July 23, 2025 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. Motion to Nominate Board Member Candidate

 

6. Approval of Minutes

 

A. June 19, 2025 Executive Minutes (attachment)

B. June 19, 2025 Public Minutes (attachment)

C. July 16, 2025 Special Meeting Minutes (attachment)

 

7. 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.

 

8. President’s Report

 

9. Report of the Superintendent of Schools

 

A. Special Services Annual Report, Catherine Torbik (attachment)

 

10. Board Committee Reports & Action Items

 

11. Old Business

 

12. New Business

 

13. 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.

 

14. Adjournment

 

 

DATE:              July 23, 2025

TIME:               7:00 PM

LOCATION:      Glassboro High Media Center

 

 

 

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 3, 2025 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

 

 

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 23, 2025

Time:                5:00 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. 

 

 

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

1. Resignations

 

a. Recommend Board ratify the resignation of Joe Negron effective June 27, 2025. (attachment)

 

b. Recommend Board ratify the resignation of Carleigh Galasso effective July 10, 2025. (attachment)

 

2. Revocation of Tenure

3. Dismissal/Suspension

4. Leaves of Absence

 

a. Recommend Board approval of the attached July 2025 Leave of Absence list. (attachment)

 

5. Retirement

 

a. Recommend Board approval, with appreciation for 35 years of service to the district, for the retirement of Mary Elizabeth Ragozzino effective September 30, 2025. (attachment)

 

6. Reduction in Force

7. Increment Withholding

8. Rescind Action

 

a. Recommend Board approval to rescind the 2025-2026 increment withholding for Employee #4298. (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) 1:1 Aide-CST/GHS

Recommend Board approval of Christian Forman, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as an Associate Aide in the position of 1:1 Aide at CST/GHS for the 2025-2026 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, Step 1, at a rate of $20.84 per hour, effective August 28, 2025. Mr. Forman is replacing Thomas Barber due to resignation. (attachment)

 

2) ABA Aide-CST/Bullock

Recommend Board approval of Katrina Jordan, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as an ABA Aide at CST/Bullock for the 2025-2026 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, Step 1, at a rate of $20.64 per hour, in addition to an ABA Stipend in the amount of $2,500.00 and a Toileting Stipend in the amount of $500.00, effective August 28, 2025. Ms. Jordan is replacing Kathleen Estes due to retirement. (attachment)

 

3) Classroom Aide/Rodgers

Recommend Board approval of Sadie Boatright, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as an Associate Aide in the position of Classroom Aide at Rodgers for the 2025-2026 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, Step 1, at a rate of $20.84 per hour and a Toileting Stipend in the amount of $500.00, effective August 28, 2025. Ms. Boatright is replacing Teresa Colamesta due to assignment change. (attachment)

 

4) 1:1 Aide-CST/Bullock

Recommend Board approval of Simeon Little, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as an Associate Aide in the position of 1:1 Aide at CST/Bullock for the 2025-2026 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, Step 1, at a rate of $20.84 per hour, effective August 28, 2025. This is a new position. (attachment)

 

5) Physical Education/Health Teacher-GHS

Recommend Board approval of Christiana Quinton, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Physical Education/Health Teacher at GHS for the 2025-2026 school year, BA Step 6, at an annual salary of $60,072.00, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement, effective August 28, 2025. Ms. Quinton is replacing Kimberly Whelan due to resignation. (attachment)

 

6) Spanish Teacher-Bowe MS

Recommend Board approval of Joanny Campbell-Kelly, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Spanish Teacher at Thomas E. Bowe MS for the 2025-2026 school year, BA Step 7, at an annual salary of $61,372.00, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement, effective August 28, 2025. This is a new position. (attachment)

 

7) Security Aide-Bowe MS

Recommend Board approval of Solomon Jones, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Security Aide at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, at a rate of $20.24 per hour, effective August 28, 2025. Mr. Jones is replacing Scott Campbell due to resignation. (attachment)

