BOARD OF
EDUCATION
EGG HARBOR
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Egg Harbor
City, New Jersey 08215
AGENDA
Regular
Meeting
March
11, 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)
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Experience
and Success of Solar Implementation and Installation at Schools- Utilizing
Power Purchase Agreements
Presented
by Vijay Israni, President of 3rd Rock Systems & Technologies of
Burlingame , CA .
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 March 11, 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) Finance
(2)
(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.
V.
Comments
for the Good of the Board
VI.
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
VII.
Board
Minutes
A.
APPROVE
(roll call):
1.
February 11, 2009 Regular Attachment
2.
February 11, 2009 Executive Attachment
VIII. Financial Items
A.
APPROVE
(roll call):
1.
Board Secretary’s Report –January
2009 Attachment
2.
Treasurer of School Moneys Rpt. –
January 2009 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 2/28/09 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): February 2009 Bill List
Attachment
1.
General Account - $758,213.87
2.
Capital Account - $0
3.
Food Service - $50,248.07
4.
Payroll Account – $529,326.62
BE IT RESOLVED to approve
the 2009-2010 school district budget for submission to the voters as follows:
Budget
General Fund $7,804,257.00
Special
Revenue Fund $1,519,251.00
Debt
Service Fund $ 629,282.00
$9,952,790.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to acknowledge that the
2009-2010 budget as described above will result in the following:
General
Tax Fund Levy $1,978,253.00
Debt
Service Tax Levy $ 277,127.00
$2,255,380.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no tax levy cap
adjustments will be applied to the 2009-2010 school budget.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Egg Harbor City Board
of Education establish a maximum of $20,000.00 in the general fund 2009-2010
budget, allotted for travel and travel related expenditures.
IX.
Non-instructional
Operations Items
1.
APPROVE (roll call): School Board
Election Data
Ø Seats open – 2 - three year
terms
Ø Election Date – Tuesday,
April 21, 2009
Ø Election Hours – 3:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m.
Ø Location of Polling Places –
CLS main entrance foyer &
FDR Room #20
2.
APPROVE (roll call): Vautrinot
Scholarship Committee for 2009:
Joseph Smurlo, Stephen Bouchard and Nanette Galloway
3.
APPROVE
(roll call): Accept donation from United States Air Force
314th Recruiting Squadron of 10 Gateway E-Series mini-tower
computers for a total amount of $2000 to Charles L. Spragg Elementary School.
X.
Personnel
Items – as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
A.
APPROVE
(roll call): Appointment of substitutes for the 2008-2009 school year
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
1)
Sophia Foglia NJ Teach. Cert
XI.
Student
Items
1st grade
students to Adventure Aquarium on 6/1/09. Admission funded by PTO and students.
Transportation funded by PTO.
Rittenberg REBEL II
students to the REBEL II County-wide Summit at the Eugene Tighe School in
Margate on 4/24/09. Transportation funded by the Municipal Alliance.
5th and 7th
grade students toA10 Men’s Basketball Championship game at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic
City on 3/12/09. Admission funded by the Atlantic City Convention and Visitor’s
Authority. Transportation funded by the
AtlantiCare Healthy School grant.
5th through 8th
grade students to AtlantiCare Life Center in Egg Harbor Township on 3/26/09.
Admission funded by FDR/AtlantiCare grant, “What’s in My Backyard.”
Transportation provided by teacher
private vehicles.
7th and 8th
grade students to Ventnor Boardwalk/Beach Walk in Ventnor on 5/8//09.
Admission and transportation funded by
FDR/AtlantiCare grant, “What’s in My Backyard.”
5th and 6th
grade students to Atlantic County Park in Estell Manor on 5/15/09. Admission
and transportation funded by FDR/AtlantiCare grant, “What’s in My Backyard.”
XII.
Program
Items
A.
APPROVE (roll call): Source 4
Teachers substitute list for March 2009. Attachment
B.
APPROVE (roll call): Final 2009-2010 Professional Development Plan Approval from the New
Jersey State Department of Education.
Debi O’Kane William
Solan
Sarah Brown Craig Jespersen
XIII. 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 (March
and April). Handout
XIV.
Policies
/ Regulations Items
A.
APPROVE (roll call): First Reading of Revised
Policies/Regulations as follows:
1.
Policy 1000 Public
Relations
2.
Policy
5090 Administration of
Medication
3.
Regulation
5090 Administration of Medication
4.
Policy 6260 Special
Education
5.
Bylaw 9140 Expenses
and Reimbursements
B.
APPROVE (roll call): Removal of Policies/Regulations as follows
(First reading):
1.
Regulation 6260 Special Education (This Policy will
be
included
in the revised Policy 6260.)
XV.
Informational
Items
A.
Superintendent
letter to Greyhawk North America regarding closing of school facility dated
2/20/09 Attachment
B.
Letter
to Superintendent from the Youth Services Commission dated 2/9/09 Attachment
C.
News
Release regarding EHC Elementary/Middle
School Community Meeting dated 2/26/09 Attachment
XVI.
Open
to Public
XVII. Comments for the Good of the
Board
XVIII.
Calendar Dates
March 12 Elementary/Middle School Community
Meeting
April 1 Budget Hearing/Regular Board
Meeting
April 10
& 13 Spring Recess (bldgs. closed)
April 21 School Budget Election
April 29 Reorganization/Regular Board Meeting
XIX. 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 March 11, 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)
Finance
(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.
XX.
Adjournment
Time:
________