Agenda - Warren Township Schools

WARREN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
Board of Education Meeting * March 2, 2015 * 7:00 PM
Angelo L. Tomaso School
I.​
Call
​
to Order and Statement of Presiding Officer Jim Sena, President
Re: Chapter 231 P.L. 1975: “The adequate notice of this regular meeting as required by the
open public meetings act was provided by the posting, mailing/delivery, and filing of this notice
on January 7, 2015. This notice was on that date posted on the bulletin board in the Township
Office, sent to the Courier News and the Echoes Sentinel, and filed with the Township Clerk of
the Township of Warren, all in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings
Act.”
II.
Pledge of Allegiance
III.
Roll Call
● CA, CC, LD, DD, LD, KH, JS, GS, JS
IV.
Presentation
● Community Resources Project: Ms. Jarmicki’s 5th Grade Students
V.
Minutes
● RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the public ​
minutes of the February 17,
2015 Board Meeting.
VI.
Correspondence and Information
·​ ​
HIB Information
Total # of Investigations:
Total # of Determined Bullying Incidents:
0
0
·​ ​
Fire Drills
ALT
​
February 26
Central
February 25
Mt. Horeb
February 27
Woodland
February 25
Middle
February 23
Central
February 26
Modified
Lockdown
Mt. Horeb
February 25
Lockdown
Woodland
February 24
Modified
Lockdown
Middle
February 6
Lockdown
·​ ​
Security Drills
ALT
​
February 26
Lockdown
VII.
President's Remarks – Jim Sena
VIII.
Superintendent’s Remarks – Tami Crader
IX.
Committee Reports
X.
Discussion
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XI.
Public Commentary
Consideration/Action)
(including
opportunity
to
speak
about
items
for
Board
Note on public input at BOE meetings​
: Board Policy #9322, adopted on April 14, 2008,
provides for and encourages public participation in Board of Education meetings. Such
participation is governed by the following rules:
1. A participant must be recognized by the presiding officer and must preface comments
by an announcement of his/her name and place of residence;
2. Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to three minutes’ duration (limit
may be adjusted at the discretion of the presiding officer as circumstances dictate);
3. No participant may speak more than once on the same topic until all others who wish to
speak on that topic have been heard; and
4. All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer—no participant may address or
question Board members individually.
The portion of the meeting during which participation of the public is invited shall be limited to
fifteen minutes (limit may be adjusted at the discretion of the presiding officer as circumstances
dictate).
XII.
Items for Board Consideration/Action
A.
B.
​ducation
E
A.1.
HIB Report
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the HIB Report submitted by
the Superintendent for the period ending on February 26, 2015.
A.2.
Board Goals
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the Board Goals for the
2014-2015 school year.
A.3.
Home Instruction
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves up to 10 hours per week of
home instruction for Student #3385531519, beginning on or about March 2,
2015, at a rate of $40 per hour.
Finance/Operations/Transportation
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B.1.
Travel Approval
Whereas, in accordance with State of New Jersey School District
Accountability Act (A-5) and the Warren Township Schools’ policy number
4133-Travel and Work Related Expense Reimbursement, travel by school
district employees and Board of Education members must be approved in
advance.
Now Therefore Be It RESOLVED, the Warren Township Schools Board of
Education approves the following expenses for faculty, staff, administrators, and
board members for seminars, conferences and workshops. The expense
includes travel costs, if applicable:
Nam e
School
Workshop/
Conference
Location
Month/Yr
Cost
Nicole Evins
CS
What’s New in
Third Grade
Edison
March 2015
$239
Karen Sutherland
WS
Using iPads in the
Music Classroom
Edison
March 2015
$235
Laurie Donovan
MHS
Size Matters
Handw riting
Program
Parsippany
April 2015
$213
Lynn Alger
MS
ISTE Conference
2015
Philadelphia
June 2015
$247
2
Patricia Leonhardt
District
NJASBO
Conference
Atlantic City
June 2015
$478
All of the above travel has been approved by the Superintendent. The School
Business Administrator shall track and record these costs to insure that the
maximum amount is not exceeded.
