| There will be a meeting of the Cape May City Board of Education on Thursday, | |||||||||
| February 7, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library of the Cape May City Elementary School. | |||||||||
| The Board will hold a work session open to the public at 6:30 p.m. to discuss agenda items | |||||||||
| and any other items which Board Members may raise for discussion. No formal action will | |||||||||
| be taken at this work session. | |||||||||
| It is anticipated that the Board will adopt Resolution #80-08 at this work session to go into | |||||||||
| executive session to discuss personnel matters and the result of this discussion will be | |||||||||
| disclosed in open public session provided the need for confidentiality no longer exists. | |||||||||
| The Board of Education will also hold a training work session on Thursday, February 28, | |||||||||
| 2008 at 6:00pm in the Library of the Cape May City Elementary School. Topics will | |||||||||
| include district goals and Board responsibilities. If the preliminary budget has not been | |||||||||
| adopted at the February 7 meeting or if changes are necessary, the budget will also be | |||||||||
| discussed and approved for submission to the county office. | |||||||||
| I. | Call to Order, Opening Statements, Flag Salute, Roll Call, Announcements | ||||||||
| *indicates roll call vote required | |||||||||
| II. | Recognition and Presentations | ||||||||
| A. | Tony Jones, New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group | ||||||||
| 2007 Safety Award Presentation | |||||||||
| III. | Receive comments from the public on agenda items only in accordance with the Board's | ||||||||
| policy on participation at Board meetings. | |||||||||
| IV. | Items for Board Action | ||||||||
| * | A. | Resolution #83-08 to approve preliminary School District Budget for | |||||||
| 2008/2009 for submission to the Cape May County Department of | |||||||||
| Education. *Roll call vote. | |||||||||
| B. | Motion to approve tuition agreement between Cape May Point Board of | ||||||||
| Education and Cape May City Board of Education for 2008/2009. | |||||||||
| Anticipated revenue to be $36,240, less a $10,940 adjustment due to | |||||||||
| Cape May Point from 2005/06. Net tuition revenue $25,300. Rate is | |||||||||
| set by agreement and is less than calculated per pupil cost and less than | |||||||||
| the maximum that can be charged. As in the past, no increase will be | |||||||||
| made to adjust for cost per pupil. | |||||||||
| C. | Resolution #81-08 approving line item transfers totaling $5,597 made | ||||||||
| in January 2008 for the 2007/2008 school year. | |||||||||
| * | D. | Motion to approve the Board Secretary's and Treasurer's Reports for the | |||||||
| 2007/2008 school year through December 31, 2007. Pursuant to NJAC | |||||||||
| statute, the Board Secretary certifies that as of these dates, no budgetary | |||||||||
| line item account has obligations and payments which in total exceed the | |||||||||
| amount appropriated by the district Board of Education, and the Board | |||||||||
| certifies that as of that date, after review of the secretary's monthly | |||||||||
| financial reports and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, | |||||||||
| to the best of our knowledge no major account or fund has been overexpended | |||||||||
| and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations | |||||||||
| for this fiscal year. All revenues have been recorded and received as | |||||||||
| anticipated. The Board Secretary and Treasurer reports are in agreement. | |||||||||
| E. | Resolution #82-08 to approve the Professional Development Plan for | ||||||||
| 2007/2008 School Year as submitted and approved by the County | |||||||||
| Department of Education. | |||||||||
| F. | Motion to deny one fourth grade student's participation in the Interdistrict | ||||||||
| Public School Choice program due to school's limit on participation. | |||||||||
| V. | Committee Reports | ||||||||
| A. | Curriculum and Instruction | Myra Kurkowski | |||||||
| B. | Facilities | Mark J. LeMunyon | |||||||
| C. | Finance | Sharon Lee Kustra | |||||||
| D. | Legislative | Joseph McKenna | |||||||
| E. | Personnel and Negotiations | Edward Connolly | |||||||
| All motions are on the recommendation of the Chief School Administrator. | |||||||||
| 1. | Motion to approve $500 increase in salary for Ralph Echevarria's | ||||||||
| attainment of Boiler Operator License as per employment contract. | |||||||||
| ($1,000 prorated to half year) | |||||||||
| 2. | Motion to approve the following workshops: | ||||||||
| a. | Joan Maurer and Theresa Riper to attend Creating Safe Schools/ | ||||||||
| Bullying/Domestic Violence Conference at Cape May County | |||||||||
| Technical School on February 26. Cost will be travel plus substitutes. | |||||||||
