BOARD
OF EDUCATION MEETING
June 27, 2006
Board of Education Meeting Room
7:00 P.M.
1. OPENING STATEMENT
2. OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT
Public
notice of this meeting pursuant to the Open Public Meeting’s Act has been given
by the Board Secretary in the following manner:
Faxing
notice to the Gloucester County Times and to the Courier Post, and filing written
notice with the Clerk of the
City of Woodbury at the time of Reorganization.
3. ROLL CALL
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
5. MISSION STATEMENT
6. OPEN MEETING TO PUBLIC FOR COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
7. OPEN MEETING TO PUBLIC FOR COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
·
Radey
Associates – Referendum Update/Stadium
·
Denise
Dunham – Student Handbook Revisions
10. AGENDA
A. ROUTINE MATTERS
1. Approval of
Minutes
RESOLVED that the
Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the Minutes of the Board of
Education Meetings held on May 23,
2006.
2. Secretary’s
Report
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves the May 2006 Secretary’s
Report.
(Exhibit 06-128)
3. Treasurer’s Report
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the May 2006 Treasurer’s Report.
(Exhibit 06-129)
4. Transfers
RESOLVED that the
Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the transfers in line
accounts in accordance with the lists submitted. (Exhibit 06-130)
5. Payment of Bills
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves the payment of bills without exception. (Exhibit 06-131)
6. Revenue
Amounts/Sources
RESOLVED that the
Woodbury Board of Education recognizes the Board Secretary’s certification, in
accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11c2, that there are no changes in anticipated
revenue amounts and revenue sources as detailed under the Business &
Financial Section of this agenda.
7. Certifications
a) Secretary’s Report
Board Secretary’s Report in accordance with 18A:17-36
and18A:17-9 for the month of May, 2006. The Board Secretary certifies that no
line item account has been over-expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11c 3
and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations
for the remainder of the fiscal year.
b) Board of Education
Certification
The
Woodbury Board of Education hereby certifies, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11c4, 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:23-2.11c and that sufficient funds
are
available to meet the district’s financial obligations for the remainder of the
fiscal year.
Motion: Second:
Roll Call Vote:
Yes: No:
B. PERSONNEL
– PROFESSIONAL
1. Sidebar Agreement – Woodbury Education
Association Contract
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the Sidebar Agreement, Appendix C, between the Woodbury
Board of Education and the Woodbury
Education Association. (Exhibit 06-132)
2. Employment
a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves the employment of
Daniel Howey as a Guidance Counselor at Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School, commencing September 7, 2006. Mr.
Howey will be placed on Step 1, MA,
on the 2006-07 teachers’ salary guide.
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves the employment of
Karen Capozzi as a Speech-Language Specialist in the Woodbury School District,
commencing September 7,
2006. Ms. Capozzi will be placed on Step 8, MA, on
the 2006-07 teachers’
salary guide.
c) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of Steven
Gallatig as Teacher
of Social Studies at Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High
School, commencing September 7, 2006. Mr.
Gallatig will be placed on Step
6, BA, on the 2006-07 teachers’ salary guide.
3. Resignations
a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby accepts the letter of resignation
from Marisa Schuenemann, effective June 30, 2006. Mrs. Schuenemann
has been on a Family Leave
of Absence during the 2005-06 school year.
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby accepts the letter of resignation
from Beth Ann Godfrey, LDT-C, effective June 30, 2006.
4. Leaves
of Absence – Child Rearing – 2006-07
a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves granting a child
rearing leave of absence for the 2006-07 school year to Rebecca Beall.
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves granting a child
rearing leave of absence for the 2006-07 school year to Kristin Corley.
5. Leave
of Absence
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an uncompensated leave of
absence for Marc Cannuli, Social Studies Teacher at Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School, for June 19,
2006.
6. Additional
Compensation – 2005-06
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves compensating T. Joshua
Bowe for 3 hours at the Special Projects Rate for substituting on June 13,
2006 as the detention
monitor.
