MADISON BOARD OF EDUCATION MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS MADISON, NEW JERSEY 07940 PUBLIC MINUTES 03/10/2015 The Public Meeting of the Madison Board of Education, Morris County, New Jersey, was called to order by President Ellis at 5:38 p.m. on March 10, 2015 in the Alice Perlaw Library Media Center of Madison High School, Ridgedale Avenue, Madison, NJ 1. ROLL CALL Board Members Present: Lisa Ellis, President Dave Arthur Debra Coen Shade Grahling Johanna Habib Leslie Lajewski John Flynn-Harding Rep. Board Members Absent: Kevin Blair, Vice President Also Present: Dr. Michael A. Rossi, Superintendent Mr. Gary S. Lane, Business Administrator, Board Secretary Mr. Matthew Mingle, Director of Curriculum & Instruction 2. RECESS TO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION Moved by Dave Arthur, seconded by Leslie Lajewski, to approve as follows: Resolved: that the Board of Education move into closed executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel/legal issues. It is anticipated that the Board will be in closed session for 1 hour(s) and action may be taken in public session afterward. Discussion conducted in closed executive session shall be disclosed to the public to the extent that making such matters public shall not be inconsistent with the Open Public Meeting Act. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 7-0 TIME: 5:38 p.m. 3. RECONVENE TO PUBLIC SESSION At 7:29 p.m. the Board reconvened from closed session with seven members present: 4. FLAG SALUTE 5. NOTICE OF MEETING In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Laws of New Jersey, 1975, notice of this meeting has been sent to the Madison Eagle, the Daily Record and has been posted in the Board of Education Office, the Borough Hall, the Madison Railroad Station, the YMCA, the Madison Library, all school buildings and on the district s website. The public is invited to attend. This evening's meeting constitutes an official Public Meeting of the Board of Education. Action may be taken. If needed, the Board will convene into Executive Session to discuss matters permitted pursuant to NJSA 10:4-12. Upon conclusion of the Executive Session, the Board will return to Regular Session at which time public action may be taken. 6. CALL TO ORDER Board Members Present: Lisa Ellis, President Dave Arthur Debra Coen Shade Grahling Johanna Habib Leslie Lajewski John Flynn-Harding Rep. Board Members Absent: Kevin Blair, Vice President Also Present: Dr. Michael A. Rossi, Superintendent Mr. Gary S. Lane, Business Administrator, Board Secretary Mr. Matthew Mingle, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Page 2 7. REPORT OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT No report. 8. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT a. Dr. Rossi introduced Tom Paterson, Supervisor of Science & Technology, who gave an update on the implementation of Engineering and Design at MHS. 9. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (Agenda Items Only) At 8:01 p.m. the meeting was open to the public. There were no comments. 10. EDUCATION AGENDA Moved by Debra Coen, seconded by Leslie Lajewski, to approve, as per the recommendation of the Superintendent, for the 2014-15 school year as follows: a. Appointments Approve appointment: 1- Glen Lampa Leave Replacement/Supervisor of Elementary Education, CAS/KRS/TJS (replacing Janine Loconsolo) $461/day, 11-000-223-102 - effective February 25, 2015 through June 19, 2015 2- Molly Wilcox KRS/TJS Leave Replacement/Guidance Counselor (replacing Megan Figarella) $110/day days 1-40, $282/day starting at day 41, 11-000-218-104 effective on March 11, 2015 through June 19, 2015 3- Alyssa Fine KRS Leave Replacement/Teacher Assistant (replacing Anthony Finn) $100/day, 11-000-217-100 effective on March 23, 2015 through June 19, 2015 Approve revised appointment: 1- Patricia Borzner KRS Leave Replacement/Teacher Assistant (replacing Terri Gallagher) - $100/day, 11-000-217-100 effective December 8, 2014 the Teacher Assistants return or June 19, 2015. b. Courses - New Approve the following New Course recommendation for Madison High School for the 2015-16 school year: Course 1 Music Theory, Technology, Recording & Improvisation c. Course Title Changes Approve the following changes to course titles due to requirements of the Common Core State Standards, PARCC assessments, NCAA guidelines, and recommendations from the program evaluation process. Existing Course Title New Course Title 1 Algebra III Pre-College Algebra 2 Probability and Statistics Statistics d. District Substitutes Approve district substitutes: Name Appointment Salary 1 Lancelot Gabbidon Teacher/Teacher Assistant $90/day & $80/day 2 Peter Adams Teacher/Teacher Assistant $90/day & $80/day 3 Gina Abrantes Teacher/Teacher Assistant $90/day & $80/day
