Minutes of the Paterson Board of Education Regular Meeting

MINUTES OF THE PATERSON BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

November 12, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. Eastside High School

Presiding: Comm. William McDowell, President

Present: Dr. Edwin Duroy, State District Superintendent Mr. Kevin Hanly, General Counsel Dr. Maria Nuccetelli, County Superintendent

Comm. Leslie Agard-Jones Comm. Alonzo Moody Comm. Joseph Atallo Comm. Librada Sanchez *Comm. Chauncey Brown, Vice President Comm. Juan Santiago *Comm. Donald Generals Comm. Andre Sayegh *Comm. Jonathan Hodges Comm. Willa Mae Taylor Comm. William Kline Comm. Anna Maria Vancheri

The Salute to the Flag was led by Mr. Jose Marte, 12th grade, Eastside High School.

Comm. Sayegh read the Open Public Meetings Act:

The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act was enacted to insure the right of the public to have advance notice of, and to attend the meetings of the Paterson Public School District, as well as other public bodies at which any business affecting the interest of the public is discussed or acted upon.

In accordance with the provisions of this law, the Paterson Public School District has caused notice of this meeting:

Regular Meeting November 12, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. Eastside High School 150 Park Avenue Paterson, New Jersey

to be published by having the date, time and place posted in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Paterson, at the entrance of the Paterson Public School offices, and by sending notice of the meeting to the North Jersey Herald & News, The Record, El Diario, the Italian Voice, and Al-Zaman.

REPORT OF STATE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

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Dr. Duroy: I will just share briefly some highlights that took place this past month and that I was directly involved with. As we are aware, two weeks ago Governor McGreevy as part of the Read Across America attended a class at School No. 26 and did read for those students. At the end of that session as he was questioned by the reporters, he took the opportunity to announce that the State of New Jersey has designated Hinchliffe Stadium as one of six or seven Renaissance Zones that will receive this recognition from the state. I believe that although it was a preliminary announcement and we expect a more formal announcement, this is very good news for us here in Paterson. We have talked about the redevelopment of Hinchliffe Stadium for years from when I first got here. I know many, many people in the community that have fond memories of the stadium. It is very good news that we are moving forward with the Hinchliffe Stadium project. Again, as we get closer and closer with more details, it will be shared with the Board and the public. This past month we had the opportunity, as we did the last several years, to hold the Academy Fair both at Eastside High School and Kennedy High School. They were both well attended and close to 1,000 students joined us between those two sites. It is a great opportunity and a great moment to see as many students express their interest in the public high schools here in Paterson. We continue to work with the Stupski Foundation, a team of educators, as part of the foundation that made a commitment to the district to help us. When they complete their initial review, we will forward the information directly to the Board.

*Comm. Brown enters the meeting at 7:10 p.m.

PRESENTATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Comite Noviembre de New Jersey

Dr. Duroy: We have an item under Presentations and Communications relative to the month of November and the item is Comite Noviembre de New Jersey. We have a resolution that I will read and then I will present it for approval. I just need some clarification. Is this an item that we vote on now?

Ms. Cheryl Williams: It is listed on the agenda.

Dr. Duroy: What item is that?

Ms. Williams: A-1.

*Comm. Hodges enters the meeting at 7:12 p.m.

Dr. Duroy: So let me read the resolution and I will ask the Chair to entertain a motion and make the presentation. I will read the resolution right now and then I will turn it back to the Chairman. We will have the public session and then we will vote on A-1 and present the resolution.

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District is composed of the rich mosaic of children of diverse cultures and nationalities from all over the world; and Page 2 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District’s Equity and Diversity Council promotes a multicultural curriculum that affirms and celebrates the heritage, contributions, and history of the different cultures of the children in the district; and

WHEREAS, the Puerto Rican community comprises the largest Hispanic population in the State of New Jersey and the great City of Paterson; and

WHEREAS, November 2003 marks the observance of Puerto Rican Heritage Month, a month long celebration sponsored by Comite Noviembre de New Jersey, an organization dedicated to promoting an awareness of the numerous social, cultural, economic, educational and political contributions of the Puerto Rican community in our society; and

WHEREAS, Comite Noviembre de New Jersey has declared the theme of this year’s celebration “Our Cultural Heritage Is the Road Toward the Future” as part of the effort to preserve and acknowledge the richness of the Puerto Rican culture and the preservation of its vibrant tradition for generations to come; and now

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education joins in honoring the history and vitality of the Puerto Rican community and recognizes November 2003 as Puerto Rican Heritage Month.

Dr. Duroy: Again, this is an introduction of the resolution as indicated and I will turn it back to the Chair. We will now hold the first part of the public comments and then vote on this particular resolution as well.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY

It was moved by Comm. Taylor, seconded by Comm. Moody that the Public Comments on Agenda Items Only portion of the meeting be opened.

Comm. Hodges: Once again I have grave concerns. The last time we had this public portion several Board members got up and tried to avail themselves of the opportunity to discuss issues on the agenda. Subsequently, the meeting was adjourned without a proper vote and for yet unannounced reasons. There has been no rule, law, regulation, statute or case interpretation that supports that action. I continue to protest because it denied the public an opportunity to hear all of the community.

On roll call all members voted in the affirmative. The motion carried.

Comm. McDowell: Before the first citizen comes to the microphone, just as an explanation, this public portion will afford citizens the opportunity to discuss agenda items and ask questions. There will be a second public portion at the end of Board business where citizens will have the opportunity to speak on any item that comes to mind. At this time, please state your name and address for the record. Page 3 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Ms. Anna Taliaferro: Good evening, Anna Taliaferro. I am looking at the amount of money that we are paying service providers from Success for All to Modern Red Schoolhouse. I see from what you have on the agenda that close to $200,000 is going to Success for All. Dr. Duroy, my question is to you. When I am looking at the development fees, staff development and implementation, where has the parent portion of this been considered into these contracts? That is a lot of money per school and one of the problems we had when I studied service providers down at George Washington University was that many of the service providers did not have a strong parent involvement program. If they are going to come into our district and take this kind of money off the backs of our parents and children, with parent involvement being a necessary component of our children’s education, then I would like to know what is going to be their commitment to parental involvement in this city. It is not enough for them to come and do staff development and implementation of their program without including parents and without parents understanding exactly what they are supposed to be doing. We definitely need to deal with that. Has any dialogue gone on between these service providers and the parents because I have not heard of any taking place at this time?

Dr. Duroy: Each of these contracts are part of a requirement under the Abbott funding. Your specific questions relative to parent involvement and the contract have to be followed up. We will follow up with you, Ms. Taliaferro, on that.

Ms. Taliaferro: I don’t want them thinking that their only job is to come in and develop a program with our children. I am hearing complaints from other districts across New Jersey that the gains that some of these service providers are claiming do not hold water. Unless we have informed parents who can monitor the progress of these programs, then we won’t know exactly what it is that is going on. Not only that but also to support the programs. If it is a good program and our youngsters need it, then we need to support it because we have an awful lot of children who need supplemental services. Thank you.

Ms. Karen Williams: Good evening, Karen Williams. On A-33 and A-34, unless it is mandatory that we give over $100,000 to non-public schools, I disagree with this until all of the children in public schools in our district are covered with such an opportunity to receive services from Sylvan Learning Systems. I know that those students who are not in the clusters are not considered eligible for Sylvan Learning Systems. I have a son who attends School No. 2 and he is not eligible for this. He does have a learning disability and should be eligible for this program. He belongs to a public school and I don’t understand how we are considering giving over $100,000 to a non-public school before we cover our public schools and all students here in the district unless it is mandatory.

*Comm. Generals enters the meeting.

Dr. Duroy: As you indicated, this money is dedicated for non-public schools. But the issue you raised about the type of services that you feel are provided, in this case parochial school versus public school, is something that I think we can try to work with. Page 4 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

If you have an opportunity this evening, I would ask that you initially have a dialogue with Ms. Waite and we will follow up right away on that.

It was moved by Comm. Vancheri, seconded by Comm. Santiago that the Public Comments on Agenda Items Only portion of the meeting be closed.

Comm. Hodges: I again continue to object to the two sessions when parents are being asked to stay here until the end of the meeting, particularly when they have small children. I think this change is detrimental to the ability of parents to voice their concerns. I think it is more than a little unfortunate and certainly unfair to ask them to stay here until the end of the meeting and come down here maybe at midnight with their small children waiting for them in order to express concerns other than what is on the agenda. In perhaps many cases, they have had to wait weeks and months to get those concerns addressed.

Comm. McDowell: In fact, the new structure has allowed our business portion to be completed in record time making that second portion not a midnight. Your comment is well noted.

Comm. Hodges: I hadn’t finished my comments, Mr. President, before you cut me off.

Comm. McDowell: You may continue.

Comm. Hodges: Thank you, sir. We have not finished in record time. We have gotten out of here sometimes approaching nine or ten o’clock and they still have to wait until that time is over before they can comment. Even though you may be very expansive in how they spend their time in the evening, perhaps they have other things to do or other concerns in terms of getting kids home in bed at night. That will continue to be my concern as long as this process is in place. Thank you.

Comm. Atallo: In light of the fact that it is only 7:18 according to this clock, why don’t we open it up and give parents an opportunity to make their statements and then go home to take care of their children. If there was a long line of people to address issues related to the agenda, I could understand the point of maintaining that agenda format. But in light of the fact that there was a very short public portion, why don’t we amend the agenda and move that part over here. I would like to make a motion to do that at this time.

Comm. McDowell: Since we have gone with this structure thus far, and this is something we can definitely talk about in workshop, we will continue at this time with the agenda as it is. As long as we can make our work more strategic, I am sure we will get finished in record time. We are in the middle of roll call.

Comm. Hodges: Point of order, there has been a motion placed on the floor. You can’t dismiss it.

Comm. McDowell: There is a motion to close the public portion. Roll call, please.

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On roll call all members voted in the affirmative, except Comm. Atallo, Comm. Hodges and Comm. Kline who voted no. The motion carried.

GENERAL BUSINESS

Items Requiring a Vote

PRESENTATION OF MINUTES

Comm. McDowell presented the minutes of the October 1, 2003 Workshop Meeting, the October 8, 2003 Public Hearing, and the October 8, 2003 Regular Meeting, and asked if there were any questions or comments on the minutes.

It was moved by Comm. Vancheri, seconded by Comm. Brown that the minutes be accepted with any necessary corrections.

Comm. Kline: Mr. President, I read the minutes of the meetings that were forwarded to us. On the minutes of the October 8 meeting, some of my comments were omitted and I see no reason why my comments, whether significant, insignificant, long or short, should be not included. While I was standing at the podium, I made a statement after pressure to remove myself from in front of the podium with the threat of having the microphone turned off. I said that I was going to relinquish standing here and talking because this is another example of the policy that was in effect in South Africa to stop free speech, not to mention the fact that free speech has been stopped in other places. So I would like the October 8 meeting to reflect my comments. If you need me to read it back at another time after the meeting I will. Also, I noticed that the minutes of the meeting did not include such things as comments and the order to turn off the microphones. It happened during the meeting and I believe that things that happen during the meeting are supposed to be officially recorded. That was not recorded. Also, the meeting was not officially adjourned by a vote, which is what Robert’s Rules call for. If the decision was to be made to adjourn the meeting prematurely like it was, a motion should have been offered with a second to either adjourn the meeting by the vote or not to adjourn the meeting by a vote. If it was voted not to adjourn the meeting, then the Superintendent would have the authority to veto the actions of the Board. But that meeting was adjourned not by the Board of Education through a proper vote. It was adjourned by the Superintendent, with maybe the unofficial approval of the President. I would like that to be included in the minutes.

Comm. McDowell: So noted.

Comm. Hodges: I would like to vote on the minutes but I am also concerned about the accuracy. The reason I am concerned about the accuracy is because the videotape of the minutes never showed on local cable television. As a matter of fact, the tape was confiscated by the County Superintendent and held for I believe nine days but not in the possession of the Board Secretary, which I believe is in violation. Repeated requests for copies of this tape, via the Freedom of Information Act and a lawful OPRA request, have been ignored. I was officially denied in writing my freedom of information request for a copy of the tape, which would have enabled me to review the minutes and Page 6 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 determine, since that is the most accurate possible document, whether the minutes were accurate. I have been denied my ability to operate as per my responsibilities as a Board member and I am concerned because I have also been denied the information under the Freedom of Information Act and the OPRA Act. That will make it very difficult for me to vote on the minutes because I can’t verify what occurred.

Comm. McDowell: So noted. Now let’s keep in mind that we are in the middle of discussion and we may need to carry this on to other business.

Comm. Atallo: Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a comment regarding the minutes. I hope we have plenty of television tape because at the last meeting it was ended early and we were not allowed to continue the meeting. At the meeting prior to that, my comments at the end of the meeting for other business were edited out and never appeared on television. Like Moses, it was erased from the records so we want to make sure we have plenty of tape tonight to cover the full meeting. But I cannot support the minutes of the meeting because I agree with Comm. Kline and Comm. Hodges that the minutes, as they appear here, do not accurately reflect what happened. There was a directive to turn off microphones and that does not appear in the minutes. It needs to be recorded very clearly that the meeting was abruptly ended by the administration. I also want to go on record as saying I believe that to be improper under Robert’s Rules of Order. The only way we can end the meeting is by a majority roll call vote of the Board and that was never done by any Board resolution. So I cannot approve the minutes at this time either.

On roll call all members voted as follows:

Comm. Atallo: I vote no. Comm. Brown: Yes. Comm. Hodges: I vote no. Comm. Kline: No. Comm. Moody: Yes. Comm. Santiago: Abstain. Comm. Taylor: No. Comm. Vancheri: Yes. Comm. McDowell: Yes.

The motion carried.

Comm. Hodges: Mr. President, there is a question regarding the agenda and at what point is it appropriate to raise a question as to the form of the agenda?

Comm. McDowell: During Board Member Comments.

Comm. Hodges: At Board Member Comments the meeting is over. That is not the appropriate time to discuss the entire agenda, which has already passed. I am sorry, Dr. Nuccetelli, but that is not correct. If I have a question regarding the agenda, that can occur at any time during the meeting. I can’t wait until the meeting is over to…

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Comm. McDowell: So, do you have a true point of order?

Comm. Hodges: Yes, I do. What I really want to do is to find out when I can raise a question about the agenda as it is currently structured. To tell me at the end of the meeting is counterproductive because then the agenda is over.

Comm. McDowell: What is your question?

Comm. Hodges: We have gathered here an array of individuals…

Comm. McDowell: Let it be a question and not a comment.

Comm. Hodges: It is going to be a question. I would like to submit a motion to amend the agenda so that we can have a discussion about curriculum at a Board of Education meeting. I would like to discuss education at a Board of Education meeting.

Comm. McDowell: The way the agenda has been structured this month is that at the beginning of committee reports there will be an opportunity to bring up some activity from a particular committee and then go into the actual items under that section. Although we have not as of yet gone to a full blown committee reporting solution like we discussed in the curriculum meeting, it has been noted by the staff to give an opportunity for some comments if need be at the beginning of the committee reports. At that time, we can talk briefly about the activities. We have not gone to the full blown committee reports but if you have something that you would like to note, we will take care of that at the beginning of that committee report.

Comm. Hodges: Aren’t we going to the committee reports right now?

Comm. McDowell: We are and we will begin with A-1, which is a presentation.

Comm. Hodges: But this is the beginning of the committee report and I want to submit my motion. As it states, I can submit a motion to have a discussion about curriculum and that is my motion, Mr. President.

Dr. Duroy: Let me just state again for the record that a change of the agenda is still within the purview of the Superintendent. At this time, I feel the best process would be to complete the agenda items and then we have an opportunity certainly during other parts of the agenda under other business.

Comm. McDowell: Let me submit this. The reason we are carrying on in this manner is because as you know originally we wanted to do A-1 as a presentation. I would like to have us go forward with that and have A-1 brought forward first. We didn’t want to do it under Presentations and Communications because the public didn’t have an opportunity to read and comment on it because action was carried out. If the Board would entertain me, let’s do A-1 and make the presentation.

Comm. Hodges: What about my motion, sir?

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Comm. McDowell: One second, Comm. Hodges. We will do A-1 and then we will come back and begin committee reports. At that time, we will have an opportunity to give a highlight on activities if you would like.

Comm. Hodges: My motion then comes when, sir? When does my motion get recognized and voted on?

Comm. McDowell: We will entertain that towards the end of the meeting because we don’t want to change the agenda.

Comm. Hodges: Robert’s Rules of Order have stated, and you brought a representative from the New Jersey School Board to tell us, that if we put a motion on the agenda you can’t dismiss it. It has to be voted on. The only person who could change that was a family member of Robert. Since they are not here tonight, I think you can entertain my motion and we were told you have to.

Comm. McDowell: I don’t want to belabor this but actually none of us have direct powers to change the agenda. The Superintendent is the only one that sets the agenda and he has the right to change the agenda. We are stalling things because I think it is well within reason to carry on with A-1, make the presentation, and then carry on with the committee reports where you will have an opportunity to make your curriculum statements. Let’s continue in that manner with A-1.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE

Comm. McDowell reported that the Curriculum and Instruction Committee met, reviewed and recommends approval for Resolution No. A-1:

Resolution No. A-1

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District celebrates and affirms the cultural diversity of the children it serves; and

WHEREAS, November commemorated the heritage and the richness, contributions and culture of the Puerto Rican community throughout the nation; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District is comprised of a great diversity of cultures which among them includes the Puerto Rican community; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District fosters and recognizes the uniqueness and contributions of the Puerto Rican people and its culture, customs, language and history; and now

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District wants to celebrate the observance of Puerto Rican month depicted and sponsored by Comite Noviembre de New Jersey in this year’s theme “Our Cultural Heritage Is the Road Toward the Future.”

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It was moved by Comm. Vancheri, seconded by Comm. Santiago that Resolution No. A-1 be adopted.

Comm. Kline: Does A-1 have to do with the resolution with regards to November?

Comm. McDowell: Yes.

Comm. Kline: Can this resolution be construed or understood to provide an opportunity for schools to be closed as a part of that celebration?

Dr. Duroy: No.

Comm. Kline: I can’t hear you.

Comm. McDowell: No.

Comm. Kline: So this resolution does not provide the opportunity for schools to be closed for the celebration of any aspect of that month?

Dr. Duroy: That is correct.

On roll call all members voted in the affirmative. The motion carried.

Dr. Duroy: At this time, I will ask that Director Torres, who I believe is the President of Comite Noviembre de New Jersey, step to the podium and I will present the resolution.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education joins in honoring the history and vitality of the Puerto Rican community and recognizes November 2003 as Puerto Rican Heritage Month.

Ms. Nilda Torres: Good evening. On behalf of Comite Noviembre de New Jersey, I want to take this opportunity to thank once again, since it has been several years since the Board of Education has been giving Comite Noviembre de New Jersey this resolution, Dr. Duroy, the Board President and the Board. I want to thank you for giving us this wonderful resolution and for recognizing one of the many ethnic groups here in the City of Paterson. Here in the City of Paterson we have about 56 different ethnic groups and I think it is a wonderful thing when we can come together and celebrate our ethnicity, our roots and where we came from. I am very proud to be a Puerto Rican woman. I am very proud also to be an American. I am also just as proud to be an American and to live in the United States and to be a Puerto Rican woman that can be on such a committee as Comite Noviembre de New Jersey and celebrate Puerto Rican Heritage Month. And not just celebrate it as a Puerto Rican, but also include the other Page 10 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 groups to come forth with us and celebrate our ethnicity with us. Just as much, I hope that we can be able to go to other groups and celebrate their ethnicity because this is really the fiber of America. This is what makes us the great people that we are in this nation, when we can come together and celebrate our roots and our background. I also want to take this time to thank other committees that have joined Comite Noviembre de New Jersey at this time. I want to thank Sociedad Cultural Borinquana. I want to thank the New Jersey Office of Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration. I want to thank Ira Associates. I want to thank the Passaic County Community College and, of course, the Paterson Public School District for acknowledging us. This is the 14th year that Comite Noviembre de New Jersey has been participating in the month-long celebration recognizing the many achievements that Puerto Ricans have made locally, nationally and statewide. Also, Puerto Ricans, based on the size and ratio of their population, have been one of the groups that have contributed the most to the United States of America. It is for that reason that we want to continue acknowledging and recognizing the Puerto Ricans that have contributed to the United States of America so that we can continue serving America and serving this nation. Once again, thank you very much. I just want to take this opportunity to invite everybody who is here to Passaic County Community College this Friday at 7:00. We are going to be having a great event. We are going to have music and performances and some great, great Spanish food. I just want to take this opportunity to invite everybody to join us at Passaic County Community College this Friday. Thank you.

Comm. McDowell: Just briefly, the curriculum committee met and as always we had interesting conversation at the curriculum meeting. I am going to ask any of the members to feel free to chime in briefly. I just want you to note one particular issue with respect to our Taub/Doby Basketball League. We talked somewhat about the academic demands that are made on the student athletes and the committee discussed a desire to ensure that students are in good academic standing and do have the proper support when they participate in the league. As a result, the item is amended today highlighting more so some academic criteria. Also, the curriculum committee will continue their conversation on student athletics where we hope to do some ad hoc work and bring in some individuals to look at student athletics from a policy view to see if there is some way we can strengthen the existing support system or add what needs to take place. In addition, we looked at several of the grant opportunities that are afforded to the district and in some cases we will get grants to do special programs in several schools on a small scale. In some cases they are excellent programs. We had a conversation around looking at policies so that we can drive the district towards looking at the feasibility of expanding those great programs so that more schools can learn from the great things that are done within those smaller programs. Are there any other comments from any other committee members on any activities?

Comm. Hodges: There was a third request. The first one I asked for was that we allow the students to enter the program and only after a period of time would we impose the academic requirement. I didn’t see the amendment so that is why I am asking whether or not that was done.

Comm. McDowell: I believe that was done. We will look at that as we move items.

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Comm. Hodges: There was a third item that I asked for regarding technology. There is going to be a technological fair for the assistant superintendents and the technology coordinators in the district. After attending the New Jersey School Boards Association convention, we discovered that there were a lot of vendors who had a large number of products that might be of benefit to the district. We intend to bring some of them here to display those products and see what possibly applications they have for our students in our system. The last question I am again going to ask is for Dr. Duroy to discuss a model that he is reviewing to help improve the school district considering our modest increase. What models is he looking at to review in order to give us another option for improvement in the district?

Comm. McDowell: We will give Dr. Duroy an opportunity later to comment on that. We will move the agenda so that we can get to our other items but we will definitely talk about that later.

Comm. Hodges: The last item was a policy review to encourage the assessment process for building personnel. That was the last one.

Comm. McDowell: We attempted to give you just a few highlights of some of the activities that take place in our curriculum meetings and throughout the week. We will refine that as we go along in time. At this point, I am going to ask that the Board consider items A-2 through A-71.

Resolution No. A-2

WHEREAS, the district wishes to receive Federal IDEA-B Basic and IDEA-B Preschool Flow Through Funds to facilitate educational programs for students with disabilities; and

WHEREAS, a Grant Acceptance Certificate must be filed in order to receive approved IDEA-B Basic and IDEA-B Preschool funds for FY’04; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education accepts FY’04 IDEA-B Basic funds in the amount of $5,271,187.00 and IDEA-B Preschool funds in the amount of $177,248.00.

Resolution No. A-3

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has received renewal of the United States Department of Education for the Arts in Education grant under the title, “PS #24 and the Theater and Poetry Project”; and

WHEREAS, this second year of a three year grant will commence on October 1, 2003 and end on September 29, 2004; and

WHEREAS, the district has been notified it will receive $225,000 for the 2003-2004 school year; and now therefore

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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves acceptance of the second year funding of the Arts in Education grant under the title, “PS #24 and the Theater and Poetry Project” in the Paterson School District for the contract period of October 1, 2003 through September 29, 2004 in the amount of $225,000.

Resolution No. A-4

WHEREAS, the acceptance of the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program (CSRD) for School No. 18 (Contract #04000230) in the amount of $50,000.00 is a requirement; and

WHEREAS, the CSRD grant was submitted and approved; and

WHEREAS, the CSRD contract in the amount of $50,000.00 was received by the Paterson Public School District; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District accepts the CSRD grant for School No. 18 in the amount of $50,000.00 for the grant period of 9/15/03 through 8/31/04.

Resolution No. A-5

WHEREAS, the New Jersey Youth Corps (20.606) has an attendance policy that is designed to reward students for perfect attendance by providing a monetary stipend throughout the course of the academic year 2002/2003; and

WHEREAS, the budget allotment of $73,378.00 for the stipend line proved to be larger than the actual cost due to the total corps members stipend earnings plus FICA totaled $68,932.00, which is $4,446.00 less than budgeted; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education will return $4,446.00 to the New Jersey State Department of Human Services.

Resolution No. A-6

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has the responsibility to assure and update the health and safety aspects of its instructional programs; and

WHEREAS, the revised APPLIED TECHNOLOGY HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES resource represents such an update in the Applied Technology areas; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education approves acceptance of the APPLIED TECHNOLOGY HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES for use in the Applied Technology Department.

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WHEREAS, the Paterson Public Schools has the responsibility to regularly update its approved curricula; and

WHEREAS, the revised DRAFTING/CAD I has been submitted for its approval; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education approves acceptance of the DRAFTING/CAD I curriculum for use in its high schools; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the course name for this curriculum be changed from “Drafting/CAD” to “Computer Assisted Drafting” to more adequately reflect the course content and the current status of this discipline.

Resolution No. A-8

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public Schools has the responsibility to regularly update its approved curricula; and

WHEREAS, the revised GRAPHIC DESIGN I & II curricula have been submitted for approval; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education approves acceptance of the GRAPHIC DESIGN I & II curricula for use in its high schools; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the course name for this curricula be changed from “Graphic Design” to “Graphic Communication” to more adequately reflect the course content and the current status of this discipline.

Resolution No. A-9

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District encourages cooperation with colleges and universities in the placement of student teachers; and

WHEREAS, Seton Hall University and Mercy College desire to establish and maintain a working relationship regarding the placement of students involved in their occupational therapy programs; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Early Childhood Education has a certified occupational therapist on staff to supervise interns; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education enters into a mutual agreement with the colleges for placement of student occupational therapists for their practicum experiences.

Resolution No. A-10

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WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has accepted the United States Department of Education for the Arts in Education grant under the title, “PS #24 and the Theater and Poetry Project”; and

WHEREAS, this second year of a three year grant will commence on October 1, 2003 and end on September 29, 2004; and

WHEREAS, the district is collaborating with the Passaic County Community College in securing the services of writers-in-residence, guest artists and a grant evaluator; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves a Memorandum of Understanding to secure the aforementioned services from the Passaic County Community College for the “PS #24 and the Theater and Poetry Project” in the Paterson School District for the contract period of October 1, 2003 through September 29, 2004 not to exceed the amount of $112,488.

Resolution No. A-11

WHEREAS, the Workforce Investment Board of Passaic County (WIB) and the Passaic County Workforce Development Center (PCWDC) are responsible for the provision of basic education skills training at centers for Workplace Literacy operated through the One-Stop Career Center (OSCC) system; and

WHEREAS, Paterson Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education (PACE) has been determined to possess the required expertise, skills and experience to provide the required basic skills literacy program; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that PACE shall operate the Workplace Literacy Lab consistent with the policies and procedures set forth in the New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) Workplace Program.

Resolution No. A-12

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District is in favor of supporting quality community services for its students; and

WHEREAS, the district received a request to participate in an after school basketball program in collaboration with the Taub Foundation and the City of Paterson Division of Recreation; and

WHEREAS, the total cost to operate the Taub/Doby Basketball League during the 2003-2004 school year will be $118,785.00; and

WHEREAS, the cost will be divided into the following:

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Paterson Recreation $19,850.00

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education approves entering into an agreement with the Taub Foundation and the City of Paterson Division of Recreation for participation in an after school basketball program during the 2003-2004 school year, with the Paterson Public School District share being $55,600.00; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public Schools as an active partner with the Taub Foundation and the City of Paterson Division of Recreation would like all students who wish to participate in the Taub/Doby Basketball League to meet the following criteria:

1. All students, unless his/her IEP states otherwise, should have at least a “C” average (2.0), and 2. All students must be in good standing in his/her school, i.e. any student who is placed on suspension will not be able to participate in the league while on suspension.

Resolution No. A-13

WHEREAS, Paterson Public Schools 5, 9, 10, 14, 18, 20, 24 and 30 decided to continue with the Reading Recovery Program, year three; and

WHEREAS, the above named schools wish to continue to implement the Reading Recovery Program; and

WHEREAS, the above named schools will continue their affiliation with the Newark Public School District for the purpose of staff development training for the Reading Recovery Program; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the Reading Recovery Program contracts with the Newark Public School District to provide training throughout the 2003-2004 school year at a total rate of $9,215.20.

Resolution No. A-14

WHEREAS, Paterson Public Schools will administer the Federal Funds for Innovative Educational Programs as a Title I Supplemental Educational Service Provider; and

WHEREAS, providers have been identified and will carry out the responsibilities providing Supplemental Education to all eligible students identified by the district; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that Paterson Public Schools will enter into agreement with Innovative Educational Programs representing the parents of eligible students that have completed the contract applicant process. No Child Left Behind provides an amount of

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$1,164.00 per child for services. Approximate number of children will range between 1- 25 students.

Resolution No. A-15

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 2 shall continue to implement the Success For All program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 2 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 2 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $16,000.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-16

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 6 shall continue to implement the Success For All program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 6 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 6 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $16,000.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-17

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 6 shall continue to implement the Success For All math program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 6 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 6 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $9,900.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-18

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 12 shall continue to implement the Success For All program as their Whole School Reform model; and

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WHEREAS, School No. 12 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 12 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $16,000.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-19

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 12 shall continue to implement the Success For All math program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 12 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 12 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $4,650.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-20

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 13 shall continue to implement the Modern Red Schoolhouse program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 13 contracts annually with Modern Red Schoolhouse to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 13 enters into contract with Modern Red Schoolhouse in the amount of $54,454.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-21

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 15 shall continue to implement the Modern Red Schoolhouse program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 15 contracts annually with Modern Red Schoolhouse to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 15 enters into contract with Modern Red Schoolhouse in the amount of $59,191.00 for the 2003/2004 school year. Page 18 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Resolution No. A-22

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 17 shall continue to implement the Success For All program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 17 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 17 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $12,800.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-23

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 17 shall continue to implement the Success For All math program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 17 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 17 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $4,650.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-24

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 21 shall continue to implement the Success For All program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 21 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 21 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $16,000.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-25

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 21 shall continue to implement the Success For All math program as their Whole School Reform model; and

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WHEREAS, School No. 21 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 21 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $9,900.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-26

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 26 shall continue to implement the Success For All program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 26 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 26 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $25,600.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-27

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 27 shall continue to implement the Accelerated Schools Project as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 27 contracts annually with Accelerated Schools Project to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 27 enters into contract with Accelerated Schools Project in the amount of $19,000.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-28

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 29 shall continue to implement the Success For All program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 29 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 29 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $12,800.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-29

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WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, School No. 29 shall continue to implement the Success For All math program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, School No. 29 contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that School No. 29 enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $3,100.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-30

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, Edward W. Kilpatrick School shall continue to implement the Success For All program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, Edward W. Kilpatrick School contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that Edward W. Kilpatrick School enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $25,600.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-31

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, Roberto Clemente School shall continue to implement the Success For All reading program as their Whole School Reform model; and

WHEREAS, Roberto Clemente School contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that Roberto Clemente School enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $4,800.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-32

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Abbott district regulations, Roberto Clemente School shall continue to implement the Success For All math program as their Whole School Reform model; and

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WHEREAS, Roberto Clemente School contracts annually with SFA to provide necessary development fees, staff development and implementation visits as required in Whole School Reform; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that Roberto Clemente School enters into contract with SFA in the amount of $3,100.00 for the 2003/2004 school year.

Resolution No. A-33

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves payment to Sylvan Education Solutions – A Division of Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. while providing counseling services to non-public students for the IDEA-B for the 2003-2004 school year:

Cost: $90,000.00

Resolution No. A-34

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves payment to Sylvan Education Solutions while providing supplementary instruction services to non- public students for the Chapter 192/193 students for the 2003-2004 school year:

Cost: $40,076.00

Resolution No. A-35

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Bergen County Special Services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Placement: Washington South

Student Initials Tuition A.C. $5,500.00

Resolution No. A-36

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Bergen County Special Services during the 2003-2004 school year (Summer Program Only – July 2, 2003 to July 30, 2003):

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Placement: Millburn Regional School

Student Initials Tuition A.M. $3,100.00

Resolution No. A-37

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Bergen County Special Services during the 2003-2004 school year (Bedside Instruction):

Placement: Touchstone Hall

Student Initials Tuition C.H. $9,000.00

Resolution No. A-38

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Bergen County Special Services while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Placement: Norman A. Bleshman

Student Initials Tuition C.H. $42,400.00

Resolution No. A-39

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

Placement: Norman A. Bleshman Regional School

Student Initials Tuition L.R., S.D.S., L.F. $9,528.00

Resolution No. A-40

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Bergen County Special Services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Placement: Washington South

Student Initials Tuition R.E. $5,500.00

Resolution No. A-41

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Catholic Community Services while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Placement: St. Leo’s School

Student Initials Tuition D.J. $36,063.00

Resolution No. A-42

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Catholic Community Services while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Placement: St. Anthony’s School

Student Initials Tuition J.C. $41,167.80

Resolution No. A-43

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Child Development Center while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Student Initials Tuition D.C. $30,114.06

Resolution No. A-44

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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Glenview Academy while providing educational services during the 2003- 2004 regular school year:

Student Initials Tuition D.G. $32,681.12

Resolution No. A-45

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Gramon School while providing educational services during the 2002-2003 regular school year:

Student Initials Tuition K.McL., A.O. $72,345.60

Resolution No. A-46

WHEREAS, the approval for students placed in hospitals/treatment centers as per IEP/health is recommended; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves payment to Integrity Works, Inc. for educational instruction of students during the 2003-2004 regular school year (Home Instruction):

Student Initials Tuition R.P. $5,280.00

Resolution No. A-47

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Learning Center for Exceptional Children while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Student Initials Tuition C.G. $62,231.40

Resolution No. A-48

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Mountain Lakes Board of Education while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Placement: Lake Drive School

Student Initials Tuition N.P., I.A., J.P., K.N., T.J., I.L. $256,500.00

Resolution No. A-49

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Morris Hills Regional District Board of Education while providing educational services during the 2002-2003 regular school year:

Placement: St. Peter’s Village Group Home

Student Initials Tuition E.P. $33,017.40

Resolution No. A-50

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Passaic County Educational Services Commission while providing educational services during the 2002-2003 regular school year:

Placement: Academy High School

Student Initials Tuition A.Mc. $12,339.32

Resolution No. A-51

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

Student Initials Tuition J.B. $20,180.50

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WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

Placement: Academy High School

Student Initials Tuition J.McD. $11,715.44

Resolution No. A-53

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Passaic County Elks, Cerebral Palsy Center while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Student Initials Tuition A.A. $21,078.00

Resolution No. A-54

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

Student Initials Tuition C.H. $3,513.00

Resolution No. A-55

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

Placement: C.P. Center

Student Initials Tuition J.P., V.L., J.M. $125,836.02

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WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

Student Initials Tuition J.R., C.H. $9,207.74

Resolution No. A-57

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

Student Initials Tuition R.R., S.W., K.G. $70,608.00

Resolution No. A-58

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Professional Ed Services, Inc. while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year (Home Instruction):

Placement: Princeton House

Student Initials Tuition L.O. $660.00

Resolution No. A-59

WHEREAS, the approval for students placed in hospitals/treatment centers as per IEP/health is recommended; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves payment to Summit Hospital for educational instruction of students during the 2003-2004 regular school year (Home Instruction):

Cost: $36,000.00

Resolution No. A-60

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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to The Deron School while providing educational services during the 2003- 2004 regular and extended school year:

Student Initials Tuition E.O. $39,141.90

Resolution No. A-61

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to The East Mountain School while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular and extended school year:

Student Initials Tuition D.S., V.V. $88,670.40

Resolution No. A-62

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to The Felician School for Exceptional Children while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Student Initials Tuition J.D.Y. $21,626.84

Resolution No. A-63

WHEREAS, the approval for students placed in hospitals/treatment centers as per IEP/health is recommended; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves payment to St. Clare’s Hospital for educational instruction of students during the 2003-2004 regular school year (Home Instruction):

Student Initials Tuition J.B. $880.00

Resolution No. A-64

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Union County Educational Services Commission while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year (Bedside Instruction):

Placement: Children’s Specialized Hospital

Student Initials Tuition M.S. $3,520.00

Resolution No. A-65

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Washington Academy while providing educational services during the 2003- 2004 regular school year:

Student Initials Tuition C.M. $31,114.80

Resolution No. A-66

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Washington Academy while providing educational services during the 2003- 2004 regular school year:

Student Initials Tuition J.R. $31,114.80

Resolution No. A-67

WHEREAS, the district of responsibility for homeless students is the last district of residency (N.J.A.C. 6:3-8.4); and

WHEREAS, Paterson students reside in a shelter in Strengthen Our Sister; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to West Milford Public Schools while providing educational instruction to students during the 2003-2004 school year, for the following families:

Student Initials Tuition R.C., M.A., H.S., T.S., D.M., N.M., Z.J. $59,597.00

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Resolution No. A-68

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Youth Consultation Services while providing educational services during the 2002-2003 regular school year:

Placement: Fort Lee Educational Center

Student Initials Tuition A.B. $34,493.40

Resolution No. A-69

WHEREAS, the approval for student as per IEP is required; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District approves placement and payment to Youth Consultation Services while providing educational services during the 2003-2004 regular school year:

Placement: Fort Lee Educational Center

Student Initials Tuition T.E. $32,768.73

Resolution No. A-70

WHEREAS, the Director of Operation Link-Up (Carey Jenkins) along with staff Tracy Nunez, Marlene Rabanales and volunteers have planned a two (2) day trip to Penn State University for approximately 40 students on November 24 and 25, 2003; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education approves this educational experience for students and staff. All expenses in connection with this trip will be paid for by Operation Link-Up and Penn State University.

