GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GLEN RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION

November 5, 2007

 

CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 pm - Ridgewood Avenue School Auditorium

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOMENT OF SILENCE

ROLL CALL

Mr. Agnew              Ms. O’Connor

Mr. Cable                 Ms. Raskin

Ms. Eisen                 Ms. Schoenfeld

Ms. Henry                Ms. Ginsburg

Mr. Kobernick         

 

STATEMENT OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

This is a scheduled meeting of the Glen Ridge Board of Education.  Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided in that this Board notified the Glen Ridge Paper and the Star Ledger on May 2, 2007.  Said notice was published in the Glen Ridge Paper on May 10, 2007 and the Star Ledger on May 7, 2007.  The date, time, and location of this meeting were also emailed 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 pm Executive Session - Room 23 in Ridgewood Avenue School                                               

                              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.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC SESSION

 

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

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BOE

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Laura Zepp

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Thank you

 

 

 

Robert Marsh

 

Thank you

 

 

 

Ninfa Edelman

 

Thank you

 

 

 

Yun Abernathy

 

Class size

 

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

  • Showcase of Success
  • 2006-2007 District Testing Report
  • 2006-2007 Quality Assurance Annual Report (QAAR)

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS (Agenda Items)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS (First meeting of the month only)

Curriculum Committee                                                                  

Personnel and Policy 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 Ridge Educational Foundation (GREF)

Glen Ridge Athletic Association (GRAA)

Glen Ridge Arts Patrons Association (GRAPA)

Glen Ridge Municipal Alliance Committee (MAC)

 

ADMINISTRATION

A-1      Second Reading and Adoption of New and/or Revised Policies and Regulations

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

Approve the second reading and adoption of the following new and/or revised policies and regulations of the Glen Ridge Board of Education: (Exhibit A-1)

            Policy #5330 - Administration of Medication

            Regulation #R5330 - Administration of Medication

            Policy #5512.01 - Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying

            Policy #5530 - Substance Abuse

            Regulation #R5530 - Substance Abuse

            Policy #8461 - Reporting Violence, Vandalism, Alcohol, and Other Drug Abuse

            Regulation #R8461 - Reporting Violence, Vandalism, Alcohol, and Other Drug Abuse

            Policy #8601 - Pupil Supervision After School Dismissal

           

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A-2      Quality Assurance Annual Report (QAAR) for the 2006-2007 school year

                              Moved:                                           Seconded: 

As recommended by the Superintendent of Schools, accept the 2006-2007 Quality Assurance Annual Report (QAAR) which includes the 2006-2007 District Testing Report, as well as the updated Five Year Curriculum Review Cycle as presented.  (Exhibit A-2)

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERSONNEL

P-1       Retirement Resignation

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

Accept, with regret, the retirement resignation of Adrienne Thomas, 6th Grade teacher at Ridgewood Avenue School, effective June 30, 2008.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-2       Appointments

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Approve the appointment of the following new staff for the 2007-2008 school year and the application for emergent hiring, if applicable:

                           Staff                                    Assignment/Location                 Effective Date/Salary*   

Charles Poris

Part-time Special Education Aide

High School

10/30/07 through 6/30/08

Aide Step 1

$13.63 per hour

Tara Sclafani (maternity leave replacement for Anne Malone)

Art Teacher

High School

12/15/07 through 6/30/08

BA Step 1

$44,477 (pro-rated) upon completion of 20 consecutive days at substitute rate

            (*Salary adjustment will be made upon completion of negotiations.)

P-3       Leaves of Absence

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Approve a maternity leave of absence to the following staff:

a.       Jody Hackmeyer, English teacher at Glen Ridge High School, effective on or about February 17, 2008 with her anticipated return three months after giving birth (approximately mid-May 2008).  Ms. Hackmeyer will utilize 20 of her unused sick days as per the Master Agreement and take the remainder of the three months unpaid.

 

b.   Vivian Petrosino, Guidance Counselor at Glen Ridge High School, effective on or about March 10, 2008 with her anticipated return on or about May 21, 2008.  Ms. Petrosino will utilize unused sick days as per the Master Agreement and take the remainder of the time unpaid.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-4       Substitutes

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

a.       Approve Molly Eisen as a student worker in the Childcare Program as a substitute childcare aide at a rate of $7.15 per hour.

           

b.   Approve the addition of Nicholas Poliseno, Courtney Cricco, Karen Stefano, Walter Wright and Ari Sofer to the substitute list for the remainder of the 2007-2008 school year.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-5       Revise Sixth Period Assignment

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Revise the 6th period assignment stipend for Maria DiCondina, Physical Education teacher at Glen Ridge High School, from .25 in the amount of $1,396.50* originally approved on September 10, 2007 to .50 in the amount of $2,793* for the 2007-2008 school year.  (*Stipend adjustment will be made upon completion of negotiations.)

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-6       Athletic Coach Resignations

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Accept, with regret, the resignations of Kim McWilliams as Head Girls’ Lacrosse Coach and John Scanlan at Asst. Boys’ Lacrosse Coach for the spring 2008 season.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRICULUM

C-1      Overnight Field Trips

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

Approve overnight field trips for the High School Model UN as follows:

a.       Rutgers Model UN in New Brunswick, NJ from November 15, 2007 through November 18, 2007.  (Exhibit C-1.a)

 

b.       Harvard Model UN in Boston, MA from December 6, 2007 through December 9, 2007. (Exhibit C-1.b)

 

c.       Ivy League Model UN at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA from January 31, 2008 through February 3, 2008. (Exhibit C-1.c)

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg