GENERAL BUSINESS CONSENT AGENDA FOR CURRICULUM, LEGAL, FISCAL, FACILITIES, POLICY AND PERSONNEL MATTERS REQUIRING A VOTE October 15, 2014

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Report and/or comments of Committee Chairperson on proposed resolutions

A - Curriculum Resolutions

A-1. Approve submission of a Memorandum of Understanding with St. Paul’s Community Development Corporation as part of an application for a Choice Neighborhoods planning grant in the amount of up to but not exceeding $500,000.00 to be used toward the Paterson Community and neighborhood schools (yet to be determined), for the period beginning September 2014 through September 2016, and authorize a contribution of in-kind services as required. APPROVED

A-2. Approve the direct support and sustainability of YouthBuild Academy, in partnership with Community Development Corporation (NJCDC), and approve the monetary contribution to the NJCDC in the amount not to exceed $750,000.00 (based on available funds), for the period beginning July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. APPROVED

A-3. Approve the continued and expanded partnership with Passaic County Community College for the use of their gymnasium for Silk City Academy and PANTHER Academy physical education classes, at no cost to the district. APPROVED

A-4. Approve collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Education and Center for Disease Control and Prevention for a five-year grant project of school-based HIV, STD and pregnancy prevention, by enhancing the capacity of physical education and health teachers in middle and high schools that will increase the subject matter knowledge to improve student health outcomes, beginning September 2014. APPROVED

A-5. Approve entering into a contract with Blessed Sacrament of Paterson to provide computers, educational software, distance learning equipment and other technologies that can improve their education by meeting their specific educational needs and to give nonpublic school teachers the skills, resources and incentives to use educational technologies effectively to improve teaching and learning in the classroom, through the Nonpublic Technology Initiative Program grant, from October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount of $4,160.00. APPROVED

A-6. Approve entering into a contract with Dawn Treader Christian School of Paterson to provide computers, educational software, distance learning equipment and other technologies that can improve their education by meeting their specific educational needs and to give nonpublic school teachers the skills, resources and incentives to use educational technologies effectively to improve teaching and learning in the classroom, through the Nonpublic Technology Initiative Program grant, from October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount of $1,600.00. APPROVED

A-7. Approve entering into a contract with Gilmore Memorial Christian Academy of Paterson to provide computers, educational software, distance learning equipment and other technologies that can improve their education by meeting their specific educational needs and to give nonpublic school teachers the skills, resources and incentives to use educational technologies effectively to improve teaching and learning in the classroom, through the Nonpublic Technology Initiative Program grant, from October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount of $448.00. APPROVED

A-8. Approve utilizing the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) individualized assessments for students in the secondary career and technical education programs, to empower educators to use data to identify, monitor, and accelerate the academic achievement of every student, for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $8,270.00 under the Carl D. Perkins Grant. APPROVED

A-9. Approve the continued development and implementation of a Bengali Mentoring Program in partnership with New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) through the Full Service Community School at School No. 5 and the Bilingual/ESL/World Language Department, in grades K-6, for the 2014-2015 school year, at no cost to the district. APPROVED

A-10. Approve submission of an application to the Science Projects Are Really Kids Stuff (SPARKS) Foundation/AMETEK Foundation for implementation of the Science Explorers program at School No. 27, to engage students in first-hand experimentation and investigation in order to develop a solid understanding of the scientific principles and concepts, and to develop skills that students need to be life-long science learners, for ten weeks in grades K-3, at no cost to the district. APPROVED

A-11. Approve entering into a partnership with Youth Consultation Services and Eastside High School for a School-Based Youth Services Program to provide educational enhancement services, substance abuse counseling, leadership development, life skills development, health and nutrition counseling, anti- violence training workshops, employment counseling and placement, recreational and cultural activities, teen parenting and emergency child care services for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $125,006.00. APPROVED

A-12. Approve collaboration with the Taub Foundation and the City of Paterson Division of Recreation for participation in an after school basketball program (Taub/Doby Basketball League) for students meeting certain criteria, at a cost of $165,607.00, during the 2014-2015 school year, with the Paterson Public School District share being $74,150.00. APPROVED

A-13. Approve the agreement with Aunt Elsie’s Homestays for an immersion program with students from China who will visit Alexander Hamilton Academy between November 17 and 21, 2014, for mentoring and interaction, at no cost to the district. APPROVED

A-14. Approve entering into an agreement with The Blossom Sisters Foundation, LLC, to provide one month of on-site professional dance instruction in ballet and jazz to the students in grades K-8 at School No. 6, with a culminating community performance, at an amount not to exceed $3,290.00. APPROVED

A-15. Approve collaboration with Little Kids Rock for music teachers to receive complementary instruments for the school’s performing arts instruction and programs, for the 2014-2015 school year, at no cost to the district. APPROVED

A-16. Approve participation in the eight week classes of theater provided by the MAYO Performing Arts Center at the Giggles Children’s Theater—St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital for students in grades 4-5 at Charles J. Riley/School No. 9, with a culmination performance, from October through June 2015, to enhance students critical thinking, problem-solving and overall civic and social skills, at an amount not to exceed $2,550.00. APPROVED

A-17. Approve collaboration with 10 Hairy Legs for a dance education residency program “Get A Leg Up!” at Alexander Hamilton Academy, to enhance the physical, social, and emotional development of young students, and increase the use of creativity and important life skills, for the 2014-2015 school year, to be funded by a grant from The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. APPROVED

A-18. Approve participation in the Metropolitan Opera Guild program in six schools (3, 4, 8, 18, 26, 28) for students to learn and grow in several art forms simultaneously, leveraging the multi-disciplinary (music, theatre, movement, dance, visual arts) basis of opera and making the connection between other classroom subjects (language arts, social studies and foreign language), thereby providing integrated instruction with explicit connections to curriculum standards, for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $21,430.88. APPROVED

A-19. Approve participation in the research and development study of a web-based professional development program for teachers entitled “Online Professional Learning Study for High-Quality Reading Comprehension Instruction” to be conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Learning Research & Development Center, to improve students’ reading skills through increased quality of reading comprehension instruction, for the 2014-2015 school year, at no cost to the district. APPROVED

A-20. Approve collaboration with Montclair State University for the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal Program for all district administrators and teachers to accomplish the task of setting direction, creating alignment, and supporting a culture and climate of collaborative learning, for the 2014-2015 school year, in the amount of $5,000.00. APPROVED

A-21. Approve entering into a contract with Great Books Foundation to provide professional development for English Language Arts teachers in grades 3-8 at the Paterson Academy for the Gifted & Talented, to enable students to develop the critical thinking, close reading, and analytical skills that the Common Core State Standards now demand, for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $1,950.00. APPROVED

A-22. Approve entering into an agreement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company to provide a one-day training for Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultants, during the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $3,000.00. APPROVED

A-23. Approve entering into an agreement with Saint Clare’s Hospital to provide tuition reimbursement for District students in need of bedside instruction services in a hospital setting, during the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $4,320.00. APPROVED

A-24. Approve entering into an agreement with St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital to provide 30 neurodevelopmental assessments and 20 psychiatric assessments, during the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $24,000.00. APPROVED

A-25. Approve entering into an agreement with Union County Educational Services Commission to provide tuition reimbursement for District students in need of bedside instruction services in a hospital setting, during the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $20,280.00. APPROVED

A-26 – A-43. Approve out of district placement/educational services for students. APPROVED

A-44. Approve addition to the list of field trip destinations as appropriate field trip sites for students for the 2014-2015 school year. APPROVED

A-45. Approve implementation and commencement of the Alternative Middle School program to provide an optimal educational environment that is safe and conducive to learning that will develop and foster students’ abilities to meet academic requirements, identify personal goals, develop values and responsible patterns of behavior. APPROVED

A-46. Approve the creation of a Virtual Adult School, by forming a partnership with the Mayor of the City of Paterson to increase the graduation rates for high school dropouts, with the core elements of the Virtual Adult Program being the implementation of Plato Learning, an on-line course accrual credit recovery program with provides instruction to adult learners, located at 77 Ellison Street, beginning the 2014-2015 school year, in an amount not to exceed $273,880.00. PULLED

A-47. Approve allowing members of Groove Social Fellowship, Inc., to act as volunteer mentors to students enrolled at School No. 10 to increase the enrollment of minority youth in collegiate institutions and to help them learn independence, self-confidence, public speaking and social responsibility, beginning November 2014 through June 2015, at an amount not to exceed $60,000.00. APPROVED

A-48. Approve that the Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship, Inc., and accept the P.E.A.R.L.S. Mentoring Club as a school-based club providing mentoring services to middle school students at School No. 10. APPROVED

A-49. Approve a field trip for students and staff from the School of Government at Eastside High School’s JROTC program to attend Leadership Mini-Camp at Fort Dix, NJ, from October 24-26, 2014, at an amount not to exceed $1,550.00. APPROVED

LEGAL COMMITTEE

Report and/or comments of Committee Chairperson on proposed resolutions

B - Legal Resolutions

B-1. Approve the Facility Lease Agreement with Temco Service Industries, Inc., to lease office space for its custodial service operations, on a month-to-month basis, for the 2014-2015 school year, at a rate of $1,000.00 per month. APPROVED

B-2. Approve that the Board of Education has reviewed the Harassment, Intimidation, or Bullying investigations for the month of September 2014, in which there were a total of 39 investigations conducted and 10 being confirmed bullying incidents requiring consequences. APPROVED

