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Agenda:NOTICE OF MEETING: The Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 7:30pm at Lopatcong Township Middle School located at 321 Stonehenge Drive. The meeting will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room. To gain admittance, please use the entrance at Stonehenge Drive. The meeting will be open to the public at 7:30pm. AGENDA
R-193-06 Accept FY2006 No Child Left Behind Grant Funds R-194-06 Tuition Contract with Phillipsburg Board of Education R-195-06 Tuition Contract with Midland School R-196-06 Tuition Contracts with Stepping Stone School R-197-06 Tuition Contract with Spring Run School R-198-06 CST Services Contract with Hunterdon County ESC R-199-06 Contract for Occupation Therapy R-200-06 Contract for Security Cameras R-201-06 Elementary School Furniture R-202-06 Field Trip Approval R-203-06 Hire Reading Specialist R-204-06 Staff for Summer Basic Skills Program R-205-06 Hire Basic Skills Teacher R-206-06 Contract for Carpet Replacement R-207-06 Submit Project Application R-208-06 Transfer of Uncommitted Funds R-209-06 Hire Custodian R-210-06 Full-Day Pre-School R-211-06 Request for Use of Facilities R-212-06 Carryover Vacation for Superintendent
An Executive Session may be called at the end of the regular session for the purpose of discussing personnel and legal issues. Public comments are invited on any educationally pertinent subject. All participants will be given five (5) minutes to state their issue. In addition, the subject matter may be discussed by the Board for an additional five (5) minutes. All audience participants must state their name and address before speaking. Thank you for understanding.
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Minutes:MINUTES OF THE LOPATCONG TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION President Gallant called the meeting to order on June 13, 2006 at 7:30pm. Mrs. Barna read the following opening statement, “I would like to announce and have placed in the minutes that adequate notice of this regular meeting of the Lopatcong Township Board of Education has been provided in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act by publication of the annual notice in the Express-Times. A copy of this notice has been filed with the Township Clerk and posted at both school locations.” The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present. ROLL CALL Present: Dennis Drake, Robert Edinger, Ernie Gallant, Terry Glennon, Kurt Kessler, Greg McGann, Jesse Rozycki and Bill Taggart. Absent: Frank Kish Others Present: Dr. Michael Rossi, Superintendent; Teresa E. Barna, Business Administrator/Board Secretary; Rosemary Kowalchuk, Principal; JoAnn Murray, CST Director, and approximately ten staff and public. MINUTES Motion by Mr. Taggart, second by Mr. Edinger that the minutes of the May 9, 2006 meeting be approved and filed. Motion carried on unanimous voice vote. BILL LIST Motion by Mr. Taggart, seconded by Mr. Drake, that the bills submitted for June 13, 2006 meeting, to include operating account and food service be approved for payment. Motion carried on unanimous voice vote. SECRETARY/TREASURER’S REPORTS Motion by Mr. Rozycki, seconded by Mr. Drake, that the Secretary/Treasurer’s Report submitted for the month ending April 30, 2006 which agree with each other and the bank be approved and filed. Motion carried on unanimous voice vote. FINANCIAL REPORTS CERTIFICATION Motion by Mr. Drake, seconded by Mr. Taggart, as follows: Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(c)3, the Board Secretary certifies that no line account has encumbrances and expenditures, which in total exceed the line item appropriation in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(a) and; Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(c)4, we certify that as of April 30, 2006, after review of the monthly report (appropriation section) and upon consultation with the appropriate officials, to the best of our knowledge no major line account or fund has been over-expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(b), and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations for the entire fiscal year. Motion carried on unanimous voice vote. STUDENT RECOGNITION The following students were chosen to participate in the 2006 New Jersey Elementary Honor Choir: Courtney Megaro Kathryn Grimm Kaitlyn Diesch Dr. Rossi recognized each student and presented them with a Certificate of Achievement. Mrs. Kohl, Chorus Advisor, explained the process of being chosen for this honor. The students performed a short piece for the board and the public. RETIREMENTS AND