Resolution No. A-71

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District supports the National Honor Society Organization (NHS); and

WHEREAS, Eastside High School of Paterson has an active NHS; and

WHEREAS, there is a NHS conference in Orlando, Florida on November 14-16, 2003 and the students of Eastside High School have raised money to pay for this conference; and now therefore

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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education approves this field trip.

It was moved by Comm. Brown, seconded by Comm. Santiago that Resolution Nos. A-2 through A-71 be adopted.

Comm. Hodges: Mr. President, I did not see the amendment so I don’t know the nature of that. As it is listed here, it is the same as it was before.

Comm. McDowell: I know I received that correspondence about the amendment.

Comm. Hodges: A-12.

Comm. McDowell: That was amended but it is not reflected in the agenda you have in front of you. I think we have a copy.

Comm. Taylor: Comm. Hodges, which one are you referring to?

Comm. McDowell: A-12. I think we are getting the amended version.

Dr. Duroy: This particular item and amendment was distributed November 6. Mr. Chairman, perhaps you can just read the amended resolution.

Comm. McDowell: I will just read the ending portion:

1. All students, unless his or her IEP states otherwise, should have at least a “C” average (2.0); and 2. All students must be in good standing in his/her school, i.e. any student who is placed on suspension will not be able to participate in the league while on suspension.

That is pretty much what we discussed at workshop, knowing that we are going to look at this at a higher level within policy to see if there are some things that make sense and that gives more support and academic push to our student athletes. Any other questions on these items?

Comm. Moody: Mr. President, I think it should be noted that the Board is really looking for even higher standards than what we have. I think the recognition is that we get started now and give them fair warning that we do expect to take that up some and to make the standard higher.

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Comm. McDowell: Just as a point of information, we do plan to sit down in an ad hoc to talk about some of the issues surrounding student athletes. We plan to hopefully meet several times with some people in the professional ranks, higher education, and athletic staff within the district to come up with a set of recommendations covering a bigger academic push for the student athletes, as well as strengthening the academic support that exists. Once that is done the group can make a recommendation for some policy changes. Because that conversation has not taken place yet, we wanted to highlight and bring out that we do want children to be in good standing before they take on some of the rigorous demands of athletics. Is there any discussion on any other item?

Comm. Generals: We received an addendum to the package. It is not really academics but I want to make the case that it is academics, item C-8. I know we are on A but I am making a point here. I think the substance of C-8, even though the basis for the resolution is to secure services, is very academic because it talks about validity studies of the tests we are using and it talks about disaggregating data pursuant to the No Child Left Behind rules. It talks about tracking student improvement and we received a number of data sets in that package with no explanation about what the data means, what it suggests, or what the intention of these services will be. I understand that there are compliance issues relative to these services but it would be nice to have a discussion about the tests, specifically the data that has been presented here. These are tests that have already been administered to the students and their outcomes there. So it would be nice if there was a discussion in the curriculum committee to get some sense of what that data means, instead of just a purchase. This is much more than just a purchase.

Comm. McDowell: That definitely lends itself to curriculum and we will make sure that future items of this type are included in curriculum so that we can have the conversation around what actually is being looked at as far as test results.

Comm. Hodges: Prior to your arrival, Comm. Generals, I had asked for a change in the agenda so that we could put some items forth just like that and hold a discussion. We are convened very rarely as a group where we bring all these people together with all this experience. We very rarely sit down as a group to discuss items just like that and that is why I asked for a change in the agenda. But I will leave that alone for the time being. Items 3 and 4 prompted some discussions about how we make assessments of the models. We had very lengthy discussions about the point of having an assessment of how well the models are doing if we don’t know how well the personnel in the buildings are doing. I have not heard anything else along those lines as to whether we are moving in that direction of having a comprehensive evaluative approach for building management.

Comm. McDowell: Duly noted. Just as a point of information, as you recall at our workshop we discussed gathering in a working session to talk about curricular issues, whether it be testing, the interpretation testing results, programs, etc. We have tentatively scheduled a date in December and I believe staff will be polling curriculum members to see if that is a good date. We definitely made it for 7:00.

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Comm. Generals: This is a separate committee?

Comm. McDowell: Yes, just as we talked about in workshop.

Comm. Generals: I think you also heard in workshop that we did not want to proliferate meetings. These are curriculum items that could and should be discussed in the curriculum committee, rather than the pro forma approval items that we continue to get, such as approval for the appropriation of dollars, or approval to go after specific grants, or approval for the different reform bills. They are pro forma. They come up every year. We have yet to have a substantive discussion on curriculum and I think that is what you are hearing. In addition to these items, if you don’t agree that they should be placed into the business committee, there should be substantive discussions about curriculum, about testing, about assessment and so forth. We are giving you examples. I think C-8 is one example. We have been presented with all of this data with no explanation about what this data means when an ideal forum for that discussion would have been in the curriculum committee. I personally don’t believe we need another meeting. We need to utilize that committee structure for more substantive discussions.

Comm. McDowell: Coming out of our workshop we did talk about trying to set aside time where we can really sit down and talk about these issues without being pressed. But I am all for trying to do what is going to be comfortable and give the best structure. We talked to the administration and they are polling curriculum committee members to see if that date is good for everyone. By all means, we can have a conversation perhaps after the meeting to see if there is something better.

Comm. Kline: While I am happy to hear that we are going to have discussion about curriculum, it would seem to me that we should have an opportunity to discuss it with the public present to allow them to know which direction the district is moving in and to allow input from the public, if not at that time at a later meeting at the public session. It will also make it possible for all the Board members to participate. You know as well as I do that some committee meetings the members of the Board don’t attend. So if we are going to open up the opportunity to everybody to participate and provide input with regard to curriculum, we should make an effort to have it during a regular Board meeting, as was suggested by Comm. Hodges, so that everybody can participate. I have a question on A-3. It has to do with a Theater and Poetry Project for sixth, seventh and eighth graders in one of our schools. While I support that, there are some questions that I would like to have answers to. For example, the students are provided an opportunity to see Broadway performances and I would like to know what plays they are going to see. They are also exposed to artists and writers, and it would be of interest to me to know who these writers and poets are. Also, the resolution indicates an external evaluator, a person from the outside coming in to say whether the program is working or not. The resolution doesn’t indicate who that external evaluator is and I would like to know who that is. Also, I would like to see copies of the external resolution reports for the years 2002 and 2003 so that we can see just how well they are doing. In the report it also indicates that some of the objectives were not met. My concern is that the objectives were supposed to improve on the behavior of the students and the participation of students in activities, as well as improvement of the academic achievement of the students. So I would like to see those goals met through that Page 34 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 program and I would like to see those evaluation reports to see if those things are actually happening.

Comm. McDowell: Well noted. We will try to get that information for you.

Comm. Atallo: I have serious concerns regarding some of these curriculum resolutions, particularly dealing with the area of Whole School Reform. We are consistently spending large amounts of public dollars on Whole School Reform and Whole School Reform models. In my humble opinion, I think Whole School Reform needs to be reformed. When I am looking at these various models I have concerns about Paterson. First of all, we have multiple models, whether it is Success for All, Coalition of Essential Schools, Comer, and Modern Red Schoolhouse. We have a very high transient rate in this city and students move around. I believe the average is 40% and some schools are as high as 70% or 75%. If we want to have a…(end of tape) (Beginning of new tape)…district Paterson and, more importantly, what needs assessments are done by the State of New Jersey, Department of Education. This concerns me. For the amount of money that is going out, I think we need to get some feedback at this point as to whether or not these programs are effective. I question it and the reason I question it is because this is not just my own view. In getting feedback from many building principals and faculty members, they will speak to me and say quite honestly that this is not the most effective way to go and the way the dollars are being spent under these current models is not the most efficient way to educate our children. This concerns me and I think there needs to be a needs assessment of Whole School Reform and the Whole School Reform models. It is a fact that we have multiple models in a city that has a high transient rate and we need to do a formal evaluation, by the district and by the Department of Education. That is my concern.

Comm. McDowell: As we discussed in workshop, there are some assessments that have been done and there is some data. We do owe Mr. Campisi a visit, even though it is going to be another meeting. We will try to consolidate that afterwards but I believe that we, Comm. Hodges and myself, plan to sit down with Mr. Campisi to go over some of the assessment information that they do have so that we can start seeing if what they are doing suffices. If not, we can look at what we need to make a good determination. Of course, we will bring that information and discussion back to a larger portion of the Board.

Comm. Atallo: My concern is that these models are consultant driven and they are not optimally impacting on our children’s education. If you look at programs like Success for All, I fail to see the success. Please, someone show it to me. Thank you.

Comm. Hodges: Mr. President, I would hope that it would be made clear that we are not seeking to usurp the authority of the administration in the evaluation process. But we are simply seeking to formulate a policy in that regard. I don’t want anybody saying that we are overstepping our bounds again.

Comm. McDowell: Dr. Duroy was at the workshop and he is fully aware of our intent to meet with Mr. Campisi.

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Comm. Hodges: I would also hope that the administration is moving along those lines as well.

Comm. McDowell: Well noted. Any additional discussion on any curriculum items?

Comm. Atallo: On A-33 and A-34, we had a member of the audience make a comment before. Are we looking at alternate ways of providing these services other than the same company? This company continually appears and these are large amounts of money that we are spending for these services. Are we looking at alternate ways to provide this service?

Dr. Duroy: At this time, as indicated in the resolution, the amount of money does not warrant us to hire staff to provide this type of service. It does, in the case of a private entity, allow them to hire part time to share some of their expenses with other parochial schools beyond Paterson. So it becomes more economic efficient and the delivery of services becomes more effective for this particular entity. Yes, we have been working through this funding source with the private service providers for many years. Again, I think that when the dollars reach a certain point where it behooves the district to provide the service, then certainly we would look at it appropriately.

Comm. McDowell: Keep in mind that some of these services are driven by the IDEA grant itself where we have to provide these services in some part to the non-public school children. Also, the services are mapped out as per the students’ IEP. Not all of the students in special services will be using the services of Sylvan.

Comm. Atallo: Just as a point of clarification, I was not just necessarily raising a question about providing the services because I understand the services need to be provided. It just seems that the same company is always providing the services. Can we look at alternate companies to provide the services that are more financially competitive? That is the point I was raising.

Comm. McDowell: Duly noted.

On roll call all members voted in the affirmative. The motion carried.

LEGAL COMMITTEE

Comm. McDowell: Just as a note to the Board members, B-1 was actually pulled prior to the meeting so it is not up for consideration.

Resolution No. B-1 was pulled.

Comm. Moody reported that the Legal Committee met, reviewed and recommends approval for Resolution No. B-2:

Resolution No. B-2

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WHEREAS, effective August 18, 1993, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (the “Authority”), a public body corporate and politic of the State of New Jersey (the “State”), made a loan (the “Series 1993 Public Schools Small Project Loan”) to the Paterson Public Schools (the “Local Unit”), a school district of the State to finance certain school construction and improvement projects (the “Project”) of the Local Unit, all in accordance with that certain “Loan Agreement”, dated as of July 15, 1993 (the “Series 1993 Loan Agreement”), by and between the Authority and the Local Unit; and

WHEREAS, the Local Unit has evidenced the Series 1993 Public Schools Small Project Loan with its general obligation bond (the “Series 1993 Local Unit Bond”), issued to the Authority and dated the same date as the hereinafter-defined Series 1993 Bonds; and

WHEREAS, the Authority financed the Series 1993 Public Schools Small Project Loan with a portion of the proceeds from its “$100,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount Revenue Bonds (Public Schools Small Project Loan Program Series 1993)”, dated August 18, 1993 (the “Series 1993 Bonds”) of which $48,855,000 remains outstanding (the “Outstanding Amount”); and

WHEREAS, the Authority has determined that debt service savings can be achieved upon the defeasance and current refunding of the Outstanding Amount of Series 1993 Bonds; and

WHEREAS, on or about December 15, 2003, or such other date as determined by the Authority, the Authority proposes to issue its Revenue Refunding Bonds, (Public Schools Small Project Loan Program), Series 2003 (the “Series 2003 Refunding Bonds”, however such designation of series shall conform to the year of actual issue) in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $55,000,000, pursuant to the terms of (i) a Resolution to be adopted by the Authority (the “2003 Resolution”), and the Indenture of Trust between the Authority and the Bank of New York (the “2003 Trustee”) dated as of the first day of the month in which the Series 2003 Bonds are issued (the “2003 Indenture”), (ii) the “New Jersey Economic Development Authority Act”, constituting Chapter 80 of the Pamphlet Laws of 1974 of the State (codified at N.J.S.A. 34:1B-1 et seq.), as the same may from time to time be amended and supplemented (the “Act”), and (iii) other applicable law; and

WHEREAS, the Authority has determined to allocate to the Local Unit a portion of the debt service savings to be achieved as a result of the refunding of the Series 1993 Bonds in the amount (the “Local Unit Savings”) to be set forth in Exhibit C to the Series 2003 Refunding Agreement by and between the Authority and the Local Unit (the “Series 2003 Refunding Agreement”), the Local Unit’s payment obligations under the Series 1993 Loan Agreement and the Series 1993 Local Unit Bond will be modified as set forth in the Series 2003 Refunding Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the proceeds from the Series 2003 Refunding Bonds will be deposited into an escrow fund and used to pay the cost of the redemption of the Series 1993 Bonds, on a date (the “Redemption Date”) approximately 30 to 60 days after the Series 2003 Refunding Bonds are issued; and

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WHEREAS, in order to pass along to the Local Unit the Local Unit Savings arising out of the issuance of the Series 2003 Refunding Bonds and the refunding of the Series 1993 Bonds: (i) the Authority is requesting that the Local Unit consent to the assignment by the 1993 Trustee of the Series 1993 Loan Agreement, and all of its rights under the Series 1993 Loan Agreement (including the rights of the Authority assigned to the 1993 Trustee) to the 2003 Trustee and for a similar assignment of the Local Unit’s Series 1993 Local Unit Bond, and (ii) in consideration of consenting to such assignment, the Local Unit’s payment obligations under the Series 1993 Loan Agreement and the Series 1993 Local Unit Bond will be modified as set forth in the Series 2003 Refunding Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in exchange for its receipt of a portion of the savings to be achieved by refunding the Series 1993 Bonds, the Local Unit shall make certain representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Resolution and the Series 2003 Refunding Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PATERSON BOARD OF EDUCATION (Board of Education) OF THE CITY OF PATERSON (Local Unit) AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The refunding of the Series 1993 Bonds by the Authority is hereby approved.

Section 2. The President of the Board and Business Administrator of the Local Unit (collectively, the “Authorized Officer”) are hereby each severally authorized and directed upon the satisfaction of all legal conditions precedent to the execution and delivery by the Local Unit of the Series 2003 Refunding Agreement to be so executed by the Local Unit to execute and deliver the Series 2003 Refunding Agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto whereby (1) the Local Unit consents to the assignment of the Series 1993 Local Unit Bond and Series 1993 Loan Agreement to the 2003 Trustee and (2) the Local Unit agrees to modify the Local Unit’s payment obligation under the Series 1993 Loan Agreement and the Series 1993 Local Unit Bond, with such changes thereto as the Authorized Officer, after consultation with counsel to the Local Unit and other professional advisors to the Local Unit, as deemed necessary by the Local Unit and the Authority, deems in his or her sole discretion to be necessary or desirable for the execution thereof and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby, which execution thereof shall conclusively evidence the Authorized Officer’s approval of the form thereof.

Section 3. The Secretary or Acting Secretary of the Local Unit is hereby authorized and directed, upon the execution of the document identified in Section 2 hereof, in accordance with the terms thereof, to (if required) attest to the Authorized Officer’s execution of such document, and is hereby further authorized and directed to (if required) affix thereupon the corporate seal of the Local Unit.

Section 4. Upon the execution and (if required) the attestation of and (if required) the placing of the seal on the document identified in Section 2 hereof, as contemplated by Sections 2 and 3 hereof, the Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed to (i) deliver the fully executed, attested and sealed document to the other parties thereto and Page 38 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

(ii) perform such other actions as the Authorized Officer deems necessary or desirable in relation to the execution and delivery thereof.

Section 5. The Local Unit hereby authorizes the performance of any act and the execution or acknowledgement and delivery of any other document, instrument or closing certificate that the Authorized Officer, after consultation with the Authority, deems necessary or desirable in connection with this contemplated transaction, and the Local Unit hereby directs the Authorized Officer to execute or acknowledge and cause the Secretary or Acting Secretary to attest and affix the seal, where required, to any such document, instrument or closing certificate, the authorization of which actions shall be conclusively evidenced by the execution or acknowledgement, attestation, affixation and delivery, as the cause may be, thereof by such persons. Such closing certificates shall include, without limitation, any representations, warranties or covenants required by Series 2003 bond insurance company, if any, in connection with any bond insurance policy securing all or a portion of the Series 2003 Refunding Bonds or any issuer of any credit rating on all or a portion thereof.

Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

Section 7. Upon the adoption hereof, the Secretary of the Local Unit shall forward three (3) certified copies of this resolution to, John G. Hudak, Esq., Frohing & Hudak, LLC, Co-Bond Counsel to the Authority.

It was moved by Comm. Moody, seconded by Comm. Santiago that Resolution No. B-2 be adopted.

Comm. Atallo: At the workshop we had one discussion and now we are being presented with a request to pull the resolution. I think we need some clarification.

Dr. Duroy: As indicated at the session, we are back in court to try to resolve this issue and it was suggested that we pull this item until the court renders a decision.

Comm. Atallo: At the workshop you said it could be an extensive amount of time before the court decides the matter. Unless we are going to get an expedited hearing and decision on this matter, wasn’t the rationale the other night to move forward to go out to re-bid? I am confused. Just so that we understand where we are, you went out for competitive bid and the lowest bidder at the time was one company, Pritchard. Then you came back I believe literally at midnight at a meeting, if I am correct, and you handed us a resolution to pull back on awarding that and you were going to continue with Control pending a decision from the court. I believe that was June and this is now November. My other concern was that we received word from the Commissioner of Education to proceed with Pritchard and then the Commissioner reversed himself in writing and said to continue with Control pending the outcome. I believe those are the facts. Am I correct, Comm. Hodges?

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Mr. Kevin Hanly: First of all, this is a pending litigation, which is not to be discussed in an open meeting. We could discuss it if we went into caucus but not in an open meeting.

Comm. Hodges: Mr. President, you can understand my confusion here. This was discussed last week and this was put on the agenda last week. At the time, we had a discussion about how we had to do this because of this very same litigation. Just walking in here tonight I am looking at this and seeing that we are going to pull this because of this litigation. The Superintendent gave us this wonderful explanation Wednesday and now tonight it has changed. I am at a loss as to what transpired differently.

Comm. McDowell: We can’t get into detail without going into a private executive session or caucus but basically…

Comm. Atallo: We should go into caucus and get a briefing on this.

Comm. McDowell: We will do that possibly at the end of the meeting. I have no problems with that. Basically, we are not going to move or attempt any action while it is still pending in court. The item was pulled prior to the meeting and if you would like to get further clarification we will do so towards the end.

Comm. Hodges: I would like some clarification. That would be helpful to the Board.

Comm. McDowell: By all means.

Comm. Atallo: Mr. Chairman, this leaves a very great cloud over this…

Comm. McDowell: Comm. Atallo, I am not going to entertain any repeat views. We need to continue with the report and we can go into executive session if the Board so desires to discuss the item further.

Comm. Moody: Mr. President, I just think that to the public this is confusing but we all might remember this was the situation where the low bidder had received the bid but their proposal excluded benefits for employees. The confusion started when we tried to cover our employees and make sure that they did not lose their benefits. We have been having confusion since then and it ended up in court. This is where we are now.

Comm. McDowell: Because we are in court we need to refrain from discussing the matter. I want to continue with the agenda. If the Board so chooses, we can go into executive session to discuss the item and have our questions answered.

Comm. Generals: I am confused about what… Are you saying that the resolution is pulled? So what is the consequence of that action?

Comm. Hodges: We don’t know.

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Comm. McDowell: None.

Comm. Hodges: We can’t talk about it.

Comm. Generals: B-1 says to reject the bids and re-bid, which to me means you go back to square one. So if that resolution is not being voted on, does that mean that the originally awarded party…

Comm. McDowell: No.

Comm. Generals: This is what is confusing about it.

Comm. McDowell: It is still in court.

Comm. Generals: It is still in court is not an answer. It was a huge…

Comm. Hodges: Thank you. I am glad Comm. Vancheri knows but I can’t hear you so I am still confused.

Comm. McDowell: I know we want to have discussion on the item but we are not able to have discussion so I am going to ask that we all just move on.

Comm. Vancheri: May I respond? He thinks I know more than he does but all I am saying is that Control is still in control. That’s all I said.

Comm. Hodges: Thank you. I couldn’t hear you.

Comm. Vancheri: I don’t know any more than you do.

On roll call all members voted as follows:

Comm. Atallo: No. Comm. Brown: Yes. Comm. Hodges: Yes. Comm. Kline: Can I have a brief summary of this resolution because it has to do with refinancing of loans and so forth and whose responsibility it is to do what, where and how. Will one of our learned persons educate this lowly person? Mr. Michael Azzara: A couple of weeks ago we were notified by representatives from the Economic Development Authority and the State of New Jersey that they wish to refinance a bond issue that they took out in 1993. Back then the EDA had a large bond issue and they then used the proceeds to give small loans to numerous districts around the state. At the time, the interest rate on that issue was 5.49%. They believe that if they go out in December they can refinance that at 4% and save districts money. Our estimated savings for Paterson will be $200,000 over the next ten years. Comm. Kline: Yes. Comm. Moody: Yes. Comm. Santiago: Yes. Comm. Taylor: Yes. Page 41 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Comm. Vancheri: Yes. Comm. McDowell: Yes.

The motion carried.

FISCAL COMMITTEE

Comm. Atallo reported that the Finance Committee met, reviewed and recommends approval for Resolution No. C-1:

Resolution No. C-1

WHEREAS, it is necessary to pay vendors' bills and claims against the Paterson Public School District; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education approves payment of November 2003 bills and claims, checks 105866 through 105874, and 105933 through 106804 in the amount of $16,162,711.13 as attached hereto and made a part of the minutes; and be it further

RESOLVED, that manual checks 105142, 105157, 105839 through 105842, 105844, 105848 through 105851, 105846 through 105847, 105852, 105875 through 105882, 105888, 105843, and 105845 in the amount of $311,861.81 as attached hereto and made a part of the minutes; and be it further

RESOLVED, that voided checks 1054212, 105323, 105346, 105523, 105729, 105388, 105448, 105829, 104838, 104900, 105249, and 105252 in the amount of $52,037.53 as attached hereto and made a part of the minutes; and be it finally

RESOLVED, that cafeteria checks 105853 through 105865, 105889 through 105932 in the amount of $611,923.56 as attached hereto and made a part of the minutes.

It was moved by Comm. Atallo, seconded by Comm. Hodges that Resolution No. C-1 be adopted.

Comm. Atallo: As Chair of the fiscal committee, I have reviewed the list of bills extensively with the fiscal committee and I want to thank the members of the committee for their time in reviewing this. My first concern is a bill here for the Spectrachem Corporation for a month-to-month lease. The Spectrachem building is the building on Sheridan Avenue used for the facilities and food service departments. There were issues raised regarding environmental contaminants. We received a memo dated today to the Superintendent from Kevin Hanly, Co-General Counsel, regarding Sheridan Avenue. It says, I have reviewed the file and spoke with the environmental consultant to confirm my understanding of the environmental state of the property at the time the district entered the lease. Spectrachem operated the site for many years. Spectrachem dealt with water-soluble dyes, which caused no contamination. In the parking lot area, however, Spectrachem had a number of underground storage tanks. Prior to the lease, Spectrachem, with the approval of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Page 42 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Protection, removed the underground storage tanks. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection required monitoring wells be placed in the parking lot. The bottom line is that the building was never contaminated because the dyes used were water-soluble. District workers were not placed in jeopardy. However, I do have a report in my possession and I have given copies out to Board members. If there are not enough, please share and I will make more copies. This is from the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation and the Jacobs Group. This report was sent to our district on Monday, November 10, and it says in there that in terms of contaminants, there is soil and ground water contamination around the former number six oil storage tank. Previous studies show that the soil and ground water are contaminated with number six fuel oil, some of which remains on site. There is minimal spirits contamination. There is potential PCB’s. They continue on with issues here relating to asbestos. It says asbestos containing materials were identified, friable asbestos containing materials, including pipe insulation, tank insulation, and boiler packing. Non- friable asbestos containing materials included transite and roofing materials. 821 readings were collected on lead based paint from interior and exterior surfaces of the property. 67 readings throughout the building at 172-201 Sheridan Avenue tested positive for lead based paint. It goes on and on, and this is my concern about the credibility of the reports we get. We get a report dated November 12, and everybody has a copy, at the last minute sitting on our desk. I asked for it last Wednesday at the workshop, as this Board recalls. We received it tonight at 7:00 as we walked in and it was signed by Mr. Hanly to the Superintendent saying that the bottom line is that the building was never contaminated and district workers were not placed in any jeopardy. And we have a report from Jacobs Group and the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation saying there are contaminants on site. So what are we supposed to do? Are Paterson school employees in jeopardy? I am surprised the unions haven’t filed legal action against the district. I am surprised individuals haven’t filed action. This is a site that the Superintendent was recommending for a school building. This is not responsible. What is going on here? Why are we getting conflicting reports on something as serious as environmental hazards? Why is the attorney saying there is nothing wrong when, in reality, the report says there are contaminants here and school employees are being exposed to environmental hazards?

Comm. Hodges: And potentially children.

Comm. Atallo: And potentially children. So, Mr. Superintendent, do you have an answer for these conflicting reports?

Dr. Duroy: The fact is…if I may Mr. Chairman…

Comm. Atallo: You have both reports in hand.

Dr. Duroy: Mr. Chairman, with reference to the report from SCC, they did an evaluation to determine whether we can proceed with buying the site and knocking down the site. Before you knock down a site or acquire a site, all these issues have to be remediated because you don’t want to knock it down with them in it and items such as asbestos would go throughout the neighborhood. So they have to identify what work they would have to do before you knock down a building. They had determined that it is not the Page 43 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 building so much as some of the items that are in the ground in the parking lot that would take too long to remediate. For example, some of the contaminants are found 50 feet deep so they are not present on the surface and they are not present in the building. Again, those contaminants are in the ground. However, for them to get to that point, 50 feet deep, it takes a couple of years because it has to be done naturally. It is a process that requires time. So SCC has said that instead of waiting three or four years to complete this process and because it is time-consuming, we should look for another site. That is what we are doing. As far as the contaminants, they are contaminants that are not affecting and have no bearing at this time on the employees presently in that building. I really am concerned because the way it is being raised gives the appearance that we had knowingly and willingly done this particular setting and created or put our staff in harms way. I, quite frankly, think those are not responsible comments that are being made.

Comm. Hodges: It isn’t responsible to put them at risk. That is the larger question.

Dr. Duroy: And we have not.

Comm. Atallo: But the report contradicts what you are saying. The report says that there are environmental hazards of asbestos and lead paint. It also goes on to list several other environmental hazards that exist in the facility.

Dr. Duroy: Before SCC would go in and knock it down, you have to deal with the lead paint. But the lead paint and asbestos are not friable. But if you knocked it down without abating it, that is incorrect and so they have identified that should they proceed with buying the building and knocking it down, those items have to be dealt with before you knock it down. In the meantime, they have indicated to me that they would rather find another site.

Comm. Atallo: Dr. Duroy, it says right here in the report on page four under asbestos, lead based paint, and PCB’s that during the inspections both friable and non-friable asbestos containing materials were identified. Please look on page four in the middle of the page under asbestos, the second paragraph. During these inspections both friable and non-friable asbestos containing materials were identified. Friable asbestos containing materials included pipe insulation, tank insulation, and boiler packing. Non- friable asbestos containing materials included transite and roofing materials. So that contradicts what you are saying.

Dr. Duroy: No, it doesn’t.

Comm. Atallo: It says right in the report that friable asbestos containing materials exist. Read the report. This is a state report.

Dr. Duroy: If you disturb it, it becomes friable. So it is friable if you do disturb it. I am going to ask Comm. Brown to address the issue.

Comm. Brown: First of all, Comm. Atallo, thank you very much for bringing this report to the table. My background is in fire safety and hazard materials and I would like to Page 44 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 comment on the report that he just handed me. I am going to read to you the conclusion of the report for clarification because it appears that views are being slightly distorted. Through the proposed construction of the new elementary school at 200 Sheridan Avenue, it is technically feasible. Provision of the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act may preclude the prompt transfer of Spectrachem’s property to the school district. In summary, technically we can use the site for a school but it may be prolonged due to the removal of the hazards that are on that site. That is exactly what is in the conclusion of the report. The depth of the chemicals there is so deep that it is not affecting the people that are currently working there.

Comm. Hodges: It doesn’t say that.

Comm. Atallo: It doesn’t say that.

Comm. Brown: Excuse me, let me continue. ISRA imposes certain precautions on the sale, transfer or closure of the industrial establishment. That means that because of the timetable of cleanup, we might consider looking for another site because technically we need sites immediately for children.

Comm. Kline: This report is very, very easy to understand if you have a copy in front of you. Our children should not be exposed to this site. We should not have even been considering it until all of the evidence was in. We don’t rush to judgment just because we need a school. We have been needing schools for I don’t know how long but we want to make sure that when we make the decision to approve a site for a school that it is free and clear of all contaminants, whether the persons occupying the building are adults or children. But we especially have to be extremely careful about making the decisions prematurely on sites that may affect the health of our children. This report says, in effect, that JCA therefore recommends that another site be identified and studied for the purpose of constructing a new elementary school.

Comm. McDowell: That is what we did.

Comm. Kline: But the point that was raised is that it shouldn’t be done now because of the contaminants. To say that they are not a danger because they are 50 feet below the soil remains to be seen.

Comm. Brown: We are not approving a school right now, either.

Comm. McDowell: Thank you. I would like to proceed because basically we are not entertaining the construction of a school. I think the question is about a lease payment for that particular site. We brought this up at workshop and these issues cannot be addressed by looking at a bill for services that have already been rendered. We talked about that at workshop. So unless there is any information the committee would like to bring to us with regards to C-1 and the payment of those leases, let’s continue.

Comm. Atallo: Mr. Chairman, I think we should have a concern about putting our employees in harms way. In reference to the lease, is the Superintendent recommending we continue with this lease in the long term, or in the short term? What Page 45 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 is the recommendation of the Superintendent in terms of this facility? We are paying $25,000 a month, $300,000 a year, on a lease. Are we going to continue this and for how long?

Dr. Duroy: I think it’s two and a half years left. Counsel, do we know when the lease is up?

Mr. Hanly: 2005.

Comm. Atallo: And what do you plan to do at that juncture?

Dr. Duroy: At that point we would probably move to another site. We do house three different divisions there, the warehouse, maintenance, and food services, and we would be looking for another site at that point.

Comm. Atallo: This is the concern that we have. You are spending $300,000 a year. Was the lease for five years? Is that the total? That is $1.5 million for a lease. You put over $1 million in rehabilitating the building and in facility improvements. That is over $2.5 million dollars of public taxpayer money on a building we don’t intend to use down the road. Do you really think that is a wise way to spend public dollars? Number two, when I came on the Board in 2000 I asked if there was an environmental study, and it is in the minutes of the meeting, and you said yes. I asked if the building was environmentally safe.

Comm. McDowell: Comm. Atallo, is this in reference to any of the bills?

Comm. Atallo: Yes, I am asking why we are leasing a building that has environmental contaminants.

Comm. McDowell: Let me clarify this. When a committee gives a committee report, you are to give the committee’s view on a particular item. You may ask the body of the Board to vote up or down for whatever reasons coming out of your committee. We can’t sit here and debate to the point of where we want to have someone say we are not going to pay this lease or what have you. You have made your point and Board members can consider the views of the committee and when the time comes to vote, they can vote up or down. We understand your view but we are repeating. You are repeating the same view.

Comm. Atallo: I have two other points regarding this lease. I hope you do understand my view because I am concerned about the safety of the staff. Who is the attorney that drafted the original lease on this facility?

Dr. Nuccetelli: That is not pertinent to paying the bills.

Comm. Atallo: I am asking the President.

Dr. Nuccetelli: Please stick to the question.

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Comm. Atallo: I am asking the President. Who is the attorney that drafted the lease?

Dr. Nuccetelli: Please stick to the item on the agenda, which is C-1.

Comm. Atallo: Is there an escape clause in the lease to get out of the lease?

Dr. Nuccetelli: That is another discussion for another time.

Comm. Atallo: When is that time?

Dr. Nuccetelli: It is not appropriate for the item that is on the table.

Comm. Atallo: If we are voting on a lease…

Dr. Nuccetelli: You are not voting on the lease tonight. You are voting on the payment of bills.

Comm. Atallo: We are voting on bills for the lease. Why would we continue spending money on a lease if the building has environmental hazards?

Dr. Nuccetelli: Comm. Atallo, you are voting on the payment of bills. If you want to express your displeasure on the payment of that bill…

Comm. Atallo: Finally, I understand there was a real estate broker who negotiated this and he was not paid for his professional services and that is wrong.

Dr. Nuccetelli: Again, let’s talk about the payment of bills. Are there any other bills in C- 1 that you have issues with?

Comm. Atallo: Through the Chair, I have a concern about another bill and that is the Pat Morris Associates for a newsletter. Sadly and unfortunately, at the last meeting we were not allowed to vote up or down. I have nothing against Pat Morris or her company or the quality of her work. It just seems to me that in light of the fact that we are an Abbott district and we are litigating to get educational dollars to educate children and we are looking to get money for books and school supplies, I don’t think this is a priority. We are putting out three newsletters for $18,000. I don’t see this as a priority. Number two, we have a public relations firm. I don’t know if the lady is here tonight but that woman can probably do this very well. We could have negotiated something with that individual. So I don’t understand why we are putting this forward and I would vote no on this. I think it was inappropriate for the administration to jam it through without Board discussion. If you negotiated for one newsletter, let’s cut our losses and move on and save our educational dollars to educate Paterson children.

Comm. Hodges: I am a recognizable critic of this administration and certainly I feel it is for a good reason. When I am forced to look at a bill of $18,000 of taxpayer money for three four-page newsletters, a total of 12 pages, and it doesn’t include printing, postage or distribution, and we have a print shop. We have 27,000 students that we can train to produce a newsletter. We have a public relations firm. But we are paying somebody Page 47 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

$18,000 to produce three newsletters, a total of 12 pieces of paper, and it was done after they shut the meeting down. I’m sorry but that is a problem to me. That is an abuse of authority and an outrage. You have students here who still don’t have labs in their buildings and we are paying $18,000 to a company that is not from Paterson. And we are not transferring those skills to our children who can learn how to do newsletters of their own. That is sound administrative leadership, which is why I get angry up here. That is an abuse. Plus, we are in court asking for more money. We are in court saying we are strapped and starved. The Commissioner is looking at our bills and asking $18,000 for three newsletters and you need for money for kids? No wonder they turned us down.

Comm. Atallo: Under the list of bills, we received correspondence on October 24, 2003 from the Commissioner of Education regarding the payment of bills. It says that he has investigated fully specifically the status of the bills incurred in the matter of ethics charges. He asked an opinion from the Office of the Attorney General to determine whether these bills should be paid by the district. As it has been represented to me that these matters were not involving an individual on the Board but rather the Board itself taking action against individuals. Procedurally, it should have been discussed with the whole Board and it was not. Anticipating a dispute in this matter, I will resolve this with the opinion of the Attorney General. I thought this opinion had been secured but obviously it has not. If this bill may have been inadvertently paid, I will rectify this matter retroactively if the opinion of the Attorney General determines this is a dispute between individuals on the Board and not a matter that has the Board, through the Superintendent, bringing ethics charges against Board members. Finally, the entire matter of the employed legal counsel is clearly a dispute so I have asked Dr. Weiss and Dr. Nuccetelli to develop an approach to resolve this matter. I believe this will be presented to the Board in November. There is a bill that I presented to Dr. Nuccetelli at the workshop and I think she will acknowledge receiving it. It was paid for representing an individual Board member against another Board member. There was no Board resolution approving this. This is an individual matter and should not be paid with public dollars.

Dr. Nuccetelli: Is it on C-1?

Comm. Atallo: No, but it was paid last month.

Dr. Nuccetelli: If it is not on C-1 the discussion should be limited to C-1 and the items included in C-1.

Comm. Atallo: This is the payment of bills.

Dr. Nuccetelli: It should be limited to C-1 and the items in C-1.

Comm. Atallo: Secondly, an additional bill was paid to the firm of Ryglicki & Associates.

Dr. Nuccetelli: Is that this month?

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Dr. Nuccetelli: Then we are not going to discuss it this month. We already discussed it last month and we are…

Comm. Atallo: I didn’t have an opportunity to discuss it last month.

Dr. Nuccetelli: Well, we are going to only do C-1. You can do it under other business.

Comm. Atallo: Then I will bring it up under other business.

Comm. McDowell: Let me say this. Is this the view of the fiscal committee or is this your individual view? There are items that haven’t been brought up in workshop and I understand that there is time in between and sometimes not every item is discussed. But time and time again I keep hearing the individual view of you, Comm. Atallo, and it is not necessarily the view of the fiscal committee. If you have an individual view, I would ask that you and any other Board member just hold that to other business and you will have an opportunity to voice that. Right now we are dealing with committee recommendations. What are you, as the committee chair, and your committee recommending as far as bills to be paid?

Comm. Atallo: Let me proceed.

Comm. McDowell: Let’s call the question on C-1.

Comm. Atallo: Let me proceed.

Comm. McDowell: This is taking too long.

Comm. Atallo: I will proceed on the fiscal issues.

Comm. McDowell: Let’s take care of C-1.

Comm. Atallo: Regarding C-1, the issues I just raised were the issues of the majority of the fiscal committee.

Comm. McDowell: Let’s get a roll call on C-1.

Comm. Atallo: Unfortunately, we didn’t have the time to vote on them last month.

On roll call all members voted as follows:

Comm. Atallo: I vote no. Comm. Brown: Yes. Comm. Hodges: I vote no. Comm. Kline: I want to be specific on some of the items with regard to the vendors as I reviewed the check register. On number 346510, I recuse myself. On item 512815, I recuse myself. On item number 3793264, which incidentally has to do with payment to the Ryglicki firm, which Comm. Atallo made reference to and he was advised we can’t Page 49 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 discuss it, it is on the agenda in one of the bills. I am voting no on that one. I will vote yes on the rest. Comm. Moody: Yes. Comm. Santiago: Yes. Comm. Taylor: I want to pay all the bills for staff and for vendors. I am having trouble with the legal and I am also having trouble with keeping a lease that we have with the firm for the Sheridan property. I don’t want any of our people in it for any reason. I know about the school. You can demolish it and put a school there but I am leery about that as well. But I am not wanting to be involved with this lease and if we are able to break it, I want us to say that there are things wrong with the building. I think that is enough for us to not have this lease. I think you should pay because people are in there and we are renting it. I vote yes for the payment of those bills. I can say that I concur with Comm. Atallo on many parts of his agenda that he brings back to you but you are not asking each one of us. He is submitting it to you. Even though it sounds personal, it comes out like that because he asks and we ask for certain things that we don’t get until the night of our Board meeting. Recently, we had a week to get information and then we get information tonight. That is my concern about some of these bills. Comm. Kline: Point of order, Mr. President. Comm. McDowell: We are in the middle of roll call. Comm. Kline: I know but on my vote I inadvertently voted in favor of the Sheridan Avenue property continuation lease and I didn’t mean to vote yes. I meant to vote no on that so I would like to change that. I would like to make a note in the record for that. I am also opposed to the Sheridan Avenue site. Thank you. Comm. Vancheri: Yes. Comm. McDowell: I am going to vote yes but I just want to make note that I, too, was not for the accepting of the new newsletter company. When we don’t afford ourselves an opportunity to vote on the items, we sometimes leave ourselves in this predicament. The services have been rendered and bills must be paid. But just keep in mind that when we don’t, and some of us will have different excuses, give ourselves an opportunity to do what business needs to be done, this is what happens. My vote is yes.

The motion carried.

Resolution No. C-2

WHEREAS, there is a need to request district taxes, exclusive of debt service requirements to meet the needs of the School District for the month of November 2003; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education approves the request of district taxes, exclusive of debt service requirements needed to meet the obligations of the School District, for the month of November 2003, in the amount of $3,032,474.17 and that the City of Paterson is hereby requested to place in the hands of the Custodian of School Moneys that amount within the next thirty days, in accordance with the statutes relating thereto.

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Resolution No. C-3

WHEREAS, the New Jersey Administrative Code 6:20-2.13(a)-(c) requires the Board Secretary and the Board of Education to certify that no budgetary line item account has been over expended and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligation, now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves transfer of funds within the 2003-04 school year budget, for the month of August 2003, so that no budgetary line item account has been over expended and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations, as requested by various budget managers, and as identified in the list of transfers attached hereto and made a part of the minutes.

Resolution No. C-4

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education does hereby accept the Board Secretary A148 and the Report of the Treasurer A149, including the cash reconciliation between the reports for the month of August 2003, attached hereto and made a part of the minutes, and be it

RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education does accept the monthly certification of the Board Secretary/Business Administrator for the month of August 2003, attached hereto and made a part of the minutes, and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education approve the monthly certification of the State District Superintendent/Board of Education for the month of August 2003, attached hereto and made a part of the minutes, and be it

RESOLVED, that the New Jersey Administrative Code 6:20-2.13(a)-(c) requires the Board Secretary and the Board of Education to certify that no budgetary line item account has been over-expended and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations.

Resolution No. C-5

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District solicited open public bids for Privatization of Custodial Services, PPS-012-04; and

WHEREAS, the bid was awarded to Pritchard Industries, Inc. of Florham Park, NJ through appeal to the Department of Education in July 2003; and

WHEREAS, litigation was instituted by Control Building Services, Inc. of Secaucus, NJ and the award to Pritchard Industries, Inc. was enjoined; and

WHEREAS, due to this litigation the district will revise the technical specifications; and

WHEREAS, the district is allowed to reject all bids according to 18A:18A-22.d; and now therefore Page 51 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

BE IT RESOLVED, that the State District Superintendent rejects all bids for Privatization of Custodial Services, PPS-012-04, thus rescinding the award of the bid to Pritchard Industries, Inc. and re-bid the aforementioned services forthwith.

Resolution No. C-6

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District solicited open public bids for Temporary Classroom Units, PPS-047-04, on September 22, 2003, for the 2003-2004 school year; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District encourages open public bidding for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District recognizes the need for obtaining the lowest responsible bid for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, 18A:18A-22.d allows the Board to reject all bids; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District rejects all bids due to substantial revisions to the bid specifications for Temporary Classroom Units, PPS-047- 04.

Resolution No. C-7

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District identifies the need for IAQ lead testing and sampling, O&M Ahera Compliance and other assorted Environmental Issues in the Paterson Public Schools district-wide for FY 2003/2004; and

WHEREAS, the scope of IAQ lead testing and sampling, O&M Ahera Compliance and other Environmental Issues require the services of a professional organization. Detail Associates Inc. is licensed by the State of New Jersey for lead, asbestos, etc. Detail Associates is state contracted; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District issue a PO for $25,000 to Detail Associates Inc., 300 Grand Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey 07631 for their Professional Services on Environmental Issues district-wide for FY 2003/2004.

Resolution No. C-8

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District solicited proposals for Consultant Scoring Services, RFP-007-04; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District encourages open public bidding for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District recognizes the need for obtaining the lowest responsible bid for goods and services; and now therefore Page 52 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District awards a contract, as per the attached bid summary, for Consultant Scoring Services, RFP-007-04, for the 2003- 2004 school year, to the following vendor:

Notable Publishing 1049 Hillcrest Drive Neshanic Station, NJ 08853

Resolution No. C-9

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District solicited proposals for Gym and Auditorium Equipment, PPS-024-04, for the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 school years; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District encourages open public bidding for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District recognizes the need for obtaining the lowest responsible bid for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions stated in the Technical Specifications for Gym and Auditorium Equipment, PPS-024-04, the successful bidder shall provide services for the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 school years; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District awards a contract, as per the attached bid summary, for Gym and Auditorium Equipment, PPS-024-04, for the 2003-2004 school year, to the following vendor:

Corby Associates, Inc. 590 Grand Avenue Ridgefield, NJ 07657

Resolution No. C-10

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District solicited proposals for Elevator Maintenance and Repair, PPS-049-04; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District encourages open public bidding for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District recognizes the need for obtaining the lowest responsible bid for goods and services; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District awards a contract, as per the attached bid summary, for Elevator Maintenance and Repair, PPS-049-04, for the 2003-2004 school year, to the following vendor:

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Global Elevator Technologies 14 Masklee Court Totowa, NJ 07512

Resolution No. C-11

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District solicited proposals for Plumbing Supplies, PPS-050-04; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District encourages open public bidding for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District recognizes the need for obtaining the lowest responsible bid for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, it is recommended that the bid for Plumbing Supplies, PPS-050-04, be awarded to multiple vendors; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District awards a contract, as per the attached bid summary, for Plumbing Supplies, PPS-050-04, for the 2003-2004 school year, to the following vendors:

W.W. Grainger Grant Supply Co. 100 Grainger Pkwy. 901 Joyce Kilmer Ave. Lake Forest, IL 60045-5201 PO Box 7061 Items Awarded – 41 North Brunswick, NJ 08902 Items Awarded – 526

Interline Brand Inc. T.G. Neil Grand Hardware DBA: Sexauer 336 Market Street 531 Central Park Ave. Paterson, NJ 07505 Scarsdale, NY 10583 Items Awarded – 95 Items Awarded – 517

Resolution No. C-12

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District solicited proposals for Electric Supplies, PPS-051-04; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District encourages open public bidding for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District recognizes the need for obtaining the lowest responsible bid for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, it is recommended that the bid for Electric Supplies, PPS-051-04, be awarded to multiple vendors; and now therefore

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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District awards a contract, as per the attached bid summary, for Electric Supplies, PPS-051-04, for the 2003-2004 school year, to the following vendors:

Interline Brand Inc. T.G. Neil Grand Hardware DBA: Sexauer 336 Market Street PO Box 1000 Paterson, NJ 07505 White Plains, NY 10602 Items Awarded – 8 Items Awarded – 50

Turtle & Hughes Jewel Electric Supply Co. 1260 North Avenue 455 Third Street Plainfield, NJ 07062 Jersey City, NJ 07302 Items Awarded – 261 Items Awarded – 81

Resolution No. C-13

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District solicited proposals for Pre-Packaged Breakfast/Lunch (ready-to-eat), PPS-055-04; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District encourages open public bidding for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District recognizes the need for obtaining the lowest responsible bid for goods and services; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District awards a contract, as per the attached bid summary, for Pre-Packaged Breakfast/Lunch (ready-to-eat), PPS-055- 04, at $1.65 per lunch and $0.75 per breakfast, for the 2003-2004 school year, to the following vendor:

Kidz Gourmet 21-9 Mill Street Paterson, NJ 07501

Resolution No. C-14

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District solicited proposals for Supply and Delivery of Natural Gas, PPS-057-04; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District encourages open public bidding for goods and services; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District recognizes the need for obtaining the lowest responsible bid for goods and services; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District awards a contract, as per the attached bid summary, for Supply and Delivery of Natural Gas, PPS-057-04, for the Page 55 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

2003-2004 school year, from October 2003 through June 2004, at $1.58 markup and $1.50 fixed price, to the NYMEX Henry Hub gas cost, to the following vendor:

South Jersey Energy 1 South Jersey Plaza Folsom, NJ 08037

Resolution No. C-15

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has identified a need to provide transportation for the 2003-2004 school year for pupils of grades two, three and six, to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District ratifies the action of the State District Superintendent in renewing the following contract with D&M Tours, 131 Kingston Avenue, Hawthorne, New Jersey at a 2.11% increase for the school year 2003-2004:

Route# Destination Total Annual Contract SC1 Liberty Science Center $36,081.00

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State District Superintendent authorizes this action and the action is affirmed by the Paterson Board of Education.

Resolution No. C-16

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has identified a need to provide temporary transportation for Garrett Morgan pupils for the 2003-2004 school year to in district physical education programs; and

WHEREAS, informal telephone quotes were received by the Transportation Department; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board of Education ratifies the action of the State Business Administrator in awarding a temporary contract to Murphy Bus Company:

Route# Destination Vehicle Per Diem TGM2 Boys & Girls Club/Garrett Morgan $80.00

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State District Superintendent authorizes this action and the action is affirmed by the Paterson Board of Education.

Resolution No. C-17

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has identified a need to provide temporary transportation for Montclair State University pupils for the 2003-2004 school year to in district physical education programs; and

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WHEREAS, informal telephone quotes were received by the Transportation Department; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board of Education ratifies the action of the State Business Administrator in awarding a temporary contract to Jiggetts Transportation:

Route# Destination Vehicle Per Diem TMS4 YMCA – MSUPTA Gym $165.00

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State District Superintendent authorizes this action and the action is affirmed by the Paterson Board of Education.

Resolution No. C-18

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has identified a need to provide temporary transportation for Urban Leadership pupils for the 2003-2004 school year to in district programs; and

WHEREAS, informal telephone quotes were received by the Transportation Department; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board of Education ratifies the action of the State Business Administrator in awarding a temporary contract to Jiggetts Transportation:

Route# Destination Vehicle Per Diem TUL1 Urban Leadership Academy $81.00 TUL2 Urban Leadership Academy $81.00

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State District Superintendent authorizes this action and the action is affirmed by the Paterson Board of Education.

Resolution No. C-19

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has identified a need to provide transportation for out of district special education pupils; and

WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has agreed to jointure with other districts through the Passaic County Educational Services Commission and the District agrees to the terms of the contract agreement; and now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Public School District ratifies the action of the State District Superintendent in approving the contract agreement for the 2003-2004 school year; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the total estimated cost of the jointure agreement is as follows:

Route# School Est. Cost Per Route Surcharge Page 57 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

4058 Millburn Regional $12,819.33 $384.58 5002 Bergen Co. Tech. $8,482.98 $254.49 6035 Lrng. Ctr. for Exc. $8,747.27 $262.42 CTHI Adult Learning Ctr. $1,815.00 $54.45 BSBT Briarcliff School $980.00 $29.40 CHFA Children’s Spec. Hosp. $4,176.00 $125.28 VENT Venture Therapeutic $5,232.50 $156.98

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State District Superintendent authorizes this action and the action is affirmed by the Paterson Board of Education.

It was moved by Comm. Atallo, seconded by Comm. Santiago that Resolution Nos. C-2 through C-19 be adopted. On roll call all members voted in the affirmative. The motion carried.

Items Not Requiring A Vote

PERSONNEL Certified

04-A430. Approved compensation for staff of School No. 15 working in the after school program, from March 3, 2003 through May 29, 2003, as per settlement agreement, in an amount not to exceed $3,762.00:

Blanca Godinez Vidal Olivo

04-A431. Approved reclassifying existing position of District SRA Coordinator (PC No. 2587) to Supervisor and adjust salary for Nora Hoover accordingly, effective September 15, 2003.

04-A433. Approved compensation for instructional and support staff according to the procedures and guidelines of adult education funds for Great Falls Academy Evening Program, at an amount not to exceed $26,513.09.

04-A434. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Cesar Cabrera Psychologist/No. 18 $45,100 + 10/20/03 $1000 stipend

04-A435. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Helen Anderson Sp. Lang. Spec./ Sp. Lang. Spec./ 10/15/03 No. 27 No. 3 Page 58 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A437. Approved creating two teaching positions at John F. Kennedy High School to reduce class size, (1) Physical Education and (1) Science Teacher.

04-A440. Approved compensation for Thomas Popewiny according to the procedures and guidelines of Adult High School funds for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $6,336.00.

04-A442. Approved compensation for instructional and support staff according to the procedures and guidelines of Adult Education funds for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $5,148.00: (Dawn Klym)

04-A443. Approved compensation for staff at Alexander Hamilton Academy working in the after school program, during the 2003-2004 school year, at an approximate amount of $41,215.00:

Faith Bell Diana Dine Lisa Gagliardo Lisa Gayet John Goralski John Kasich Chyrell Mason Diane Rudd Kathy Schimpf Donna Petrin-Wall Janet Reed Tamara Robinson Donna Santulli Priscilla Durkin Tanya Williams

04-A444. Approved appointment of coaches for the Eastside High School Fall Sports Program, at an amount not to exceed $13,597.00:

Name Position Shawn Collins Assistant Football Simone Marcus Assistant Tennis Paula Robinson Marching Band Assistant

04-A445. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Benjamin Wood Tchr./MPACT Tchr./MSUPT, HARP, 10/03 MPACT, P.E. Dept.

04-A447. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Mercedes Vargas Sp. Lang Spec./ Sp. Lang. Spec./ 10/15/03 RCS, No. 15 Nos. 13, 27

04-A448. Approved creating a position control number for a Staff Development position for the Department of Special Programs, funded through Title II Part D, No Child Left Behind, effective September 2003.

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04-A449. Approved compensation for staff in the 16 Category I schools (4,5,6,8,10, 11,12,13,14,15,20,21,24,26,MLK,EWK) working in the NJASK 3-4 and GEPA 8 after school programs, beginning October 28, 2003 through March 11, 2004:

Karen Barbieri Jennifer Caputo Robert Carnicella Mercedes Cedano Dawn Ciarleglio Ivania Cioffi Stacy S. Correale Cheryl Daniel Carol De Ryder Peter Dolese Doreen Durando Patricia M. Ferrarella Nicholas Fierro Robert L. Fox Joseph Gaita Mabel Gonzalez Michele Holmes Florine Lathan Joseph Leonelli Tracey Lombardo Mary Margavitz Patricia Matthews Susan Mroz Livia Pepper Mary Jane Peralta Anna Petrullo Lisa Priddy Kathleen Rhein Clara Rico Hilary Schmidt Patricia Tahan Lolita Vaughan Janine M. Velock Lisa Warren Sharyn Wickman Geraldine I. Wondrack Annie Acree Louise Albert Beverly Berkowitz Dorinda Bullaro Vanessa Bunch Marquette Burgess Angela Cantatore Sonja Capers Frederick Chatman Monica Douyon Milena Eason Jacqueline Ebanks Susie England Denise Gibson Teresa Granata Monique Hall Melba Hardison Helen B. Harrison Kelly Hogans Charla Holder Teresa Holmes Jacquelyn Jeter Amanda Larrauri Joanne Mandano Lucile Mankovich Mary McNeill Robert J. McKee William Molloy Lorene Moore Vashtia Mosby Mary Nazareth Connie Oblige Michele Ocasio Jody Parker William Pursley Lee Resnick Curtis Robinson Arletta Salmond Roan Sterling Pedro Valdes Paul Van Laere Charles Walker Susan Ware David Wright Eugene Amato Steven Ashley Judith Augustine Michael Belmont Anne Bogdanos Janet Benfatti Cynthia Brooks Patricia Calafiore Louise Capra Karabi Chakrabarti Giovanni Cusmano Jill Davis Alexander De Negri James Dickinson Mary DiMaria Liliana Dougherty AnneMarie Ehler Deidre Edwards Teresa Emann Sheila Fanaras Rosalind Feliciano Rosalie Odigbo Toni Gennarelli Louis Gill Nathaniel Gerson Daniel Grullon Gloria Guzman Jehad Hazin Stephanie Hecht April Herrmann Deborah Hric Joyce Huster Colleen Kelly Jennifer Kittner Karen Kirby Annette Kline Janet Lentz Mercedes Lorenzo Mildred Lugo Patrick Mahon Sherron McGoldrick Ernest Messina Judith Shivy Jacqueline Micari Audrey Mocco Betsaida Morillo Gayle Musnikow Karen Pabst Jacqueline Ondimu Page 60 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Maria Pena Evelyn Petrow Lorraine Pirro Helene Prevosti Esther Pugatch Yolanda Ravelo Michael Renn Vivian Reyes Liza Rios Patricia Rocca Susan Savino Annette Romaniello Margaret Scillieri Jose Sendon Michelle Serenta Michelle Serrano Wayne Shaw Maggie Dock Maureen Sheridan Eugene Signoretti Cherly Simmen Adele Sirota Gail Small Joseph Smallheer Derwin Smith Joann Smith Marianne Vetter Brenda Walker Robert Young Fatimah Ali Bessie Ames Lavinia Arnett Joyce Belton Elaine Bisciotti Harriet Browner Dorian Butcher William Barnard Cynthia Campbell Montserra Gonzalez Lauretta Cole Connie Coleman Margaret Culmone Valerie Dade Esther Daw Denise Demaio Jennifer Dickson Marc Fanelli Pamela Felts Kim Freeman Judy Gajadhar Beatrice Galatin Doroth Henderson Nicole Hearon Dana LaGarde Reganne Hinton Judith Hjembo Aida Irizarry Kimberly Johnson Benny Jones Etta Jones Raymond Leopizzi Nancy Lomax Alana Lorber Dino Matesic Mary McGuire Marc Medley Sarah Moody Karen Moskal Maria Murray Hettie Nelson Paulette Newby Lois Penny Danelle Perrone Eldridge Pettway Janice Platt Lorraine Redding Violet Richards Barbara Rollins Barabar Rosser Ina Rubin Luz Santiago Liliana Santos Karyn Spingler Ida Stokley Moses Sturdivant Adelina Terwilliger Corliss Thomas Everett Thompson Stacey Wilkins Clifton Thompson Kimberlynn Wimberly Renee Wright Denisa Wilson-Avery John Zablocki Samuel Zuidema Charlene Allen Lou Ann Artigliere Susan Bickoff Lynne Blackowski Dorothy Burgis Anibal Cintron Biagio Conforti Barbara Counts Deborah Cox Maria Crespo Lauretta Darden Vivian Davis Linda DeLuccia Miguel Esquiche Leah Fabian Kathleen Foley Maria Gethins Rose Greco David Gurrieri Sharon Hancock Jaime Hernandez Keith Karsian Stephen Kayne Dorothy Kelder Christine Kober Linda Markert Ana Mendoza Ada Messano Linda Metaxas Mildred Montalvo Diane Morano Ida Odio Joanne Paradise Gail Pelosi Patricia Popovich Dorothy Puryear Jason Rieder Leslie Rosen Debra Schumpp Pamela Skidmore Peter Somoza Joy Spinelli Maria Taveras Gizelle Watson Maryke Alburg Tracy Arrieta Cynthia Brazer Kimyetta Bynum Robin Campbell Page 61 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Shiela Carrasquillo Joann Compesi William Conlee Lincoln Crane Juan De Miguel Gina Della Torre Rosemary Deluccia Danielle Dittmer Kenneth Eatman Angelique Michel Katy Esquiche Sergia Felix Marie Giegerich Lizandaa Gillespie Rebecca Goglia Eva Goodman Mary Gordon Nabil Guketlov Carol Healy Beverly Hill Sherry Hoffman Esther Kamenetsky Bruce King William LaSala Natasha Laderach Claudia Lee Susan Mair Barbara Malawer Blanca Martinez Andrew Mayewski Tonya McCombs Nubia Mendoza Arlene Mierop Alberta Monroe Fatima Muhammad Gloria Naparano Arthur Neufeld Laura Osback Ethel Pipkin Michelle Porcelli Sharon Reibel Robert Roach Lauren Rodriguez Estelle Rosenberg Rita Route Vera Schemly Lillie Sellars Adalila Sibrian Holly Sparano Krista Talerico Laraine Thorson Lourdes Tubil Jeffrey Ware Thomas Weir Juanita Williams Audrey Wilson Antoinette Young Edna Rey Graciella Ayala Howard Baldwin Jose Batista Sandra Beasley Carmen Benjamin Marquis Bradshaw Barry Bruckner Nylda Colon Nancy Desalvo Francine Friedman Calvin Harvell Edward Krawczyk Annabelle Lee Gloria Pereira Joann Pezzano Elena Quispe Alexander Sierra Marlene Tartaglia Margaret Turco Michele Vancheri Tamisha Windley June Young Ruth Adams Michelle Albritton Gloria Andrade Gina Bergen Sheryl Blankley Kathryn Bracy Lakeyba Brown David Calizaya Carol Cammon Raymond Carroll Francesco D’Amelio Sheila Chlupsa Catherine Daly Christine Damasceno Jannette Daniels Gayle DeNicola Nicole Della Valle Michael Fede Paul Fontanella Erma Freeman Pamela Frega Frances Gagliardo Patricia Gomez Timothy Graham Doris Gray Ingrid Hall Sandra Hill Darryl Jones Daniel Krankel Paul Lake Rosa Lisitano Robert Luciano William Marotta Maryann Marren Anissa Conyers Mary McClam Therea McGarrigle Marjory Nenadich John Oguje Melissa Pellegrino Alexandra Pirard Gilbert Rhein Elizabeth Rivas Margaret Santiago Michael Shanahan Patriacia Sidoti Zibute Arbuckle Boris Simon Phyllis Sklar Laurie Smith Monica Spencer Lisa Toscano Dawn Uttel Minna Wasserman Gloria Alejo Jesse Anderson Linette Caroselli Sean Carroll Wanda Cleaves Concetta Cocchiola Lauren Cooke Linda Dixon Jana Durando Page 62 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Charles Ferrer Stephanie Fleming Mary Forsatz Denise Frullo Nancy Gavel Anna Greenough Christine Hedquist Helen Hickmon Deborah Jenkins Essie Johnson Isabelle Kayal Debra Kownacki Leigh Ann Kwiecisnki John Kuzviwanz Susan Lamanna Lillian Leathers Mary Ledgard Fay Leicht Anna Liguori Hazel McLeod Elley Meiliker Toby Melamed Kathy Moraino Irene Morrison Anne Marie Mule Robert Onischuk Madeleine Pasternak Karen Pomerantz Kristy Rau Michael Reilly Luretta Jones Lorraine Seminerio Thomas Settembre Patricia Sumter Ronald Tuitt Jacqueline Wasserman Wilma Watson Beverly Woolfollk Rochelle Berger Nicole Bilodeau Virginia Bonora Anna Carino Lou Ann Crotty Casilda Jewell Christine Johnson Sharon Kirkman Mirtha Koch Lorraine Krieger Joann McKinney Jane Mulder Lauren Romer Mollyann Rubin Eileen Schram Edward Sheratsky Delia Soriano Laurie Tumin Patricia Watson Melissa Wesdyk Alberto Angel Thomas Whiteley Brenda Armstrong Cathleen Baron Anna Barone Jacqueline Barth Peggy Bonds Diana Brandt Joan Campbell Elaine Canellos Theresa Cleaves Carmen Coldiron Lucy Conte Edward Dale Lori DeMarco Norma DeSalvo Theresa Demaria Frank Devivo Susan Donnelly Paul Duncan Renee Onuoha Nikki Feeney Ruthye Armwood Frances Fleischer Nancy Garrity Anthony Giusto Blanca Godinez Rose Guerrero Peter Healy Brenda Henry Gayle Hopps Ferida Itez Beth Jacobs John James Anthony Jones Melvin Joyner Michelle Kline Laurie Koistra Jose Lachapel Ruben Maldonado Marina Martinez Joseph Mazur Barbara McEntryre David Murphy Kathleen Mustica Joanne Nasto Deborah Neubauer Rodrigo Patino Celia Morales Lourdes Pop David Ramirez Rueben Ramos Alma Reavis Ida Richardson Imelda Rodriguez Ellen Rose Mildred Malcolm Joseph Sabbath Ruthann Segal Ann Shaw Mary Lou Shedler Joseph Sisco Elsa Skinner Lenora Stansfield David Urban Julio Verano Jodie Weber Dennis Wyka Fern Abo Linda Adams Noreen Ambrose Linda Angus Monica Avitabile James Bacote Linda Battle Elizabeth Busnar Stephanie Bradshaw Rosemary Clive Crystal Cooper Jane Corrado Janet Dawson Betsy Diaz Crystal Dunlap Margaret Greenwald Vanessa Guzman Joyce Haas Page 63 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Patricia Haliskoe Lacey Haywood Kenya Hearns Terry Hollender Sharon Kochis Eileen Kelman Peter Langston Darlene Love John Marlowe Isabelle Mayer John McEntee Joyce McKnight Raul Mesa Wilfred Mills Michael Mincey Ingrid Monteagudo Helene Moscarell Gerald Napoleone Paulina Olivares Kellie Patterson Aileen Pellettiere Iris Pinkney Julie Powell Christina Hernandez Thomas Schaefer Marianne Silane Brenda Thomson Elaine Williams Patricia Zukovich Tina Bajrami Cathy Bennett Beverly Bowman Joseph Bruno Celete Burton Jean Caraccio John Chapman Patricia Chapman Ruth Ciaramella Joseph Contini Cora Davis Sylvia Daye Kay DeAngelo Denise Fatica Emily Feldman Xavier Fitzgerald Atondra Friday Susan Gerding Ronna Gilbert Tammy Gustafson Patricia Hillas Priscilla Insfran Sylvia Jones Naomi Juame Nancy Kavanagh Donna Kerwien Tina Krankel Beverly Lape Karen Liguori Annette Lisa Ross London Maria Lorenzi Janet Ludwig Judith Bruffy Sandra Macolino Elly Marco Carol Moore Aida Munoz Cathy Newton Jo-Ann Pinheiro Diane Pride Carolyn Pugh Harriet Rakowtiz Carolyn Ruffin Georgette Smith Brenda Spraggins Geri Taylor Carol Thompson Rhonda Tombiling Alicia VanDiver Anne Vitale Linda Wexler Kim Nutter Taya Yancey Shane Zeigler Christina Zimmermann Patricia Ackershoek Jacklyn Bazaz Irene Zottarelli Jane Bradley Darcia Cangro Heidi Cella Catherine Clark Jennifer DelColle Jennifer Doherty Maria Ferrulli Kenneth Garrabrant Lucia Gentile Donna Gilmore Thomasena Goddard Lillian Grassano Helen Guarente Jeffrey Gutt Judith Harbatkin Denise Hartung Edwin Hernandez Faith Hodges Michele Iuele Joanne Jemas Sigal Kaplan Kathryn Kay Michelle Lauren Anthony Licamara Adele Lisowski Cynthia Marchese Salvatore Marino Mary Mikardos Janice Notte Joseph Patscher Heather Pearson Iris Perez Carolyn Pisacreta James Polizzotto John Quinn Cynthia Richardson Carole Rittenberg Sarah Rodriguez Kenneth Roman Barbara Scarfo Maryann Somesla Maria Squeo Helena Steidl Adalgisa Toro Veva Tronci Ilmadeliz Vega Linda Dale Lizzie Walton Nobila Zuccato Sheri Watson Theresa Beagin Linda Benson Katherine Benevento Nicole Booker Georganna Bradley Millie Brooks Page 64 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Thomas Calamita Nina Carrington Montserro Pascuet Wendy Costello Annette Coward Nancy Dacunto Robin Decter Nancy DelMauro Cynthia Freeman Christopher Downs Linda Holley Margaret Jerchower Daniel Jones Robbin Keller Eve Kiraga Lori Kress Lorraine Madsen Carol Kunzig Casimira Martinez Lisa Mayer Lakisha Warren James McMullan Lorraine Mokos Sherry Graczyk Kristie McDaniel Tina Nucci Debra Barnes Rachael Oliver Carrie Osborne Sandra Pine Brenda Robinson Deborah Robinson Wilma Sanchez Moishe Shayland Marcella Simadiris Patrice Speroni Kymberley Staples Barbara Tanis Theresa Wright Marlaina Anderson Cara Aprile Christine Arena Thomas Atherton Richard Blauvelt Anita Bozzo Laura Bross Laurel Christos Udetta Garache Catherine Dargento Joseph Dawson Dawn DeFillipo Linda DeOliveira Linda DiMuro Kathleen Donnelly Ada Downing Vivian Faherty William Feeney Dara Gelerter Martin Greenwald Brenda Grillo Nancy Griner James Howell Hebert Huachaca Rosemarie Izzi Marcy Jatovsky Nellie Jenkins Linda Kearney Priscilla Kelly Jacob Kulik Patsy Lynch Karen Mack Diane Marchese Dwayne Maultsby Myra McDonald Tasha McKinney Lucia Miller Janice Morris Cherly Mucci Pius Musyoka Ana Ortiz Carol Panicucci Rosanna Paris Mary Pasquariello Beverly Passaro Pamela Paternoster Nancy Pearce Salvatore Picinich Thomas Popewiny Linda Rando Kathleen Ridings Robin Ringer Gladys Morales Meghan Rork Joseph Savastano Julie Silverman Elaine Silverstein Marilyn Simon James Squicciarini Audrey Taylor Sherri Thompson Venita Tomlinson Alexander Towli Cindy Turi Mary Valdivia Lyn Van Dyke Selena Walker Catherine Willis Jennifer Woods Casandra Yarborough Ericka Williams

04-A450. Approved compensation for staff in non-category schools (1,2,3,7, 9,16,17,18,19,25,27,NSW,AHA) working in the NJASK 3-4 and GEPA 8 after school programs, beginning October 28, 2003 through March 11, 2004:

Lisa Bauch Joseph Cheff Irene Cheski Ilene Cloughley Vermadeine Garner Rola Hannoush Marie Leonessa Laura Lopez Nicole Lovell Cedenia McCollum Mary McCaffrey Sandra Perry Marcia Petersson Michele Pio Lisa Portelli Page 65 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Kara Rice Jennifer Romano Stella Sawicki Jessica Troupe Kathleen Walters Ellen Wolff Maura Alvino Joseph Andriulli Louis Capozzi Trenace Charles Nazmul Chowdhury Marie Coffaro Francisco Colon Magda Colon Heather Crawford Ruth Del Paz Pamela DiPrima Beth Farina Domenica Gallipoli Arlene Glassman Carmela Harris William Jackson Sandy Joseph Rosemarie Kaplan Sunjoo Kim Michele Littman Annabelle Marco Laurinda Marino Norma Menchon Reina Mercado Greta Mills Vonda Morton Robynne Murray Stella Pasquariello Jennifer Pasaretti Dawna Pazant Diane Wilkins Jeanette Pernis Beverly Piekema Joseph Piela Jill Precel Rebecca Rosenfeld Karen Rinaggio Carmen Rivera Cynthia Sanchez Geralyne Sanzari Sherry Schwartz Sarah Laldee Patricia Taliaferro Jessica Villanueva Kathleen Tomaschek Annette Wallen Dorothy Williams Sylvia Williams Roberta Wolff Diana Zegarra Edwyn Acevedo Myrna Acosta Darina Alarcon Yolanda Algea Nadia Almaita Kathy Aprile Nadia Berrone Jennifer Brady Nancy Broyer Bernadette Bryant Vincente Campos Carmen Clinton Marlene Davidson Susanna Denude Mark DiGiacomo Roseann Dolan Diana Fatovic Kenelman Figueroa Monica Florez Shirley Glaubach Christopher Graber Dana Hellegers Ivette Hernandez Christopher Hofer Shirley Jones Elaine Kaufman Madelyn Valdes Nelson Mendez Patrica Mongelli Rosanna Mongelli Claudia Narvaez Michael Norman Lyn Oneil Grisel Panchery Maria Talley Ismari Perez John Pomponio Miriam Vega Ruth Windish Judy Zangara Lidia Zerquera Gloria Bennett Melissa Bensh Gary Brizzi Rosanne Buttacavoli Steven Gerard Theresa Gordon Rosa Kopic Denise Korman Marine LaSassa Linda Monnett Vernon Nealy Debra Patsel Marlene Polinik Cynthia M Santoli Frances Spencer Errol Steward Christine Sucorowski Nathan Thomas Richard Tolerico Barbara Turco John Vivino Catherine Winick Jan Wohld Leyla Abayhan Ruth Acevedo Linda Acheson Frank Aita Ahfaf Allan Marguerite Andre Alfredo Ardis Sandra Arlington Charlene Bavaro Skye Bayram Kathleen Belluardo Catalina Bernal Mary Boughton Colleen Breitwiesser Margaret Browne Julia Campo Lauren Cavallo Barbara Chiodo Marianne Cirelli Enid Collazo Gladys Combes Kathleen Comer Karen Conroy Lori D’Amelio Page 66 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Linda Dale Donna Davis Cynthia DeAngelo Beverly DeSalvo Esther Benet Ruth Dixon Michele Dubester Kerry Ducharme Abdelhamid Eid Patrice Enyart Stephanie Fava Leslie Fodi Bianca Gaibrois Mariann Glassberg Beverly Gorovoy Rhoda Goteh Yvonne Guzman Russell Holck Amy Huebner Renee Jackson Barbara Jarosz Gary Kabbash Loralee Karcich Zizy Katat Fawn Kennedy Lori Levitt Magda Ludena Edward Mabel Jacqueline Maio Robin Malone Patricia Marra Loretta Miller Gretchen Minadeo Joann Minichino Rosemary Moreno Jeanne Murgolo Bernadette Murray Bassima Mustafa Sarah Birth Amanda Nocella Fernando Nunez Theresa Oates Donna Piroino Janie Prescott Elizabeth Reifman Debbie Reiher Paula Robinson Carol Sadowsky Nancy Samra Kathleen Schnorr Mary Smith Kristin Sobieski Susan Soobzokov Lourde Stanton Lynn Tarant Claudette Tencza Phyllis Terrano James Trapanese Cicely Warren Alberta Weissman Ligia Wiersma Nicole Wilczynski Esther Wollruch James Woodcock Leighton Yates Elaine Ziff Maryann Ziolkowski Elmas Aliu Geraldine Aquart Cathy Blank Ivetee Caraballo Janet Espinosa Alice Filipelli Patricia Fusaro Laurie Kelly Joan Lantka Brenda Lawson Linda Leprotto Beatrice Loftus Denese McPherson Emma Ordonez Michael Paciga Raul Quispe Raquel Reyes Deborah Schwarz Maribel Vega Arleen Weil Joseph Bendziewicz Maria Fonseca Debra Foody William Gross Kathleen Hanrahan Leslie Jones Robin Gaskin Nikki Kreitz Maryellen Krisak Anna Labash Arlene Locicero Marlene Llyons Joseph Moore Jessica Mooring Nadia Mrozowski Matthew Muscari Nancy Poznanski Katherine Romanoff Katherine Romanoff Olga Sakac Mary Smizer Maribeth Strumolo Anna Suizzo Sean M. Sutter Linda Wilson Melissa Alarcon Kristine Alfano Robert Allen Aexander Alvarez Anthony Barbara Ronald Barone Janice Basilicato Laurie Baukema Richard Bernhardt Charles Bittrolff Joann Blauschild Jonna Caramico Emily Chin Mary Cinquino Jennifer Ciocco Cheryl De Pascale Rachel Deutsch Lillian Demartino Andrew Domicolo Phyllis Dorino Denise Duffy Carlos Garcia Flor Gomez Barbara Graham Debra R. Gossman Nicole Hampson Josephine Heberling Lucille Henderson Soraya Huamanchumo Amanda Konecny Page 67 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Kimberly Kost Mariat Kozrosh Carmen Lagatol Dawn Lee Andrea Luckey Laura Luhrs Warren McDowell Craig Mcphee Lynn Menna Helen Morgenstern Evellyn Mueller James Murphy Jessica Muzzio Gail Nolton Modestino Olivero Gloria Page Christin Peragallo Melissa Petraccoro Patrick Pitcher Joan Pressburger Christine Reichert Carlita Rodriguez Ileana Rodriguez Corisa Romano Josefina Sandoval Nadine Scopoulis Susanne Sental Alessandra Sgroi Roberta Silitsky Marguerite Sullivan Rayna Totino Anne Marie Urgovitch Pamela Vermaas Lynne Walker Dorothy Yilmaz Donna Ziccardi Josefa Basalo Jennifer Bosma Karen Delillo Ronald Esquiche Katherine Fecanin Barbara Firrincili Jean Frankoski Pamela Grosso Sharleen Hamilton Lida Havel James Kilgour Barbara Kimberlin Martha Mazzone Gayle Merritt Lisa Meyer Sharon Miller Luana Randolph Nicole Nolan Ann Ortez Evelyn Parker Voula Psarros Debrah Resnick Angela Sigismondi Dennis Smith Elizabeth Tursick Dolores Varano Barbara Berman Patricia Boatner Patricia Bonner Raysa Boyer Joann Cascamo Virgnia Chandless Norcliffe Davison Lisa De Angelo Elizabeth Dickinson Kathleen Donohue Patrice Dugger June Eckardt Annette Elton Sharon Falzo Laura Ferragino Michele Flagg Barbara Flynn Rosemary Giannotta Jessie Giella Jill Graham Michele Grevesen Suzanne Higgins Antoinette Hindie Nancy Hooten Julie Jones Dina Aidabole Gail Kesier Anne Kempner Lynne Kolb Daryl Laws Jean Lifshotz Katherine Marks Diane Matano Donna Meisberger Peter Melchiano Steven Miller Jennifer Motta Karen Pardo Laura Phillips Carolyn Piccolo Jennifer Rodas Ivan Rosa Antoinette Shadiack Christine Shadiack Akmed Kamara Lethola Walton Joan Winoker Amanda Bauer Patricia Blayer Diane Boscarino Ann Bradbury Douglas Bristol Ann Chatman Irene Brunt Jane Capter Carlos Cardenas Jill Cisneros Janette Cordero Marianne Cornell Lori Crudup Joanna DeMarco Anna Fattorusso Jennifer Freid Stephen Gambuti Trista Korsak Barbara Gibbons Pamel Green Joanna Guarneri Denise Gueci Theres Hansen Marlene Harvey Carolyn Haussler Kathleen Higgins Viola Holden Mary Hoppe Nancy Horowitz Malgorzata Jeczen Ryan Kelly Donna Krieger Steven Lavorgna Brenda Leslie Patricia Liguori Page 68 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Mary Ludlum Roselle Mastrogiovanni Carolyn Mayewski Angela McCran Marianne McCarthy Mary McaDams Wanda Medina Patricia Montalto Magaly Perez Horace Perkins Patricia Peterson Carmine Pindilli Samantha Rinbrand Kathleen Romano Nicki Sajban Cayetana Santos Deborah Schechtel Wayne Schiele Salvatore Seminerio Apryl Sneed Sharon Stapinski Donna Trommelen Elenh Tsimpedes Joanna Tsimpedes Patricia Wardrop William Willemsen Melissa Witt Greta Allen-Thomas Frances Bardino Natalie Bogert Nancy Boorujian Joseph Borchard Nancy Constable Wendy Cox Michelle Gates Elizabeth Leppert Vertrica Ghee Patricia Giesler Deborah Greenspan Anthony Guerrieri Elizabeth Henry Dororthea Hepsen Richard Lutz Fred Makofka Olive Martin Ann Mathews Angela McCallum Teresa Mola Kathleen Moon Lois Oppenheim Claudia Orlando Suzanne Pasquariello Phyllis Pedersen Janette Selino Erin Taylor Susan Tellefsen Lind Thayer Adolfo Ultimo Deborah Abbood Andre Alston Carol Brezsnyak Chyrell Mason Diana Dine Maureen Errity Zalika Etienne Darcel Francia Lisa Gagliardo Steve Galasso Virginia Galizia Lisa Gayet Saundra Generals Elizabeth Gonzalez John Goralski Vicky Goulis John Kasich Jeffrey Klein Alicai Mayo Vicki McKiernan Darroll Meyer Donna Wall Holly Piccola Valerie Purciello Alyssa Radomski Amy Richardson Diane Rudd Kathleen Schimpf Ellen Zakian Cathleen Zehnacker

04-A451. Approved compensation for instructional assistants working in the Category I schools in the NJASK 3 and GEPA 8 after school programs, beginning October 28, 2003 through March 11, 2004:

Arlene Bradshaw Joyce Campbell Diane Caparso Sophia Chain Michelle Coleman Julliet DaCosta James Hargrove Pamela Anita Harrison Christine Alsharif Mahzabeen Chodhury Christina D’Agosta Blendia Hardy Hephte Ramirez Lillian Roseberry Bryant Sampson Patricia Savino Alicia Stephens Maria Aguilar Rose Baldwin Marcus Barnes Gwendolyn DeLeon Stacy Fuller Michael Godrey Luana Hatcher Shirley hayes Lydia Martinez Sophia Moncrieffe Kendrick Nelson Travis Nelson Jackie Thompson Nicolette Thompson Isaac Williams Evelyn Arnett Catherin Cintron Marilyn Hall James Allen Steven Brown Page 69 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Dolly Covarrubias Mercedes Diaz Ralph Evans Carey Koehnen Herminio Lara Lenore Maine Gloria Olave Diane Sheppard Tenet Williams Ruben Aleman Yvonne Gonzalez Judy Walsh Carmelita Chestnut Maxine Cummings Lurena Leftwich Christine Maldonado Miriam Velez Miriam Velez Pamels Williams Nasima Choudhury Nicholas Consoli Lamar Miller Sandra Navedo Lydia Olivo Shepard Alston Consuelo Alva Carmen Bermudez Maritza Geigel Gail Harvey Deborah James Carol Ramos Regina Moore Justina Rosario Surina Cepero Elaine Green Patrisha holmes Irma Jones Mazie Kendrick Carmen Maldonado Migdalia Norona Luis Palacio Raul Quispe Victor Romero Betsaida Tobler Carmen Vazquez Mary Veronelli Gloria Landi Elizabeth Lara Cynthia Carter Nathalee Fairmon Patricia Heffran Jessica Hinton Joan Lee Tina Maldonado Annette Oquendo Aderonke Otubanjo Louis Sciandra Simone Bailey Keith Burgess Anita Fulmore Alter Holmes Arlethia Kelley Jeanne Mack Lorena Cruz Shelley Moore Lisbeth Moran Hannah Secka Doris Torres Marjorie White Irtiaq Alabdelrazzag Shirley Arturo Joseph Donohue Emily Martinez Kim Mceachern Shirley Rogers Jimmy Rosa Gladys Santiago Linda Wojtecki Mufida Albargothy Jennifer O’Neal Curtis Powell Sherman Staton Sheree Williams Alberta Alston Fannie Askew Shavelle Cordova Rosie Cox Sandra Drysdale Andrea Garcia Sylvia Herbert Brandy Jenkins Carmen Maggio Jacqueline Mills Jessica Negit Francisca Perez Sheila Prescod Craig Redmond Dores Santamaria Linda Shevack Margo Wynn Michael Young Hector Ayala Diane Castiglione Earline Jackson Tamiko Jackson Barbara McKoy Zelma Melendez Kathleen Moore Sara Padden Haydee Pagan Blanca Rios Josephine Schott Haifa Abugosh Carrie Ali Ruben Alonso Annamarie Barlikas Bevelyn Bowman Carmen Correa Aracelis Cruz Juana Fiorito Daniel Gagliardi Stefania Gagliardi Aida Garcia Deborah Gessler Norman Gonzalez Rosa Hernandez Vincent Hunter Jamie McDuffie Catherine McGinnis Bernard Moore Michele Moya Santiago Ortiz Maria Osorio Eva Razzak Patricia Roberts Carmen Roman Carmen Santos Mary Shannon Joan Solaro Brenda Steward Alcira Tambini Altagracia Tapia Rosalyn Walton Angela Washington Page 70 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Alonza Adams Almy Chunga Gladys Crespo Rosa Guerra Lourdes Inda Herbert McCutcheon Lucy Pratt Laura Pucheta Bryant Quispe Gloria Rodriguez Dennicy Rosario Eve Rumph Joan Walsh Jessica Campos Jocelyn Cruz Carmen Moran Maria Pagan Calvina Reynolds

04-A452. Approved compensation for guidance counselors for services during the summer program at Eastside High School, at an amount not to exceed $5,445.00:

Walter Heyer Frances Hennen Jeanette Edwards Joanette Weiss Stanley Sumter Matilde Louro Angela Scillieri Michael Kane Jeannette Wallace Beverly Tesoriero Atlanta Hall

04-A453. Approved compensation for teachers working in the Apple Care Special Edition extended day program, during 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $15,840.00:

Mark Roland Peter Portas

04-A454. Approved assignments as monitor for the students during breakfast for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $3,167.500:

Greta Mills Dorothy Williams

04-A457. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Pamela Vermaas Tchr./No. 18 Tchr./No. 10 10/20/03

04-A459. Approved compensation for staff of Edward W. Kilpatrick School who accompany students to Hoffman-LaRoche after school program on Wednesdays from 3:00 until 5:30 p.m.:

Lolita Vaughan Valerie Mancinelli Nick Fierro Robert Fox Stacy Correale Patricia Tahan Sherry Tumminello Lisa Warren Karen Barbieri Jennifer Caputo Joseph Leonelli Robert Carnicella Patricia Tahan

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04-A460. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Ruth Delapaz Tchr./No. 2 Tchr./No. 13 10/7/03

04-A461. Approved vacation buy-back compensation for Jacqueline Jones for five (5) days for responsibilities related to the opening of schools for September 2003.

04-A462. Approved correcting position control number 1860 from COGMI, Special Education to Personal Aide, Special Education.

04-A463. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Howard Anderson Cnslr./JFKHS(.6), Cnslr./JFKHS(.4), 9/30/03 EHS(.4) EHS(.6)

04-A466. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Blanca LeDuc Lead Monito/IHS,PANTHER $7.30/hr. 10/14/03

04-A467. Approved compensation for teachers serving as mentors to teachers in the Provisional Route Program:

Vanessa Bunch Nylda Colon Atondra Friday Mary Gordon Lillian Lopez Sandra Monteagudo Connie O’Blige JoAnn Pezzano Linda DiMuro Milena Eason Nancy Gavel Mary McClam John Vivino Carol Broda Evelyn Goodlett Bonnie Miele Florecio Moran

04-A469. Approved transfer of position control numbers for staff at School No. 15:

Elba Rosario Carmen Marchetti

04-A470. Approved appointment of Kathleen Rumsby as part-time teacher for Silk City Academy, for the 2003-2004 school year, in the amount of $24,453.00.

04-A471. Approved compensation for Ronny Guerra to teacher English classes for the HSPA program, on September 16, 23, 20 and 27, 2003, not to exceed $198.00.

04-A472. Approved creating a position control number for Social Studies Teacher at School No. 15. Page 72 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A473. Approved stipend for Helen Prevost for completing the Superintendent’s Annual MGM Program at Montclair State University each year as long as she teaches 6th, 7th, or 8th grade math, in the amount of $2,500.00.

04-A474. Approved compensation for teachers from John F. Kennedy High School attending Collaborative Friends Group Training, on August 18-20, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $2,376.00:

Florida Cotto Danielle Hoffman Darrell Smith Renee Cleaves

04-A475. Approved compensation for Lisa Araujo to teach math for the HSPA after school and Saturday programs, beginning September 15 through October 1, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $297.00.

04-A476. Approved compensation for LEAP Resource Teachers to monitor the LEAP after school program, at an amount not to exceed $5,940.00:

Vivian Dudley Jacalyn Melchiano Ramona Serrano

04-A477. Approved compensation for LEAP Intervention Tutor Teachers working in the after school program, beginning October 2003 through April 2004:

Jody Parker William Pursley Lee Resnick Curtis Robinson Arletta Salmond Roan Sterling Pedro Valdes Paul Van Laere Charles Walker Susan Ware David Wright Eugene Amato Steven Ashley Judith Augustine Michael Belmont Anne Bogdanos Janet Benfatti Cynthia Brooks Patricia Calafiore Louise Capra Karabi Chakrabarti Giovanni Cusmano Jill Davis Alexander De Negri James Dickinson Mary DiMaria Liliana Dougherty AnneMarie Ehler Deidre Edwards Teresa Emann Sheila Fanaras Rosalind Feliciano Rosalie Odigbo Toni Gennarelli Louis Gill Nathaniel Gerson Daniel Grullon Gloria Guzman Jehad Hazin Stephanie Hecht April Herrmann Deborah Hric Joyce Huster Colleen Kelly Jennifer Kittner Karen Kirby Annette Kline Janet Lentz Mercedes Lorenzo Mildred Lugo Patrick Mahon Sherron McGoldrick Ernest Messina Judith Shivy Jacqueline Micari Audrey Mocco Betsaida Morillo Gayle Musnikow Karen Pabst Jacqueline Ondimu Maria Pena Evelyn Petrow Lorraine Pirro Helene Prevosti Esther Pugatch Yolanda Ravelo Michael Renn Vivian Reyes Liza Rios Patricia Rocca Susan Savino Annette Romaniello Margaret Scillieri Jose Sendon Michelle Serenta Michelle Serrano Wayne Shaw Maggie Dock Maureen Sheridan Eugene Signoretti Cherly Simmen Adele Sirota Gail Small Joseph Smallheer Derwin Smith Joann Smith Marianne Vetter Brenda Walker Robert Young Fatimah Ali Bessie Ames Lavinia Arnett Joyce Belton Elaine Bisciotti Harriet Browner Dorian Butcher William Barnard Cynthia Campbell Montserra Gonzalez Lauretta Cole Connie Coleman Margaret Culmone Valerie Dade Esther Daw Denise Demaio Jennifer Dickson Marc Fanelli Pamela Felts Kim Freeman Judy Gajadhar Beatrice Galatin Doroth Henderson Nicole Hearon Dana LaGarde Reganne Hinton Judith Hjembo Aida Irizarry Kimberly Johnson Benny Jones Etta Jones Raymond Leopizzi Nancy Lomax Alana Lorber Dino Matesic Mary McGuire Marc Medley Sarah Moody Karen Moskal Maria Murray Hettie Nelson Paulette Newby Lois Penny Danelle Perrone Eldridge Pettway Janice Platt Lorraine Redding Violet Richards Barbara Rollins Barabar Rosser Ina Rubin Luz Santiago Liliana Santos Karyn Spingler Ida Stokley Page 74 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Moses Sturdivant Adelina Terwilliger Corliss Thomas Everett Thompson Stacey Wilkins Clifton Thompson Kimberlynn Wimberly Renee Wright Denisa Wilson-Avery John Zablocki Samuel Zuidema Charlene Allen Lou Ann Artigliere Susan Bickoff Lynne Blackowski Dorothy Burgis Anibal Cintron Biagio Conforti Barbara Counts Deborah Cox Maria Crespo Lauretta Darden Vivian Davis Linda DeLuccia Miguel Esquiche Leah Fabian Kathleen Foley Maria Gethins Rose Greco David Gurrieri Sharon Hancock Jaime Hernandez Keith Karsian Stephen Kayne Dorothy Kelder Christine Kober Linda Markert Ana Mendoza Ada Messano Linda Metaxas Mildred Montalvo Diane Morano Ida Odio Joanne Paradise Gail Pelosi Patricia Popovich Dorothy Puryear Jason Rieder Leslie Rosen Debra Schumpp Pamela Skidmore Peter Somoza Joy Spinelli Maria Taveras Gizelle Watson Maryke Alburg Tracy Arrieta Cynthia Brazer Kimyetta Bynum Robin Campbell Shiela Carrasquillo Joann Compesi William Conlee Lincoln Crane Juan De Miguel Gina Della Torre Rosemary Deluccia Danielle Dittmer Kenneth Eatman Angelique Michel Katy Esquiche Sergia Felix Marie Giegerich Lizandaa Gillespie Rebecca Goglia Eva Goodman Mary Gordon Nabil Guketlov Carol Healy Beverly Hill Sherry Hoffman Esther Kamenetsky Bruce King William LaSala Natasha Laderach Claudia Lee Susan Mair Barbara Malawer Blanca Martinez Andrew Mayewski Tonya McCombs Nubia Mendoza Arlene Mierop Alberta Monroe Fatima Muhammad Gloria Naparano Arthur Neufeld Laura Osback Ethel Pipkin Michelle Porcelli Sharon Reibel Robert Roach Lauren Rodriguez Estelle Rosenberg Rita Route Vera Schemly Lillie Sellars Adalila Sibrian Holly Sparano Krista Talerico Laraine Thorson Lourdes Tubil Jeffrey Ware Thomas Weir Juanita Williams Audrey Wilson Antoinette Young Edna Rey Graciella Ayala Howard Baldwin Jose Batista Sandra Beasley Carmen Benjamin Marquis Bradshaw Barry Bruckner Nylda Colon Nancy Desalvo Francine Friedman Calvin Harvell Edward Krawczyk Annabelle Lee Gloria Pereira Joann Pezzano Elena Quispe Alexander Sierra Marlene Tartaglia Margaret Turco Michele Vancheri Tamisha Windley June Young Ruth Adams Michelle Albritton Gloria Andrade Gina Bergen Page 75 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Sheryl Blankley Kathryn Bracy Lakeyba Brown David Calizaya Carol Cammon Raymond Carroll Francesco D’Amelio Sheila Chlupsa Catherine Daly Christine Damasceno Jannette Daniels Gayle DeNicola Nicole Della Valle Michael Fede Paul Fontanella Erma Freeman Pamela Frega Frances Gagliardo Patricia Gomez Timothy Graham Doris Gray Ingrid Hall Sandra Hill Darryl Jones Daniel Krankel Paul Lake Rosa Lisitano Robert Luciano William Marotta Maryann Marren Anissa Conyers Mary McClam Therea McGarrigle Marjory Nenadich John Oguje Melissa Pellegrino Alexandra Pirard Gilbert Rhein Elizabeth Rivas Margaret Santiago Michael Shanahan Patriacia Sidoti Zibute Arbuckle Boris Simon Phyllis Sklar Laurie Smith Monica Spencer Lisa Toscano Dawn Uttel Minna Wasserman Gloria Alejo Jesse Anderson Linette Caroselli Sean Carroll Wanda Cleaves Concetta Cocchiola Lauren Cooke Linda Dixon Jana Durando Charles Ferrer Stephanie Fleming Mary Forsatz Denise Frullo Nancy Gavel Anna Greenough Christine Hedquist Helen Hickmon Deborah Jenkins Essie Johnson Isabelle Kayal Debra Kownacki Leigh Ann Kwiecisnki John Kuzviwanz Susan Lamanna Lillian Leathers Mary Ledgard Fay Leicht Anna Liguori Hazel McLeod Elley Meiliker Toby Melamed Kathy Moraino Irene Morrison Anne Marie Mule Robert Onischuk Madeleine Pasternak Karen Pomerantz Kristy Rau Michael Reilly Luretta Jones Lorraine Seminerio Thomas Settembre Patricia Sumter Ronald Tuitt Jacqueline Wasserman Wilma Watson Beverly Woolfollk Rochelle Berger Nicole Bilodeau Virginia Bonora Anna Carino Lou Ann Crotty Casilda Jewell Christine Johnson Sharon Kirkman Mirtha Koch Lorraine Krieger Joann McKinney Jane Mulder Lauren Romer Mollyann Rubin Eileen Schram Edward Sheratsky Delia Soriano Laurie Tumin Patricia Watson Melissa Wesdyk Alberto Angel Thomas Whiteley Brenda Armstrong Cathleen Baron Anna Barone Jacqueline Barth Peggy Bonds Diana Brandt Joan Campbell Elaine Canellos Theresa Cleaves Carmen Coldiron Lucy Conte Edward Dale Lori DeMarco Norma DeSalvo Theresa Demaria Frank Devivo Susan Donnelly Paul Duncan Renee Onuoha Nikki Feeney Ruthye Armwood Frances Fleischer Nancy Garrity Anthony Giusto Page 76 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Blanca Godinez Rose Guerrero Peter Healy Brenda Henry Gayle Hopps Ferida Itez Beth Jacobs John James Anthony Jones Melvin Joyner Michelle Kline Laurie Koistra Jose Lachapel Ruben Maldonado Marina Martinez Joseph Mazur Barbara McEntryre David Murphy Kathleen Mustica Joanne Nasto Deborah Neubauer Rodrigo Patino Celia Morales Lourdes Pop David Ramirez Rueben Ramos Alma Reavis Ida Richardson Imelda Rodriguez Ellen Rose Mildred Malcolm Joseph Sabbath Ruthann Segal Ann Shaw Mary Lou Shedler Joseph Sisco Elsa Skinner Lenora Stansfield David Urban Julio Verano Jodie Weber Dennis Wyka Fern Abo Linda Adams Noreen Ambrose Linda Angus Monica Avitabile James Bacote Linda Battle Elizabeth Busnar Stephanie Bradshaw Rosemary Clive Crystal Cooper Jane Corrado Janet Dawson Betsy Diaz Crystal Dunlap Margaret Greenwald Vanessa Guzman Joyce Haas Patricia Haliskoe Lacey Haywood Kenya Hearns Terry Hollender Sharon Kochis Eileen Kelman Peter Langston Darlene Love John Marlowe Isabelle Mayer John McEntee Joyce McKnight Raul Mesa Wilfred Mills Michael Mincey Ingrid Monteagudo Helene Moscarell Gerald Napoleone Paulina Olivares Kellie Patterson Aileen Pellettiere Iris Pinkney Julie Powell Christina Hernandez Thomas Schaefer Marianne Silane Brenda Thomson Elaine Williams Patricia Zukovich Tina Bajrami Cathy Bennett Beverly Bowman Joseph Bruno Celete Burton Jean Caraccio John Chapman Patricia Chapman Ruth Ciaramella Joseph Contini Cora Davis Sylvia Daye Kay DeAngelo Denise Fatica Emily Feldman Xavier Fitzgerald Atondra Friday Susan Gerding Ronna Gilbert Tammy Gustafson Patricia Hillas Priscilla Insfran Sylvia Jones Naomi Juame Nancy Kavanagh Donna Kerwien Tina Krankel Beverly Lape Karen Liguori Annette Lisa Ross London Maria Lorenzi Janet Ludwig Judith Bruffy Sandra Macolino Elly Marco Carol Moore Aida Munoz Cathy Newton Jo-Ann Pinheiro Diane Pride Carolyn Pugh Harriet Rakowtiz Carolyn Ruffin Georgette Smith Brenda Spraggins Geri Taylor Carol Thompson Rhonda Tombiling Alicia VanDiver Anne Vitale Linda Wexler Kim Nutter Taya Yancey Shane Zeigler Page 77 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Christina Zimmermann Patricia Ackershoek Jacklyn Bazaz Irene Zottarelli Jane Bradley Darcia Cangro Heidi Cella Catherine Clark Jennifer DelColle Jennifer Doherty Maria Ferrulli Kenneth Garrabrant Lucia Gentile Donna Gilmore Thomasena Goddard Lillian Grassano Helen Guarente Jeffrey Gutt Judith Harbatkin Denise Hartung Edwin Hernandez Faith Hodges Michele Iuele Joanne Jemas Sigal Kaplan Kathryn Kay Michelle Lauren Anthony Licamara Adele Lisowski Cynthia Marchese Salvatore Marino Mary Mikardos Janice Notte Joseph Patscher Heather Pearson Iris Perez Carolyn Pisacreta James Polizzotto John Quinn Cynthia Richardson Carole Rittenberg Sarah Rodriguez Kenneth Roman Barbara Scarfo Maryann Somesla Maria Squeo Helena Steidl Adalgisa Toro Veva Tronci Ilmadeliz Vega Linda Dale Lizzie Walton Nobila Zuccato Sheri Watson Theresa Beagin Linda Benson Katherine Benevento Nicole Booker Georganna Bradley Millie Brooks Thomas Calamita Nina Carrington Montserro Pascuet Wendy Costello Annette Coward Nancy Dacunto Robin Decter Nancy DelMauro Cynthia Freeman Christopher Downs Linda Holley Margaret Jerchower Daniel Jones Robbin Keller Eve Kiraga Lori Kress Lorraine Madsen Carol Kunzig Casimira Martinez Lisa Mayer Lakisha Warren James McMullan Lorraine Mokos Sherry Graczyk Kristie McDaniel Tina Nucci Debra Barnes Rachael Oliver Carrie Osborne Sandra Pine Brenda Robinson Deborah Robinson Wilma Sanchez Moishe Shayland Marcella Simadiris Patrice Speroni Kymberley Staples Barbara Tanis Theresa Wright Marlaina Anderson Cara Aprile Christine Arena Thomas Atherton Richard Blauvelt Anita Bozzo Laura Bross Laurel Christos Udetta Garache Catherine Dargento Joseph Dawson Dawn DeFillipo Linda DeOliveira Linda DiMuro Kathleen Donnelly Ada Downing Vivian Faherty William Feeney Dara Gelerter Martin Greenwald Brenda Grillo Nancy Griner James Howell Hebert Huachaca Rosemarie Izzi Marcy Jatovsky Nellie Jenkins Linda Kearney Priscilla Kelly Jacob Kulik Patsy Lynch Karen Mack Diane Marchese Dwayne Maultsby Myra McDonald Tasha McKinney Lucia Miller Janice Morris Cherly Mucci Pius Musyoka Ana Ortiz Carol Panicucci Rosanna Paris Mary Pasquariello Beverly Passaro Page 78 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Pamela Paternoster Nancy Pearce Salvatore Picinich Thomas Popewiny Linda Rando Kathleen Ridings Robin Ringer Gladys Morales Meghan Rork Joseph Savastano Julie Silverman Elaine Silverstein Marilyn Simon James Squicciarini Audrey Taylor Sherri Thompson Venita Tomlinson Alexander Towli Cindy Turi Mary Valdivia Lyn Van Dyke Selena Walker Catherine Willis Jennifer Woods Casandra Yarborough Ericka Williams

04-A478. Approved compensation for high school mathematics teacher to teach Algebra I course to Grade 8 students, beginning October 9, 2003 through June 18, 2004:

David Lowe Amal Saad William Roman Claire Bussanick Mercy David Eric Polo Sarai Molina Elizabeth Babones Sylvia Mokvy Alfred Quaynor Samuel Ayres Serge Laguerre Janelle Vega Vivian Gaines Barbara Rugys Dilber Yildirim Banmali Banerjee Omoluwa Eimakhu

04-A479. Approved compensation to teachers of School No. 2 attending the SFA training on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $2,300.00:

Jennifer Passarett Domenica Gallipoli Karen Rinaggio Carmela Harris Alejandra Vidal Jorge Cruz Norma Menchon Christian Andretta Pam DiPrima Greta Mills Geri Sanzari Rosemarie Kaplan Belinda Casais Sunjoo Kim Jill Precel Sylvia Williams

04-A480. Approved compensation to teachers of School No. 6 attending the SFA training on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $2,600.00:

Pamela Fetts Janice Platt Mary McGuire Sarah Moody Zena Williams Esther Daw Maragaret Culmone Michele McAnuf Pepukayi J. Levine Connie Coleman Corliss Thomas Denise DeMaio Joyce Belton Lois Penny Elaine Biscotti Linda Murro Bessie Ames Dorothy Hendersen Judy Gajadher Karyn Spingler Dorian Butcher Valerie Dade

04-A481. Approved compensation to teachers of School #12 for attending the SFA training on August 28, 2003. Not to exceed $1,600.00 Page 79 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Ruth Adams Maryann Marren Sheila Chlupsa Mina Wasserman Dawn Uttel Margaret Santiago Elizabeth Rivas Frances Gagliardo Kristin Longstaff Coleen Sexton Pan Frega

04-A482. Approved compensation for Isaac Alvarez to the position of teacher for Grade 8 Algebra Program at School No. 13, at an amount not to exceed $5,940.00

04-A483. Approved compensation for Maribeth Strumolo to attend SFA training for School No. 17 on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $100.00.

04-A484. Approved compensation to teachers of School No. 21 attending the SFA training on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $3,200.00:

Beverly Bowman Sue Gerding Elly Marco Denne Fatcia Christian Zimmerman Maria Rosa Janet Ludwig Geri Taylor Emily Feldman Yamira Infante Kollen Myers Georgette Smith Cathy Bennett Tina Krankel Nancy Kavangh Irina Sanchez Judy Bruffy Alondra Friday Shane Zeigler Carol Thompson Brenda Spragins Jo Ann Pinheiro Carolyn Pugh Carol Moore Beverly Lape

04-A485. Approved compensation to teachers of School #26 for attending the SFA training on August 28, 2003. Not to exceed $2,000.00

Nancy D’Acunto Patricia Occidentale Theresa Wright Robin Decter Millie Brooks Sandra Pine Monifa Greer Rachel Oliver Eve Keraga Tina Nucci Robin Keller Rhonda DelMauro Wendy Costello

04-A486. Approved compensation to teachers of School No. 29 attending the SFA training on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $800.00:

Deirdre Karcher Mary Lantiqua Donna Pincus Patricia Greico

04-A487. Approved compensation to teachers of Edward W. Kilpatrick School attending the SFA training on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $800.00:

Karen Barbieri Ivania Cioffi Stacey Correale Patricia Ann Tahan

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04-A488. Approved compensation to teachers of Roberto Clement School attending the SFA training on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $300.00:

Ruth Bray Linda Zawlewski

04-A489. Approved compensation for staff of HARP/MPACT Academies working in the HSPA Prep program, from September 9 through October 4, 2003:

Tiffany Decker Pamela Hance Joseph Kolinsky

04-A490. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Nancy Boorujian Tchr./NSW Tchr./RCS 9/1/03

04-A493. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date John Rizzo Principal/No. 10 $109,950 + 9/24/03 longevity

04-A494. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Akshay Patel Tchr./GMA $43,600 10/13/03

04-A495. Approved leaves of absence:

Name Location Eff. Date Type Alfred Alston Tchr./DSS 11/21/03-6/30/04 Family/Med.

Cathleen Cahn Tchr./No. 5 9/1/03-9/30/03 Family 10/1/03-12/31/03 Childcare

Monica Douyon Tchr./No. 4 9/9/3-21/31/03 Family/Med.

Celeste Dunham Tchr./MLK 9/1/03-10/3/03 Ext. Medical

Ronna Gilbert Tchr./No. 21 10/1/03-6/30/04 Personal

Lori Hackney Tchr./GMA 9/9/03-10/13/03 Personal

Marilyn Holloway Tchr./EHS 9/1/03-9/30/03 Family/Med.

Alfreda Lawrence Tchr./No. 13 10/1/03-11/21/03 Family/Mat.

Kimberly Liskay Tchr./JFKHS 11/1/03-3/31/04 Family-Mat.

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Maria Lorenzi Tchr./No. 21 9/1/03-9/30/03 Personal

Carmen Marchetti Tchr./No. 15 9/1/03-12/31/03 Ext. Medical

Joanne Marotta Nurse/No. 25 9/16/03-12/5/03 Family/Mat.