Page 3 e. Extra Compensation 1- Approve Extra Compensation for staff to teach Professional Development Workshops for Madison Teacher Academy at the contractual rate of $46 per hour for instruction and preparation: Staff Name Course Title Date(s) Prep Teaching Total Total 1 Pamela Klurfield 2 Katherine Caropreso- Siso 3 Pamela Klurfield Advanced Research Techniques Part I Introduction to Google Apps for Education for Secretaries Advanced Research Techniques Part II 3/11/15 (revised date from 2/19/15) Hours Hours Hours Pay 1 1 2 $92 3/19/15 2 N/A 2 $92 3/18/15 (revised date from 3/5/15) 1 1 2 $92 2- Approve extra compensation for K-5 Family Literacy Night (from Curriculum budget): Name Position Period Amount 1 Jennifer Herring 2 Anne Marie Mastaglio 3 Kelly Dacey 4 Mary Gibbons 5 Stephanie Attilio 6 Jenna Bulzacchelli 7 Kristin Doran 8 Danielle LaMonica 9 Patricia O Brien 10 Kathryn Spelker 11 Sally Lembo 12 Victoria Koehler 13 Sara Kolesar 14 Joanne Sims 15 Gina Sloginski 16 Kathy Goodbread 17 Kellie Kontozogolus 18 Karen Smith CAS Family Literacy Night KRS Family Literacy Night 19 Tess McGuire 20 Marlene Ryan 21 Tia Cappello TJS Family 22 Teresa Giordano Literacy Night 23 Corinne Babich 24 Tina Smith 25 Marissa Caruso 26 Lauren Freiman Mr. Arthur questioned the cost vs participation/return on investment. Revised from 3/4/15 to 4/23/2015, 3 hours (1.5 hours each for prep and presentation) Revised from 3/4/15 to 4/23/2015, 3 hours (1.5 hours each for prep and presentation) Revised from 3/4/15 to 3/12/2015, 3 hours (1.5 hours each for prep and presentation) $46/hour = $138/person; Total = $1,380 $46/hour = $138/person; Total = $1,242 $46/hour = $138/person; Total = $1,242 f. Extracurricular Appointments/Revisions Approve the ECA appointments/revisions: Name Position Step Stipend 1 Michael DeGiovanni MHS Appoint Girls Head Lacrosse Coach 4 $7,789 2 Tyler Steinetz MHS Appoint Boys Lacrosse Assistant Coach (new position) 1 $4,870
Page 4 3 Courtney Davis MHS Appoint Girls Lacrosse Assistant Coach 2 $5,275 4 Karen Delevan All City - Appoint Accompanist for Rehearsal & $125 Concert 5 Pasquale DeNegri MJS - Appoint Drama Light Consultant $700* *The fees will be paid from the proceeds of the event g. Field Trips Approve field trips: Sch Gr # Class/ Field Trip Date Location/Town Stud Group 1 JS 6-8 47 Jazz Band Lincoln Park Middle School 4/17/15 Lincoln Park, 2 JS 6 15 6 th gr. LLD class Jazz Band Festival Hope s Promise for Equine Therapy 5/1/15 rain date 5/4/15 NJ Chester, NJ 3 JS 6 15 6 th gr. LLD Hope s Promise for Equine 6/3/15 Chester, NJ class Therapy 4 KR 3 64 3 rd gr. Waterloo Village 6/11/15 Stanhope, NJ 5 TJ 2 61 2 nd gr. Morris Museum 3/18/15 Morristown, NJ 6 JS 8 46 Spanish David s Rumba Café & CAS 6/2/15 Madison, NJ (Spanish Restaurant & Book sharing with 5 th graders @ CAS) 7 JS 8 39 Spanish David s Rumba Café & CAS 6/5/15 Madison, NJ (Spanish Restaurant & Book Sharing with 5 th graders @ CAS) 8 JS 8 39 French class Classic Time Cooking School 6/2/15 Westfield, NJ 9 CA 3 79 3 rd gr. Waterloo Village Historic Site 4/22/15 Stanhope, NJ 10 HS 11-12 23 English Students Attend Poetry Out Loud Competition Finals with classmate and contestant Denny Harrington 11 HS 9-12 Est. 180 Music Students Long weekend (overnight) trip to Disney World 12 HS 11-45 Heroes & Training Sessions at MJS for 12 Cool Kids Heroes and Cool Kids random HS rescheduled from 3/4/15 students 13 CA 4 52 4 th grade NJ State House (rescheduled from 3/2/15) 3/13/15 Princeton University, Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ Spring Orlando, FL 2016 3/11/15 MJS 5/13/15 Trenton, NJ h. Home Instruction Approve home instruction: Name Subject Service 1 Silvergate Prep Various Continuation of 2 hours/day effective 3/2/15-3/31/15 for student S1276119 at $50/hour (total estimated cost for 44 hours = $2,200) 2 Four Winds Hospital Various 2 hours/day effective 1/22-1/26/2015 for student S1276644 at $54/hour (total cost for 6 hours = $324) 3 Patricia O Brien Elementary 2 hours/day for 3 days/week effective 3/2-3/20/15 for student S1275873 at $46/hour (total for 18 hours = $828)