 

8) Special Ed/ERI Teacher, GHS

Recommend Board approval of Charlotte Richardson, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Special Education/Emotional Regulation Impairment Teacher at GHS for the 2025-2026 school year, MA+30 Step 17, at an annual salary of $92,672.00, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement, effective August 28, 2025. This is a new position. (attachment)

 

b. Administration

c. Bus Drivers/Bus Aides

d. Substitute Bus Drivers and Aides

e. Custodians/Housekeeper/Grounds

 

1) Housekeeper

Recommend Board ratify Dionisio Carrero as Housekeeper for the 2025-2026 school year, Step 6, at an annual prorated salary of $33,570.00, effective July 16, 2025.  Mr. Carrero is replacing Ivvy Moore-Garvin due to resignation. (attachment)

 

f. Substitute Custodians/Housekeepers/Grounds

g. Athletics

 

a. Head Fall Varsity Cheerleading Coach

Recommend Board approval of Alisha Weiss as Head Fall Varsity Cheerleading Coach for the 2025-2026 school year, Step 3, at a stipend amount of $4,455.00, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement, effective August 18, 2025 to November 30, 2025. (attachment)

 

h. ESS Substitutes

Recommend Board approval of the July 2025 ESS Substitute list. (attachment)

 

i. Other

 

2. Employee Transfer/Appointments

 

a. Transfer

Recommend Board approval for the transfer of Kendall Appleby, ABA Aide at J. Harvey Rodgers School to ABA Aide at Dorothy L. Bullock School for the 2025-2026 school year. Ms. Appleby is replacing Destinie Corry due to resignation.

 

3. Assignments

4. Contracts

5. Miscellaneous

6. Legal

 

C. Job Descriptions

 

D. Public Relations

 

1. Community Affairs Secretary Report – June 2025 (attachment)

 

E. Miscellaneous

 

1. Co-Curricular Clubs-Bowe MS

Recommend Board approval of the following Thomas E. Bowe Middle School Co-Curricular Clubs for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

 

*Pending settlement of the GEA Agreement

 

2. Special Education Extended School Year Staff

Recommend Board ratify Judith Shone-Tamaska as a Substitute Nurse, on an as-needed basis, for the Special Education Extended School Year Program at the rate of $250.00 per day, effective July 1, 2025.

 

3. Bulldogs After-School Tutoring Program-Bowe MS

Recommend Board approval for all certificated staff members, on an as-needed basis, to facilitate the Bulldogs After-School Tutoring Program at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year, 1.25 hours per day, 2 days per week at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement.

 

4. 2025-2026 ASD/ESD/Saturday School Monitors-Bowe MS

Recommend Board approval of all Thomas E. Bowe Middle School certificated staff members for After-School Detention Monitors, Extended School Day Monitors, and Saturday School Monitors, on an as-needed rotating basis, for the 2025-2026 school year, at the stipend amount of $38.11 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement.

 

After School Detention Monitors, Monday through Thursday, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Saturday School Monitors – As Needed

 

5. HIB Committee Members

Recommend Board approval of the following staff members as Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Committee members for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

 

6. 2025-2026 AEHS/AEMS Staff

Recommend Board approval for all certificated secondary education staff members to serve as AEHS & AEMS teachers. Approval is also requested for all certified staff members with administrative and supervisory certificates to cover night school should the need arise. Individual staff members will be identified at a later date.

 

7. Special Education Extended School Year Staff

Recommend Board approval to include Michael Sharkey as a Substitute Teacher, on an as-needed basis, for the Special Education Extended School Year at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement.

 

8. Class Coverage-Loss of Prep/Duty-GHS

Recommend Board approval of all GHS certificated staff members to be compensated during their prep/duty to cover vacant positions and leaves of absence. This would allow for consistency in the curriculum and prevent learning loss.

