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FORT LEE BOARD OF EDUCATION FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA Monday, February 28, 2011 Library of School No. 1 – 250 Hoym St. 1. CALL TO ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT 2. FLAG SALUTE 3. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law was enacted to insure the right of the public to have advance notice and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interests is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Fort Lee Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time, and place thereof posted in the entrance hall of the Board Office, 255 Whiteman Street; published in the Board’s designated newspapers: The Record, The Star Ledger, The Bergen News, and The Suburbanite; filed with the Clerk of the Borough of Fort Lee; and mailed to all persons, if any, who have requested said notice. 4. ROLL CALL Mr. John Bang, Mr. Arthur W. Levine, Mrs. Linda McCue, Mrs. Angela Napolitano, Mr. Yusang Park, Mrs. Michelle Stux-Ramirez, Mr. Peter Suh, Mr. Joseph Surace and Mr. Carmelo Luppino, Jr. 5. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Residency Committee Report – January 2011 Preliminary Budget 6. REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES 7. BOARD SECRETARY AND TREASURER’S REPORT For the month of January 2011. OFFERED BY______________________ SECONDED BY_______________________ 8. APPROVAL OF MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS CERTIFICATION The Board Secretary certifies that for the month ending January 2011 and no budgetary line item account has obligations and payments (contractual orders) which in total exceed the amount appropriated by the Board of Education pursuant to N.J.S.A.18A:22-8 and N.J.S.A.18A:22-8.1. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(c) 4, the Board of Education certifies that as of January 2011 the Board Secretary’s monthly financial report (appropriations section) did not reflect an over-expenditure in any of the major accounts or funds, and based on the appropriation balances reflected on this report and the advice of district officials, we have no reason to doubt that the district has sufficient funds available to meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. OFFERED BY______________________ SECONDED BY_______________________ 9. PUBLIC WORK SESSION 10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from the Executive Session and Regular Business Meeting on February 7, 2011. OFFERED BY______________________ SECONDED BY_______________________ 11. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS LISTED ON TONIGHT’S AGENDA AND ANY OTHER TOPIC OF CONCERN. 12. RESOLUTIONS AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 13. PRIVATE WORK SESSION TIME: OFFERED BY______________________ SECONDED BY______________________ WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act and the Fort Lee Board of Education reserve the right within the constraints of State Law to sit in Private Session; and WHEREAS, there now exists a need for this Board of Education to meet in Private Session; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Fort Lee Board of Education recess into Private Work Session to discuss exempt matters pertaining to personnel, legal matters and any such matters that may come before the Board; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public will be informed regarding the topics discussed in Private at a later date undetermined at this time. 14. ADJOURNMENT OFFERED BY _______________ SECONDED BY _________________ Respectfully submitted, __________________________ Cheryl Balletto Business Administrator/Board Secretary CB:mp Att. 1-19-11 INDEX – February 28, 2011 RESOLUTION # TOPIC BUILDING & GROUNDS 1B&G RENTAL AGREEMENTS FOR FORT LEE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION 1CUR APPROVAL OF CLASS TRIPS 2CUR APPROVAL OF SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR 3CUR RESCINDING RESOLUTION FOR ATTENDANCE OF CC AT FORT LEE HIGH SCHOOL 4CUR RESCINDING RESOLUTION FOR ATTENDANCE OF CL AT FORT LEE HIGH SCHOOL FINANCE 1F APPROVAL – CURRENT BILLS LIST 2F APPROVAL OF CAFETERIA CLAIMS FOR JANUARY 2011 3F EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM PAYMENTS – JANUARY 2011 4F LINE ITEM TRANSFERS – JANUARY 2011 5F ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION 6F ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC AWARDS DINNER CONTRACTS 7F ADDITIONAL 403B PROVIDER HEALTH- WELFARE & SAFETY 1HWS PAYMENT OF HOME INSTRUCTION SERVICES 2HWS APPROVAL OF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL SERVICES (I&RS) PLAN 3HWS ADDITIONAL RELATED SERVICE PROVIDER PERSONNEL 1P* APPROVAL - STAFF TRIPS AND CONFERENCES 2P RETIREMENT OF DENNIS ROGOFF AS HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER 1 INDEX – February 28, 2011 3P MATERNITY LEAVE FOR AIMEE DESHEPLO