BOARD OF EDUCATION

EGG HARBOR CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey 08215

 

AGENDA

Regular Meeting

January 14, 2009

Charles L. Spragg School

Multipurpose Room

601 Buffalo Avenue  

7:00 PM

 

I.                         Open Regular Meeting

 

N.J.A.C. 5:18 Emergency Exit/No Smoking Announcement & Sunshine Law Compliance Statement as follows:

 

In compliance with the N.J.A.C. 5:18-3.15, in case of fire or other emergency, which should cause this facility to be evacuated, I direct your attention to the location of the exits in this facility.  Also, there will be no smoking in this facility.

 

This is to advise those present at this meeting of the Board of Education of the Egg Harbor City School District, in the County of Atlantic, that adequate notice has been given of this meeting as required by the provisions of Chapter 231 of the Laws of 1975; that notice thereof has been forwarded for publication in the District official newspapers, posted in the Spragg and Rittenberg Schools, and forwarded to the Egg Harbor City Clerk within the time required by said Act.

 

II.                      Flag Salute/Roll Call

 

Mr. Bouchard  (’09)             Mr. Dovey (’09)                   Mr. Farnan (’10)         

Mrs. Heist (’10)                    Mr. McGinnis (’11)              Mrs. Williams  (’10)

                                                                                              Mr. Wimberg (’11)

 

 

III.              Executive Session

 

Resolution of the Board of Education of the Egg Harbor City School District to permit discussion of subjects in closed sessions

 

RESOLVED: At a public meeting of the Board of Education held on January 14, 2009 at ___________p.m. that pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of the “Open Public Meetings Act”, the following subjects be discussed in a session of the Board of Education closed to the public:

 (1) Contracts

 (2) Litigation

(3)

It is presently anticipated that the items mentioned in the Resolution can be

disclosed to the public when a decision is made upon the same, and in personnel

matter, with the consent of the employee.

 

 

IV.           Open Floor To Public

 

The public is invited to comment on or question any topic related to the Board of Education agenda items.

 

 

IV.A  Comments for the Good of the Board

              

 

V.               Monthly Reports   

 

A.           Superintendent Report                   Attachment          

B.            Business Administrator Report

C.            Supervisor of Special Projects Report           

D.           CLS Principal Report                     Attachment                                                          

E.            FDR Principal Report                     Attachment                                              

F.             Board Solicitor’s Report

 

 

VI.           Board Minutes

 

A.           APPROVE (roll call): 

1.       December 10, 2008     Regular                                 Attachment

2.       December 10, 2008     Executive                             Attachment

 

 

VII.        Financial Items

 

A.           APPROVE (roll call): 

1.                  Board Secretary’s Report –November 2008                     Attachment

2.                  Treasurer of School Moneys Rpt. – November 2008           Attachment  

 

B.            APPROVE (roll call):  Board Certification

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11 The Egg Harbor City Board of Education certifies that as of 12/31/08 after review of the Board Secretary's monthly financial report (Revenue and Appropriation sections) and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials that to the best of our knowledge no major account or fund has been over-expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(c)2-3 and there have been no changes in anticipated revenue sources and/or amounts so that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.

 

C.            APPROVE (roll call):  December 2008 Bill List       Attachment

1.                  General Account - $815,178.75

2.                  Capital Account -  $0

3.                  Food Service -       $25,341.97

4.                  Payroll Account – $534,627.22

 

D.           APPROVE (roll call):  Budget transfer (Resolution #09-07) for the 2008-09
school year in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6:20-2:13 and Chapter 196 Laws of 1967, as follows:
          December 31, 2008   Fund 10 – $78,794.15        Attachment

 

 

VIII.    Non-instructional Operations Items

 

A.           Insurance

 

B.            Facilities

1.                  APPROVE (roll call):  Use of facilities by Holy Trinity Assembly of the Living God for the 2008-2009 school year.

 

C.            Miscellaneous

1.                  APPROVE (roll call):  Resolution #09- 06 proclaiming January 2009 “The State of New Jersey School Boards Recognition Month.”

Attachment     

2.                  APPROVE (roll call):   Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement Between Education and Law Enforcement Officials – Annual Review.

