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MINUTES OF THE PATERSON BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING April 20, 2011 – 7:15 p.m. John F. Kennedy High School Presiding: Comm. Theodore Best, President Present: Dr. Donnie Evans, State District Superintendent Dr. Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Deputy Superintendent Sidney Sayovitz, Esq., General Counsel *Comm. Wendy Guzman, Vice President *Comm. Alex Mendez Comm. Jonathan Hodges *Comm. Pedro Rodriguez Comm. Christopher Irving Comm. Kenneth Simmons *Comm. Errol Kerr Comm. Willa Mae Taylor The Salute to the Flag was led by Ms. Terry Corallo, Director of Communications, and Ms. Nicole Estevez, 2nd Grade Student at Roberto Clemente School. Comm. Best 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 April 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. John F. Kennedy High School 61-127 Preakness 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 Arab Voice, El Diario, the Italian Voice, the North Jersey Herald & News, and The Record. *Comm. Kerr enters the meeting at 7:20 p.m. PRESENTATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS Performance by Roberto Clemente School Students (Performance by Roberto Clemente students) Recognition of National History Day Winners Page 1 04/20/11 The following are the recipients of the National History Day Winners: Category School Student(s) Teacher Title Senior Group John F. Kennedy Alexander Alexandra Dropping the Website High School Valdiviezo Rizos Bomb: Moral Kishwar Rafid Debates Nasir Uddin Senior Group Eastside High Pamela Duran Salvatore Upton Sinclair – Documentary School of Ana Jimenez Balsamo Debating Food Informational Shelsey Taveras Regulation Technology Senior Group International High Taquerah Knighton Eliane Whaling: Free Exhibit School Negron Willy? Eat Willy? Sell Willy? Senior Group Rosa Parks High Jada Osgood Lisa Slavery and Performance School Rafael Vasquez Brown Spirituals Simone Spence Yuriany Torres Nadira Vaughn Senior Individual Eastside High Noel-Lee Howell Salvatore Debating Brown vs. Documentary School of Balsamo Board of Ed. Informational Technology Senior Group John F. Kennedy Jennifer Castaneda Kathleen The Big Three’s Exhibit High School Joan Castaneda Renegar Debate Amara Luciano Francisco Abarca Jasmine Bonilla Senior Group John F. Kennedy Anta Torres-Tapia Eric Glatz Brown vs. Board of Exhibit High School Katina Martinez Ed. Antonella Guzman Leonel Torres Senior Group John F. Kennedy Zena Alibrahimi Robin Japanese Exhibit High School Elif Ozer O’Brien Internment Camps Kaltoum Alibrahimi Mahruza Choudhury Nasrin Younus Senior Group John F. Kennedy Carolina Gutierrez Eric Glatz Woodrow Wilson Exhibit High School Zakiy Muhammad Magd Omar Senior Group John F. Kennedy Shimanna Uddin Eric Glatz Women’s Suffrage Exhibit High School Tammanna Murshed Senior Group John F. Kennedy Maria Artavia Alexandra Olympics Exhibit High School Alvin Pojols Rizos Priscilla Trastoy Jorge Alfaro Page 2 04/20/11 Spencer Cheron Senior Group John F. Kennedy Taj Uddin Robin Civil Rights Act Exhibit High School Samia Uddin O’Brien 1964 Thania Uddin Mohammed Noor Senior Group John F. Kennedy Thamana Misbah Barbara Iran Hostage Crisis Exhibit High School Amir Budhal Bork Thamina Sultana Senior Group John F. Kennedy Danya Cortes Alexandra Oh! Barbie! Exhibit High School Takmien Miah Rizos Surgery Jaime Muriel Berner Veliz Jim Flores Senior Group John F. Kennedy Pamela Pemberthy Robin Berlin Wall Exhibit High School Leslie Acuna O’Brien Senior Group Eastside High Amanda Rankie Gloria The Angel of Death Exhibit School of Natalie Rodriguez VanHouten and the Children Governance and Public Administration Senior Individual International High Harley Huarachi Eliane “Shoeless Joe Exhibit School Negron Jackson” Hall of Fame or Hall of Shame? Senior Individual John F. Kennedy Jayda Chowdhury Robin Roe v. Wade Exhibit High School O’Brien Senior Individual International High Liandy Gonzalez Eliane Human Guinea Exhibit School Negron Pigs: Nazi Medical Experimentation Junior Group Paterson School 7 Andrea Casale Theresa Child Labor: A Performance Tiffany Rodriguez Logan Necessary Evil? Recognition of Basketball Teams from Eastside and John F. Kennedy High Schools Special Recognition of the Board President The Board took recess at 8:06 p.m. The Board reconvened the meeting at 8:07 p.m. Comm. Best: We're going to reconvene the meeting now. I'm going to remind everyone to please silence your cell phones as they do interfere with the recording. That being said, I'm going to turn it over to Dr. Evans for his State District Superintendent Report. REPORT OF STATE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT Page 3 04/20/11 REPORT OF BOARD PRESIDENT Comm. Best: I just handed out a resolution to all of the Board members that I would like to spend a little bit