September 26, 2018 Agenda

1. Statement of Public Notice of Meeting in Accordance with New Jersey Public Meeting Act

 

2. Motion for Executive Session

 

3. Reconvene

 

4. Flag Salute

 

5. Approval of Minutes

 

August 22, 2018 Executive Minutes (attachment)

August 22, 2018 Public Minutes (attachment)

 

6. Opportunity for Public to Address the Board of Education regarding specific agenda items

 

In accordance with the Public Participation in Board Meetings, in Board Bylaw No. 0167, the Chair shall limit discussion from each individual, or group representative, to five (5) minutes.

 

7. President’s Report

 

a. President’s Report – September 2018 (attachment)

 

8. Report of the Superintendent of Schools

 

a. Introduction & Swearing In of Student Government Association Representatives

Trinity McAllister, SGA Executive President

Pariti Sutaria, SGA Executive Vice President

 

9. Board Committee Reports & Action Items

 

10. Old Business

 

11. New Business

 

12. Opportunity for the Public to Address the Board of Education

 

In accordance with the Public Participation in Board Meetings, in Board Bylaw No. 0167, the Chair shall limit discussion from each individual, or group representative, to five (5) minutes.

 

13. Adjournment

 

DATE:              September 26, 2018

TIME:               7:00 P.M.

LOCATION:      Glassboro High School Auditorium

 

 

 

Public notice of this meeting or work session has been made in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Law of 1975.

 

Advanced public notice of this meeting was given January 8, 2018 including the time, date and place of the meeting.

 

Said public notice has been made as follows:

 

Notice has been posted in the Board of Education Office, Carpenter Street and Bowe Boulevard, Glassboro, N.J.

 

Notice has been communicated to the following newspapers:

 

a.  South Jersey Times

b.  Philadelphia Inquirer

c.  Courier Post

 

Notice has been filed with the Clerk of the Borough of Glassboro

 

Glassboro Municipal Building, 1 South Main Street, Glassboro, N.J.

 

WHEREAS The matters to be discussed in Part I of this session are matters listed for private discussion under Section 7, b, (1)-(9) of the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, and 

 

WHEREAS The general nature of the subjects to be discussed are listed in the agenda for Part I of this meeting, attached, and 

 

WHEREAS The discussion on these matters will be disclosed to the public, if possible, when the Board convenes or at the next regular meeting of the Glassboro Board of Education on 

 

Date:                September 26, 2018

Time:                6:00 P.M.

Location:           Glassboro High School – Room B101

 

THEREFORE,

 

BE IT RESOLVED That the Glassboro Board of Education will discuss the matters listed in the agenda for Part I of this session in private. 

 

A. Grants/Assessments/Curriculum/Workshops/Professional Development

 

1. Grants

 

a. Grant Request-Donors Choose

Recommend Board approval to allow Danielle Williams, Athletic Trainer, to post a grant request on DonorsChoose.org.  This  website is nationally recognized and used with success in funding classroom projects and endeavors.  Ms. Williams is hoping to earn funding to purchase a new Gator.  There is no cost to the district. (attachment)

 

                                    b. GEF Grant Submission

Recommend Board approval for the submission of the following Glassboro Education Foundation Grant for the 2018-2019 school year. (attachment)

 

1) “The Write Stuff” Published Book Project / Thomas E. Bowe School / Heather Rittman & Cynthia Wiggins / $304.97.

 

2) “Make Einsteins with Albert” / Glassboro High School / Christopher Wood / $1,200.00.

2. Title I Staff

 

a. Staff Salaries-Title I & Title III

Title I Staff, 2018-2019 School Year.  Recommend Board approval of the following staff salaries funded by Title I–ESEA-ESSA for the 2018-2019 school year. (attachment)

 

 

 

Title III Staff, 2018-2019 School Year.  Recommend Board approval of the following staff salaries funded by the Title III–ESEA-ESSA for the 2018-2019 school year.  Salary to be paid with district funds and reimbursed from Title III Consortium.

