EGG HARBOR CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR
MEETING
January
14, 2009
The regular meeting of the Egg Harbor City Board of Education was held on the above date at 7:00 p.m. at the Charles L. Spragg School, 601 Buffalo Avenue, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, with President Stephen Bouchard opening the meeting, and board members Joseph Farnan, Donna Heist, E. Daniel McGinnis and Lloyd Wimberg present. Also present were: Superintendent, John Gilly III; Business Administrator, Joseph Smurlo; Board Secretary, Marie Setterman; Supervisor of Special Projects, Gina Forester; Spragg Principal, Adrienne Shulby; and Board Solicitor Ronald Sahli.
Mr. Bouchard called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following statement:
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.
Mr. Bouchard directed the secretary to enter this public announcement into the minutes of this meeting.
Mr. Bouchard called for the flag salute and roll call, which is reflected in the opening paragraph.
No comments.
COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE BOARD
No comments.
The following monthly reports were received in the Board packets: Superintendent Report, Principals’ Report
Mr. Gilly brought the Board up to date
on the facilities projects.
Mr. Gilly spoke to the Board regarding the
Spragg beam-signing event that took place on January 13th. He said the event went well and the students
did a great job.
Mr.
Smurlo reported that he has been busy with the budget and had met with the
Atlantic County Office of Education for a pre-budget review. Mr. Smurlo also scheduled a meeting with the
Finance Committee at 6:00 p.m on February 11th before the Board
meeting.
Mrs.
Forester said that her staff was busy with Lernia training in December.
Mr.
Shulby reported that through Erin Ritson, the Spragg School is the recipient of
a Picturing America award presented by the National Endowment for Humanities in
collaboration with the American Library Association. The Spragg School will
receive 40 high quality reproductions of notable American art along with
teacher resource books.
On
behalf of Mr. Griffith, Mr. Gilly gave everyone a holiday card from Cooper
Levinson Law Firm which had been designed by a Rittenberg seventh grade
student.
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. Farnan, the Board approved the following sets of minutes:
1.
December 10, 2008 Regular
2.
December 10, 2008 Executive
(Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. McGinnis, the Board approved the Board Secretary’s Report and the Treasurer’s Report for November 2008. (Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. McGinnis, the Board approved the 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(a)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. (Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
1.
General Account - $815,178.75
2.
Capital Account - $0
3.
Food Service - $25,341.97
4.
Payroll Account – $534,627.22
(Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr.
McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
(Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
FACILITIES
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved the use of facilities by Holy Trinity Assembly of the Living God for the 2008-2009 school year. (Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the
Board approved Resolution #09- 06
proclaiming January 2009 “The State of New Jersey School Boards Recognition
Month.” (Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs.
Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Mr. Gilly presented
each Board member with a certificate of appreciation and thanked them for their
dedicated service.
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the
Board approved the Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement Between Education and
Law Enforcement Officials – Annual Review. (Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs.
Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded
by Mr. Wimberg, the Board ratified and affirmed the appointment of CLS Health
and Physical Education teacher, Dana Goldstein for the 2008-2009 school year at
salary of Step 1-BA $45,206, prorated to the start date of 1/5/09. (Roll call:
Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded
by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved appointment
of substitutes for the 2008-2009 school year as follows:
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.
(Roll call:
Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr.
Bouchard-yes)
Tara Macchione
Sue Savino
Erin Ritson
Anne Marie Giaccio
Winnie Blankenship
Renee Ahern
(Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
PROGRAMS
CLS
Mary Kennedy
Jessica Pappas
Mary Delaney
Gina Boesz-Johnson
Lauren Murray
FDR
Raymond Knott
(Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
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.
Upon a motion by Mrs. Heist, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved Professional Development Workshops (January and February) for the 2008-2009 school year. (Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr. Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
POLICIES/REGULATIONS
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved the 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
(Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr.
Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
Upon a motion by Mr. McGinnis, seconded
by Mr. Wimberg, the Board approved the removal of Policies/Regulations as
follows:
1.
Policy 1210 Solicitation by Vendors
(This Policy will be
included in the
revised Policy 3150.)
(Roll call: Mr. Farnan-yes; Mrs. Heist-yes; Mr. McGinnis-yes; Mr.
Wimberg-yes; Mr. Bouchard-yes)
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
The Board received the following informational items:
·
Fall
2008 News Article regarding Egg Harbor City Schools Wildlife Habitat Project
·
Recommendation of Award letter for the middle school
project from Martin Taylor, NJDSA Procurement Analyst dated 12/19/08.
·
Notification of Award letter for the middle school
project from Martin Taylor, NJDSA Procurement Analyst 12/23/08.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Mrs. Shulby reminded everyone of the upcoming Beef and Beverage event to be held on January 25th from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. to benefit the Spragg playground.
District dates of interest for the upcoming month:
January 19 Martin
Luther King Birthday (bldgs. closed)
February 11 Regular
Board Meeting
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. Farnan, and carried, the Board resolved to enter into executive session as follows:
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 7:25 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
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 matters, with the consent of the employee.
The Board returned from executive session at 7:40 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, upon a motion by Mr. Wimberg, seconded by Mr. McGinnis, and carried unanimously, the Board adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,