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 1 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 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%. · · 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. 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. 3 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 4