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HAMPTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MARCH 25, 2015
** Roll Call Vote
1. CALL TO ORDER
The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law was enacted to ensure the right of the public
to have advance notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any
business affecting their interests is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the
provisions of this act, the Hampton Township Board of Education has caused notice of
this meeting to be posted in the Hampton Township Municipal Building and the Marian
E. McKeown School. Notice of this meeting has also been published in the New Jersey
Herald and forwarded to the Star Ledger.
2. SALUTE TO FLAG
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
The Board will be recognizing the 2015, Teacher Of The Year, Mrs. Audrey Sparta and
Support Staff Member Of The Year, Mrs. Colleen Sweeley at the March 25th meeting
at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Festante will be presenting.
In recognition of “music in our schools month” the McKeown Elementary School’s Chorale
will be performing for the Board of Education at the regular meeting on March 25th at 7:00
pm in the library. Mrs. Sparta, our vocal music teacher continues with the wonderful tradition
in our school of highlighting our outstanding vocal music performers.
5. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Current Last Day for students is now Monday June 22, 2015 (Promotion 6/19/15 –
tentative)
Superintendent Roundtable Winner – Lauren Wrigley
New lunch rules for schools
Marian E. McKeown School Spring conferences – April 22/23/24, 2015
Potato character Contest Award Winners – Attached
Infrastructure project update-discuss lease purchase option
PARCC Update
6. INFORMATIONAL UPDATE
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Reminder to board members to complete the Personal and Financial Disclosure Ethics
forms online on the NJSBA website.
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The Board Self Evaluation is available on the NJSBA website for completion by
board members.
Discussion of board meeting calendar change for the Wednesday April 8th meeting
change to Monday April 13th. Note that the public hearing on the budget is scheduled
for Wednesday April 29th 2015 at 7:00 followed by the regular board meeting.
7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Motion to approve the minutes of the following meetings:
February 11, 2015 Worksession Minutes
February 11, 2015 Executive Minutes
February 25, 2015 Regular Meeting Minutes
February 25, 2015 Executive Minutes
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
8. PUBLIC PORTION
9. CORRESPONDENCE
Letter received from Karin Hansen
10. DISTRICT OPERATIONS
a. Motion to approve the following facilities use:
1. KEEP- Sept 2015 through June 2016 Monday through Friday 6:50 am to 8:25 am and
2:50 pm to 6:00 pm.
2. Ginnys’ House Zumbathon Fundraiser on Friday April 10, 2015 from 6:00 pm to
9:00 pm. Cost for custodial services will be paid for by fundraising organization.
3. Zumbathon on Friday May 8, 2015 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm to benefit the Delaware
Valley Raptor Center. Mrs. Brenda Delgrosso is the organizer of the function.
4. Kittatinny Little League-use of the gym for available evenings starting the week of
March 23 through April 17, 2015 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
b. Motion to approve the 10-month district employee calendar for the 2015-2016 school year.
See Exhibit 1
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
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c. Motion to approve the 12-month district employee calendar for the 2015-2016 school year.
See Exhibit 2
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
d. Motion to approve the increase in substitute pay to $50.28 from $49.50 per day due to the
increase in the federal minimum wage currently 8.28/hr. previously 8.25/hr.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
e. Motion to approve the board meeting calendar change for the previously scheduled April
8th, 2015 board meeting to Monday April 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. and authorize the school
business administrator to properly advertise the change.
11.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
CURRICULUM
a. Motion to approve the Principal’s report for March 2015.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
b. Motion to approve the Assistant Principal’s Report for March 2015.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
c. Motion to approve the 6-Year Hampton School District (Kittatinny Region)
Curriculum Assessment and Revision Schedule for 2015 through 2019. (Minor changes
to the schedule due to 2-year Science review. Social Studies delayed 2 years to
2017). See Exhibit 3
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
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d. Motion to approve the following trips:
1. 3rd grade trip to Museum Village in Monroe, NY on June 12, 2015 from 8:45 am to
3:00 pm.
2. 1st grade trip to the Crayola Factory in Easton, PA on June 10, 2015 from 8:45 am to
2:30 pm.
3. Kindergarten trip to the Community Theater in Morristown, NJ on April 14, 2015
from 10:45 am to 3:15 pm.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
12. POLICY
13. FINANCE
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A-23A-16.10(c)(3), I certify that as of February 28, 2015 no
budgetary line item account has obligations and payments(contractual orders) which in
total exceed the amount appropriated by the district’s board of education.
