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

Page 2

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

Page 3

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

Page 4

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

Page 5

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)

XVIII. ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC MEETING