BOARD OF
EDUCATION
EGG HARBOR
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Egg Harbor
City, New Jersey 08215
AGENDA
Regular
Meeting
September
10, 2008
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 September 10, 2008 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)
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.
Monthly
Reports
A.
Superintendent Report Attachment
B.
Business Administrator Report
C.
Supervisor of Special Projects
Report
D.
CLS Principal Report
E.
FDR
Principal Report
F.
Board
Solicitor’s Report
VI.
Board
Minutes
A.
APPROVE
(roll call):
1.
August 13, 2008 Regular Attachment
2.
August 13, 2008 Executive Attachment
VII.
Financial
Items
A.
APPROVE
(roll call):
1.
Board Secretary’s Report –July 2008 Attachment
2.
Treasurer of School Moneys Rpt. –
July 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 8/31/08 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): August 2008 Bill List Attachment
1.
General Account - $323,767.49
2.
Capital Account - $0
3.
Food Service - $
4.
Payroll Account – $138,659.69
VIII. Non-instructional Operations
Items
1.
APPROVE (roll call): Use of facilities for Force One Pro
Wrestling, Tom Cairo to rent the multi-purpose room at the Spragg Elementary
School, for a pro wrestling event, per policy/regulations for use of buildings,
including salaries for custodial personnel, to be held Saturday, October 18, 2008,
pending receipt of certificate of insurance.
2.
APPROVE (roll call): Use of facilities for the Egg Harbor City Crusaders
for the 2008-2009 school year.
3.
APPROVE (roll call): Use of facilities for the Mullica Township
Recreation Association for the 2008-2009 school year, pending receipt of
certificate of insurance.
1.
APPROVE (roll call): Staffing
assignments for the 2008-2009 school year. Attachment
2.
APPROVE
(roll call): Service agreement with Great American Plan
Administrators, Inc. to provide 403B plan administration services that will be
required effective January 1, 2009 in accordance with new IRS regulations. Great American agrees to provide this service
at no charge for a period of three years.
IX.
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
Marissa Agosto Co. Sub.w/ BA
Pamela Parkhurst Co. Sub. Cert.w/ BA
Lauren Bouchard Co. Sub. Cert.
Rachael Burghart Co. Sub. Cert.
2.
Custodian Substitute
Daily rate:
$60.00
Stephan Watts
Melissa
Axelsson Title I 60%=$30,202.00
Patricia
Bernard Title I 40%=$29,504.00
Regina
Deman Title I 26%=$12,205.00
Mary
Dovey Title I 80%=$47,512.00
Renee
Kilburn Title I 83%=$40,577.00
Melissa
Axelsson Title II-A 19%=$ 9,623.00
Winifred
Blankenship Title II-A 71%=$34,129.00
Angela
Maione Title II-D 5%=$
2,441.00
Tina
Hennaut Title IV 7%=$ 4,090.00
Shannon Deninger IDEIA-Preschool 12%=$6,257.00
F.
RATIFY and AFFIRM (roll call): Appointment of Dana Goldstein as long-term substitute for CLS Health and
Physical Education from September 2, 2008 through January 5, 2009 at the following rate: $75.00 per day and after the 20th
day, $80.00 per day.
X.
Student
Items
1. Student #7713675437
2. Student #5975658367
XI.
Program
Items
A.
APPROVE (roll call): Acceptance of the FY 09 IDEA Grant allocation
as follows:
Basic Public: $166,164 Preschool Public:
$7,822
B.
APPROVE (roll call): Submission of the FY 09 IDEA Grant.
C.
APPROVE (roll call): FY 09 REBEL II Tobacco Prevention Program
grant offered through Atlantic Prevention Resources
for the amount of $1000.
D.
APPROVE (roll call): Placement of Stockton College students
for a service learning program in 7th and 8th grade
Communication Arts classrooms from September 11, 2008 – December 23, 2008. Attachment
E.
APPROVE
(roll call):
Tuition
contract with Atlantic County Special Services School District to provide 2008
Extended School Year Services for 7 students, State ID #s; 5063765312,
7392060119, 7277897191, 5909681209, 9349481559,8789636238, 3976051086, and
11290199215, at a cost of cost of $97/day for 30 days, total for the 2008
Extended School Year is $20,370.00. In
addition, a personal aide is required for student 9349481559 at a cost of
$103/day for 30 days. Total cost is $3,090.00.
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 (September
and October). Attachment
XIII.
Informational
Items
A.
SDA
Notice to Proceed Letter for Spragg dated 8/20/08 Attachment
B.
Atlantic
County Dept. of Regional Planning and Development Notification of Complete
Land Development Application dated 8/27/08 Attachment
XIV.
Open
to Public
XV.
Comments
for the Good of the Board
XVI. Calendar Dates
September 17 FDR Back to School Night
September 24 CLS Back to School Night
October 8 Regular Board of Education Meeting
XVII. 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 September 10, 2008, 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)
Facilities
(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.
XVIII.
Adjournment
Time:
________