AS HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR 4P MEDICAL LEAVE FOR ELIZABETH SOFIA AS ELEMENTARY TEACHER AT SCHOOL NO. 3 5P MEDICAL LEAVE FOR ALLA BRUTTER AS SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST 6P REVISED MATERNITY LEAVE FOR GINA DELSERRO AS MIDDLE SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHER 7P APPOINTMENT OF JOHANY GRULLON AS LEAVE REPLACEMENT AT MIDDLE SCHOOL 8P APPOINTMENT OF MARISA BRENNER AS ELEMENTARY TEACHER AT SCHOOL NO. 3 9P APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTINE GALLIANO AS PART-TIME CLASSROOM AIDE AT SCHOOL NO. 3 10P APPOINTMENT OF COACHES FOR THE SPRING SEASON FOR THE 2010- 2011 SCHOOL YEAR 11P APPOINTMENT OF BRAD DEITSCH AS TUTOR 12P APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTES 2 BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE #1B&G RESOLUTION NO. RENTAL AGREEMENTS FOR FORT LEE HIGH SCHOOL BE IT RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Fort Lee Board of Education approves the attached rental agreements with Chabad Fort Lee and Practice Perfect LLC for use of facilities at Fort Lee High School. Motion by _________________ Seconded by__________________ Passed_____ Failed_____ DATED: February 28, 2011 Attachment CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE #1CUR RESOLUTION NO. APPROVAL OF CLASS TRIPS BE IT RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education approves the class trips listed on the attached summary. Motion by _________________ Seconded by__________________ Passed_____ Failed_____ DATED: February 28, 2011 Attachment CLASS TRIPS BOARD AGENDA OF 02/28/11 Total District Number Cost to Cost Teacher Name Location Grade/Dept Destination City/State Trip Date of Pupils District To Pupil Notes Fromkin, L, LaRusso,J.,Frim,J., PTA is Martinez, K., paying for Grossmann, A. S#4 2nd Grade Brooklyn Center for Performing Arts Brooklyn, NY 4/13/2011 74 N/A $10.50 buses 3/21/2011 3/24/2011 Bake sale Farrell, L. HS 10 - 12th Grade Consumer Bowl Competition Hackensack, NJ (snowdate) 5 N/A N/A Fundraiser Various Rodriguez, A. HS 9-12th Grade Cornell Model UN Conference Ithaca, NY 3/10-13/2011 10 N/A $333.00 Fundraisers Stretz, N. HS 10th Grade Eurochallenge Round 1 New York, NY 3/22/2011 5 N/A $7.50 Sohn, C. S#1 3rd Grade Fort Lee Post Office Fort Lee, NJ 3/18/2011 17 N/A N/A Elefteriou, K., Ardizzone, S., Warschun, S., Britton, B., Galo, M. S#1 1st Grade Jenkinson's Aquarium Point Pleasant, NJ 6/6/2011 101 N/A $13.50 S#1,S#2, 5th Grade Osso, E., Soria,M. S#3, S#4 G & T classes Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 3/17/2011 18 N/A $10.85 Accetta, C., DiFalco, C., Morales, N. S#1 4th Grade Philipsburg Manor Tarrytown, NY 5/25/2011 70 N/A $17.00 Lipoff, H. HS 7 - 12th Grade Prudential Center Newark, NJ 3/30/2011 29 N/A $45.00 Various Cohn, C. HS 9 - 12 Grade Raritan Exhibit Hall Edison, NJ 3/10-11/2011 4 N/A $190.00 Fundraisers Class Trips 02-28-11 Agenda Page 1 of 1 1CUR #2CUR RESOLUTION NO. APPROVAL OF SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR BE IT RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education approves the 2011-2012 School Calendar, as per the attached. Motion by _________________ Seconded by__________________ Passed_____ Failed_____ DATED: February 28, 2011 Attachment Teacher Orientation Counselor In-Service Total: 183 Students Days Prof Development Workshop FORT LEE SCHOOL DISTRICT No School Half Days Total: 186 Teachers Days SCHOOL CALENDAR 2011-2012 First/Last Day BOE approval: February 28, 2011 Resolution No.: August/September 2011 S M T W T F S 2 0 11 February 2012 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 4 5 7 8 9 10 Aug 29-31M-W Guidance Counselor in Service 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Aug 29-31M-W New Teacher Orientation 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sep 1 Thur Convocation 26 28 29 Sep 2 Fri Teacher Orientation S - 17 Sep 5 Mon Labor Day S- 16 T - 19 Sep 6 Tues SCHOOLS OPEN T- 16 Sep 29-30Th-F Rosh Hashanah March 2012 October 2011 Oct 25 Prof Devel Workshop/Early Dismissal S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Oct 10 Mon Columbus Day 1 2 3 1 4 5 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Nov 8 Tues Election Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Nov 10-11 Th-F NJEA Teacher Convention Nov 23 Wed EARLY DISMISSAL 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Nov 24-25 Th-F Thanksgiving Recess 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 Dec 6 Prof Devel Workshop/Early Dismissal S - 22 S - 20 Dec 23 Fri EARLY DISMISSAL T – 22 T – 20 Dec 26-30 M-F Winter Recess 2 0 12 April 2012 November 2011 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Jan 2 Mon SCHOOLS OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 Jan 10 Prof Devel Workshop/Early Dismissal 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jan 16 Mon Martin Luther King, Jr.