October 20 2015 regular mtg - Minutes

BUILDING AND GROUNDS RESOLUTION 1 The West Long Branch Board of Education by means of a Consent Resolution accept various resolutions of a routine and non-controversial nature at one tim

RESOLUTIONS OF THE WEST LONG BRANCH BOARD OF EDUCATION

Regular Public Meeting Minutes – Media Center 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Mrs Hegglin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

"In accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, the West Long Branch Board

of Education has issued notice of this meeting to be publicized by having the date, time and location

of the meeting posted at Betty McElmon Elementary, Frank Antonides School and the West Long Branch Public Library and mailed to the Asbury Park Press and The Link, which have been designated as the Board's official newspapers Notice was also filed with the Borough Clerk and sent to those persons requesting that such notice be mailed to them."

The Pledge of Allegiance was be led by the following students:

Alexander Hogan, and R.J Vandenbrouck

STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC

Often times it may appear to members of our audience that the Board of Education takes action with very little comment and in many cases a unanimous vote Before a matter is placed on the agenda at a public meeting, the administration has thoroughly reviewed the matter with the

Superintendent of Schools If the Superintendent of Schools is satisfied that the matter is ready to

be presented to the Board of Education, it is then referred to the Board of Education The members

of the board committee work with administration and the Superintendent to assure that the members fully understand the matter When the committee is satisfied with the matter, it is presented to the Board of Education for discussion before any final action is taken Only then, is it placed on the agenda for action at a public meeting In rare instances, matters are presented to the Board of Education for discussion at the same meeting that final action may be taken.

The Following Members of the Board of Education were present:

Mrs Arvanitis Mrs Cavanaugh Dr Christopher

Mrs Cistaro Mrs Hegglin Mr Kramer

Mrs McLaughlin Ms Sarfaty Mrs Trocchia

Also in Attendance:

Thomas Farrell, Superintendent

Dennis Kotch, BA/Board Secretary

Viola Lordi, Esq., Board Attorney

Oath of Office

Dennis Kotch, Business Administrator/Board Secretary, will give the Oath of Office to the

following newly appointed Board Member:

Tracey Cistaro

PRESENTATIONS:

 Dr Michael Fiorillo (FAS Principal) – EVVRS

 Dr Jeanette Baubles (Supervisor of Curriculum & Instruction), Mr James Erhardt (BME Principal) – Standards Based report cards

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

None

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

September 15, 2015 Regular Public Meeting

Motion offered by Dr Christopher and seconded by Mrs Cavanaugh was approved by a roll call vote of 9/0

BUILDING AND GROUNDS RESOLUTION 1

The West Long Branch Board of Education by means of a Consent Resolution accept

various resolutions of a routine and non-controversial nature at one time; and

Whereas, the below listed resolutions are hereby accepted by the said Board of Education in whole as if the same were individually acted upon

1 Move to retroactively approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, use of the art room by the Girl Scout Troops #270 and #1109, Troop Leader Kristin Arvanitis, on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 from 3:05 p.m to 4:15 p.m (Certificate of Insurance on File)

Motion offered by Mrs McLaughlin and seconded by Mrs Cavanaugh was approved by a roll call vote of 8/0/1 with Mrs Arvanitis abstaining

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION RESOLUTIONS 1-9

The West Long Branch Board of Education by means of a Consent Resolution accept

various resolutions of a routine and non-controversial nature at one time; and

Whereas, the below listed resolutions are hereby accepted by the said Board of Education in whole as if the same were individually acted upon

1 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the following class trips: October 21, 2015/December 4, 2015

Buehler Challenger & Space Center/Middletown Arts Center

Grade 6 A.T (11 students)

Science

Mr Straley

Approximate cost to the Board - $330.00

October 23, 2015

Happy Day Farm, Manalapan, NJ

Grade 2 (52 students)

Agriculture/Science

Mrs Cosgrove, Mrs Jannarone, Ms LoPresti, & Ms Steel

Approximate cost to the Board - $223.85

November 25, 2015

Shore Regional, WLB, NJ

Grade 8 (80 students)

World Language

Mrs Beyers, Mrs Cagliostro, Mrs Caruso, Mrs McNicholas, & Mrs Naparlo

Approximate cost to the Board - $61.06

2 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the attendance at the workshops listed below with associated program costs for the employees referenced below:

Program Excluding Associated Mileage Costs

October 22, 2015 Dr Michael

Fiorillo FEA/NJPSA Fall Conference Ocean Place, Long Branch, NJ $149.00 October 27, 2015 Jill Famula Applied Behavior Analysis Monmouth Mall,

