CLEARVIEW
REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mullica Hill,
New Jersey
Board of
Education Worksession/Regular Meeting
July 19,
2007
Call
to Order:
The regular meeting of the Clearview Regional Board of
Education was called to order at 7:37 p.m. by the President, Dr. Gabriel
DeTolla, in the Administration Building Public Meeting Room.
Statement
of Public Meeting in Accordance with the New Jersey Public Meetings Act:
It was announced that in accordance with the Open
Public Meetings Act (Chapter 231, P.L. 1975), advance notice of this meeting
has been provided by publishing written notice in the media and posting notice
at the District Administration Building.
Members
Present:
Mr. Riggs, Mr. Smith, Mr. Trifiletti, Mr. Wolk, Dr.
DeTolla, President, Mrs. Cummins, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction and
Mr. Horchak III, Superintendent.
Members
Absent:
Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Atkins, Mr. Betlejewski, Mr.
Miller.
Flag
Salute:
The Flag Salute was said by all present.
Minutes:
Mr. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Riggs, that the Board of Education
approve the following minutes:
·
June
21, 2007 - Regular Meeting & Executive Session
·
June
26, 2007 - Special Meeting & Executive Session
The motion was unanimously approved.
Correspondence:
Mr. Horchak read the following correspondence:
·
Letter
from Mantua Township to Transportation regarding extended school year
transportation.
·
Letter
from NYAA
Public
Session
Superintendent/Business
Administrator's Report
Committee Reports
Finance
Mr. Wolk moved, seconded by Mr. Riggs, that the Board of Education
approve the following Finance items:
Bill
List:
The bill list for payment as submitted by the
Superintendent. (Attachment A)
Capital
Projects Bill List:
The capital projects bill list as submitted by the
Superintendent. (Attachment B)
Line
Item Transfers:
Line item transfers. Transfers are done with the intent to charge expenditures to the
most appropriate line item. (Attachment
C)
Board
Secretary's Reports:
The Board Secretary's Reports for April and May
2007. (Attachment D)
Board
Secretary's Monthly Certification:
The Board Secretary's Monthly Certification of
Budgetary Major Acct./Fund Status for April and May 2007. (Attachment E)
Board
of Education's Monthly Certification:
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2A.10(d) that the Board
certify that as of April 30, 2007 May 31, 2007, after review of the secretary's
monthly financial reports (appropriations section) and upon consultation with
the appropriate district officials, to the best of their knowledge no major
account or fund has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6:20-A.10(a)
and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial
obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Treasurer's
Reports:
The following Treasurer's Reports in accordance with
18A:17-36 and 18A:1709 for the months listed.
The Treasurer's Reports and Secretary's Reports are in agreement for the
following months:
·
January
2007
·
February
2007
·
March
2007
·
April
2007
·
May
2007
Account
Reports:
The following account reports:
a.
Adult
School Account - April and May 2007
$1,000
to GC Teacher Recognition Award Winners:
Allotting $1,000 to each selected individual chosen
as the 2006/2007 Gloucester County Teacher Recognition Award Winner. This money is to be used for the benefit of
the school program for which that individual is responsible.
Xerox
Copy Centre 265:
Purchasing a Xerox Copy Centre 265 copier (under
State contract) for the Administration Building at a cost of $233.65 for 60
months plus all copies in a month billed at $0.006 for service and supplies.
Travel/Conference
Reimbursements:
The following travel/conference reimbursements:
a.
Mike
Vicente and Keith Brook to attend the School Safety and Security Conference
presented by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office on August 1, 2007 - Cost
to be $20
b.
Marilyn
Goetz - NJASL Conference, Long Branch, November 14-16 - Registration $80.00 - Meals $92.00
c.
Jeff
Chierici and Zalphia Wilson-Hill - Employment Law A-Z in NJ Workshop - Atlantic
City - Registration cost is $309/each for a total of $618.00. This workshop attendance is to comply with
our Comprehensive Equity Plan that the Affirmative Action Officers attend
periodic trainings.
d.
Attachment
F
Petty
Cash for 2007/2008:
The following petty cash amounts for the 2007/2008
school year:
|
Transportation
Office |
$150.00 |
|
Business
Office |
100.00 |
|
High
School |
100.00 |
|
Middle
School |
100.00 |
|
Superintendent's
Office |
100.00 |
|
Superintendent/Business
Administrator's Acct. |
1,000.00 |
|
Student
Activities Director |
100.00 |
|
Adult
Community School |
50.00 |
|
Middle
School Guidance |
100.00 |
403B
Tax Shelter Account - Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund Co.:
Offering an additional 403B tax shelter account with
the Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund Company.
The motion was approved by a roll call vote:
|
Yea: |
Mr.
Riggs, Mr. Smith, Mr. Trifiletti, Mr. Wolk, Dr. DeTolla |
|
Nay: |
None. |
Buildings &
Grounds
Disposal of District Pickup Truck:
Mr. Wolk moved, seconded by Mr. Riggs, that the Board of Education
approve disposing of or selling district grounds department pickup truck (1991
Ford). The grounds department no longer
uses this vehicle.
The motion was unanimously approved.
Transportation
No items were presented
for review or approval.
Student
Activities
Mr. Riggs
moved, seconded by Mr. Wolk, that the Board of
Education approve the following Student Activities items:
Fall
Sport Season Schedules:
The 2007 fall sport season schedules.
Manuals/Handbooks:
The following manuals/handbooks related to Student Activities
for the 2007/2008 school year:
·
Coaches
Manual
·
Co-Curricular
Advisor Handbook
·
Parent
Student-Athlete Handbook
The motion was unanimously approved.
Instruction
Mr. Smith
moved, seconded by Mr. Riggs, that the Board of Education
approve the following Instruction items:
Archbishop
Damiano ESY Program Attendance:
A 7th grade student (TC 0001583) to
attend the extended school year program at St. John of God (Archbishop
Damiano). This student's classification
is cognitive impaired (severe) and he will show a degree of regression without
this program. Total cost to be
$5,735.10.
Change
in ESY Program:
A change in the extended school year program of a 12th
grade student (TC 0001054). This
student currently attends the Gloucester County One Stop Work Program but due
to his disability he is unable to complete the program. The CST is requesting approval for him to
attend the ESY program at the Abilities Center. Cost to be $3,645 plus transportation.
New
Textbook:
The following new textbook for the JAVA Programming
course:
·
Java
Programming for the Absolute Beginner
Publisher - Thomson Course Technology
Copyright - 2007
Resolution:
The following resolution as per the NJ State Board
of Education's recently adopted amendment 6A:23-4.5(a)20:
Be it resolved
that the Clearview Regional Board of Education does not require the Archway
Schools to charge students for reduced and/or paid meals provided as part of
their educational program in compliance with the NJ Department of Agriculture's
Child Nutrition Program regulations.
The motion was unanimously approved.
Informational:
a.
Approval
Letter for the Comprehensive Equity Plan
b.
Approval
Letter for the District Technology Plan
Technology
No items were presented
for review or approval.
Community
Relations, Policy/Legislation
Mr. Trifiletti moved, seconded by Mr. Riggs, that the Board of Education
approve the following Community Relations, Policy/Legislation items:
Resolution:
The following resolutions:
·
Maximum
Travel Expenditure Resolution (Attachment G)
Adult
School Program Fall Brochure:
The 2007 fall brochure for the adult school program.
Second
Reading/Acceptance of Policy 5131.01:
The second reading and acceptance of Policy #5131.01,
Discipline Guidelines to include revisions from the June 21, 2007 board
meeting.
The motion was approved by a roll call vote:
|
Yea: |
Mr.
Riggs, Mr. Smith, Mr. Trifiletti, Mr. Wolk, Dr. DeTolla |
|
Nay: |
None. |
Executive Session
Mr. Riggs
moved, seconded by Mr. Trifiletti, that the Board of
Education adjourn into executive session:
It is hereby resolved that
the Board of Education will now go into executive session to discuss updates on
the negotiations of the pending agreement that terminated on June 30,
2007. Discussions will also be
regarding personnel including, but not limited to, the following items: home instruction, substitute employees,
extra duty positions and the hiring of new personnel. Any discussion held by the Board, which need not remain
confidential, will be made public as soon as practicable. Minutes of the executive session will not be
disclosed until the need for confidentiality no longer exists. The Board will reconvene into public session
at the conclusion of the closed session.
The motion was
unanimously approved.
The meeting adjourned into
executive session at 8:04 p.m.
Public Session
The meeting reconvened
into public session at 8:55 p.m.
Community
Relations, Policy/Legislation
Settlement
Agreement:
Mr. Trifiletti moved, seconded by Mr. Riggs, that the Board of Education
approve of the settlement agreement for (TC 0000927).
The motion was approved by a roll call vote:
|
Yea: |
Mr.
Riggs, Mr. Smith, Mr. Trifiletti, Mr. Wolk, Dr. DeTolla |
|
Nay: |
None. |
Personnel/Negotiations
Mr. Trifiletti moved, seconded by Mr. Riggs, that the Board of Education
approve, as recommended by the Superintendent, the following
Personnel/Negotiations items:
Home
Instruction:
The following home instruction:
a.
Grade
11 student (2008011)
Subject(s): Chemistry and Pre-Calculus
Instructor(s): Mike Zappala
Pay
Rates:
The following pay rates for the 2007/2008 school
year:
a.
Sub
rates for coaches coverage - $10/hr. (max) $100/day
b.
Athletic
Trainer Sub - NovaCare Rehabilitation - $25/hr.
c.
Police
- Security Fee for 3 hrs. - $135/3 hrs.
- Each hour after 3 hrs. - $35/hr.
d.
Weight
Room - Supervisors - $20/hr.
e.