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Board Secretary
a.
Date
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
Motion to certify that, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A-23A-16.10(c)(4), after review of the
secretary’s monthly financial report (appropriations section) for February, 2015 and
upon proper consultation with the appropriate district officials, to the best of our
knowledge, no major account or fund has been over-expended in violation of
N.J.A.C. 6A-23A-16.10(c)(4) and that sufficient funds are available to meet the
district’s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
b. Motion to accept the Board Secretary’s Report and the Treasurer’s Report for month
ending February 28, 2015.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
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___ No
c.
Motion to approve the attached list of transfers for funds 11, 12, and 20.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
d. Motion to approve the attached list of bills, from check # 19410 to check #19491
from February 26, 2015 to March 25, 2015 in the amount of $621,228.87
as recommended by the School Business Administrator.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
e. Motion to accept the recommendation of the Superintendent to approve the contract
with the Educational Services Commission Of Morris County and the Hampton
Township Board Of Education for the 2014-2015 school year for professional support
services/Non Public Service Agreement.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
f. Motion to approve the participation in REAP-Flex and to inform the NJDOE of our
intention regarding the alternative use of funds authorized under the program.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
g. Motion
to approve the submission of the grant application for the 2015 Safety Grant
Program through the New Jersey Schools Insurance Group’s ERIC WEST Subfund
for the purposes described in the application, in the amount of $1,000.00 for the period
July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
h. Motion to approve the recommendation of the Superintendent and the CST as per the
IEP for student # 14-15-22 for the following:
Effective April 13, 2015 through June 30, 2015- one session per week
occupational therapy and one time per month consultation at Stillwater School per
contracted rate.
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___ No
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
i. Motion to accept $1000.00 from the Labels for Education Sweepstakes and use the funds
to purchase books for the visit from an author day at the school.
___Mrs.
Anderson
___ Mr. Valentine
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
j. WHEREAS, the Board of Education (“Board”) accepted bids for a District Cabling
Infrastructure and Wireless Project (“Project”) on March 10, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it would be in its best interests to
substantially revise the specifications for the Project in accordance with N.J.S.A.
18A:18A-22(d);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that all of the bids received for the Project are
rejected; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Business Administrator is authorized to revise
the specifications and re-bid the Project.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
k. Motion to accept the recommendation of the Superintendent to engage the services of the
Passaic County Educational Services Commission to evaluate the infrastructure needs at
the Marian McKeown Elementary School and assist in the preparation of specifications
for the infrastructure project. (Chief Technology Officer hourly rate is $137.00; field
engineer is $72.00 per hour; level 2 technician is $45.00 per hour and level 1 technician is
$31.00) Estimated time to be incurred is two days of service primarily field engineer
time.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
14. PERSONNEL
a. Motion to accept, with regret, the retirement of Mrs. Karin Hansen effective
June 30, 2015.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
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___ No
b. Motion to approve the following substitute(s):
Teacher and Aide: Carmine Gonnella
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
c. Motion to accept the recommendation of the Superintendent to appoint Lauren Alger
as a fulltime teacher effective March 18, 2015 through June 30, 2015 at the prorated
salary of $ 16,860.60(FTE $49,590.00) Step 1) as amended from March 11, 2015
motion.
15.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
___ No
TRANSPORTATION
a. Motion to approve Stocker Bus Company, the lowest quote for the following field
trips:
1. 3rd grade trip to Museum Village in Monroe NY on June 12, 2015 from 8:45 am to
3:00 pm at $335 per bus for a total cost for $670.
2. 1st grade trip to the Crayola Factory in Easton, PA on June 10, 2015 from 8:45 am to
2:30 pm at $300 per bus for a total cost of $600.
3. Kindergarten trip to the Community Theater in Morristown, NJ on April 14, 2015 from
10:45 am to 3:15 pm for one bus at a cost of $265.00.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
16.
NEW BUSINESS
17.
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 Hampton Township Board of Education is of the opinion that such
circumstances presently exist;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Hampton Township 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:
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the action of the Board with regard to the above
entitled matter 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.
___ Mrs. Anderson
___ Mr. Cassidy
____Mr. Ostrander
___ Mr. Johnson
___ Dr. Santora
___ Mr. Valentine
___Ms. Shaffer
___ Mr. Orosz
___Mr. Wohlleber
___ Yes
___ Abs
18. ADJOURNMENT
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