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VERSION I
This meeting is being held in conformity to the Open Public Meetings Act N.J.S.A. 10:4-
6 et. seq. Proper public notice of the meeting was published in the two local papers on
April 10, 2010.
If any Board member or member of the public in attendance believes that the meeting is
in violation of the Open Public Meetings Act, the Hoboken Board of Education requests
that they make a statement at this time.
The Board wishes to make those in attendance aware that this meeting is being
recorded on video and will be broadcast by the Board at a later date on CATV
Channel 77.
The Hoboken Board of Education is committed to preserving the decorum of the public
process and is mindful that we live in the electronic age of computers, cell phones and
other electronic communications devices. Nevertheless, we respectfully request that all
meeting participants kindly silence their electronic devices during the course of the
meeting, and if use of the device is necessary, we ask that you please leave the meeting
room if you need to conduct personal business.
ROLL CALL
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DAVID ANTHONY
BOARD SECRETARY
1. Submitting for review and approval minutes of the following Board meetings:
WHEREAS a vacancy still exists for the position of Chief School Administrator of the
Hoboken Board of Education, and shall exist into the 2010-2011 School Year
WHEREAS Peter E. Carter has indicated a willingness to continue his duties as Interim
Superintendent until the successor board has conducted and concluded its search for a
permanent Chief School Administrator, and
WHEREAS the Board is pleased and satisfied with the performance of Mr. Carter
and his team, and offers commendations for a difficult job well done,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the terms and conditions of Mr. Carter’s current
contract remain the same, due to the fiscal crises facing the State of New Jersey and the City of
Hoboken, with the exception that the successor extended agreement contain a total of ten (10)
sick/personal/vacation days.
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00. WHEREAS the Hoboken Board of Education at its March 9th (2010) meeting
approved the elimination of the position of Board Secretary as a stand-alone
position, and consolidated it with the position of School Business Administrator, and
WHEREAS Mr. Robert Davis, is the current Interim School Business Administrator,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that effective July 1, 2010 until June 30, 2011,
Mr. Robert Davis be appointed to the position of Interim School Business Administrator/
Board Secretary, and
INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
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Executive County Superintendent, if necessary, at the same terms and conditions as Mr.
Walter Rusak’s current contract, due to the fiscal crises facing the State of New Jersey
and the City of Hoboken, with the exception that the successor extended agreement
contain a total of ten (10)sick/personal/vacation days.
2. Recommend the extension of the contract of the Interim High School Principal to
December 31, 2010 at the same terms and conditions as Mr. Albert Joy’s current contract
of $640.00 per diem rate with the exception that the successor extended agreement
contain a total of three (3) sick/personal/vacation days.
3. Recommend the continuation of the services of Michael Donow, the current Acting
Fiscal Specialist, at the same terms and conditions of his current contract with the
exception that the name on the new contract be changed to MJ Donow Associates, LLC,
in that Mr. Donow renders a professional service on an hourly rate of $82.00, not
exceeding fifteen (15) hours per week. Said term of fiscal consultation to commence July
1, 2010 and run for the duration of the 2010-2011 school year.
4. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the appointment of Vanessa
Rodriguez, teacher at Calabro and Brandt Schools, effective February 8, 2010, salary as
per HEA contract, 1st step BA, $45,951.00 prorated.
5. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the re-appointment of the
following individuals as Band Assistants/AudioVisual Technicians, for the 2010-2011
school year at a salary of $15,000.00 per year each for all services. Funding from line
item #15-140-100-101-07-1027
Carlos Roman
Jean Roman
6. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the appointment of (2) part
time clerks, at a salary of $10.00 per hour, for 5 days per week, not to exceed 19 ½ hours,
effective July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011. Funding from line item #11-000-221-105-13-
1010-002
Angela Moret
Rosetta Capporino
8. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the appointment of Tammi
Oberstein, Connors teacher assigned to the Expand Literacy Through Dance and
Movement after-school program, effective April 19, 2010 – June 15, 2010, from 2:45 –
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4:00 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays, at a salary of $33.00 per hour, as per HEA contract.
Funding from line item #15-401-100-100-09-1903-000.
9. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the appointment of the
following (3) Youth Development Specialists, effective April 14, 2010 – June 30, 2010.
Hours will take place before school (7:30 a.m – 8:30 a.m) and after school (3:00 p.m –
5:00 p.m) Monday – Friday, for a total of 78 hours per each Specialist. Salary $33.00 per
hour as per HEA contract not to exceed $2,600 each. Funding from line item #20-436-
200-100-13-1027-000-7989, School Based Youth Services Program.
Joanne Deni
Stephen D’Bernardo
Victoria Chodos
10. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend to apply for Hudson County
Substitute Certificates for the following applicant(s) and add them to our pool of
substitute teachers:
11. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend permission to run a Summer
School Program, at Hoboken High School, from June 23, 2010 – July 28, 2010. This
summer program, subject to county approval, will consist of two sessions – 8:00 a.m. to
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Funding from line item #15-140-100-101-07-1903
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English IV Biology US History II
12. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend Catapult Learning to provide a
summer program for all Kindergarten students to operate daily from 7:30 am until 6:30
pm. The program will be of no cost to the district, will be housed in Brandt School and
will run from June 21, 2010 – August 20, 2010.
Pupil cost determined by parent income.
13. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the first three days of school,
September 7th, 8th, and 10th, 2010 are 1:00 dismissal days for the preschool students only.
The staff will work full days.
14. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend hosting the Early Childhood
Program Annual Parent Conference for May 25, 2010, to be held at the Brandt School.
Expenses will be taken from line item #20-218-200-330-27-0147-000 and 20-218-200-
600-27-0147-000
15. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend acceptance of the Mile Square
Corrective Action Plan in response to the Office of Accountability and Compliance
Report issued to the district and Mile Square on March 1, 2010.
16. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend December 1, 2010, be used as a
Tools of the Mind Professional Development day for the Kindergarten teachers.
Substitutes will be paid from Title II A.
17. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the appointment of the
following staff for the District Musical, Honk, at HHS to be held on May 14th, & 15th,
2010. Funding from line item #15-401-100-100-07-1903-000
18. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend that the National Honor
Society, in conjunction with the Senior Citizens Program, host its Third Annual Senior
Citizen Prom. The event will take place on Friday, April 30, 2010 from 6:00 – 11:00
p.m. at Hoboken High School.
19. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the Board create a substitute
pool of clerks to be called on occasions of clerical absence, at a per diem rate (7 hour
work day) of $70.00 per day, effective April 12, 2010.
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20. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend presenting the Mad Science
and Devotion Yoga as after school programs offered by the Brandt School PTO for
district-wide Kindergarten students to be held April 19, 2010 – June 15, 2010 at the
Brandt school.
21. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the acceptance of the District
Professional Development Plan, for the 2010-2011 school year.
22. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend piloting an Italian textbook, for
the 2010-2011 school year.
23. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the appointment of the
following part-time Highly Qualified Teacher Aides, effective April 19, 2010 – June 30,
2010, at a salary of $13.00 per hour. Funding from line item #11-190-100-106-13-1072-
000.
24. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the acceptance of the Special
Education Monitoring Report, for the 2007-2008 school year, as also verbally stated by
the Chief School Administrator.
25. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend Hoboken High School, through
the Board of Education, to accept a monetary award of $25,000.00, from the Eli Manning
Foundation/Samsung Corporation.
26. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend having Hoboken High School
conduct a Senior Exploratory Experience 2010, from May 17, 2010 – June 11, 2010. The
Senior Service Project Committee will be overseeing the program; this is a continuation
of projects done in the past.
27. Submitting for review and approval, that the Hoboken Board of Education accept and
adopt the Curriculum Guide for the Gifted and Talented Program for the 2009-2010 and
2010-2011 school years.
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28. Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend, based on communication
received from Catherine Mascis, teacher at Connors School notifying the Board of her
retirement effective July 1, 2010. The Board hereby expresses appreciation to Ms.
Mascis for her dedicated services to the children of Hoboken.
For the record: Correction on item # 1 from the Special Session of March 22, 2010
retirement of Edith Vega. The corrected date of retirement, changes from September 1,
2010 to July 1, 2010.
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29. FIELD TRIP REQUESTS – April Agenda
Calabro 5/5/10 J.Littzi/S. Cullen/M.A.Insinga Park Performing Arts Centers No cost to district
Union City, N. J.
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HHS 5/12/10 S. Barth/P. Drumgoole Concordia Learning Center No cost to district
Jersey City, N. J.
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OUT OF STATE
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Robert H. Davis
Interim School Business Administrator
1. SBA Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the following facility requests:
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f. Organization: Hoboken Dance Academy
Day: Friday
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Date: June 18, 2010
Facility: Hoboken High School
Purpose: Dress rehearsal
Day: Saturday
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Date: June 19, 2010
Facility: Hoboken High School
Purpose: Dance performance
Fee: Non Profit – 10 hours @ $45.00 per hour – Total $450.00
2. SBA Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the following monthly reports
of the Board Secretary and Treasurer:
3. SBA Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the Fire Drill reports for the
month of March 2010.
4. SBA Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend claims for the month of April
2010 in the amount of $2,342,739.99.
