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THE MINUTES HAVE NOT BEEN FORMALLY APPROVED AND ARE SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION AT THE NEXT REGULAR
BOARD MEETING.
KITTATINNY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
April 30, 2015
*STATE MANDATED REQUIREMENT – BOARD MUST COMPLY AND MAY NOT
DEFEAT BY MAJORITY NO VOTES.
The Regular Meeting of the Kittatinny Regional High School Board of Education was held on
Thursday, April 30, 2015 in the High School Library. The Board President, Ms. Shaffer, called
the meeting to order with the salute to the flag and the statement that the meeting was being held
in conformity with the Open Public Meetings Act.
Members Present:
Ms. Eleanore Shaffer, President
Mr. Carl D. Cooper, Vice President
Mr. James Hunt
Mr. David Ormesher
Mrs. Judy Youngs
Mr. Robert Greene
Mrs. Moira Douglas
Mrs. Barbara Andrews
Members Absent:
None
Also present were Mr. Craig Hutcheson, Superintendent, Mrs. Kathleen Kane, Business
Administrator/Board Secretary, Mrs. Lorraine Walther, Assistant Board Secretary, and Public.
At 7:00 pm, the Board President, Ms. Shaffer, called the meeting to order Call to
with the salute to the flag and the statement that the meeting was being Order
held in conformity with the Open Public Meetings Act as follows:
The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law was enacted to insure the right of the public to have
advance notice of and to attend the meeting of the public bodies at which any business affecting
their interests is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this Act, the
Kittatinny Regional High School Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be
published by having the date, time and place thereof posted: The New Jersey Herald, the Sunday
New Jersey Herald, Constituent Municipal Buildings, Constituent Boards of Education, and the
Kittatinny Regional High School.
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Mr. Hutcheson introduced the Superintendents’ Roundtable Award Recipient, Mr. Nicholas
Martin, to the Board. Mr. Martin will be back next month to introduce a project to the board with
regards to organic composting.
At this time Mr. Hutcheon presented the 2015 – 2016 budget for the public hearing.
PETITIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Mr. Szabo asked for a hard copy of the presentation and requested a list of state mandates. Mr.
Hutcheson responded the commission puts the list together and it may be found on the department
of education website. Mr. Szabo recognizes a very excellent job over the long period of time.
His concern are the external factors in the county, ratables down, no jobs, and it may not get
better over the long haul. He would like to see shared personnel with other municipalities, some
communities around Kittatinny are not filled with year rounders. He asked the board to be frugal,
because we cannot vote on our budget anymore. Mr. Hutcheson stated the board has been pretty
frugal in the past and will be continuing going forward.
Ms. Maryann Gross, Stillwater, asked if we were concluded with negotiations.
A motion was made by Mr. Hunt, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried by a unanimous vote of
the members present to approve the Work Session Minutes of March 12, 2015, Regular Session
Minutes of March 19, 2015, and the Executive Minutes of March 12 & 19, 2015.
A motion was made by Mr. Ormesher, seconded by Mrs. Douglas and carried by a unanimous
vote of the members present to approve the Financial Statements of the Treasurer of School
Monies and the Secretary’s Report of March, 2015.
CORRESPONDENCE – None
COMMENDATIONS
 The following students for being named Students of the Month for March:
7th:
Jake Copeman, Kathleen Kriege
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8 :
Joseph Rincon, Samantha Russell
9th:
Tyler Reid, Kaylia Pierce
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10 : Dillon Rossi, Christina Metzgar
11th: Michael Holey, Audrey Morrison
12th: Joseph Sommer, Lauren Carstens
 Dominick Alcantara for being named Hampton Rotary Student of the Month for March.
 Jennifer Makarevich for being chosen as United Way’s Scholar Athlete.
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Austin Scrivani for being selected to the New Jersey Herald First Team for Wrestling.
Austin was also selected by Coach John Gill as this year Wrestling MVP.
Emily LoCascio and Andrew Givone for being selected to the New Jersey Herald First
Team for Swimming.
