the school s science department. F/F 23 RESOLVED, that the Ogdensburg Board of Education thank the Ogdensburg PTO for its gracious donation of $1,500 to help offset the costs of bus fees associated with class trips. OPEN SESSION #2 EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTION presented by, and seconded by to accept the following declaration of Executive Session as presented @ p.m.: BE IT RESOLVED that the Ogdensburg Board of Education adopts the following resolution: "WHEREAS, The Open Public Meeting Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances; and WHEREAS, Ogdensburg Board of Education is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Ogdensburg Board of Education, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey that a closed session of this Board of Education, where the public shall be excluded, will be held at this time for the purpose as stated below; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any action of the Board with regard to the closed session discussions shall be disclosed to the public at a later date and to the extent that the same is not prejudicial to the interests of the parties involved and would not result in a possible invasion of their right to privacy." Topics include: Student attending Ogdensburg for the 2017-2018 school year RE-ENTER PUBLIC SESSION MOTION presented by, and seconded by that the Ogdensburg Board of Education returns to Public Session at p.m. OTHER BOARD BUSINESS ADJOURN MOTION presented by, and seconded by that the Ogdensburg Board of Education adjourn at p.m.