BOARD of EDUCATION WEST ESSEX REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING February 10, 2020 Board Secretary’S Memorandum
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BOARD OF EDUCATION WEST ESSEX REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING February 10, 2020 Board Secretary’s Memorandum DATE PLACE Monday, February 10, 2020 West Essex Middle School North Caldwell, New Jersey EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNED 6:04 P.M. 6:52 P.M. CALLED TO ORDER ADJOURNED 7:04 P.M. 7:57 P.M. OPEN MEETING: Ms. Maryadele Wojtowicz, Board President, presided and voiced the call to order in Executive Session at 6:04 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Motion by Ms.Wojtowicz Seconded by Mr. Rubinich to approve the following motion: WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-11, permits boards of education to meet in closed session to discuss certain matters; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the West Essex Regional Board of Education adjourns to Executive Session to discuss Personnel, Student, Negotiations and/or Litigation matters; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that public release of these discussions will occur when the need for confidentiality no longer exists. OPEN MEETING: The Board reconvened from Executive Session and Ms. Maryadele Wojtowicz, President, presided and voiced the call to order at 7:04 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance ROLL CALL: Ms. C. Egan Ms. A. Fahey Ms. J. Marcus Mr. F. Perrotti Mr. A. Rubinich – Vice-President Ms. D. Sacco-Calderone Ms. J. Skelton - Absent Mr. R. Stampone Ms. M. Wojtowicz - President Administration: Mr. Damion Macioci, Superintendent of Schools Ms. Melissa Kida, Board Secretary/Business Administrator 1 West Essex Regional Board of Education MINUTES – February 10, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING: Notice of the February 10, 2020 meeting of the Board of Education was e-mailed to the Clerks of the Boroughs of Essex Fells, North Caldwell and Roseland and to the Township of Fairfield, and to the editor of The Progress on January 29, 2020 and The Star Ledger on the same day. BOARD PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Ms. Wojtowicz congratulated all the award recipients on their accomplishments. Ms. Wojtowicz commented on the success of the Board’s recent HIB training session. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT: Mr. Macioci congratulated the students and educators recognized this evening for their outstanding contributions to our school community. Dr. Gina Donlevie, Middle School Principal, and Mr. Caesar Diliberto, High School Principal, commented on the selection process. They thanked this year’s Governor’s Educator-of-the- Year recipients for their hard work and dedication and congratulated all the nominees for their efforts. Lauren Sommer (MS teacher) Lee Oberg (HS teacher) Amy Brecher (MS Ed. Services Professional) Deanna Lamanna (HS Ed. Services Professional) Dr. Gina Donlevie, Middle School Principal, presented the Middle School 2019/2020 Mid- Year Students-of-the-Month with certificates: 7th Grade Griffin Beam Meadow Doerr Brooke Kupferberg C.J. Prinaris Ashley Suhey Sam Bronsnick Mike Formosa Amanda Luke Corey Rapkin Sophia Surmachevska Matt Capra Colin Galvin Kylie McCarthy Cuyler Rosen Sienna Tilton Alexis Ciardella Eva Garguilo Tiago Paulo Madison Schwartz Jenalyn Vaquedano Maddie Devita Kaya Gerdes Gabriella Pineta Daisy Shannon Ellie Weisberg 8th Grade Chloe Berger Aaliyah Crate Zoe Lieberman Mario Ponditis Shaun Bertonaschi Brennan Cunningham Hanna Niewinska Justin Projansky Gabrielle Burk Kaitlyn DeGraw Moira O’Shaughnessy Alexis Przybylinski Chloe Capasso Lauren Hain Delaney Piccoli Eli Rosenthal Sarah Chodorcoff Steven Kimble Jay Patel Leyla Sadighi Rebecca Clement Hailey Levenberg Nicholas Place Giuliana Spanarelli Mr. Caesar Diliberto, High School Principal, presented certificates to the following ShopRite Stars recipients: MP 1 MP 2 Academics Reem Aly Evie Klein Arts Liliana Patracuolla Jenifer Szuba Athletics Cameron Kinsella Darren Jones Community Service Gillian Wolf Gillian Rodgers Leadership Nicholas Stampone Aaron Gonzalez 2 West Essex Regional Board of Education MINUTES – February 10, 2020 COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS: NONE BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS/COMMENTS: Finance & Physical Plant Management Committee - Mr. Rubinich, Committee Chair, commented that the Committee met on January 29th and discussed the timeline involved in conducting referendum and demographic studies, as well as budget planning for the 2020/2021 school year. Sustainable Jersey Schools Committee - Mrs. Egan, Committee Chair, commented that the Committee met and began discussions pertaining to development of the district’s sustainability policy. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Ms. Wojtowicz opened the floor to the public for comments on agenda items: Ms. Offir, North Caldwell parent, requested clarification on the scope of the referendum study. Mr. Rubinich responded. West Essex Regional Board of Education FINANCE– February 10, 2020 The following finance motions are made at the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools: CONSENT AGENDA Anything placed on this agenda, Items 1- 8, will be voted upon in one motion. Motion by Mr. Rubinich Seconded by Ms. Egan to approve the following motions: 1. To approve the bills and claims check number 043529 through check number 043650 and check number 043652 through check number 043662 and check number 043664 through check number 043673 and check number 043675 through check number 043676 and check number 510572 through check number 510574. Payroll Check Number 500885 through check number 500886. Void check number 043651, 043663 and 043674. Totaling: $2,658,934.84 Enclosures 1F – 5F 2. To approve the Student Activity Check Register from January 25, 2020 through February 7, 2020, check number 11376 through check number 11430. Totaling: $25,124.35 Enclosures 6F – 9F 3 West Essex Regional Board of Education FINANCE– February 10, 2020 3. To approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020. Enclosures 10F – 20F 4. To approve the Executive Session Minutes of January 27, 2020. Enclosure 21F 5. To approve the Special Meeting Minutes of February 5, 2020. Enclosures 22F – 23F 6. To approve the Executive Session Minutes of February 5, 2020. Enclosure 24F 7. To approve the proposal from Natural Green Lawn Care for the WE High School Baseball Field Renovation project at a cost not to exceed $27,950.00. 8. To approve the transfer of $27,950.00 from the Maintenance Reserve Account to fund costs associated with the high school baseball field renovation. ROLL CALL: Yes: Ms. Egan, Ms. Fahey, Ms. Marcus, Mr. Perrotti, Mr. Rubinich, Mrs. Sacco-Calderone, Mr. Stampone, and President Wojtowicz No: None Abstain: None Absent: Ms. Skelton West Essex Regional Board of Education PERSONNEL – February 10, 2020 The following personnel motions are made at the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools: CONSENT AGENDA Anything placed on this agenda, Items 1- 16, will be voted upon in one motion. Motion by Mr. Perrotti Seconded by Ms. Sacco-Calderone to approve the following motions: 1. To approve with deepest regret, but with 16 years of fondest memories of dedicated service, the letter of resignation, for retirement purposes, from Karen Zaretsky as a Special Education Aide assigned to West Essex High School effective February 1, 2020. 4 West Essex Regional Board of Education PERSONNEL – February 10, 2020 2. To amend the extension of a maternity/disability leave of absence for Caroline DaCosta, World Language teacher, assigned to West Essex Regional High School, to reflect a return date of June 1, 2020 3. To amend the appointment of Ada Trinidad (BA) as a leave replacement World Language teacher assigned to West Essex Regional High School, to reflect an end date of June 2, 2020, at an annual salary of $74,119 pro-rated, which is Step 12 of the 2019/2020 Bachelor’s Degree Teacher’s Salary Guide. 4. To approve the extension of the leave of absence for employee ID#1988 from February 29, 2020 through April 3, 2020 with a return date of April 6, 2020. 5. To extend the temporary LLD Social Studies 6th period assignment for Seton Ahearn through April 3, 2020, at the stipend amount of $46.00 per day. 6. To extend the temporary Strategies Applications 6th period assignment for Giovanna Macioci through April 3, 2020, at the stipend amount of $46.00 per day. 7. To extend the temporary Social Studies ICS 6th period assignment for Janice Tufaro through April 3, 2020, at the stipend amount of $46.00 per day. 8. To extend the temporary Resource Social Studies 6th period assignment for Stephanie Graham through April 3, 2020, at the stipend amount of $46.00 per day. 9. To extend the temporary Social Studies ICS 6th period assignment for Sarah Schiffelbein through April 3, 2020, at the stipend amount of $46.00 per day. 10. To approve Cathleen Collins and Dean Ratajczak as staff chaperones at the WEEA negotiated rate of $100.00 per person, per night (Monday and Tuesday), for the 2020 NJ DECA State Career Development Conference to be held at Harrah’s in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from Monday, March 2, 2020 to Wednesday, March 4, 2020. 11. To approve the following Schedule B High School Advisor for the 2019/2020 school year, as per WEEA contract: ACTIVITY STAFF MEMBER STIPEND Winter Guard Assistant Anthony Fabrizio $2,653 12. To approve the suspension, with pay, of Employee ID #2881, effective February 4, 2020 through February 7, 2020. 13. To approve the letter of resignation from Thomas Milinkovich as a Special Education Aide assigned to West Essex Regional High School effective February 10, 2020. 14. To rescind the appointment of Thomas Milinkovich as a Custodian (3:00PM-11:00PM, Tuesday-Saturday), assigned to West Essex Regional High School previously approved at the January 27, 2020 Board meeting. 5 West Essex Regional Board of Education PERSONNEL – February 10, 2020 15. To approve the extension of a temporary Extra Lunch Duty assignment for Salvatore Gabriele from March 10, 2020 through May 29, 2020, compensation at the stipend amount of $2,125, pro-rated, which is equal to ¼ of a 6th period stipend, as per WEEA contract. 16. To approve three (3) days, without pay, from Wednesday, February 26, 2020, through Friday, February 28, 2020, for Melissa D’Angelo, Reading teacher assigned to West Essex Middle School.