7. Summer Study 2006 Stipends
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of
Education hereby approves Summer Study stipends as follows:
#
of Length
of Stipend
Teacher credits Course Amount
Cynthia Cheyney 6 5 weeks $1,030
Theresa Richman 6 6 weeks $1,240
8. Extra-Curricular – 2006-07
a) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approvesnon-athletic extra-curricular
appointments
for the 2006-07 fiscal year.
Position Activity Appointment Stipend
Advisor Cultural
League Gloria Goode $838
Co-Advisor 9th
Grade Class Donna Lacovara $629
Co-Advisor 9th
Grade Class T. Joshua Bowe $629
Chairperson Social
Studies Dept. T. Joshua Bowe $2,976
Advisor Interact Maria Lario $727
Monitor Before
School – H.S. Dianne Clement $1,825
Asst. Director Band Marcus Marston $2,907
Operator * Sound/Light
Booth James Krauss $1,217 (2/3)
Operator * Sound/Light
Booth Linda Webb $608 (1/3)
* Revised
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves athletic
extra-curricular appointments for the 2006-07 fiscal year.
Position Sport Appointment Step/Stipend
Co-Head Coach Field Hockey Georgia Stanfill 4/$4,985
(3/4)
Co-Head Coach Field Hockey Kristin Corley 4/$1,662
(1/4)
Asst. Coach Football Al Malihan (adj.) 4/$6,174
Advisor Summer Weight Rm. Zachary Valentine Spec. Proj. Rate
– not to exceed
80 hrs.
9. Additional Compensation – 2006-07
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of
Education hereby approves compensating James Krauss and Linda
Webb at the Special Projects Rate for working
the sound and light booth in the High School auditorium for outside organizations’
events during the 2006-07 school year.
Outside organizations will be
charged for use of the booth.
10. Summer Employment – 2006-07
a) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of Dawn Ensign for a maximum
of 35 hours to develop curriculum for
the Multiply Disabled Program at Woodbury High School. Compensation be at the Special
Projects Rate.
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the
employment of the following personnel for
Summer Programs 2006. Compensation will be at the Special
Projects Rate.
| Teacher |
Program |
#
of Hrs. |
| Ari Ford |
Jr.
H.S. Special Ed. Enrichment |
80
* |
| Daniel O’Leary |
Jr.
H.S.
Special Ed. Enrichment |
80
* |
| Georgia Stanfill |
Jr. H.S. Special Ed.
Enrichment |
80 * |
| Zachary Valentine |
Physical
Education Make-Up |
60 |
| Katherine Estep |
Jr.
H.S. Summer School |
50 |
| Dawn Ensign |
Jr.
H.S. Summer School |
50 |
| David Snelling |
H.S.
Algebra Refresher |
20 |
| Gerald Kiser |
H.S.
Summer Math Camp |
60 |
*Funded with IDEIA Funds for fiscal year ending 8/31/06
c) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves a
revision in
the summer employment approved at the May 23, 2006 agenda as follows:
Child Study Team members
to complete evaluations
| Type of Evaluation |
Employee |
Max. #of Evals |
Compensation |
| Speech |
Joyce Johnson |
13/split |
$200 each |
| Speech |
Karen Capozzi |
13/split |
$200 each |
11. Job Description
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of
Education hereby approves the revised job description – E-11 – School
Physician/Medical Inspector. (Exhibit
06-133)
Motion: Second:
Roll Call Vote:
Yes: No:
C. PERSONNEL
- SUPPORT
1. Employment
2. Transfer
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the transfer of
Victoria Fulgham from Assistant Facilities Director to Secretary to the
School Business
Administrator effective July 10, 2006 at an annual salary of $35,000, pro- rated.
3. Resignations
a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby accepts the letter of resignation from Alan Ramsey, Grounds
Supervisor, effective June 15, 2006.