CPR
Instructors - 6 hrs. x tutoring rate - $30/hr.
f.
Football
- Camera man (Robert Cressman) - $65 each game
- Ticket Sales - $40
- Ticket Sales plus counting money - $50
- Announcer - $50
g.
Cross
Country - Driveways/Course Security - $20
h.
Wrestling
- Ticket Sales single/tri/quad - $40/55/55
- Clock Operator single/tri/quad - $50/65/65
- Announcer - single/tri/quad - $40/50/60
- Tournament - an additional $10/hr. over base rate (3 hrs.)
i.
Basketball
- Stats/Book - $35
- Clock Operator
1 game - $35
2 games - $50
- Ticket Sales - $40
- Announcer - $40
j.
Spring
Track - Timers - $35/day
k.
Security
- 3 hrs. - $50
- 4 hrs. - $60
- 5 hrs. - $80
- 6 hrs. - $90
- 6+ hrs. - $10 per hour additional
l.
Site
Manager
- Middle School
1 game/match - $35
2 games/matches - $50
- High School
3 hrs. - $60
4 hrs. - $80
4+ hrs. - $10 per hour additional\
Substitute
Appointments:
The following substitute appointments for the
2007/2008 school year:
Substitute Teachers
a.
Rose
Marie Piotti
b.
Rebecca
Sparacino
c.
Kim
Wenstrand
d.
Christopher
Vitale
e.
Ryan
Dobson
Summer
Hours:
Summer hours for the following employees:
·
Marilyn
Demko - Guidance Secretary - 120 hrs. - To be paid at her hourly rate
·
Donna
Bonzella - Guidance Secretary - 40 hrs. - To be paid at her hourly rate
·
Kathy
Weiland - Director of Little Pioneers - 25 hrs. to be paid out of Little
Pioneers funds
Speech
& Language Evaluation - Sheila Lenoff:
Sheila Lenoff to perform a speech and language
evaluation on a new 8th Grade student (TC 0001331) referred to the
CST. Payment will be $200.00 for this
evaluation.
Curriculum
Writing:
The following 2007/2008 curriculum writing requests:
New Course Writing:
|
American
Sign Language |
Lori
Cross-Jones |
20
Hrs. |
$654.40 |
|
Anatomy
& Physiology |
D.
Lafferty/T. Panetti |
20
Hrs. |
$654.40 |
|
AP
Psychology |
Christina
Boody |
20
Hrs. |
$654.40 |
|
Contemporary
Social Drama |
Ivy
Mazzuca |
20
Hrs. |
$654.40 |
|
JAVA |
D.
Haye |
20
Hrs. |
$654.40 |
|
Math
Lab (Supplemental Math) |
Dawn
Heil |
20
Hrs. |
$654.40 |
|
Music
of the Theatre |
Diana
Gable |
10
Hrs. |
$327.20 |
|
Piano
Techniques |
Diana
Gable |
20
Hrs. |
$654.40 |
|
Shakespearean
Studies II |
Susan
Barry |
20
Hrs. |
$654.40 |
Revisions:
|
Architectural
Design |
Melissa
Parr |
10
Hrs. |
$327.20 |
|
CAD
II |
Melissa
Parr |
10
Hrs. |
$327.20 |
|
Engineering
Design |
Melissa
Parr |
10
Hrs. |
$327.20 |
|
World
Language - Grade 7 |
|||
|
French |
Louise
Master |
10
Hrs. |
$327.20 |
|
German |
Patricia
Walton |
10
Hrs. |
$327.20 |
|
Spanish |
Corrine
Ochipinti |
10
Hrs. |
$327.20 |
|
Grand
Total $7,525.60 |
|||
Hourly
Rate Adjustment - Summer Student Workers:
Adjusting the hourly rate for the following summer
student workers to $7.15/hr.:
·
Andrea
McFarland - HS Main Office Substitute
·
Whitney
Rausenberger - MS Main Office
These students will also be employed during the
2007/2008 school year. This adjustment
is to remain consistent with other student worker salaries.
07/08
Student Worker for Little Pioneers:
Courtney Pallies as a student worker in the Little
Pioneers program for the 2007/2008 school year. Salary will be $7.15/hr. and will be paid through the program's
funds.
07/08
Aides - Little Pioneers:
The following individuals to work as Aides in the
Little Pioneers program for the 2007/2008 school year:
·
Pattie
Minderlein - $20/hr.
·
Sue
Dellaquilla - $15/hr.
Assistant
Cheerleading Coach (F) - Tara Adamek:
Tara Adamek as Assistant Cheerleading Coach (F) for
the 2007/2008 school year. Stipend to
be as per the negotiated agreement.
Professional
Improvement:
The
following professional improvement:
|
Ann
Smith |
Process
of Literacy |
Wilmington
College |
3
Credits |
|
Ann
Smith |
Lit./Non-Fic.
Bks./Material Chil/Adol. |
Wilmington
College |
3
Credits |
Denying
Request for Continued Unpaid Medical Leave: