July 24, 2024 Agenda

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Dates: 
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - 7:00pm
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
a. June 11, 2024, Executive Minutes (attachment)
b. June 11, 2024, 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
 
8. Report of the Superintendent of Schools
a. Special Education Annual Report, Catherine Torbik (attachment)
 
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
 

GLASSBORO BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING OR WORK SESSION

DATE:              July 24, 2024
TIME:                7:00 PM
LOCATION:       Glassboro High Media Center
 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING OR WORK SESSION

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 12, 2024 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, NJ
 
Notice has been communicated to the following newspapers:
 
a.  South Jersey Times
b.  Courier Post
 
Notice has been filed with the Clerk of the Borough of Glassboro
 
Glassboro Municipal Building, 1 South Main Street, Glassboro, NJ
 

RESOLUTION: NON-PUBLIC SESSION 

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:                July 24, 2024
Time:                6:00 PM
Location:          Glassboro High School Room A103
 
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. 
 

1. Administration

 
A. Resignations/Retirements/Leaves of Absence/Rescind Action
 
1. Resignations
a. Recommend Board ratify the resignation of Scott Ryan effective June 28, 2024. (attachment)
 
b. Recommend Board ratify the resignation of Emily Gigliotti effective June 30, 2024. (attachment)
 
c. Recommend Board approval of the resignation of Brandon Leydon effective September 02, 2024. (attachment)
 
d. Recommend Board ratify the resignation of Isabel Wright, effective July 06, 2024. (attachment)
 
e. Recommend Board approval of the resignation of Alexandra Rudi, effective August 15, 2024. (attachment)
 
f. Recommend Board ratify the resignation of Margaret Ent, effective July 17, 2024. (attachment)
 
g. Recommend Board ratify the resignation of Sona Turner, effective July 25, 2024. (attachment)
 
2. Revocation of Tenure
 
3. Dismissal/Suspension
 
a. Suspension - Employee #6153
Recommend Board ratify a 5-day suspension, without pay, for Employee #6153 effective June 17, 2024. (attachment)
 
b. Termination - Employee #5712
Recommend Board approval for the termination of Employee #5712, effective July 25, 2024. (attachment)
 
4. Leaves of Absence
a. Recommend Board approval of the attached July 2024 Leave of Absence list. (attachment)
 
5. Retirement
 
a. Recommend Board approval of the retirement of Regina Campbell, effective September 1, 2024. (attachment)
 
6. Reduction in Force
 
7. Increment Withholding
 
8. Rescind Action
 
a. Rescind Action - Preschool Special Education Teacher - Rodgers
Recommend Board ratify rescinding the offer of employment to Nicholas Meehl as Preschool Special Education Teacher at J. Harvey Rodgers School for the 2024-2025 school year. (attachment)
 
B. New Employees/Transfers/Assignments/Contracts
 
1. New Employees
Based on the recommendation of the Superintendent, the following personnel recommendations are submitted as follows.
 
a. Teachers/Nurses/Secretaries/Aides
 
1. Classroom Aide –  J. Harvey Rodgers 
Recommend board approval of Saphira Perez, pending a positive criminal history background check as an Associate Aide in the position of Classroom Aide at J. Harvey Rodgers School for the 24-25 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, Step 1, at a rate of $20.11 per hour in addition to a toileting stipend in the amount of $500.00, effective September 5, 2024. Ms. Perez is replacing Christina Parks due to resignation. (attachment)
 
2. ABA Aide – Dorothy L. Bullock 
Recommend Board approval of Chelsea Bittle, pending a positive criminal history background check as an ABA Aide at Dorothy L. Bullock School for the 24-25 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, Step 1, at a rate of $19.91 per hour in addition to ABA stipend in the amount of $2,500.00 and a toileting stipend in the amount of $500.00, effective September 5, 2024. This is a new position. (attachment)
 
3. Nurse - Thomas E. Bowe Middle School 
Recommend Board approval of Sherry Richards, pending a positive criminal history background check as School Nurse at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 24-25 school year, BA Step 15, at an annual salary of $77,272.00, start date TBD. Ms. Richards is replacing Donna Begolly due to retirement. (attachment)
 
