Agenda - Warren Township Schools
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Agenda - Warren Township Schools
WARREN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS Board of Education Meeting * March 16, 2015* 7:00 PM Warren Middle 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 March 5, 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 ● Lights, Camera, Action: Mrs. Baker’s 7th-Grade Students ● Tentative Budget Hearing V. Minutes ● RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the public and private session minutes of the March 2, 2015 Board Meeting. VI. Correspondence and Information · HIB Information Total # of Investigations: Total # of Determined Bullying Incidents: 0 VII. 0 President's Remarks – Jim Sena VIII. Superintendent’s Remarks – Tami Crader IX. Committee Reports X. Discussion ● Possible agenda topics: Next Generation Science Standards, Parent-teacher Conferences 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 1 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 March 12, 2015. A.2. Out-of-District Tuition RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves an out of district placement for Student #7717368567, to Somerset Hills Learning Institute, beginning April 6, 2015 through June 30, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $24,992. This motion supersedes the previous motion to Reed Academy for this student. A.3. Home Instruction RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following students for home instruction up to 10 hours per week at a rate of $40 per hour: a. Student #1249020587, beginning on or about March 16, 2015 b. Student #2557558445, beginning on or about March 23, 2015. inance/Operations/Transportation F B.1. Payment of Bills RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the payment of bills for the month of March 2015 in the amount of $5,247,962.34. B.2. 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 Jacqueline Fattell WS NJALC Spring Conference Princeton April 2015 $190 Carol Keirstead MHS Early Intervention for Social Emotional Development Somerset May 2015 $203 Tara Keller MHS Early Intervention for Social Emotional Development Somerset May 2015 $199 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. 2 B.3. TENTATIVE 2015-2016 Warren Township School District Budget RESOLVED, the Board of Education approves the tentative 2015-2016 Warren Township School District Budget and approves the tentative budget for submission to the Executive County Superintendent of Schools for Somerset County for review. The tentative budget includes sufficient funds to provide curriculum and instruction which will enable all students to achieve the Core Curriculum Content Standards and is in compliance with N.J.S.A. 18A and N.J.A.C Title 6 and 6A. Proposed 2015/2016 Budget Appropriations: Revenue: FUND 10 Operating Budget $40,815,566 State Aid: General Fund $1,224,961 Deposit to Capital Reserve $500 Tax Levy: General Fund $39,002,007 Capital Outlay Summer School $84,100 $190,723 Other Revenues $413,921 Fund Balance $450,000 $41,090,889 $41,090,889 FUND 20 Special Revenue Appropriations $391,006 Grants: Federal, State and Local $391,006 FUND 40 Principal $28,690 Fund Balance $165 Interest $755,000 State Aid: Debt Service $234,861 $783,690 Tax Levy: Debt Service $548,664 $783,690 Total Appropriations: $42,265,585 Total Revenues: $42,265,585 FURTHER RESOLVED, per NJAC 6A:23B-1.2(b), the tentative budget provides for a maximum expenditure amount that may be allotted for travel and expense reimbursement. The 2015-2016 tentative budget includes a maximum travel appropriation of $128,200. The School Business Administrator shall track and record these costs to insure that the maximum amount is not exceeded, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, a Board of Education may, and this Board does, establish, for regular district business travel only, an annual school year threshold of $1,500 per staff member where prior Board approval shall not be required for regular business travel, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby establishes April 27, 2015 as the date for the Public Hearing on the budget and authorizes the Superintendent and Board Secretary, after approval by the Executive County Superintendent of Schools, to advertise the budget and the budget hearing as required by law. 3 C. B.4. Truck Purchase Approval RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the purchase of an F-250 Truck, including necessary accessories, at a cost of $37,972, from Route 23 Automall, through Morris County Cooperative Council Bid #15 . B.5. ealaman Bus Services Contract Renewal for 2015-2016 D RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the renewal of the transportation contracts for the 2015-2016 school year with Dealaman Bus Services of Warren, NJ. All are being renewed at an 1% increase, below the State of New Jersey’s CPI of 1.34%. The details are as follows: Multi Contract # Renew al # 2015-2016 Cost 1 21 $ 280,342.11 2 17 $ 94,932.03 4 4 $ 33,238.52 5 17 $ 184,848.68 6 16 $ 41,351.21 7 15 $ 69,820.65 8 7 $ 164,326.87 9 13 $ 17,958.67 10 12 $ 27,844.01 11 11 $ 53,826.68 12 10 $ 47,403.28 TOTAL $ 1,015,892.71 Personnel/Student Services 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. Amanda Gordon, ASAP Teacher, Mt. Horeb School, MA, Step 1-2 of the 2014-2015 salary guide, $61,694 (pro-rated), effective April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015. (She is replacing M. Gaglioti who retired.) C.2. Appointment of 2015-2016 Summer Fun Staff RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the list of Summer Fun staff dated March 12, 2015, at the following hourly rates: a. Assistant Teachers - $25 b. Teachers and Guidance Counselors - $40 c. Speech Teachers - $70 4 D. C.3. Family Leave Request RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following: a. Employee #2737 for FMLA (paid with benefits), from March 24, 2015 through on or about April 17, 2015, with an anticipated return date of April 20, 2015. b. Employee #1019 for FMLA (paid with benefits), from March 24, 2015 through on or about May 1, 2015, with an anticipated return date of May 4, 2015. C.4. Retirement RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the retirement of the following staff: a. Jacquelyn Buckley, Grade 2 Teacher, Central School, for the purpose of retirement, with appreciation for her 22 years of service to the Warren Township students, effective June 30, 2015. C.5. Job Descriptions RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following job descriptions: a. Instructional Specialist b. Information Integration Specialist C.6. Additional Work Schedule RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following: a. Susan Tully, Leave Replacement Teacher, Mt. Horeb School, for one work day on February 23, 2015, at the employee’s per diem rate. (She transitioned with Employee #2496 prior to her leave.) b. Lisa Lontai, School Nurse, Warren Middle School, to work a total of 3 days during the week of August 10, 2015, for the purpose of completing student physicals and medical forms, at the employee’s per diem rate. C.7. Middle School Guidance Extended Work Schedule RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following staff to work three days, from June 24, 2015 through June 26, 2015, at the individual per diem rate: a. Lauren Regal - Grade 6 b. Helen Scully- Grade 7 c. Midge Johnson - Grade 8 Policy D.1. Policies – First Reading RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the first reading of the following policies: a. 4138.2 - Private Tutoring b. 5118 - Nonresidents c. 6171.5 - Independent Educational Evaluation XIII. Old Business XIV. New Business XV. Public Commentary XVI. Adjourn 5