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby accepts the letter of resignation
from Casey Amiss, Instructional Assistant, effective June 22, 2006.
c) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby accepts the letter of resignation from Candice Budesa, Tutor,
effective June 9, 2006.
d) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby accepts the verbal resignation from Todd Miller, Tutor at West End School, effective May 26, 2006.
e) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby accepts the letter of resignation from Karen Whitman, Pre-School
Aide, effective June 22, 2006.
f) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of
Education hereby accepts the letter of resignation from Karen L. Comella,
Secretary at Evergreen Avenue School, effective
July 31, 2006.
g) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby accepts the letter of resignation from Jessica Turkot,
Instructional Assistant, effective June 22, 2006.
4. Leaves of Absence
a) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an uncompensated
leave of absence for Victoria Fulgham, Asst. Facilities Director, for May
18 – 19, 2006.
b) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an uncompensated
leave of absence under the federal Family Medical Leave Act for Todd Miller,
Tutor at West End School, for the period of 5/1 – 5/5/06 and 5/10 – 5/19/06.
c) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an uncompensated
leave of absence for Kevin Washington, Instructional Assistant at Woodbury
Jr./Sr. High School, for the period of June 2 – 22, 2006.
d) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an uncompensated
leave of absence for Ashley Worrell, Building Aide at Evergreen Avenue
School, for the period of June 7 – 9, 2006.
e) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an uncompensated
leave of absence for Ethel Johnson, Clerk at Evergreen Avenue School, for May 15
(1/2 day) and May 18, 2006.
f) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an uncompensated
leave of absence for Mark Martin, Custodian, for May 23, 2006.
g) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an uncompensated
leave of absence for Cora Clements, Special Education Aide at Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School, for June 13, 2006.
h) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves a compensated medical leave of absence for Margaret Brennan,
Building Aide at West End School, from May 15 – June 22, 2006.
i) RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an uncompensated
leave of absence for Jessica Turkot, Instructional Assistant at Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School, for June 21, 2006.
5. Additional Compensation – 2005-06
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of
Education hereby approves compensating Ivette Serrano as a substitute Building
Aide at West
End School, for up to 2 additional hours per day, at the
rate of $7.50 per hour, commencing June 1, 2006.
6. Summer Employment – 2006-07
a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves
employing Elizabeth Murphy during
Summer 2006 for 8 days (8 hour day) at her per diem salary.
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves
employing Robert Burgess at a
summer student worker in the Technology Department commencing July 10,
2006, for a maximum of 32 hours per week at the rate of $7.50 per hour.
7. Community Service Supervisor – 2006-07
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves
the appointment of Edward Wollick as the Community Service Supervisor on
weekends for the 2006-07 school year.
Compensation is at the rate of $14.60 per hour.
Motion: Second:
Roll Call Vote:
Yes: No:
D. STUDENTS & PROGRAMS
1. Mentoring
Plan
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the revised June 2006
Woodbury Mentoring Plan for Teachers. (Exhibit 06-135)
2. Homebound
Instruction
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves providing homebound
instruction for the following students:
Student Time Hrs.
Per Home Instruction
ID# Frame Week Provider Reason
003031 5/22-7/6/06 10 Dana
Fortucci Medical
0205065 5/25-6/22/06 5 Brookfield Schools Medical
005780 6/2-6/22/06 10 Julie
Longo Per
Admin.
007043 6/19-5/22/06 10 Tiffany
Corsey Per CST
3. Extended
School Year Placements
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves extended school year
placements for 2006-07. (Exhibit 06-136)
4. Tuition
Contracts - Homeless Student
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves entering into a contract
for a homeless student attending Woodbury Public Schools as follows:
District Student # Start Date Tuition
Mt. Ephraim 061105 6/8/06 $611
Mt. Ephraim 061106 6/8/06 $763
5. Band
Tour/Cruise – 2006-07
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the High School Band
Tour/Cruise to the Bahamas, March 8 – 13, 2007.
