RUMSON BOARD OF EDUCATION Rumson, New Jersey BOARD MEETING MINUTES November 28, 2012 The Regular Meeting of the Rumson Board of Education was held on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 7:40 p.m. in the Higgins Library of the Forrestdale School. Those in attendance were: Board Members: Present: Dr. Connors, Ms. Beyer, Ms. Faccone, Mr. Havard, Mr. Jarck, Mr. Pinsly, Ms. Simons, Mrs. Swain, Ms. O Connor Administrators: Dr. Caulfield-Sloan, Superintendent Mrs. Denise Friedmann, Business Administrator Attorney: Mr. Anthony Sciarrillo Chairperson: Ms. Colleen O Connor Secretary: Ms. Denise Friedmann Pledge of Allegiance ANNOUNCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS Notice of Meeting of this meeting has been sent to the Asbury Park Press and the Two River Times, an Agenda has been posted in the Deane-Porter and Forrestdale Schools, Rumson Borough Hall and the Oceanic Library. None MINUTES Mr. Pinsley moved and Ms. Faccone seconded the motion to approve the minutes of October 24, 2012 Regular meeting of the Board of Education. CORRESPONDENCE REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT CALENDAR TRI-DISTRICT MTG None The following items were reported to the Board by the Superintendent: The Superintendent discussed changes to the 2012-2013 School Calendar with the Board. The Superintendent reported on the Tri-district meeting with the Fair Haven and Rumson-Fair Haven boards. Mr. Havard moved and Mr. Jarck seconded the following motions reported to the Board by the Superintendent. SAFETY & SECURITY The Safety & Security Report was presented to the Board by the Superintendent. REPORT School Type of Drill Occupants Involved Date and Time Deane-Porter Fire All staff & students 11/20/12 @ 9:30 am Evacuation All staff & students 11/13/12 @ 1:45 pm Forrestdale Fire All staff & students 11/20/12 @ 9:30 am Evacuation All staff & students 11/26/12 @ 1:45 pm Minutes 11/28/12 - Page 1 of 5
HIB REPORT The report for Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying (HIB) for November 2012, was presented by the Superintendent to the Board and accepted. RUMSON SCHOOL DISTRICT HIB SUMMARY (November 2012) School Forrestdale Deane Porter District # of Total New Reports 3 1 4 # of Cases Closed 3 1 4 # of Cases Open 0 0 0 # of actual HIB cases 0 0 0 These motions were passed by the Board 9-0. PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS STUDENT OBSERVERS Ms. Simons moved and Ms. Faccone seconded the following Personnel motions: The Board approved Justin M. McGhee as a volunteer coach at the Forrestdale School pending criminal history review approval. The Board approved Carey Felgendreger, Graduate student of Speech Pathology at Kean, to conduct up to twenty-five (25) hrs of observation with Mrs. Deborah Tomaino, NJ Certified Speech-Language Specialist and NJ Certified Speech-Language Pathologist. The Board Laura Haaren, registered in the Brookdale Community College New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey Introduction to Teaching 24-hour Pre-service Program to conduct four (4) hours of classroom observation with Aimee Humbert, Certified Teacher. PARENT REP NIGHT The Board approved REP teacher and Curriculum Specialist to plan for and present at the Parent REP Night Information Session. Staff Member Name Date Total Hours Payment Per Hour Caroline DeWyngaert 12/13/12 3 $22.26 $66.78 Kristen Feyereisen 12/13/12 3 $22.26 $66.78 Maureen Gordon 12/13/12 3 $22.26 $66.78 Mark Panas 12/13/12 3 $22.26 $66.78 Sommer VanDeBoe 12/13/12 3 $22.26 $66.78 These Personnel motions were passed by the Board 9-0 Total Payment SCHOOL CALENDAR The Board approved the changes to the 2012-2013 school calendar. COHORT 7 DATA The Board approved the Rumson School district s federally required participation in the Cohort 7 COLLECTION 12-13 Data Collection 2012-2013 in accordance with the U.s. Dept. of Education (USDOE), NJ Dept. of Education (NJDOE) and pursuant to the State Performance Plan (SPP). TRAVEL & RELATED The Board approved travel and related expenses as follows: Name Title Workshop Location Date Est. Cost Ellen LAN Specialist Google Apps Summit Kean 3/14-15/13 $243.40 Iovino Ellen LAN Specialist Techspo 2013 Atlantic City, 1/31/13 $277.70 Iovino NJ Chris Tech Teacher, Google Apps Summit Kean 3/14-15/13 $243.40 Macioch Tech Content Minutes 11/28/12 - Page 2 of 5