B.2.
C.
Joint Agreements between SCESC and Warren BOE
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves entering into the following
joint agreements between Somerset County Educational Services Commission
(SCESC) and the Warren Township Board of Education:
● Nonpublic School Textbook Services agreement, dated July 1, 2015 for the
2015-2016 school year, with no administrative fee charged;
● Nonpublic School Technology Initiative Program agreement, dated July 1,
2015 for the 2015-2016 school year, with a state-approved administrative
percentage (5% in 2014-15);
● Nonpublic School Nursing Services agreement, dated July 1, 2015 for the
2015-2016 school year, with an administrative fee of 6%.
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Personnel/Student Services
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C.1.
Employment for the 2014-2015 School Year
RESOLVED, upon recommendation from the Superintendent that the Board of
Education approve the following Personnel items including the emergent
employment of the following employees (indicated by *) conditional upon the
final approval by the New Jersey Department of Education, for the 2014-2015
school year and the Board further authorizes the submission of an application
for emergency hiring pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.1, et. Seq., N.J.S.A.
18A:6.14.12, et. Seq.”
a. Brittany Leonard, Transportation Monitor, 1.5 hours per day, at a total cost
of $1,050, effective December 8, 2014 through March 2, 2015. (This motion
supersedes the original motion from December 15, 2014.)
b. Brittany Leonard, transfer from ABA Paraprofessional, 32.5 hours, Mt.
Horeb School, to Special Education Teacher, Angelo L. Tomaso School,
BA, Step 1-2 of the 2014-2015 salary guide, $56,085 (pro-rated), effective
March 3, 2015 through June 30, 2015.
c. Joseph Larramendia, Transportation Monitor, 1.5 hours per day, at an
approximate cost of $1,973.19, effective March 3, 2015 through June 30,
2015.
C.2.
Movement on the Guide
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following staff for
amended placements on the 2014-2015 salary guide:
a. Christine Rzasa, with congratulations, for movement from MA to MA+15,
effective February 1, 2015.
C.3.
Family Leave Request
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following:
a. Employee #2411 for leave (unpaid with benefits) under NJFLA, from June 9,
2015 through June 30, 2015.
C.4.
Extension of Family Leave Request
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following leave extension:
a. Employee #2578, for Child Rearing leave (unpaid without benefits) from
September 1, 2015 through June 30, ​
2016, with an anticipated return date of
September 1, 2016.
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XIII.
C.5.
Additional Hours
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves to contract:
a. Michele Stein, for 2 additional days, during the weeks of PARCC testing, for
Student #1405701923, at a cost not to exceed $818.
b. Janice Anderson, for 1 additional day, on March 26, 2015, for IEP Direct
Training, at a cost not to exceed $441.
C.6.
Service Provider
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the Center for Child &
Family Development to provide the following Evaluations with written reports for
the 2014-2015 school year:
● Psychiatric Evaluations ($850)
● Neurodevelopmental Evaluation (rate increase to $665)
● Psychological Evaluation (rate increase to $665)
C.7.
Approval of Inservice Day Presenters
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves additional prep hours for the
February 12, 2015 Inservice Day, to be paid at the contractual rate of $40 per
hour, for total cost of $640:
● Rebecca Olszyk
● Beatrice Schwarzkopf
Old Business
● Honor Roll at WMS
XIV.
New Business
XV.
Public Commentary
XVI.
Executive Session
WHEREAS​
, the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.10:4-11, permits the Board of Education to
meet in closed session to discuss certain matters, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED​
,​
the Board of Education adjourns to closed session to discuss:
pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiation and/or matters of attorney-client
privilege
Action may be taken upon return to public session;
the length of the meeting is anticipated to be approximately 15 minutes; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, the minutes of this closed session be made public when the need for
confidentiality no longer exists.
XVII.
Adjourn
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