TEACHER RECOGNITIONS Dr. Rossi spoke highly of the teachers that have chosen to retire July 1, 2006. Nancy Chuss, Health and Physical Education Teacher, will retire after 20 years of service with the Lopatcong Township School District. John Evans, Language Arts teacher for grade 8, will retire after 35 years with the Lopatcong Township School District. Dr. Rossi thanked them for their service to the district and offered them best wishes on their retirement. Two teachers from the Lopatcong Township School District were selected and honored as teachers of the year. Debbie Shelly from the elementary school and John Evans from the middle school selected for the Teacher of the Year. Both participated in a dinner and ceremony at Centenary College Dr. Rossi presented John Evans with a certificate. Mrs. Shelly was not in attendance. Motion by Mr. Taggart, second by Mr. Drake, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, accept Fiscal Year 2006 No Child Left Behind Grant funds as follows:
Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Edinger, second by Mr. Kessler, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the placement of one Lopatcong student in the Behavioral Disabilities Class at Phillipsburg Middle School effective May 31, 2006 and to approve a tuition contract with the Phillipsburg Board of Education for such placement in the amount of $1,946.80. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Dr. McGann, second by Mr. Taggart, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the placement of one Lopatcong student at the Midland School for the 2006-2007 school year beginning July 5, 2006 and to approve a tuition contract with the Midland School for such placement in the amount of $192.80 per day for a total of $40,488. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Glennon, second by Mr. Drake, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the placement of two Lopatcong students at the Stepping Stone School for the 2006-2007 school year beginning July 5, 2006 and to approve tuition contracts with the Stepping Stone School for such placements in the amount of $199.74 per day for a total of $83,890.80. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Kessler, second by Mr. Rozycki, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the placement of one Lopatcong student at the Spring Run School for the extended year program for the summer of 2006 and to approve a tuition contract with Spring Run School for such placement in the amount of $136.00 per day for a total of $4,080 and also to approve a contract with The Center for Educational Advancement, a Vocational Rehabilitation Facility in the amount of $61.00 per day. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Drake, second by Mr. Kessler, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve a contract with the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission for Child Study Team Services for the 2006-2007 school year on an as needed basis as per the attached fee schedule. Vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Rozycki, second by Mr. Edinger, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve a contract with Therapeutic Intervention for occupational therapy services for the 2006-2007 school year at a rate of $79 per hour for school based therapy and $88 per hour for home based therapy. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Taggart, second by Mr. Rozycki, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent and the Facilities Committee, approve a contract with Fox Brothers Alarm Service, Inc. to provide camera and wiring equipment for the installation of a security surveillance system at the Lopatcong Township Middle School for an amount of $13,735.40. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Edinger, second by Mr. Drake, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve contracts with Nickerson NJ, Inc. for the purchase of classroom furniture on State Contract as follows:
Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Dr. McGann, second by Mr. Drake, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the following field trips:
Vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Glennon, second by Mr. Kessler, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the transfer of Noelle Stubits from Grade 1 Teacher to an eleven month position as the Elementary School Reading Specialist effective July 1, 2006. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Kessler, second by Mr. Drake, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, hire the following to teach the summer basic skills program at $1,138 per person.