Jeanette Masse- Tchr./No. 29 10/27/03-1/31/04 Family Quentzel

Iris Perez Tchr./No. 24 10/6/03-10/15/03 Family/Med.

Esther Pugatch Tchr./No. 20 9/23/03-11/30/03 Ext. Medical

Rita Route Tchr./No. 10 11/24/03-12/19/03 Family/Mat.

04-A497. Accepted resignations/retirements/documentation for deceased employees:

Name Location Eff. Date Type Leonardo Arias Tchr./EHS 10/1/03 Resignation

Dolores Carr Tchr./Sp. Prog. 1/1/04 Retirement

Vivian Faherty Tchr./MLK 11/1/03 Retirement

Joseph Finley Tchr./BUILD 10/1/03 Retirement

Jeanne Fleming Tchr./EHS 10/1/03 Resignation

Stacie Franco Tchr./No. 21 10/1/03 Resignation

Robert Freidank Tchr./EHS 11/1/03 Revised Resignation

Meghan Groome Tchr./PANTHER 9/1/03 Resignation

Debra Howard Tchr./No. 15 10/1/03 Resignation

Malgorzata Jeczen Tchr./No. 27 10/1/03 Resignation

William Mooney Tchr./SCA 9/1/03 Resignation

Vonda Morton Tchr./No. 2 10/20/03 Resignation

Luis Perez Tchr./IHS 9/10/03 Resignation

Joseph Pezzino Tchr./No. 15 6/29/03 Deceased

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Sylvia Rivera Tchr./PANTHER 10/6/03 Revised Resignation

Jack Wilinsky Tchr./EHS 9/18/03 Resignation

04-A499. Approved compensation for staff of John F. Kennedy High School for cafeteria coverage one period a day, five periods a week, in the amount of $2,000 per staff member:

Claude Wilson Ronald Thomas Luis Delgado Shelton Prescott John Prescott

04-A500. Approved compensation for staff of School No. 18 for cafeteria coverage from September 2003 through June 2004, in the amount of $2,000 per staff member:

Robert Allen Ronald Barone

04-A504. Approved returning staff to active employment:

Name Location Eff. Date Melvin Joyner Tchr./No. 15 9/2/03

04-A507. Approved corrected longevity stipend for Aileen Pellettiere for 15 years of service during the 2002-2003 school year, for a total amount $1,100.00.

04-A508. Approved internal transfer of Linda DiMuro from grade 1 teacher at Martin Luther King, Jr. School to APT teacher, effective October 1, 2003.

04-A509. Approved creating a position control number for Anna Adams as Assistant Director of Personnel.

04-A510. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Debora Belfield Asst. Director/Personnel $81,000 10/13/03

04-A511. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Richard Tolerico Asst. Director/Personnel $61,426 10/13/03

04-A512. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Marcia Alexander Cnslr./No. 18 Cnslr./Nos. 18 (.4) 10/15/03 10 (.6) Page 83 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A513. Approved transfers:

Name From To Eff. Date Ron Wilson Psych./AHA, 28 Psych./Nos. 28, 24 10/20/03

Kathleen Sheber Psych./Nos. 24,28 Psych./AHA, 24 10/20/03

04-A515. Approved change in status for Michelle Howe, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 29, 2003, at a salary of $43,600.00.

04-A517. Approved compensation for teachers for the assessment of the Studio #24 Grant for year one and start-up preparation for year two, at an amount not to exceed $1,048.50:

Paula Lakind Charlene Izone Faith Ann Hodges

04-A518. Approved compensation for staff of School No. 25 for cafeteria coverage during the 2003-2004 school year, in the amount of $2,000 to be split by staff members:

Patricia Cunningham Madiha Bayramoglu Daryl Black Ineam Hammam

04-A519. Approved compensation for staff of the Great Falls Academy for cafeteria coverage during the 2003-2004 school year, in the amount of $2,000 per staff member:

Latonya Stafford Alan Smith

04-A521. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Marcia Alexander Cnslr./No. 18 Cnslr./Nos. 18 (.3) 10/15/03 10 (.4)

04-A522. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Alma Pinder Tchr./JFKHS Tchr./Leave 9/26/03

04-A524. Approved processing payment of non-accumulated sick days for Lynn Van Dyke, less $100.00 substitute per diem pay, from September 29, 2003 through October 31, 2003.

04-A525. Approved administrative leave for Mark Vivian, effective September 29, 2003. Page 84 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A527. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Vanessa Vitiello Tchr./PANTHER $40,100 10/1/03

04-A528. Approved compensation for staff of School No. 29 attending summer training for Success For All on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $396.00.

04-A533. Approved creating a position control number for a Guidance Counselor at Boris Kroll for the Sports Business and Public Safety Academies.

04-A534. Approved creating two Bilingual/ESL Resource Teacher positions under NCLB Title III.

04-A535. Approved payment of retroactive salary to Helida DiGiacomo, from October 15, 2002 through February 3, 2003, in settlement of grievance hearing.

04-A537. Approved change in status for Adriana Carlin, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A538. Approved change in status for Allyson Lang, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A539. Approved compensation for staff as outlined in the Attendance Incentive Program for the 2003-2004 school year, as per PEA negotiated agreement:

Kathleen Ballantine Kathleen Ridings

04-A540. Approved adjustment of salary for Darryl Black, to reflect two years military experience, to be placed at on Step 5, $44,800, retroactive to September 1, 2003.

04-A541. Approved employment of instructional and support staff according to the procedures and guidelines of Adult Basic Skills (ABE) funds, for the 2003- 2004 school year:

John Rizzo Sandralis Gonzalez

04-A544. Suspension of employee, with pay.

04-A545. Approved termination:

Name Location Eff. Date Lori Hackney Tchr./GMA 11/29/03 Page 85 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A548. Approved substitute teacher applicants:

Annarita Abreu Shana Angus Elizabeth Arellano Hanan Bachkhaz Caren Calafiore-Brock Raquel Castillo Alexandra Del Rio Pedro Flores Jenny Formentin Consuelo Fuentes Ivelisse Gomez Malcheline Gomez Charmaine Hickerson Shakila Kashem Ray Nelson Troy Soto Leon Thomas Marco Vela Jacqueline Walker Andrea Young

04-A549. Approved internal transfers for School No. 15, effective October 3, 2003:

Name From To Peter Healy Computer Tchr. Teacher Coordinator Lenora Stansfield APT Tchr. Tchr. Facilitator

04-A550. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Deborah Harman Act. Supv./Cluster I $99,449 + Long. 10/27/03

04-A551. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Edward Korzinek Supv. of Math/Cluster II $89,935 + Long. 10/15/03

04-A552. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Kimberly Rieder English Dept. Chair/EHS $71,066 + Long. 10/15/03

04-A553. Approved change in status for Suad Masri, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to October 2, 2003, at a salary of $42,400.00.

04-A554. Approved change in status for Laura Clemente, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to October 2, 2003, at a salary of $40,400.00.

04-A555. Approved compensation for Connie Harrell for serving as acting point person in the Department of Special Services, from January 1-26, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $1,980.00.

04-A556. Approved compensation for staff of Roberto Clemente School working in the NJASK after school program, from October 28, 2003 through March 13, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $8,160.00: Page 86 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Mary Alice Anderson Shawn Ankrah Rosemary Begyn Lisa Blasi Ruth Bray Renee Busch Jose Correa Shirley DeLain Mayra Grieder Louise Hanania Sandra Jakubowski Tracy Kassteen Kathleen Kulbe Linda Lalugba Janice Lopez Alicia Maury Suzanne Muhammad Betsy Munoz Patricia Olsen Dolores Pereira Diana Portelli Michael Radoian Marjorie Sapperstein Ana Ursetti Ruth Vargas Rafael Velez Linda Zalewski

04-A557. Approved compensation for staff of School No. 14 facilitating the morning homework program to increase student performance, from October 2003 through June 2004, at an amount not to exceed $495.00 per teacher:

Rochelle Berger Eileen Schram Casilda Jewell Virgina Bonora

04-A559. Approved compensation for staff for work performed as Program Coordinators, from June 30 through July 28, 2003, in settlement of grievance:

Suzanne DeNude Robynne Murray Jeanette Masse Quentzel Delores Varano

04-A560. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Patricia Prentice Tchr./EHS Tchr./PANTHER 10/20/03

04-A561. Approved creating a position control number for Construction Project Manager in the Department of Facilities.

04-A563. Approved adjustment of salary for Nanette Parham, to reflect four years military experience, to be placed at on Step 6, $41,600.00.

04-A564. Approved change in status for Rosemary Shahin, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 15, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A565. Approved reinstatement of Christopher Taylor as Teacher of the Handicapped, effective October 8, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

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04-A567. Approved compensation for staff of BUILD Academy working in the extended day program, from September 2003 through June 2004, at an amount not to exceed $9,900.00:

Maximiliano Alvarez Theresa Hipkins

04-A568. Approved compensation for Jose Batista as teacher facilitator for CES curriculum development at School No. 11, at an amount not to exceed $396.00.

04-A569. Approved internal transfers for School No. 12, effective October 1, 2003:

Robert Luciano Christine Damasceno

04-A570. Suspension of employee, with pay.

04-A571. Approved change in status for Christopher Hiel, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A572. Approved change in status for Carlos Rodriguez, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A573. Approved compensation for guidance counselor for services during the summer program and Eastside High School, from June 27 through June 30, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $3,960.00:

Jeanette Edwards Frances Hennen Atlanta Hall Walter Heyer Caro Gayden Michael Kane Matilde Louro Angela Schillieri Stanley Sumter Beverly Tesonjeno Jeanette Wallace Jeanette Weiss

04-A574. Approved compensation for staff of Eastside High School for incoming ninth grade orientation and preparation, for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $528.00:

Timothy Caspare Paul Healy Carol Kane Joseph Kolinsky Mildred Miller John Super Christopher Toomey

04-A575. Approved transfer of Child Study Team members:

Name From To Melissa Barbi Dale, #19, #16 #19, #8 Ray Baldino Dale, #19, #16 #19, #8 Jenny Rivera Dale, #19, #16 #19, #8 Richard Garcia Bilingual CST & RC Bilingual CST, RC & #16 Jose Gonzalez Bilingual CST & RC Bilingual CST, RC & #16 Page 88 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Vivian Campos Bilingual CST & RC Bilingual CST, RC & #16 Shivoyne Trim #29, #19 #29, #14, Dale Judy Kalmanson #29, #19 #29, #14, Dale Deborah Ajimobi #29, #19 #29, #14, Dale Luana Bruce Build, #8, #13 Build, #13 Rosie Brown Build, #8, #13 Build, #13 Joan Laudi Build, #8, #13 Build, #13

04-A576. Approved payment of mentor fees to retired teachers, in the amount of $2,600.00.

Leonard Bernstein Diane Cross

04-A579. Approved appointment of coaches for the John F. Kennedy High School Sports Program, at an amount not to exceed $3,991.00:

Name Position Shannon Malone Assistant Soccer Coach

04-A580. Approved payment of stipends for John F. Kennedy High School staff for coaching in the Winter Sports Program, beginning November 28, 2003 through March 15, 2004:

Name Position James Ring Head Boys Basketball Frank Peragallo First Asst. Boys Basketball James Hargrove First Asst. Boys Basketball Charles Spinella Basketball Frosh Marquette Burgess Head Girls Basketball Carmella Crawford First Asst. Girls Basketball Claude Wilson Asst. Girls Basketball John Prescott Asst. Girls Basketball Gary Moore Head Wrestling Joseph Almazi Asst. Wrestling Joseph Ribitzki Asst. Wrestling Joseph Meyers Head Bowling Kenneth Samra Head Indoor Track Ronald Thomas Asst. Indoor Track Mary DeMoor Athletic 1/3 Academic Advisor Sarah Williams Cheerleaders Ines Guzman Cheerleaders

04-A581. Approved change status of Monique Barrise from permanent substitute to teacher of of the handicapped, effective October 13, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A582. Approved change in status for Nylka McQueen, from permanent substitute to teacher, effective October 13, 2003, at a salary of $43,600.00. Page 89 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A583. Approved processing salary adjustments for non-bargained staff for the 2003-2004 school year as approved by the Commissioner of Education.

04-A584. Approved adjusting position control for 2003-2004 school year for budget purposes.

04-A585. Approved change of employee location for the Stars Academy as per attached for accounting, attendance and budget purposes.

04-A587. Approved transferring personnel from the Department of Early Childhood Education budget to Family Outreach Program budget, effective September 1, 2003:

Nicole Butcher Elizabeth Hook Connie Viana-Garay Miosotis Castillo Micheline Moody

04-A588. Approved creating a position control number for a Business Teacher for the Sports Business Academy.

04-A589. Approved creating a position control number for the position of Social Studies teacher at Public Safety Academy.

04-A590. Approved compensation for Lisa DeAngelo to teach 8th Grade Algebra for the 2003-2004 school year, effective date September 2003 – June 2004, at an amount not to exceed $5,940.00.

04-A591. Approved compensation for Jorge DelleTorre to teach Algebra I to 8th graders at the Academy of Performing Arts, during the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $5,025.00.

04-A592. Approved adjustment of salary for Thomas Ursetti, to reflect one more step for military service, to be placed at on Step 14, $62,644.00.

04-A594. Approved payment of longevity stipend to Ricardo Gelo, in the amount of $700.00, for 10 years of service.

04-A595. Approved payment of longevity stipend to Stephen Harris, in the amount of $700.00, for 10 years of service.

04-A596. Approved transferring position control numbers for staff of School No. 5, effective February 23, 2004:

Jaqueline Ondimu Vincent Ardis

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04-A597. Approved compensation for staff working in the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Grant, from October 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $28,512.00:

Barbara Oslizly Bella Shore Angela Lamartino Fatimah Ali Christine Kober Joseph Andriulli Pam DiPrima Rose Kaplan Gada Korayim Sara Laldee Greta Mills Cynthia Sanchez

04-A598. Approved compensation for Gada Korayim from School No. 2 for attending SFA training on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $198.00.

04-A599. Approved compensation for Jannette Daniels from School No. 12 for attending SFA training on August 28, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $99.00.

04-A600. Approved compensation for Namaty Asfour, Nurse at Martin Luther King, Jr. School, for registration of kindergarten and new students, at an amount not to exceed $660.00.

04-A602. Approved transfers:

Name From To Eff. Date Mae Bradley Supv./EHS Supv./DSS 11/3/03

Jannilda Roca Sec./EHS Sec./DSS 11/3/03

04-A609. Approved payment of mentor fee to Arthur Eason, retired teacher, in the amount of $2,600.00.

04-A611. Approved submission of appropriate forms for emergent hiring:

Xiomara Falu John Findura Michael Harris Keica Holmes Mark Jackson Patricia Jones Debra Shipp Diana Smith Barker Jamila Williams Kim Astarita James Gardner Shawn Hackett Lynn Kamen Trevor Legall Marina Lugovoy Stephanie Mearizo Mary Pillarella Voughn Platt Deuel Stephens Alex Tahbaz Roger Tengson Helena Waldman Stephanie Wearizo Nicholas Weimmer Tawanna Workman Brandi Yellin Page 91 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A613. Approved change in status for Natasha Ledbetter-Smith, from instructional assistant to teacher, retroactive to February 1, 2003, at a salary of $37,019.00.

04-A614. Approved adjustment in salary for Gail Hillman from the Urban Leadership Academy, to MA Step 15 $72,165 + $400 stipend, effective September 15, 2003.

04-A615. Approved processing payment of non-accumulated sick days for Lynn Van Dyke, less $100.00 substitute per diem pay, from November 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.

PERSONNEL Non-Certified

04-A432. Approved compensation for Gail Marrone as clerical assistant assigned to School No. 3, beginning August 18, 2003 until August 29, 2003, in place of the secretary who is on sick leave, at a rate of $23.00 per hour, not to exceed $1,380.00.

04-A436. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Joan Epps Lead Monitor/No. 20 $7.30/hr. 10/13/03

04-A438. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Sara Paddon Inst. Asst./No. 29 Inst. Asst./No. 27 9/23/03

04-A439. Approved compensation for instructional assistants at School No. 2 accompanying kindergarten students who are bussed from School No. 14 each morning and return with them each afternoon, for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $12,558.00:

Sonia Flagg Jessica Jimenez Barbara Lewis Julia Kalyoussef Jacqueline Osmak

04-A441. Approved compensation for instructional and support staff according to the procedures and guidelines of Adult Education funds for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $9,860.00:

Gail Marrone Gamarra Santiago

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04-A446. Approved internal transfer of Joyce Campbell, from personal aide for one student at School No. 4 to personal aide for another student, effective October 15, 2003.

04-A455. Approved consultant contract with the Center for Effective School Practices at Rutgers University, to provide professional development in the infusion of technology into Language Arts Literacy instruction with the STAR-W Grant at School No. 10, from the time period of October 10, 2003 through June 30, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $22,000.00.

04-A456. Approved consultant contract with the Center for Mathematic, Science and Computer Education at Rutgers University, to provide professional development in the infusion of technology into Language Arts Literacy instruction with the STAR-W Grant at School No. 10, from the time period of October 10, 2003 through June 30, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

04-A458. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Shevonn Holmes Spec./Grnt. Dev. Sec./No. 25 10/16/03

04-A464. Approved internal transfer for Genea Veal, from Section 504 aide at School No. 9 to special education aide, effective September 30, 2003.

04-A465. Acknowledgment of Food Service Substitutes no longer working due to job abandonment:

Anita Jones Sarah Leech, Malikah Phillips, Yolanda Polanco Elba Torres

04-A468. Approved consultant contract with Chico Mendoza, Aka Ira J. Roberts, Jr. and the William Paterson U. Latin Jazz Ensemble to present two multicultural music assembly programs at Rosa Parks High School, at an amount not to exceed $500.00.

04-A491. Approved payment of accumulated vacation days.

Name Days Timothy Green 6

04-A492. Approved creating position control numbers for security officers at the International High School, 60 Temple Street and the Security Services Department.

04-A496. Approved leaves of absence: Page 93 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Name Location Eff. Date Type Felicia Eason Inst. Asst./AMS 9/1/03-6/30/04 Personal

Onelia Flores Parent Coor./Bil Dept. 9/16/03-12/2/03 Family/Med.

Maritza Geigel Inst. Asst./No. 13 9/1/03-10/31/03 Family/Med.

Wanda Ocasio Inst. Asst./No. 27 9/1/03-9/30/03 Family/Med.

Maria Santiago Sec./Fin. Dept. 9/1/03-9/30/03 Medical

04-A498. Accepted resignations/retirements:

Name Location Eff. Date Type Zenaida Ayoya Doctor/Nursing Serv. 10/1/03 Retirement

Joseph Ferraro Maint./Old No. 5 11/1/03 Retirement

Rosalinda Godines Inst. Asst./DAS 10/1/03 Resignation

Geneva Hobbs Sec./No. 28 1/1/04 Retirement

Maria O’Keefe Comm. Coor./ECE 11/1/03 Rescind Retirement

Maria Rivera Fd. Serv./EHS 9/1/03 Resignation

Carmen Rivera Fd. Serv./DAS 6/16/03 Resignation

Letitia Rutherford Inst. Asst./DSS 9/16/03 Resignation

Marie Ugliono Fd. Serv./No. 27 1/1/04 Retirement

04-A501. Approved transfers:

Name From To Eff. Date Maria Cousins Sec./OOD Sec./DSS 10/14/03

Camille Easton Sec./DSS Sec./OOD 10/14/03

04-A502. Approved transfer of position control numbers for Security Officers to reflect actual locations:

Eric Oliver Leonard Vega Leelon Webb James Lopez Julio Hernandez

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04-A503. Approved termination:

Name Location Eff. Date Travis Kelley Security/No. 13 9/24/03

04-A505. Approved returning staff to active employment:

Name Location Eff. Date Elizabeth Collazo Fd. Serv./No. 20 9/2/03

04-A506. Approved submission of appropriate forms for emergent hiring:

Julia Blechschmidt Margaret Cherone Winston Codling Michelle Edwards Karla Garcia Shannon Garnet Victor Gonzalez Anna Pellosie Ibelka Pena Rontai Rountree Nina Thomas Zoe Clark Diane Cross Melissa Duram Michelle Fallucca Nicholas Flattery Michael Gowdy Jaimie Headley Christopher Hiel Allyson Lang Webster Langston Richard Lutz Sarah Mendoza-Birth Paqeer Perry Michael Rinaldi Carlos Rodriguez Rosemary Shahin Patricia Taliaferro Kwamara Thompson

04-A514. Approved creating a position control number for Maintenance Worker/ Painter in the Facilities Department.

04-A516. Approved reinstatement of Victor Gonzales as Maintenance Worker/ Painter, effective October 1, 2003.

04-A520. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Santina Susino- Sec./Temple St. Sen. Spec./Temple St. 10/14/03 Iglesias

04-A523. Approved continuing the services of Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc. as Planning & Real Estate consultants, at an hourly rate of $40-$90, not to exceed $3,000.00.

04-A526. Accepted resignations:

Name Location Eff. Date Sharlinda Powell HSCL/GFA 9/25/03 Page 95 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Maha Hameid-Basei Cafe. Monitor/No. 9 9/1/03

Pedro Sanchez Cafe. Monitor/No. 13 9/1/03

Miriam Alvarez Cafe. Monitor/No. 29 9/1/03

Vernice Rountree Cafe. Monitor/GFA 9/1/03

Halyna Sukhoruchkina Cafe. Monitor/No. 27 9/1/03

Gerri Shaw Cafe. Monitor/MLK 9/1/03

Mary Townsend Cafe. Monitor/NSW 9/1/03

Deborah Brown Cafe. Monitor/No. 26 9/1/03

Rahnuma Chowdhury Cafe. Monitor/No. 25 9/1/03

Linda Willis Cafe. Monitor/No. 25 9/1/03

Jackie Balmer Cafe. Monitor/NSW 9/1/03

Fanny Diaz-Castro Cafe. Monitor/NSW 9/1/03

Judith Gonzalez Cafe. Monitor/NSW 9/1/03

04-A529. Approved compensation for clerical staff of School No. 20 for imputing information for the Violence and Vandalism Report, for 11.5 hours during the month of July 2003:

Pamela Cosby Sandra Harrison

04-A530. Approved hiring John Brophy as a consultant to conduct a CPR re- certification course for all Paterson Public School nurses, on January 29, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $1,520.00.

04-A531. Approved payment of unused accumulated vacation days, as per policy, to the following employee:

Name Days Jane Affinito 10

04-A532. Approved payment of unused accumulated vacation days, as per policy, to the following employee:

Name Days Hany Elias 10 Page 96 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A536. Approved compensation for Steven State to assist with serving snacks for the PEP-21/SES after school program, from October 21, 2003 through May 27, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $1,000.00.

04-A542. Approved submission of appropriate forms for emergent hiring:

Jacqueline Adams Jose Avendano Clara Becerra Maleb Castillo David Correa Carlos DeLasSalas Juana Figueroa Maria Guth Katrina Lewis Dua Obeidallah Migdalia Sanatana Latoria Scott Siobhan Simpson Giralda Williams

04-A543. Accepted resignations:

Name Location Eff. Date Maria Garcia HSCL/14th Ave. 9/18/03

Kenia Butler Cafe. Monitor/14th Ave. 9/18/03

Sheena Figueroa HSCL/14th Ave. 9/18/03

04-A546. Approved payment of unused accumulated vacation days, as per policy, to the following employee:

Name Days Michele Fiorillo 10

04-A547. Approved compensation for Department of Special Services staff for working on the filing system, at an amount not to exceed $2,000.00:

Camille Easton Sabrina Gerald Joyce Everett Sharon Nealy Deborah Harman

04-A558. Approved compensation for Yvonne Gonzalez as clerical assistant at School No. 11, from August 25-29, 2003, at an amount not to exceed $816.50.

04-A562. Approved reclassifying position control number 801 Secretary Specialist to Environmental Construction Manager, and reclassify position control number 3359 Administrative Secretary to Project Energy/MEP Engineer in the Department of Facilities.

04-A566. Approved appointment of cafeteria monitors at $6.75 per hour, effective October 14, 2003: Page 97 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Yolanda Acevedo Keyla Acevedo Souma Adawi Filda Castillo Venenciana Castro Gladys Hernandez Nanette Marcano Iris Parrilla Catalina Perez Jakeline Philbin Cynthia Rivera Pablo Rodriguez Maria Rosario Santa Valentin

04-A577. Approved employment to appoint support staff according to the procedures and guidelines of Adult Education funds, for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $2,970.00: (Bassima Mustafa)

04-A578. Approved compensation for instructional and support staff according to the procedures and guidelines of Adult Basic Skills (ABE) funds for the 2003- 2004 school year:

David Calizaya Barbara Dardia

04-A586. Approved processing payment of accumulated days for retired employee as per contractual agreement.

Name Days Evelyn Scott 13

04-A593. Approved submission of forms for emergent employment for substitute teachers:

Luisa Cruz Juana Fernandez Sherly Fontin Tracy Gist Fahima Khatun Mary Lavelle Lindsay Miller Michael Paitchell Akshay Patel Dalal Shawa

04-A601. Approved returning Arthur Everett, Chief Custodian, to payroll as of October 7, 2003.

04-A603. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Shawnee McLeod Spec./Accts. Payable Spec./PEP21 11/3/03

04-A604. Approved termination:

Name Location Eff. Date Yvonne Hellwig Accountant/Accts. Payable 10/10/03

04-A605. Approved termination: Page 98 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Name Location Eff. Date Maria Almonte Fd. Serv./EHS 10/15/03

04-A606. Approved substitute teacher applicants:

Mohsina Alom Rosemarie Aviles Jenelle Best Marielle Garcia Raymond Kelly Beverly Margolies Joseph Rafferty Deycy Rosario Janet Sciarrino Nekeia Thomas Neyi Toro Rosa Vazquez Helena Waldmann Kwame Washington

04-A607. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Mona Fuller Inst. Asst./DAS Inst. Asst./No. 12 11/3/03

04-A608. Approved internal transfer for Michael Young, from instructional assistant, LLD program at School No. 28 to personal aide, Cognitive program.

04-A610. Approved appointment of cafeteria monitors at $6.75 per hour, effective October 27, 2003:

Teresa Baez Carmen Cintron Yvette Forbes Genova Guzman Stephanie McKnight Veda McKoy Celsa Mejia Gladys Mercado Claudia Natalia Cassandra Peterson Maria Rivas Yazmin Rivera Rafaela Rivera Mykisha Robinson Olimpia Rodriguez Elvira Rodriguez Salina Simmons Cristie Smith

04-A612. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Wanda Ocasio Inst. Asst./No. 27 Inst. Asst./No. 28 11/3/03

04-A616. Approved payment of unused accumulated vacation days, as per policy, to the following employee:

Name Days Dennis Mulvihill 25 Page 99 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

OTHER

04-A318. Approved Resolutions A-1 through A-69, B-1, and C-1 through C-41, presented before the Board of Education on Wednesday, October 8, 2003, pursuant to the authority vested in the State District Superintendent in a state-operated school district, for implementation under Action item Numbers 04-A319 through 04-A429, as authorized by the Department of Education.

PERSONNEL Certified

04-A114. Approved change in status due to error, for Luisa Burgos, from BA to MA+30, Step 11, effective September 1, 2003, and retroactive pay from February to June 2003 at MA+30, Step 10.

04-A115. Approved substitute teacher applicants:

Alonza Adams Keith Caldwell Jacqueline Dauplaise Jaime S. Headley Christopher Hiel Tina H. McCabe Jorge Monroig Frumiesha Nix Eric A. Nomafo Amal S. Tahahassanein James A. Trisuzzi Tawana Workman Shaba York

04-A116. Approved change in salary for Maria Castro, from BA+30, Step 1 to BA+30, Step 10 to reflect years of experience, retroactive to September 1, 2003.

04-A117. Approved change in salary for Jennifer Taylor, from Step 2 to BA, Step 3 to reflect years of teaching, effective September 1, 2003.

04-A118. Approved compensation for staff for STAR-W Grant Project, from August 1, 2003 through August 30, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $27,506.00:

Kimyetta Bynum Danielle Dittmer Stacy Gersten Claudia Lee Arlene Mierop Linda Neubauer Audrey Wilson Juanita Williams

04-A120. Approved change in status for Kathleen Moon, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A121. Approved internal transfer of Alice Filippelli, from facilitator at School No. 16 to librarian, effective September 1, 2003.

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04-A122. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Elizabeth LaRosa Nurse/No. 19 Nurse/Unassign. 9/1/03

04-A123. Approved internal transfer of Graciella Ayala, from grade 7 teacher at School No. 11 to LEAP teacher tutor, effective September 2003.

04-A124. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Anita Cronk Nurse/Unassign. Nurse/No. 19 9/1/03

04-A126. Approved substitute teacher applicants:

Alam Abdelaziz Michael Alexander Janel Bodner Carl Borda Aimee Castellana Diana Castellanos Dara Chiefa Lori Cobb Angela Csider Tonya Custis Hassan Fahmy Afaf Ershid Ana Figueroa Pedro Flores Kendra Gumbs Marisol Gutierrez Roberto Herrera Danilo Inoa Alexis Jemol Fadia Juzdan Alison Kerr Jeffrey Lally Allyson Lang Olga Lara Susan Lewin Luis Martinez Wilder Otayza Robin Pelham Felipe Peralta Ninfa Pino Gladys Quinones Dalora Samuels Migdalia Santana Elizabeth Schwartz Shaunte Sparks Eugene Thurston Rosa Vazquez Julia Ydrogo

04-A127. Approved transfer of Hilda Ruiz, Principal on Assignment to Principal of School No. 16, effective August 19, 2003.

04-A128. Approved withholding of increment for Mollyann Rubin for the 2003-2004 school year.

04-A129. Approved compensation for staff of Eastside High School attending staff development training in curriculum content for Talent Development, at an amount not to exceed $2,970.00:

Alexandra Lamont Kimberly Kaminski John Walter Verraina Freeman Linda Hicks Kim Rousseau Page 101 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Myra Winter Sandra Acker Yasmin Rivera Hector Reynoso Gloria Van Houten Connie Maine-Jones Ariel Duran Richard Callaway Mary Prendergast

04-A130. Approved compensation for James Fitzgerald as Supervisor of the Rebound Program at Eastside High School, at an amount not to exceed $21,528.00.

04-A131. Approved compensation for teachers in the Rebound Program at Eastside High School, at an amount not to exceed $171,560.00:

Roberta Gargilello Joanette Weiss John Walter Jorge De la Torre Steven Brown Bonnie Cook-King Mary Prendergast Ron Jackson Tracy Brand Anthony DePasquale Art Larro

04-A132. Approved continuing the employment of staff working with the No Child Left Behind Program, for the 2003-2004 school year:

Janet Klikier Mary Flamer Flory Perini

04-A134. Approved leaves of absence:

Name Location Eff. Date Type Lori Bornstein Tchr./No. 19 9/1/03-10/31/03 Family/Mat. 11/1/03-6/30/04 Childcare

Reyne Brady Tchr./No. 25 9/1/03-6/30/04 Personal

Cynthia Castaneda Tchr./No. 19 9/24/03-12/21/03 Family/Mat. 1/1/03-6/30/04 Childcare

Carmen Clinton Tchr./No. 3 10/16/03-12/31/03 Family/Mat.

Rachyl Kaplan Tchr./No. 18 9/1/03-12/31/04 Childcare

Natasha Laderach Tchr./No. 10 11/1/03-12/31/03 Family/Mat.

Elizabeth LaValle Tchr./No. 12 9/1/03-6/30/04 Ext. Medical

Nicole Lovell Tchr./No. 1 1/1/04-2/28/03 Family/Mat.

Patricia Mongelli Tchr./No. 3 10/30/03-1/31/04 Family Page 102 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

2/1/04-6/30/04 Maternity

Amy Perry Tchr./EHS 9/1/03-9/30/03 Childcare

Donna Rodrigues Tchr./No. 29 9/1/03-6/30/04 Rev. Childcare

Ellen Rosenfeld Nurse/Nurse Servs. 9/1/03-6/30/04 Ext. Medical

Selemny Ruiz Tchr./EHS 10/6/03-11/21/03 Family/Mat.

Erin Taylor Tchr./NSW 10/1/03-12/31/03 Recd. Family

Gloria VanHouten Tchr./EHS 10/23/03-12/31/03 Family/Mat.

Kimberlynn Wimberly Tchr./No. 6 9/1/03-11/30/03 Family/Mat.

04-A135. Accepted resignations/retirements/documentation for deceased employee:

Name Location Eff. Date Type Carol Borthwick Tchr./No. 18 8/17/03 Deceased

Tamara Kelley Co.Dir./Spec. Serv. 9/10/03 Resigned

Michael Riera Tchr./No. 20. 10/27/03 Resigned

Kristine Sobieski Tchr./Spec. Serv. 9/29/03 Resigned

Richard Ulan Tchr./JFKHS 4/1/04 Dis. Retirement

04-A137. Approved continuation of employment for Edward Jost at Silk City Academy for the 2003-2004 school year, at a salary of $72,274.00.

04-A138. Approved continuation of employment for Raymond Pender for New Jersey Youth Corps WIB, for the 2003-2004 school year, at a salary of $40,149.00.

04-A140. Approved compensation for Computer Clubhouse Managers at Paterson Public Libraries for the 2003-2004 school year:

Jean-Yves E. Fontin Rafael Garcia Calvin Harvell Harold Persuad

04-A141. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Joseph Gagnon Tchr/Nos. 10, 21 Tchr./14th Ave. 9/1/03

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04-A143. Approved compensation for Jamal Hall as Computer Clubhouse Manager at School No. 4, beginning September 15, 2003 through June 11, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $13,500.00.

04-A144. Approved compensation for Charla Holder for zero period Algebra Class, beginning September 4, 2003 through June 21, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $4,455.00.

04-A145. Approved creating a position control number for Introduction to Technology teacher at MPACT Academy, beginning September 1, 2003.

04-A146. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Elizabeth Craft Nurse/Nursing Serv. Act. Supv./ 8/18/03 Stud. Suppt.

04-A147. Approved compensation for staff at MPACT Academy for HSPA Prep, from September 9 through October 4, 2003, in an amount not to exceed $693.00:

Pamela Hance Joseph Kolinsky

04-A148. Approved compensation for Luis Araoz as Algebra teacher for 8th grade students at Norman S. Weir School, for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $5,940.00.

04-A149. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Carolyn Piccolo Tchr./MLK LDTC/No. 25 9/1/03

04-A151. Approved change in status for Russell Craig, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A152. Approved returning staff to active employment:

Name Location Eff. Date Nancy Garrity Tchr./No. 15 9/1/03

04-A153. Approve creating three position control numbers for Specialist for the Paterson Education Partnership for 21st Community Learning Center Supplementary Educational Services.

04-A154. Approved change in status for Akmed Taylor-Kamara, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $42,100.00.

Page 104 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A155. Approved change in status for David Murphy, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to March 3, 2003, at a salary of $37,019.00.

04-A156. Approved change in status for Ivan Piedra, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to June 2, 2003, at a salary of $37,019.00.

04-A157. Approved compensation for staff working in the Summer Enrichment and Extended School Year Services Program for the Department of Special Services, at an amount not to exceed $15,000.00:

Mary Cornish Patricia DiGiaimo Deborah Harman Cecilia O’Toole-Frederick

04-A160. Approved change in status for Michael McMahon, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A161. Approved one days pay for Joseph Mazur as per arbitration agreement for the 2002-2003 school year.

04-A162. Approved submission of appropriate forms for emergent hiring:

Robin Campbell Stefanie Cirillo Russell Craig Mich Ghazey Judith Haglund Gayle Henderson Alexandra Lamont Renee Laraia Thomas Martin Madelyn Martinez-Valdes Maria Murray Voula Psarros Kendrick Ramdata Thomas Reichert Antonetta Simone Sonia Valentin Anna Louise Wargo Ihsan Fashah Gassan Fashah Kevin Hanly Gregory Johnson Andrew Lincoln Margarita Perez Elridge Waker Elaine Walker

04-A163. Approved compensation for staff of Eastside High School for teaching a sixth period, as per side-bar:

Hector Reynoso Elio Huamanchumo Maria Garcia Evelio Chavez Dilber Yildirim George De La Torre

04-A164. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Adrian Aleman Tchr./EHS Tchr./No. 4 9/1/03

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04-A165. Approved engaging John C. Plisky and Associates to provide Incurred But Not Reported Losses (IBNR) for the self-funded workers compensation program for analyzing fiscal year 2003-2004, in the amount of $2,175.00.

