REGULAR MEETING ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION March 6, 2019 6:00 PM Public Session Copeland Middle School/Cafeteria Immediately into Closed Session Copeland Middle School/Faculty Lounge 7:30 PM Public Session Copeland Middle School/Cafeteria AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT PUBLIC NOTICE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Presentations I COMMUNICATIONS II APPROVE MINUTES III SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT IV BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR S REPORT V CURRICULUM REPORT VI VII VIII COMMITTEE REPORTS RECOMMENDED ITEMS FOR BOARD ACTION A. Personnel B. HIB Determination C. Education D. Special Education E. Administration F. Finance G. Policy DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Old Business B. New Business IX ADJOURNMENT
3/6/19 Agenda Page 2 CALL TO ORDER PM ROLL CALL Mrs. Brookes Mrs. Shields Dr. Turnamian Mrs. Chirico Mrs. Smith Mrs. DeCarlo Mrs. Helbourg Mrs. Salny Visitors Mrs. Mezik Dr. McLaughlin Press PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act was passed to insure the right of the public to have advance notice and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed and acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Rockaway Township Board of Education has caused notice of the date, time and place of said meetings to be published in the The Daily Record, The Star-Ledger, and be posted in all schools in the district, in the Municipal Building of the Township and the Township Library. Does any Board Member wish to object to the conduct of this meeting for the purpose as stated in the public notice? PUBLIC NOTICE All documentation and materials considered by the Board of Education as part of this agenda are available for public review and comment. Members of the public are invited to come to the Board of Education building, off Green Pond Road, during the regular business hours of 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, if they wish to inspect any of the referenced items. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Motion to waive by Seconded by RESOLVED, that in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act the Rockaway Township Board of Education will meet in closed session to discuss matters involving (personnel, litigation, acquisition of real property, security, negotiations, receipt of governmental funds), the content of said discussions will be disclosed to the public at such time and extent as is required by law. Seconded by Closed Session Opened at Adjourned at PM PM Motion by Board Action Seconded by Reconvene at PM
3/6/19 Agenda Page 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Presentations CMS Musical (Jodi Adessa and Casey Goryeb) Spelling Bee Participants Recognition Character Monday CMS A. Gonnella PUBLIC DISCUSSION During the course of the board meeting, the Rockaway Township Board of Education offers members of the public an opportunity to address issues regarding the operation of the Rockaway Township Public Schools. The Board reminds those individuals who take this opportunity to identify themselves by name and address and to limit their comments to items listed on the agenda and/or items directly related to the operation of the School District. Issues raised by members of the public may or may not be responded to by the Board. All comments will be considered and a response will be forthcoming if and when appropriate. The Board asks that members of the public be courteous and mindful of the rights of other individuals when speaking. Specifically, comments regarding students and employees of the Board are discouraged and will not be responded to by the Board. Students and employees have specific legal rights afforded by the laws of New Jersey. The Board bears no responsibility nor will it be liable for any comments made by members of the public. Members of the public should consider their comments in light of the legal rights of those affected or identified in the comments and be aware that they are legally responsible and liable for their comments. In accordance with Board Policy 0167, public discussion is limited to fifteen (15) minutes with a three (3) minute limit per member of the public. The Board President shall have the right to modify the length of public discussion, as he/she deems appropriate. Motion by, seconded by to open meeting to Public for comments. Motion by, seconded by to close meeting to Public for comments. I II COMMUNICATIONS There was no correspondence received for the Board since the last meeting. APPROVE MINUTES Approve the minutes of February 28, 2019. Seconded by III SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT 1. Report 2. Informational Items: February 2019 Enrollment
3/6/19 Agenda Page 4 February 2019 Drill Report February 2019 Nurses Report IV V VI BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR S REPORT CURRICULUM REPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS VII RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION A. Personnel The Superintendent of Schools recommends actions on the following certificated personnel: Employment 1. Approve the courses, instructors and the individual rate of pay per quarter, indicated on the attached list, for the After School Pay to Play Program, to be held at the Copeland Middle School, for the 2018-2019 school year. The rate of pay is as following: a. Clubs that meet once per week - $350.00 per quarter. b. Clubs that meet twice per week - $650.00 per quarter. c. Clubs that meet three times per week - $950.00 per quarter. 2. Approve the employment of Christina Dalla Palu, as the Director of Special Education, effective April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. The prorated salary will be $120,000.00. (Ms. Dalla Palu is replacing Mrs.Mastandrea). (Pending the background check per NJ Law A- 3381). (Pending the criminal background check and physical/mantoux paperwork). 3. Approve the employment of Megan Fernandez, a part-time Staff Assistant, at 17.50 hours per week, in Grade 2, per the student s IEP, at the Stony Brook School, effective March 7, 2019 through June 30, 2019. The rate of pay will be $17.87 (Step 1) per hour. (This is a new position). 4. Approve the employment of the following individuals to conduct summer evaluations for the 2019 Child Study Team. Child Study Team members (School Psychologists, School Social Workers, Learning Disability Teacher/Consultants) will receive a flat rate of $500 per evaluation. Included in this rate is Student observation (if applicable), parent/teacher interview (if applicable), review of existing data (if applicable) standardized testing, and written report. General case management duties, including the development of goals and objectives will be paid at a rate of $46.00 per hour for a maximum of 3 hours, per case. Case managers are assigned on a round robin basis within each team and are responsible for developing the IEP. Attendance at Identification Meetings (planning evaluation meetings) and Eligibility Conferences/IEP Meetings will be paid at the rate of $90/meeting and $30/meeting for any additional meetings held on the same day. Meetings attended by a non-evaluating CST member, will be paid at the rate of $90/meeting and $30/meeting for any additional meetings held on the same day. Elizabeth Adams, Social Worker Claudine Porracchio, Social Worker Meaghan Barger, Social Worker
3/6/19 Agenda Page 5 Samantha Evans, School Psychologist Leah Jeffery, School Psychologist Steven Barosi, School Psychologist Stephanie McCabe, Learning Consultant Denice Taxiarchou, Learning Consultant Sharon Cohen, Learning Consultant Beth Dailey, Learning Consultant Explanation: Staff needed to conduct summer evaluations 5. Approve the employment of the following individuals to participate in summer meetings for students referred to the Child Study Team for summer evaluations. Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Speech/Language Specialists will receive a flat rate of $440 per evaluation. Included in this rate is Student observation (if applicable), review of existing data (if applicable) standardized testing, and written report. Attendance at Identification Meetings (planning evaluation meetings) and Eligibility Conferences/IEP Meetings will be paid at the rate of $90/meeting and $30/meeting for any additional meetings held on the same day. Meetings attended by a non-evaluating therapist, will be paid at the rate of $90/meeting and $30/meeting for any additional meetings held on the same day. For speech therapists, attendance at Identification Meetings is mandatory for potential PSD students and students ages 5-21 for whom there is a suspected language disorder. In ESLS cases, Speech/Language Specialists will receive a flat rate of $500 per evaluation. Included in this rate is Student observation (if applicable), review of existing data (if applicable) standardized testing, and written report. Speech/Language Specialists will also be assigned as case manager and assume responsibility for the development of the ESLS IEP. General ESLS case management duties, including the development of goals and objectives and will be paid at a rate of $46.00 per hour a maximum of 3 hours, per case. Luba Chesky, Speech/Language Therapist Claudia Passaro, Speech/Language Therapist Marjory Hansen, Occupational Therapist Erin Meineke, Physical Therapist Explanation: Staff needed to conduct summer evaluations 6. Approve the attendance of the following staff members to attend 2019 summer Child Study Team meetings, on an as needed basis. Attendance at Identification meetings (planning evaluation meetings) and Eligibility/Conferences IEP Meetings (count as one meeting when held back to back on the same day) will be paid at the rate of $90 for the first meeting attended on any given day and $30 for any subsequent meetings on the same day. Amy Gallagher Caryl Sambrato Cassi Deighan Dawn Marchese Jacqueline Millar Jessica Silva
3/6/19 Agenda Page 6 Kelly Bezeg Kim Landers Beth Barlowe Cherry Wnek Christina Beatrice Dawn Frauenpreis Kaitlin Jarvie Katelyn Reverri Kristin Novembre Lynn Caggiano Mandy Sheehan Sandra Bornamann Explanation: The NJ Administrative Code (6A: 14-2.3 (k) (2) requires the attendance of general and/or special education teachers at IEP meetings. Employment/Substitute Teachers 7. Approve the employment of the following county and state certified Substitute Teachers indicated below for the 2018-2019 school year: Stacey Teicher Rockaway, NJ Pennsylvania State University, PA (BA) Certification: County Effective Date: March 7, 2019 Leave of Absence 8. Approve a leave of absence for Amber Miralrio, a part-time special education Staff Assistant, at the Dennis B. O Brien School, with pay, effective February 25, 2019 through March 1, 2019, the leave will continue, without pay, effective March 4, 2019 through March 8, 2019. (Ms. Miralrio is expected to return on March 11, 2019). Revised Leave of Absence 9. Approve a revised leave of absence for Deborah Hamilton, a part-time special education Staff Assistant, at the Stony Brook School, with pay, effective February 4, 2019 through February 8, 2019, the leave will continue, without pay, effective February 11, 2019 through February 22, 2019. (Ms. Hamilton is expected to return on February 25, 2019). Resignation 10. Approve the resignation of Donna Sikoral, a part-time special education Staff Assistant, at the Copeland Middle School, effective March 4, 2019. 11. Approve the resignation, due to retirement, of Diane Martone, a part-time Kindergarten Staff Assistant, at the Stony Brook School, effective July 1, 2019. 12. Approve the resignation of Alicia Narcise-Uppal, a part-time special education Staff Assistant, at the Copeland Middle School, effective March 13, 2019. 13. Approve the resignation, due to retirement, of Rosemary Muscolino, a full-time Administrative Assistant, at the Stony Brook School, effective July 1, 2019.
3/6/19 Agenda Page 7 14. Approve the resignation, due to retirement, of Rosemary Radom, a full-time Multiple Disabilities Teacher, at the Katharine D. Malone School, effective July 1, 2019. Salary Adjustment 15. Approve the salary adjustment of Nicholas DeZao, a full-time Maintenance Worker, for the Buildings and Grounds Department, effective March 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. The annual prorated salary is as follows: Base Salary (Step 1) $42,838.00 Boiler Operator License Stipend 1,250.00 Total Prorated Salary $44,088.00 Explanation Received Boiler License. Seconded by B. HIB Determination 1. WHEREAS, the Superintendent of schools has provided the Board of Education with reports regarding HIB incidents: none and the investigations which were conducted following these complaints; and WHEREAS the Board of Education was advised of any consequences and /or remedial measures related to these matters as well as the Superintendent s recommendation regarding the results of these investigations; and THEREFORE, BE IT Resolved that the Board of Education votes to affirm the Superintendent s recommendations on HIB cases: none Seconded by to affirm HIB case(s) 2. HIB current investigations TBD
3/6/19 Agenda Page 8 C. Education Field Trips for Approval 1. Motion to approve 3/6/19 list of field trips. 2. Approve the following presenters for Family Night presentations, not to exceed 2 hours of presentation, per the RTEA contract: Presentation Presenter(s) Date Family Science Gina Parisi & Vanessa Waxman March 2019 Family Coding Vanessa Waxman & Mandy Thomas April 2019 Incentive Credit 3. Approve Danielle Massaro for $60 Line of Incentive Credit for completing the Professional Development Course (MSUNER) Summer Conference, on June 25, 2018, as per the RTEA contract. Incentive Credit 4. Approve Sandra Prendergast Blaha for $60 Line of Incentive Credit for completing the Professional Development Course (MUSNER) Mentoring and Coaching, on October 16, 2018 and October 23, 2018, as per the RTEA contract. Student Teacher 5. Approve Shannon Bayard, Seton Hall University OT student, to complete Level 1 Occupational Therapy fieldwork in pediatric studies under the guidance of Maryann Loreng, commencing on or about March 21, 2019. Explanation: Requirement for Degree. Seconded by In accordance with Board Policy 0167, public discussion is limited to fifteen (15) minutes with a three (3) minute limit per member of the public. The Board President shall have the right to modify the length of public discussion, as he/she deems appropriate. Motion by, seconded by to open for Public comments. Motion by, seconded by to close for Public comments.
3/6/19 Agenda Page 9 D. Special Education Out of District Placements-2018-2019 School Year 1. Authorize students in the following out-of-district placement for the 2018-2019 School Year from February 25, 2019 June 20, 2019: Student School Location Tuition Rate #1814 Chapel Hill Academy Lafayette $339.00/diem or $61,020.00 to be prorated ESY Related Services 2. Approve the employment of the following staff to complete the related service provider s schedules for the 2019 Extended School Year, per contractual rate of pay, for up to 10 hours, each. Marjory Hansen Linda Fernandez Explanation: Staff needed to schedule students related services for ESY Occupational Therapy Vendor Contract 3. Authorize a contract between Great Kids Place, LLC and the Rockaway Township Board of Education to provide occupational therapy for the 2018/2019 school year on an as needed basis, at a rate of $160.00 per session. Explanation: Per student s IEP Seconded by In accordance with Board Policy 0167, public discussion is limited to fifteen (15) minutes with a three (3) minute limit per member of the public. The Board President shall have the right to modify the length of public discussion, as he/she deems appropriate. Motion by, seconded by to open for Public comments. Motion by, seconded by to close for Public comments.
3/6/19 Agenda Page 10 E. Administration Morris Plains Recreation Transportation Agreement 1. Authorize a joint transportation agreement with Rockaway Township to transport Morris Plains Recreation students to athletic events and trips for the summer of 2019. Explanation: Shared service agreement with Morris Plains Recreation. Non-Public Security Funds 2. Approve purchase and installation of 5 Lock Down Door Barriers for the Chabad Early Learning Center using $1,240.00 of Non-public Security funds. Explanation: Supplies/Services using Nonpublic Funding for Security need board approval. NJ Sustainable Schools Grant 3. Motion to authorize the submission of a NJ Sustainable Schools Grant application from SB School to PSEG for $2,000. Security Resource Officer 4. Motion to approve the Shared Services Agreement with Rockaway Township for a Security Resource Officer. Seconded by In accordance with Board Policy 0167, public discussion is limited to fifteen (15) minutes with a three (3) minute limit per member of the public. The Board President shall have the right to modify the length of public discussion, as he/she deems appropriate. Motion by, seconded by to open for Public comments. Motion by, seconded by to close for Public comments.
3/6/19 Agenda Page 11 F. Finance Travel 1. Be It Resolved in accordance with Board Policy 6471 the Rockaway Township Board of Education approves the attached travel expenses as they promote the delivery of instruction, critical to the instructional needs of the district and/or further the efficient operations of the district (see attached). Be It Further Resolved that the travel is educationally necessary and fiscally prudent and is directly related to, and within, the scope of the current responsibilities for district employees and the district s Professional Development Plan. Explanation: As per statute, boards of education are required to establish a maximum budget for travel and subsistence, the Board may not exceed this maximum. MSUNER Grant 2. Motion to accept a $200 MSUNER teacher incentive grant from Montclair State University. Vehicle Disposal 3. Motion to dispose of two vehicles in a manner most advantageous to the board. 3 1996 DODGE 1B6KF26C1TS614654 MG21684 $26,888.00 N/A SERVICE TRUCK gasoline GM 26 2009 INTL 4DRAPSKK99B120466 S1V767 2021 $82,276.00 33778 diesel GM Seconded by In accordance with Board Policy 0167, public discussion is limited to fifteen (15) minutes with a three (3) minute limit per member of the public. The Board President shall have the right to modify the length of public discussion as he/she deems appropriate. Motion by, seconded by to open for Public comments. Motion by, seconded by to close for Public comments.
3/6/19 Agenda Page 12 G. Policy 1. Motion to approve the following policies for first reading. P 3217 P 3233 P 3245 P 3270 P 3280 P 3281 P 3282 Use of Corporal Punishment Political Activities Research Projects by Staff Members Professional Responsibilities Liability for Pupil Welfare Inappropriate Staff Conduct Use of Social Networking Sites 2. Motion to approve the following policies for second reading. P 2422 Health and Physical Education P 2431.3 Practice and Pre-Season Heat-Acclimation for School Sponsored Athletics and Extra-Curricular Activities P 2610 Educational Program Evaluation P 3230 Outside Activities P 3244 In-Service Training P 4219 Commercial Driver s License Controlled Substance and Alcohol Use Testing P 4216 Dressing and Grooming P 0168.1 Recording and Photographing of Public Meeting Seconded by In accordance with Board Policy 0167, public discussion is limited to fifteen (15) minutes with a three (3) minute limit per member of the public. The Board President shall have the right to modify the length of public discussion as he/she deems appropriate. Motion by, seconded by to open for Public comments. Motion by, seconded by to close for Public comments.
3/6/19 Agenda Page 13 VIII DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Old Business B. New Business Motion by, seconded by to open meeting to Public for comments. Motion by, seconded by to close meeting to Public for comments. IX ADJOURNMENT Meeting Adjourned at PM Return to Closed Session at Motion by Seconded by Closed Session Adjourned at PM Motion by Seconded by