Roll call vote: 7 – Yes. Taggart – abstain. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Drake, second by Mr. Taggart, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the hiring of Richard Bonney as a full-time Basic Skills teacher for the 2006-2007 school year and to be paid at locator QQ/BA of the salary guide. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Rozycki, second by Mr. Taggart, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve a contract with Orange Carpet of Dover, NJ to supply and install carpet and vinyl composition tile in the music room, special services, speech, small group instruction and the 2nd and 3rd grade pods of the Lopatcong Elementary School as follows:
Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Taggart, second by Mr. Edinger, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, authorizes the Business Administrator to submit a project application for State Project #2790-050-06-1000 to the New Jersey Department of Education for a carpet replacement project at the Lopatcong Township Elementary School. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Edinger, second by Mr. Taggart, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve transfers within the 2005-2006 school year budget as attached for a total of $147,259.00. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Dr. McGann, second by Mr. Taggart, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the hiring of Benjamin Whitehead as a custodian for the 2006-2007 school year effective July 5, 2006. Roll call vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Glennon, second by Mr. Drake, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the extension of the pre-school disabilities class into an inclusionary pre-school program in the afternoon session effective September 1, 2006. Vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Kessler, second by Mr. Rozycki, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the use of the Middle School by the Family Guidance Center of Warren County from June 20, 2006 through July 25, 2006 from 8:00am to 3:30pm. Vote: 8 – Yes. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT Mr. Eagleburger is developing a Character Education Committee which will consist of three representatives from each school. T he committee will be attending a workshop through the New Jersey Bar Association that will address issues such as bullying and teasing. The elementary school library was dedicated to Mr. Purdy and has been renamed the “Albert V. Purdy Learning Center”. Approximately 90 to 100 people attended the dedication and reception at Flynn’s. Dr. Rossi applied for and received a grant through the Geraldine Dodge Foundation. The focus of this grant is diversity and student learning. The Facilities Committee meat recently and has proposed several projects, many of which were approved this evening. Dr. Rossi thanked the committee and the Board for their support and vision for these projects and thanked Mrs. Barna for her hard work in getting these projects accomplished. As far as the progress in the area of guided reading. Dr. Allen from East Stroudsburg University returned for a day of professional development on May 23, 2006. Two teachers modeled a lesson and were critiqued. Victoria Principe from East Stroudsburg will be working with the middle school teams in differentiated reading. The invitations have been sent home to the parents for those students who have been chosen to participate in the summer school program. Many staff members have offered to work in the program. Several teachers have been reassigned for the 2006-2007 school year. We are continuing to develop the elementary school team philosophy and Dr. George White will be working with the elementary school staff to help assist them with moving this concept forward. As far as technology, the new website has been unveiled. Please visit the new website. Dr. Rossi thanked Mr. Taggart for his feedback on the site. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE State Senate Leader, Richard Codey, proposed a bill that would require school districts to include percentage increases on the sample ballot. PUBLIC COMMENT Lee Rozycki – Is there a Zero Tolerance Policy, based on the recent incidents at the middle school? There is not a zero tolerance policy per say. However, the district has a Memorandum of Agreement in place with the local police department which provides specific guidelines for different scenarios, situations and crimes. Lee Rozycki – What is team time? Is that a common planning time? It is a dedicated period of time that the teachers will focus on common issues. Lee Rozycki – What will be the roll of the new Guidance Counselor? The rolls of the guidance counselors will depend on the strengths of the candidates and what they are able to bring to the district. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion by Mr. Taggart, seconded by Mr. Rozycki, WHEREAS, Section 7 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 (R.S. 10:4-13), permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting or portion of a meeting of this public body in certain circumstances; and WHEREAS, the Board of Education must consider matters involving personnel issues, student issues and negotiations the disclosure of which could constitute and unwarranted invasion of privacy; now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education adjourn to executive session at 8:33pm. to discuss the above mentioned matter to the exclusion of all others. Matters discussed may or may not be made public this evening. Any resulting action will be taken after re-entry into regular session. Vote: 8 - Yes. Motion carried. Motion by Dr. McGann, second by Mr. Taggart, that the Board of Education return to regular session at 10:05p.m. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Mr. Edinger left at 9:50pm. Motion by Mr. Rozycki, second by Mr. Drake, that be it RESOLVED, that the Board of Education upon consideration of unusual circumstances authorizes the Superintendent, Michael A. Rossi, Jr. to carry over a maximum of five vacation days from the 2005-2005 school year, into the 2006-2007 school year. All carry over days are to be used by June 30, 2007. Roll call vote: 5 – Yes. Taggart and Gallant – abstain. Motion carried. Hearing no further business, the Board adjourned at 10:10pm on a motion by Dr. McGann, second by Mr. Taggart. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Respectfully submitted, Teresa E. Barna, RSBO Business Administrator/ Board Secretary
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