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 PUBLIC NOTICE Order of Business 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 The Minutes of the regular meetings of May 15, 2017 and May 23, 2017 will be presented for review and approval. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT Teen Center Chemagination STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CALL FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD Page 2
1. Report of HIB The Superintendent reports and requests approval of the following HIB investigation(s): Incident # Location Consequences Intervention Other Action Determination 1617-18 Classroom 20 minute lunch NA Meetings with counselors HIB 1617-19 Off Campus/ Social Media None NA Suspension HIB 1. Report of Suspensions May 18, 2017 through June 7, 2017 ID Grade Date Reason Days/Return S212-1617 12 5/18/17 Other 1/May 22 2017 S213-1617 11 5/22/17 Other 1/May 24 2017 S214/1617 10 5/25/17 Gambling 2/June 2 2017 S215/1617 12 5/25/17 Gambling 2/June 2 2017 S216/1617 10 5/25/17 Gambling 2/June 2 2017 S217/1617 11 5/31/17 Continued willful disobedience 1/June 2 2017 S218-1617 12 5/31/17 Disrespect to staff 1/June 2 2017 S219-1617 11 5/31/17 Other 1/June 2 2017 S220-1617 11 5/31/17 Lates 1/June 2 2017 S221-1617 11 6/1/17 Inappropriate language 2/June 5 2017 S222-1617 11 6/1/17 Assault 5/June 9 2017 S223-1617 12 6/5/17 Cut 1/June 6 2017 S224-1617 10 6/6/17 Cut 1/June 9, 2017 S225-1617 10 6/6/17 Lates 1/ June 9 2017 S226-1617 11 6/6/17 Lates 1/June 8 2017 S227-1617 9 6/6/17 Lates 1/June 9 2017 S228-1617 11 6/7/17 HIB 3/ June 12 2017 S229-1617 10 6/7/17 Assult Through end of school S230-1617 10 6/7/17 Disrespect to staff 2/June 9 2017 2. Approval / Guidance Department Internship and Practicum The Superintendent recommends approval for Ms. Gina Testa, graduate student at Seton Hall University, to do her internship and practicum at Passaic Valley Regional High School from 9/17-5/18 working with Mr. Pantale. Page 3
3. Approval / Extended School Year The Superintendent recommends approval of an extended school year for student(s): IEP Student ID Attending Extension Dates/Time Tuition Requirement 4023982236 8840571296 2001263 2001266 20840 16030 15121 31850 1500287 1400157 21763 2001988 12 1600431 937062 31852 1701022 Banyan High School 471 Main Street Little Falls, NJ Felician School 260 South Main St Lodi, NJ Washington Park School at PVHS High School East Main Street Little Falls, NJ July 5- Aug 4, 2017/ M-F 8:15am-12:15pm July 5-31, 2017/ M-F 8:30am-1pm July 5-28, 2017/ M-F 8:30am-1:30pm $7,5373.90 Yes $5,451.10 Yes Included in tuition 4. Approval / Home Instruction The Superintendent recommends approval of the following Home Instruction: Home Instruction ID Grade Location HI57-1617 11 Totowa HI58-1617 12 Little Falls HI50-1617 11 Totowa 5. Approval /ABA Services The Superintendent recommends approval for ABA home services for student #15121 as directed by their IEP for the 17/18 school year. Rate $65.00/hour, 5 hours/week not to exceed $325.00/week. 6. Acceptance / Resignation Raymond Rotella Jr. The Superintendent recommends acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Raymond Rotella Jr from Passaic Valley Regional High School; last day of employment is May 31, 2017. Yes Page 4
7. Approval / Contract for Alternate Placement School 2017/18 The Superintendent recommends the approval of the following contract for the 2017-2018 school year dates as specified in the contract. Student School Tuition 1 2001086 2 4023982236 3 8682384788 Benway School 620 Valley Rd Wayne,NJ Banyan High School 471 Main Street Little Falls, NJ Chapel Hill Adademy 31 Chapel Hill Rd Lincoln Park, NJ 07035 $70,184.96 (tuition) $35,696.00 (aide) $11,443.20 (esy) $5,820.00 ( esy aide) Total:$123,144.16 $59,274.00(tuition) $7,573.90(esy) Total: $66,847.90 $58,680.00(tuition) $9,7899(esy) Total $68,460 8. Approval/Fundraiser(s) The Superintendent recommends approval of the following fundraiser(s): Department Teacher/ Advisor Event Date/Time/Location Purpose 1 Spanish Club Dolce Brochure Raise funds for Spanish 10/5-19/2017 Sale club 9. Approval / Paraprofessionals for 2017/2018 School Year The Superintendent recommends approval of the following part time paraprofessionals for rehire for 2017/2018 School year. Terms of employment, $16.00/hour, not to exceed 29 hours/week, no benefits. Mr. Joseph Bach Mr. Luke Fess 10. Approval / Job Descriptions The Superintendent recommends approval of the following Passaic Valley Regional High School job descriptions. See attachment E-1. 