4. ESL Teacher - Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Recommend Board approval of Madeline Horner, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as English as a Second Language Teacher, at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 24-25 school year, MA +15 Step 13, at an annual salary of $79,022.00. Start date TBD. This is a new position. (attachment)
 
5. Special Education Teacher - Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Recommend Board approval of Suzanne Henehan, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Inclusion Special Education Teacher at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 24-25 school year, MA Step 11, at an annual salary of $73,372.00, effective September 11, 2024. Ms. Henehan is replacing Stacy Walkowitz due to transfer. (attachment)
 
6. Security Aide - Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Recommend Board approval of Edward Pfeifer, pending a positive criminal history background check as Security Aide at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 24-25 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, at a rate of $19.51 per hour effective September 3, 2024. (attachment)
 
7. History Teacher - Glassboro High School
Recommend Board approval of Taylor Supczenski, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as History Teacher at Glassboro High School for the 24-25 school year, MA step 4, at an annual salary of $64,172.00, effective September 3, 2024. Ms. Supczenski is replacing John Cino due to resignation. (attachment)
 
8. Computer Teacher - Thomas E. Bowe Middle School 
Recommend Board approval of Lori McNeill, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Computer Teacher at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 24-25 school year, MA Step 13, at an annual salary of $75,372.00 effective September 3, 2024. Ms. McNeill is replacing Danielle Fiscella due to resignation. (attachment)
 
b. Administration
 
1. Assistant Principal - Dorothy L. Bullock Elementary
Recommend board approval of Sheldon Sean Redman Sr., pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Part-Time Assistant Principal at Dorothy L. Bullock School for the 2024-2025 school year, 10.5 months, 5.5 hours per day, $300.00 per day effective September 3, 2024. This is a new position contingent upon passing of a Danielson Obervation Certification Test. (attachment)
 
c. Bus Drivers/Bus Aides
 
d. Substitute Bus Drivers and Aides
 
e. Custodians/Housekeeper
 
1. Housekeeper – Bullock
Recommend Board approval of Tyler Long, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Housekeeper for the 2024-2025 school year, Step 1, at an annual salary of $31,815.00. Start date TBD. This is a new position. (attachment)
 
2. Grounds
Recommend Board approval of Andrew Olshefski, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Grounds-keeper for the 2024-2025 school year, Step 1, at an annual salary of $32,611.00. Start date TBD. Mr. Olshefski is replacing Scott Ryan due to resignation. (attachment)
 
f. Substitute Custodians/Grounds
 
g. Athletics
 
h. ESS Substitutes
Recommend Board approval of the July 2024 ESS Substitute list. (attachment)
 
i. Other
 
2. Employee Transfer/Appointments
 
a. Transfer - Aide - CST
Recommend Board approval for the transfer of Ms. Doreatha Stokes-Moore, General/Credential Aide, from Glassboro High School to Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 2024-2025 school year.  Ms. Moore will replace Kassadi Walker to support incoming students based on IEP need. (attachment)
 
b. Transfer - ESS Substitute 
Recommend Board approval for the transfer of Mrs. JoAnn Gamble, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, from part-time permanent substitute status with ESS to part-time Data Clerk in the Central office, 12-months, up to 58.5 hours per month, at a rate of $22.50 per hour, effective August 1, 2024. Mrs. Gamble's salary is budgeted under GPSD contract with ESS at no additional cost to the district. (attachment)
 
3. Assignments
 
a. Assignment Change - CST
Recommend Board approval of an assignment change for Debbie Fanfarillo from Instructional Aide at CST/J. Harvey Rodgers School to ABA Aide at CST/J. Harvey Rodgers School, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, Step 11, at a rate of $25.50 per hour, including an ABA stipend in the amount of $2,500.00 and a $500.00 toileting stipend, effective September 5, 2024. (attachment)
 
b. Assignment Change - Transportation Aide
Recommend Board approval of an assignment change for Dionne Redden from Instructional Aide at Alternate Evening High School to Transportation Aide, 189, 4.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, at a rate of $20.13 per hour for the 2024-2025 school year, effective September 3, 2024. Ms. Redden is replacing Adam Cerquoni. (attachment)
 
