Regular Meeting Agenda· December 21 , 2017 Page 1 of131 Wayne Township Public Schools REGULAR MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 21,2017 6:00 p.m. - Executive Session 7:30 p.m. - Public Meeting Wayne Board of Education Municipal Building Conference Room Council Chambers 50 Nellis Drive 475 Valley Road Wayne, NJ 07470 Wayne, NJ 07470 I. ReadingAdequate ofnotice Sunshine of this Law Regular statement and Executive Meeting, setting forth time, date and location, has been provided in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act on January 6, 2017 by: Prominently posting a copy on the bulletin board in the lobby of the offices of the Board of Education, which is a public place reserved for such announcements, transmitting a copy of this notice to The Record, The Wayne Today, and the Municipal Clerk. II. Roll Call III. Approval to Convene into Executive Session X-2018 -1 WHEREAS,RECOMMENDED the Wayne ACTION: Township Board of Education (hereinafter referred to as the "Board") from time to time must convene into Executive Session to discuss confidential matters including but not limited to personnel issues, legal matters, student issues and labor negotiations. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board shall move into Executive Session to discuss personnel, property, legal, and student matters; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the minutes of the executive session will provide as much information as possible without violating any applicable privilege or confidentiality so that the public can understand what was discussed and when available what the Board decision was; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the minutes of the executive session will be Regular Meeting Agenda - December 21, 2017 Page 2 of 131 released to the public in an appropriately redacted form within a reasonable period of time; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the redacted portion of the executive session minutes will not be released until such time as the privilege or confidentiality is no longer applicable. IV. ReconveneThe Executive Session of the Wayne Board of Education Regular Meeting of December 21, 2017 was convened in the Conference Room of the Wayne Board of Education, 50 Nellis Drive,Wayne, NJ 07470. The Statement of Compliance setting forth time, date and location was read in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act and the roll call was taken. The meeting was recessed and is now being reconvened. FLAG SALUTE MOMENT OF SILENCE V. Recognition Program STUDENT ARlWORKON DISPLAY THIS EVENING Courtesy of Wayne Hills High School [Daniela Guerra [[Grade 9 [[Drawing & Painting - Oil Pastel [ [Madeline Gilman[[Grade 1O[[Design & Composition -Acrylic Paint I [Kathlyn Alta [[Grade 11[[ Advanced Drawing & Painting - Pencil & Colored Pencil[ Courtesy of Wayne Valley High School [Ava Economou [ Grade 11 Conte Pencil from My Design and Composition Class Grace Przybylinski Grade 10 Conte Pencil from My Design and Composition Class Sabrina Shah Grade 10 Conte Pencil from My Design and Composition Class WAPresentedYNE P.A.L. by: LeeCHEERLEADING Ann Mulcahey,ANTI-BULL CheerleadingYING Commissioner DONATION SONGS FOR THE HOLIDAYS George Washington Middle School Select Girl's Choir - The Eaglettes Directed by: Laura Grant Regular Meeting Agenda - December 21, 2017 Page 3 of 131 Piano: Angelina Cirovic, Wayne Valley High School Junior 6th, 7th and 8th Graders I Delila Aldan II Amanda Barbier I Adriana Brandstetter Rhiannon Bush Camila Castillo Adriana Cercone Mina Cocca Sophia Cremona Daniella D'Antonio Samantha Dentinger endali Ferguson �CEMaya Gallo Sophia Gorsd Madison Grant Madeline Hohmann Sarah Kohles Cheryl Lancellotti Rylyn Loffredo Gina Lorusso Faith Lynch Ava Maher I Grace Martino II Katie McDermott I I Madelyn McDermottI I Jennie Mullarkey I I Catalina Ortega II Delaney Philp I IAngelina Pletropaololl Allsha Raja I Grace Rasizer II Kayla Rech I MacKenzie Sang Ie II Julie Seaman Eliana Shah Hayley Stein Madison Tkaczenko Emily Valenzuela Olivia Von Lindern Emma Wolfelsperger OUTGOINGChristian BOARD Smith MEMBER VI. Administrative Summary Report A. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT B. HIB REPORT Gabrielle Romanelli - Wayne Hills High School KathrynC. STUDENT De Stefano REPRESE - WayneNTA ValleyTIVE REPORTS High School VII. Revisions to Agenda Items VIII. Open to Public Agenda Items Only Regular Meeting Agenda - December 21, 201 7 Page 4 of 131 This portion of the meeting is open to citizens for comment on agenda items only. Residents are to state their names, addresses, and subject matter. Comments may be limited to five minutes per person. Members of the public are discouraged from speaking negatively about an employee or a student. The Board bears no responsibility for comments made by the public. Comments regarding employees or students cannot be legally responded to by the Board. Other comments may be responded to tonight or at subsequent meetings under "old business." IX. Committee Reports and Action C-2018-1 Approval of Committee Minutes RECOMMENDEDRESOLVED, that ACTION:the Board approve the following committee minutes as per the attached by reference: IComrnunications IIDecember 7,2017 1 IEducation IINovember 16, 20171 IFacilities and Transportation IINovember 16,2017 1 IFinance IIDecember 7,2017 1 IPersonnel IIDecember 7, 2017 1 ITechnology, Safety & SecurityllNovember 16, 20171 X. Action on Agenda A- 2018- 1 Approval of HIB Report RESOLVED,RECOMMENDED that theACTION: Board affirm the Superintendent's decision on the Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying matters as required by N.J.SA 18A37-15(b)(6)(e) on the following cases: First reported to the Board on Case #19 , 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 , and 25/2017-2018 December 7,2017 A- 2018- 2 Approval of 2018-2019 School Calendar RESOLVED,RECOMMENDED that the ACTION: Board approve the Superintendent's recommendation to approve the 2018-2019 school calendar as reviewed with the School Calendar Committee on November 30, 2017 and the Education Committee on December 19, 2017, as per attached. A- 2018- 3 Approval of the Doctrine of Necessity Regular Meeting Agenda - December 21,2017 Page 5 of 131 RESOLVED,RECOMMENDED that the ACTION: Board approve the Doctrine of Necessity, as follows: December 21, 2017 RESOLUTION OF THE WAYNE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION COUNTY OF PASSAIC STATE OF NEW JERSEY the SchoolINVOKING Ethics THEAct, DOCTRINEN.J.S.A. 18A: OF12-21 NECESSITY et seq. was enacted by the New Jersey State Legislature to ensure and preserve public confidence in school WHEREAS,board members and school administrators, and to provide specific ethical standards to guide their conduct; and questions arose regarding how a board should invoke the Doctrine of Necessity when a quorum of a board of education has conflicts of interest on a matter requiredWHEREAS, to be voted upon; and the School Ethics Commission ("Commission") provided guidance in Public Advisory Opinion A03-98 (April 1,1998); and WHEREAS, the opinion set forth that, when it is necessary for a board to invoke the Doctrine of Necessity, the board should state publicly that it is doing so, the reason WHEREAS,that such action is necessary, and the specific nature of the conflicts of interest; and the School Ethics Conmission, by resolution dated February 25, 2003, clarified and required a board of education invoking the Doctrine of Necessity to adopt WHEREAS,a resolution setting forth that they are invoking the Doctrine, the reason for doing so, and the specific nature of the conflicts of interest; and the School Ethics Commission further directed boards of education that invoke the Doctrine to read the resolution at a regularly scheduled public meeting, post WHEREAS,it where it posts public notices for thirty (30) days, and provide the Commission with a copy; and the Wayne Township Board of Education ("Board") desires to settle a dispute brought on behalf of the Wayne Education Association ("WEN); and WHEREAS, the School Ethics Commission has issued an advisory opinion in this matter (A10-17) identifying various conflicts as previously detailed in the Resolution WHEREAS,Invoking the Doctrine of Necessity on August 3, 2017; Board President, Donald Pavlak, has a spouse, Barbara Pavlak, School Social Worker, who is a member of the WEA, and WHEREAS, Board Vice President, Mitchell Badiner, holds an administrative position as Director of Instruction for the Bergen County Special Services School District WHEREAS,("BCSS"); and Board Vice President, Mitchell Badiner, and Board Members Michael WHEREAS, Regular Meeting Agenda - December 21, 2017 Page 6 of 131 Bubba, Suzanna Pudup and Stacey Scher received an endorsement from Community for Academic Excellence, a political action group for the WEA, for the November 2016 election, and the latter three (3) Board Members also received campaign contributions from the WEAand NJEAduring the November 2016 election; and Board Member Stacey Scher is a teacher employed by the Passaic Board of Education and is an NJEAmember; and WHEREAS, Board Member Suzanne Pudup is a recent retiree of the WEA, has a son, Michael Pudup, teacher; and daughter-in-law,Alima Pudup, Guidance Counselor; who WHEREAS,are employed by Passaic County Technical Institute and are NJEAmembers; and the inability of the above five (5) Board members to participate in this process results in the lack of a quorum; and WHEREAS, in order to enter into a sidebar agreement with the WEA, the Board must have a quorum; and WHEREAS, the Board desires to invoke the Doctrine of Necessity, in accordance with the procedures established by the Commission, to consider entering into a sidebar WHEREAS,agreement with the WEA by the Wayne Township Board of Education, County of Passaic, State of New Jersey, as follows: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, 1 . That the five (5) Board members,as noted above, are in conflict by nature of their endorsements, receipt of contributions, employment, and relatives' employment and the Board therefore invokes the Doctrine of Necessity to consider and act upon the settlement agreement with the WEA 2. That this resolution shall be read at the public meeting of December 21, 2017 and shall be posted where the Board posts public notices for thirty (30) days.