6. Textbook
Approval
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves textbooks as follows:
Title Publisher Copyright Program/Course/Grade Level
Biology Prentice
Hall 2006 Biology I & II, Grades 9-12
American History of Prentice Hall 2007 Social
Studies, Grade 7
Our Nation – Beginnings through 1877
7. Jr.-Sr. High School Student Handbook
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the 2006-07 Woodbury
Jr.-Sr. High School Student Handbook. (Exhibit 06-137)
Motion: Second:
Roll Call Vote: Yes: No:
E. BUSINESS
& FINANCIAL
1. Policies
a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves the second reading
of revised/new policies with changes made to Policies 7510, 7650 and
8505. (Exhibit
06-138)
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves making citation revisions
to policies resulting from the New Jersey Department of Education recodification of the New Jersey Administrative
Code presented as Exhibit 06-125 on May
23, 2006.
c) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves abolishing Policy
9322 – Drug Free School Zones.
d) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves Regulations presented
as Exhibit 06-124 on May 23, 2006 with changes to Regulation 7510.(Exhibit
06-139)
2. Use of Facilities - 2006-07
a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves the alternate use
of toilet room facilities as follows:
Building Room Use
Evergreen 11 Pre-school Disabilities Class
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves the dual use of
educational space as follows:
Building Room Use
Evergreen 10 Gifted & Talented and BSI
West End 12B Speech/OT/Gifted
& Talented/
Resource
Room/ BSI
3. Joint
Purchasing Agreement – 2006-07
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves entering into a joint
purchasing agreement with Pittsgrove Township Board of Education to purchase
paper, materials and supplies.
4. Educational
Cooperative Pricing System
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves member participation in
the Educational Cooperative Pricing System for the 2006-07 school year for the
purchase of work, materials and supplies.
The annual licensing and maintenance fee will be $5,200. (Exhibit 06-140)
5. Custodial
Supplies Bid
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves bid specifications for the
purchase of custodial supplies for 2006-07 and to advertise and receive bids
for same. (Exhibit 06-141)
6. Stadium
Bid
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves bid specifications for the
stadium project and to advertise and receive bids for this project. The bid specifications are available in the
business office for review.
7. New
Road Construction Management Company – Increase in Contract Amount
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves increasing the amount of
the contract with New Road Construction Management Company by $33,250 for three
additional months of construction management and an increase to the services
provided in the preconstruction phase of the facility projects.
8. Cancellation
of Outstanding Checks
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves canceling the following
outstanding checks dated over one year ago:
Account:
Payroll
Check No. Amount Issue
Date
157427 $38.84 1/3/05
157438 $35.17 1/14/05
161869 $45.42 6/30/05
Account: Student Activity
Check No. Amount Issue
Date
16915 $60.00 1/14/05
16920 $200.00 1/14/05
17291 $90.00 5/4/05
17463 $175.00 6/23/05
17062 $5.00 2/23/05
Account: Scholarship
Check No. Amount Issue
Date
2273 $200.00 6/15/05
2334 $50.00 6/15/05
9. Grant
Application
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves applying for the Bowerman
Track Grant, an initiative of the Global Community Affairs Division at Nike,
Inc.
10. Contracts
– Gloucester County Special Services School District – 2006-07
a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of
Education hereby approves entering into
contract with the Gloucester County Special Services School District to provide
P.L. 1991, Chapter 226 Nonpublic Nursing Services for the 2006-07 school year. (Exhibit
06-142)
b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of
Education hereby approves entering into
contract with the Gloucester County Special Services School for Nonpublic
Textbook Purchasing. (Exhibit 06-143)
11. Summer
2005 Transportation Routes
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the following extended
school year transportation route costs for the 2005-06 fiscal year. This transportation was provided by Clearview Regional School District as per the joint transportation agreement
approved by the Board of Education in April, 2005.
Rte.
# Destination # of students Yearly Cost
SAAB Abilities Center 1 $ 736.80
SST Sawtelle Learning Center 1 $2,114.80
12. Summer
2006 Transportation Routes
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the following extended
school year transportation routes for the 2006-07 fiscal year. This transportation will be provided as per
the joint transportation agreement approved by the Board of Education in April,
2006.