04-A166. Approved payment of unused accumulated vacation days, as per policy, to the following employee:

Name Days Paulette Waite 10

04-A168. Approved internal transfer of Howard Anderson, from counselor at John F. Kennedy and Eastside High Schools to vocational career counselor, effective September 1, 2003.

04-A170. Approved administrative leave for employee, with pay.

04-A171. Approved compensation for staff as outlined in the Attendance Incentive Program for the 2003-2004 school year, as per PEA negotiated agreement:

Patricia Arnone Gloria Glace Charlis Batchelor Dolores Boisselle Nancy Boorujian Florita Cotto Maritza Galindo Salvatore Scarpinato Minna Wasserman Anna Vannatta

04-A172. Approved creating a position control number for Vice Principal of the Montclair State University Pre-Collegiate Teaching Academy.

04-A174. Approved transfers:

Name From To Eff. Date Felix Gil Test Coor./No. 16 Tchr./No. 28 9/1/03

Cathy Blank Tech. Coor./No.17 Tech. Coor./No. 16 9/1/03

Arleen Weil Tech. Coor./No. 16 Tech. Coor./No. 17 9/1/03

Carla Propersi Tchr./No. 16 Tchr./No. 29 9/1/03

Janet Espinosa Tchr./No. 28 Tchr./No. 16 9/1/03

04-A175. Approved internal transfers for School No. 16 for the 2003-2004 school year:

Name From To Alice Filippelli Facilitator Facilitator/Media Specialist Glory Essiett Grade 4 Grade 2 Page 106 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A177. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Dorinda Bollaro Tchr./No. 28 Tchr./No. 4 9/1/03

04-A178. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Elly Meiliker Tchr./No. 15 Tchr./No. 13 9/1/03

04-A179. Approved compensation for Kelvin Quince for after school drum corp. practice at School No. 6, in the amount of $2,000.00.

04-A180. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Judith Kalmanson LDTC/DSS LDTC/Nos. 14, 29 9/10/03

04-A181. Approved submission of appropriate forms for emergent hiring:

William Barnard Kathryn Barrett Ryan Benford Alexis Canonico Tara Carlucci Ivett Falcon Michelle Fallucca Jennifer Garofalo Brenda Jemal Alexandra Kennedy Wayne Levante Paris Moore Stephen O’Kane Ramon Ortiz Jr. Gary Pagan Kristian Perez Ofela Ramos Sondra Richardson Erica Rosedietcher Nicholas Semeniuk Arraceli Serrano Sergio Spina Shaban Stewart Christopher Taylor Allen Ten Hoeve Margaret Teney Lisa Tutunjian Lisa Vainieri Stephen Womack Thomas Wright Jacueline Adorno Elizabeth Aviles Doris Berro Laura Bunting Milagros Campos Marlene Garcia Milagros Lebrun Toni Morales Ludovina Ramos Francisca Reyes Gloria Sierra Vera Stampone James Storms

04-A183. Approved changing position control number 4352 from Teacher Counselor Intervention to Teacher Intervention, effective August 21, 2003.

Page 107 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A184. Approved change in status for John Kearney, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $43,600.00.

04-A185. Approved change in status for Tonya Wilson, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A186. Accepted resignations:

Name Location Eff. Date Ryan Erbeck Tchr./EHS 8/6/03

Robert Freidank Tchr./EHS 10/20/03

Tamara Kelley Coor. Dir./DSS 9/1/03

Ann Klunk Tchr./DSS 6/30/03

Steven LoCasio Tchr./No. 11 8/5/03

Kristen Longstaff Tchr./No. 12 7/29/03

Sylvia Rivera Tchr./PANTHER 8/20/03

Kristine Sobieski Tchr./DSS 8/20/03

Hajera Taher Tchr./No. 26 8/20/03

Jennifer Treole Tchr./No. 26 8/20/03

04-A188. Approved substitute teacher applicants:

Rose Capalbo Natalie Gamble William Giraud Fadia Juzdan Lattisha Mayo Suzanne Muscara Vaugh Platt Daivd Roberts III Joan Tulloch Jade Visco Eric White

04-A193. Approved Title I LEAP teachers, instructional assistants, supervisors and secretaries, and Title II, Part A, Title IV and Title V staff:

Cedenia McCullum Mary Nazareth Kanene Henry Roseanne Buttacavah Kathleen Foley Marianne Cirelli Vera Schenly Graciella Ayala Paul Fontanella Tara K. Fisher Rochelle Berge Carmen Coldiron Joan Lantka Elio Melli Page 108 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Andrea Luckey Helene Moscarell Rosaly Delgado Judith Harbatkin Nancy Hooten Fatima Muhamman Denis Gucci Illman Thomas Kay D’Angelo Anita Bozzo John Brewer Nancy Corbo-Boorujian Lena H. Kalayjian Kathy April Toni Gennerelli Angela Sigismondi Virginia Fulmore Miriam Lopez Wilfredo Melendez Omar Navarro Omar Navarro Vivian Dudley Jacalyn Melchiano Ramona Marichal Serrano Nora Hoover Carolyn Hussain Charlene Izone Loretta Kelly Nella Caldarone Dolores Carr Heather Jackson Kathy Lepore Isaac Williams Gail Harvey Margo Wynne Carrie Ali Sandy Susino Annette Ward Margaret Timmons Sabastian Calabria Anna Taliaferro Hany Elias

04-A194. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Margaret Jerchower Tchr./No. 2 Tchr./No. 26 9/1/03

04-A195. Approved returning staff to active employment:

Name Location Eff. Date Jessica Villanueva Tchr./No. 2 9/1/03

04-A196. Approved payment of two accrued vacation days due to retired employee Cosmo LaForgia.

04-A197. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date John Kearney Tchr./SBA Tchr./IHS 9/1/03

04-A198. Approved change in status for Everett Thompson, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $43,600.00.

04-A199. Approved submission of appropriate forms for emergent hiring for substitute teachers: Page 109 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Carmen Almonte Christina Gearhart Angel Genese Rashaun Geral Julie Gill Melissa Hanson-Saltus Garam Katib Norman Morley Lisa Orlic Damiana Pache Shirlene Payne Yahaira Peguero Andrea Porter Michael McMahon Jessica Romeo AlDuha Sada Safforld Wendy Santana Janet Sewell

04-A201. Approved list of ten month employees with their respective salaries as provided through the various collective bargaining agreements and salary guides for the 2003-2004 school year.

04-A202. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Zibute Arbuckle Tchr./Nos. 12,1 Tchr./Nos. 12,7 9/1/03

04-A203. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Shunda Wallace Tchr./Nos. 7,BUILD Tchr./Nos. 1,4 9/1/03

04-A204. Approved compensation for staff of School No. 21 riding with students on the special education bus, maximum of 180 days, at an amount not to exceed $6,210.00:

Keith Burgess Walter Holmes

04-A205. Approved internal transfer of Yamira Infante from grade 2 bilingual teacher at School No. 21 to grade 2/3 bilingual teacher.

04-A206. Approved internal transfer of Irina Sanchez from grade 3 bilingual teacher at School No. 21 to grade 4 bilingual teacher.

04-A208. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Nanci Ianzano Sp. Lang./EHS, Sp. Lang./Nos.8,24 9/9/03 JFKHS,RPHS,GFA

04-A209. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Giri Nagaraja Sp. Lang./NSW Sp. Lang./NSW, 13 9/2/03

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04-A211. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Delores Shields Sp. Lang./No. 6,14 Sp. Lang./Nos. 6,14,17 9/2/03

04-A212. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Mercedes Vargas Sp. Lang./RC, 24 Sp. Lang./RC,8,15 9/2/03

04-A213. Approved job title corrections for Department of Special Services staff:

Name From To Morton Feigenbaum Teacher Psychologist Marilyn Calamito Teacher Learning Dis. Tchr. Consultant Kathy Rogers Teacher Social Worker

04-A214. Approved change in position control numbers for staff at School No. 12, effective September 1, 2003:

Tyrone Iton Paul Fontanella

04-A216. Approved compensation for (4) teachers working in the Saturday program at Panther Academy, beginning October 11, 2003 to May 4, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $10,296.00:

Bonnie Miele John Moraino Carmine Pindilli Carlos Burgos

04-A217. Approved compensation for teachers for the Saturday SAT Program, at an amount not to exceed $9,900.00

Kimberly Rieder John McKeon Sylvia Mokry William Roman

04-A218. Approved internal transfers for School No. 26 for the 2003-2004 school year:

Name From To Kwamara Thompson Grade 2 Tutor Kristie McDaniel Grade 6 Grade 2 Judy Manzo APT Grade 6

04-A219. Approved creating 65 position control numbers for the Urban Leadership Academy for certificated, non-certificated, part-time and full-time positions.

04-A220. Approved change in status for Gloria Acevedo, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00. Page 111 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A221. Approved change in status for Enid Collazo, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $43,600.00.

04-A222. Approved change in status for Cheryl Coy, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A223. Approved change in salary for Brenda Jemal, from PHD, Step 1 to PHD, Step 2 to reflect one year of teaching experience, retroactive to September 1, 2003.

04-A224. Approved change in status for Kristian Perez, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A225. Approved change in status for Jose Rivera, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A226. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Joseph Contini Tchr./No. 21 Tchr./PANTHER 9/3/03

Jeff Lally Tchr./PANTHER Tchr./No. 21 9/3/03

04-A227. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Cynthia Sisco LDTC/No. 6 LDTC/No. 7 9/16/03

04-A228. Approved transfer:

Name From To Gerald Stefanacci LDTC/No. 7 LDTC/No. 6

04-A229. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Kiminio Rutherford Soc. Wrkr./OOD Soc. Wrkr./No. 6 9/15/03

04-A230. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Giovanni Cusmano Tchr./No. 15 Tchr./No. 5 9/2/03

04-A231. Approved change in status for Jason Young, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00. Page 112 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A232. Approved creating two position control numbers for LEAP Intervention Tutor Teachers at School No. 2 and Roberto Clemente School.

04-A234. Approved transfers:

Name From To Eff. Date Cathy Blank Tech. Coor./No. 16 Test Coor./No 16 9/16/03

Debra Foody SFA Tutor/No. 17 Tech. Coor./No. 17 9/16/03

Arleen Weil Tech. Coor./No. 17 Tech. Coor./No 16 9/16/03

04-A235. Approved changing location in the attendance system for Hilda Ruiz and Shavon Herald.

04-A237. Approved compensation for Whole School Reform budget prep, implementation, account alignment, SMIT training, from September 2003 through January 2004, at an amount not to exceed $9,000.00:

Carolyn Hussain Charlene Izone Loretta Kelly

04-A239. Approved creating a position control number for Teacher of World Languages at Performing Arts Academy.

04-A240. Approved change in status for Renee LaRaia, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A241. Approved submission of appropriate forms for emergent hiring:

Maximiliano Alvarez Marlene Baker Monique Barrise Danielle Besner Melissa Bonadies Christopher Britt Ronald Broking Rose Marie Capalbo Maria Castro Zoe Clark Laura Clements Lauren Crowley Alexander Deluccia Jr. John Demuro Carolyn Ferrante Jaimie Headley Therese Hipkins Michelle Howe Raquel James Wilda Jimenez Eliane Manteiga Evelyn Marquez Lattisha Mayo Kristie McDaniel Michael McMahon Nyla McQueen Jeffries Jeannette Morales Nina Odatalla Joanne Okragly Luis Perez Katherine Renick Alyce Rosolen-Zmigrods Donald Rowland Kimino Rutherford Page 113 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Ahmed Salama Kathleen Sayad Jennifer Taylor Robert Warburton Francisca Bernal Walda Blanco Mariel Cabrera Minerva Claudio LaTonya Cook Ineabelle Costas Joseph Deodato Milagros Esquerre Karen Mendoza Aglae Montanez Gladys Pareja Linda Reid Gloria Robles Lisa Robles Rosa Santiago Robin Tanguay Carmen Tello Darlene Torres Mirian Vargas

04-A242. Approved payment of longevity stipend to Maria Fonseca, in the amount of $700.00, for 10 years of service.

04-A243. Approved internal transfers for School No. 29 for the 2003-2004 school year:

Name From To Mary Lantigua Grade 2 Tutor Carla Propersi Tutor Grade 2

04-A251. Approved implementation of the Personnel Policy for certificated and non- certificated administrative and supervisory staff not represented by a bargaining unit.

04-A252. Approved returning staff to active employment:

Name Location Eff. Date Maggie Sahver-Dock Tchr./No. 5 9/2/03

Adelina Terwilliger Tchr./No 6 9/2/03

Bridget Thomas SAC/No. 6 9/2/03

Jessica Troupe Soc. Wrkr./No. 1 9/2/03

Sharon Upshaw Perm. Sub./No. 15 9/2/03

Jessica Villanueva Tchr./No. 2 9/2/03

Shunda Wallace Tchr./No. 4 9/2/03

Laura Bross Tchr./MLK 9/2/03

Gayle De Nicola Tchr./No. 12 9/2/03

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Daniele Dittmer Tchr./No. 10 9/2/03

Nancy Garrity Tchr./No. 15 9/2/03

John James Tchr./No. 15 9/2/03

Vandana Jani Tchr./EHS 9/2/03

Isabelle Kayal Tchr./No. 13 9/2/03

Jennifer O’Hare Tchr./No. 29 9/2/03

Karen Pardo Tchr./No. 25 9/2/03

Rosanna Paris Tchr./MLK 9/2/03

Kathleen Schnorr Tchr./No. 9 9/2/03

04-A255. Approved creating a position control number for a Class Size Reduction Teacher at School No. 16.

04-A256. Approved compensation for staff of John F. Kennedy High School for cafeteria supervision for the 2003-2004 school year.

Claude Wilson Carlos Guzman Ronald Thomas Luis Delgado Shelton Prescott John Prescott

04-A257. Approved compensation for staff serving as part time examiners and proctors according to the procedures and guidelines of GED Testing funds, for the 2003-2004 school year:

Maria Cobian Bruce Corrado James LeCount Raymond Pender Lorraine Zoeller

04-A258. Approved compensation for Barbara Rugys for morning algebra classes at School No. 27, for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $5,940.00.

04-A260. Approved change in position control numbers for staff at School No. 12, for the 2003-2004 school year:

Patricia Sidoti Carol Common

04-A261. Approved change in position control numbers for staff at School No. 27, for the 2003-2004 school year:

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Patricia Liguori Allyson Lang Ann Bradbury Ryan Kelly

04-A263. Approved compensation for teachers serving as mentors to teachers in the Provisional Route Program:

Frances Atieh Patricia Bouchard Aida Kitchen Marcia Petersson Robin Ringer Elizabeth Roman

04-A264. Approved compensation for Child Study Team members, at an amount not to exceed $18,347.00:

Karen Collins Kay Conrad-Sofer Marie Cioletti Cesar Cabrera

04-A265. Approved compensation for support staff according to the procedures and guidelines of Adult High School funds, for the 2003-2004 school year:

Kristen Dailey Monica Florez Rosemarie Izzi Gladys Rivera Susan Ronga Lidia Zerquera Maria Parham-Talley Mark Sherman

04-A266. Approved compensation for instructional and support staff according to the procedures and guidelines of Adult High School funds, for the 2003-2004 school year: (Jose Rivera)

04-A267. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Robert Salviano Supv./Cluster II Supv./Cluster III 9/29/03

04-A269. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Margaret Jerchower Tchr./No. 26 Tchr./No. 6 9/1/03

04-A270. Approved change in status for Reggie Hall, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A271. Approved change in status for Gayle Henderson, from permanent substitute to social worker, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $45,060.00 + $400 stipend.

04-A272. Approved change in status for Latisha Mayo, from permanent substitute to social worker, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $45,060.00 + $400 stipend. Page 116 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A273. Approved change in status for Larry Umana, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A274. Approved submission of appropriate forms for emergent hiring:

Maysoun Ammar Yohanny Arakaki Carl D. Borda Christi M. Chapman Erica A. Escobar William M. Giraud Carmen I. Gonzalez James E. Gorgan Reno E. Mayoral Josalin E. Mercedes Yahaira A. Peguero Axel D. Perez Kaela C. Quince

04-A275. Approved substitute teacher applicants:

Kristen Apilungo Ivis Aguilar David Correa Davis Bryant Harry Cooper James Evans Katterine Godoy Xiomara Gonzalez Friema Grylack Shawn Hackett William Harris Lauren Helwig Michelle Howe Joanne Hudes Nick Johnson June Lamber-Merced Lisa LaSpada Latoya Jones Lindsey Miller Adrianne LubBrant Rachel Mandel John Manlery Ruth Mendoza Jeffrey Miller Rheim Mustafa David Muhammand Aksahy Patel Calvert Peart Gloria Price Tyisha Robsinon Michelle Rodriguez Yudelkys Rodriguez James Sonzogni Janett Soto Kwamara Thompson Lizaida Torres Vilma Cosme Sonora Walters Nicholas Weimmer

04-A279. Approved changing position control number 5012 at Montclair State University Pre-Collegiate Teaching Academy, from teacher of science to school nurse, effective September 15, 2003.

04-A281. Approved compensation for David Ferrier for working in the PEP-21 Program, beginning October 14, 2003 through May 27, 2004, and for attending Lightspan Inc. training for eight Saturdays, between October and November 2003, at an amount not to exceed $7,293.00.

04-A282. Approved transfer:

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Name From To Eff. Date Alan Sills Tchr./PANTHER Tchr./EHS 9/1/03

Khamis Aburmeileh Tchr./EHS Tchr./PANTHER 9/22/03

04-A283. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Jacqueline Ebanks Tchr./No. 4 Tchr./No. 16 9/15/03

04-A284. Approved payment of unused accumulated vacation days due to change in position from non-bargaining unit:

Name Days Benito Guzman 24

04-A286. Approved reclassifying position control number 1556 from Bilingual Teacher to World Language Teacher at School No. 15.

04-A287. Approved reclassifying position control number 4818 from Teacher to Bilingual Teacher at School No. 15.

04-A288. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Heriberto Crespo Security Officer Security Supv. 10/13/03

04-A289. Approved change in position control number for Jennifer Taylor, Teacher of the Handicapped at Norman S. Weir School, effective September 1, 2003.

04-A290. Approved transfesr:

Name From To Eff. Date Danielle Perrone Soc. Wrkr./No. 6 Soc. Wrkr./No. OOD 9/15/03

Kiminio Rutherford Soc. Wrkr./OOD Soc. Wrkr./No. 6 9/15/03

04-A294. Approved restoring the increment for Ruth Vargas for the 1997-1998 school year for receiving full standard certification, retroactive to September 1, 2003.

04-A295. Approved reimbursement for Frank Puglise for attending the State of New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association performance assessment process for Principals and Vice Principals, in the amount of $1,100.00.

04-A297. Approved partial payment of retroactive adjustment for military credit for William Roman, in the amount of $1,400.00. Page 118 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

04-A299. Approved substitute teacher applicants

Tekeema Allen Griselda Almonte Ilysa Berkowitz Dahlia Bibb Maleb Castillo Victoria Duda Joselito DeJesus Leonor Equsquiza Juan Fernandez Tiffany Frazier Rosario Gonzalez Stacey-Ann Johnson Washington Leon Jeffrey M. Lindsay Myesha McMillan Sanjay K. Mistry Michael Pudup Joshua Ramos Michael A. Rinaldi Latoria M. Scott Songul Secilmis Lavon J. Smith Jeannette Tappan Angella Williams Eric Williams Linder N. Zavaleta

04-A301. Approved reclassifying position control number 4034 from Multiple Disability Aide to a Section 504 Personal Aide at School No. 27.

04-A302. Approved deduction of relocation loan from Visiting International Faculty Teachers as per the Visiting International Faculty agreement:

Gloria Andrade Josefa Basalo Montserrat Caballol Carlos Cardenas Montserrat Carril Noralba Correa Francisco de Miguel Patricia Gomez Hebert Huachaca Rafael Velez Julio Verano

04-A304. Suspension of employee, with pay.

04-A305. Suspension of employee, with pay.

04-A306. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Boblyn Ranger Supv. of Math/Cluster IV $71,066 10/9/03

04-A307. Approved appointments:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Mary Pillarella Soc. Wrk./EHS $50,726

Stephanie Mearizo Tchr./No. 20 $40,100

James Gardener Tchr./No.20 $40,100

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Roger Tengson PhysicianNursing Serv. $12,000

Damian DeBendetto Perm. Sub./No. 15 $22,000

Michael Rinaldi Perm. Sub/EHS $22,000

Pegeen Perry Tchr./No.15 $44,500

Brandi Yellin Tchr./No. 21 $46,600

Myesha McMilllan Perm. Sub./No. 28 $22,000

James Bonadies Perm. Sub./IHS $22,000

Vanessa Vitiello Perm. Sub./PANTHER $22,000

Kim Astarita SFA Tutor/No. 17 $52,878

Helena Waldmann Tchr./EHS $40,700

Akshay Patel Tchr./GMA $43,600

Helen Dennis Tchr./ULA $40,100

Takeema Allen Perm. Sub./ULA $22,000

Francine Bash Tchr./ULA $44,200

George Featherson Principal/ULA $95,818

Rachel Cuff Dir. Curr. & Inst./ULA $65,000

Beverly Cohen School Nurse/ULA $49,211

Gail Hillman Social Wrk./ULA $72,165+$400 Stipend

Patricia Macleod Tchr./ULA $40,400

Brigette Aldabbas Tchr./ULA $40,100

Tawanna Workman Tchr./ULA $40,100

Tina Kearney Perm. Sub./ULA $22,000

Teresa Druitt Tchr./ULA $43,600

Lynn Kamen Tchr./ULA $40,100

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Rosemary Shahin Perm. Sub./ULA $22,000

Caroline Ewan Tchr./ULA $40,100

Christine Sarno Tchr./ULA $40,100

Matthew Franklin Tchr./ULA $40,100

Evans Roache Tchr./ULA $40,100

Jodi Bland Perm. Sub./ULA $22,000

04-A310. Approved appointments of staff working part-time at the Urban Leadership Academy:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Grace Cornacchia Tutor/ULA $17,550 9/15/03

Elena Sweeney Tutor/ULA $17,550 9/15/03

Charles Mason Assistant/ULA $9,547 9/15/03

Muaya Jacobs Lead Monitor/ULA $8,424 9/15/03

Carolyn Currie Stud. Serv. Aide/ULA $10,530 9/15/03

04-A314. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Idida Rodriguez Project Coord./CTTP $39,000 10/1/03 (part-time)

04-A315. Approved change in status for Sharon Upshaw, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A316. Approved change in status for William Best, from permanent substitute to teacher, retroactive to September 1, 2003, at a salary of $40,100.00.

04-A317. Approved appointment:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Gina Cevallos Inst. Asst./No. 2 $29,346 10/13/03

PERSONNEL Non-Certified

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04-A119. Approved compensation for staff to complete STAR-W grant paperwork, timesheets and reports, from August 1, 2003 through August 30, 2004, at an amount not to exceed $9,519.00:

Shevonn Holmes Santina Susino

04-A125. Approved processing payment of accumulated days for retired and resigned employees:

Name Days Rosalind Demaria 111.5 Cosmo Laforgia 15

04-A133. Accepted resignations/retirements/documentation for deceased employee:

Name Location Eff. Date Type Edna Black Cafe Wrk./SCA 9/1/03 Retirement

Michael Findura Inst. Asst./No. 5 9/1/03 Resignation

Carolyn Thomas Inst. Asst./No. 2 9/1/03 Deceased

04-A139. Approved restoring increment withholding for Kimberly McEachern, Instructional Assistant at School No. 24, to Step 7, $27,721.00, effective September 1, 2003 as per settlement agreement.

04-A142. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Angela Washington Inst. Asst./DAS Inst. Asst./MLK 9/1/03

04-A150. Approved job title change for Maleni Beauchamp, from school secretary to school registrar at the International High School, effective July 1, 2003.

04-A158. Approved creating a position control number for Instructional Assistant for the Fine & Performing Arts Academy.

04-A159. Approved creating a position control number for a clerical position in the Health Benefits Department.

04-A167. Approved payment of unused accumulated vacation days, as per policy, to the following employee:

Name Days Jennifer Foster 5

04-A169. Approved transfer:

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Name From To Eff. Date Maria Munera Sec./STARS Acad. Sec./Central Off. 9/15/03

04-A173. Approved salary adjustment for Yokasta Guillen, secretary at Norman S. Weir School, to $11.71 per hour, retroactive to July 1, 2003.

04-A176. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Marta Ortiz Sec./DSS. Sec./STARS 9/2/03

04-A182. Accepted resignation:

Name Location Eff. Date Maria Melendez Cafe. Monitor/ No. 29 8/14/03

04-A187. Accepted resignations/retirements:

Name Location Eff. Date Type Lori Cobb Inst. Asst./No. 26 9/1/03 Resignation

Luanda Diaz- Inst. Asst./No. 26 6/26/03 Resignation Santiago

Ruby Haskins Cafe. Wrkr./No. 9 10/1/03 Retirement

Mary Sims Cafe. Wrkr./No. 6 9/1/03 Retirement

04-A189. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Ruth Rosado Sec./EHS Sec./No. 3 8/27/03

04-A190. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Luz Vega Inst. Asst./No. 2 Inst. Asst./NSW 9/1/03

04-A191. Approved reclassification of five food service positions for the 2003-2004 school year.

04-A192. Approved transfesr:

Name From To Eff. Date Teresa Silva Fd. Serv./No. 27 Fd. Serv./MPACT 9/15/03

Antonia DiTaranta Fd. Serv./MPACT Fd. Serv./SCA 9/15/03 Page 123 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Carmen Pulgarin Fd. Serv./SCA Fd. Serv./No. 27 9/15/03

Flor Canelos Fd. Serv./AHA Fd. Serv./EHS Cafe. 9/15/03

Beatrice Gamarra Fd. Serv./No. 27 Fd. Serv./No. 24 9/15/03

Millie Roseboro Fd. Serv./No. 27 Fd. Serv./No. 3 9/15/03

Juana Davalos Fd. Serv./GMA Fd. Serv./GMA 9/15/03

Lucy Perez Fd. Serv./GMA Fd. Serv./GMA 9/15/03

Wanda Rosado Fd. Serv./GMA Fd. Serv./GMA 9/15/03

04-A200. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Ruben Ayala Trans. Spec./Cen. Off. PC Tech./Cen. Off. 9/15/03

04-A207. Approved internal transfer of Michelle Coleman, from personal aide at Martin Luther King, Jr. School to instructional assistant, effective September 2, 2003.

04-A210. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Gloria Otubanjo Inst. Asst./MLK Inst. Asst./No. 20 9/2/03

04-A215. Approved creating a position control number for Lead Monitor at the International High School for the 2003-2004 school year.

04-A233. Approved creating one position control number for LEAP Instructional Assistant at School No. 15l.

04-A236. Approved continuing the employment of Luis Morel, student worker in the Department of Special Services, for the 2003-2004 school year.

04-A238. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Laura Cotten Inst. Asst./Park Sch. Inst. Asst./No. 29 9/15/03

04-A244. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Daniel Dean Inst. Asst./PAA Inst. Asst./No. 26 9/8/03

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04-A245. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Wedad Elias Inst. Asst./STARS Inst. Asst./No. 2 9/10/03

04-A246. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Stacy Fuller Inst. Asst./No. 2 Inst. Asst./JFKHS 9/10/03

04-A247. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Marjorie White Inst. Asst./No. 21 Inst. Asst./JFKHS 9/10/03

04-A248. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Alvaro Merino Inst. Asst./NSW Inst. Asst./STARS 9/15/03

04-A249. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Catalina Huntington Fd. Serv. Mon./No. 12 Fd. Serv. Sub. 10/13/03

04-A250. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Belkis Rosario Fd. Serv. Mon./No. 12 Fd. Serv. Sub. 10/13/03

04-A253. Approved returning staff to active employment:

Name Location Eff. Date Annie Chavis Cafe. Wrkr./No. 51 9/2/03

Taffalyn Drakeford Sec./DAS 9/2/03

Jessica Hinton Inst. Asst./No. 20 9/2/03

Carey Koehnen Inst. Asst./No. 10 9/2/03

Leticia Rutherford Inst. Asst./DSS 9/2/03

Paula Scalera Inst. Asst./No. 27 9/2/03

04-A254. Approved processing payment of accumulated days for retired employees:

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Joseph Aiello 28 Edna Black 80

04-A259. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Belinda Hardy Inst. Asst./No. 27 Inst. Asst./No. 5 9/15/03

04-A262. Approved creating two position control numbers for Instructional Assistants at the Park School.

04-A268. Approved change in position control number 2113 from Special Education Instructional Assistant to SFA Teacher Tutor at School No. 6.

04-A276. Approved contract with Storytelling Arts, Inc. to provide storytelling services, pre-planning meetings, and assembly programs for the 2003- 2004 school year at School No. 1, at an amount not to exceed $5,075.00.

04-A277. Approved termination:

Name Location Eff. Date Sarita Martinez Sec./No. 18 11/8/03

04-A278. Approved termination:

Name Location Eff. Date Christopher Taylor School No. 8 9/10/03

04-A280. Approved compensation for PEP-21 staff for attending Lightspan Inc. training for eight Saturdays, between October and November 2003, at an amount not to exceed $1,980.72:

Shevonn Holmes Santina Susino

04-A285. Approved reclassifying position control number 2202 from a Board Security Officer to Security Supervisor, effective October 9, 2003.

04-A291. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Omaira Picherdo Fd. Serv. Mon./No. 20 Fd. Serv. Sub. 10/13/03

04-A292. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Beatrice Gamarra Fd. Serv./No. 24 Fd. Serv./No. 12 10/13/03

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04-A293. Approved change in status of Vianel Fabian from secretary in the Office of Staff Development to Specialist, effective October 13, 2003.

04-A296. Approved reclassifying the position of Network Coordinator, held by Emilio Barca, to Director of District Technology, effective September 1, 2003.

04-A298. Approved payment of unused accumulated vacation days, as per policy, to the following employee:

Name Days Beatriz Quiroz 5

04-A300. Approved transfer:

Name From To Eff. Date Joanne Simmons Fd. Serv./No. 25 Fd. Serv./No. 12 10/13/03

04-A303. Approved hiring Luis DeJesus and the Rhythms of the Heart ensemble to present two multicultural and music assembly programs for students at School No. 1, BUILD Academy and School No. 26, at an amount not to exceed $1,300.00.

04-A308. Approved appointments:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Charkin York Intern/PEP-21 $7.00 per hr. 10/13/03

Lillian Branch HSCL/GFA $10.50 per hr. 10/13/03

Jessica Cruz HSCL/No. 11 $10.50 per hr. 10/13/03

Jose Rivera HSCL/No. 19 $10.50 per hr. 10/13/03

Nicole Willis SCL/No. 6 $10.50 per hr. 10/13/03

William Vacca After School Aide/DB $23.00 per hr. 10/13/03

Lovey Rogers Clerical Asst./Hlth.Ben. $12.00 per hr. 10/13/03

Jacqueline Rodriguez Caf. Monitor/No. 3 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Blanca Quinones Caf. Monitor/No. 5 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Hugo Zuloaga Caf. Monitor/No. 13 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Meg Thomas Caf. Monitor/No. 6 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Nydia Rios Caf. Monitor/No. 6 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03 Page 127 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Laura Smith Caf. Monitor/No. 21 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Odalys Gonzalez Caf. Monitor/No. 3 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Juanita Avent Caf. Monitor/EWK $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Ydelkys Germoso Caf. Monitor/No. 15 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Angel Leary Caf. Monitor/No. 13 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Patricia Witherspoon Caf. Monitor/NSW $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Sonia Sanabria Caf. Monitor/No. 15 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Joan Epps Lead Caf. Mnt./No. 20 $7.30 per hr. 10/13/03

Deloris Ellerbee Caf. Monitor/No. 10 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Jorge Lopez Caf. Monitor/No. 24 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Yokasta Rosairo Caf. Monitor/No. 5 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Norma Berberena Caf. Monitor/No. 10 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Debbie Lee Caf. Monitor/No. 21 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Blanca Campechano Caf. Monitor/No. 4 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Shanea Johnson Caf. Monitor/No. 13 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Maira Alejo Caf. Monitor/No. 24 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Hilda Salerna Caf. Monitor/No. 25 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Blanca Campechano Caf. Monitor/No. 4 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Shanea Johnson Caf. Monitor/No. 13 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Maria Alejo Caf. Monitor/No. 24 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Hilda Salerna Caf. Monitor/No. 25 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Blaca LeDuc Lead Caf.Mon./PANTHER $7.30 per hr. 10/13/03

Donna Boone Caf. Monitor/No. 20 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Lisa Forte Caf. Monitor/No. 12 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03 Page 128 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Amira Obeidallah Caf. Monitor/No. 25 $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Mercedes Abanto Food Serv. Sub. $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Jeannie Chapman Food Serv. Sub. $6.75 per hr. 10/13/03

Rowan G. Thomas Inst. Asst./No. 28 $27,328 10/13/03

Deuel Stephens Instr. Asst./No $27,898 10/13/03

Tracy Gist Inst. Asst./NSW $27,328 10/13/03

Michael Harris Inst. Asst./MLK $25, 298 10/13/03

Julia Blechschmidt Inst. Asst./RPS $27,298 10/13/03

Laura Blanco Inst. Asst./Dale Ave. $27,898 10/13/03

Jamila N. Williams Inst. Asst./No. 15 $27,328 10/13/03

Rontai Rountree Inst. Asst./RPS $28,098 10/13/03

John R. Findura Inst. Asst./No. 5 $27, 898 10/13/03

Jorge Vargas Inst. Inst. Asst./No. 27 $27,898 10/13/03

Jacquelyn Lopez Inst. Asst./EWK $27,898 10/13/03

Winston E. Codling Inst. Asst. JROTC/EHS $38,840 10/13/03

Ximoara Falu Conf. Sec./Personnel $26,000 10/13/03

Patricia Jones Sec./No. 18 $29,631 10/13/03

Libby Ove Specialist/PEP-21 $27,541 10/13/03

Alicia Flory Specialist/PEP-21 $27,541 10/13/03

Debra Shipp Specialist/Acct. Payable $26,628 10/13/03

Frank Robina Security Supv./Sec. Off. $54,000 10/13/03

04-A309. Approved appointments of staff working at the Urban Leadership Academy:

Name Assignment/Location Salary Eff. Date Robert Harbison Acting Chief Cust./ULA $24,679 9/15/03 Page 129 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Jacqueline Younge Exec. Secretary/ULA $40,757 9/15/03

Joan Bivins Exec. Secretary/ULA $40,757 9/15/03

Nina Thomas Exec. Secretary/ULA $40,757 9/15/03

Grace Kennedy Inst. Assist./ULA $34,230 9/15/03

Shannon Garner Inst. Assist./ULA $27, 898 9/15/03

Sharrieff Bugg Inst. Assist./ULA $21,643 9/15/03

Lajuana Cox Credle Inst. Assist./ULA $21,643 9/15/03

Melaika Dias Inst. Assist./ULA $27,328 9/15/03

Clarice Featherson Inst. Assist./ULA $22,043 9/15/03

Bairis Galitz Inst. Assist./ULA $38,860 9/15/03

Leticia Glover Inst. Assist./ULA $27,898 10/01/03

David Greer Inst. Assist./ULA $27,255 9/15/03

Delane Harrison Inst. Assist./ULA $27,328 9/15/03

Nicholas Johnson Inst. Assist./ULA $25,298 9/16/03

Leslie A. Jaeger Inst. Assist./ULA $23,266 9/15/03

Keica Holmes Inst. Assist./ULA $21,643 9/15/03

Leonard Miller Inst. Assist./ULA $25,298 9/15/03

Lamar Oliver Inst. Assist./ULA $27,328 9/15/03

Darryl Rogers Inst. Assist./ULA $26,503 9/15/03

Rahmanah Steward Inst. Assist./ULA $21,643 9/15/03

Rickenya Tanner Inst. Assist./ULA $21,643 9/15/03

Erica Thomas Inst. Assist./ULA $24,066 9/15/03

Deonca Williams Inst. Assist./ULA $27,898 9/15/03

Tonya Jacobs Inst. Assist./ULA $22,043 9/15/03 Page 130 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Ana R. Diaz Registrar/ULA $46,259 11/03/03

Kim Holmes-Murphy School Prog. $32,998 9/15/03 Comm. Coor.