Page 5 4 Suzanne Enriched Monkemeier Physics Continuation of 2 hours/week per instructor effective 3/9-3/31/15 5 James Bovery Enriched Algebra II for student S1276713 at $46/hour (total for 16 hours = $736) i. Leave of Absence Approve leave of absence: 1- Ann Vilarino, English Teacher MHS, Family Leave of Absence for disability period commencing on or about June 5, 2015 through June 22, 2015 and unpaid Family Leave commencing on September 1, 2015 through November 6, 2015 2- Megan Niper, Elementary Teacher TJS, Family Leave of Absence for disability period commencing on or about April 30, 2015 through June 22, 2015 and unpaid Family Leave commencing on September 1, 2015 through October 14, 2015 j. Travel Approve the school district travel ROLL CALL: UNANIMOUS 7-0; except for 10.f-2: 5-2 J. Habib and L. Lajewski voted No 11. BUSINESS AGENDA Moved by Shade Grahling, seconded by Leslie Lajewski, to approve as follows: a. Minutes Approve the Minutes of: February 24, 2015 Public and Closed Session Meetings b. Disposal of Equipment Approve as obsolete and unusable for district purposes and dispose the following: -Four TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculators (Texas Instruments), from MHS c. Donations Approve the following donations: Class of 2014 $1,086.65, to the MHS s Activity Account Class of 2016 d. Waiver Requests Approve the waiver request for use of facility fees: Organization Waive 1-Special Olympics $390 in custodial overtime charges for event 3/22/15 2-Catalyst Prep e. Transfers Authorize the transfer of funds f. Bill List Approve the March 10, 2015 bill list ROLL CALL: UNANIMOUS 7-0 $60 for facility use fee for event on 3/7/15 & 3/8/15; will pay $300 in custodial overtime fees 12. BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Policy Chair: L. Lajewski, Members: L. Ellis, J. Habib, Alternate: S. Grahling
Page 6 Mrs. Lajewski noted the following: the Booster Club policy will be on the 3/24/15 agenda, a chain of command document will be available, athletic department reviewing a cut policy for 2015-16, and overnight trips. b. Finance Chair: J. Habib, Members: L. Ellis, L. Lajewski, Alternate: D. Arthur Mrs. Habib noted the following: two meetings were held, district received State Aid numbers with no increase, underfunded again according to the State s own formula + $600K, we have a balanced tentative budget to be voted on at the 3/17/15 BOE meeting, will be using banked CAP, district will be moving forward with the TV Studio with capital reserve money. c. Curriculum Chair: S. Grahling, Members: D. Arthur, D. Coen, Alternate: K. Blair Mrs. Grahling noted the following: course name change in Math, reviewing HS Math, summer work, and MLK Jr. Day discussion continued. d. Buildings & Grounds Chair: K. Blair, Members: L. Ellis, D. Coen, Alternate: L. Lajewski e. Shared Services Chair: D. Arthur, Members: K. Blair, J. Habib, Alternate: L. Ellis f. Negotiations/Personnel Chair: L. Ellis, Members: S. Grahling, L. Lajewski, Alternate: D. Arthur Mrs. Ellis noted that our State funding is below the 1999-2000 level. The district will be in trouble if nothing changes by the 2016-2017 school year we are at the wall. Mr. Arthur commented that he is concerned about communications regarding an overnight/overseas trip run by our JS staff which gives the impression that it is a BOE trip. Mr. Arthur would like to see a disclaimer in the tour company s literature. Dr. Rossi noted that the BOE does not approve nor sanction such trips. Dr. Rossi stated that he emailed a letter to all parents involved. 13. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Between 8:28 p.m. and 8:51 p.m. the meeting was open to the public. There were comments regarding the locker room showers. 16. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Dave Arthur, seconded by Leslie Lajewski to adjourn the meeting: VOICE VOTE: APPROVED 7-0 Time: 8:51 p.m. Respectively submitted, Gary S. Lane, Board Secretary