George Soutter for being chosen as 2014-2015 New Jersey Herald Coach of the Year for
Boys Swimming.
Cara Giovanetti for being selected as a New Jersey Governor’s School Scholar for the 32nd
New Jersey Governor’s School in the Sciences to be held at Drew University from July
12, 2015 to August 1, 2015.
The following students for being named Caring Award recipients:
Jacob Brown – High School
Jack Sweatt – Junior High
Laura Haug for receiving the United Way’s Teacher of Excellence Award.
Alexandra Pierson for being selected to receive the VSA New Jersey Dr. Frank
Strockbine, Jr. Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts in Theatre. She will receive a
distinguished Governor’s Award in Arts Education.
Samantha Russell for qualifying for the NJ YMCA 13 & Over State Championship, NJ
Swimming’s Junior Olympics and the YMCA Short Course Nationals.
Junior High Student Council members and Advisors, Casey Heinke and Pat Mahon, for
planning the annual Faculty Tea for all Kittatinny staff and faculty.
Coach Jeffrey Gely and our Boys Track Team for winning the NJAC Colonial Division
Championship and for going undefeated during their dual meet season.
PETITIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE – None
CSA REPORT
Mr. Hutcheson reported on the following items:
 Several hand outs are in the packet for review.
 Mr. Mello, Assistant Principal, and his wife welcomed a baby girl.
 June 4th is the Kittatinny retirement/recognition dinner at Perona Farms. We also have
several activities coming up, Band Concert, Chorus, Senior Awards, 8th Grade
Recognition, and Graduation.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 7:50 p.m., the following resolution was approved by Mr. Cooper, seconded
by Mr. Greene and carried by a unanimous vote of the members present:
Executive
Session
WHEREAS, The Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, PL 1975, permits
the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the Kittatinny Regional Board of Education is of the opinion that
such circumstances presently exist;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Kittatinny Regional Board
of Education, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, that a closed session of
this Board of Education (where the public shall be excluded) will be held at
this time for the purpose of discussing: negotiations, legal, and personnel.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the action of the Board with regard to the
above entitled matters shall be disclosed to the public at a later date and to the
extent that the same is not prejudicial to the interests of the parties involved,
and would not result in a possible invasion of their right of privacy.
At 8:12 p.m., a motion was made by Mr. Hunt, seconded by Mr. Cooper and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to adjourn Executive
Session, the results of which will not be made public this evening.
Adjourn
Executive
Session
FINANCE, BUDGET AND INSURANCE
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)3, I certify that as of April 30, 2015, no budgetary line item
account has obligations and payments (contractual orders) which in total exceed the amount
appropriated by the district board of education.
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Board Secretary
_______________________
Date
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A. A motion was made by Mrs. Andrews, seconded by Mr. Hunt and carried by a Certify
unanimous vote of the members present to certify pursuant to N.J.A.C.
Financial
6A:23A-16.10(c)4 that as of April 30, 2015, after review of the appropriations Statements
section of secretary’s monthly fiscal report and upon consultation with the
Business Administrator to the best of our knowledge that no major account or
funds has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)4 and
sufficient funds are available for the remainder of the fiscal year.
B. A motion was made by Mrs. Andrews, seconded by Mr. Hunt and carried by a March
unanimous vote of the members present to approve the following finance
Transfers /
items:
April Bills
Payment of bills – April 2015
List of transfers – March 2015
C. A motion was made by Mrs. Andrews, seconded by Mr. Hunt and carried by a Monthly
unanimous vote of the members present to approve the attached monthly
Travel
travel for administration, Board members and staff as per Board policy.
(Attachment F-1)
D. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mr. Hunt and carried by a
unanimous roll call vote of the members present to approve the following
resolution:
The Board of Education of Kittatinny Regional School District hereby
adopts the following budget for the 2015-16 school year:
The proposed budget includes sufficient funds to provide curriculum and
instruction which will enable all students to achieve the Common Core
State Standards/Core Curriculum Content Standards, and is in
compliance with N.J.S.A.18A and N.J.A.C. Title 6 and 6A.
