Secaucus Board of Education
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
Revised
AGENDA
A. Call to Order –Mr. Mauro DeGennaro, President, at 6:30 PM
B. Open Public Meeting Act Statement
C. Flag Salute
D. Roll Call
E. Executive Session
F. Approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 26, 2009.
G. Organizational Reports
H. SGO
J. Correspondence
K. Resident’s forum – Agenda Items
The opportunity for public comment will be provided at every regular meting of the
Board of Education and will appear on the agenda as Resident’s Forum.
Two will appear on each agenda; one near the beginning for questions or comments
on agenda items, and one near the end for general comments or questions.
K. Superintendent’s Report:
Recommended action on resolutions and motions to be presented under Committee Reports.
L. Report of the Secretary of the Board:
Recommended action on resolutions and motions to be presented under Committee
Reports.
Motion to approve that a Regular and Re-Organization Meeting be held Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the Huber Street School at 7:00 PM.
COMMITTEE REPORTS AND NEW BUSINESS:
1. School Government:
Recommended Board Action for the following Resolutions:
R1.1 Approval: that the Secaucus Board of Education appoints the following candidates, contractual salaries and starting dates indicated for the 2008-2009 school year as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools.
Name Position Salary Date
|
Teresa Clark |
Substitute – MA Music Ministry |
$75.00 per/day (under 40 days) |
03/27/09 |
|
Felix Diaz, Jr. |
Substitute – MBA |
$75.00 per/day (under 40 days) |
03/27/09 |
|
Stephanie Silver
|
Substitute – BA English Creative Writing |
$75.00 per day (under 40 days) |
03/27/09 |
|
Barbara Brocaliere |
Substitute Cert. 60 credits |
$75.00 per day (under 40 days) |
03/27/09 |
R1.2 Approval: that the Secaucus Board of Education does hereby appoint the following individuals to the Fall 2009-2010 Coaching Positions recommended by the Superintendent of Schools, and
Head Football Coach: Charles Voorhees
Assistant Football Coaches: James Barnaba, Michael Vitulano, Bruce Naszimento
Peter Flora, Jason Acerra, Robert Acerra,
Marc DeGennaro Eric Licamara and
Jude Masullo (no stipend)
Head Cross Country Coach: Stan Fryczynski
Assistant Cross Country Coach: Claire McAndrew
Head Cheerleading Coach: Christina Calabrese
Assistant Cheerleading Coach: Monica Moskal
Head Volleyball Coach: Tiffany Meyer
Assistant Volleyball Coach: Heather Aciz
Head Girls’ Soccer Coach: Gino DePinto
Assistant Girls’ Soccer Coach: Keith Schneider
Head Girls’ Tennis Coach: Mark Schroback
Head Boys’ Soccer Coach: Dan Farinola
Assistant Boys’ Soccer Coach: Anthony Nicolich
Middle School Volleyball Coach: Diana Totaro
Be It Resolved: that compensation for these positions shall be contained in the Agreement between the Secaucus Education Association, Inc. and the Secaucus Board of Education and that no rights of tenure shall accrue by virtue of this appointment.
R1.3 Approval: that the Secaucus Board of Education does hereby appoint the individuals listed below to co-curricular positions for the 2008-2009 school year as recommended by the Superintendent of Schools, and
Michael Gehm The Junior States of America Advisor
Be It Resolved: that compensation for these position shall be contained in the Agreement between the Secaucus Education Association, Inc. and the Secaucus Board of Education and that no rights of tenure shall accrue by virtue of this appointment.
R1.4 Approval: that the Secaucus Board of Education approves the annexed Field Trip requests.
1.5 Personnel:
Move to approve the following items.
· Letters of retirement effective July 1, 2009.
Nancy Stroh Guidance Counselor (High School)
Nancy Ramsberger English Teacher (Middle School)
Antonio Mancini Custodial at Clarendon School
· Maternity/Child Rearing for Anna Mongiello, Elementary Teacher at Clarendon School effective May 18, 2009 through June 30, 2009.
· Post and advertise for anticipated vacancies for the 2009-2010 school year.
· Revised School Calendar for the 2009-2010 school year.
2. Building and Grounds:
Recommended Board Action for the following:
2.1 Approval to authorize Faridy Veisz Fraytak to submit application for Alternative
Energy Sources.
3. Finance:
Recommended Board Action for the following:
3.1 Approval of Bills List.
3.2 Approval of Budgetary Transfer Report for the month of January 2009.
3.3 Approval of Financial Reports for the month of January 2009.
3.4 Approval to rescind Petty Cash resolution dated January 22, 2009
3.5 Approval for the Board Secretary/Business Administrator to execute contract
with South Jersey Energy Company (electric supplier).
3.6 Approval to authorize the Application to Local Finance Board to issue Refunding
of School Bonds & Ordinance.
3.7 Approval of Out of District Travel.
3.8 Approval of NCLB Carry Over.
4. Athletic Liaison:
5. Adult School Committee:
6. Technology Committee
7. Shared Services Committee
8. Policy Committee –
Recommended Board Action for the following:
8.1 Approval for the first reading of mandatory policies 2460 and 2467
9. Curriculum Committee:
R9.1 Approval: that the Secaucus Board of Education does hereby adopt the new Library Skills Curriculum K-6 providing a framework that will help teachers to integrate the Viewing and Media Literacy standards 3.5 into the Curriculum.
R9.2 Approval: that the Secaucus Board of Education does hereby adopt the Promethean Technology Active Classroom – a premier global interactive white board, assessment and curriculum solution for K-12.
R9.3 Approval: that the Secaucus Board of Education does hereby adopt the following pilot programs:
· PTS3 - Progress Toward Standards Online Assessment – 3rd Edition is a highly rigorous online reading and mathematics assessment for grades 3-8 and high school.
· CPAA Children Progress Academic Success – to analyze data for student’s strengths and weaknesses in Math and Language Arts.
10. Legislative Report
11. Residents’ Forum General Comments:
Members of the Public may speak during this portion of the meeting. The public may speak on any topic.
12. New Business
13. Adjournment