4. Contracts
 
5. Miscellaneous
 
6. Legal
 
C. Job Descriptions
 
D. Public Relations
1. Community Affairs Secretary Report – June 2024 (attachment)
 
E. Miscellaneous
 
1. 2024-2025 Co-Curricular Advisors
a. Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Recommend Board approval of the following Thomas E. Bowe Middle School Co-Curricular Advisors for the 2024-2025 school year. (attachment)
Co-Curricular Activity
Advisor(s)
Stipend
Art Club
Tyler Monaco
$1255.00
Building Men
Bradley Fithian
$1278.00
G.L.O.W.
Brittinee Garcia
$1255.00
Green Team
Lisa Montana
$1320.00
Math Counts
TBD
$1503.00
National Junior Honor Society
Lisa Rencher
$1278.00
Renaissance
Monroe Willis
$1915.00
Student Council
Jordan Hess
Lisa Noble
$957.50
$957.50
Music Club
Hester Hasheian
$1255.00
Yearbook
Stacy Smith
$1915.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. Summer Employment-Operations-Student Workers
Recommend Board approval of the following GHS students, pending completion of working papers and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as housekeeper/custodian summer help, at the rate of $16.25 per hour.  Students will work Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, including two 15-minute breaks and a one-half-hour lunch.  Two students will work at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School, two students will work at Dorothy L. Bullock School and one student will work at J. Harvey Rodgers School.  Start date to be determined. (attachment)
Julius Gaines
Michael Soriano
Zembalist Lewis
Armondo Espinosa-Molina
Jahlil Whitehead
 

 

3. 2024 Special Education Extended School Year Substitute Nurses
Recommend Board ratify the following substitute school nurses for the 2024 Special Education Extended School Year at the rate of $250.00 per day. (attachment)
Judith Shone Tamaska
Natalie Nole-Ward
Maryanne McCarty
Christa Taylor
Lucinda Quint
Sandy Schmittinger
Margaret Cassidy
Nancy Fiebig
Viktor Chebotarev

4. 2024 Special Education Extended School Year Staffing
Recommend Board approval of the following additional individuals for the 2024 Special Education Extended School Year Program effective July 08, 2024 in the position of Aide. Total cost for the ESY Program was approved at the April 2024 meeting. (attachment)
Christina Moorhouse
$18.00/hour
Debbie Fanfarillo
$18.00/hour

5. Staff Coverage – Central office
Recommend that the Board ratify amending the start date to compensate Gabrielle French to provide staff coverage for the extended vacant position of Administrative Assistant to Superintendent at a stipend amount of $800.00 per week, from effective date July 1, 2024, to June 24, 2024.  (attachment)
 
6. 2024 Summer Employment - J. Harvey Rodgers
Recommend board ratify amending the approval of the following staff members for 2024 summer employment at J. Harvey Rodgers School to be paid through Title I Funds.  (attachment)
Christa Taylor
Nurse
Up to 5 days at per diem rate
Amanda Brice
Guidance Counselor
Up to 5 days at per diem rate
 
7. Superintendent's Year-End Evaluation
Recommend Board approval of the Superintendent's 2023-2024 Year-End Evaluation.
 
8. 2024-2025 Fall Athletic Coaches
Recommend Board approval of the following 2024-2025 Fall Athletic coaching positions. (attachment)
TEAM
POSITION
COACH
STEP
AMOUNT
START DATE
END DATE
Football
Varsity Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Fr. Asst. Coach
Timothy Breaker
Paul Cynewski
James Screven
Tariq Wright
2
4
4
2
$ 9,594.00
$ 6,853.00
$ 6,853.00
$ 4,455.00
08/12/24
08/12/24
08/12/24
08/12/24
12/01/24
12/01/24
12/01/24
12/01/24
Girls Soccer
Varsity Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Scott Rogers
TBD
4
TBD
$ 8,224.00
TBD
08/19/24
11/24/24
 
Boys Soccer
Varsity Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Chad Yates
TBD
2
TBD
$ 6,168.00
TBD
08/19/24
11/24/24
Field Hockey
Varsity Head Coach
Asst Coach
MS Head Coach
Arielle Marshall
Jennifer Sykes
Jessica Parto
4
4
4
$ 8,224.00
$0 (Paid by Pitman)
$ 2,570.00
08/19/24
08/19/24
08/19/24
11/24/24
11/24/24
11/24/24
Girls Tennis
Varsity Head Coach
Candy Valenti
3
$ 4,112.00
08/12/24
11/24/24
Fall Cheerleading
Varsity Head Coach
Brittany Cox
4
$ 5,140.00
08/19/24
12/01/24
Marching Band
Director
Assistant Director
Color Guard
Arthur Myers
Douglas Tranz
TBD
4
4
TBD
$ 8,224.00
$ 5,140.00
TBD
08/12/24
08/12/24
08/12/24
12/01/24
12/01/24
12/01/24
Cross Country
MS Head Coach
Lisa Montana
3
$ 2,056.00
08/12/24
12/01/24
 