Anticipated Enrollment: 1075
General Fund
Special Revenue Fund
Debt Service Fund
Total
Budget
$22,169,655
$ 265,069
$ 251,588
$22,686,312
Local Tax Levy
$13,639,123
$
-0$__ 251,588_
$13,890,711
2015-16
Budget
Adoption
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Be it further resolved, that included in line 600, Budgeted Withdrawal
from Capital Reserve for Local Share is $1,507,882 for capital project
costs for HVAC for a total of $1,006,800 and road resurfacing, roof,
auditorium upgrades and storage garage for other capitol project costs of
$501,082. The total costs of these projects are $1,507,882, which
represents expenditures for construction elements or projects that are in
addition to the facilities efficiency standards determined by the
Commissioner as necessary to achieve the Common Core State
Standards/Core Curriculum Content Standards.
E. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Extended School
Year (ESY) tuition contract with Lenape Valley Regional School District for
two (2) out-of-district students at a cost of $131.13 per day (30 days) for a
total of $3,934 per student to be charged to Lenape Valley Regional School
District. All related services will be billed to Lenape Valley Regional School
District separately. One student will require a one-to-one full-time aide to be
provided by Lenape Valley Regional School District (necessary paperwork
and satisfactory criminal background check to be completed).
Extended
School Year
Tuition
Contract –
Lenape
Valley
Regional
School
F. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve a five year financial
service agreement for a postage meter rental with Pitney Bowes, Contract
#043012-PIT, at a rate of $114.37 per month. (Expiring lease is $156 per
month.)
Pitney
Bowes
Contract
G. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to accept the monthly bank
balances for the following accounts:
Bank
Account
Balance
Report
Bank Accounts
Adult Education
Cafeteria
Driver Education
Petty Cash
School Store
Student Activities
Athletics
Unemployment Trust
3/31/15 Balance
$61,056.92
$121,481.22
$3,101.26
$212.79
$8,652.14
$209,002.80
$9,105.09
$207,948.53
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PERSONNEL
All non-tenure and annual contract employees have been given Sunshine Law notices that their
employment may be discussed in Executive Session. In the event you wish to discuss any
employee, you must go into Executive Session.
A. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mr. Hunt and carried by a
unanimous roll call vote of the members present to approve offering
contracts to all tenured certificated staff for the 2015-2016 school year as
recommended by the Superintendent. (Attachment P-1) (Final terms to be
determined by collective negotiations process.)
2015-2016
Tenured
Certificated
Staff
Contracts
B. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried by
a unanimous roll call vote of the members present to approve offering
contracts to all tenured non-certificated staff (support staff and confidential
employees) for the 2015-2016 school year as recommended by the
Superintendent. (Attachment P-2) (Final terms to be determined by
collective negotiations process.)
2015-2016
Tenured Non
- Certificated
Support &
Confidential
Staff
Contracts
C. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried
by a unanimous roll call vote of the members present to approve offering
contracts to all non-tenured certificated staff as per attached for the 20152016 school year as recommended by the Superintendent. (Attachment P-3)
(Final terms to be determined by collective negotiations process.)
2015-2016
Non-Tenured
Certificated
Staff
Contracts
D. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried
by a unanimous roll call vote of the members present to approve offering
contracts to all non-tenured non-certificated staff as per attached for the
2015-2016 school year as recommended by the Superintendent. (Attachment
P-3) (Final terms to be determined by collective negotiations process.)
2015-2016
Non-Tenured
Non –
Certificated
Staff
Contracts
E. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve non-renewal of the
following non-tenured certificated/non-certificated staff for the 2015-2016
school year:
2015-2016
Non-Renewal
of Non –
Tenured
Certificated /
Non –
Certificated
Staff
Aaron Berger
Robin Moro
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F. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to accept, with regret,
the resignation of Janet Clough, Teacher of Special Education, due to
retirement, effective June 30, 2015.