 

 

IX.           Personnel Items – as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:

                             

A.           APPROVE (roll call):  Leave of absence for Jennifer Connelly from 1/6/09 through 6/30/08.                                                     Attachment 

 

B.            RATIFY and AFFIRM (roll call):  Appointment of CLS Health and Physical Education teacher, Dana Goldsmith for the 2008-2009 school year at salary of Step 1-BA $45,206, prorated to the start date of 1/5/09.

           

C.            APPROVE (roll call):  Appointment of CLS special education long-term substitute teacher, Dorothy Seney, for the 2008-2009 school year at the per diem rate of $244.35, effective 1/15/09.

 

 

D.           APPROVE (roll call):   Appointment of substitutes for the 2008-2009 school year as follows:

1.                  Teacher Substitutes

Daily rate:   1) Atl. Co. Sub. Cert. w/60 credits + - $65.00;  2) Atl. Co. Sub w/BA - $70.00;  3) NJ Teach. Cert - $75.00

Christine Patterson      Co. Sub. Cert. +BA

Walter Kienzle IV       Co. Sub. Cert.

 

E.            APPROVE (roll call):  Appointment of 6 staff (3 from each building) to participate on the school based PD Committee, not to exceed 12 hours each from 1/15/09 to 6/30/09 at the contractual rate funded by NCLB FY09 as follows:

Tara Macchione

Sue Savino

Erin Ritson

Anne Marie Giaccio

Winnie Blankenship

Renee Ahern

 

 

X.               Student Items

 

 

XI.           Program Items

A.           RATIFY and AFFIRM (roll call):   Source 4 Teachers substitute list for January 2009.                                                                               Attachment

 

B.            APPROVE (roll call):  Stockton student fieldwork placements for from 1/26/09 to 5/5/09:

CLS

Mary Kennedy

Jessica Pappas

Mary Delaney

Gina Boesz-Johnson

Lauren Murray

 

FDR

Raymond Knott

 

 

XII.        Professional Development

 

Professional development activities have been recommended by building Principals, approved by the Supervisor of Special Projects and the Superintendent as directly related to the fulfillment of individual professional improvement plans and/or required by the New Jersey Department of Education, No Child Left Behind legislation (NCLB), local student Individual Education Plans, or entitlement/discretionary grants.  Adequate funds have been appropriated.

 

A.           APPROVE (roll call):   Professional Development Workshops for the 2008-2009 school year (January and February).               Handout

 

 

XIII.        Policies/Regulations Items

 

A.           APPROVE (roll call):   Second Reading of Policies/Regulations as follows:

1.                  Policy 3150                Relations with Vendors       

2.                  Policy 3080                Payment of Claims            

3.                  Policy 4090                Nepotism                           

4.                  Policy 10030              Employment of Support Staff       

 

B.            APPROVE (roll call):   Removal of Policies/Regulations as follows (Second reading):

1.                  Policy 1210                Solicitation by Vendors (This Policy will be

                                   included in the revised Policy 3150.) 

 

 

XIV.        Informational Items

 

A.           Superintendent’s letter dated 12/22/08 to US Department for Civil Rights

                                                     Attachment

B.            Fall 2008 News Article regarding Egg Harbor City Schools Wildlife Habitat Project

C.            Recommendation of Award letter for the middle school project from Martin Taylor, NJDSA Procurement Analyst dated 12/19/08.        Attachment

D.           Notification of Award letter for the middle school project from Martin Taylor, NJDSA Procurement Analyst 12/23/08.        Attachment

 

XV.            Open to Public

 

 

 

XVI.        Comments for the Good of the Board     

 

 

XVII.     Calendar Dates

 

January                     19           Martin Luther King Birthday (bldgs. closed)

February                   11           Regular Board Meeting

 

 

XVIII.                        Executive Session

 

Resolution of the board of education of the Egg Harbor City School District to permit discussion of subjects in closed sessions

 

RESOLVED: At a public meeting of the Board of Education held on January 14, 2009, at ________ p.m. that pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of the “Open Public Meetings Act”, the following subjects be discussed in a session of the Board of Education closed to the public:

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

It is presently anticipated that the items mentioned in the Resolution can be

disclosed to the public when a decision is made upon the same, and in personnel

matter, with the consent of the employee.

 

 

XIX.    Adjournment

             Time: ________