Norwood Public School

Norwood Public School NORWOOD, NEW JERSEY AGENDA BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINED WORK SESSION/REGULAR MEETING July 27, 2015 7:00 PM, School Library MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Mr. Mathew Ross, President Mr. Joel Rubin, Vice President Ms. Sally Diaz, Trustee. Ms. Elizabeth Giampaglia, Trustee Mr. William Snyder, Trustee Mr. Michael Sprague, Trustee Mr. G.C. Vaghasia, Trustee Mr. Bert Ammerman, Interim Chief School Administrator Mrs. Louise Napolitano, School Business Administrator CALL TO ORDER: FLAG SALUTE: Time: ROLL CALL: Mr. Mathew Ross, President Mr. Joel Rubin, Vice President Ms. Sally Diaz, Trustee Ms. Elizabeth Giampaglia, Trustee Mr. William Snyder, Trustee Mr. Michael Sprague, Trustee Mr. G.C. Vaghasia, Trustee Faculty Members Community Members PRESENT ABSENT ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TIME

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: July Enrollment Report (Attachment A) July Child Study Team Student Count (Attachment B) MEETING CALENDAR Date TIME PLACE PURPOSE August 11, 2015 7:00 PM School Library Combined Meeting September 8, 2015 7:30 PM School Library Work Session Meeting September 21, 2015 8:00 PM School Library Regular Meeting PRESIDENT S STATEMENT: COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1. Finance Committee Mr. Sprague 2. Building & Grounds Mr. Sprague 3. Negotiations/Performance & Evaluation Mr. Rubin 4. Curriculum/Technology/Policy Mr. Vaghasia 5. School Business Administrator-Mrs. Napolitano 6. Chief School Administrator-Mr. Ammerman Regular Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 2

I. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the recommendation of the Chief School Administrator, the Administrative Committee recommends the following resolution(s): Motion to approve Administrative items A1-A14 Vote: BOARD MEMBER AYE NAY ABSTAINED ABSENT Mr. Mathew Ross, President Mr. Joel Rubin, Vice President Ms. Sally Diaz, Trustee Ms. Elizabeth Giampaglia, Trustee Mr. William Snyder, Trustee Mr. Michael Sprague, Trustee Mr. G.C. Vaghasia, Trustee A1. Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying approve, as per the Chief School Administrator s report, the following HIB Report for June, 2015 as they relate to HIB Policy #5131.8: Reported Cases: 0 Number of Cases open: 0 Number of Cases closed: 0 Number of Incidents determined to be HIB: 0 A2. Fire and Security Drills post-approve the following fire and security drills for the month of May: Fire Drill June 4, 2015 Security Drill June 10, 2015 A3. CST Services/Placements approve the child study team services/placements as per Enclosure 1. A4. Workshop/Conference approve and post-approve the following conferences/workshops: Name: Gina McCormack Conference: Northern Valley Administrators Workshop Location: Old Tappan, NJ Date: 7/1/15 Cost: $0.00 Regular Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 3

Name: Gina McCormack Conference: Marshall Teacher Eval Training Location: Montvale, NJ Date: 7/8/15 Cost: $0.00 Name: Gina McCormack Conference: Student Growth Objective Location: Teaneck, NJ Date: 8/5/15 Cost: $0.00 A5. Substitute approve Stephanie Carbaugh as a substitute teacher for the 2015-2016 school year, pending criminal history/fingerprint approval. A6. Support Staff approve the custodial staff salaries for the 2015-2016 School Year in accordance with Local No. 641 Merchandise Drivers a/w International Brotherhood of Teamsters contract: Name Salary Lead Stipend Longevity Total Salary Castano, J. 51,733.50 51,733.50 Crescenzi, T. 57,724.39 3,000.00 1,075.00 61,799.39 Kazazi, S. (.5) 22,560.12 22,560.12 Schryver, B. 45,717.47 700.00 46,417.47 Schryver, W. 58,383.83 1,450.00 59,833.83 Stritch, R. 40,854.06 40,854.06 A7. Stipend Positions approve the following stipend positions for 2015-2016: Position Name Amount Interscholastic Volleyball Michael Schulman $1,850.00 Debate Club Terry Sullivan $1,200.00 A8. Mentoring Assignments approve the following Mentors and mentor payments to the following first-year teachers for 2015-2016 school year: Mentor Mentee Alison Griffith Emily Kozel A9. Abolishment of Policy abolish School-Level Planning, Policy 1522 as it is no longer required for QSAC. Enclosure 2a Regular Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 4

A10. New Policies approve the first reading of the following Policies: 1581 Victim of Domestic or Sexual Violence Enlclosure 3a 3283 Electronic Communications between Teaching Staff Members and Students Enclosure 3b 4212 Attendance Support Staff Members Enclosure 3c A11. Updated Policies approve the first reading of the following updated Policies: 2412 Home Instruction Due to Health Condition Enclosure 4a 2417 Student Intervention and Referral Services Enclosure 4k 2481 Home or Out-Of-School Instruction for a General Education Student for Reasons other than a Temporary or Chronic Health Condition Enclosure 4b 2622 Student Assessment Enclosure 4c 3125 Employment of Teaching Staff Members Enclosure 4d 3212 Attendance Teaching Staff Members Enclosure 4e 3218 Substance Abuse Teaching Staff Members Enclosure 4f 3230 Outside Activities Enclosure 4g 3240 Professional Development for Teachers and School Leaders Enclosure 4h 4125 Employment of Support Staff Members Enclosure 4i 4218 Substance Abuse Support Staff Members Enclosure 4j 5200 Attendance Enclosure 4n 5305 Health Services Personnel Enclosure 4l 5308 Student Health Records Enclosure 4o 5600 Student Discipline/Code of Conduct Enclosure 4m A12. Speech and Language Services approve Roberta Cozie to provide speech services to students during the month of July at a rate of $500.00 for full day, not to exceed 10 days. A13. Personnel Summer Hours approve Catherine Stanzione and Bonnie Malora to work an additional 5 days during the summer at their daily rate. A14. BCCSS Annual Contract for Hospital Instruction approve the annual contract for Hospital Instruction at Bergen Regional Medical Center with Bergen County Special Services at a rate of $62.00 per hour. Regular Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 5