11. Approval/Full Time Reading Intervention Position The Superintendent recommends approval to dissolve the current two part time Reading Support positions and create one full time Reading Intervention Teacher position for the 2017/2018 school year. Page 5
12. Report of Attendance May 2017 The Superintendent reports the following attendance for May 2017: Possible number of days school has been open 20.00 Possible number of days attendance 20.00 Days present 24581.00 Days absent 1811.00 Times tardy 0.00 Percent of attendance 92.6% Percent of tardiness 0.00 Average daily attendance 1838.50 Average daily enrollment 1229.05 13. Approval/In School Event The Superintendent recommends approval of the following fundraiser(s): Department Teacher/ Advisor Event Date/Time/Location Purpose 1 Spanish Club Dolce Brochure Raise funds for Spanish 10/5-19/2017 Sale club 14. Approval / Digital Journalism I Course Development The Superintendent recommends approval to develop and write the course curriculum for the Digital Journalism I course to be included in the 18/19 course catalog. 15. Approval / Field Trip The Superintendent recommends retroactive approval of the following field trip: Department Teacher Destination Date/Time/Location Purpose Noches de Annual year end Columbia 1 Spanish Club Dolce June 13, 2017 /6-9pm trip. Lincoln Park, NO Cost to BOE NJ 16. Approval / Move on the Guide, Nelson Colon The Superintendent recommends for Mr. Nelson Colon to move on the guide to step 12 class 2 with the completion of 30 credits beyond bachelors degree as per PVEA contract. Effective 9/1/17. Page 6
17. Approval / Contract for Autistic Program - 2016-2017 Addendum The Superintendent, in consultation with the Administration, recommended approval of the addendum to the shared services agreement by and between the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE PASSAIC VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with principal offices located at 100 East Main Street, Little Falls, NJ 07424 (hereinafter referred to as the Board or Passaic Valley ) and the BERGEN COUNTY SPECIAL SERVICES BOARD OF EDUCATION, with principal offices located at 327 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, New Jersey (hereinafter referred to as BCSS ) for the Autistic Program at Passaic Valley Regional High School for the 2016-2017 school year. Attachment E-2 18. Approval / Contract for Autistic Program - 2017-2018 The Superintendent, in consultation with the Administration, recommends approval of shared services agreement by and between the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE PASSAIC VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with principal offices located at 100 East Main Street, Little Falls, NJ 07424 (hereinafter referred to as the Board or Passaic Valley ) and the BERGEN COUNTY SPECIAL SERVICES BOARD OF EDUCATION, with principal offices located at 327 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, New Jersey (hereinafter referred to as BCSS ) for the Autistic Program at Passaic Valley Regional High School for the 2017-2018 school year. Attachment E-3 19. Approval / Karen Paulison, 2017-2018 Home Instructor The Superintendent recommends approval of Ms. Karen Paulison as a home instructor for the 2017/2018 school year, compensation $35.62/hour, no benefits. Page 7