9. 2024-2025 Fall Volunteer Coaches
Recommend Board approval of the following volunteer athletic coaches for the fall 2024-2025. (attachment)
Cross Country
Michael Belh
Girls Soccer
Jamie Cleary
Football
Tim Hagerty
Fall Cheerleading
Jordan Armstrong
Football
Michael Jimenez
Football
Jermaine Ragin
Girls Soccer
Denise Rossi
Field Hockey
(approved by Pitman)
Allison Rues
 
 
10. Summer Weight Room Advisor - Glassboro High School
Recommend Board ratify Mr. Timothy Breaker as Glassboro High School Summer Weight Room advisor, Step 2, in the amount of $3,769.00, for the 2024 summer season. (attachment)
 
11. 2024-2025 Foremen
Recommend Board ratify the following staff members as Foremen for the 2024-2025 school year to be paid $2,300.00 (50% to be paid in December, the remaining 50% in June) effectve July 1, 2024. (attachment)
Location
Day Foreman
Night Foreman
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Barbara Myers
Ivy Moore-Gavin
Glassboro High School
William Gatchell
Steven Robinson
J. Harvey Rodgers School
Quay Foster
TBD
Dorothy L. Bullock School
Anthony Marano
TBD
 
 
 
Maintenance Foreman
Jose Heredia
 
Grounds Foreman
Keith Orfe
 
 
12.  Staff Coverage - Transportation 
Recommend Board ratify Marian Romain to assist with administrative duties in the Transportation office, 3 hours per day, 4 days per week, at her regular rate of $24.52 per hour from July 23, 2024, to September 1, 2024. (attachment)
 

 

2. Operations

A. Building Issues
1. Rodgers School
2. Bullock School
3. Bowe Middle School
4. High School
5. Beach Administration Building
6. Technology
 
B. Awards/Donations
 
1. Donation - Wurlitzer Piano
Recommend Board accept the donation of an upright Wurlitzer piano from community member, Thomas Petty, for Thomas E. Bowe Middle School. This donation will be utilized by the Music Department in the choir room to enhance music programming and instruction. (attachment)
 
C. Transportation
 
1. ESY Joint Transportation Agreement - Clayton
Recommend Board of Education to ratify 2024 Extended School Year transportation jointure agreement between Glassboro Public Schools (as Joiner) and Clayton Public Schools (as Host), for the transportation of one (1) student for the total amount of $4,950.00 from July 01, 2024, to August 30, 2024. (attachment)
 
D. Budget Recommendations/Grants
 
1. Recommend Board approval of the following Reports per attachments:
a. Warrant Account Bill List (June 2024) (attachment)
b. Handwritten Check List (June 1-30, 2024) (attachment )
c. Revised Board Secretary's Report (December 2023) (attachment)
d. Revised Board Secretary's Report (January 2024) (attachment)
e. Revised Board Secretary's Report (February 2024) (attachment)
f. Revised Board Secretary's Report (March 2024) (attachment)
g. Revenue Report (June 2024) (attachment)
h. Revised Treasurers Report (December 2023) (attachment)
i. Revised Treasurers Report (January 2024) (attachment)
j. Revised Treasurers Report (February 2024) (attachment)
k. Revised Treasurers Report (March 2024) (attachment)
l. Revised Treaurers Report (April 2024) (attachment)
m. Revised Treasurers Report (May 2024) (attachment)
n. Food Service Profit & Loss (June 2024) (attachment)
 
Revised Board Secretary’s Reports in accordance with 18A:17-36 and 18A:17-9 for the months of December 2023, January 2024, February 2024, March 2024, April 2024, and May 2024. 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.
 
Revised Treasurer’s Reports in accordance with 18A:17-36 and 18A:17-9 for the months of December 2023, January 2024, February 2024, March 2024, April 2024, and May 2024.  The Treasurer’s Reports and Secretary’s Reports are in agreement for the months of December 2023, January 2024, February 2024, March 2024, April 2024, and May 2024.
 
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 June 2024. (attachment)
 
E. Resolutions/Contracted Services
 
1. Policies/Regulations
Recommend Board approval for the first reading of the following policies/regulations. (attachment)
a.
P 0141
Board Member Number and Term (Revised)
b.
P 0164.6
Remote Public Board Meetings During a Declared Emergency (Abolished)
c.
P 2200
Curriculum Content (Revised)
d.
R 5200
Attendance (Revised)
e.
P 5337
Service Animals (Revised)
f.
P 5350
Student Suicide Prevention (Revised)
g.
P 7231
Gifts from Vendors (Abolished)
h.
P 8420
Emergency and Crisis Situations (Revised)
i.
P 8467
Firearms and Weapons (Revised)
j.
R 8467
Firearms and Weapons (Revised)
k.
P 9181
Volunteer Athletic Coaches and Co-Curricular Activity Advisors/Assistants (Revised)
 
 
2. Gov Deals Auction - Technology
Recommend Board approval for the Technology Department to post the following outdated/decommissioned equipment on GovDeals for auction. Any Equipment containing a hard drive will be sanitized (hard drive removed) prior to sale. Any equipment not sold at auction will eventually be responsibly recycled. (attachment)
  • 500x Dell 3100 Chromebooks
In addition to the above being sold, the following miscellaneous items will be recyled at no cost to the district.
  • Old monitors, keyboards, mice
  • 13x projectors and hardware
  • Miscellaneous cables, batteries, cell phones, PA system, server rails, etc.
3. Prior Fiscal Year Check Void
Recommend Board approval to void the prior fiscal year checks as detailed in the attached memo. All checks are over 365 days old. Checks will be reissued if deemed appropriate. (attachment)
 
4. First Harvest Credit Union Membership
Recommend Board approval of membership via the membership request letter. First Harvest Credit Union will provide summer pay banking options to employees. (attachment)
 
5. New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Resolution
Recommend Board approval of the following New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Resolution (attachment)
 
WHEREAS, the Glassboro Board of Education acknowledges that from time to time, paperwork concerning its motor vehicles must be completed and delivered in person to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission ("NJMVC"); and
 
WHEREAS, the Board desires to appoint the Business Administrator, the Business Office Secretary, and the Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds as its authorized representatives to complete, sign and deliver paperwork regarding District vehicles on behalf of the Glassboro Board of Education to the NJMVC, for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, the Glassboro Board of Education resolves to appoint the Business Administrator and the Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds as its authorized representatives, for the completion and delivery of any necessary paperwork regarding District vehicles to the NJMVC.
 
6. GEA Sidebar Agreement - Transportation 
Recommend Board approval of the GEA Sidebar Agreement offering newly hired Glassboro Bus Drivers, who work a minimum of six months, a onetime bonus of $1000.00 for the 2023-2024 school year payable at the completion of the school year. (attachment)
 
WHEREAS, the Glassboro Board of Education ("Board") has previously entered into a Collective Negotiations Agreement ("Agreement") with the Glassboro Education Association
("Association") covering the period July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the negotiation of the Agreement, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the national and local bus driver shortage, the Board and the Association have recognized and agreed that a bonus should be paid to new bus drivers for their service to the Board during this school year; and
WHEREAS, the Board and the Association having reached a mutually satisfactory agreement on this one-time bonus, the Board and the Association wish to memorialize their agreement in this Sidebar Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board and the Association agree as follows:
  1. The Board will pay a newly hired Glassboro bus driver who work a minimum of six months, a one-time signing bonus of $1,000 for their service for the 2023-2024 school year.
  2. The terms of this Sidebar Agreement shall be effective immediately upon the execution and approval/ratification by the Association and the Board.
 
