Passaic Valley Regional High School District #1 AGENDA Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF ANNOUNCEMENT Order of Business PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, the Board of Education of the Passaic Valley Regional High School District #1 issued notice of this meeting on January 10, 2017 by having the date, time and location of the meeting posted on the bulletin board of Passaic Valley High School, and sent to The North Jersey Herald News and The Record. Notice was also filed with the Township Clerk of Little Falls, the Borough Clerk of Totowa, and the Business Administrator of Woodland Park and sent to those persons requesting that such notice be mailed to them. PRESIDENT S REPORT ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING No minutes for approval STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Mouna Sakhat Bedour Issa Brooke Berrigan Brittany Piatt Jonathan Flores REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT Summer STEM Camp Education Foundation Fundraiser New PV Website STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CALL FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD 2
Education Committee 1. Report of Suspensions February 3, 2017 through February 22, 2017 ID Grade Date Reason Days/Return S109-1617 11 2/3/17 Disrespect to staff 2/ Feb 8, 2017 S110-1617 11 2/6/17 Arrest drug possession Pending S111-1617 11 2/6/17 Arrest drug possession Pending S112-1617 10 2/7/17 Insubordination S113-1617 10 2/7/17 Disrespect to staff 5/ Feb 14, 2017 S114-1617 10 2/8/17 Lates 2/ Feb 14, 2017 S115-1617 11 2/10/17 Hallway Disruption 1/ Feb 14, 2017 S116-1617 11 2/10/17 Hallway Disruption 1/ Feb 14, 2017 S117-1617 11 2/10/17 Hallway Disruption 1/ Feb 14, 2017 S118-1617 12 2/13/17 Insubordination 1/ Feb 15, 2017 S119-1617 11 2/14/17 Insubordination S120-1617 11 2/14/17 Inappropriate language to staff 8/ Mar 1, 2017 S121-1617 9 2/14/17 Lates 1/ Feb 16, 2017 S122-1617 10 2/14/17 Disrespect to staff 2/ Feb 21, 2017 S123-1617 11 2/14/17 Other 2/ Feb 21, 2017 S124-1617 9 2/15/17 Vulger language/gesture 1/ Feb 21, 2017 S125-1617 11 2/21/17 Cuts 1/ Feb 23, 2017 S126-1617 12 2/21/17 Insubordination 4/ Feb 27, 2017 S127-1617 12 2/22/17 Cuts 3/ Feb 28, 2017 2. Approval / 2017-2018 Academic Calendar The Superintendent recommends approval of the 2017/2018 Academic Calendar (E-1). 3. Approval/Substitute Rate Change, Ashley Thomas The Superintendent recommends the approval to amend the rate change for Ashley Thomas to $100.00/per diem. 3
Education Committee 4. Approval / Home Instruction The Superintendent, in consultation with the Administration, recommends approval of the following Home Instruction: Home Instruction ID Grade Location HI33/1617 11 Woodland Park HI34/1617 10 Totowa Hi35/1617 11 Woodland Park 5. Approval / Field Trip The Superintendent recommends approval of the following field trip(s): Department Teacher Destination Date/Time/Location Purpose 1 English IH Clinton Grounds for Sculpture May 5, 2017/ 8am-2:30pm Relating art and poems - writing assignment will be part of the experience. Approx 35 students +2 Staff Cost to BOE: 1 Sub 6. Approval/Fundraiser(s) The Superintendent recommends approval of the following fundraiser(s): Department Teacher/ Advisor Event Date/Time/Location Purpose 1 Spanish club Dolce T-Shirt Sale 2/4-2/24/17 Raise funds for end of year dinner 2 Class of 2019 Chipotle Clark/ May 5, 2017/ Raise money for class of Dine and Donovan Wayne, NJ 2019 Donate 3 National Art Honor Society Ingraham 4 French Club Bresson 5 Interact Club Grande/ Leidig Handmade Card Sale California Pizza Kitchen Dine and Donate Student/ Faculty Volleyball game May 1-12, 2017/ Lunch and Spring Musical March 16, 2017/ Wayne, NJ April 4, 2017 5:30pm Raise funds for annual induction dinner. Raise funds for club activities Previously approved, this is a date/time change request. 4
Education Committee 7. Approval / Extended School Year The Superintendent recommends approval of an extended school year for student(s): IEP Requirement July 5-Aug 1, 2017/ M-F 8:45am-2:45pm $5,898.60 Yes Student ID Attending Extension Dates/Time Tuition 11011 ECLC at Ho-Ho- Kus 8. Approval / Cheryl Grande, Medical Leave of Absence The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education to approve the following leave of absence for Ms. Cheryl Grande effective March 10, 2017 until clearance by doctor is provided. Dates Coverage Amount of Time Federal Medical Leave Act Medical covered under FMLA NJ Family Leave Act Medical covered under NJFLA March 10, 2017 TBD pending Paid Sick Leave clearance TBD 9. Approval/Sixth Period Assignment The Superintendent recommends approval of the following to have a sixth period assignment to cover the absence of Ms. Grande from March 10, 2017 until clearance to return. Compensation pro-rated per diem as per PVEA contract. Susan Benvenuti Lisa Clark Marc Salvatore Michael Couden Lynn Trautz 10. Appointment/Substitute Teachers The Superintendent recommends the appointment of the following Substitute Teachers effective February 29, 2017 through June 30, 2017: Kristina Bronkowski Cty Sub Cert $100/per diem Mikayla Agnello Cty Sub Cert $70/per diem Briana Cruz Cty Sub Cert $70/per diem 11. Approval / Atlas Rubicon The Superintendent recommends transition to the use of the Atlas Rubicon Curriculum Management system beginning May 2017 through June 2019 at a cost of $11,950.00. 5