04-A311. Approved consultant contract with Montclair State University to conduct ten sessions of staff development for vice principals and five sessions for aspiring leaders in the program entitled “Preparing for the Future: Learning to Lead”, during the fall 2003, in the amount of $20,000.00.

04-A312. Approved consultant contract with Vision Media Marketing, Inc for community relations, media relations and public information services on a daily basis, for the 2003-2004 school year, at an amount not to exceed $36,000.00.

04-A313. Approved consultant contract with Patricia Morris Associates for the production of three newsletters for the 2003-2004 school year, including consultation, concept development, research, interviewing, writing, editing, proofreading, photography, photo developing, photo scans, design, layout, disk prep, and liaison with the printer and mailing house, at an amount not to exceed $18,000.00.

OTHER

04-A136. Approved award of contract for Privatization of Security Services (PPS- 013-04) to Absolute Security Network, Inc., 333 Meadowlands Pkwy., Secaucus, New Jersey, at a base bid of $3,272,803.25 for the 2003-2004 school year, and at a base bid of $3,615,865.65 for the 2004-2005 school year, as authorized by the State Department of Education.

Comm. Hodges: Mr. President, we have been told by the Commissioner of Education that we would be allowed to participate in personnel matters. I believe last month the Superintendent…

Comm. McDowell: Comm. Hodges, let me interrupt you for one moment. We are going into this particular section and as a Board, at this point we can make our comments known if we have a dispute on any items, keeping in mind that we cannot discuss in detail personnel issues. I know that there is some question about our ability to vote on personnel and I would ask that we hold that to a point where we can discuss it and get the business out of the way.

Comm. Hodges: How do I conduct business if I don’t know if I have a say or a vote?

Dr. Nuccetelli: You do not have a vote.

Comm. Hodges: How on Earth do I… What business do I conduct?

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Dr. Nuccetelli: You do not have a vote.

Comm. Hodges: I asked a legitimate question as to whether or not this Board has a say in personnel. I asked for an interpretation because I have a letter from the Commissioner from when he came here a year ago that says we did. We received a letter from… They don’t understand what is going on. They need to be told these issues.

Comm. McDowell: You did pose a question at workshop and I understand that you would like a clarification beyond my interpretation but as explained to me, basically the law does not permit our Board to actually vote on personnel items. What the Commissioner did with that earlier letter was extend his powers to the Board to look at these items. He has said that we have the right to discuss and dispute any personnel items that we wish to and those disputes will be made known to the Commissioner. In the past, the Superintendent had the authority to just immediately veto any items but the Commissioner is extending his power so that the Board can make known any disputes with personnel items and he will consider that in his final approval.

Comm. Hodges: Under the guise of discussion, will you now allow me to complete what I was going to say, sir?

Comm. McDowell: You said in workshop that you wanted another interpretation but I just wanted to get that out.

Comm. Hodges: Can I now say what I was going to say?

Comm. McDowell: Sure.

Comm. Hodges: The Commissioner said when he sat here on this stage that we would be allowed to participate in personnel in two stages. Those were his words and we did for a portion of time. Then in September we received a letter from the Superintendent of Schools saying that we couldn’t participate in personnel, meaning we could not vote on the items. On October 1 I wrote the Commissioner and asked him to please clarify which statement is in fact true. Is his first statement here to this community true? Or is the Superintendent’s statement true? He wrote me back on the 24th and said he decided to extend within his authority the role of the state operated board in matters of personnel, and this is underlined, by changing the status of the unilateral veto by the Superintendent in personnel matters to one where disputes or disagreements between the Superintendent and the Board on personnel would be settled by me or my designee. The state operated board is not permitted to make decisions on personnel because that requires a change in law. It is unclear whether or not we vote because that does not necessarily constitute a decision.

Comm. McDowell: In some cities, for example Jersey City, they actually have within their personnel committee a discussion of personnel items and then they make their dispute known at that level. In Paterson, what we normally do is give the appearance of a vote and that is how Paterson made its dispute known. So in the event where we voted down, and I am using the word appearance… Page 132 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Dr. Nuccetelli: You don’t vote it down. You can’t vote.

Comm. McDowell: The appearance of voting down something actually is interpreted as our dispute with respect to that by the Commissioner. He then will take that dispute and consider it. I am not saying it is the best thing to do. I am just making known my interpretation.

Comm. Hodges: At the workshop you gave me an interpretation, the Superintendent gave me an interpretation, and Dr. Nuccetelli gave me an interpretation. There are three different shadings. I didn’t ask for any of your interpretations. I asked for a concise report from the Commissioner as to just what he meant. That is all I want. I don’t want what people think he meant. I want to know what the gentleman meant. Again, if you are asking me to move forward with personnel, somebody has to tell me not what you think he meant because what I think he meant is not the same as what you think he meant. So I want to know what the man actually meant. I asked again whether we had received a definitive response from the Commissioner. Have we invited him to come back to this community and tell us, once and for all, what he meant about personnel? Did that happen?

Comm. McDowell: No.

Comm. Hodges: Thank you.

Comm. McDowell: As far as I know.

Comm. Generals: It is pretty clear to me that the law gives the ultimate authority to the district on personnel matters. It also appears as though the offer that the Commissioner gave this community to have some input and the quasi vote has been taken away at this point. So why is it on the agenda and there are no items there? Why are we even going through this if we have no input?

Dr. Duroy: It is recorded into the official minutes.

Comm. Generals: What is recorded?

Dr. Duroy: The personnel actions.

Comm. Generals: But there are no items. For the sake of the public, there are no items, unless I am missing it somewhere. I know they were at the workshop but tonight they are not on the agenda.

Comm. Taylor: Were they available to the public?

Comm. Generals: I realize they were at the workshop but for the right to know for the public, I don’t see those items. We have the privilege of knowing it but we represent the public. This agenda was left out on the table, it is a public document, and there is an

Page 133 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 inconsistency there. There are items on there that are not represented in the package. That is at least confusing.

Dr. Duroy: I am a little confused with what you are saying, quite frankly.

Comm. Taylor: The public didn’t get that.

Dr. Duroy: The public did not receive this and I think that particular issue is duly noted. In the future, we should also distribute the list that the Board receives on personnel.

Comm. Generals: Given the fact that we really don’t have a right to vote or to contest the presentation of personnel matters, does that preclude the public’s right to know what those personnel matters are?

Dr. Nuccetelli: No, it does not.

Comm. Generals: So then that information should be at tonight’s Board meeting.

Comm. Taylor: I didn’t hear the answer.

Dr. Nuccetelli: No, that does not. The action items can be appended to the agenda that is shared with the public. My suggestion is that you may want to look at the Jersey City model in terms of how you review personnel for any kinds of disputes. The model that they use is the personnel committee is a full public meeting with all members of the Board invited so that there is not a problem with a majority of people showing up at a committee meeting, which has to be less than a majority of the Board. Use the committee meeting to review personnel items and decide if there are any areas of dispute and then make those known to the Commissioner through my office.

Comm. Generals: As a third point, I would ask in the context of that review that also consideration be given to process, specifically issues pertaining to equal rights employment and things of that sort.

Dr. Nuccetelli: Yes.

Comm. Generals: I am sure the district has policies and procedures but I think the public has the right to know that those policies and procedures are fairly administered.

Dr. Nuccetelli: I think it would be entirely appropriate for this Board’s personnel committee to be a public meeting so that everyone can attend, including the public, at which time items would be reviewed. But you really need to understand that you have to be guided by the fact that those are personnel issues and there would be limited discussion. But there would be an opportunity for a review of the items and also for identification of any areas of concern that should be brought to the Commissioner’s attention.

Comm. Generals: Just for my own clarification, the person, the position, and the salary is public information. Page 134 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Dr. Nuccetelli: It is the terms and conditions of employment that you can’t discuss. The person’s performance you can’t discuss.

Comm. Generals: Okay.

Dr. Nuccetelli: But you can certainly discuss process.

Comm. Generals: Just the basics.

Dr. Nuccetelli: Right, but you cannot talk about the terms and conditions of that person’s employment.

Comm. Kline: I support fully what Comm. Hodges has to say and the need for clarification of the right of the Board members to vote on personnel. I don’t think we should just pass it away by saying let’s adopt what goes on in Jersey City. Frankly, I am not pleased with what little information I have about Jersey City that we need to be adopting what they do. For the record, it was imposed on us about the agenda change where we have two public sessions. That is what they do in Jersey City. When it was originally brought to our attention, I said it was going to stop parental participation. Look around the audience tonight. You can probably count the number of parents on one hand, maybe two at best. So before we start talking about adopting what goes on in other districts, we need to be well aware of whether or not those things are going to be beneficial to us, our community, our staff and our students, or whether it is just going to be something for somebody else’s convenience.

Comm. McDowell: We can’t say that because of our change in structure we have less parental involvement here tonight but the reference to Jersey City was only to give another example of how a state operated school district handles disputes. It was not solely to suggest that we adopt. It was just to give information as to what some of the other state operated school districts are doing. By all means, we can have our own conversation, as alluded to by Comm. Generals and others, so that we can come up with the best solution within the law for ourselves. So that we don’t just use this as a discussion period and because we have another public comment component we have to begin, we can discuss these items later.

Comm. Hodges: I just want someone to tell me that they are going to honor my request, which I think is a reasonable one, to get the original author’s interpretation. That is all I asked you and I don’t think that is out of line or inappropriate or out of order.

Comm. McDowell: That is noted.

Comm. Hodges: It was noted last week and nothing has happened, which is my concern.

Dr. Nuccetelli: I did pass along your request, Comm. Hodges, to the Commissioner. Fortunately, the State of New Jersey had a holiday yesterday and districts were closed. Quite frankly, I took a vacation day on Monday so today was my first day back and I Page 135 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 spent today in Trenton. Consequently, I will follow up with it first thing tomorrow morning.

Comm. Hodges: I truly appreciate that. Thank you.

Dr. Nuccetelli: I would just like to reiterate that the ability of this Board to vote on personnel items is something that is precluded by statute right now. In order for you to have a vote on personnel items, the statute on state operated school districts has to change.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

It was moved by Comm. Brown, seconded by Comm. Vancheri that the public comment portion of the meeting be opened.

Comm. Hodges: I continue to have objections because I think this process does indeed diminish the parent’s ability to voice their concerns.

On roll call all members voted in the affirmative. The motion carried.

Ms. Anna Taliaferro: (Beginning of new tape)…becoming informed partners in this arena of education. At that time, they will be having workshops, there will be some form of entertainment, some prizes and raffles, and it will be a good day for parents to come out and learn about the No Child Left Behind law, as well as the Abbott remedy that we operate under. So you are invited to join us.

Comm. McDowell: Ms. Taliaferro, where is that going to be held?

Ms. Taliaferro: Eastside High School. We sent everyone an invitation but just to reiterate…

Dr. Nuccetelli: What time is it?

Ms. Taliaferro: From 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. right here at Eastside High School. Let me introduce myself again. I want to reintroduce myself as a grandparent, a parent, a taxpayer, a homeowner, a citizen of this country, and a community leader. I am saying that for a reason because there seems to be some concern about my coming to this microphone speaking out. I have been coming to these Board meetings for 42 years, since my oldest child was two years old. He is now 44. I take very seriously anyone who would step and intrude on my civil rights and my freedom of speech. I came through the era when Martin Luther King was being hosed down, and when dogs were being put on African Americans to try to get our rights. I am not going to step backwards. When I come to this microphone to speak on behalf of the community that I represent, then I am speaking thusly and I have that right as one who lives in this city. There are some of us that when we go home at night we really go home. But there are others, like myself, who live here when we go home. So I am going to take that privilege and that right to come to this microphone and speak out against those things that I feel are unjust. If not for some of the issues that have been raised over those 42 Page 136 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 years, we would not have the Abbott remedy and we surely wouldn’t have the No Child Left Behind law. So as unpopular as it might be at times and as uncomfortable as it might be for some folks and as unpopular as it can be for others, I have that right and I take my rights seriously because I had to walk a lot of those miles during the 50’s and the 60’s and I am not giving them up. I wanted to bring that to your attention. For those who think that Anna Taliaferro should sit down because they disagree with the issues I am bringing to this microphone, let it be known that I am very serious about my civil rights and my freedom of speech. I allowed a lot of things to happen in this city because I thought that we were all professional and adult enough to deal with it at that level. But I assure you that I am a grandparent raising a grandchild in this city and I take very seriously his right to become a man. The more I see of folks who cannot stand up and who have no courage, I know that I have to raise a man here. I will use whatever measures I have to raise that man to be a fine individual so that he continues to know that when he represents himself, he represents every one of us. Thank you.

Ms. Deanna Garris: Good evening, my name is Deanna Garris. Dr. Nuccetelli, when you ask to see the certification of a teacher and they deny you, should I go down to Trenton or should I come see you? What should I do? I was denied to see a copy of my child’s teacher’s certification at the Academy of Performing Arts. I called your office but you were busy so I didn’t leave a message. But I want to know. I know you don’t have my information.

Dr. Nuccetelli: If you give me your phone number, this is a personnel item and I would like to talk to you privately about it. But I would also refer you back to the administration. I would ask you to share your information with Dr. Duroy and then you can also call my office if that is not satisfactory.

Ms. Garris: Dr. Duroy, how often do you re-evaluate your building leadership?

Dr. Duroy: That is done on an annual basis.

Ms. Garris: Once a year or once a month?

Dr. Duroy: The formal evaluation is a process that is ongoing throughout the year. Formally, when you say the evaluation itself, every administrator is required to be evaluated on an annual basis.

Ms. Garris: Right now I am in court with Dr. Naddeo.

Dr. Nuccetelli: That is ligitation.

Ms. Garris: But she is under you, Dr. Duroy.

Dr. Nuccetelli: And you really shouldn’t be discussing it because it is litigation. I just want to stop you so that you don’t do anything to your position.

Ms. Garris: I don’t think you can do too much to me right now. Well, I will discuss my son. Page 137 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Dr. Nuccetelli: Why don’t we talk.

Ms. Garris: He is very uncomfortable at that school because there seems to be a gang up of teachers against him. I am not trying to shut the school down. I am not trying to run anybody out of Paterson. But I want to let you know and those teachers know and those parents know that I am from Paterson. I was born here and I am not going anywhere and neither is my son. I refuse to let someone try to remove him and embarrass him. It is sickening to allow something like this to happen to a twelve-year- old male. No one has reached out to me and it is sad. I am pretty fed up with it. I know I am in court but Dr. Duroy maybe you can re-evaluate the supervisor over there because it is really nasty.

Ms. Colette Williams: My name is Colette Williams and I am a junior at PANTHER Academy. I would like to take this time to let the Board members and the public know that we have a problem at my school. We are a Paterson public school and we have no principal. Our school is being run by the assistant superintendent and he has a lot on his plate as it is. I feel we need an in-house principal at our school. We, myself as well as others, feel that we already have a well-qualified person on our staff to do so. I don’t know any other schools with this problem anywhere. Is this how you are going to let a Paterson public school be run? I just feel that my parents at least deserve an answer as to why we don’t have a principal at our school. Thank you.

Dr. Duroy: We are looking at that. Certainly, with the construction of the PANTHER Academy or prior to taking over the new building, we will have a new principal, conceivably a vice principal, assigned to the PANTHER Academy. Right now Dr. Sico is the certified principal and as assistant superintendent he is responsible for the building. There is also a staff member on board who is also certified. He is the lead teacher and we are operating under both of their leadership. But we will be examining that again.

Ms. Karen Ellerbee Williams: Karen Ellerbee Williams. I am piggybacking on the student that was here about PANTHER Academy. As you said, the assistant superintendent is running that school and I have a problem as a parent when I call your office, Dr. Duroy. When you have a principal at a school and you have a problem with the principal, you can then talk to the assistant superintendent. But when the assistant superintendent is the principal at the school, then when you have a problem and you call your office, Dr. Duroy, because I think that is what I am supposed to do, then your office kicks it back to the assistant superintendent. The assistant superintendent advised me that that is the way it is going to run. So how do we get things taken care of?

Dr. Duroy: As I indicated, we are going to be moving forward with identifying a new administrator for the building. I certainly believe that when you have an inquiry or difference with Dr. Sico’s office that you would basically contact my office indicating that there is a dispute between the assistant superintendent and the parent.

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Ms. Williams: I did that and then the call was directed back to his office and that is when I was told by him that I should just handle everything through him the best that I can because your office was going to kick it back to him. That is the way it has been. I am the parent representative on the school management team, now the school leadership council, and I have a problem with that. So it is something that needs to be taken care of immediately and not that you are working on it. The problem that I am telling you that I am having is a big problem. It is not a little thing.

Dr. Duroy: We will follow up. Please contact my office and we will set an appointment.

Ms. Williams: We can set an appointment for a meeting?

Dr. Duroy: Yes.

Ms. Williams: With the parents? I can bring a group of parents or it can be you and I?

Dr. Duroy: I think you need to talk to me first about the issue and then we will make that decision.

Ms. Williams: And you and I will talk about the issue of the administration at PANTHER Academy?

Dr. Duroy: Whatever the issue that you say you are having difficulty with and you cannot resolve through Dr. Sico, contact Mrs. Jones tomorrow morning and we will set up a time.

Ms. Williams: You are not answering my question. You are not giving me an answer that I am looking for. What you are saying to me is that I can call your office. This might just be my understanding but I am getting from you that I can call your office if I have a problem with Dr. Sico and we can talk about that problem. The problem is the administrative leadership at PANTHER Academy. If I set up a meeting with you, is that what we are going to talk about?

Dr. Duroy: Yes.

Ms. Williams: I didn’t originally get that answer from you.

Dr. Duroy: Yes.

Ms. Williams: Okay, thank you.

Ms. Demetria Johnson: My name is Demetria Johnson and I am a parent at Montclair Academy. I stand here tonight to let it be known that the Montclair Academy Class of 2004, the first graduating class, was not properly prepared to take the mandatory high standardized state test which determines if they graduate and receive a diploma. Answers are not what I expect to get tonight but eventually I will get them. I am here to air out some dirty laundry to the community of Paterson. 45 out of 60 students failed the math portion of the state test, including some of our high honor students. All three Page 139 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 years at Montclair these seniors were disrupted and taken in and out of their building due to poor planning. These students not only did without books for some time but were without a permanent, certified math teacher for at least one semester during all three years. It wasn’t good enough to know that the children weren’t properly prepared for the state test, but it was told to the parents that they could not postpone the test, not even due to the school building being under violations. The students were allowed in the unsafe building in March of 2003 to take the state test in the hallways with the outside doors open and cold, while being monitored by fire marshals. I followed up on going through the chain of command starting first with Comm. McDowell, the Board of Education President and representative of Montclair Academy. In June we met to discuss this matter. Do you know what one of his remarks was? The students weren’t without a teacher – they were given substitute teachers. Making that kind of remark shows what he thought of me and our children. It also tells you something about Comm. McDowell. Still he never followed through. He showed no support then and now, and he is not aware of what is going on at the present time at the academy. This complaint is no surprise to Ms. Lyde, Dr. Duroy, or Dr. Nuccetelli. Montclair Academy deserves a full investigation to prove that these students are not guilty for failing the math portion of this mandatory state test. They should not be held accountable. They were violated. By law the district is responsible for what the students are taught through the students’ individualized education plan. If you are for these children, like you say you are, then you should stand up and do the right thing. Would you put a child behind the wheel of a car without preparing him or her on how to drive? Also, Dr. Duroy, would you please look into the matter regarding Montclair Academy students receiving guaranteed acceptance into Montclair State University? We were told this information when our children first applied to Montclair Academy and now no one seems to recollect any mentioning of this. I have an article from Montclair State University verifying that this information is true and that our children are guaranteed acceptance as long as they fulfill the graduation requirements. Finally, to the Board of Education, the changes you made to run a Board meeting are discouraging to parents and I guess that is the plan. But this meeting’s first priority should have been towards the parent’s concerns. Thank you.

Mr. Robert Garcia: Good evening, we are here today basically to discuss the children’s education with regards specifically to special education students.

Comm. McDowell: Name and address for the record, please.

Mr. Garcia: My name is Robert Garcia, 139 North 7th Street, Paterson, New Jersey. We are basically trying to discuss the special education classes that are currently going on now at John F. Kennedy. As of right now, we are basically experiencing an overload of students in the classes. Right now we have between 25 to 33 students in each class when in reality, according to the Disability Act in education, it should be between 12 to 16 students maximum. We basically have gone through all different types of chains, speaking to different individuals, such as Brenda, Evelyn, Paulette, and Ms. Lyde. We have spoken to all of these individuals with regard to what is basically being done with trying to get more teachers in the classrooms. As of right now, my nephew and some other individuals that we are aware of are just not getting the proper education because they are just not having the proper attention. Basically they are just being put to the Page 140 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 side. The teachers aides don’t necessarily assist the students as well, or not the way that they should be handled, because they are not certified teachers and we are having a problem with that as well. As of right now, we are just basically told to go sit down and do something to keep them occupied until the time runs out. We actually went to the school and took a complete two-day tour of what the student goes through and it was just outrageous what we found out. It was large classes and in most classes there was not even a teacher’s aide. I believe there was only one or two teacher’s aides within the class of 32 students, to be exact. There was one class with 32 students and it only had one teacher with no teacher’s aide. We brought this to the attention of the individuals that needed to be informed and unfortunately we also have a letter here stating that the teachers agree that the classes are overly crowded but no one has done anything. We don’t have any resolution or near resolution as to what we can do now. Right now the education of the children is being affected greatly. We are trying to encourage them to have a better education so that they don’t follow the avenues that we are trying so hard for them not to follow. But unfortunately they have no other choice because they are not receiving the proper education in the schools. So we really want to bring this to whoever we need to. We need to definitely get the right name of the person that we need to bring this to. Who is the specific individual that we need to bring this to the attention to? We find this to be one of our last resorts. We have actually been informed by the individuals that we have been speaking to that we need to take it further into a class action suit or go to special education law centers informing them of this information. We really don’t want to take it that far. We want to see some type of resolution being done now for the children that are in the classes now and not five years later because that won’t do any good for our children that we have in the schools now.

A concerned parent: What they gave me here is a piece of paper that says… Ms. Waite gave me a paper and it says how they want to solve the problem. They want to take my child out of the school and bring him to an academy. Then he will be pulled out from that classroom to get the special education. This is what she offered me – to take my kid out of school. No, I am not taking my kid out of school. I want my kid in John F. Kennedy High School and I want him surrounded by other people so he can be aware of other nationalities around him. This is what she said to me and I can give it to you. Her writing is here, too. She said to bring him to another school. Didn’t you, Ms. Waite? I am upset.

Dr. Duroy: I understand. Again, I am concerned with a lot of the issues that you raised and some of that is relatively new. I would like to set up something as soon as possible to review this particular issue, in particular where we talk about the very, very large classrooms for special education. We will certainly look at that. If possible, we can get information this evening so that we can contact you tomorrow.

A concerned parent: I have been in the school one whole day, two days.

Dr. Duroy: I am saying that there are several issues that were raised and we will follow up on them.

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Dr. Duroy: That is precisely what I am going to talk about.

A concerned parent: Aides and teachers. Not when my son is already in the wrong place – on drugs or something else. Special education students especially are the ones that have low self-esteem and they will go to the wrong place. I want it today and not three or four years from now.

Dr. Duroy: I realize that.

Ms. Garcia: We just feel that they need to be given the opportunity to have a better education. More or less, these are the children that are not responsible for their disability. They have no control over their disability. Unfortunately, they are not able to have the same education as everyone else but that doesn’t mean that they need to have a poor education because of their disability. We are trying to fight for a better education. If we know that they are gifted and are having a problem, then definitely give them the proper attention that is needed for them to have a normal life. Thank you very much.

Dr. Duroy: If we can just get your information, tomorrow we will contact you for a meeting as soon as possible.

A concerned parent: I want to say one more thing.

Comm. McDowell: We have to wrap up. There are other people behind you.

A concerned parent: I have one quick question. These guys right here just said it. All the money is going somewhere else and you are telling me you want to meet with me?

Comm. Hodges: Newsletters.

A concerned parent: For what? The money is going somewhere else.

Comm. McDowell: No, special education money is earmarked for special education only.

A concerned parent: Well, we will see.

Comm. McDowell: That is untrue.

Dr. Duroy: Mr. Sevano, will you please take the information so that we can contact them tomorrow?

Mr. Eric Garrison: Good evening, my name is Eric Garrison and I just have two questions to ask regarding the Abbott funding program for the three and four year old children in Paterson. I see from year to year there may be some contracts renewed for Abbott funding centers. When a center’s contract is not renewed, is the Board made aware of that? When a center’s contract is not renewed, you are basically saying that Page 142 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 the center has to close their doors and those three and four year olds have nowhere to go. I am just concerned that the Board is informed when a center’s contract is not renewed.

Comm. Taylor: For early childhood?

Dr. Duroy: Yes, early childhood. First, let me just say that if a center is not renewed, we make provisions for them to find locations or to be relocated or to be housed in other centers. So we don’t shut any of the students out. As far as renewal, that is done on an annual basis based on recommendation. Each center has responsibilities that they have to meet to remain part of the district’s contractual relationship.

Mr. Garrison: I understand. I just want to state for the record that I am very close to one of the centers in Paterson and that has occurred but that arrangement was not made, Dr. Duroy. I just wanted to state that for the record.

Dr. Duroy: For students to be moved?

Mr. Garrison: Placed in other centers. If that center is not renewed, are those funds appropriated throughout the other centers in Paterson? Is it used wisely? That is all I am concerned about.

Comm. Kline: Excuse me, the gentleman raised a question about whether the Board is notified when this happens.

Mr. Garrison: Yes.

Comm. Kline: We may find out about it but we have no involvement in the decision.

Mr. Garrison: Okay.

Dr. Duroy: That is correct.

Ms. Princess Reeves: Good evening, my name is Princess Reeves and I am here on several occasions. I have several remarks that I need to make known to the Board. Number one, as I am listening back here in the audience, I see unfortunately that some of our Board members still have their own hidden agendas. We are trying to move ahead for the operation and learning tools that we need to further our children’s education. As long as we keep personal agendas with our Board members, we have a problem. I think somehow and somewhere we need to get together and grow up. Furthermore, I am sitting here and reading an article but before I get to that article, we still have absentees of some of our Board members. If you can’t respond to your schools, let somebody else take it over. We have more than enough Board members here with adequate time and they are supposed to utilize that time to see to the operation of that school. If you are not seeing the operation, then you don’t know of the problems that exist. You have to wait for us to come here to a Board meeting to air it out all at once and that shouldn’t be because that Board member is not doing their job. Furthermore, I noticed how it is so convenient that some of our members, and I do say Page 143 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 some and not all, take and utilize and drop parent’s names. That is not good. One parent does not speak for all parents and that needs to be put to a halt. To go into PANTHER Academy, I am very pleased. I have worked very hard with PANTHER Academy and there are certain things that I am a little bit annoyed with because I am pretty sure this Board has knowledge of them. When you replace a teacher, and I am talking about a good certified teacher, and you leave them with something else, that affects the operation of the student and the learning of that student. You are slowing down a process. So before you start recycling teachers, and we are talking certified teachers and not assistants, if they have a bad history they need not to go into another school surrounding. That really needs to be looked at. I don’t know if our Board is aware but we have a younger generation of parents now. Are we prepared for this younger generation of parents? We have to get out here and we have to teach them as the elders have. Unfortunately, they sit back and watch the television and see that you guys are bickering with one another. So why should they come out in public and try to voice their opinions when you have certain members that want to cut them off when they are trying to express whatever the situation is? We just need adequate time and certified teachers. We need the problems to be taken care of immediately and not pushed on for another meeting. Thank you.

Mr. Charles Ferrer: Charles Ferrer, requesting five minutes.

Comm. McDowell: What organization, please?

Mr. Ferrer: It’s been announced many times.

Comm. McDowell: For the record, please.

Mr. Ferrer: Friends of Paterson Falls. It is very disturbing to hear the different things that I am hearing here today and to know that it is going on and people that should be aware of it aren’t. It makes me wonder what is really going on in this district. It is disturbing to find out that because of a technicality, the Board will not be able to vote on personnel matters. My question to the County Superintendent is who is going to be monitoring the hiring of the people who get hired in this district to make sure that the people are being hired because they have the proper credentials and not because they happen to be a friend? I am looking at three different postings. One requires a person to have construction experience. And then another posting went forth for the construction trades training program for women and minorities and you don’t have to have any experience in the construction business for that posting. You can be a manager at Macy’s and because you have managerial experience you can get that position. You don’t have to understand anything about construction. It makes me wonder when I look at what is going on in my school at the company that is overseeing the work. Once again, I invite you to my school, especially the women Board members because you have the hearts of mothers. I went down into the basement classes in my building of the second and third grade students, which are maybe six, seven and eight year old children, and right above them are these big heaters that are attached to the ceiling. We were told they are attached to the struts in the building. It’s the same thing we talk about when we talk about why New York has so many potholes and so many problems because when those roads and sewers were put in they were not built for the Page 144 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 trucks and things that run on them. When the school was built more than 70 years ago, they were not putting in struts to hold the kind of heating units that they just put up there. When I look at the small children that are sitting underneath these units, I think about the parking lot in Atlantic City that wasn’t supposed to collapse but it did. It makes me wonder about the safety of the children. What you could have done, if the state had been on top of their game, is get smaller heating units that could be put on the floor and not above children. The problem with this whole project is that the state sent bids out and got several different architects. So you got some architects that looked at things this way and some that looked at things another way. That was wrong. It should have been one architect to do the whole thing. Therefore, you have uniformity. I don’t care that it would have taken us more time. You would have uniformity because now what we have is a mess. I tried to bring you some pictures but they would not act right on my printer. When I print them out, I will get them to you. When they removed the old heaters in our building, instead of fixing the cracked walls and things like that before they put the new heaters in, they just put the heaters there. If that were your house, you would not allow that. But it is being allowed in the school because no one from the schools is coming in to see what they are doing. These people are coming in, they are claiming they are doing their work, they are getting their checks from the state, and they are moving on. Meanwhile, we have to sit and look at these things. They made promises to cover everything before they do work. We come into the classrooms every day and we are wiping the dust off the desks and everything else. We have footprints all over the desks. They stand on whatever they feel like standing on. They use your cords when they should have their own equipment. You find your cords in other people’s rooms. But they are professionals. But we don’t know this because, once again, we are not overseeing what is being done. My main concern is how do we hire people to oversee a construction training program and they have no experience in that? I am wondering because of the person who got the job and if the proper procedures were followed for them to get the job. When they originally got the job to write the proposal for the grant for this project, the proper procedures weren’t followed then. No resume was on file to show any experience that this person had but they got the job. The only thing that I could see in the file that helped them to write the grant was that they had gotten a copy of a proposal from Newark on their women and minorities construction training program and that helped them. But the procedures weren’t followed. Now that the Board has no say so in personnel matters, who is going to make sure that things are going to be done right? Is it just going to be business as usual? Are you, as the County Superintendent, going to oversee and make sure that proper procedures are being followed? Is it just carte blanche?

Dr. Duroy: Let me state for the record that proper procedures have been followed on the hiring of personnel and that is something we stand by at this point.

Mr. Ferrer: On every hiring?

Dr. Duroy: Yes.

Mr. Ferrer: There is a hearing coming up that will show otherwise. Who is watching that? Will that fall on you, County Superintendent?

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Dr. Duroy: It is still the responsibility of the Paterson district administration and by law through my office.

Mr. Ferrer: So if there is anything that goes wrong it will just fall on you?

Dr. Duroy: I have answered your question.

Comm. McDowell: It will be disputed by the Board and the dispute will be made known to the Commissioner in the process we talked about earlier.

Mr. Ferrer: Interesting. Well, we will keep watching the slip-ups. I am waiting on a hearing that is coming through now that will show that procedures weren’t followed. Someone was given a position that did not have the seven years experience that was required.

Comm. McDowell: Thank you.

Mr. Ferrer: That’s personnel. It was violated there and are you going to tell me it is not being violated in other areas? I beg to differ.

It was moved by Comm. Brown, seconded by Comm. Vancheri that the public comment portion of the meeting be closed.

Comm. Hodges: Once again, as the parent has already detailed, this does diminish their opportunity to voice their concerns. It puts them at a hardship because they have to decide whether or not they want to put their children to bed or come down here and complain about their children’s education.

Comm. McDowell: I think that is speculation.

Comm. Hodges: It is still my comment whether or not you like it so please don’t interrupt. Thank you.

Comm. McDowell: Let’s not speculate too far that we mislead the public.

Comm. Hodges: May I finish my comments, sir?

Comm. McDowell: Sure.

Comm. Hodges: Never mind.

On roll call all members voted as follows:

Comm. Atallo: I vote yes. Regarding the concerns about the parent with special education, I am curious to see if that appears in the newsletter. Comm. Brown: Yes. Comm. Hodges: No.

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Comm. Kline: I am voting yes to close because no one else is at the microphone but I again want to go on record as indicating that I am not pleased with the agenda placement of the public session. There should be one public session early in the meeting where all the parents who are interested can come down, rather than sitting here waiting until they have the opportunity. This is not working. Comm. Moody: Yes. Comm. Santiago: Yes. Comm. Taylor: Yes. Comm. Vancheri: Yes. Comm. McDowell: Yes.

The motion carried.

OTHER BUSINESS

REPORT OF PRESIDENT

Comm. McDowell: I will keep my comments brief because I know the night is drawing long. I just want to highlight a few things. We had a student from the PANTHER Academy that addressed the body tonight. Currently Jeanette Lyde, the Coordinating Director of High Schools, is embarking on a solution that we configured earlier in the year when we had the onset of students that came to the Board meeting to express their particular views on how they felt the schools were being run. At the end of the month, I believe the presidents and vice presidents of each high school SGA will be meeting in the formulation of a student council. That council will meet with various administrators and Board members and participate in some leadership training. They will have an opportunity to voice the sentiments of their student body in a very organized fashion, speaking to those individuals directly that can impact. So I plug that effort. Two of our newly formed committees met some time ago and I just wanted to give a quick update. One is the community involvement committee, which met three weeks ago. That committee, which was chaired by Comm. Hodges, was asked what issues they felt were eminent to be known by the public if we were to do public forums or information sessions. It came out of that committee that the issue of facilities was one of the major items on the minds of citizens so several committee members were charged with coming up with a solution. One was to sit down with individuals in charge of the employment operation with respect to new school construction to give information out on what that process looks like, who can be involved, and some of the other parameters within that. It is currently being set up through New Jersey CDC. In addition, there were questions as to general facility issues as per additions that are slated to be done, new schools, and new projects with respect to the five-year facilities plan. That forum or information session is in the making. Dr. Duroy has touched based with Mr. Andrew Long and other staff members to come up with a structure where we can come to one of the larger high schools to sit down and discuss some of the facility issues that are on the table with respect to additions, new schools, etc. We will entertain questions and get a chance to look at some of the new projects on the table. As I stated earlier, the curriculum committee, in an attempt to respond to some of the sentiments of our Board members that we need to look at items above and beyond what is just on the agenda, will embark on two ad hoc committees. One will be the Page 147 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 technology ad hoc committee where we will engage individuals from industry, higher education, the community, and the district technology staff to look at the district’s technology plan and make recommendations for changes or what have you. As stated earlier, we are also looking at the overall way student athletics is handled in the district with respect to criteria and support systems. I want to also take my hat off to Ms. Taliaferro and the Parent Resource Center. They held a workshop last week at Passaic County Community College where Dr. Donald Clark presented on No Child Left Behind. It was a collaboration that took place between the Paterson School District, by way of the Parent Resource Center, and the Paterson Pastor’s Workshop. It was an excellent forum and we applaud these types of efforts. I would also like to thank Dr. Stepherson for responding to some of the issues surrounding parental issues and student issues in that she is presenting a home school council president’s meeting. It is a meeting that was done once before by Dr. Fulmore with his particular cluster. In this meeting we will have home school council presidents, principals and Board members that are assigned to those particular clusters to sit down with the assistant superintendents and those individuals to discuss matters. The intent of this is to have a more constructive method for dealing with school issues. As you see, it is very difficult to just have parents come down to the Board meeting to try to get information or have discussions on different types of school items. This is a School Board meeting and it doesn’t lend itself to that. So hopefully we can make better avenues for communication and discussion, and take care of some of the problems that exist. That ends my report.