 
 
F. Informational - Reports/Articles/Miscellaneous
1. Reports
a. Maintenance Report (attachment)
b. Security Drill Report (attachment)
c. Facility Request Report (attachment)
d.  IT Report (attachment)
e. Nutri-Serve Monthly Update May 2024 (attachment)
 
2. Articles
 
3. Miscellaneous
 

3. Instruction

A. Grants/Assessments/Curriculum/Workshops/Professional Development
 
1. Grants
a. SONJ-Unified Grant Awards
Recommend Board approval for the acceptance of grant funding awarded to Glassboro Unified in partnership with Special Olympics New Jersey Unified.  Glassboro Unified strives to provide inclusive opportunities in clubs and sports for students in order to build friendships and community. (attachment)
Glassboro High School
$4,350.00
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
$3,600.00
Dorothy L. Bullock
$3,600.00
J. Harvey Rodgers
$800.00
 
b. Refusal of Funds - Perkins Grant - 2024/2025
Recommend Board approval for the refusal of funds for Perkins Grant for the 2024-2025 school year. (attachment)
 
c. 2024-2025 IDEA Grant
Recommend Board approval for the submission and acceptance of the 2024-2025 IDEA Basic and Preschool Grant application.  The IDEA Basic and Preschool Awards will continue to fund tuition for students placed out-of-district. (attachment)
Grant Program
Funding
IDEA - Basic
$631,226
IDEA – Preschool
$26,421
 
d. 2024-2025 ESEA Grant
Recommend Board approval for submission and acceptance of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Grant for the 2024-2025 school year. The grant will be submitted on July 25, 2024. (attachment)
 
FY2023
FY2024
Title I Part A Basic
$672,705
$615,291
Title I Part A Neglected
$4,505
$6,124
Title I Part D Delinquent
$0
$0
Title I Total
$677,210
$621,415
Title II Part A
$86,956
$70,834
Title III
$21,877
$22,152
Title III - Immigrant
$4,412
$2,563
Title IV
$44,036
$46,973
Total Allocation
$834,491
$763,937
 
2. Title I Staff
 
3. Assessments
 
4. Curriculum
 
5. Professional Development/Workshops
Recommend Board approval of the attached professional development/ workshops. (attachment)
 
 
B. Field Experiences/Enrollment
 
1. Field Experience
 
a. Rowan University - Clinical Practice Placement
Recommend Board approval of the following Rowan University students for Clinical Practice Placement. (attachment)
September 3, 2024 – October 25, 2024
March 17, 2025 – May 9, 2025
Pierce Shaltis
GHS
Arthur Myers
 
b. Rutgers University - Internship
Recommend Board approval of Internship of Rutgers University counseling student, Ava Thigpen, with Beth Torbik at Dorothy L. Bullock School from September 3, 2024 to December 20, 2024. (attachment)
 
c. Widener University MSW - Internship
Recommend Board approval of Internship of Widener University Master of Social Work student, Veronica Capri, with Beth Torbik at Dorothy L. Bullock School from September 3, 2024 to June 18, 2025. (attachment)
 
d. Rowan University - Practicum
Recommend Board approval for Rowan University Social Work student, Yoosuf Byrd, to do Practicum in Social Work with Kyle Morris at Glassboro High School from September 3, 2024 to June 18, 2025. (attachment)
 
2. Enrollment/ADA (none at this time)
 
C. Testing
 
D. Special Education/Other Student Issues
 
1. OOD Placement – Student ID #22-02
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #22-02 at Larc School for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the student’s IEP. The cost to the district is $113,078.70. (attachment)
 
 
2. OOD Placement - Student ID #23-03
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #23-03 for English as a Second Language at Abilities Solutions for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the student’s IEP. The cost to the district is $5, 200.00. (attachment)
 
3. OOD Placement - Student ID #23-02
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #23-02 to attend Garfield Park Academy for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the student’s IEP. The cost to the district is $72,220.08. (attachment)
 
4. OOD Placement - Student ID #24-19
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #24-19 to attend Hampton Academy for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the student’s IEP. The cost to the district is $116,229.40. (attachment)
 
5. OOD Placement - Student ID #24-20
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #24-20 at Gloucester Township Public Schools, effective June 1, 2023. The student is displaced under McKinney-Vento.  The cost to the district is $847.10. (attachment)
 
6. CRESS Services
a. Recommend Board approval of the attached CRESS service fees for the 2024-2025 school year.CRESS provides multiple educational services to district students throughout the school year. (attachment)
 
b. Recommend Board approval for Gloucester County Special Services School District CRESS to provide care for multiple students, on an as-needed basis, for the 2024-2025 school year.Cost to the district is contracted on an as-needed basis. (attachment)
 