II. CURRICULUM COMMITTEE BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the recommendation of the Chief School Administrator, the Administrative Committee recommends the following resolution(s): Motion to approve Curriculum items C1-C2 Vote: BOARD MEMBER AYE NAY ABSTAINED ABSENT Mr. Mathew Ross, President Mr. Joel Rubin, Vice President Ms. Sally Diaz, Trustee Ms. Elizabeth Giampaglia, Trustee Mr. William Snyder, Trustee Mr. Michael Sprague, Trustee Mr. G.C. Vaghasia, Trustee C1. Course for Approval approve the following course: a. Name: Vito DeLaura Course: Home, School, and Community Relations Credits: 3 Date: 7/15-8/15 Institution: New Jersey City University b. Name: Courtney Bullen Course: Body Mapping for Music Education Credits: 3 Date: 7/27/15-1/31/15 Institution: University of Hartford-Hartt School of Music C2. Course for Approval - additional rescind the following course: a. Name: Kathy Snyder Course: Genetics, Genomics, Genethics Credits: 3 Date: 7/6/15-8/16/15 Institution: William Paterson University Regular Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 6

approve the following course: a. Name: Kathy Snyder Course: Genetics, Genomics, Genethics Credits: 3 Date: 7/6/15-8/16/15 Institution: American Museum of Natural History, and Graduate Credit through Adams State University III. FINANCE COMMITTEE BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the recommendation of the Chief School Administrator, the Finance Committee recommends the following resolution(s): Motion to approve Finance items F1- F9 Vote: BOARD MEMBER AYE NAY ABSTAINED ABSENT Mr. Mathew Ross, President Mr. Joel Rubin, Vice President Ms. Sally Diaz, Trustee Ms. Elizabeth Giampaglia, Trustee Mr. William Snyder, Trustee Mr. Michael Sprague, Trustee Mr. G.C. Vaghasia, Trustee F1. Disbursements Post-approve June 30, 2015 Electronic Checks totaling $202,468.72 having been audited and found correct and warrants issued therefore. Post-approve Additional June 30, 2015 Monthly Disbursements totaling $ (available at meeting) having been audited and found correct and warrants issued therefore. Approve July 27, 2015 Monthly Disbursements totaling $ (available at meeting) having been audited and found correct and warrants issued therefore. Post-approve the wire transfer of funds in the amount of $884,447.06 from the General Account to Payroll Accounts to cover payroll expenditures for the month of June 2015. F2. Transfers/Certification of Budgetary Status (Enclosure 5) authorize the Business Administrator/Board Secretary to make appropriation transfers with the Current Expense account of the 2014-2015 budget as of June 30, 2015 as per Enclosure No. 5. Regular Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 7

F3. Financial Reports accept the Treasurer s and Secretary s Reports for the month of June, 2015, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2.13(e)*, we certify that as of July 27, 2015, 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. Regional Transportation Program approve participation in the Northern Valley/Region III transportation program. F5. IDEA Approve the 2015-2016 IDEA Funds as follows: Basic $143,740.00 Pre-School $ 8,073.00 F6. Summer Help Post-Approve the following summer custodial help: Michael Munoz 1 st year As per the following schedule: 1 st year $8.25 F7. Resolution Increasing the Bid Threshold Qualified Purchasing Agent WHEREAS, Louise A. Napolitano, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary possesses a qualified purchasing agent (QPA) certificate; WHEREAS, the Governor, in consultation with the State Treasurer and pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3 (b), 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 to $40,000; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the (Name of Board of Education), pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3 (a) and N.J.A.C. 5:34-5.4, establishes and sets the bid threshold amount of $40,000 for the board of education, and further authorizes Louise A. Napolitano to award contracts, in full accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3 (a), for those purchases that do not exceed in the aggregate of the newly established bid threshold amount. F8. Building Use Approve/post-approve the applications 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; Regular Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 8

GROUP/ORGANIZATION USE/PURPOSE/ROOM DATES/TIMES PTO Reading Camp Outdoor spaces or classroom if raining June 29-July 31; 10am-12pm Class of 2016 APR; Halloween Party October 30; 7am-12pm Boy Scouts***Custodial APR/Eagle Scout Court 9/19/15; 4:00pm- Fees will be paid; per B. of Honor 8:00pm Dill*** FEE None None No F9. Book Discard approve the following books to be discarded: Qty Title Year Published 28 Como te va? Nivel verde 2007 43 Como te va? Nivel azul 2007 23 Warriner s English 1982 Grammar and Composition 90 The Writer s Craft 1998 34 Write Source 2000 1999 60 Assorted Test 1998-2010 Prep/Grammar Workbooks 6 Vocabulary Workshop 2005 Level H 20 Vocabulary Workshop 2005 Level H Test Booklets 46 Assorted Paperback Novels 1974-1999 Regular Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 9

New Business Old Business Public Participation Time: Closed to the Public Time: 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. Time: Motion to adjourn the meeting from Executive Session Time: Regular Meeting July 27, 2015 Page 10