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Regular Meeting Minutes - April 21, 2016 Page 1 of 567 WayneTownship Public Schools REGULAR MEETING MINUTES APRIL21,2016 The Regular Meeting21, 2016 of the Wayne Township Board of Education was475 held on Thursday, April in Council07470. Chambers of the Municipal Building at Valley Road, Wayne, New Jersey Executive50 Session was held in the Large 07470.Conference Room, in the Administration Building,6:00 Nellis Drive, Wayne, New Jersey SunshineThe Law. meeting was scheduled to begin at p.m., pursuant to the termsof the The meetingwas called to order at 6:20 p.m. I. Reading of Sunshine Law statement Adequate notice of this Regular and Executive Meeting, settingforth time, date and location, has been provided in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act on January 11, 2016 by: Prominently posting a copy on the bulletin board in the lobby of the offices of the Board of Education, which is a public place reserved for such announcements, transmitting a copy of this notice to The Record, The Wayne Today, and the Municipal Clerk. II. Roll Call PRESENT: Mordkoff, Gail EileenOkun, Albanese,Donald Pavlak, Mitch Jr., Badiner, and Christian Michael Smith. Bubba, Cathy Kazan, Allan ABSENT: Robert Ceberio ALSO PRESENT: A Business Administrator/BoardDr. Mark Secretary,Toback, Superintendent, and Isabel Machado, Juanita Board Petty, General RSBA, Counsel.SFO, Regular Meeting Minutes - April 21 , 2016 Page 2 of 567 III. Approval to Convene into Executive Session X-2016-1 RECOMMENDED ACTION: "Board")WHEREAS from, the time Wayneto time Towmust nship convene Board into of EducationExecutive Session(hereina fterto discuss referred conf to identialas the labormatters negotiatiincluding ons. but not limited to personnel issues, legal matters,student issues and WHEREAS, THE Board has on its agenda for the meetingbeing held on April 21, 2016 onconf issuesidential relatingclosed session.to personnel and legal matterswhich must be discussed in a toNOW discuss THEREFORE the above refeBE rencedIT RESOL matter.VED, the Board shall moveinto Executive Session muchBE IT FURTHERinformation RESOLVED, as possible that thewithout minutes violatingof the executiveany applicable session willprivilege provide asor availableconfidential whatity theso Boardthat the decision public was. can understand what was discussed and when BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the minutes of the executive session will be time.released to the public in an appropriately redacted form within a reasonable period of BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the redacted portion of the executive session minuteslonger applicable. will not be released until such timeas the privilege or confidentiality is no IV. Reconvene The Executive Session of the Wayne Board of Education Regular Meeting of April 21, 2016 was convened in the Conference Room of the Wayne Board of Education, 50 Nellis Drive, Way ne, NJ 07470. The Statement of Compliance setting forth time, date and location was read in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act and the roll call was taken. The meeting was recessed and is now being reconvened. 7:55 The Board reconvened475 at p.m. in the Wayne Township07470. Municipal Building Council BoardChambers, President Vaadvisedlley Road, that the Wa Boardyne, New had beenJersey meeting in ExecutiveMrs. Eileen Session Albanese, at 50 NellisInformation Drive regarfor theding purpose these mattersof discussingwill be negotiatimade publicons, if,personnel, and when, and appropriate. legal matters. PRESENT: Mordkoff, GailEileen Okun, Albanese,Donald Pavlak, Mitch Jr., Badiner, and Christian Michael Smith. Bubba, Cathy Kazan, Allan Regular Meeting Minutes -April 21, 2016 Page 3 of 567 ABSENT: Robert Ceberio ALSO PRESENT: A Dr. Mark Toback, Superintendent, Juanita Petty, RSBA, SFO,5 AdminBusineistratorsss Admin andistrator/Board approximately Secretary,25 members Isabelof Machado, the public. Board General Counsel, FLAG SALUTE MOMENT OF SILENCE V. Recognition Program STUDENT ARTWORK ON DISPLAY THIS EVENING Courtesyof Wayne Hills High School I Dean Awari IIGrade 101lpainting-Advanced Drawing & Paintingl Katie ChrisbacherllGrade 1011 Chalk Pastel-Design I Eun-Jung Han II Grade 911 Pen & Ink-Drawing & Painting I Maria Migalko IIGrade 121lPainting-Advanced Drawing & Paintingl Jenna Tullo IIGrade 121lPainting-Advanced Drawing & Paintingl Michele Vida IIGrade 1011 Acrylic Painting-Drawing & Painting I VI. Administrative Summary Report A. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Dr. Toback- Good evening! wrapI am veryprogram happy in toa fewreport minutes that we and will I beknow com manypletingof ayou presentation are here this of theevening kindergarten to hear andthis presentaif approvtion.ed, we We will look be movingforward toahead sharingvery whatquickly. we believe is an excellent program We also have some other importantdistrict news I need to share. Water Testing Results amountAfterthe of health lead was crisis found reported to be contamiin the natingNewark drinking Public water, Schools the whereadmini stranation excessive of the Regular Meeting Minutes -April 21, 2016 Page 4 of 567 Wayneour obligation Township to protectPublic Schoolsthe health determined of students, that employees, a water test parents was warranted and all visitorsas part toof theour Wafacilities.yne Health The anddistrict Wa contractedter Departments, with a designedtesting company, a process and for in testingpartner basedship with on 58standard professional practices. The district completed tests in 20 buildings1 9 andth. took the samples.testing results The resultswere evaluatedwere reported by employees back to the of administration the Health Department on April on AfterApril schools,20th, it was high determined schools, and that all the of drinking our faci litieswater was at all healthy of our witheleme testingntary resultsschools, showing middle thatconstruction lead levels practices were and far materbelowials, EPA trace action amounts levels.of leadKeep can inbe foundmind thatin almost due allto drinkingmainrepairs water. at Additionalthe time oftesting testing. for theAlthough Preakness water School testing is is required not req uireddue to in water New waterJersey periodically Public Schools, and ensure the district healthy will drinkingcontinue water to work in ourwith schools. the municipality to test our Residency Verification Process Commences In an effort to confirm that students attending the Wayne Township Public Schools are actuallyresidency residing at all ingrade the community,levels. In theorder school to achieve district willthis proceedgoal, many with schoola plan todistric verifyts undergoinconvenient a full for re-regthe vastistrat majionority process of parents. which isIn Waoftenyne, problematic, our plan involves inefficient, a hybrid and trmodeladitionalthat re-registrati takes advantageon process. of modern technologycombined with a streamlined Parents of students at transitional grades (fifth grade going into sixth grade and eighth grademonthsat goingyour into current ninth grade)school. will For be examprequiredle, toif youre-register have a their child children in currently in the in coming eighth gradeMiddle at School George to Ware-registershington yourMiddle child. School, This you process should has report been to strGeorgeeamlined Wa shiandngton it is fivenot aminutes. full re-registra tion, but rather a documentreview that should take approximately becauseParents ofa computerizedstudents at allsearch other of grade public levelsrecords willno will betneed conducted to take against any other our schoolaction adminisrecords tratiin onorder will addressto verify each residency. situation onIf aa case-by-case residency problem basis. is identified, the APlease reminder be sure to all to parents update thatall of we your are contact dependent informati on theon. informationIn the eventyou of anprovide emergency, to us. contactit is imperative informati onfor forhealth all of and our parents.safety reasons that we have updated and accurate B. HIB REPORT incidentsI am repor inting the Watheyne following Township data Public related School to Harassment,District: Intimidation and Bullying Regular Meeting Minutes - April 21, 2016 Page 5 of 567 deemedThere wereto be eleven in the (11)category incidents of HIB. investigated since my last report and five (5) were C. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS Christina Vittas • Wayne Hills High School Max Vorcheimer • Wayne Valley High School Wayne Hills · reported by Christina Vittas Congratulations to Sud harsh an Venkatesh on being accepted to the Governor's School forsummer. EngineeringWhat a andwonderful Technology opportunity. at Rutgers University School for Engineering this Women'sWHHS sophomoreChorus! TheLaura ensemble Necsoi willhas perform been acceptedat NJPAC intonext theFebruary. New Jersey All-State The Wayne Hills chapter of Tri-M, the National Music Honor Society, hosted its annual Wayneperformances Eveningby With elementary The Arts throughon Thurhigh sday school March instrumental31st. The eveningand vocal featured ensembles short crowdand soloists. of parents, Art workadminis andtrators photography and comm wasunity also members. on displayWa yneand thereEvening was With a large The weaArts lthgives of talentthe Wa andyne interest schools our and students community possess. a chance Tri-M to connectraises money and experienceeach year thefor underprivilegedthe Mr. Holland's commu Opusnities. fund This which year aprovides total of $857.00instruments was raised!and resources Thanks to organizationstudent officers