7. Commission for the Blind Services
Recommend Board approval to contract with the Commission for the Blind to provide Level 1 services for four students for the 2024-2025 school year due to related disabilities and IEP requirements.  The cost to the district is $9,680.00. (attachment)
 
8. OOD Placement(s) -Student(s) ID #17-22, #21-02
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student(s) ID #17-22 and #21-02 to attend Hollydell School, for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the students’ IEP. The cost to the district is $216,944.76. (attachment)
 
9. Integrity Interpreting
Recommend Board approval of the attached rates for Integrity Interpreting for the 2024-2025 School Year. Integrity Interpreting provides ASL interpreting services on an as-needed basis to multiple students in the district. (attachment)
 
10. Laurel Therapy - Occupational Therapy Services
Recommend Board ratify the cost of services by Laurel Therapy for Occupational Therapy needs. Occupational Therapy services were approved and awarded at the June 11, 2024, Board meeting. The cost to the district is on an as-needed basis of $82.00 per hour or $352.00 per evaluation. The contracted period shall be July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. (attachment)
 
11. Starlight Homecare Agency - Star Pediatrics
Recommend Board ratify Starlight Homecare Agency (Star Pediatrics) to provide 1:1 nursing care for multiple students, on an as-needed basis, for the 2024-2025 school year effective July 1, 2024.  The cost to the district is approximately $62.00 per hour up to eight hours per day for RN services and $52.00 per hour up to eight hours per day for LPN services. (attachment)
 
12. OOD Placement(s)- Student(s) ID #19-8, #20-11, #13-25, #19-9
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student(s) ID #19-8, #20-11, #13-25, and #19-9 to attend YALE School, Cherry Hill, for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the students’ IEP. The cost to the district is $377,252.40. (attachment)
 
13. OOD Placement - Student ID #15-10
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #15-10 to attend Archbishop Damiano for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the student’s IEP. The cost to the district is $61,492.20. (attachment)
 
14. OOD Placement - Student ID #16-12
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #16-12 to attend Kingsway Learning Center for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the student’s IEP. The cost to the district is $115,865.40. (attachment)
 
15. OOD Placement - Student ID #19-6
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #19-6 to attend Archway Programs for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the student’s IEP. The cost to the district is $61,367.70. (attachment)
 
16. OOD Placement - Student ID #20-01
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #20-01 to attend YALE School, SE for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the student’s IEP. The cost to the district is $157,212.00. (attachment)
 
17. OOD Placement - Student ID #20-02
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #20-02 to attend Bancroft School, for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the student’s IEP. The cost to the district is $155,355.90. (attachment)
 
18. OOD Placement - Student(s) ID #24-13, #22-03
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student(s) ID #24-13 and #22-03 to attend Durand Academy for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the students' IEP. The cost to the district is $272,972.98. (attachment)
 
19. Camden County Educational Services Commission
Recommend Board approval of the cost of professional services by Camden County Educational Services Commission for the 2024-2025 school year. CCESC has been contracted for services on an as-needed basis. (attachment)
 
20. 2024-2025 Virtua Health. Inc. Professional Services
Recommend Board approval of the cost of professional services provided by Virtua Health, Inc. on an as-needed basis for Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy Services, for the 2024-2025 school year. (attachment)
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy
$82.00 per hour
$82.00 per hour
$82.00 per hour
 
21. Para-Plus Translations, Inc.
Recommend Board approval of the costs by Para-Plus Translations, Inc. to provide translation and interpretation services as necessary for the 2024-2025 school year. (attachment)
 
22. OOD Placement - Student ID #24-21
Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #24-21 to attend Archway Programs for the 2024-2025 school year, effective July 1, 2024. Placement and extraordinary services are required per the students' IEP. The cost to the district is $99,176.00. (attachment)
 
23. OOD Tuition Adjustment - Student ID #19-B
Recommend Board ratify an out-of-district tuition adjustment for Student ID #19-B for attending Brookfield School for 113 days during the 2021-2022 school year. The cost to the district is $4,251.06 for one student. (attachment)
 
E. Athletics
 
1. TCC Proposed 2024-2025 Budget Amendment
Recommend Board approval of the 2024-2025 Tri-County Conference amended proposed budget in the amount of $4,655.00 per school. (attachment)
 