Eatontown, NJ $0.00 (IDEA Grant) October 27, 2015 Michelle Sokol Applied Behavior Analysis Monmouth Mall,

Eatontown, NJ $0.00 (IDEA Grant) November 16 &

17, 2015

Angel Somers NJ Association for School

Librarians Annual Conference

Ocean Place, Long Branch, NJ

$211.00

November 17,

2015 Renee Freeman Creative Ways to Use Google Apps. Brookdale, Lincroft, NJ $0.00 (monies approved) November

18,2015

Jodi Siwiec Design Challenge

Workshop

Brookdale, Lincroft, NJ

$0.00 (monies approved) December 10,

2015 Monika Cagliostro Game-Based Learning & Powerful Rubrics to Assess

Mastery of Content and Gather Student Growth

Brookdale, Lincroft,

NJ $0.00 (monies approved)

December 17,

2015 Megan Heslin 3D Design & Printing Brookdale, Lincroft, NJ $0.00 (monies approved) February 4, 2016 Maria

Schleichert

Using Technology for Classroom Organization &

Communication

Brookdale, Lincroft, NJ

$0.00 (monies approved) February 11, 2015 Ellen Scherr Everything you need to

know about Podcasting Brookdale, Lincroft, NJ $0.00 (monies approved) February 18, 2016 Erica Dalia Going Google in your

Classroom

Brookdale, Lincroft, NJ

$0.00 (monies approved)

3 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, for student SID#

9369726680 to attend a special program at Children’s Behavioral Health Services, Neptune effective Wednesday, October 21, 2015 through Wednesday, June 22, 2016 as per the IEP Transportation to be provided by MOESC 3x (one way only) per week at a TBD lowest bid rate

4 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the addition of an instructional aide as per the IEP for SID #3767305269 who attends Harbor School,

Eatontown, effective Wednesday, September 9, 2015 through Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at the rate of $162.41 per diem

5 Move to revise the tuition cost for student SID #6402661376 who attends Bayshore Middle School from $47,637.00 (approved June 16, 2015) to $36,035.00

6 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, for student SID#

5303109093 to attend a special program at Small Factory Productions, Fair Haven at

$80/session per the IEP Transportation to be provided by Shore Regional 1x per week at a TBD rate effective Wednesday, October 21, 2015 through Thursday, June 23, 2016

7 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, Home Instruction for Student ID #7632325726, for a maximum of ten (10) hours per week, by Ms Michelle Sokol effective Monday, October 5, 2015 until further notice at the approved rate of $46.00 per hour

8 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the following Curriculum Guides:

9 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the School Safety Team for the 2015-2016 school year, as required by the New Jersey Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) Law as follows:

BME Parent Representative Stacie Kallman FAS Parent Representative Larry Tyler

Motions 1-4, & 6-9 offered by Mrs McLaughlin and seconded by Dr Christopher were

approved by a roll call vote of 9/0

Motion 5 offered by Mrs McLaughlin and seconded by Dr Christopher was approved by a roll call vote of 8/0/1 with Ms Sarfaty abstaining

FINANCE RESOLUTIONS 1-4

The West Long Branch Board of Education by means of a Consent Resolution accept

various resolutions of a routine and non-controversial nature at one time; and

Whereas, the below listed resolutions are hereby accepted by the said Board of Education in whole as if the same were individually acted upon

1 ACCEPTANCE AND CERTIFICATION OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS

RESOLUTION

Pursuant to N.J.A.C 6A:23A-16.10(c)3, the West Long Branch Board of Education accepts

the Board Secretary/School Business Administrator's Certification as of September 30,

2015 that no budgetary appropriations account has obligations and payments which in total

exceed the amount appropriated by the West Long Branch Board of Education; and

Pursuant to N.J.A.C 6A:23A-16.10(c)4, we the members of the West Long Branch Board of Education, of the County of Monmouth, after having reviewed the REPORT OF THE SECRETARY and upon consultation with the appropriate officials, certify that as of,

September 30, 2015 are to the best of our knowledge that no major account or fund has

been over-expended and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year; and

The West Long Branch Board of Education hereby accepts the Board Secretary’s Report the

month ending September 30, 2015 and the Treasurer of School Monies Reports for the month ending September 30, 2015.

