EAST ORANGE BOARD of EDUCATION 199 4Th AVENUE EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY 07017
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EAST ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION 199 4th AVENUE EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY 07017 REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING East Orange Board of Education Tuesday, September 10, 2019 – 6:00 P.M. 199 4th Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017 AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. BOARD OF EDUCATION A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES BE IT RESOLVED, the East Orange Board of Education approves the minutes of the following meetings: June 24, 2019 June 27, 2019 July 8, 2019 August 13, 2019 V. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS A. PRESENTATIONS 1. Aerospace Presentation from the students of East Orange STEM Academy, Dr. Vincent Stallings, Principal 2. East Orange School District Report of Violence and Vandalism (Period 2) – January 2019 – June 30, 2019 presented by Dr. Deborah M. Harvest, Assistant Superintendent 3. Presentation by the East Orange Fire Department – Unveiling the Fire Safety Trailer VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VII. COMMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT VIII. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC IX. RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION X. RECOMMENCE PUBLIC MEETING XI. ROLL CALL 1 XII. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS A. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 1. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & STUDENT SERVICES a. 2019-2020 Curriculum Guides b. Junior Achievement Biz Town c. Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) Memorandum of Understanding with New Jersey Department of Education d. NJACDA Voices United Choir Festival e. Renaming Campus HS Guidance & Counseling Department to School Counseling Department f. Girls Who Code Club g. Tools of the Mind Technical and Curriculum Training SY 2019-2020 h. Independent Educational Evaluations i. Independent Psychological Evaluations j. Special Olympics – Unified Young Athletes k. Understanding State and Federal Guidelines on Student Discipline l. Corrective Action Plans and Progressive Supervision m. Hapara n. Teq Inc. o. Parent Engagement Series for Extended Learning Program Activities Grant (ELPA) p. Business Management and Marketing Consultation q. EOCHS Collaboration with Hamilton Education and Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History r. E.O. Middle School 5K Run s. Field Trips 2 XII. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS A. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 2. LABOR RELATIONS & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES a. Retirements b. Resignations c. Separation d. Rescission of Appointment e. Rescission of Leave of Absence f. Leaves of Absence g. Transfers h. Reclassifications i. Salary Adjustments j. 2019-2020 School Year Reappointment List k. Reappointment of Per Diem Substitute Teachers – 2019-2020 School Year l. Summer Staff Appointments – 2019-2020 School Year m. Staff Appointments – 2019-2020 School Year n. Approval of Extra-curricular and Co-curricular Activities – Various Locations – 2019-20 SY o. Extra-curricular and Co-curricular Staff Appointments – Various Locations – 2019-20 SY p. Approval of Job Descriptions q. Reinstatement of Position r. School Business Administrator/Board Secretary Contract Approval 2019-20 School Year s. Agenda Changes/Corrections t. Staff Appointments – Federal Grants – Title I/Title I-SIA Grant Staffing – 2019–2020 S/Y u. Appointments v. Approval of Resolution w. Account Code Changes – Various Locations – 2019-20 School Year x. Attendance Incentive Bonus – Various Locations – 2018-19 School Year y. Approval of District Organizational Chart z. Professional Conferences 3 XII. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS A. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 3. BUSINESS SERVICES a. List of Bills (Ratify) b. List of Bills c. Appropriation Transfers d. T-1 Request for Taxes from the City of East Orange e. Acceptance of T-2 Debt Service Taxes from the City of East Orange f. Recommendation to Approve Fund Raising Requests g. A-148 Secretary’s Report h. A-149 Treasurer’s Report i. Budgetary Major Account/Fund Status Certificate j. Establish Petty Cash Fund - Revised k. E-Nova Donated Bookbags – Campus High l. Unapologetically Being Inc. Donation – STEM Academy m. Preschool Revised Contract and Budget for the East Orange Early Childhood Collaborative Agency – Zadie’s of the Oranges 2019-2020 School Year n. Recommendation for Approval of Purchasing Manual for 2019-2020 SY o. Resolution of the East Orange Board of Education in the County of Essex, determining to finance IT Infrastructure and Related Acquisitions through the Competitive Bid, recommendation of award and execution of a Lease Purchase Agreement, approving the form of certain agreements including a lease purchase agreement, authorizing certain officials of the Board to execute such agreements and authorizing other actions necessary to accomplish the transaction. p. Resolution Authorizing Contract with Certain Approved State Contract Vendors for Boards of Education Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-10a. 4. MAINTENANCE a. Use of Facility XIII. CLOSING STATEMENT/ADJOURNMENT 4 XII. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 A. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 1. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & STUDENT SERVICES a. 2019-2020 Curriculum Guides - (Dr. Richardson) BE IT RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve adopting curriculum for the following subjects in alignment with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards: PBL and Genius Hour for the 2019‐2020 school year at no cost to the district. b. Junior Achievement, Biz Town – (Dr. Stallings) BE IT RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the 6th through 8th grade students from STEM Academy to participate in the program, Junior Achievement Biz Town for Success for the 2019‐2020 academic year at no cost to the district. c. Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) Memorandum of Understanding with New Jersey Department of Education – (Dr. Webb) BE IT RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the New Jersey Department of Education, and subsequent administration of the TASC Test July 2020 through June 30, 2023 at no cost to the district. d. NJACDA Voices United Choir Festival – (Dr. Estrict/Mrs. Colson) BE IT RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve EOCHS hosting the NJACDA Voices United Choir Festival on November 1, 2019 to include schools from East Orange and other school districts. Location will be at Campus High School at no cost to the district. e. Renaming Campus HS Guidance & Counseling Department to School Counseling Department – (Dr. Estrict) BE IT RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the Campus High School Guidance and Counseling Department to be renamed to School Counseling Department at no cost to the district. f. Girls Who Code Club – (Dr. Estrict) BE IT RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, permits East Orange Campus High School to host a Girls Who Code Club program and hire a club facilitator to run the program from September 5, 2019 to June 24, 2020 at a cost not to exceed $2,079.00. The club will run on Thursdays from 2:45pm to 3:45pm every week. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. (Account code: 20.15.401.100.100.101.001.0000) 5 XII. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 A. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 1. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & STUDENT SERVICES g. Tools of the Mind Technical and Curriculum Training SY 2019-2020– (Ms. Aquil/Ms. Lofton- Simpson) BE IT RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the curriculum training and technical support provided by Tools of the Mind Consultants for the state approved curriculum, Tools of the Mind for the 2019- 2020 school year to be supported and implemented in district and collaborating centers classrooms at a cost that will not exceed $68,000. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. (Account code: 20.20.218.200.329.028.026.9032) h. Independent Educational Evaluations – (Dr. Harvest/Mrs. Santos) BE IT RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the contract with Barbara Wilson (Diagnostic Educational Consultant’s Inc.) to complete Educational Evaluations at a rate of $300 per case during the 2019- 2020 school year not to exceed $10,000. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. (Account code: 20.11.000.219.390.028.031.0000) i. Independent Psychological Evaluations – (Dr. Harvest/Mrs. Santos) BE IT RESOLVED: that the East Orange Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the contract with Ms. Sanhita Kar to complete