Transportation
Provider: Gloucester County Special Services School District
Route
# School #
of Students Total
Cost
GS464 Bankbridge West 1 $2,490
GS476 Durand Academy 1 $3,675
GS510 Gloucester County College 4 $4,800
Transportation
Provider: Gateway
Route
# School # of Students Total Cost
GWS-1 Bancroft 1 $1,204.16
GWS-2 Child Development Center 5 $3,378
GWS-3 LARC 2 $2,014.38
GWS-4 Hollydell 1 $1,311.90
GWS-6 Archbishop Damiano 2 $1,930.20
GWS-9 Bankbridge East 1 965.10
Transportation
Provider: Clearview
Route
# School # of Students Total Cost
TBD Sawtelle 1 $2,205.80
13. Consultation
Services – Sheilds Academic Technology Services – 2006-07
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves entering into a consultant
contract with Sheilds Academic Technology Services for the 2006-07 school
year. The consultant will be paid a $300
per diem rate not to exceed 120 days.
14. Professional
Engineering Services
RESOLVED
that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves awarding a professional
services contract to Damiano Long to provide professional engineering services
for an auditorium seating assessment.
(Exhibit 06-144)
15. Capital
Projects Funds
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves transferring interest
earned from Capital Projects Funds in 2006-07 fiscal year to the Debt Service
Fund.
16. Additional
Bill List
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves preparing an additional
bill list dated 6/30/06 to be ratified at the July Board of Education meeting.
17. Transfers
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education
hereby approves making alltransfers
necessary to close the books on June 30, 2006 to be ratified at the July Board of Education meeting.
18. Travel and Work Related Expenses for
Employees
RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of
Education hereby approves the resolution for reimbursement of travel and work
related expenses for employees attending conferences, conventions, staff
training, seminars and/or workshops as previously approved by the Chief School Administrator as work related and within the scope of the work
responsibilities of each attendee. (Exhibit
06-145)
Motion: Second:
Roll Call Vote: Yes: No:
11. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
·
Superintendent’s
Report – as submitted
·
School
Business Administrator’s Report – as submitted
12. FIRE DRILL REPORT
May 2006
School Date Time Length of Drill Comments
Evergreen 5/2/06 2:20
p.m. 2 min., 02 sec. Sunny, warm
5/3/06 2:15
p.m.. 1 min., 58 sec. Sunny,
warm
Walnut 5/12/06 10:50 a.m. 50 seconds Sunny
5/26/06 9:00 a.m. 52 seconds Sunny,
warm
West End 5/1/06 8:50
a.m. 1 min., 38 sec. Sunny, cool
5/2/06 9:00
a.m. 1 min., 35 sec.
Jr.-Sr. High 5/22/06 9:01
a.m. 2 min., 30 sec. Sunny, windy
5/31/06 8:30 a.m. 2 min., 24 sec. Sunny
June 2006
School Date Time Length of Drill Comments
Evergreen 6/8/06 11:05 a.m. 1 min., 52 sec. Cloudy, warm
6/13/06 11:00 a.m. 1 min., 57 sec. Sunny,
warm
Walnut 6/15/06 10:55 a.m. 1 min., 1 sec. Sunny,
warm
6/15/06 2:10 p.m. 1 min., 5 sec. Partly
cloudy
West End 6/8/06 9:00 a.m. 1 min., 31 sec. Partly
sunny
6/9/06 8:50 a.m. 1 min., 28 sec. Sunny
Jr.-Sr. High 6/8/06 9:47
a.m. 2 min., 35 sec. Sunny
6/9/06 1:17 p.m.. 3 minutes Sunny
13. FUTURE DATES
16. EXECUTIVE SESSION
THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION RESOLUTION STATES AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 7.B. 1-9
[N.J.S.A. 10:4-12] of the New Jersey Open Public
Meeting Act, the public shall be excluded from that portion of the meeting
involving discussion of:
FURTHER RESOLVED that the matters discussed which warrant official Board
action will
be acted upon, if possible, when the Board of Education reconvenes, or
at the next
available opportunity.
18. ADJOURNMENT TO END BOARD MEETING