5. SBA Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend payment of medical and
workers’ compensation claims through third party administrator CompServices, Inc.:
6. SBA Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the payroll, employer’s share
of social security and unemployment, pay dates from:
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7. SBA Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend adopting the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, the Hoboken Board of Education, at its April 28th, 2009 meeting
designated TD Bank as an official depository of Board funds for the 2009-2010 school
year, and
WHEREAS, the Board has appointed Mr. George DeStefano as Treasurer of School
Monies replacing Mr. Nicola Trasente, and
NOW THERFORE be it resolved by the Hoboken Board of Education that Mr. George
DeStefano is hereby approved as a signatory for the purposes of On Line Administrative
Directives and Activities for the following Board accounts:
8. SBA Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the following staff instructional
tuition reimbursement for the 2009-2010 school year according to Article XXIII
Professional Development and Educational Improvement 23.4 of the agreement between
the Hoboken Board of Education and the Hoboken Education Association. Line account
#11-000-291-280-13-0813-002
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9. SBA Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend approval of a third party
contract with LMB Learning Center DBA Sylvan Learning to provide supplemental
academic Title I tutorial services to an eligible Hoboken resident student attending the
non-public school YCS Mays Academy. Services will be delivered on-site at the Sylvan
Center in Nutley, NJ, or via the computer at the student’s home in accordance with the
equitable services provision of the No Child Left Behind, Title I regulations.
10. SBA Repair Electric Service and Parking Lot Lighting - Wallace Elementary School
Submitting for review and approval, I hereby recommend the following bid proposals
received on February 17, 2010, for the above referenced project represent the three
lowest bids filed:
The lowest responsive bidder Manor II Electric, Inc. has been pre-approved by the
NJSDA for Electrical projects up to seven million dollars, and as such, award may
proceed upon Board Attorney review and Board of Education approval. Please be advised
that in so far as they were able, Mount Vernon Group checked the references provided by
Manor II Electric, Inc., and received favorable reviews from those who responded.
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11. SBA Repair of Existing Curtainwall System – Hoboken High School
The following bid proposals received on February 17, 2010 for the above referenced
project represent the three lowest bids filed:
The bid as submitted by Jetco Unlimited, Inc. has come under protest as the bid bond and
consent of Surety lists Jetco Contracting LLC and not Jetco Unlimited, Inc., as the
bonded entity. Jetco Unlimited, Inc. was asked to address this error by providing
corrected bid bond and consent of Surety documents. Jetco Unlimited, Inc. has failed to
provide the corrected information resulting in their bid being non-responsive. The lowest
responsive bidder South Shore Contracting, Inc. has been pre-approved by the NJSDA
for Caulking and Waterproofing projects up to ten million dollars, and as such, award
may proceed upon Board Attorney review, and Board of Education approval. Please be
advised that in so far as they were able, Mount Vernon Group checked the references
provided by South Shore Contracting, Inc., and received favorable reviewed from those
who responded.
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12. SBA Submitting for review and approval the following workshop requests:
1. Demarest a. 5/17/10 C. Munoz Positive Behavior Intervention, Newark, NJ Cost to District - $199.00
Full day 15-000-223-320-05-0257-000
Substitute teacher needed
Mileage travel reimbursement
$.31 cents per mile
2. HHS a. 4/30/10 D. White Persistence in High School & College: Tools to No Cost to District
Increase persistence & degree Attainment
Princeton, NJ – Full day
c. 6/7/10 E. Batistich 20-10 NJACAC Annual Conference Cost to District – Total - $405.00
David White Long Branch, NJ – Full day 15-000-218-320-07-0257-000
Mary Pat Carroll
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School/Dept. Date Staff Purpose/Destination Cost/Account Charged
2. HHS (cont) h. To be HHS Admin. Cimple Systems – for scheduling - Cost to District - $6,450.00
Announced work sessions, Princeton, NJ 15-000-221-320-07-0257-000
j. 4/14/10 S. Barth Legal and Ethical Issues in Mental Health No Cost to District
Sayerville, NJ – Full day
k. 5/12/10 M. McGreivey A Standard Approach Using New National Cost to District - $40.00
Standards – Secaucus, NJ – Full day 20-234-200-300-18-0000-000
Mileage travel reimbursement
$.31 cents per mile
c. 6/16, 17/10 G. Fusco Tools of the Mind Coaches Summit Cost to District – $50.00 each
J. Matthews Neptune, NJ – 2 Full days 20-218-200-329-27-0147-000
Mileage travel reimbursement
$.31 cents per mile
4. Connors a. 4/29/10 M. Rosenblum Response to Intervention – New Brunswick, NJ Cost to District - $215.00
Full day 11-000-219-320-20-0257-000
Mileage travel reimbursement
$.31 cents per mile
b. 5/12/10 F. Canino Bringing Boys and Books Together Cost to District - $199.00
Newark, NJ – Full day 20-234-200-300-18-0000-000
Substitute teacher needed
Mileage travel reimbursement
$.31 cents per mile
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PUBLIC DISCUSSION
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