BOARD OF
EDUCATION
EGG HARBOR
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Egg Harbor
City, New Jersey 08215
AGENDA
Regular
Meeting
April
1, 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 April 1, 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) Litigation
(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.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
2009-2010 School Budget Public
Hearing
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
B.
Business Administrator Report
C.
Supervisor of Special Projects
Report
D.
CLS Principal Report
E.
FDR
Principal Report
F.
Board
Solicitor’s Report
VII.
Board
Minutes
A.
APPROVE
(roll call):
1. March 11, 2009 Regular Attachment
2. March 11, 2009 Executive Attachment
VIII. Financial Items
A.
APPROVE
(roll call):
1.
Board Secretary’s Report –February 2009 Attachment
2. Treasurer of School Moneys Rpt. – February 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 3/31/09 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.
BE IT
RESOLVED to approve the 2009-2010 school district budget for submission to the voters
of Egg Harbor City as follows:
Budget
General Fund $7,804,809.00
Special
Revenue Fund $1,525,735.00
Debt
Service Fund $1,058,124.00
$10,388,668.00
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 to be allotted for travel and travel related expenditures.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Egg Harbor City Board
of Education establish a maximum of $50,000.00 in the general fund 2009-2010
budget to be allotted for legal service expenditures.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Egg Harbor City Board
of Education establish a maximum of $10,000.00 in the general fund 2009-2010
budget to be allotted for public relations expenditures.
D.
APPROVE (roll call):
Permission for the Business
Administrator to pay the March bills and make the necessary March transfers
prior to ratification and affirmation at the April 29, 2009 Board meeting.
IX.
Non-instructional
Operations Items
1. APPROVE (roll call): Use of facilities by Key Recreation Inc. for
the 2008-09 school year to conduct a Spring Fling Show. Appropriate Certificate of Insurance has
been filed with the district.
1. APPROVE (roll call): Renewal of the annual contract with Breaker
Group, Inc. from April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010 for maintenance and
technical support for the district’s phone system.
2. APPROVE (roll call): Contract with the Alliance for Competitive
Energy Services to purchase electric generation service from South Jersey Energy
through the Alliance as a result of their recent RFB award, commencing from the
first meter reading on or after April 30, 2009 until the meter reading in May
2011.
X.
Personnel
Items – as
recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:
A.
APPROVE
(roll call): Accept
resignation of Erin Ritson as Professional Development Committee member for the
2008-2009 school year. Attachment
B.
APPROVE
(roll call): Accept letter of resignation from Erin Ritson,
CLS Art teacher, dated March 23, 2009 and effective June 30, 2009. Attachment
C.
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)
Lauren Erbacher NJ Sub. Cert +BA
XI.
Student
Items
CLS 1st grade
students to Adventure Aquarium on 6/1/09. Admission co-funded by PTO and
students. Transportation funded by PTO.
FDR New Horizons students to the Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton, NJ on 4/16/09. Admission and transportation funded by the Municipal Alliance.
FDR New Horizons students to Corson’s Inlet, Tuckerton, NJ on 5/6/09. Admission and transportation funded by the Municipal Alliance.
CLS 4th grade Safety Patrol to Great Adventure on 5/15/09. Admission co-funded by Safety Patrol members and 21st CCLC grant. Transportation co-funded by PTO, Safety Patrol members and 21st CCLC grant.
FDR
grades 5 through 8 to Somers Point on 5/27/09 for an environmental fishing trip
on the Duke of Fluke. Trip and
transportation funded by the Municipal Alliance.
XII.
Program
Items
A.
APPROVE (roll call): Submission of the FY 2010 21st
Century Community Learning Centers Grant application for a total allocation of
$425,000.
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 (April
and May). Handout
XIV.
Policies
/ Regulations Items
A.
APPROVE (roll call): Second 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 (Second
reading):
Regulation 6260 Special Education (This Policy will
be
included
in the revised Policy 6260.)
XV.
Informational
Items
A.
Letter
from Pastors’ United for Community Service dated 3/12/09 Attachment
B.
Superintendent’s
letter to the Office for Civil Rights dated 3/27/09 Attachment
C.
Superintendent’s
letter to LTC Craig McCuin, USAF dated 3/12/09 Attachment
XVI.
Open
to Public
XVII. Comments for the Good of the
Board
XVIII.
Calendar Dates
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 April 1, 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.
XX.
Adjournment
Time:
________