Norwood Public School NORWOOD, NEW JERSEY AGENDA BOARD OF EDUCATION WORK SESSION MEETING April 4, 2016 7:30 PM, School Library MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Mr. Ed Cammarata, Trustee Ms. Sally Diaz, Trustee Ms. Elizabeth Giampaglia, Trustee Mr. Joel Rubin, Trustee Mr. William Snyder, Trustee Mr. Michael Sprague, Trustee Mr. Rahul Vaghasia, Trustee Dr. Patricia M. Raupers, Interim Chief School Administrator Mrs. Louise Napolitano, School Business Administrator CALL TO ORDER: FLAG SALUTE: ROLL CALL: Mr. Ed Cammarata, Trustee Ms. Sally Diaz, Trustee Ms. Elizabeth Giampaglia, Trustee Mr. Joel Rubin, Trustee Mr. William Snyder, Trustee Mr. Michael Sprague, Trustee Mr. Rahul Vaghasia, Trustee PRESENT ABSENT ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TIME Faculty Members Community Members
OPEN PUBLIC PORTION MEETING ACT STATEMENT: Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Laws of New Jersey 1975, notice of this meeting, its date, time and place have been posted on the Board s official bulletin board, and it has been delivered to The Record newspaper circulated in the District at least 48 hours prior to the time for this meeting. The Board will meet in executive session immediately following to discuss personnel and contractual matters. DISCUSSION OF CORRESPONDENCE: INFORMATIONAL ATTACHMENTS: April 2016 Calendar (Attachment A) April Enrollment Report (Attachment B) April Child Study Team Student Count (Attachment C) MEETING CALENDAR Date TIME PLACE PURPOSE April 25, 2016 8:00PM School Library Regular Meeting May 9, 2016 7:30PM School Library Work Session Meeting May 23, 2016 8:00PM School Library Regular Meeting PRESIDENT S STATEMENT: COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1. Finance Committee Mr. Sprague *, Mr. Vaghasia, Mr. Rubin 2. Building & Grounds Mr. Sprague*, Ms. Giampaglia, Mr. Snyder 3. Negotiations/Performance & Evaluation Mr. Rubin*, Ms. Diaz, Mr. Cammarata 4. Curriculum/Technology/Policy Ms. Diaz*, Mr. Cammarata, Mr. Vaghasia 5. School Business Administrator-Mrs. Napolitano 6. Chief School Administrator-Dr. Raupers Sustainable Jersey for Schools program Revised 2015-2016 calendar Summit Street traffic for 2016-2017 school year Baseball team status * Denotes chair Work Session Meeting April 4, 2016 Page 2
RECOMMENDATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the recommendation of the Chief School Administrator, the Administrative Committee recommends the following resolution(s) A1. Fire and Security Drills post-approve the following fire and security drills for the month of February: Fire Drill 3/23/16 Security Drill 3/30/16 A2. CST Services/Placements approve the child study team services/placements as per Enclosure 1. A3. Workshops/Conferences approve/post approve the following conferences/workshops: Regional Committees: Name: Jason Simodejka, Danielle Keller, Christie DeStefano Conference: Academy Graduation Location: Demarest, NJ Date: 4/6/16 PM Cost: $0.00 Enhancing Professional Skills: Name: Megan O Neill Conference: Building Resilience in Children & Teens Location: Oradell, NJ Date: 4/25/16 Cost: $3.72 mileage Name: Michelle Rienas Conference: Judy Freeman s Winners Workshop, A closer look at the year s 100 best books for children grades pre K- 6 Location: Whippany, NJ Date: 5/20/16 Cost: $199.00 registration fee A4. Updated Policies & Regulations approve the second reading of the following updated Policy: P5514 Pupil Use of Vehicles Work Session Meeting April 4, 2016 Page 3
A5. New Policy approve the second reading of the following new Policy: P5537 Service Animals A6. Updated Policies & Regulations (Enclosure 2) approve the first reading of the following updated Policies, Regulations and Bylaws: B0167 Public Participation in Board Meetings, Enclosure 2a B0168 Recording Board Meetings, Enclosure 2b A8. Abolish Policy (Enclosure 3) Abolish the following policy: 2425 Physical Education A9. Sidebar Agreement (Enclosure 4) approve the side-bar agreement between the Norwood Board of Education and the Norwood Education Association. A10. 2015-2016 Calendar approve the revised 2015-2016 calendar. A11. Student Clearance Service post-approve a student, whose name is on file in the Principal s office, to receive school clearance services from Dr. Charles Wuhl at a cost of $600.00. A12. Participate in Sustainable Jersey for Schools program (Enclosure 5) Approve participating and supporting the District s participation in Sustainable Jersey for Schools program as per the attached resolution. A13. Suspension Report approve 1 suspension for the month of March. Work Session Meeting April 4, 2016 Page 4