2. Position Change - Fall Weight Room Advisor
Recommend Board approval to change the position of Fall Weight Room Advisor to Winter Weight Room Advisor. There is a larger demand  for an advisor during the winter months than in the fall. This change will accomodate those needs. (attachment)
 
3.  Summer Workouts
Recommend Board approval for voluntary summer workouts for all athletic teams including the Marching Band. Athletic teams will use the weight room, outdoor fields, and the gym. There is no cost to the district. (attachment)
 
F. Miscellaneous
 
1. 2024-2025 Affirmative Action Committee
Recommend Board approval of the Affirmative Action Committee members for the 2024-2025 school year. (attachment)
Craig Stephenson
Affirmative Action Officer
K-12
Brandi Sheridan
Supervisor
K-12
Yuna Park
Assistant Principal
4-6
Christian Lynch
Assistant Principal
9-12
Cathy Torbik
Supervisor
K-12
Heather Stewart
GEA Representative
7-8
Quay Foster
GESPA Representative
Operations
 
2. 2024-2025 HIB Committee
Recommend Board approval of the Harrassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Committee members for the 2024-2025 school year. (attachment)
District Anti-Bullying Coordinator
Craig Stephenson
 
District Anti-Bullying Specialist
Alayna Harrison
 
Anti-Bullying Specialist
Amanda Brice
J. Harvey Rodgers
Anti-Bullying Specialist
Tammy Belcher
Dorothy L. Bullock
Anti-Bullying Specialist
Brittinee Garcia
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School
Anti-Bullying Specialist
Marybeth Ragozzino
Glassboro High School
 
3. 2024-2025 School Improvement Panel (ScIP)
Recommend Board approval of the School Improvement Panel for the 2024-2025 school year. Based on the provisions of the TEACHNJ Act and AchieveNJ, every school must establish a School Improvement Panel (ScIP) whose role is to ensure and support the implementation of the district's evaluation, professional development, and mentoring policies at the school level. (attachment)
J. Harvey Rodgers
Dorothy L. Bullock
Thomas E. Bowe
GHS
Melanie Sweeney
Kelly Marchese
Lauren Kerr
Janice Rynkiewicz
Brandi Sheridan
Timothy Hagerty
Kimberly DiMeo
Michele Memis
Heather Stewart
Megan Millard
Jordan Hess
Arthur Myers
Daria Lombardi
Kaitlyn Bross
Bradley Fithian
Gregory Maccarone
 
Nicole Werner
Andrea LoCastro
Robert Hemmes
 
Desarea Simberg
Lisa Rencher
Susan Powers
 
 
Vanessa Poggioli
Arielle Marshall
 
 
Matthew Schwartz
Marybeth Ragozzino
 
4. Amended 2024-2025 School Calendar
Recommend Board approval of the amended 2024-2025 School Calendar. (attachment)
 
5. 2023-2024 Annual School Planning Committee Stipend
Recommend Board ratify compensating Annual School Planning Committee members for Thomas E. Bowe Middle School with a stipend in the amount of $2000.00 each for the following members, which began in April of the 2022-2023 school year and concluded in June of 2024. These members were instrumental in the creation of the plan, the analysis of data and identification of root causes, the development of action steps to address root causes, the implementation of the plan, and development of a sustainability plan for 2024-2025 school year. This stipend will be funded through SIA funds. (attachment)
Vanessa Poggioli
Math Representative
$2000
Diane Villone
ELA Representative
$2000
 
 
G. Informational
 
1. HIB Report (attachment)
2. Suspensions (attachment)
3. Board Reports
a. Rodgers (attachment)
b. Bullock (attachment)
c. Bowe MS (attachment)
d. GHS/GHS Guidance/Athletics (attachment)
e. AEHS (attachment to come)
f. Rodgers Guidance (attachment)
g. Bullock Guidance (attachment)
h. Bowe MS Guidance (attachment)
i. CST (attachment)
4. Chief Academic Officer Report (attachment)
5. 2024-2025 Thomas E. Bowe Parent Handbook (attachment)
a. 24-25 Summary of Changes - Thomas E. Bowe Conduct (attachment)
6. 2024-2025 Glassboro High School Handbook (attachment)
 
 
 
 
 
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