ROSELLE PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT

Office of the Superintendent December 23, 2011 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Roseann Rinaldi, President Members of the Board of Education Patrick M. Spagnoletti, Superintendent AGENDA FOR BOARD MEETING January 3, 2012

Notice of Meeting
This meeting is an open session of the Roselle Park Board of Education held under the Open Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey. Notice of this meeting was sent to the Star Ledger, Union Leader, and the Home News Tribune.

Roll Call
President Rinaldi _____ Christopher Miller Vice President Harms _____ Scott Nelson Alexander J. Balaban _____ Jeffrey Parrell Troy Gerten _____ Barbara Sokol Barney Leinberger _____ Patrick M. Spagnoletti, Superintendent of Schools Susan Guercio, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary Anthony Sciarrillo, Board Attorney _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Flag Salute Public Participation 7:00 PM Agenda Items Only

SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT
Presentation by Sarah Costa, high school principal, regarding recommending changes to academic probation policy.

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PERSONNEL Consent Agenda Motion Personnel

A motion was made by ________________________seconded by ___________________ to approve the following agenda items 1 through 7.

1.

District Substitutes
Approval of additions to the district wide substitute list. (as recommended by the
Superintendent).

TEACHERS Melissa Daoulabani Jersey Cty.St. BSN Forouzandeh Paydar India Ph.D. '03 SECRETARY/AIDE Emmalyn Cooper

320 Reindel Place, RP 50 N. Evergreen Rd. Apt 1651, Edison

Nurse K-12

435 Loomis Street, Elizabeth

2.

District Retirement
To approve the following district retirement: (as recommended by the Superintendent) (as per
RPEA contract)

Michael Gironda, High School Science teacher, effective June 30, 2012. Joan Smith, EJF Jr.-Aldene Reading Recovery teacher, effective June 30, 2012.

3.

District Resignation
To approve the following district resignation: (as recommended by the Superintendent) (as per
RPEA contract)

Nicole Alexander, Robert Gordon paraprofessional, effective December 23, 2011.

4.

Staff Appointment
To approve the following staff: (as recommended by the Superintendent) (as per RPEA contract) Michelle Bodtman (B1), Middle School Computer teacher, effective January 12, 2012 to June 30, 2012, at $52,001, prorated. (maternity replacement C. Sedelmaier) Annamarie Morrison (B1), Middle School Mathematics teacher, effective January 30, 2012 to June 30, 2012, at $52,001, prorated. (maternity replacement L. Klemens) 2

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5.

Change of Assignment
To approve the following change of assignment: (as recommended by the Superintendent) (as
per RPEA contract)

Margaret Pucci
Robert Gordon paraprofessional

From 3rd 5th grade self- contained program

To 4th grade in class support aide

6.

Staff Member Evaluation

Approval to direct employee #0926 to undergo an independent medical evaluation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:16-2. (as recommended by the Superintendent)

7.

2011/2012 Athletic Proctors

To approve the following 2011/2012 athletic proctors at $45 per game, to be used as needed: (as recommended by the Superintendent) Constance Megles Vice President Harms Mr. Balaban Mr. Gerten Mr. Leinberger Patricia Iachio ____ ____ ____ ____ Dorothy Szwedo Mr. Miller Mr. Nelson Dr. Parrell Ms. Sokol President Rinaldi ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

On roll call, motion _____

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EDUCATION
A motion was made by ________________________seconded by ___________________ to approve the following agenda items numbered 8 and 9.

8.

Education Program
To approve the following education program(s) for the 2010-2011 school year: Home Instruction #52 1hr/subject 5 subjects December 6, 2011 - TBD #53 1hr/subject 5 subjects December 6, 2011 - TBD Braille Services #14 Commission for the Blind 2011-2012 Bilingual CST Evaluations - Spanish #54 Speech & Language Martha Gomez Bryan Psychological Silvia Martins Educational Maria Alvarez #55 Speech & Language Martha Gomez Bryan Psychological Silvia Martins Educational Maria Alvarez

$31/hr. $31/hr. $11,500 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450

9.