Resignation /
Retirement
Teacher of
Special
Education
G. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to accept, with regret, the
resignation of Denise Keeler, Teacher of English, due to retirement,
effective June 30, 2015.
Resignation /
Retirement
Teacher of
English
H. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
Post /
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to post/advertise for the Advertise
following positions for the 2015-2016 school year:
Teacher of
Students with
Teacher of Students with Disabilities.
Disabilities
I. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to accept resignation of
Michael Lupo as Head Boys Basketball Coach, effective immediately.
Resignation
Head Boys
Basketball
Coach
J. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to accept resignation of
Michael Lupo as Summer Sports Camp Director, effective immediately.
Resignation
Summer
Sports Camp
Director
K. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to accept resignation of
Melissa Fischer as Junior High Field Hockey Co-Coach, effective
immediately.
Resignation
Junior High
Field Hockey
Co-Coach
L. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
Post /
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to post/advertise for the Advertise
following coaching positions for the 2015-2016 school year:
2015-2016
Coaching
Boys Basketball Head Coach
Positions:
Boys Basketball Freshman Coach
Boys Head &
Junior High Field Hockey Co-Coach
Freshman
Basketball,
Junior High
Field Hockey
Co-Coach
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M. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to post/advertise for
Summer Sports Camp Director for Summer 2015.
Post /
Advertise
Summer
Sports Camp
Director
N. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Tim Shea as
Kittatinny Robotics Summer Camp Director (for two weeks in Summer
2015) at $34/hour, not to exceed a maximum of 35 hours per week. (All
costs to be borne by fees from camp. No cost to Board.)
Robotics
Summer
Camp
Director
O. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Christopher
Cummins and Thomas Orlando as proctors to administer Math placement
testing for incoming 7th grade students on Saturday, May 30 and June 6,
2015 for two hours each day (total of four hours each) at a rate of $40/hour.
Proctors for
Math
Placement
Testing
P. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Ellen
Kolonski as proctor to administer Gifted and Talented screening assessment
for incoming 7th grade students on Saturday, May 30 and June 6, 2015 for
two hours each day (total of four hours) at a rate of $40/hour.
Gifted &
Talented
Screening
Assessment
Q. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Carol
Marinaro as Extended School Year (ESY) Nurse for thirty (30) days, 8:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at $40/hour, ($200 per day) with funds being paid from
the IDEA Grant.
Extended
School Year
Nurse
R. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve the
following Summer Swim Personnel:
(Instructors and program not to exceed 80 hours for the entire summer.)
Summer
Swim
Personnel
Suzanne Freund, WSI Instructor $30/Hour
Dana Bitondo, WSI Instructor $28/Hour (Summer Swim Program
and Mommy & Me Program with half hour prep time)
Derek Wilpert, WSI Instructor $25.50/Hour
Frances Gely, WSI Instructor $25.50/Hour
Shannon Crane, WSI Instructor $25/Hour
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WSI Substitute Instructors $20/Hour
Lisa Trusa
Al Paolucci
Rob Vesper
Maggie Hoffman
Jessica DeMartini
WSI Instructors (Volunteers), Lifeguards (Summer Swim &
Barracudas) $8.38/Hour
Christine Freund
Jack Freund
Cassandra Hahn
Kristin Trusa
Lifeguards (Summer Swim & Barracudas) $8.38/Hour
Carmelo Calascibetta
Shawn Davis
Ryan Doherty
Elizabeth Dyminski
Trevor Havens
Garrett Hollar
Luke Leonard
Emily LoCascio
Noah Maruska
Cameron McNeil
Thomas Mountford
Rebecca Rodriguez
James Santonastaso
Dylan Snook
Summer Taylor
Blair Woersching
If any instructor is unavailable to instruct for the entire session, alternate
instructor from “Sub” list will be replaced and be paid @ $25/hour.