 

 

3. Assessments

4. Curriculum

 

a. Curriculum Development

Recommend Board approval of the following staff members to develop curriculum from June 30, 2018 to October 31, 2018 at the current miscellaneous pay rate of $37.00 per hour. (attachment)

 

 

b. 2018-2019 Curriculum Committee Members

Recommend Board approval of the following 2018-2019 Curriculum Committee members to be paid at the current contracted rate per hour for up to 8 hours each (Music, Nurses, Technology, World Language, and ELL Committees) with the exception of Science Fair Committee members who are to be paid at the contracted rate per hour for up to 15 hours each.  If a member of a committee is unable to attend a meeting, an alternate representative may be sent to the meeting by the building principal.  Facilitators for Music, Nurses, World Language, and Science Fair Committees currently receive a $550 stipend through district funds.  Mission statement will be forwarded in October 2018. (attachment)

 

 

5. Professional Development/Workshops

Recommend Board approval of the attached professional development/ workshops. (attachment)

 

B. Field Experiences/Enrollment

 

1. Field Experience

 

a. Rowan-MA STEM

Recommend Board approval to amend the dates of Rowan University student, Jessica Urban, for MA-STEM placement with Virginia Keefer at Glassboro High School. (attachment)

 

From: September 6, 2018 to December 12, 2018 and January 22, 2019 to May 10, 2019.

 

To: September 6, 2018 to June 22, 2019

 

b. Grand Canyon University-Observation

Recommend Board approval for Grand Canyon University student, Chilita Saunders to do 15 hours of observation with Christina Abrams at Glassboro High School from September 27, 2018 to October 14, 2018 and 20 hours of observation with Michelle Graves at Thomas E. Bowe School from October 15-26, 2018. (attachment)

 

c. RCGC-Observation

Recommend Board approval for the following RCGC students to do ten hours of observation from September 27, 2018 to December 21, 2018. (attachment)

 

 

d. Rowan-Observation

Recommend Board approval for the following Rowan University student to do ten hours of observation from September 27, 2018 to December 21, 2018. (attachment)

 

 

2. Enrollment (attachment)

 

C. Testing

 

D. Special Education/Other Student Issues

 

1. Homeschooling

Recommend Board approval of the attached list for homeschooling for the 2018-2019 school year. (attachment)

 

2. Rowan University Study

Recommend Board approval for Rowan University to conduct a study with Grade 2 to Grade 6 students.  The purpose of the study is to provide an effective reading intervention for students with reading disabilities with and without ADHD, with the goal being to document the relationship between motivation and reading achievement as well as provide the effective reading intervention for students with reading disabilities.  Participants will receive reading fluency instruction by teachers during their regular reading instruction time.  Student will also complete questionnaires three times during the academic year.  Parents are required to provide consent, and participants are required to assent. (attachment)

 

3. OOD Placement-Student ID #18-10

Recommend Board ratify placement of Student ID #18-10 at Archway Upper School effective July 2, 2018.  Cost to the district is $7,847.70 for Extended School Year and $40,359.60 for the regular school year, totaling $48,207.30. (attachment)

 

4. Rehab Connection Contract

Recommend Board ratify the contract with Rehab Connection to provide physical therapy and occupational therapy services to district students in public school that require this service as per their IEP’s effective July 1, 2018.  Cost to the district is as follows:  8-10 hours per week for Physical Therapy at the rate of $78.00 per hour and 6-8 hours per week for Occupational Therapy at the rate of $76.00 per hour. (attachment)

 

E. Athletics

 

F. Miscellaneous

 

1. Orton Gillingham Teacher Training Program

Recommend Board approval for payment of tuition for four teachers to attend the Orton Gillingham Teacher Training Program commencing Fall 2018.  Orton Gillingham is an instructional program intended primarily for use with persons who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing, while displaying signs associated with Dyslexia.  Cost to the district is $2,517.00 per person.  Funding is provided through Title I Funds. (attachment)

 

ToniAnn Azzarano

Laure Budney

Dana Maiorini

Robyn Sauer

 

2. Orton Gillingham Instructor/Assistant to Instructor

Recommend Board approval of the following staff members to serve as certified Orton Gillingham Instructor and Assistant to Instructor to train four district teachers and run a graduate level course at Glassboro Public Schools through Fairleigh Dickinson University.  Instructor will work 5 hours per week for 30 weeks at a rate of $55.00 per hour; Assistant to Instructor will receive a stipend in the amount of $1,500.00.  Funding is provided through Title I Funds. (attachment)

 

Cheryl Tartaglione, Instructor

Denise Frattali, Assistant to Instructor

 

3. BPAC Parent Involvement

Recommend Board approval for payment to staff members to participate in the ESL Evening Programs for the 2018-2019 school year.  Staff members are paid by the district and then reimbursed through ESEA-ESSA, Title III Funds at the current contracted hourly rate of $37.00. (attachment)

 

District: Family Night Program for five (5) staff members for up to 9 hours each for the 2018-2019 school year.