Chris Macioch Chris Macioch Joe Novellino Robin Gordon Bob VanDeBoe Tech Teacher Tech Content Tech Teacher Tech Content Overview of ipad as an Instructional Tool Using ipad for digital projects across the curriculum 5 th Gr. Teacher Reading Workshop Units of Study and the Common Core Physical Ed Teacher Physical Ed Teacher Kean Kean Woodbridge, NJ 2/3/13 $173.40 2/24/13 $173.40 12/07/12 No Cost NJAPHERD Convention Long Branch 2/25-26/13 $145.28 NJAPHERD Convention Long Branch 2/25-26/13 $140.00 TEXT BOOK The Board approved text book purchase in the amount of $3,452.40 (Prentice Hall Health & PURCHASE Human Sexuality) to support implementation of newly adopted curriculum in grades 6, 7, and 8. NON-PUBLIC TECH FNDG PROF. SVS AGREEMENT AMENDMENT SGA WINTER DANCE The Board approved the return of $7,800 to the Treasurers, State of N.J. representing Non-Public Technology funding declined by Rumson Country Day School. The Board approved amending the professional services agreement for the Window Replacement contract with Spiezle Architects to $19,700 (increase of $6,900) to cover additional window projects added. The Board approved SGA Winter dance at Forrestdale School for Grades 6, 7, 8 on Friday, December 14, 2012 from 7:00 pm 9:00 pm, proceeds to benefit the Sandy Relief efforts. Chaperones will be needed from 6:30 9:30 pm (3 hrs. total for set-up and dismissal of students), up to a max of 8 teachers to be paid at non-pupil contract rate. Teachers will be determined at a later date for chaperones. These Facilities and Operations motions were passed by the Board 8-0 FINANCE Ms. Simons moved and Ms. Faccone seconded the following Finance motions: The Board approved the October bills presented for payment to be charged to the following accounts: Fund 11 Current Expense $1,257,472.01 Fund 12 Capital Outlay 44,202.18 Fund 20 Special Projects 43,156.00 Fund 40 Debt Service Funds 33,353.13 Fund 60 Trust & Agency Funds 17,057.85 TOTAL $1,395,241.17 Cafeteria Expense $ 33,264.64 Transfers made in the past 30 days by the Chief School Administrator within the 2012-2013budget were ratified. The Secretary s Reports to the Board of Education for the months ending August 31, 2012 and September 30,2012 including report of amounts appropriated, expended and transferred into or out of any item of appropriation was approved, and it was noted that the August & September Treasurer of School Monies Reports has been reconciled with the August & September Secretaries Reports. Minutes 11/28/12 - Page 3 of 5
The Board Secretary s Monthly Certification Budgetary Line Item Status Report was accepted. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(c)3, I certify that as of September 30, 2012 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). Board Secretary Date The Monthly Certification Budgetary Major Account Fund Status Report was accepted. RESOLVED: that pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2-11(c)4 the Board certifies that as of September 30, 2012 after review of the Board Secretary s and Treasurer s monthly financial reports, in the minutes of the Board each month no major account or fund has been over-expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(b). These Finance motions were passed by the Board 9 0. BOARD REPORTS Education Todd Havard reported on the Education Committee meeting held on 11/27/12. Facilities / Peter Jarck reported on the Facilities/Finance Committee meeting held on Finance 11/20/12. Personnel Alitia Faccone reported on the Personnel Committee meeting held on 11/27/12. Planning Alitia Faccone reported on the Planning Committee meeting held on 11/28/12. Policy No meeting held. NEW BUSINESS ANNUAL ORG MTG Mr. Jarck moved and Ms. Simons seconded the following New Business motion: The Board approved the establishment of Thursday, January 3, 2013, as the date for the Annual Organization meeting. To be held in the Higgins Library of the Forrestdale School at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Pinsly moved and Mr. Havard seconded the following New Business motion: SEQUESTERING COMMUNICATION The Board approved the following resolution regarding the sequestering of funds: BE IT RESOLVED that the Rumson Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to communicate to local and state representatives, on behalf of the Rumson Board of Education its concerns regarding the financial impact to the district resulting from the fiscal cliff. The following people commented on the calendar: Mrs. Famula, Mrs. Acacia, Mrs. West, and Mrs. DeWyngaert EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. Havard moved and Mr. Pinsly seconded the motion to adopt the Closed Executive Session Resolution at 9:00 p.m.: I move that the Board of Education recess to an Executive Session for consideration of issues dealing with: Negotiations Legal Matters Personnel Matters HIB discussion Action may be taken on these items when the Board later returns to Public Session. Minutes of the Executive Session will be released to the public after the reasons for non disclosure no longer exist. ADJOURNMENT Denise Friedmann Ms. Swain moved and Mr. Jarck seconded the motion to TABLE the resignation motion. 10:15 P.M. Minutes 11/28/12 - Page 4 of 5
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