of time on and read into the record and hopefully we can take a vote on it. That resolution is of support for the contract renewal of our State District Superintendent, Dr. Donnie Evans. As many people know, Dr. Evans is a State- appointed Superintendent and his contract is negotiated by the Commissioner of Education and the Governor of the State of New Jersey. At the conclusion of two years in the district the Commissioner needs to decide whether or not they want to move forward and renew Dr. Evans’ contract. As a result of several of his evaluations that we've done over the course of the last two years each one overwhelmingly showed that the Board has support for Dr. Evans. RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE CONTRACT RENEWAL OF STATE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT DR. DONNIE W. EVANS WHEREAS, the public schools in the City of Paterson provide instructional services for approximately 31,000 students in preschool to grade twelve, and it is in the best interest of said students as well as the entire Paterson community that all children receive a quality education that will provide promising and successful opportunities in the future, and WHEREAS, under the leadership of State District Superintendent Dr. Donnie W. Evans, the Board of Education has worked on development and implementation of the Strategic Plan which covers all critical areas of district operation directly linked to positive student outcomes, and WHEREAS, the Board of Education has made substantial progress in the Governance component of New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) in obtaining eighty-eight percent (88%) in the 2010 final review, and a perfect score of one hundred percent (100%) in our most recent self-assessment, thus showing the Board’s readiness in making the decision of selecting a superintendent in accordance with Title 18A:17-20, and WHEREAS, the Board of Education has complied with Title 6A:32-4.3 for the annual evaluation of the chief school administrator, which provides a basis for the review of the performance of the chief school administrator and subsequent recommendation for renewal of his contract, and WHEREAS, the Board of Education has determined that the performance of Dr. Donnie W. Evans has more than met expectations as an effective educational leader, and WHEREAS, the Paterson Public School District has had five superintendents in the past seven years, and WHEREAS, the Board of Education believes the district is moving in the right direction and improvements are being made, and that the continuity and stability of the current superintendent is vital for the success of its children, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Paterson Board of Education expresses confidence in the educational leadership of the State District Superintendent Dr. Donnie W. Evans, and recommends to the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education the renewal of the contract for Dr. Donnie W. Evans for an additional three years. Page 4 04/20/11 Submitted by: PATERSON BOARD OF EDUCATION April 20, 2011 It was moved by Comm. Irving, seconded by Comm. Taylor that the above Resolution be adopted. Comm. Irving: There is one edit that I need to make. In the sixth “whereas” it says the Paterson Public School District has had three superintendents in the past five years. That needs to be changed to five superintendents in the past seven years. Comm. Taylor: I agree with your change. Comm. Best: Motion was amended as read. Are there any other questions? Comm. Hodges: Mr. President, are we voting on the amendment first? Comm. Best: Okay. We’ll vote on the amendment. On roll call all members voted in the affirmative to amend the resolution. The motion carried. On roll call all members voted in the affirmative to adopt the resolution. The motion carried. REPORT OF BOARD PRESIDENT PUBLIC COMMENTS It was moved by Comm. Taylor, seconded by Comm. Mendez that the Public Comments portion of the meeting be opened. On roll call all members voted in the affirmative. The motion carried. There were seven speakers from the public. It was moved by Comm. Mendez, seconded by Comm. Taylor that the Public Comments portion of the meeting be closed. On roll call all members voted in the affirmative. The motion carried. BOARD COMMENTS GENERAL BUSINESS Items Requiring a Vote PRESENTATION OF MINUTES Comm. Best presented the minutes of the February 24, 2011 Special Meeting, the February 24, 2011 Executive Session, the March 2, 2011 Workshop Meeting, the March 16, 2011 Regular Meeting, the March 16, 2011 Regular-Transcript Meeting, the March 31, 2011 Executive Session-1, the March 31, 2011 Executive Session-2, and the April Page 5 04/20/11 6, 2011 Executive Session, and asked if there were any questions or comments on the minutes.

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