HADDONFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
One Lincoln Avenue • Haddonfield, NJ 08033-1892
(856) 429-4130 • FAX: (856) 354-2179
8/23/05
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OFFICIAL PUBLIC BOARD MEETING
Middle School Library
August 25, 2005
7:30 P.M.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
7:30 pm I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. READ STATEMENT CONCERNING OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS
V. REVIEW ORDER OF AGENDA TOPICS
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 21, 2005 AND
BOARD RETREAT OF JULY 26, 2005
7:35 pm VII. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES’ REPORT
7:40 pm VIII. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS
7:55 pm IX. COMMITTEE REPORTS
8:30 pm X. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD COMMITTEES AND BOE REPRESENTATIVES
TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS
8:35 pm XI. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
A. Student Overnight Trip
Recommend approval for HMHS Dance ensemble (9-11 students) to attend National
High School Dance Festival, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL, March 30, 31,
April 1 and 2, 2006.
B. Review of 2005-06 Tentative Agenda Topics
C. Individuals with Disability Education Act, Part B (IDEA-B) FY 2006
Recommend approval to submit application for the IDEA, Part B Basic Funds in the
amount of $452,717; and Preschool Funds in the amount of $19,216 for the FY 2006.
Official Public Board Meeting
Tentative Agenda – August 25, 2005
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D. Additions to Special Education Consultants’ List
Recommend approval of addition to Special Education Consultants’ List as per
attachment.
E. Additions to Textbook List
Recommend approval of the following books for the 2005-06 school year:
1. From There to Here: The Immigrant Experience, Learning Learning, ©2000
2. Family Matters, Perfection Learning, ©2000
3. Decisions, Decisions, Perfection Learning, ©2000
4. Freak the Mighty, Scholastic Inc., ©1993
* F. Special Education Student Outside Placement
Recommend approval to place one (1) student at Regional Enrichment & Learning
Center (REAL), Voorhees, NJ, effective September 6, 2005 to June 16, 2006.
8:45 pm XII. PERSONNEL
A. Resignation
Recommend acceptance of the following resignations:
1. Ms. Kristen Moderski, special education teacher, Middle School, effective
July 25, 2005.
2. Ms. Angela Bacher, educational assistant, Elizabeth Haddon School, effective
August 2, 2005.
3. Mr. Jeffrey Bilinsky, educational assistant, High School, effective August 1, 2005.
4. Mr. Brent Dempsey, educational assistant, Tatem School, effective August 2, 2005.
B. Salary Upgrades
Recommend approval of the following salary upgrades:
1. Susan Duff to MA, effective September 1, 2005
* 2. Caren Izzo to BA+30, effective September 1, 2005
* 3. Melissa Brevic to BA+15, effective September 1, 2005
C. Employment
Recommend employment or contract be granted to the following with salary on scale:
1. Mr. Gino Priolo, Principal, Tatem School, prorated salary of $92,813 based on an
annual salary of $112,500, effective September 7, 2005 to June 30, 2006, repl.
R. Horowitz.
Official Public Board Meeting
Tentative Agenda – August 25, 2005
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2. Mr. Lefteris Banos, Athletic Director, District, prorated salary of $68,800 based on
an annual salary of $86,000, effective September 15, 2005 to June 30, 2006, repl.
P. Smart.
3. Mr. Frank Boyle, substitute bus driver, summer special education transportation,
step 2 of Bus Driver Salary Scale, effective August 3, 2005.
4. Mr. Frank McCellian, substitute bus driver, summer special education transportation,
step 2 of Bus Driver Salary Scale, effective August 3, 2005.
5. Ms. Danene Woodford-Beckam, district bus driver, step 1 of Bus Driver Salary Scale,
effective September 1, 2005.
6. Mr. Stephen Angilletta, educational assistant, High School, step 7 plus stipend for
special education, effective September 6, 2005, plus an additional 7 hours transition
before the start of school.
7. Ms. Michelle Cannaday, special education teacher, Middle School, MA step 4
@$45,300, effective September 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006, repl. K. Moderski.
8. Mr. Craig Wille, special education teacher, Middle School, BA+15 step 6, effective
September 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006, repl. T. Spanier.