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S. A motion was made by Mrs. Andrews, seconded by Mrs. Douglas and
carried by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve the following
mentors for the 10th Period Day Mentoring Program (after school) for
Kittatinny students in need of additional support, $40/hour (not to exceed 10
hours per mentor):
Anderson, Brandt
Butler, Steve
Carnegie, Doug
Chiariello, Roy
Craig, Dan
Dippel, Amy
Dow, Shawn
Fischer, Melissa
Fishbone, Carol
Heller, Kurt
Hoffmann, Michael
Hegarty, Jolene
Joyce, Joshua
Mate, Joe
Morelli, Kate
Paparella, Tracy
PastorPoe, Tara
Reed, Joshua
Smith, Scott
Tryde, Chris
Valenti, Grace
Mentors for
10th Period
Day
Mentoring
Program
T. Action Taken at Work Session. (Approval of CSA Qualitative Goal #1 and
Quantitative Goal #1.)
U. A motion was made by Mr. Hunt, seconded by Mr. Greene and carried by a
unanimous vote of the members present to approve Deborah FanningGardner as substitute bus driver, $18/hour, pending completion of necessary
paperwork and satisfactory criminal background check as recommended by
the Superintendent.
Substitute
Bus Driver
V. A motion was made by Mr. Hunt, seconded by Mr. Greene and carried by a
unanimous vote of the members present to approve the following substitute
teachers pending completion of necessary paperwork and satisfactory
criminal background check as recommended by the Superintendent:
Substitute
Teachers
Joseph Coltelli (renewal)
Robert Comstock (renewal)
Lauren Davis
Sophia Gallagher (renewal)
Guy Gordon (renewal)
W. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by
a unanimous vote of the members present to accept, with regret, the
resignation of Christian Angelillo as Principal, effective July 13, 2015.
Resignation
of Principal
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X. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mrs. Douglas and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to post/advertise for the
position of Principal.
Post /
Advertise for
Principal
Y. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mrs. Douglas and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to accept, with regret, the
resignation of Gia Leo as Social Worker/Student Assistance Counselor,
effective June 27, 2015.
Resignation
of Social
Worker /
Student
Assistance
Counselor
Z. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mrs. Douglas and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to post/advertise for the
position of Student Assistant Counselor for the 2015-2016 school year.
Post /
Advertise for
Student
Assistant
Counselor
CURRICULUM
A. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper, seconded by Mrs. Douglas and carried by Monthly
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve the monthly suspension Suspension
report. (Attachment C-1)
Report
B. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve the Harassment,
Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) report. (Attachment C-2)
HIB Report
C. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by Kittatinny
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Kittatinny Robotics
Robotics
Camp to be held July 20 – 24, 2015 (Grades 4-6) and July 27 – 31, 2015
Camp
(grades 7-11). Hours will be Monday – Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Estimated attendance to be 25
students. Camp cost to be $99 per sending district camper; $109 out of
district camper; faculty children $79. All costs of camp to be paid through
attendance fees. (Attachment C-3)
D. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by 2014-2015
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve revised School Calendar Revised
for the 2014-2015 school year. (Attachment C-4)
School
Calendar
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E. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve course name change
from Personal Finance Management to Integrated Personal Finance
Management. (Attachment C-5)
Course Name
Change
F. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve a Faculty Grief
Support Group to be held the third Wednesday of each month in the Faculty
Dining Room (after school hours to be determined). The support group will
deal with grief due to the death of a loved one. It is open to Kittatinny
faculty and staff and their families. Mary Simpson will be the volunteer
Facilitator.
Faculty Grief
Support
Group
G. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Summer Swim
Program to run June 30, 2015, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Session I Testing),
July 1, 2015, July 2, 2015, July 6, 2015 - July 10, 2015, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00
p.m. and July 13, 2015, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Session II Testing), July
14, 2015 – July 22, 2015, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (July 23, 2015 will be the
makeup day for either session.) Cost is $65 (no increase). All costs to be
paid through attendance fees.
Summer
Swim
Program
H. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried
by a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Summer Swim
Mommy & Me Program to run July 1, 2015 – July 10, 2015 (Session I) and
July 14 – July 22, 2015 (Session II). Both sessions will run from 10:0010:30 a.m.
Summer
Swim Mommy
& Me
Program
I. Action Taken at Work Session. (Approval of baseball clinic on March 27,
2015.)
J. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by Fundraisers
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve the following
fundraisers:
Class of 2018
Car Wash on Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cost
will be $10 per car.
Sale of Class of 2018 t-shirts starting May 1, 2015. Cost of shirt will be
$10. Logo on shirt will read “Class of 2018 makes a great team”.
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Kittatinny Players
Solicit sponsorship to upgrade the multimedia system with the purchase of
two special projectors for daily use in the auditorium. Company name and
logo will appear when projector is first turned on and then will disappear.
Solicit sponsorship to purchase three Apple computers to run the sound,
video and lighting departments. Company name will be engraved on the
computer as well as on a plaque in the theatre department.
K. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by Field Trip
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve field trip to Dre’s
Restaurant in Newton for French III and IV students on Tuesday, May 26,
2015 for traditional French cooking class and meal. Students will write,
translate and present their own French recipes as a project. Cost of meal and
gratuity borne by students.
L. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Ultimate Frisbee after
school activity on Tuesdays and Thursday until 3:15 p.m. at the Hampton
Township fields. Tom Miller, Dan Chamberlin, Alison Gely and Carolle Im
will provide supervision on a volunteer basis. (No cost to district.)
Ultimate
Frisbee
School
Activity
M. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by TED Ed Club
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve TED (Technology,
Entertainment, Design) Ed Club for students in grades 7-12. Focus of club is
to share, debate and discuss the ideas presented in TED Talks and ultimately
develop and present students’ own ideas. Club will meet bi-weekly from
September to December and Ashley Swords and Ellen Kolonoski will be the
facilitators. No cost to district.
N. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by Life Skills
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Life Skills field trip for
Field Trip
13 students to Dare to Dream Conference at Sussex County Technical School
on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Transportation via Kittatinny bus. Will require
a substitute Nurse to accompany group due to medical situations.
O. Action Taken at Work Session. (Approval of field trip to Blair Academy Bio
Technology Lab on April 22, 2015.)
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P. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by Charity
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve Charity Jeans Day on
Jeans Day
Thursday, May 7, 2015. Staff would pay $5 to wear jeans and all proceeds
would go to the March of Dimes.
Q. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve district-wide Special
Education Parent meeting on May 21, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Andrea Romano of
Ed Services will present to the group on topics such as Managing Challenging
Behaviors at Home and Working Effectively with Your Child to Complete
Homework. Cost to be shared by all regional school districts, not to exceed
$100 per district. (Meeting to be held at Kittatinny Regional High School.)
Special
Education
Parent
Meeting
R. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Cooper and carried by
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve the continued enrollment
of Student #15700 as a regularly enrolled student for the remainder of the
2014-2015 school year. The senior student must stay in good standing for the
remainder of the year.
Continued
Enrollment
of Student
#15700
Information:
Homebound Instruction count for March, 2015: 4
Parent/Teacher Conferences on April 1, 2015 – a total of 581 conferences were held.
