GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GLEN RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION

January 13, 2003

CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 p.m. (Room 102)

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOMENT OF SILENCE

ROLL CALL

Ms. Dougherty

Mr. Salvatelli

Ms. Eisen

Ms. Schiller

Dr. Kirsch

Dr. Ward

Mr. McGovern

Ms. Ginsburg

Mr. O’Brien

STATEMENT OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

This is a regularly scheduled meeting of the Glen Ridge Board of Education. Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided in that the Board notified the Glen Ridge Paper and the Star Ledger with the annual meeting notice on May 6, 2002. Said notice was published in the Glen Ridge Paper on May 9, 2002 and the Star-Ledger on May 10, 2002. The date, time, and location of this meeting were also mailed to all recipients of the annual schedule of the Board’s meetings.

Daniel Fishbein, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools

Peter R. Caprio, Business Administrator/Board Secretary

7:00 to 8:00 Executive Session - Room 102 (Time)

Moved: Seconded:

WHEREAS, a matter to be considered by the Board of Education deals with personnel, negotiations and/or possible litigation, and

WHEREAS, public disclosure of this matter may be prejudicial to the public good,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this matter be considered in a meeting closed to the public; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Minutes of this meeting be sealed until the matter is resolved.

Adjourn to closed session.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

PUBLIC SESSION – LGI Room High School – 8:00 PM

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

TO

BOE

FROM

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

PUBLIC COMMENTS (Agenda Items Only)

COMMITTEE REPORTS (First meeting of the month only)

Construction Committee

Curriculum Committee

Personnel and Administrative Committee

Negotiations Committee

Finance and Facilities Committee

Ad Hoc Committee for Communication

Ad Hoc Committee on Alternative Funding

Ad Hoc Committee for Property Tax Community Action Plan

LIAISON REPORTS (First meeting of the month only)

Home & School Associations

Glen Ridge Association for Special Education (GRASE)

Glen Ride Educational Foundation (GREF)

Glen Ridge Athletic Association (GRAA)

Mayor’s Committee on Alcohol & Drug Abuse (MCADA)

MINUTES

M-1 Minutes of Board Meetings

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the minutes of the following meetings of the Glen Ridge Board of Education:

November 11, 2002 Regular Meeting

November 11, 2002 Executive Session

November 25, 2002 Regular Meeting

November 25, 2002 Executive Session

December 16, 2002 Regular Meeting

December 16, 2002 Executive Session

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

ADMINISTRATION

A-1 2003/2004 School Calendar

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the 2003/2004 school calendar as presented. (Exhibit A-1)

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg

 

PERSONNEL

P-1 Approve the following personnel items as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools:

Moved: Seconded:

a. Approve a maternity leave for Cheryl Conklin, Social Studies Teacher at Glen Ridge High School, effective May 27, 2003 through June 30, 2003. Ms. Conklin will utilize her unused accumulated sick days during this period and continue her child care leave through the 2003/2004 school year. Her anticipated return is September 2004.

    1. Approve the request by Steven Finkel, Basic Skills Instructor at Glen Ridge High School, to utilize his unused accumulated sick days during his Board approved paternity leave (January 27, 2003 through April 11, 2003).
    2. Approve a revision to the appointment of Marie Lasher, Teacher of the Handicapped at Glen Ridge High School from MA Step 1 ($41,159 pro-rated), previously approved at the December 16, 2002 Board meeting, to BA Step 1 ($36,803 pro-rated) effective January 13, 2003. And further, upon receipt of Ms. Lasher’s certification, she will then be placed on MA Step 1 ($41,159 pro-rated).
      3.
    3. Approve the addition of Peter Bartlett, Karen Bobowski, Michael Peinovich, Arthur McLeod, and Kristen DePalo to the substitute list (all grade levels) for the 2002/2003 school year and the application for emergent hiring in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.1 et seq., if applicable.
    4. Approve Tara Bobinski as a substitute after-school childcare aide effective December 17, 2002 at a rate of $11.71 per hour for the 2002/2003 school year.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

CURRICULUM

C-1 ASCD Conference

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the attendance of the following staff at the Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD) Conference in San Francisco, California from March 8-10, 2003, which will be funded by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Title II Grant:

Staff School

Lisbeth Crouse-DiFrancesco

Forest Avenue School

Ninfa Edelman

Glen Ridge High School

Keisha Harris

Ridgewood Avenue School

Cindee Miele

Student Services/Ridgewood Avenue

Caitlin Price

Glen Ridge High School

Deidre Smith

Ridgewood Avenue School

Ann Zimny

Linden Avenue School

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg

 

BUSINESS

B-1 Financial Reports

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the following financial reports as recommended by the Finance Committee:
    1. Certification of Fund Balances

      2. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2.13(e), we certify that as of November 30, 2002 after review of the Secretary’s monthly financial reports and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, to the best of our knowledge no major account or fund has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6:30-2.13(b) and that sufficient funds were available to meet the district’s financial obligations for the fiscal year.
    2. Secretary’s Report through November 30 2002:

Beginning Balance $9,504,082.76

Receipts $2,212,389.21

Disbursements $1,728,984.30

Cash Balance $9,987,487.67

c. Treasurer of School Moneys Report for November 2002 as presented.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg

B-2 Budget Transfer

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the attached budget transfer for the month of November 2002 as recommended by the Finance Committee. (Exhibit B-2)

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

B-3 Investment Income Change

Moved: Seconded:

Approve a change in recording the investment income relating to the bond proceeds from the Debt Service Fund to the General Fund effective December 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

B-4 Appropriation of Unreserved Fund Balance

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the appropriation of the General Fund Unreserved Fund Balance effective January 2003 in the amount of $41,000 to account #12-000-400-450-06-00-03 – Construction Services/Linden Avenue School.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

 

B-5 Award Contract-Linden Avenue School Renovation Project

Moved: Seconded:

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Glen Ridge Board of Education, after a review of all bid proposals, awards the contract for re-roofing, window and door replacements at the Linden Avenue School to Icon Construction, 25 Davenport Street, Somerville, NJ 08876, which will only include the base bid in the amount of $133,000 in accordance with a final contract document as agreed between parties.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

B-6 Award Contract-Forest Avenue School Renovation Project

Moved: Seconded:

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Glen Ridge Board of Education, after a review of all bids proposals, awards the contract for re-roofing, window and door replacements at the Forest Avenue School to Tekton Development, 13 ½ Van Houten Street, Paterson, NJ 07505, which will only include the base bid in the amount of $169,000 in accordance with a final contract document as agreed between parties.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

B-7 Accept Gift

Moved: Seconded:

Accept, with thanks, the generous gift of $2,500 from the Ashenfelter 8K Classic Road Race to be used for student athletes and coaches to be trained in strength and conditioning. (Exhibit B-7)

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

B-8 Out-of-District Placement

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the out-of-district placement of a regular education high school student to attend Essex County Vocational School (1/2 time) effective January 28, 2003 for a total tuition of $750 ($150 per month) for the 2002/2003 school year.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

B-9 Out-of-District Placement

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the out-of-district placement for student #298 to attend Montclair Demonstration School effective January 13, 2003 for the 2002/2003 school year. The total tuition is $31,815 ($315 per diem) with transportation to be provided by the district.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

B-10 Accept Gift

Moved: Seconded:

Accept, with thanks, the generous gift from the Glen Ridge Educational Foundation of $24,000 for the purchase of leveled literacy libraries at the Forest and Linden Avenue Schools. (Exhibit B-10)

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg
                 

PUBLIC COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

Moved: Seconded:

Action to adjourn.

Dougherty

Eisen

Kirsch

McGovern

O’Brien

Salvatelli

Schiller

Ward

Ginsburg