* 9. Ms. Jackie Heyser, educational assistant, Elizabeth Haddon School, 3 hours per day
@ step 7 plus stipends for certification and special education, effective September 1,
2005 to June 30, 2006.
* 10. Mr. Stephen Eitelback, district on-call custodian, not to exceed 30 hours per week
@$10.00 per hour, effective August 29, 2005.
* 11. Mr. Richard Mack, district on-call custodian, not to exceed 30 hours per week
@$10.00 per hour, effective August 29, 2005.
* 12. Ms. Shannon Glacken, educational assistant, Central School, up to 31.5 hours per
week, step 7 plus stipends for special education and certification, effective September 1, 2005 to June 20, 2006, repl. H. Fizur.
* 13. Ms. Jennifer Hopson, educational assistant, Central School, up to 31.5 hours per
week, step 7 plus stipends for special education and certification, effective September 1, 2005 to June 20, 2006, repl. W. Matyas.
* 14. Ms. Rachel Coolik, educational assistant, Central School, up to 31.5 hours per
week, step 7 plus stipend for special education, effective September 1, 2005 to June 20, 2006, repl. A. Williams.
D. Increase in Hours
Recommend approval to increase hours for the following.
1. Ms. Patricia Abbate, educational assistant, High School, from 5 hours per day to
7 hours per day, effective September 1, 2005.
Official Public Board Meeting
Tentative Agenda – August 25, 2005
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E. Update of 2005 Summer Work
Recommend approval of 2005 summer work as listed on the attachment.
F. Update of Extracurricular Assignment Personnel
Recommend that personnel be appointed for the 2005-06 school year to perform
extracurricular assignments as listed on the attachment, per negotiated agreement
where applicable, and that these appointments be filed in the Minute Book File.
G. Substitute and Tutor Staff Update
Recommend approval of updated Substitute and Tutor Staff Lists for use during the 2005-06 school year as needed. (Names to appear in Minute Book File.)
8:50 pm * XIII. SECOND READING OF POLICY 6142.10 – ACCEPTABLE USE FOR
SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
XIV. CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
A. Cycle I Reports
1. Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA)
2. High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA)
3. NJ Assessment of Skills & Knowledge (ASK 3&4)
B. Gifted and Talented Update
XV. BUSINESS & FINANCE
A. Payment of Bills
Recommend that the August bills be approved for payment as submitted
by the Business Administrator/Board Secretary and that a copy of the bill list be made
available upon request and be filed in the Minute Book File.
B. Financial Reports
Recommend approval of the financial reports for June as submitted by the Board
Secretary and the Treasurer, which are in agreement and no line item account has
Encumbrances and expenditures, which in total exceed the line item appropriation
In violations of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(a) and that no major account or fund has been
overexpended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.1(b).
C. Budget Transfers
Recommend approval of budget transfers for the month of June as per attachment.
Official Public Board Meeting
Tentative Agenda – August 25, 2005
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D. Contract with the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Recommend approval for three (3) students to receive services from the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, effective September 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006.
E. 2005-06 Membership – Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Recommend approval for the Haddonfield School District to renew its membership with
the Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic-Level III for the 2005-06 school year at $950.
F. Non-Public School Technology Agreement for 2005-06 SY
Recommend approval of the non-public school technology agreement between the
Haddonfield Board of Education and Christ the King School, and the Haddonfield
Board of Education and Haddonfield Friends School.
G. Advertisement for Bids
Recommend approval to readvertise for the following bid for the 2005-06 school year:
1. School Bus
H. Return of Surplus from Burlington County Insurance Pool Joint Insurance Fund
Recommend approval to accept a refund in the amount of $13,356 from Burlington
County Insurance Pool Joint Insurance Fund for the return of Surplus. The refund of
surplus will be applied to the 2005-06 insurance expenditures and has been budgeted
accordingly.
* I. Bond Refinancing
All steps of the debt restructuring are now complete. The total savings are $421,801
and the present value of savings are $350,238. The majority of the savings will occur
over the next five years.
* J. Investment Advisor for Haddonfield Educational Trust
Recommend approval to appoint Haverford Investment Advisors as the professional
consultant responsible for the management of the Haddonfield Educational Trust.
XVI. PUBLIC: Suggested Agenda Items for Future Meetings
XVII. EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed)