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

 
A.           Facilities

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.

 

B.            Miscellaneous

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

 

B.            APPROVE (roll call):  Allocation of salaries of the following staff for the FY 09 NCLB Grant:

                        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

 

C.            APPROVE (roll call):  Appointment of Gretchen Halfpenny as REBEL II Club Advisor for the 2008-2009 school year.  The $683.00 stipend funded by the FY 09 REBEL II Grant.

 

D.           APPROVE (roll call):  Allocation of salaries of the following staff for the FY 09 NCLB Grant:

Shannon Deninger                  IDEIA-Preschool           12%=$6,257.00

 

E.            RATIFY  and AFFIRM (roll call):  Appointment of Deborah Lasher as long-term substitute for 3rd grade from September 2, 2008 through November 3, 2008 at the following rate: $75.00 per day and after the 20th day, $80.00 per day.

 

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.

  
G.           RATIFY  and AFFIRM (roll call):  Transfer of Rittenberg Middle School Classroom Aide, Diane Hagaman to Spragg Elementary School for the 2008-2009 school year.

 

 

X.               Student Items

 

A.           APPROVE (roll call):   Homeschooled students as follows:

1.                   Student #7713675437

2.                   Student #5975658367

 

B.            RATIFY and AFFIRM (roll call):  Field trip for the 2008-2009 school year as follows:  Extended School Year students to Ripley’s Believe It or Not on August 14, 2008.  Admission and transportation funded by the Board of Education.

 

 

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: ________