Harassment/ Intimidation/Bullying Incidents

To affirm the Superintendents recommendation on the following harassment/ intimidation/bullying incidents: (November 2011 December 2011) #11014 #11015 #11016 #11017 #11018

Motion _____

BUSINESS
A motion was made by ________________________seconded by ___________________ to approve the following agenda items 10 through 16.

10.

Secretary/Treasurer Report
To approve the secretary/treasurer reports for the periods ending July 31, August 31, and September 30, 2011.

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11.

Approval of Bills
To approve the following bills for the month of January 2012: General Current Expense Special Revenue Funds Enterprise Fund Total $1,109,017.54 $ 6,802.49 $ 65,534.89 $1,181,354.92

12.

Settlement Agreement
To approve the following settlement agreement Docket #EDU 00226-11: Petitioner G.A.C. II agrees to pay to the Roselle Park Board of Education the total sum of $7,500, with payments of $750.00 per month beginning within thirty (30) days from the date the Initial Decision is entered by the Honorable Michael Antoniewicz, A.L.J.

13.

NJQSAC District Performance Review

To approve the 2011 New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum District Performance Review (DPR). (copy on file in Superintendents office)

14.

Use of Buildings and Grounds

To approve the following use of buildings and grounds (appropriate fees to be charged where
applicable):

2012 Roselle Park Summer Camp Roselle Park High School Camp, Monday Friday June 25 August 17, 2012, student/teachers cafeteria, library, library conference room, band room, gym/small gym, auditorium, nurses room, courtyard, art room, graphics room, rooms 1-4, 14-20A, computer lab, tennis courts, basketball courts, fields A-D, grove area
Registration, student cafeteria, Thursday, March 22 and May 3, 2012 6:00 PM9:00 PM

Play tryouts, room 19, Thursday Friday, June 13-14, 2012, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Play, auditorium, Wednesday Thursday, August 2-3, 2012, 5:00 PM 10:00 PM

Roselle Park Recreation Indoor Soccer Roselle Park High School gymnasium
Sundays, Jan. 15, 22, 29, 2011, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar. 5, 2012, 12:00 PM 6:00 PM

Roselle Park Girl Scouts Daisy meetings Sherman School library Every other Wednesday, January June 2012, 5:30 PM 7:00 PM (excluding 5/23/12) 5

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15.

Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Resolution

To approve the following Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Resolution: Pursuant to the requirements of NJPL 2011 Chapter 78, the Roselle Park Board of Education hereby resolves to implement a Section 125 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) program and update its Premium Only Plan (POP) effective March 1, 2012, as follows: 1. Pursuant to the proposal presented December 13, 2011, the Board accepts the recommendation of its group insurance broker, Brown & Brown Benefit Advisors, Inc. to designate Ameriflex as the Boards FSA administrator. This recommendation includes Ameriflex updating the districts POP at no cost. 2. The Board of Education appoints Brown & Brown Benefits Advisors, Inc. as its FSA and POP broker-of-record. 3. All appropriate Board of Education staff are authorized to take such action and affect such documentation as necessary to implement these changes.

16.

Resolution Agreement
Resolved, the Roselle Park Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Resolution Agreement Case No. 02-11-1192.
(copy on file in Board Office)

Motion _____

Committee/Liaison Reports Continuing Business

Students identified as not residing in Roselle Park/removed from school: September 16 September 29 October 14 October 28 November 9 December 2 December 16 Total to Date 1 student 1 student 0 students 1 student 2 students 0 students 1 student 6 students

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New Business Public Participation Adjournment

A motion was made by __________________________ to adjourn the meeting at _________ p.m. Motion _____ Next scheduled board meeting: January 17, 2012 Robert Gordon seconded by __________________