1. Approval of Monthly Bill List Finance Committee WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 18A:19, Expenditure of Funds; Audit and Payment of Claims, provides Board of Education to make payments on claims for goods received and services rendered payable to the order of the person entitled to receive the amount after approval by the board; or in accordance with payrolls duly certified; or debt service or when provide by resolution approval by a person designated by the board, and WHERAS, the following bill lists are drawn from the Authorization checking account and is being presented to the board with the recommendation that it be paid (Attachment F-1): Date Check Numbers Total Amount 1/24/17 17983 $1,000.00 1/27/17 18364-18369 $224,213.86 2/13/17 18370-18375 $7,119.20 2/28/17 Pending $792,364.69 WHERAS, each claim or demand has been fully itemize, verified and audited as required by law in accordance with, N.J.S.A. 18A:19-2. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Passaic Valley Regional High School Board of Education approves the above bill list from the Authorization checking account, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Passaic Valley Regional High School Board of Education authorizes the School Business Administrator to pay bills between board meetings if it is determined that a need arises prior to the next board meeting in accordance with Policy 6470 Payment of Claims. 6
Finance Committee 2. Acceptance of the Board Secretary s Report, Cash Reconciler s Cash Report and the Board Secretary s Certification of Funds for the Month of January 2017 WHEREAS, N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10 requires the Board Secretary and the Passaic Valley Regional High School Board of Education to certify that no budgetary line item account has been over-expended and that the sufficient funds are available to meet the District s financial obligation; and WHEREAS, N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10 further requires the Passaic Valley Regional High School Board of Education receive and accept the monthly financial statements, the Board Secretary s Report and the Cash Reconciler s Cash report; and WHEREAS, attached (Attachment F-2) are the Board Secretary s Report and the Cash Reconciler s Cash report for the month ending January 31, 2017 for the Board to accept; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Passaic Valley Regional High School Board of Education acknowledges receipt of and accepts the Board Secretary s Report and the Cash Reconciler s Cash report for the month ending January 31, 2017; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Secretary and the Board of Education certifies that no budgetary line item account has been overexpended and that there are sufficient funds available to meet the District s financial obligation. 3. Approval of Payment of Cafeteria Invoices The Superintendent, in consultation with the School Business Administrator/ Board Secretary, recommends the Board approve payment of the following cafeteria invoices. Vendor Description Check # Amount Jay-Hill Repairs Repairs to Hobart Slicer 5014 $ 339.00 Pomptonian Inv#671-012017 5015 $ 6,849.99 Pomptonian Inv#671-012717 5016 $ 8,552.89 Pomptonian Inv#671-020317 5017 $ 26,429.65 4. Approval of Line Item Budget Transfers January 31, 2017 The Superintendent, in consultation with the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, recommends the Board approve the following line item transfers to include administrative cost budget transfers for the month of January 2017 as presented. (See Attachment F-3) 7
Finance Committee 5. Acceptance of Financial Status Report January 2017 The Superintendent, in consultation with the School Business Administrator/Board secretary recommends the Board accept the Financial Status Report for the month of January 2017, as presented. (See Attachment F-4) 6. Acceptance of Revenue Report January 2017 The Superintendent, in consultation with the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, recommends the Board accept the Revenue Report for the month of January 2017, as presented. (See Attachment F-5) 7. Approval to Dispose of Equipment The Superintendent, in consultation with the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, recommends the Board dispose of the following broken and nonrepairable electronic or computer equipment. 1 DBX-equalizer 1 Shure-microphone mixer 1 Tascam-disc player 1 Magnavox-24 TV 1 Lobby Guard computer-main Office 1 Xerox-FAX machine F-12 FAX Centre: #00003340 1 Macintosh server G-3: #00003050 1 Apple Tower-server G-4: #00003049 1 Kenitec Tower: #00003225 1 Apple Tower-server G-4: #00003081 5 POSIFLEX-CR6000 series-base units-old-cafe 4 POSIFLEX-monitors T-P-8000-olde-cafe 8
Policy Committee 1. First Reading / New and or Revised Policies and Regulations The Superintendent recommends a first reading of the following policies and regulations: Policy and Regulation 1510 American with Disabilities Act (M) (Revised) Policy 2415.30 Title I Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care (M) (New) Policy and Regulation 2418 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Students (M) (New) Policy and Regulation 5116 Education of Homeless Children (Revised) Policy 5330.04 Administering an Opioid Antidote (New) Policy and Regulation 8330 Student Records (M) (Revised) 9
Operations Committee 1. Approval / Use of Facilities The Superintendent recommends approval of the following use of facilities: A. Mr. James Holsworth, the Boys Basketball Coach, is requesting use of the Farrell and Griswold Gyms on June 17 & 24 as well as July 15, 2017 to hold the annual team camp and practice. The hours would be from 7:00am until 5:00pm. This has been done in the past. 10
Athletic Committee 1. Approval /Spring 2017 Volunteer Coaches The Superintendent recommends approval of the following spring 2017 volunteer coaches: Name Jessica Cranmer Brianna Salvemini Amanda DeJessa Walter Bleuler Sport Girls Lacrosse Girls Lacrosse Girls Lacrosse Track 11
Education Committee Operations Committee Finance Committee Athletic Committee Negotiations committee Community Alliance Committee/Student Welfare Committee Public Relations Committee Policy Committee Ad Hoc Committee Attorney s Report Passaic County School Board s Association Report of Delegate New Jersey School Board s Association Report of Delegate Old Business New Business Call for members of the Public to be heard Executive Session Adjournment Next Meeting Regular Meeting: Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Adra Suchorsky Library Passaic Valley High School East Main Street, Little Falls New Jersey 12