2 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Borough of West Long Branch approves the Bills and Claims for October, 2015, and September, 2015 Payroll per attached:

(Budgeted)

Bills & Claims Fund 10 $ 285,457.74 Bills & Claims Fund 20 $ 40,197.98 Bills & Claims Fund 30 $ 439,925.00

Bills & Claims Fund 10(September) $ 110,478.41

3 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board approve the following Transfer of Funds for

September 2015:

Acct# Trans Amt Acct Desc

11-000-100-566-00 -4,032.28 SP ED TUITION-PRIVATE 11-000-218-610-00 4,032.28 TEST SUPPLIES

4 ACCEPTANCE OF NP TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE ALLOCATION

Move to approve that the West Long Branch Board of Education accepts 2015-2016 New Jersey Nonpublic School Technology Initiative Program allocation in the District total amount of $8,918.00 and each nonpublic school allocation as follows:

Bet Yaakov of the Jersey Shore $2,730.00

Colonial Christian Academy $650.00

Saint Jerome School $5,460.00

DISTRICT TOTAL $8,918.00

NONPUBLIC SCHOOL REQUEST(S) FOR TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE NJ NONPUBLIC TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE PROGRAM

WHEREAS, the West Long Branch School District has consulted with the administrator of each of the participating nonpublic school(s) located within the Public School District; and WHEREAS, the West Long Branch School District has advised the nonpublic school(s) regarding the limit of funds available for the provision of technology for the full-time pupils enrolled in the nonpublic school(s); and

WHEREAS, the West Long Branch School District is in agreement with the technology to

be provided to the nonpublic school(s) within the limit of the funds that are available; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves the NJ Nonpublic School Technology Initiative Program Requests for the nonpublic school(s); AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Education approves the attached NJ Nonpublic School Technology Initiative Program Agreement and will forward Certified minutes of this Resolution with the Program Agreement to the Monmouth County

Superintendent of Schools within the timelines set by the State DOE

Motion offered Mr Kramer and seconded by Mrs Trocchia was approved by a roll call vote

of 9/0

PERSONNEL RESOLUTIONS 1-10

The West Long Branch Board of Education by means of a Consent Resolution accept various resolutions of a routine and non-controversial nature at one time; and

Whereas, the below listed resolutions are hereby accepted by the said Board of Education in whole as if the same were individually acted upon

1 Move to retroactively approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the rates for the following employees:

Rate per hour

Nancy Bronner $14.00 Jennifer Drach $14.25 Kristen DuBois $14.54

Ed Eichenbaum $14.00 Renee Hartman $15.24 Gloria Matthews $14.00 Lynn Rosamilia $15.24

2 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the employment of the following Substitute Teachers for the 2015-2016 school year at $85.00 per diem pending review of Criminal History and other applicable documents:

Aziza Ahmed

- Monmouth County Substitute Certificate Donna Baldino

- State of New Jersey CEAS Certificate: Elementary School Teacher & Teacher

of Italian

Kristina Conors

- BA Art Psychotherapy Kristin Cosentino

- BA Fine Arts Melissa Genovese

- BA Psychology Stephanie Kircher

- State of New Jersey Standard Certificate: Elementary School Teacher Robyn Lacina

- State of New Jersey CEAS Certificate: Elementary School Teacher Liza Little

- State of New Jersey Standard Certificate: Teacher of the Handicapped Grades K-12

Lisa Littman

- BA Criminal Justice Linda McGuire

- Monmouth County Substitute Certificate Erin Smith

- BA Music Therese Zambrano

- Monmouth County Substitute Certificate

3 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the following Substitute Clerks for the 2015-2016 school year at an hourly rate of $12.00 as follows:

Dana Aschettino Frances Cebulak Kathy Siegel Paulette Barham Marion Kallok Alyssa Trocchia Kim Carroll Peggy Rubman

Marie Hablitz (pending review of Criminal History and other applicable documents) Nancy Moore

(pending review of Criminal History and other applicable documents) Adrienne Mullings

(pending review of Criminal History and other applicable documents)

4 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the employment of the following employees for Co-Curricular Activity Compensation for the 2015-2016 school year:

Cheerleading (share

$3,744.00)

Monika Cagliostro Peg Naparlo

$1,872.00

$1,872.00 Dramatic Arts Director

(share $2,484)

Amy Caruso Peg Naparlo

$1,242.00

$1,242.00

5 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the employment of Denise Mitchell, as the Saturday Detention Teacher, at the salary of $46.00 per hour

effective Saturday, October 24, 2015 through Saturday, June 18, 2016

6 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the employment of Ellen Scherr, as the Saturday Detention Alternate Teacher, at the salary of $46.00 per hour

effective Saturday, October 24, 2015 through Saturday, June 18, 2016

7 Move to accept, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the resignation of Meghan Ghaffari, BME 7th Grade Math Teacher, effective Tuesday December 15, 2015, with regrets

8 Move to approve, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the following teacher for the District Curriculum Writing 2015:

Health

Grades K-8

Lanai Robbins 33.32 $1,532.72 per staff member

($46.00 per hour)

9 Move to approve a maternity/child rearing leave of absence for teacher Christina Andreasi for the period on or about Friday, December 4, 2015 through Monday, April 25, 2015 in accordance with Article XII, Paragraphs E and F, of the collective negotiations agreement between the Board and the West Long Branch Education Association Mrs Andreasi’s unpaid leave shall commence on Tuesday, March 3, 2016 following the date Mrs Andreasi has exhausted 48 paid sick leave days, 3 personal days and 2 family sick days Mrs

Andreasi’s unpaid leave days will be counted against her entitlement to unpaid leave

pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C §2601 et seq and the New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J.S.A 34:11B-1 et seq., as appropriate

10 Move to approve upon, the recommendation of the Superintendent, George Keseday as a

volunteer coach for the 2016 girls’ school softball team

Motions 1-2, & 5-10 offered by Mrs McLaughlin and seconded by Mrs Cavanaugh were approved by a roll call vote of 9/0

Motions 3 & 4 offered by Mrs McLaughlin and seconded by Mrs Cavanaugh were approved

by a roll call vote of 8/0/1 with Mrs Trocchia abstaining

SUPERINTENDENT’S MONTHLY REPORTS 1- 6

The West Long Branch Board of Education by means of a Consent Resolution accept

various resolutions of a routine and non-controversial nature at one time; and

Whereas, the below listed resolutions are hereby accepted by the said Board of Education in whole as if the same were individually acted upon

1 Enrollment report for the month of September 2015:

ENROLLMENT DATA

BETTY MCELMON ELEMENTARY TOTAL 308

OUT OF DISTRICT STUDENTS

2 Move to accept, upon the recommendation of Superintendent, the following report of the Fire and Evacuation drills conducted during the month of September 2015:

School: Betty McElmon Elementary Frank Antonides School

Date/Time 1 15 th @ 1:30 PM – 1:36 PM 1 15 th @ 1:30 PM – 1:36 PM

2 17 th @ 10:00 AM –10:12 AM 2 17 th @ 10:00 AM –10:12 AM

2 EVACUATION DRILL 2 EVACUATION DRILL

Duration of Drill 1 6 Minute 0 Seconds 1 6 Minute 0 Seconds

2 12 Minutes 0 Seconds 2 12 Minutes 0 Seconds Weather

Conditions 1. Sunny & Warm 1. Sunny & Warm

2 Sunny & Hot 2 Sunny & Hot Participants of

Drill 1 Students of Grades Preschool through Grade 4, Teachers &

Staff

1 Students of Grades 5 through 8, Teachers & Staff.

2 Students of Grades Preschool through Grade 4, Teachers &

Staff.

2 Students of Grades 5 through 8, Teachers & Staff

Brief Description of

What Was Drilled

1 Fire Drill The BME front lobby pull station was used All students and staff exited through the fire drill exits.

1 Fire Drill The FAS pull station

# 8 was used All students and staff exited through the fire drill exits.

2 Evacuation Drill Mr Erhardt announced the drill throughout both buildings Mr Erhardt, Dr.

Fiorillo, Mr Dale, and Mr

Pierson all assisted in the drill

All students excited through the rear of the buildings onto the fields at the rear of BME & FAS.

2 Evacuation Drill Mr Erhardt announced the drill throughout both buildings Mr Erhardt, Dr Fiorillo, Mr Dale, and Mr Pierson all assisted in the drill All

students excited through the rear

of the buildings onto the fields at the rear of BME & FAS.

3 Move to accept, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the following Pupil Attendance Report for the month of September 2015:

STUDENT ATTENDANCE # OF DAYS

POSSIBLE # OF DAYS ABSENT PERCENT ATTENDANCE

4 Move to accept, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the following Staff

Attendance Report for the month of September 2015:

STAFF

ATTENDANCE

TOTAL # OF DAYS

# OF DAYS ABSENT

LEAVE DAYS ABSENT

MINUS LONG TERM LEAVE %

-5 Move to accept, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, the following HIB Reports