 

$42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement (40 minutes + 20 minute prep/grading = 60 minutes)

 

9. 2025-2026 Fall Volunteer Coaches

Recommend Board approval of the following Volunteer Coaches and Paraprofessionals for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

Volunteer Coaches

 

Volunteer Paraprofessionals

 

10. 2025-2026 Fall Athletic Coaches

Recommend Board approval of the following Fall Athletic Coaches for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

 

*Pending settlement of the GEA Agreement

** Paid by Pitman

 

 

A. Building Issues

1. Rodgers School

2. Bullock School

3. Bowe Middle School

a. Police Training Exercise-Bowe MS (attachment)

 

4. High School

5. Beach Administration Building

6. Technology

 

B. Awards/Donations

 

C. Transportation

 

D. Budget Recommendations/Grants

 

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

a. July 2025 Bill Lists

1) Warrant Account (attachment)

2) Student Activities (attachment)

3) Cafeteria (attachment)

4) Athletic Officials (none at this time)

b. Handwritten Check List June 1-30, 2025 (attachment)

c. Board Secretary’s Report June 2025 (none at this time)

d. Revenue Report June 2025 (none at this time)

e. Treasurer’s Report June 2025 (none at this time)

f. Food Service Profit & Loss June 2025 (attachment)

 

Board Secretary’s Reports in accordance with 18A:17-36 and 18A:17-9 for the month of June 2025.  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 Reports in accordance with 18A:17-36 and 18A:17-9 for the month of June 2025.  The Treasurer’s Reports and Secretary’s Reports are in agreement for the month of June 2025.

 

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 2025. (none at this time)

 

E. Resolutions/Contracted Services

 

1. Virtua Medical Agreement-Home Football Games

Recommend Board approval of the Virtua Medical Group Agreement to provide physician coverage for the district’s 2025-2026 home football season. The cost to the district is $200.00 per game. Total cost will be determined by the fall athletic schedule and playoff schedule. Services begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the game. (attachment)

 

2. New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Resolution

Recommend Board approval of the following New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Resolution.

 

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, 2025 through June 30, 2026;

 

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.

 

3. Referendum Resolution Proposals

Recommend Board approval of the attached Resolution of the Board of Education of the Borough of Glassboro, in the county of Gloucester, New Jersey, approving submission of three (3) proposals to the voters of the school district at the annual election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. (attachment)

 

4. GESPA Sidebar Agreement-Summer 2025

Recommend board ratify the Glassboro Board of Education/GESPA – Sidebar Agreement for the Summer of 2025 only as applies to the Collective Bargaining Agreement Covering the Time Period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028.

 

I. Article IX, "Work Hours and Workload". (Page 8), at the end of subparagraph B: During the Summer of 2025 only, Maintenance, Grounds, and Custodian employees shall have off on July 3, 2025. (attachment)

 

5. 2025-2026 MOU-Glassboro Child Development Center

Recommend Board approval of the following 2025-2026 Memorandum(s) of Understanding between Glassboro Public Schools and Glassboro Child Development Centers.

 

a. J. Harvey Rodgers Elementary School (attachment)

b. Dorothy L. Bullock Elementary School (attachment)

 

6. Fence Bid-Bullock

Recommend Board approval to authorize the School Business Administrator to advertise for bids in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 et seq. for the construction of a fence at the Dorothy L. Bullock School, with specifications to be prepared in consultation with the district Architect of Record.

 

7. 2024-2025 Budget Amendment

Recommend Board approval of the 2024-2025 Budget Amendment up to the schedule below utilizing the allowable adjustments in accordance with 6A:23A-13.3(d)6 with an effective date of June 30, 2025.

 

 

 

8. 2025-2026 Medical/Dental Premium Rates

Recommend Board approval of the 2025-2026 school year renewal premium rates.

 

 

9. Borough of Glassboro Reimbursement/Payment Agreement

Recommend Board approval for acknowledgement of Resolution No. 217-25, adopted by the Borough of Glassboro on July 22, 2025, and approve the Reimbursement/Payment Agreement between the Glassboro Board of Education and the Borough of Glassboro for Capital Improvement Projects. (attachment)

 

F. Informational – Reports/Articles/Miscellaneous

 

1. Reports

a. Maintenance Report (attachment)

b. Security Drill Report-June 2025 (attachment)

c. Facility Request Report (attachment)

d.  IT Report (attachment)

e. Food Service Monthly Report (none at this time)

 

2. Articles

3. Miscellaneous

 

 

 

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

 

1. Grants

2. Title I Staff

3. Assessments

4. Curriculum

 

a. Summer Employment-Curriculum & Pacing

Recommend Board ratify the following staff members to update curriculum and pacing, up to 10 hours each, during the summer at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement.

 

 

b. 2025-2026 District Curriculum Committee Members

Recommend Board approval of the following staff members to be paid at the contracted rate per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement, 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, and World Language, receive a $550.00 stipend through district funds. Facilitators for the Science Fair receive an $820.00 stipend through district funds.  Mission statements for each of the committees are listed below the participants. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*members rotate to stay within the budget amount

** Central (does not receive stipend)

 

The mission of the Glassboro Public School District Educational Technology Committee is to provide our students with robust digital learning experiences that support the existing curriculum. The infusion of instructional technology requires the deliberate selection and pairing of goals and digital tools based on the latest research to enable our students to thrive in a constantly evolving technological landscape. The committee will design and deliver professional learning opportunities for staff to help our students become empowered learners, digital citizens, creative communicators, and global collaborators.

 

To continue to provide high quality nursing care, with an increased cultural sensitivity awareness, as we work to support the physical and social-emotional, and emergency needs of our school community and to ensure ongoing physical and emotional health and safety in our schools.

 

This year’s committee goal is to foster lifelong scientific inquiry in students. 

Three objectives that will help achieve the above goal are: 

1- Students will identify a topic of interest and develop a model explaining this topic/concept. 

2- Students will develop an investigation into that topic that will help them to better understand the underlying concept. 

3- The committee will continue to maintain a Science Fair webpage to provide assistance to students in the process. 

4- Students will participate in a live Science Fair for the 2024-2025 school year. 

5- Students will submit a single or group-entry project presentation that will be showcased at the live event.

6- Students will be asked to record a presentation of their project for those who are not comfortable attending an in-person science fair.

 

The mission of the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee is to prepare all of our students to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing, technology oriented, and diverse society as well as to produce language learners who are socially and academically prepared to be successful in the GPSD and a global society. We want to ensure that linguistically diverse students receive rigorous curriculum standards and achieve high levels of academic success by providing access to quality education. We will continually strive for excellence in all aspects of the education process and teach our students to understand and appreciate human and cultural diversity. We will use the resources of the entire community and will encourage students to be lifelong learners, to demonstrate high achievement, and to develop the skills and characteristics needed to flourish in society. Our goal is to provide a culturally and linguistically responsive education with the supports needed to ensure equitable access to opportunities that promote language acquisition, bilingualism, biliteracy and lifelong learning.

 

The goals for 2025-2026 school year:

- Provide for parent/family involvement so that they may participate in the education of their ELL(s) student(s).

- To serve as a liaison between the school district, the parents, and general community.

- Implement and maintain consistent procedures for the ESL identification process.

- Evaluate the success of the ESL program and make necessary modifications.

- To assist in the organization of workshops for parents and attend workshop sessions based on parent needs.

 

5. Professional Development/Workshops

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

 

B. Field Experiences/Enrollment

 

1. Field Experience

 

a. Rowan University-Field Experience-HPE

Recommend Board approval of the following Rowan University students to do Health & Physical Education field placement with Paul Cynewski from September 3-December 10, 2025. The Rowan course instructor (Maria Lepore-Stevens) will be joining the class on their visits to the district. The students are required to do ten hours.

September 3, 2025 to December 10, 2025

Cooperating Teacher: Paul Cynewski

Building: GHS

 

September 3, 2025 to December 10, 2025

Cooperating Teacher: Elizabeth Conley

Building: J. Harvey Rodgers School

 

b. Rowan University-Field Experience-Early Childhood Development

Recommend Board approval of the following Rowan University students to do Early Childhood Education field experience at J. Harvey Rodgers School.

 

September 18, 25, 2025

October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025

November 13, 20, 2025

December 4, 2025

 

c. Rowan University-Field Experience-Music

Recommend Board approval of the following Rowan University students to do Music field placement with Sean McCarrick at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School. The students are required to do 20 hours.

 

September 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025

October 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025

 

d. Rowan University-Field Experience-Rodgers

Recommend Board approval for the following Rowan University students to do field experience from September 3, 2025 to December 22, 2025 with Victoria Toczylowski at J. Harvey Rodgers School. Students are required to complete 40 hours.

 

 

e. Rowan University-Practicum in School Nursing

Recommend Board approval for Rowan University student, Patricia Scappa to do Practicum in School Nursing with Marian Dunn from September 2, 2025 to December 17, 2025 at Dorothy L. Bullock School. She is required to spend a minimum of 50 hours at the practicum site. Ms. Scappa is currently a district employee under an emergency certificate working towards a Standard School Nurse certificate. Substitute coverage will be needed for the days she is doing the practicum.

 

2. Enrollment/ADA (attachment)

 

C. Testing

 

D. Special Education/Other Student Issues

 

1. Request to Establish Special Education Program

Recommend Board approval for submission to the County Office of Education the Request to Establish a Special Education Program of a Middle School Emotional Regulation Program located at GHS. (attachment)

 

2. OOD Placement-Student ID #15-10

Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #15-10 at Archbishop Damiano School for the 2025-2026 school year, effective July 1, 2025. Cost to the district is $110,917.80, which includes Extended School Year and 1:1 Aide.

 

3. OOD Placement-Student ID #16-12

Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #16-12 at Kingsway Learning Center for the 2025-2026 school year, effective July 1, 2025. Cost to the district is $65,266.20.

 

4. OOD Placement-Student ID #25-12

Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #25-12 at Archbishop Damiano School for the 2025-2026 school year, effective July 1, 2025. Cost to the district is $110,917.80, which includes Extended School Year and 1:1 Aide.

 

5. Jump Ahead Pediatrics, LLC

Recommend Board ratify contracting with Jump Ahead Pediatrics, LLC for speech therapy services for the 2025-2026 school year, effective July 1, 2025. The district held a contract with this vendor for the 2024-2025 school year. (attachment)

 

6. White Glove Community Care

Recommend Board ratify contracting with White Glove Community Care to provide nursing services during the day for two district students, #50727 and #51460, effective July 1, 2025. These students are required to have 1:1 nursing services during the school day and/or during transportation per IEP and physician letter. Cost sheet is attached. (attachment)

 

7. Aveanna Healthcare

Recommend Board ratify contracting with Aveanna Healthcare to provide nursing services, on an as-needed basis, during the school day and/or during transportation, effective July 1, 2025. Cost sheet is attached. (attachment)

 

8. OOD Placement-Student ID #13-25

Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #13-25 at YALE Cherry Hill for the 2025-2026 school year, effective July 14, 2025. Cost to the district is $84,533.40, which includes Extended School Year.

 

9. OOD Placement-Student ID #18-7

Recommend Board ratify out-of-district placement for Student ID #18-7 at YALE West II for the 2025-2026 school year, effective July 14, 2025. Cost to the district is $149,803.00, which includes Extended School Year and 1:1 Aide.

