BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

November 22, 2005

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

· Student Council Representative Report

Audit Report Presentation by Michael Holt of Holman & Frenia, P.C.
NASA Program – John Henry
Department of Education Evaluation
Graduation Site

9. AGENDA

A. ROUTINE MATTERS

1. Approval of Minutes

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the Minutes of the Board of Education Meeting held on October 25, 2005.

2. Secretary’s Report

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the October 2005 Secretary’s Report. (Exhibit 06-27)

3. Transfers

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the transfers in line accounts in accordance with the lists submitted. (Exhibit 06-28)

4. Payment of Bills

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the payment of bills without exception. (Exhibit 06-29)

5. 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 changes in anticipated revenue amounts and revenue sources and detailed under the Business & Financial Section of this agenda.

6. Certifications

a) Secretary’s Report

Board Secretary’s Report in accordance with 18A:17-36 and18A:17-9 for the month of October, 2005. 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. Resignation

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby accepts the resignation of Mrs. Kathleen M. Stark, Science Teacher at Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School, effective December 31, 2005.

2. Student Teacher Placements

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the following student teacher placements from Rowan University for the 2005-06 school year:

Cooperating Teacher	Building	Student Teacher
Colleen DiRienzo	High School	Elizabeth Askins
Donna Lacovara/Yael Emenecker	High School	Allison Caputo
Tobey Realley	High School	Jaclyn Pasquale
David Snelling	High School	Lindsay Freedman
Robyn Sole	High School	Kristie Quigley
Jill Platt/Carla McLaughlin	Evergreen	Lisa Dilts
Sonya Harris/Suzanne Hill	Evergreen/Walnut	Jennifer Howells
Jack Hill	West End	Jennifer Brand
Theresa Savage	West End	Catherine Delosso

3. Leave of Absence

a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves a revision of the leave of absence dates for Mrs. Rebecca Beall to October 31, 2005 – June 30, 2006.

b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an extension of the leave of absence date for Mrs. Anne Baney-Giampoala to January 3, 2006.

4. Employment

a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of Miss Marcella Linkert as Interim Teacher of Grade 2 at West End Memorial School, effective December 5, 2005 through June 30, 2006. Miss Linkert will be compensated at the rate of $125.00 per day.

b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of Mrs. Jill Rossi as Teacher of Business Education at Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School, effective January 30, 2006. Mrs. Rossi will be placed on Step B-1 on the 2005-06 teachers’ salary guide.

c) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of as Speech-Language Pathologist, effective . will be placed on Step , FTE, on the 2005-06 teachers’ salary guide.

d) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves extending the employment of Mrs. Audrey Barbera as Interim Teacher of English until December 23, 2005, at the same rate of compensation.

5. Appointment of Alternative School Staff

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the appointment of Mr. Philip Donohue as Alternative School Teacher of Social Studies for the 2005-2006 fiscal year, not to exceed 9 hours per week, commencing October 24, 2005. Compensation will be at the Special Projects Rate.

6. Seventh Academic Class – Extension of Time

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves extending the time for Donna Lacovara’s temporary assignment to a seventh academic class, AP English 12, from sixty days to seventy days. The revised stipend amount is $2,268.

7. Extra-Curricular – 2005-06

a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the following extra-curricular athletic appointments for the 2005-06 fiscal year:

Stipend

Position Sport Appointment Step

Asst. Coach Fall Cheerleading Dana Fortucci 2

Head Coach Baseball Brian McKillop 1

b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the following extra-curricular non-athletic appointments for the 2005-06 school year:

Position	Activity	Appointment
Color Guard	Band	Jacqueline DiMenna (adj.)
Advisor	Drama	Linda Webb
Asst. Advisor	Drama	Anne Baney-Giampoala
Orchestra Director	Spring Musical	Keith Styers (adjunct)
Music Director	Spring Musical	Dr. A. Edward Maddison

c) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the creation of an extra-curricular position entitled, AVID District Director, with a stipend equal to that of a department chairperson position.

d) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the job description, AVID District Director – D-17, as per the attached. (Exhibit 06-30)

e) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the appointment of Mrs. Donna Cohen as AVID District Director for the 2005-06 school year.

8. Substitutes – 2005-06

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of the following substitute in the Woodbury School District for the 2005-06 fiscal year:

DiMenna, Jacqueline – Sewell, NJ - Sub. Cert. – Co-curricular – H.S. Band

Motion: Second:

Roll Call Vote: Yes: No:

C. PERSONNEL - SUPPORT

1. Resignations

a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby accepts the letter of resignation from Miss Lauren DiTonno, Special Education Aide at Evergreen Avenue School, effective November 11, 2005.

b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby accepts the letter of resignation from Ms. Mercedes Shicay, full-time custodian, effective November15, 2005.

2. Employment

a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of Mrs. Margaret L. Walsh as PK-12 Curriculum & Instruction Secretary, full/time, 12 months, effective November 7, 2005. Mrs. Walsh’s salary will be in accordance with Step 4 on the Secretaries/Clerks 2005-06 Salary Guide for 12 month employees.

b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of Mrs. Jessica Turkot as Instructional Assistant at Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School, effective November 2, 2005. Mrs. Turkot will be employed for 29 hours per week, with compensation at the rate of $16.00 per hour, 183 day school year.

c) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of Mr. Albert Kilpatrick as an Interim Instructional Assistant at Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School, effective November 14, 2005 through February 3, 2006. Mr. Kilpatrick will be employed for 29 hours per week, with compensation at the rate of $16.00 per hour.

d) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the employment of Ms. Annette Clifford as a part-time Clerk at West End Memorial School, 29 hours per week, 187 day school year, effective December 1, 2005. Ms. Clifford will be placed on Step 1, .78 FTE, of the 10 month Secretaries/Clerks 2005-06 Salary Guide.

3. Leave of Absence

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves an unpaid leave of absence for Fred Hay, Driver, from November 1, 2005 – January 2, 2006.

4. Back-up Substitute Caller – 2005-06

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the appointment of Mrs. Gina Downey as the back-up substitute caller as needed and as available for $25.00 per day for the 2005-06 school year.

Motion: Second:

Roll Call Vote: Yes: No:

D. BUSINESS & FINANCIAL

1. 2004-05 Audit

a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby accepts the audit presented by Michael Holt of Holman & Frenia, P.C. for the 2004-05 school year. A synopsis was distributed. (Exhibit 06-31)

b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the 2004-05 Audit Corrective Action Plan. (Exhibit 06-32)

2. Character Education Funds

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves accepting Character Education funds totaling $4,000 for the 2005-06 fiscal year.

3. Early Childhood Operational Plan – 2006-07

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves submitting the Early Childhood Operational Plan for the 2006-07 fiscal year.

4. Alliance for Competitive Telecommunications Agreement

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the adoption of an agreement to participate in the Alliance for Competitive Telecommunications with Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission and the New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO). (Exhibit 06-33)

5. Carry-Over of IDEA Funds - 2004-05

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves filing an application to carry-over $20,023 from the IDEA 2004-05 grant.

6. Policies – 1^st Reading

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the 1^st reading of the following policies:

0147 Board Member Compensation and Expenses (Exhibit 06-34)

1440 Job Expenses [Administration] (Exhibit 06-35)

3440 Job Expenses [Teaching Staff Members] (Exhibit 06-36)

4440 Job Expenses [Support Staff] (Exhibit 06-37)

7. Cancellation of Outstanding Checks to the General Fund

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves canceling the following old, outstanding checks to the general fund.

Account: Scholarship

Check # Amount Date

2147 $50 6/15/04

Account: Student Activity

Check # Amount Date

16031 $40 2/5/04

16066 $59 2/11/04

16162 $150 3/4/04

16200 $50 3/17/04

16391 $59 5/12/04

16738 $61 6/1/04

16578 $10 9/13/04

16700 $20 10/15/04

16725 $10 10/22/04

16737 $5 10/28/04

Account: Payroll

Check # Amount Date

140110 $232.16 1/15/03

148769 $40.69 12/23/03

149518 $11.82 1/30/04

150320 $66.31 2/27/04

Account: Warrant

Check # Amount Date

50616 $1,514.39 1/15/03

51217 $55.60 3/31/03

52769 $6,666.67 10/31/03

53786 $61.52 4/20/04

54264 $180.00 6/30/04

54412 $124.68 6/30/04

Motion: Second:

Roll Call Vote: Yes: No:

E. STUDENTS & PROGRAMS

1. Homebound Instruction

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves providing homebound instruction for the following students:

Student Time Home Instruction

ID# Frame Provider Reason

a) 064128 10/19/05 – 12/19/05 Brookfield Schools/ Medical

Underwood Mem. Hospital

b) 061072 12/1/05 – 2/1/06 Georgia Stanfill Medical

c) 0404097* 10/21/05 – 12/21/05 Brookfield Academy/ Medical

Kennedy Health System

d) 054073* 11/14/05 – 1/14/06 Katherine Estep Medical

e) 007241 9/15 – 9/21/05 Together, Inc. Medical

f) 0000510 11/16/05 – 1/16/06 Georgia Stanfill Medical

* previously approved -- change in Home Instruction start date and provider

2. Out-of-District Placement

a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the continuation of the out-of-district placement for a recent transfer student at Bancroft Pediatric, student #1948, effective October 6, 2005, at a cost of $15,504 (pro-rated).

b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves placing students #0558, #0169, #0075, #1916, #0232 in the School-to-Work Program at the Abilities Center during the 2005-06 school year. The number of hours for each student shall not exceed 65 at an hourly rate of $44 until 12/31/05 and $51 per hour thereafter.

3. One-on-One Bus Aide

RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves providing a one-to-one bus aide to and from school for student #0001544 who attends the Archway Program – Washington Township, at a rate of $42 per day.

4. High School Trips

a) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the French Club’s request to travel to Quebec, Canada, from June 19, 2006 through June 23, 2006. The trip will be handled through Jumpstreet Tours and a proposed itinerary is attached. (Exhibit 06-38)

b) RESOLVED that the Woodbury Board of Education hereby approves the Choir Trip to Germany, Switzerland and Austria, March 13-21, 2006 and the following chaperones: Dr. A. Edward Maddison, Mrs. Theresa Savage, Miss Sharron Knauss, Mr. Robert Moyer.

Motion: Second:

Roll Call Vote: Yes: No:

10. 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.