FISCAL COMMITTEE

Report and/or comments of Committee Chairperson on proposed resolutions

C - Fiscal Resolutions

C-1. Approve payment of bills and claims dated October 9, 2014, beginning with vendor number 149 and ending with vendor number 799535, in the amount of $12,508,500.65. APPROVED

C-2. Approve transfer of funds within the 2014-2015 school year budget for the month of August 2014, so that no budgetary line item account has been over- expended and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations. APPROVED

C-3. Acknowledge receipt and accept the Monthly Financial Report, Board Secretary A148, for the month of August 2014. APPROVED

C-4. Acknowledge receipt and accept the Monthly Financial Report, Report of the Treasurer A149, for the month of August 2014. APPROVED

C-5. Approve disbursement of $2,500.00 (five $500 scholarship checks) from the 2014 Paterson Public Schools Scholarship Bank Account, to congratulate five individuals from among all the 2014 high school graduates in recognition of their accomplishments and to encourage these five individuals to continue to pursue academic excellence. APPROVED

C-6. Approve acceptance of the Corrective Action Plan addressing the findings of the Internal Audit Report review on early childhood provider Memorial Day Nursery I and II for submission to the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance (OFAC) within 10 days of adoption by the Board of Education. APPROVED

C-7. Approve acceptance of the School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds from the New Jersey Department of Education for New Roberto Clemente School, for the 2014-2015 school year, in the amount of $1,952,882.00. APPROVED

C-8. Approve acceptance of the School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds from the New Jersey Department of Education for School No. 6, for the 2014-2015 school year, in the amount of $1,944,796.00. APPROVED

C-9. Approve acceptance of funding from the Passaic County Workforce Development Center to operate a P.A.C.E. Workforce Learning Link at the Paterson Adult School, during 2014-2015 school year, in the amount of $91,140.00. APPROVED

C-10. Approve acceptance of a donation from the Joseph and Arlene Taub Foundation to support the collaboration with the District and the City of Paterson Division of Recreation for the After-School Taub/Doby Basketball League, for the 2014-2015 school year, in the amount of $61,600.00. APPROVED

C-11. Approve acceptance of a donation from Mike Adams of school supplies to 150 students at Edward W. Kilpatrick School as a way to improve student achievement. APPROVED

C-12. Approve acceptance of a donation from employees of Konica Minolta, Inc., one pallet of various school/office supplies, to be distributed throughout the district for student use or as determined by the administration, at an estimated value of less than the quote threshold of $5,400.00. APPROVED

C-13. Approve award of a contract for the servicing of Trailer Restrooms at School No. 18 (RFQ-020-15) to Russell Reid d/b/a Mr. John, for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $36,000.00. APPROVED

C-14. Approve renewal of the contract for Athletic Equipment Reconditioning Services & Related (PPS-160-13) with Riddell/All American and Schutt Reconditioning, for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $106,000.00. APPROVED

C-15. Approve award of a contract for the purchase of a Heavy Duty Truck with 20’ Body (PPS-191-15) to Hawthorne Auto Sales, in the amount of $75,827.00. APPROVED

C-16. Approve award of a contract for Food Transportation Bags & Carts (PPS-304- 15) to D2 Holding Inc. dba: TCB Manufacturing, for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $80,000.00. APPROVED

C-17. Approve acceptance of the Turnaround School Leaders Application award for the professional learning to support teacher leaders, principals, and vice principals, over a three year period, in the total amount of $1.5 million dollars. APPROVED

C-18. Approve entering into a contract with Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc., to provide 24X7X365 management service technology solutions for all covered devices delivered by a certified engineering team, for a twelve month period, in the amount of $57,703.00. APPROVED

C-19. Approve award of a contract to Aetna Dental, Inc., for the provision of dental insurance coverage to Paterson Public Schools employees and their dependents for a thirty-six (36) month period, beginning January 1, 2015. APPROVED

C-20. Approve award of transportation contracts for in-district and out-of-district schools, charter schools, regular and special education schools, for the 2014- 2015 school year, at an approximate amount of $7,223,460.00. APPROVED

FACILITIES COMMITTEE

Report and/or comments of Committee Chairperson on proposed resolutions

D - Facilities Resolutions

D-1. Approve the submission of the Electrical Upgrades for Proposed Technology Labs at Schools 5, 9, 10, 18, 29, Rev. Dr. Frank Napier, Jr. School, and the John F. Kennedy Educational Complex, by LAN Associates, and include in the 2005 Long Range Facilities Plan list of projects. APPROVED

POLICY COMMITTEE

Report and/or comments of Committee Chairperson on proposed resolutions

E - Policy Resolutions no submission

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Report and/or comments of Committee Chairperson on proposed resolutions

F - Personnel Resolutions

F-1. Acknowledge review and comments on the personnel recommendations of the State District Superintendent for the month of October 2014. NOT APPROVED