 

10. Virtua-Physical Therapy & Speech Therapy Services

Recommend Board ratify contracting with Virtua to provide services, on an as-needed basis, as follows for the 2025-2026 School Year, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

 

$82.00 per hour for all Physical Therapy services rendered

$82.00 per hour for all Speech Therapy services rendered

These fees will be paid to Virtua by the district within thirty (30) days of receiving the monthly invoice.The district will be responsible for paying, in addition to the principal amount billed, a 5% per month late charge for each month or a portion thereof, that payment of the billing that is late.

 

E. Athletics

 

1. 2025-2026 Tri-County Conference Proposed Budget

Recommend Board approval of the amended 2025-2026 Tri-County Conference proposed budget in the amount of $4,425.00 per school. (attachment)

 

2. ArbiterPay

Recommend Board approval for the implementation of ArbiterPay. This online payment system simplifies the payment process for officials who work our district’s sporting events. It is utilized through our current Arbiter officials assigning system currently used. This system takes the place of ZebraPay and ZebraWeb, which has been incorporated by Arbiter. Cost to the district is $3,774.00.

 

3. Voluntary Summer Workouts

Recommend Board approval for voluntary summer workouts for all athletic teams, as well as the marching band. Athletic teams will use the weightroom, outdoor fields, and the gymnasium.

 

4. 2025-2026 NJSIAA Membership-Dues

Recommend Board approval of the 2025-2026 NJSIAA Membership with dues in the amount of $2,725.00. (attachment)

 

F. Miscellaneous

 

1. 2025-2026 Virtual or Remote Instruction Plan

Recommend Board approval of the 2025-2026 Virtual and Remote Instruction Plan. According to the NJDOE, in order to provide transparency and ensure that New Jersey students continue to receive high quality, standards-based instruction, each school district, charter school, renaissance school project and Approved Private School for Students with Disabilities (APSSDs) must annually submit its proposed program for virtual or remote instruction (plan) to the Commissioner of Education.

 

a. LEA Guidance for Virtual or Remote Instruction Plan (attachment)

b. GPSD Virtual or Remote Instruction Plan (attachment)

 

2. 2025-2026 ScIP Team Staff

Recommend Board approval of the 2025-2026 ScIP Team consisting of the following staff members. 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.

 

          

3. 2025-2026 Bilingual ESL Waiver

Recommend Board approval of the 2025-2026 Bilingual ESL Waiver. In accordance with NJDOE regulations, districts must establish a full-time bilingual education program for 20 or more English Language Learners within a single language group. Given current and projected student demographics (age range, grade span, geographic location), a full-time bilingual education program is not sustainable. The proposed waiver is being sought as an alternative plan, centered on sheltered English instruction. The plan is tailored at the building level based on students' individual needs. We believe this will effectively support academic growth. (attachment)

 

4. Summer Teacher Academy

Recommend Board approval to amend the implementation of the Summer Teacher Academy, including compensation for presenters and participants, and authorization of specific staff to serve as presenters, initially approved at the June 19, 2025 BOE meeting. Since presenters and participants are still signing up, it is recommended that all certificated GPSD staff be compensated  to serve as either presenters and/or participants. The total cost of the Summer Academy will not exceed $25,000.00. 2024-2025 Title I Carryover funds will be used to fund the program.

 

G. Informational

 

1. HIB Report (attachment)

2. Suspensions-June 2025 (attachment)

3. Board Reports

a. Rodgers (attachment)

b. Bullock (attachment)

c. Bowe MS (none at this time)

d. GHS/GHS Guidance/Athletics (attachment)

e. AEHS (attachment)

f. Rodgers Guidance (none at this time)

g. Bullock Guidance (attachment)

h. Bowe MS Guidance (attachment)

i. CST (attachment)

4. Assistant Superintendent Report (attachment)

5. 2025-2026 Thomas E. Bowe MS Student/Parent Handbook (attachment)

6. Comprehensive Equity Plan Compliance Letter (attachment)

7. Extended School Year Assembly-Bullock-Animal Welfare Assoc. (attachment)

8. Temple Univ IRB Members Approval Letter/Research Project by Wilfredo Rodriguez (attachment)