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

Comm. Atallo: Somebody mentioned before about the priorities of the Board of Education. I think the priorities of the Board of Education are educational accountability and fiscal accountability. We also have an accountability to provide safety to our students. I am very surprised at the lack of outrage from the Board members when we get a memo saying there are no environmental problems when we clearly have a memo that says we do. I think this needs further investigation. I am asking the County Superintendent to investigate what is going on with the Sheridan Avenue project. That is a concern to me. Regarding these legal opinions, apparently there is a contradiction in the report and it is very obvious to anyone who reads the November report. Secondly, we received a memorandum from the Commissioner of Education, Dr. Librera, dated October 24 stating that he is asking for a review of the legal bills. This will continue to be an issue of contention with the Board because of the adversarial situation that the attorney chose to put himself in by representing one Board member against multiple Board members. Had that attorney not done that at the time, the issue would not have existed. He should have recused himself but he did not. He was paid last month without the Board getting a vote on it. This was wrong and that money should be returned. I am asking the County Superintendent, who has been given the charge of this responsibility by the Commissioner, to investigate this and the money should be returned. He represented an individual Board member against other Board members without any Board resolution or approval. This is wrong and in my opinion unethical. We will deal with this in other forums. Regarding attorneys, there was a payment of bills last month for the firm of Ryglicki & Associates. I asked the Superintendent in August what the relationship was of Mr. Hanly to Mr. Ryglicki, his former partner. The Superintendent wrote back to me and his correspondence has Page 148 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 been shared with the Board and the County Superintendent. The Superintendent said that to his knowledge Mr. Hanly is no longer of counsel to the firm of Ryglicki & Associates. That was dated September 2. However, in the August payments, we received a list of bills and there is a letterhead that says Ryglicki & Associates, Kevin Hanly of counsel. The County Superintendent has copies of that. Also, on the bills, there is $190,000 out of the budget being assigned by Mr. Hanly to Mr. Ryglicki’s law firm. That needs to be investigated because as of July 1 he is no longer his partner and over the summer he is recommending $190,000 be appropriated to his former firm. That needs to be investigated. So the bill that was paid last month needs to be investigated. There seems to be a contradiction in Dr. Duroy’s letter to me, which has been shared with the County Superintendent and the Board, and the letterhead that appears on the list of bills, which also has been shared with the County Superintendent and the Board. We would like a response. Also, we received a memorandum from the Superintendent that he has been directed to review the way legal services are provided and that he is going to review it in November, advertise in December, and come back in March with a recommendation. In my opinion, that is clearly dragging your feet. That is not acceptable. There is no reason why you can’t advertise in November, and make a decision in December or January. I have asked for this to be addressed since June and the contention has arisen from the June meeting. We walked on this stage and without any announcement to us we found the attorney who is litigating against myself and other Board members is now sitting as General Counsel. I don’t think anybody would reasonably feel comfortable in that situation. I don’t think anybody in their right mind would feel comfortable with that situation. We can’t go to those attorneys for advice. That proposal is unacceptable and that needs to be expedited. I will contact the County Superintendent to ask that it be expedited, and the State Commissioner as well. In addition, regarding the public portion of the meeting, I agree with Comm. Kline and Comm. Hodges. We are a public body. We are responsible to the public. The meeting starts at 7:00 and parents have to get home to their children. The first part of the public session ended at 7:18. There is no reason why we could not have continued that public portion as a courtesy to the public. I see no reason why we continue with this format. I disagree. I think we should go back to the old format and respect the public and give them the right to speak early on in the meeting. Thank you. I just want to go on record that we need to prioritize how our educational dollars are being spent. We are in litigation for the Abbott dollars. The Commissioner rejected the recommendation of the administrative law judge to give us the additional money and now we have to file an appeal to the appellate division. It doesn’t help our case when we are spending money on what I view as nonessentials, even frivolous. I don’t see having an additional newsletter as an educational priority when we are fighting for books, microscopes, computers, and more teachers to educate our children. We have a public relations firm that has a contract with this district. The Superintendent, to my knowledge, has not expressed any dissatisfaction. I don’t see any reason why we can’t have those professionals provide this service. We can negotiate something with those folks to do a newsletter. I just want to go on record as saying that. I don’t support spending those dollars. I see it as nonessential.

Comm. Hodges: I certainly find it difficult to accept the notion that we can find $18,000 to pay for newsletters for people who don’t live in Paterson but we can’t find teachers for special education kids who need the instruction. That is not a priority. Evidently the Page 149 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 newsletter is a priority so that they can tell you that the schools aren’t as bad as the test scores say they are. I would like to know what happens to the concerns that are brought to the Board. People in the community think that once these concerns are brought to the Board and addressed that the Board is made aware of the outcomes and that is not true. That is not true. We have no idea from one week to the next or one month to the next what transpires. There is no follow up. There is no information given to us. Your problems may have been shuttled away after you leave the microphone and we have no way whatsoever of finding out what happened. That has continued this year, it continued last year, and we have asked for this. Sometimes they put information in the packet and sometimes they don’t, but there has been no consistent mechanism to alert us as to what is going on with the concerns from the public. We had a Governor come to this district. The Governor of the State of New Jersey came to one of our schools and the Board was not notified. And he was preceded the day before by our Senator, who was also in our school buildings. We weren’t notified. The very same Governor who is sitting in our classrooms for a photo op after he has taken away minority set asides that would help find jobs for the people who live in this community with the construction that is going on here. And we have no way of expressing concern because we are not notified. So I would like to have that question answered at some point. After I get through I will ask it again at the conclusion of my remarks. I would like to know the status of the evaluative instrument for the Superintendent. I believe that was given to him sometime in late August for his review. We are now in the middle of November and it is still being reviewed. We are supposed to complete our evaluation in April but we have no idea because we haven’t gotten the instrument back because it is still being looked into. These are some of the reasons why I get angry, ladies and gentlemen. People ask me why I am so frustrated. We try to put these things in place and they get subverted. That is the best way I can look at it. If you go through the process and they tell you it doesn’t apply today, the rules that they say we are following don’t apply today until you break those rules. Then we are not following Robert’s Rules of Order. Robert’s Rules of Order say that you can adjust an agenda. I don’t care who put it together. Robert’s Rules of Order say you can vote, you can submit a motion, and you can amend an agenda. It requires a two thirds vote. That is in the book and I was confirmed that was the case. But now, of course, we can’t do that. The district created an instrument that would enable parents to give their opinions as to how they were received when they went into a school building. It is called the Parent Visitor Assessment and anybody going into a building should receive an assessment sheet, which they fill out. They are not required to put their names on it and they are being asked to say how the building looked, how they were treated when they were there, and some idea as to how their encounter went. Also, it can ask how their behavior was. Those were supposed to be distributed. The form was created in September and there have been numerous renditions. Now the final form is out last week but I understand that principals are refusing to comply with the instructions regarding the distribution of the Parent Visitor Assessments. Maybe you didn’t hear that. Principals have decided that they are not going to follow the instructions given in the form because it apparently doesn’t suit their needs, which is to have parents with a free ability to raise their voices and make comments about how they were treated in those school buildings. Those forms are supposed to be distributed by the SCLs and returned to the SCLs – not to the teachers, not to the principals, and not to the secretaries. But apparently that runs contrary to the needs of certain building principals and they have decided not to comply Page 150 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 with that, or to refuse to allow the SCLs to perform their job. I don’t know what will happen to that either. I don’t think it’s inappropriate for the Board of Education to discuss education at a Board meeting. I don’t think it’s inappropriate for us to say you’ve got Ph.Ds, Ed.Ds, persons with extrodinary amounts of experience in the educational field sitting around the table, and we never, never sit around and talk about it—education, so that you, the public, can understand the educational issues; what we are trying to do; and what is possible for your children. You sat here tonight and watched people when we tried to do that, to discuss education, tell us we couldn’t do that. So what is the point of assembling the Board? We have on paper one of the most skilled Boards perhaps in the State of New Jersey. All of that talent is asked simply to go through an agenda - not to create any original thought, not to use their expertise to bring you new ideas into the district, and not to have intellectual debates. And they find it funny. That isn’t supposed to happen for you because it doesn’t fit into the agenda. Dr. Duroy, I hope it is not inappropriate for me to ask you tonight, because I did ask you in the workshop, to discuss some of the educational models that you are looking at that would help us understand where we might be headed, models that are successful in other urban centers. I am asking that question.

Dr. Duroy: If you would complete all of your comments and then I will respond. I think that was a comment you raised earlier and I was going to respond to it.

Comm. Hodges: But that is a question I would like you to respond to now so that I can continue my comments.

Dr. Duroy: No, continue your comments.

Comm. Hodges: Can we have a discussion? Okay, never mind. You don’t want to ever have a discussion at a Board of Education meeting about education. We will just go on. I am aware of three just off the top of my head. There is a school in Baltimore with 61% free and reduced lunch. Free and reduced lunch means you have a large minority and poor urban school district. They happen to have had the highest math test grades in the State of Maryland. I am aware of a school system in Lincoln, Nebraska, and I flew out there, where when they discovered they had low performing schools, they convened the community and had dramatic increases and improvements in those schools by bringing the community to the table. They had 30% improvement in three years. I flew out there and saw that. I flew down to Charlotte, North Carolina. This particularly disturbs me because I sit here and I am told all children can’t go to college and that we have to provide alternatives for college for our children. Well, Charlotte, North Carolina decided that not only are all their children going to go to college, but they are going to do well when they get there. They have 87% of their graduates going to college and 50% of those graduates go there with advanced placement and/or international baccalaureate credits. International baccalaureate credits are the most rigorous academic credits that you can get in a high school curriculum. Let me just give you some of the statistics. They have 114,000 students. We have 27,000. Our budget is $400 million, with some adjustments depending on how many newsletters we buy. Their budget is $799 million, twice ours, but they have four times as many students. They have two high schools over the last five years that were ranked top ten in the nation. They have a high school that was ranked number one in the nation twice in the Page 151 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 last five years. The population in Charlotte, North Caroline is 43% Black, 42% White, and the rest is a combination of Asian and Hispanic. But that particular high school, which is number one in the nation, has 73% African American, 20% White, and the rest Asian and Latino. So that is not the issue. They were able to become ranked number one in the nation, internationally renowned, because they have a commitment to education. They weren’t always that way. They decided that they were going to do some things and make some changes so that their kids would not just go to work for somebody else’s children but could excel. Their SAT scores are 44% higher than the national averages. Their top ten percent students on the SATs are higher than the top ten percent nationally. The point I am making to you is that it can be done if you are serious. The first thing they decided to do was have accountability for what goes on in those buildings and to stop telling kids that they can’t make it and can’t go to college. They also stopped thinking that it is okay that kids don’t make it. When I find out that people all over the country are flying down there to see what is going on and we are not looking at schools like that, that troubles me immensely. That is why you see the anger that you see. Lastly, regarding the so-called antics that took place last month where we went to the microphone to voice our First Amendment right, let me tell you what antics are. The Boston Tea Party was an antic where people stood there and said they were not going to accept taxation without representation. But the powers that be didn’t like it. They called it an antic, a stunt. Four people sitting down at a Greensboro lunch counter insisting that people serve them despite the color of their skin – that was an antic. It was an outrage. How dare they break rules and regulations! How dare they protest! This city itself is the home of the labor movement, which occurred in a strike. That was an antic. People said they were fed up with how things were going and how they were being treated. Of course, when Rosa Parks sat down on that bus and refused to move, that was an antic. Ladies and gentlemen, you don’t make changes by doing the same thing over and over again. Somebody has to stand up and say what is happening is wrong. Every time they do, somebody is going to say they are engaging in antics. Thank you for your kind attention.

Comm. Kline: I visit my schools because unless you visit the schools you are not going to know what is going on. At the workshop, I thought that the representative from the New Jersey School Boards was trying to discourage us from doing that. If our children are going to get a proper education, Board members must visit those schools to see what is going on. I visit my schools and I want it to be included in my report tonight. All the efforts to discourage, to threaten, and to intimidate Board members from doing their appointed and elected tasks must cease. We have to stop wasting time on writing letters to Trenton with frivolous complaints. You probably saw in the paper yesterday or the day before yesterday a long litany of complaints that have been sent to Trenton. Most of those complaints the Board members were never even advised of. We read about them the other day in the newspaper. One complaint was criticizing a Board member for so-called menacing looks. In our community, we would call something like that rolling of the eyes. Don’t roll your eyes at me. I think there are more important things for Trenton to be notified about than somebody receiving a menacing look or that they closed the door in my face. We are closing the door in the faces of children every day and we don’t send letters to Trenton about that. You have heard complaints about Montclair Academy. If there was a fire at Montclair Academy and the front entrances were blocked and the children had to use those fire escapes to get out, one of the exits Page 152 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 that they would be required to use stays chained. Is somebody going to write to Trenton about that? That is not something I made up. Here are the pictures. Let the Board see that. How we show our children what we think of them impacts on how they are going to learn. It impacts on their self-esteem. In the rear of Montclair Academy you have a condition of broken concrete, weeds, and broken boarded up windows. Those broken boarded up windows may not have anything to do with the academy. However, that particular area is part of the environment of Montclair Academy. There is no reason why those unsightly conditions behind Montclair Academy aren’t cleaned up. There is enough space back there to be made into a mini-park so that when the weather is warm those students can go out there for a breath of fresh air. Take a look at those pictures. I have concerns about the monitoring of the construction that is going on in this district. People are not doing their jobs. You heard Mr. Ferrer complain about the heaters and their placement in the building. Well, that is not only happening in School No. 13. That is happening at School No. 21 because I saw it and I have pictures of it. The heaters are so close to the floor that the students can reach up and touch the controls. They have some flimsy looking metal strips holding them to the ceiling and the students are walking under them every day. Also at School No. 21 they have two of these large heaters on one side of the building and nothing on the other, which is definitely going to cause one side of the building to be cold when the temperatures drop. In the courtyard at School No. 21 water comes through the bricks. You have old bricks and junk in the courtyard. Again, our students have to look at this stuff. We don’t deserve to have a nice clean courtyard. We don’t deserve to have bricks that don’t leak water. The roof was completed. The pitch roof was completed but the flat roof was not and as a result there is water leaking. Water even leaks into the gymnasium. In the gymnasium the ventilators have broken covers. They are made of plastic and if you are playing basketball and the basketball happens to be thrown and the receiver misses it, if it hits the ventilator that plastic is so flimsy that it would break. I am not saying that is how they were broken but the fact is that you have broken ventilator covers. It seems to me that we need to pay closer attention to the kinds of materials that are being sold to this district. It seems to me that they should have metal ventilators or aluminum ventilators rather than flimsy plastic. There is a large radiator just sitting in the hallway with exposed pipes that will be eventually installed to the ceiling. A student can run, slip and fall, and be hurt by some of those protruding pipes. I have pictures of all these things. You have equipment stored in stairwells. You have a big heavy metal scaffold leaning up against the wall that could fall on a student. There are pictures of that. Regarding School No. 4, when I first came on this Board last year I visited School No. 4 and in the auditorium there are a number of broken seats. A year later those broken seats are still there and I have pictures of that. A grandmother sat in one of the seats not knowing it was broken and fell completely overhead, head over heels. So that needs to be brought to somebody’s attention. At School No. 5 the roof needs repair so you have leaking at School No. 5. In the bilingual classroom, they have a rat trap sitting on the floor. It wasn’t put there to trap mosquitoes. It was put there to trap rats. There is also a glue apparatus of some kind on the floor to catch mice. There are holes where mice can come into the building and it is evident in the bilingual classroom. The pictures on that haven’t been developed yet. Regarding School No. 10, we received a report entitled Phase I Health and Safety, Public School No. 10. Among other things, it lists the things that haven’t yet been done and that are scheduled to be done. It says target date for substantial completion, October 30. Well, I am very sad to say that the Page 153 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 science room had some cabinets and other things installed but they left the walls where they removed things in disrepair. Again, it is the perception we have of our children. Don’t give them nice classrooms that they can feel comfortable in. Let them have old ghetto looking classrooms. That has to stop. These are pictures about the science lab at School No. 10. Also at School No. 10 where the teachers park the first car the principal had was a rented car because his car was in the shop and a tree fell and broke the windshield. He called the problem to the attention of the authorities and a contractor eventually was sent. The contractor didn’t do anything but look around. In the interim, the principal’s car that was repaired was now back in operation. He parked it in the spot after he cut down some of the trees himself and a limb fell on the back of his car and destroyed the window. The only thing that has been done about those trees is that they have been marked with an orange looking sign of some kind indicating that they will eventually be cut down. It would seem to me that that is an emergency situation and emergency situations can be handled very quickly. You don’t have to send out bids. You can get it done right away. I accidentally parked in that space today not knowing these things happened but fortunately nothing fell on my car. Here are pictures about that. The administration and staff has to monitor more closely how the construction is going on in our buildings. In addition to that, we need to be concerned about the type of materials, the caliber of materials, that are being put in our schools. I forgot to say that over 600 new chairs were installed in School No. 10 in time for the opening of school. Before one student sat in a seat in School No. 10’s auditorium, the night the parents came to whatever activity they had a parent sat in a seat and it broke. In that same auditorium the next day or thereafter, when the teachers were meeting a teacher sat in a seat and it broke. 139 seats were defective and had to be roped off so that nobody would sit in them. The company was notified and they came up with some contraption that would hopefully avoid the seats breaking down. But if you purchase inferior equipment, you are going to get inferior results. If we are spending all of that money for those seats, they should have come here in the condition to be installed and not have to worry about somebody getting hurt because of defects in how they were made. We have to monitor the construction that is going on in our buildings and we have to hold people accountable when things like what I described are discovered. That ends my report.

Comm. Moody: I have no comments.

Comm. Santiago: I am going to make my comments really brief. I want to thank the gentleman right in front of me for excellent audio. Also, to the two young ladies, I know you have to go home to do your homework. You look pretty tired and in all fairness I am going to wrap this up pretty quick. To Ms. Eileen Shafer, can we start the parental volleyball game rolling again? I would appreciate it. I would also like to thank God that we haven’t read anything bad during Halloween. I saw a lot of parents out there with their children trick-or-treating and thank God we haven’t read about anything bad happening to our children out there. I would like to give the parents in the City of Paterson an A+ for being next to your children during Halloween trick-or-treating out in the streets. For the young lady who spoke before, I gave her a card with my information and I told her that by speaking up tonight she just got herself an A+. We need more children to come forward and speak up when they have problems in their school. What you are saying is that when children have concerns about their schools we need Page 154 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 children to come forward. So don’t ever be ashamed to come and speak at this microphone. That is our job and that is what we are here for – to hear your concerns. I wish you the best and I look forward to seeing you in your school. I attended a convention in Atlantic City and I have a couple of good ideas. I would like to work with Captain Smith and the Board and Dr. Duroy to try to help the teachers alleviate some of the parking problems in the school areas. Captain Smith, I will be speaking to you really soon about that. I wish everybody a Happy Thanksgiving this month. Don’t forget to help those in need. Not every one of us have it like that. Don’t forget to share. I wish everybody the best and good night.

Comm. Taylor: Comm. Hodges talks about frustration and Comm. Atallo talks about bills, bills, bills and not getting the quality back from what we pay for, but I believe there are a lot of things going on in the district that we really don’t know about. Comm. Kline just really put it forth to us in pictures. I think parents need to go into the buildings more and the instrument that Comm. Hodges worked on for parents to go in, I think you should push that Dr. Duroy. Have the principals let parents have their say, whether it is to say yes you are doing a great job or there is a need for some improvement. We need to get together on one accord here in the City of Paterson on behalf of our children. If our administrators are not wanting to cooperate with you, then what do we do? We work up so that they are no longer with us. They need to go somewhere else if they don’t want to work with you. If they don’t want to work with us we want them somewhere else and not here. Our children at this time need them. I am going to go forward and talk about the parents that are concerned about special needs children. I was with someone today who told me he works with Essex County Corrections Department and I know Comm. Moody knows a lot about this as well. They are now looking at the population in the jails and the reformatories and holding pens, because that is what a lot of them are. Some people are put in these places to wait for a placement somewhere else, or to wait for their case to come up. That is what I call a holding area. He said that close to 60% of the people that were being held had special needs problems. You cannot keep a special needs person like that in that kind of condition. When the parents ask us to attend to the proper staffing for a class, and that lady was literally begging as do many others in the district… She had someone to stand with her as well as going to ask all the questions. She kept pointing to different papers that she had the gentleman speak about. They spoke eloquently about the fact that they need some help now. Not five years from now, not one year from now, not two years from now but now. I understand that to get a person to come and do special needs… Was that my bell?

Comm. Vancheri: We don’t have bells. We go on and on.

Comm. Taylor: I don’t want to go on and on. I just want to speak to the problem of addressing this in our schools. If we have 33 children in a special needs class without two or three assistants, because they have all different categories and this is high school… Understand that we have another kind of population when children are in high school and their needs are totally different. What a regular student is going through, my child that has extra needs or challenges really need diagnostic and good care so that they can maintain themselves in a classroom and in their school environment. We have to provide the least restrictive environment for them. If you just let them jump from wall Page 155 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 to wall in a classroom that is not acceptable. It is not acceptable because we are going to be responsible for them because the children take the test and they are counted in our aggregate. Is that correct, Dr. Duroy?

Dr. Duroy: That is correct.

Comm. Taylor: Please consider that. I am glad that we are having the workshops that we are having a week before we have the Board meeting. But I want to ask that the workshops be more comprehensive. I attend a committee meeting before the main workshop meeting and that is our own little entity. I heard Dr. Nuccetelli say that the personnel should meet with the public and also with…

Dr. Nuccetelli: It was just a suggestion.

Comm. Taylor: It was a suggestion that we should and it should be done maybe once or twice a year so that we can understand the process. The public should understand the process whereby you are doing it. If you are saying that eventually we will become real Board members, then I think the public should be in on this with us so that if they would like to run for the Board in the future they will know how this goes. I thank you for doing the workshops one week ahead. That was also a suggestion. I know the school management teams have been changed to a new name, school leadership council. When I first came on the Board I heard Comm. Hodges talk about this and say that the actual recommendations for the SMT and now the SLC are really not being looked at properly and encouraged properly. I am on the personnel and our director tells us that the SMT makes selections at the building level and then they make recommendations to the district and Dr. Duroy. He is the one who, in fact, signs off on their hiring and not us. But I would like that these groups of people that are involved in the school management be really serious about the work that you are about. If you are not being listened to, you need to come and let some of us know so that we can talk with Dr. Duroy to find out why the process is not really happening. Thank you.

Comm. Vancheri: I just want to extend congratulations to Principal of the Year, Mr. Richard Roberto. He was given the award last week down in Atlantic City. He came in third place and we want to congratulate him on that for his outstanding performance. I wasn’t going to speak on anything else until I saw these pictures that were forwarded down to us. We met about a month ago when we spoke in facilities and we spoke about the work orders. I would hope that Mr. Lawn will take charge to make sure that these work orders have some sort of check and balance. These things are not just happening now. It has been ongoing. When you talk to a lot of building administrators, they are saying that they are putting work orders in but nothing is being done. So somehow along the way either a supervisor or a sector supervisor has to make sure that the buildings they are in charge of are being taken care of. It can be just a plug that is needed for a computer or just a light switch that is not being done so we need to have some sort of check and balance. I hope you will take charge of that. To the two young ladies, thank you for your patience. I know Comm. Santiago spoke about you before but I also conclude by saying that you have a lot of patience listening to us all night long. I want to thank everyone for being here this evening. Hopefully you will have a healthy and happy Thanksgiving. Thank you. Page 156 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03

Comm. Agard-Jones: I would like to make a very brief statement and that statement being that the district has problems but understand something. There are also some successes in this district and since I have been sitting on this Board I have been wondering when, where and how those successes are going to be acknowledged. If I were an outsider looking at cable or coming to one of these meetings, the only thing I would get from the district of Paterson is that there is trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. But I understand that there are successes and that there are some people out there doing good work. I would recommend that we… I know there is not going to be a balance given some of the issues and things that are going on but I would recommend that at each Board meeting students are acknowledged for the successes that they have done throughout this district and in this district. My comment this evening is basically to that. If as we say we are all about students, then let’s acknowledge students. Also, if we say we are about students, then let’s role model what we expect our students to do and not be in situations where in fact if the students were to do what we do problems, problems, problems. Thank you.

Comm. Generals: Not to contradict my colleague here but I would like to take a slightly different twist to this. My problem and I think part of the problem that is being echoed with the curriculum committee has to do with what I see as a lack of confidence in the district professionals to do the curriculum work that needs to be done. When you look at this curriculum agenda, it is contract after contract with entities that provide educational services for the district, whether it is training, curriculum, or whatever it might be. It is the teachers, all of whom I think are very good as Comm. Agard-Jones has stated, that need to be not only encouraged but also recognized. I think part of what I want to say is that we need to put more faith in them and we need to develop the district curriculum, the macro curriculum, from the point of view and the professional abilities of the people who work in the district. This curriculum committee is outsourcing almost everything and I think that is what is so frustrating - not just the training but also the curriculum. I know a lot of it is mandated because of the takeover and that is part of the problem. Nevertheless, we should encourage the professionals to be professionals. In No Child Left Behind they talk about the science of education, scientific research, and that needs to come from the people who are teaching these students. I would like to encourage that. Ms. Patterson gave us some data and I went through it probably because I like to do things like that and I think it kind of gets to the point. One of the sets of data that she provided us with are these third, fourth, seventh, and eighth grade comparisons of two different instruments with the purpose of showing whether the third grade predicts performance in the fourth, and the seventh grade predicts performance in the eighth. Those are at least part of the services that we are trying to receive. When I went through this data, not necessarily to be a naysayer, what I see specifically in the third of all the students that were proficient, which there was only about 48% on this test, only 86% of them maintained proficiency in the fourth grade. Of all the students that were advanced proficient in the third grade in language arts, of which there was only .6%, only 12% maintained that proficiency in the next level. Almost all of them, close to 90%, dropped from advanced proficiency to proficiency. I am not saying these things as necessarily an indictment. I think these are the kinds of research questions that the district needs to ask and needs to debate as to why these things are happening. When I look at the mathematics, advanced proficiency in the third grade, of Page 157 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 all the students that were advanced proficient, only about half maintained that advanced proficiency in the fourth grade. Almost half dropped to either proficiency or some level of partial proficiency. So between the third and fourth grade of the best students that we have, half of them lost their levels of proficiency. These are the kinds of things I would like to talk about not to indict the results but to see if we can find solutions for these kinds of things. I looked at the students for the seventh grade and there is only .1%, and I don’t know what kind of number that represents, who took the test that were classified as advanced proficiency. None of them maintained that advanced proficiency in the eighth grade. 100% dropped to just proficient. That is very early on in a child’s education and I think that is a problem that the district needs to address. Why are these things happening? Math was a little tighter in terms of predicting. Of the advanced proficient students in math in the seventh grade, of which there was 2.5% of the entire group, almost half maintained their proficiency in the eighth grade. You can argue that that is still not very good. More than half went to either proficient or partially proficient. So that means the students are dropping their levels. They are not maintaining it. They are proficient at one level and when they go to the next level they are not maintaining that level of proficiency. That is the conclusion that these results are producing. So the point is not to necessarily point these particular data out but to make the point that I think these are the kinds of discussions that I would like to have in the curriculum committee and not just approvals for appropriations for things, many of which are required because of the state takeover. Most of them are outsourcing services, whether it is curriculum or faculty development. They are just approvals. They actually should be in the business and finance because it really has more to do with business than curriculum. With all due respect to the assistant superintendents, all of these data are reflective of basic skills abilities. I think part of what the Board has requested is a discussion on some of the higher level achievements that are going on in the district, like SATs and advanced placements and so forth. I think there are two items that are still outstanding. One is the renaming of School No. 27. I believe that is a resolution that is still tabled. I don’t know what the Chairman’s intent is but we need to get that back into committee so that we can discuss that issue and not hide behind a vote. The second is the Superintendent’s evaluation. Fall semester is over and we are going into the spring. We effectively have lost the opportunity to evaluate the Superintendent for this year. I, too, would like to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving and good night.

Comm. Sanchez: I basically have a question that is related to what Comm. Generals was referring to. Comm. Generals is on the curriculum committee and he is very much into curriculum. I am on the fiscal committee and the same questions that come about when you are going through curriculum issues come about when you are going through fiscal issues. When we sit and review the fiscal issues and items that we get on the agenda, we question many things. This is actually referring to the issues that Comm. Hodges and Comm. Atallo have been raising about some of the bills. I understand that all we are supposed to be doing with those items is looking at them and basically approving whatever is on that agenda. That is what is relevant regarding the business of the Board. However, we cannot stop ourselves from asking questions. Why are these issues being approved? Why is a lease on a building that is contaminated still kept? Why are we still paying on that building? We have to raise those questions. It is the same that Comm. Generals is doing right here. He is raising questions that are deeper than just approving things on an agenda. If the regular Board meeting is not the Page 158 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 forum or avenue to address those concerns and also the workshop meeting is not necessarily the forum to address those concerns, which one is the forum? That is a question.

Comm. McDowell: The workshop.

Dr. Nuccetelli: The workshop.

Comm. Sanchez: But the workshop produces the questions and then we have to take these questions somewhere. The questions aren’t being addressed at the workshops and we are trying to bring them up. For example, at the workshop I remember the contamination situation being brought up but that was not exactly what we were supposed to be addressing. I am using the contamination because it is a big issue. If you see the report, it raises concerns about that site. I understand that the school is not going to be built there but I know the district has some business going on in that building. There are some people there. The contamination is not about the underground. We are talking about lead paint in the building. So there has to be some effect that this contamination is having on something. Again, where do we address those issues? Where do we get answers? Where do we actually make some suggestions about how to deal with those issues? I would appreciate an answer.

Comm. McDowell: The way we are currently structured, you would discuss those items in committee and then you can further discuss them at the workshop of the whole. In addition, the committees can also meet outside of that structure to discuss items. For example, there have been times when the facilities committee has met outside their normal structure to discuss various items. I know personnel has met outside of that structure to discuss more specific items. So we are going to look at trying to free up some time because I know it is the desire of a lot of Board members not to come out on too many nights. As you heard earlier, I made the suggestion to the curriculum committee that we have a working session on another night. I know that can be taxing and I know it is the desire of some of the Board members to try to incorporate that into the regular committee meetings so that it is more convenient and also to take those items that are not directly related to curriculum and that are more procedural. So we can look at trying to make more room but currently if you have an item coming out of your committee we can discuss that until the wee hours at workshop.

Comm. Sanchez: I believe that if we don’t find the avenues to address those issues properly they are going to come to this meeting and this is what is happening. We are running in circles. The items are not being properly discussed and then where else are you going to raise them? They come here. I am not saying I have an agenda or I don’t have it. We all have an agenda. Some agendas are more self-serving than others but we all have an agenda. As a person observing the process here, my agenda is to get as deep as I can into the issues to see if I can help in any way. Thank you.

Comm. Sayegh: Our State Constitution mandates that we must provide every child with a thorough and efficient education. Our district motto emphatically proclaims that All Children Can Learn. However, when we fail to discuss pertinent educational issues, we fail to honor both the mandate and the motto. The debate on this Board should be Page 159 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 about issues, not individuals. The debate on this Board should be about policy, not personalities. Board members should and must ask questions that pertain to both education and accountability. We must speak up and speak out about substandard classrooms and substandard textbooks. We should ask the Superintendent if he can certify that all classrooms in the district are conducive to quality learning. We must ask the Superintendent if he can certify that every child in this district has a sufficient textbook. We must ask our Superintendent why we are paying excessive legal bills. We have an obligation on this Board to address issues and take appropriate action. Curriculum is something that definitely needs to be discussed and constituent concerns, such as Demetria Johnson’s, should definitely be addressed. When we do not ask these questions, then we should be questioned as to why we are up here. Thank you.

Dr. Duroy: I just would like to make some comments and attempt to address some issues that were raised this evening. Certainly the district is still in need of improvement and there are a lot of areas that we can point to. But the fact is that the district still continues to show progress in various areas. Nevertheless, regarding the one issue raised relative to the curriculum, the district is in fact conducting curriculum audits on various programs that exist, in particular at the high school level. We are pursuing advanced placement courses, including the IB program, which was something that I actually introduced in a previous district. I am familiar with the IB program and we are looking to tie that in with the International High School. We are presently looking at the Whole School Reform models, in particular at the secondary level. Whole School Reform models are in fact scientifically based, researched models. Although they are a mandate, part of the reason they were mandated was because they were scientifically based, researched models. Yet, as a district we are examining the models and looking to make changes. Again, the focus at this point is at the secondary level. We are working with the Stupski Foundation, which has identified us as one of six districts that they are working with throughout the United States. They have conducted a preliminary observation and evaluation of certain programs in the district. They are formulating their report and we are going to be working with them very closely. The effort that we want to accomplish with the Stupski Foundation is in fact how we can take the district and move it forward to higher standards. That certainly includes SATs, advanced placement, students going on to college, and other advance standard elements. So we are looking at those. When it is suggested that the only effort that we have or discussion that takes place relative to curriculum is on the agenda, that is simply not the case to the extent that perhaps we are not communicating all the effort that we have undertaken relative to improvement as it relates to the curriculum. Nevertheless, even the items listed under curriculum on the agenda are in fact curriculum items and they do need focus and discussion. We need to expand the discussion on curriculum and I recognize that. I will work with the Chair to see how we will be able to accomplish that. I know that there are a lot of negatives that transpire at Board meetings and other settings and much of it has basis. But as a district let us not lose sight of the fact that we have come a long way the last five or six years. We can probably point to the fact that we are one of the top Abbott districts that have in fact taken advantage of the Abbott dollars and we need to defend that issue. If we are leading the pack among a group of Abbott districts, we need to continue to talk about and bring out that information. So when I hear from parents and students and staff members that all we have is negative information and I propose that we include and get word out to the community relative to newsletters and Page 160 11/12/03 Revised 12/10/03 say that is the issue that is debated this evening, I think that is misguided. From my perspective, people want to hear a balance. People want to hear what is going on and I think we have to get the word out. That is the avenue we are going to use. Let’s all of us continue to strive to improve the Paterson School District for our children. Thank you.

Comm. Brown: I just have a couple of brief comments. As I listened to all of my colleagues talk about various issues assessing the district administration, Comm. Sayegh mentioned one word that was very, very interesting and challenging to me. Our main role is to try to assess and implement policy. Since I have been on this Board, we haven’t assessed or implemented any policy. It is okay that we want to chase problems but how are we going to solve them? I have suggested to my colleagues on the right and left side of me that we really need to take our issues that we find important for the betterment of this district. I spoke to the President last week and made a suggestion to him that we should revisit bringing back the policy committee. We need to see if there are policies in place to take care of these issues that we keep raising month after month. If not, then we need to institute or implement new policies. That is our job. That is our role and responsibility and we are not even scratching the surface on that. Once we can start moving forward at assessing current policies and looking at establishing new policies, then we can talk about evaluating the administration and the Superintendent. But right now we really should be focused on evaluating ourselves. The easiest thing to do is to criticize and judge others. The hardest thing to do is talk about how we are going to solve these problems. I came here to try to solve problems, not exacerbate them or continue talking about the same problems. My suggestion to the Board is that I hope we can all come together with our various issues, write them down, and let’s look at our current policy manual to see if there is a policy in place to rectify our issues. If not, let’s implement new policies and let’s move this district forward because that is our responsibility – to be a legislative body. That is our main function. This is why we function ineffectively to the perception of the public because we are not focusing on policy development and policy assessment. Until we address those issues, we are going to appear not only to ourselves but to the public as being ineffective. Thank you very much for your patience this evening. I wish everyone a happy holiday.

It was moved by Comm. Vancheri, seconded by Comm. Santiago that the meeting be adjourned. On roll call all members voted in the affirmative. The motion carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 p.m.

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