Finance Committee 1. Approval of Contracts Pursuant to PL 2015 Chapter 47 Secretary, recommends Pursuant to PL 2015, Chapter 47 the Passaic Valley Board of Education intends to renew, award, or permit to expire the following contracts previously awarded by the board of education. These contracts are, have been, and will continue to be in full compliance with all state and federal statutes and regulations; in particular, New Jersey Title 18A:18. et.seq, NJAC Chapter 23, and Federal Uniform Administrative Requirements 2CFR, Part200. (See Attached F-1) 2. 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 Pomptonian Inv # 671-051917 5036 $ 5,869.63 Pomptonian Inv # 671-051217 5037 $ 22,985.08 Pomptonian Inv # 671-050517 5038 $ 16,119.14 3. Approval of Real Time 2016-2017 Contract The Superintendent, in consultation with the Business Administrator/Board Secretary recommends the Board approve the contract with Realtime for their services for the 2017-2018 school year at the stated contractual rate of $17,450.20. 4. Approval of to Purchase Surplus Equipment The Superintendent, in consultation with the Business Administrator/Board Secretary recommends the Board approve Sycamore International, West Grove, Pennsylvania to purchase the school districts surplus computer equipment in the amount of $4,077.50. 5. Surplus Transfer to Capital Reserve Secretary, recommends the Board authorizes a transfer of surplus funds to Capital Reserve in the amount up to $1,000,000.00, should such funds be available. 6. Approval of Lease Agreement Tablets, Desktops and Servers The Superintendent, in consultation with the School Business Administrator/ Board Secretary, recommends the Board approve the 3-year lease agreement to the lowest bidder, U.S. Bancorp Government Leasing, for Service Pros Tablets, Desktops and Servers in the amount of $50,658.05 per year. This quote was obtained through ESCNJ Lease Purchase Finance Coordination Service. Monies have been approved in the 2017-2018 budget. Page 8
Operations Committee 1. Approval / Use of Facilities The Superintendent recommends approval of the following use of facilities: a) Mr. John Mazzo the boy s baseball coach would like to reserve the Varsity Baseball Field 4 nights per week from June 14 until July 20, 2017. The baseball team will practice and play its summer schedule. This has been done for many summers in the past. b) The Hornets Sting Baseball Program would like to use a baseball field one night per week for practices and games from June 14 until July 31, 2017. The Sting has already forwarded the insurance certificate and a roster of high school aged players from the three sending districts. The Sting has used the PV facility in the past. c) Mr. Joe Benvenuti the wrestling coach at Passaic Valley Regional High School would like to use the Griswold Gym for their annual Summer Duals with eight other schools. The dates would be June 13, 14 & 15 from 5:00pm until 9:00pm. This event has taken place for several years at Passaic Valley High School. 2. Approval to Purchase School Bus Secretary, recommends that the Board approve to purchase a 24-passenger bus from Van-Con in the amount of $ 50,769.54. The purchase is through ESCNJ school bud bid #ESCNJ16/17, New Jersey approved CO-OP #65MCESCCPS. Monies have been approved in the 2017-2018 capital projects budget. 3. Approval of Border Collie Purchase Agreement Secretary, recommends the Board approve the Border Collie Purchase Agreement with Eugene L. Sheninger of Wayside Farm, Hackettstown, New Jersey in the amount of $1,000.00. Page 9
Ad Hoc 1. Approval of Professional Services Locker Room/Shower/ Ventilation Project Secretary, recommends that the Board approve the professional services for the Locker Room/Shower/Ventilation Project to Alaimo Group in the amount of $24,800.00. Monies and the project have been approved in the 2017-2018 capital projects budget. 2. Approval of Professional Services Science Lab Renovation Project Secretary, recommends that the Board approve the professional services for the science lab renovations to the Alaimo Group in the amount of $17,000.00. Monies and the project have been approved in the 2017-2018 capital projects budget. Page 10
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, June 27, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Adra Suchorsky Library Passaic Valley High School East Main Street, Little Falls New Jersey Page 11