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the recommendation of the Chief School Administrator, the Curriculum Committee recommends the following resolution(s) C1. Field Trips approve the costs on the following field trip: Grade: Select Band Students Location: Maplewood, NJ Cost to Student: $15.00 participation fee Cost to District: Saturday event: $30.00/hr, 8-hr max., 67.4 miles @.31/mile= 20.89 Transportation: parent driven C2. Courses for Approval approve the following course(s) for approval: a. Name: Lisa Mazurek Course: Ancient Rome: Rise of an Empire Credits: 3 Date: 6/16-7/16 (summer session) Institution: Loyola Marymount University b. Name: Lisa Mazurek Course: Teaching the American Civil War Credits: 3 Date: 6/2016-7/2016 (summer session) Institution: Loyola Marymount University Work Session Meeting April 4, 2016 Page 5
FINANCE COMMITTEE BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the recommendation of the Chief School Administrator, the Finance Committee recommends the following resolution(s): F1. Disbursements post-approve March 31, 2016 Electronic Checks totaling $ 612,221.93 having been audited and found correct and warrants issued therefore. approve April 25, 2016 Monthly Disbursements totaling $ xxx having been audited and found correct and warrants issued therefore. post-approve the wire transfer of funds in the amount of $ 532,082.89 from the General Account to Payroll Accounts to cover payroll expenditures for the month of March 2016. F2. Transfers/Certification of Budgetary Status (Enclosure 6) authorize the Business Administrator/Board Secretary to make appropriation transfers with the Current Expense account of the 2015-2016 budget as of March 31, 2016. F3. Financial Reports accept the Treasurer s and Secretary s Reports for the month of March, 2016, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2.13(e)*, we certify that as of April 25, 2016, after a review of the secretary s monthly financial report (appropriations section) and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, to the best of our knowledge, no major account or fund has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6:20-2.13(b)* and that sufficient funds are available to meet the District s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. F4. Budget and Payroll Software/Support Contract Renewal (Enclosure 7) approve renewing the contract with Computer Solutions, Inc. for the 2016-2017 school year at a cost of $6,480.00, which is paid by Mariner s Bank as per our agreement. F5. Payroll Correction approve a correction to the January 2016 Payroll Report from $520,881.17 to $520,881.21. F6. Building Use 2015-2016 RESOLVED, that the Norwood Board of Education post-approves/approves the application for USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES made by the following groups/organizations listed below. The Board reserves the right to schedule school activities at any time: Work Session Meeting April 4, 2016 Page 6
GROUP/ORGANIZATION USE/PURPOSE/ROOM DATES/TIMES FEE Norwood PTO Tennis Registration/Hallway 3/28/16; 7pm-8pm. None Norwood PTO Talent Show Rehearsal/gym 3/30/16;6:45pm-8pm None Norwood PTO Ears on Music assemblies/apr May 10, 2016; 8:30am- 11:30am None New Business Old Business Public Participation Moved by: Seconded by: Closed to the Public Moved by: Seconded by: Adjournment to Executive Session RESOLVED that in accordance with Section 8 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L., the Board has the authority to adjourn to closed session to discuss matters pertaining to Legal/Contractual/Personnel Issues. Said matters will be made public upon their disposition. Moved by: Seconded by: Work Session Meeting April 4, 2016 Page 7