POLICY
A. A motion was made by Mrs. Douglas, seconded by Mr. Greene and carried by
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve 1st reading of the
following policies:
#2224 – Non-Discrimination/Affirmative Action – Sexual Harassment
(date update) (POL-1)
#3200 – Income (date update) (POL-2)
#3210 – Local Funds (minor revision) (POL-3)
#3220/3230 – State Funds; Federal Funds (major revision) (POL-4)
#3240 – Tuition Income (minor revision) (POL-5)
#3260/3270 – Sale and Disposal of Books, Equipment and Supplies, Sale,
Licensing and Rental of Property (minor revision) (POL-6)
#3290 – Funds Management/Investing (date update) (POL-7)
#3293 – Depository (date update) (POL-8)
#4111/4211 – Recruitment, Selection and Hiring (date update) (POL-9)
First Reading
of Policies:
2224, 3200,
3210,
3220/3230,
3240,
3260/3270,
3290, 3293, &
4111/4211
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B. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mrs. Andrews and carried
by a unanimous roll call vote of the members present to approve 2nd reading
and adoption of the following policies:
#2130 – Principal Evaluation
#2131 – Chief School Administrator
#3160 – Transfer of Funds Between Line Items/Amendments/Purchases
Not Budgeted
#4111.1/4211.1 – Non-Discrimination/Affirmative Action
#5141.8 – Sports Related Concussion and Head Injury
#5145.5 – Photographs of Pupils
#5145.6 – Pupil Grievance Procedure
#5145.11 – Questioning and Apprehension
#5145.12 – Search and Seizure
#5200 – Non-Public School Pupils
Second
Reading of
Policies:
2130, 2131,
3160,
4111.1/4211.1,
5141.8,
5145.5,
5145.6,
5145.11,
5145.12, &
5200
TRANSPORTATION
A. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper, seconded by Mr. Hunt and carried by a
majority vote of the members present with Mrs. Youngs refraining from
voting to approve:
Stocker Bus Company – Quoted Field Trips
Identification# Destination
Per Bus Cost Per Bus
QFT-10
Food Bank, Hillside, NJ 1-54 pass bus $285.00
QFT-11
Band @ Mt. Olive HS
1-54 pass bus $325.00
QFT-13
Drew University
1-54 pass bus $295.00
QFT-14
Kutztown University/
2-54 pass bus $645.00
Dorney Park
Multi Contract # - KQFT14-3 – Total Cost $2,195.00
Total Cost
$285.00
$325.00
$295.00
$1290.00
B. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper, seconded by Mr. Hunt and carried by a
majority vote of the members present with Mrs. Youngs refraining from
voting to approve:
First Student, Newton – Quoted Field Trips
Identification#
Destination
Per Bus
Cost Per Bus
QFT-12
Pax Amicus Theater 3-54 pass bus $225.00
Multi Contract # - KQFT14-4 - Total Cost $675.00
Stocker Bus
Company –
Quoted Field
Trips
Total Cost
$675.00
First Student,
Newton –
Quoted Field
Trips
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BUILDING AND GROUNDS
A. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried by
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve the following building
use request as per the time, date and place listed on the application as
recommended by the Superintendent:
Kittatinny
Travel
Basketball
Kittatinny Travel Basketball, April 1, 2015 to June 15, 2015 from 6:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
B. A motion was made by Mr. Greene, seconded by Mrs. Youngs and carried by
a unanimous vote of the members present to approve the following
Resolution:
Parette
Somjen
Architects
RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, that the
Kittatinny Regional School District Board of Education, in the County of
Sussex, New Jersey, authorizes Parette Somjen Architects to submit all
necessary plans and paperwork to the Department of Education
concerning the D-Wing Roof Replacement at Kittatinny Regional High
School to serve as an application to the Office of School Facilities and an
amendment to the District’s Long Range Facility Plan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this project shall be an “Other Capital
Project” and the Board of Education is not seeking State funding for this
project.
NEGOTIATIONS
LEGAL
MISCELLANEOUS
QSAC Waiver Request was accepted by the Department of Education. (Attachment M-1)
We would like to recognize and thank the Stillwater Township Committee for their approval of a
Resolution seeking the reinstatement of Impact Aid funding.
Possible Executive Session for one or more of the exceptions allowable under the Open Public
Meetings Act.
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Mr. Chris Angelillo thanked the Board for the last eight years working here at Kittatinny Regional
High School. It has been a pleasure and a privilege of working here and with the Board of
Education.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:28 p.m., a motion was made by Mr. Ormesher, seconded by Mrs. Douglas and carried by a
unanimous vote of the members present to adjourn the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathleen Kane
Board Secretary