CLEARVIEW REGIONAL HIGH
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Board of Education Special
Meeting
Public Hearing - 2005/2006
Budget
March 30, 2005
Call to Order:
The Special Meeting of the Clearview Regional Board
of Education was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the President, Mrs. Diane
Reuter, 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. Anderson, Mr. Betlejewski, Mr. Miller, Mrs.
Shappell, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wolk, Mrs. Reuter, President, Mrs. Carroll, Assistant
Superintendent and Mr. Horchak, Business Administrator.
Members Absent:
Mr. Johnson, Mr. McCafferty
and Mr. Toscano, Superintendent.
Flag
Salute:
The flag salute was said by all present.
Public
Hearing of the 2005/2006 Budget:
Mr. Horchak presented the 2005/2006 Proposed Budget
to the Board and the Public.
Approval of the 05/06 Annual School Budget:
Mr. Miller moved, seconded
by Mr. Anderson, that the Board of Education approve submitting the 2005/2006 school
district budget to the voters as follows:
BE IT RESOLVED to approve
the 2005/2006 school district budget for submission to the voters as follows:
|
|
Budget |
Local Tax Levy |
|
General
Fund |
24,139,757 |
12,045,443 |
|
Special
Revenue Fund |
542,111 |
|
|
Debt
Service Fund |
2,585,637 |
1,979,049 |
|
Total
Base Budget |
27,267,505 |
|
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to
apply for the following statutory spending growth limitation adjustments to the
2005/2006 school budget as listed:
|
Enrollment |
835,687 |
|
Transportation |
|
|
Special
Education over $40,000 |
|
The motion was approved by a roll call vote:
|
Yea: |
Mr.
Anderson, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Shappell, Mr. Wolk, Mrs. Reuter |
|
Nay: |
Mr.
Betlejewski, Mr. Smith |
Minutes:
Mrs. Shappell moved, seconded by Mr. Anderson, that the Board of Education
approve the following minutes:
March 17, 2005 - Worksession/Regular Meeting
The motion was unanimously approved.
Correspondence:
None.
Public
Session:
None.
Committee Reports
Finance
No items were presented for
review or approval.
Buildings
& Grounds
Discussion:
The Board discussed the
following items:
a.
Future
use of the old auditorium seats
b.
Construction
update
c.
Tennis
courts
Transportation
Contract - Cooperative Transportation - GCSSD:
Mr. Smith moved, seconded by
Mr. Miller, that
the Board of Education approve the 2005/2006 Contract for Participation in
Cooperative Transportation with the Gloucester County Special Services School District.
The motion was unanimously
approved.
Student Activities
Discussion:
The Board discussed a
request for a school field trip to the College of New Jersey, Thursday, May 26,
2005 - 43 students, Grades 10-12. This
trip is for the Vocale Ensemble to represent Gloucester County at the State
Teen Arts Festival.
The Board decided to table
this item.
Spring Sports Schedule:
Mr. Anderson moved, seconded
by Mrs. Shappell, that the Board of Education approve the Spring Sports Schedule for the
2004/2005 school year.
The motion was unanimously
approved.
Informational:
a.
Lacrosse
- Tentative site change to Chestnut Branch Park for 4/4, 4/12, 4/20 & 4/22
due to safety concerns at the field that is perpendicular to Breakneck Road.
Instruction
No items were presented for
review or approval.
Technology
No items were presented for
review or approval.
Community Relations,
Policy/Legislation
Doctrine of Necessity:
Mr. Wolk moved, seconded by
Mr. Anderson, that
the Board of Education approve the resolution invoking the Doctrine of Necessity
for appointing a Board of Education negotiating team (Attachment A).
The motion was approved by a
roll call vote:
|
Yea: |
Mr.
Anderson, Mr. Betlejewski, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Shappell, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wolk, Mrs.
Reuter |
|
Nay: |
None. |
Executive Session:
Mr. Anderson moved, seconded
by Mr. Smith, that
the Board of Education adjourn into executive session.
The motion was unanimously
approved.
Mrs. Reuter read the following resolution:
It is hereby resolved that the Board of Education will
now go into executive session to discuss personnel/ negotiations. 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 meeting adjourned into executive session at 8:35
p.m.
Public Session:
The meeting reconvened into
public session at 8:50 p.m.
Personnel/Negotiations
Mr. Anderson moved, seconded
by Mr. Miller,
that the Board of Education approve, as recommended by the Superintendent, the
following Personnel/Negotiations items:
Long-Term Substitute School Psychologist:
Bryan Hendricks as a
Long-Term Substitute School Psychologist effective April 4, 2005 (Tentative) through
the end of the school year. Salary to
be Step B1, Pro-Rated.
Adjusted Salary - Erin Wallace:
An adjusted salary for Erin
Wallace, Long-Term Substitute Teacher for Karen Hitchner, for $100/day to Step
B1, pro-rated from March 29, 2005.
Salary Adjustment - Joseph
Sullivan:
A salary adjustment for
Joseph Sullivan, MS Teacher, from Step BA+30 to Step MA15 - Effective March 1,
2005.
Substitute Appointments:
The following substitute
appointments for the 2004/2005 school year:
Substitute Teachers:
a.
Erin
Wallace
Long-Term Substitute - Cheryl Schoolcraft:
Cheryl Schoolcraft as a
Long-Term Substitute Teacher for Sharon Juliano Effective April 4, 2005 through
April 15, 2005. Salary to be $100/day.
The motion was approved by a
roll call vote:
|
Yea: |
Mr.
Anderson, Mr. Betlejewski, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Shappell, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wolk, Mrs.
Reuter |
|
Nay: |
None. |
Executive Session:
Mr. Anderson moved, seconded
by Mrs. Shappell, that the Board of Education adjourn into executive session.
The motion was unanimously
approved.
Mrs. Reuter read the following resolution:
It is hereby resolved that the Board of Education
will now go into executive session to discuss personnel/ negotiations. 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 meeting adjourned into executive session at 9:00
p.m.
Public Session:
The meeting reconvened into
public session at 9:45 p.m.
Old Business
New Business
Superintendent's Report
For the Good of Clearview
Adjournment:
Mr. Anderson moved, seconded
by Mrs. Shappell, that the Board of Education adjourn the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at
9:46 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
John Horchak III
Business Administrator