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Regular Public Meeting Minutes December 17, 2018 Page 1 of 70 President Vice President Board Member Peter T. Rosario Arthur G. Soto Maryann Capursi Board Member Board Member Board Member Horacio Ray Carrera Craig B. Miller L. Daniel Rodriguez Board Member Board Member Board Member Judith Sanchez Christina Schratz Ronald Van Rensalier Regular Public Meeting Minutes December 17, 2018 Page 2 of 70 REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING - DECEMBER 17, 2018 1. Call to Order.....................................................................................................................1 2. Invocation …………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 3. Pledge of Allegiance...........................................................................................................1 4. Roll Call ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 5. Recognition of: ……………………………………………………………………………………….………1 Fall Athletic Honors Hispanic Youth Honors AP Scholars 6. Student Representative Report……………………………………………………………………………1 7. Public Participation …………………………………………………………………………………………1 8. Executive Session …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 9. Report of the President………………………………………………………………………………………2 10. Report of the Superintendent ……………………………………………………………………………..2 11. Committee Report …………………………………………………………………………………………...2 12. Agenda Items A. Approval of Minutes .................................................................................................. A-1 B. Personnel……………… ............................................................................................... B-1–B-27 C. Tuitions .................................................................................................................... C-1–C-4 D. Authorizations .......................................................................................................... D-1–D-10 E. Board Secretary/Treasurer of Moneys Reports ........................................................... E-1 F. Payment of Bills ....................................................................................................... F-1 G. Finance and Accounting Reports ............................................................................... G-1–G-3 H. Award of Contracts .................................................................................................... H-1–H-4 13. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS ............................................................................... I-1 14. ADJOURNMENT ........................................................................................................... I-1 Regular Public Meeting Minutes December 17, 2018 Page 3 of 70 ORDER OF BUSINESS 1. Call to Order This meeting is being held in accordance with the “Open Public Meetings Act”, Chapter 231, Laws of 1975. The notice of this meeting was mailed to The Herald News and The Record, and to the presidents of the five employee groups. A copy of the meeting notice was delivered to the Office of Municipal Clerk and posted on the bulletin board at City Hall. A copy was also posted at the Board of Education Administration Building. Annual notice was filed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(d). Adequate notice has been provided in accordance with the law. 2. Invocation God, guide us in the decisions to be deliberated this evening and help us to work together in the best interest of the children and the parents of the City of Passaic. 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Roll Call 5. Recognition of Fall Athletic Honors Hispanic Youth Honors AP Scholars 6. Student Representative Report 7. Public Participation At this portion of the meeting, members of the public will be able to question and comment on any item on the published agenda or on items/topics not on the agenda. Members of the public are requested to sign the register with their names and addresses. Please wait to be recognized by the President of the Board. Approach the microphone and give your name and address for the record. Please be advised that the Board of Education will not entertain any comments from persons who communicate obscene material, make statements which are considered bias intimidation in which a person intends to intimidate any individual or group because of race, color, religion, gender, handicap, sexual orientation or ethnicity or makes comments intending to harass or speak any offensive language. The person who makes these statements will relinquish his/her allotted five (5) minutes for public participation. The Board asks that members of the public be courteous and mindful of the rights of other individuals when speaking. Please bear in mind that students and employees have specific legal rights afforded by the laws of New Jersey. Members of the public should consider their comments in light of the legal rights of those affected or identified in their comments. All comments and questions are to be directed through the President. Members of the public will have five (5) minutes to comment or question any or all items on or off the agenda. 1 Regular Public Meeting Minutes December 17, 2018 Page 4 of 70 8. Executive Session Recommends that the Passaic Board of Education meets in Executive Session on December 17, 2018, at 663 Main Avenue, 6th Floor, Passaic, NJ to discuss personnel matters, legal update and HIB Report. 2 Regular Public Meeting Minutes December 17, 2018 Page 5 of 70 Public Meeting Minutes Passaic Board of Education Passaic, New Jersey 07055 December 17, 2018 6:07 p.m. Board Rooms AGENDA: A. Calling the Meeting to Order President Peter Rosario called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. He said that the meeting is being held in accordance with the “Open Public Meetings Act”. The meeting notice was mailed to The Herald News, The Record and the Presidents of the five employee groups and was posted at City Hall and the Passaic Board of Education Administration Building. B. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance C. Roll Call Members Present: Vice President Soto, Ms. Maryann Capursi, Mr. Horacio “Ray” Carrera, Mr. Craig B. Miller, Mr. L. Daniel Rodriguez, Ms. Judith Sanchez, Ms. Christina Schratz, and President Peter Rosario Absent: Mr. Ronald VanRensalier Also Present: Mr. Pablo Muñoz, Superintendent of Schools, Ms. Erlinda R. Arellano, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Mr. Jeffrey Truppo, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, and Ms. Rachel Goldberg, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Yaacov Brisman, Board Attorney President Rosario said the meeting would begin with recognition of the following: Fall Athletic Honors – Athletes who have been recognized by their respective leagues, conferences, or, at the State level, for their outstanding achievement this past season. All team members present and coaches were congratulated and called to the stage to receive Certificates. AP Scholars: Advanced Placement Scholars - Three (3) students who received scores of 3.0 or higher on three or more AP Exams were congratulated and presented with Certificates. Advanced Placement Scholar With Distinction – Two (2) students who received an average score of at least a 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams were congratulated and presented with Certificates. 1 Regular Public Meeting Minutes December 17, 2018 Page 6 of 70 Hispanic Youth Honors – Three (3) Students were selected out of over 13,000 applications nationally and were honored at PACE University in New York City at the Hispanic Youth Awards for winning Bronze in Science and Technology, Silver in Business and Gold in Media. The students were congratulated and presented with Certificates. D. Student Representative Report: 2 Regular Public Meeting Minutes December 17, 2018 Page 7 of 70 E. Public Participation: Jesus Velez, 6 Peach Street, (Teacher at PREP) Mr. Velez thanked the board for giving freshmen students the opportunity to enroll in AP World History. Adrian Lester, 76 Lake Avenue, Clifton, NJ Ms. Lester discussed an incident which took place at School 19 which involved her nephew, stating no Incident Report or HIB report was filed and the parent was not notified. Ms. Lester requested for all video footage from the gymnasium to be preserved. Mr. Brisman advised Ms. Lester that she had the right to continue speaking but the allegations she was making were of a racial nature and asked Ms. Lester to give the district an opportunity to investigate and review the matter. Mr. Muñoz thanked Ms. Lester and confirmed that he had received the document she emailed him earlier in the day. Mr. Muñoz stated that there were different items which need to be reviewed and he would follow-up with the parent. Mr. Muñoz informed Ms. Lester that Ms. Arellano would assist her with her OPRA request. SR - Passaic Academy Student The student asked if she could interview the board for an article. Mr. Muñoz advised the student that this was not the correct forum for an interview but she could make her public statements at this time. The student asked the following: Have the extracurricular activities/clubs been approved at Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering; What does the Board think about the teachers wearing “No Contract” pins; and Are teachers going to be paid for the 6th Period Classes, what actions are being taken to rectify situation, what can teachers do to help resolve this issue and what can students do to support their teachers through this? Mr. Muñoz responded that the extracurricular activities/clubs are being approved at tonight’s meeting and also stated that the teachers are within their right to wear the “No Contract”