 

4. Extended School Day/Tutoring Program-GHS

Recommend Board approval of the following staff members to participate in the Extended School Day/Tutoring program at Glassboro High School for the 2018-2019 school year.  Funding is provided through ESEA-ESSA funds at the hourly rate of $37.00. (attachment)

 

 

5. Bowe Camping Trip

Recommend Board approval of the Spring 2019 – 6^th grade YMCA camping trip to Camp Tockwogh located in Stillpond, Maryland for May 29, 2019 and May 30, 2019.  Coordinators of the camping trip are Michael Sharkey and Jason Clark.  Chaperones will be determined and submitted for board approval in March/April 2019. Total cost of the trip is approximately $17,000.00.  Students will pay $155.00 each.  Any donations received from teachers or the PTO will be placed in the Bowe Camping Trip student activity account to help offset costs. (attachment)

 

G. Informational

 

1. HIB Report (none at this time)

2. Suspensions (none at this time)

3. Board Reports

a. Rodgers (attachment)

b. Bullock (attachment)

c. Bowe (attachment)

d. GIS (attachment)

e. GHS/GHS Guidance/Athletics (attachment)

f. Bullock Guidance (none at this time)

g. Bowe Guidance (none at this time)

h. GIS Guidance (none at this time)

i. CST (none at this time)

4. Chief Academic Officer Report (attachment )

5. Bullock STEAM Program/2017-18 County Grant Monitoring Feedback (attachment)

6. Professional Development School (PDS) / 2017-2018 Final PIR Reports

a. J. Harvey Rodgers School

b. Dorothy L. Bullock School

c. Thomas E. Bowe School

 

A. Building Issues

1. Rodgers School

2. Bullock School

3. Bowe School

a. Little Free Library

Recommend Board approval for the Rotary Club of Glassboro to install a of free library at Thomas E. Bowe School.  Maintenance and installation will be the responsibility the Rotary Club. (attachment)

4. Intermediate School

a. 2017-2018 Operating Costs (attachment)

5. High School

6. Beach Administration Building

7. Technology

 

B. Awards/Donations

 

1. Donations-September 2018 (attachment)

 

C. Transportation

 

1. Joint Transportation Agreement-Gateway

Recommend Board approval of the Joint Transportation Agreement with Gateway Regional High School (as Host) and Glassboro Public Schools (as Joiner) for transportation for field trips and sports in the amount of $50,000.00 (approximate cost) for the term of the agreement, September 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. (attachment)

 

D. Budget Recommendations/Grants

 

1. Recommend Board approval of the following Reports per attachments:

a. Warrant Account Bill List September 2018 (attachment)

b. Capital Projects Bill List September 2018 (attachment)

c. Handwritten Check List July 1-31, 2018 (attachment)

d. Handwritten Check List August 1-31, 2018 (attachment)

e.  Board Secretary’s Report July 2018 (attachment)

f. Board Secretary’s Report August 2018 (attachment)

g. Revenue Report August 2018 (attachment)

h. Treasurer’s Report July 2018 (attachment)

i. Treasurer’s Report August 2018 (attachment)

j. Food Service Profit & Loss June 30, 2018 (attachment)

 

Board Secretary’s Report in accordance with 18A:17-36 and 18A:17-9 for the months of July 2018 and August 2018.  The Board Secretary certifies that no line item account has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)3 and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.

 

Treasurer’s Report in accordance with 18A:17-36 and 18A:17-9 for the months of July 2018 and August 2018.  The Treasurer’s Report and Secretary’s Report are in agreement for the months of July 2018 and August 2018.

 

Board Secretary in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)2 certifies that there are no changes in anticipated revenue amounts or revenue sources.

 

Board of Education Certification – pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)4.  We certify that after review of the secretary’s monthly financial report (appropriations section) and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, that to the best of our knowledge no major accounts or fund has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)3 and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.

 

2. Transfer Authorization

a. Recommend Board approval of the authorized transfers for July 2018. (attachment)

b. Recommend Board approval of the authorized transfers for August 2018. (attachment)

 

3. SIG Positive Action Training-Summer Hours

Recommend Board ratify payment for up to 40 teachers & support staff to be trained in Positive Action frameworks to support implementation with fidelity from June 18, 2018 to August 31, 2018, not to exceed an additional total of 175 hours to be paid their hourly contracted rate at a total cost of $6,475.00. (attachment)

 

E. Resolutions/Contracted Services

 

1. Shared Services Agreement-School Resource Officers

Recommend Board approval of the Shared Services Agreement with the Borough of Glassboro to provide one School Resource Officer and four Special Law Enforcement Officers for Glassboro Public Schools.  Cost to the district to provide the officers is $144,000.00 and is funded through a general fund appropriation in the 2018-2019 budget. (attachment)

 

2. Architect of Record-RFP

Recommend Board approval to authorize the School Business Administrator to prepare and advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Architect of Record services for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.  Submissions will be due October 22, 2018 and contract may be awarded at the board’s annual reorganization meeting in January 2019. (attachment)

 

3. Policies/Regulations

Recommend Board approval of the first reading of the following policies/ regulations:

 

 

4. New Jersey Boards Convention 2018-2019

Recommend Board approval for the following individuals to attend the New Jersey School Boards Association Annual Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2018. (attachment)

 

 

The cost estimate and actual costs will reflect the limits established for New Jersey by the U.S. General Services Administration.  The costs will include mileage, parking, tolls, lodging (if qualified-50 miles or greater), and meals (if qualified-50 miles or greater).  Estimated lodging costs are limited to $99.00 per night and meals and expenses are limited to $64.00 per day, with the first and last day reduced to 75% of $64.00 per day.  Each voting Board Member must abstain when voting on their own attendance.

 

5. Student Urine Drug Screening Contract

Recommend Board approval to contract with Kennedy University Hospital, Inc., t/a Jefferson Health, to provide the Urine Drug Screen Program for the 2018-2019 school year.  Rates are as follows. (attachment)

 

 

6. 2018-2019 SIG Family/Community Liaison

Recommend Board ratify Octavius Crowley to manage the SIG Family & Community activities beginning September 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, to be paid by voucher for up to 4 hours per week for a total of 16 hours per month at a rate of $37.00 per hour.  Mr. Crowley held this position in 2017-2018. (attachment)

 

F. Informational – Reports/Articles/Miscellaneous

 

1. Reports

a. Maintenance Report (attachment)

b. Security Drill Report (none at this time)

c. Variance Analysis Report (attachment)

e. Facility Request Report (attachment)

f.  IT Report (attachment)

2. Articles

3. Miscellaneous

a. Carbon Monoxide Detectors-Status Update (attachment)

 

 

A. Resignations/Retirements/Leaves of Absence/Rescind Action

1. Resignations

 

a. Recommend Board ratify the resignation of Danyel Middlebrook-Lake effective September 5, 2018.

 

2. Revocation of Tenure

3. Dismissal/Suspension

4. Leaves of Absence

 

a. Caterina Dawson is requesting Intermittent FMLA beginning September 5, 2018.

 

b. Robin Boyd is requesting FMLA beginning October 22, 2018 with an anticipated return date of October 29, 2018.

 

5. Retirement

6. Reduction in Force

7. Increment Withholding

8. Rescind Action

 

a. Loss of Prep-GHS

Recommend Board ratify rescinding prior board approval for Tina Spadafora to be compensated for Loss of Prep during Semester 2 of the 2018-2019 school year, $49.00 per day, 5 days per week, 80 minutes per day due to a change in IEP effective September 11, 2018. (attachment)

 

B. New Employees/Transfers/Assignments/Contracts

 

1. New Employees

a. Teachers/Nurses/Secretaries/Aides

 

1) Music Teacher-GHS/GIS

Recommend Board approval of Hester Hasheian, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Music Teacher at Glassboro High School/Intermediate School for the 2018-2019 school year, MA, Step 10, at a salary of $63,948.00.  Ms. Hasheian is replacing Mary Greening. (attachment)

 

2) Part-Time BSI Instructor-Rodgers

Recommend Board ratify Rachel Morrison as Part-Time BSI Instructor at J. Harvey Rodgers School for the 2018-2019 school year, BA, Step 1, at a salary of $24,436.50 effective September 17, 2018.  Funding is provided through ESEA-ESSA Title I Funds.  Ms. Morrison has worked at a 1:1 Aide at Rodgers since September 2016. (attachment)

 

b. Administration

c. Bus Drivers/Bus Aides

d. Substitute Bus Drivers and Aides

e. Custodians/Housekeeper

f. Substitute Custodians/Grounds

g. Athletics

 

1) Volunteer Field Hockey Coach

Recommend Board ratify Janice Aliberti as Volunteer Field Hockey Coach for the 2018-2019 school year effective September 13, 2018. (attachment)

 

2) Volunteer Color Guard Advisor

Recommend Board ratify Angelina Coppola as Volunteer Color Guard Advisor for the 2018-2019 school year effective September 1, 2018. (attachment)

 

3) Event Staff

Recommend Board ratify the following individuals to work home athletic events as chain crew, ticket sellers, ticket takers, security, site managers, clock/timers, field markers (track), videotaping, scoreboard operator and announcing, effective September 1, 2018. (attachment)

 

 

Staff are paid as follows:

 

 

 

h. Source4Teachers Substitutes

Recommend Board approval of the September 2018 Source4Teachers Substitute list. (attachment)

 

i. Other

 

2. Employee Transfer/Appointments

 

a. Staff Transfers

Recommend Board ratify the following staff transfers for the 2018-2019 school year effective September 6, 2018. (attachment)

 

 

3. Assignments

 

a. Bus Driver-Increase of Hours

1. Recommend Board approval for an increase of hours for Marie Harris, Bus Driver, from 4.5 hours per day to 5 hours per day, including benefits which will be waived, effective October 1, 2018.  Ms. Harris was awarded the route due to the resignation of Corey Rivers. (attachment)

 

2. Recommend Board approval of Thomas Ogren, Bus Driver, for an increase of hours from 2.5 hours per day to 3 hours per day, no benefits, effective October 1, 2018, due to increase of Academy students. (attachment)

 

4. Contracts

5. Miscellaneous

6. Legal

 

C. Job Descriptions

 

D. Public Relations

 

1. Community Affairs Secretary Report – August 2018 (attachment)

 

E. Miscellaneous

 

1. 2018 Summer Employment-GIS

Recommend Board ratify payment to Jennifer Budmen be paid for 6 hours as a member of the School Leadership Team at the Miscellaneous Pay Rate of $37.00 per hour.  The School Leadership Team assisted with data desegregation, School Improvement Plan, school requirements, updates, professional development direction, and SIG progress and scheduling. This is funded through the SIG Grant. (attachment)

 

2. Statement of Assurance-Paraprofessional Staff

Recommend Board approval of the Statement of Assurance Regarding the Use of Paraprofessional Staff for the 2018-2019 School Year. (attachment)

 

3. Co-Curricular Advisors-GHS

Recommend Board approval of the following Co-Curricular Advisors for the 2018-2019 school year. (attachment)

 

 

4. AM Bus Duty-Bullock

Recommend Board approval of the following staff members for bus duty supervision of students at Dorothy L. Bullock School from 7:55 am to 8:10 am for the 2018-2019 school year at the Miscellaneous Pay Rate of $37.00 per hour, effective September 1, 2018. (attachment)

 

Aileen Matias-Castro

Michael Bittner

Bernadette Perry

Kimberly Tursi

Sarah Rondeau

Debbie Fanfarillo

 

5. Annual Young Men’s Festival of Song

Recommend Board approval to compensate Katharine Baer to accompany students, prior to her start time, to Rowan University’s 11^th Annual Young Men’s Festival of Song at Rowan University, up to two hours at $32.00 per hour, on October 24, 2018. (attachment)

 

6. Detention, Saturday School, 3-7 Detention Program-GHS

Recommend Board ratify the entire staff at Glassboro High School for Detention, Saturday School and 3-7 Detention Program on a rotating basis during the 2018-2019 school year effective September 1, 2018. (attachment)