| b. | Terri Nowotny to attend NJASBO Preparing for your Public Hearing/ | ||||||||
| Calculating State Aid in Mt. Laurel on March 10, 2008 at a cost of | |||||||||
| $100 registration. | |||||||||
| 3. | Additional personnel items received after the agenda preparation. | ||||||||
| F. | Policy | Roberta Townsend | |||||||
| 1. | Motion to approve policy 3240 Tuition Income on second | ||||||||
| reading. | |||||||||
| 2. | Motion to approve the following policies on first reading: | ||||||||
| Concepts and Roles, Goals and Objectives in | 3000/3010 | ||||||||
| Business and Non-instructional Operations | |||||||||
| Transfer of Funds Between Line Items / Amendments / | |||||||||
| Purchases Not Budgeted | 3160 | ||||||||
| Income From Fees, Fines, Charges | 3250 | ||||||||
| Sale and Disposal of Books, Equipment and Supplies; | 3260/3270 | ||||||||
| Sale, Licensing and Rental of Property | |||||||||
| Gifts, Grants and Bequests | 3280 | ||||||||
| Accounts | 3400 | ||||||||
| Money in School Buildings | 3450 | ||||||||
| Petty Cash Funds | 3451 | ||||||||
| School Activity Funds | 3453 | ||||||||
| Equipment | 3514 | ||||||||
| Smoking Prohibition | 3515 | ||||||||
| Transportation Routes and Services | 3541.1 | ||||||||
| Transportation Safety | 3541.33 | ||||||||
| Local Wellness/Nutrition | 3542.1 | ||||||||
| Free or Reduced-Price Lunches/Milk | 3542.31 | ||||||||
| Purchasing | 3542.44 | ||||||||
| District Records and Reports | 3570 | ||||||||
| Audit | 3571.4 | ||||||||
| Concepts and Roles in Community Relations; Goals | 1000/1010 | ||||||||
| and Objectives | |||||||||
| Communicating with the Public | 1100 | ||||||||
| Media | 1110 | ||||||||
| District Publications | 1111 | ||||||||
| Distribution of Materials by Pupils and Staff | 1140 | ||||||||
| Participation by the Public | 1200 | ||||||||
| School Connected Organizations | 1230 | ||||||||
| Visitors | 1250 | ||||||||
| Community Complaints and Inquiries | 1312 | ||||||||
| Contests for Pupils | 1322 | ||||||||
| Local Units | 1410 | ||||||||
| Relations Between Other Entities and the District | 1600 | ||||||||
| Concept and Roles in Administration; Goals,Objectives | 2000/2010 | ||||||||
| Line of Responsibility | 2121 | ||||||||
| Chief School Administrator | 2131 | ||||||||
| Administrative Leeway in Absence of Board Policy | 2210 | ||||||||
| Research, Evaluation and Planning | 2240 | ||||||||
| Action Planning for T&E Certification | 2255 | ||||||||
| 3. | Motion to remove policy 2000 - outdated. | ||||||||
| G. | Public Relations | Linda Loughlin | |||||||
| H. | Education Foundation | Edward Connolly | |||||||
| I. | Shared Services | John W. Lord, III | |||||||
| VI. | Chief School Administrator and Business Administrator/Board Secretary items for Board | ||||||||
| Approval: | |||||||||
| A. | Staff Monthly Reports | ||||||||
| 1. Cafeteria - not available | |||||||||
| 2. Guidance | |||||||||
| 3. Enrollment | |||||||||
| 4. Nurse - not received | |||||||||
| 5. Special Education | |||||||||
| 6. Curriculum | |||||||||
| 7. Facilities | |||||||||
| 8. Before & After School Program - December revised | |||||||||
| *B. | CONSENT AGENDA: | ||||||||
| The following items are believed to be items of a routine nature requiring no discussion and | |||||||||
| which are to be voted upon a single roll call vote of the Board of Education. Any single | |||||||||
| member of the Board of Education may have any of the items on the consent agenda | |||||||||
| removed and placed on the other part of the agenda for discussion merely by so indicating | |||||||||
| prior to the vote to be taken on the consent agenda. *indicates roll call vote required | |||||||||
| *1. | Approval of payrolls: | ||||||||
| Dec 29, 2007 - January 5, 2008 | $81,758.89 | ||||||||
| January 6 - 19, 2008 | $77,984.98 | ||||||||
| *2. | Approve payment of bills from General Fund ($__________) and | ||||||||
| Food Service ($1,782.82) to January 31, 2008. | |||||||||
| *3. | Approve minutes from the following Board of Education meetings: | ||||||||
| December 13, 2007 | Special Meeting & Executive Session | ||||||||
| January 10, 2008 | Regular Meeting & Executive Session | ||||||||
| January 24, 2008 | Special Meeting & Executive Session | ||||||||
| *4. | Approve Basetti Photo, Minotola, NJ, for photographic services, | ||||||||
| including spring program and fall yearbook, for 2008/2009 at no | |||||||||
| cost to the Board. | |||||||||
| *5. | Approve GBC Equipment Maintenance Agreement for the | ||||||||
| Laminator April 9, 2007 to April 9, 2008 at approximately $829. | |||||||||
| *6. | Approve the following for the Annual School District Election being | ||||||||
| held on April 15, 2008: | |||||||||
| 1. | Six polling places to be open from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm: | ||||||||
| 1st, 2nd Districts | Fire House | ||||||||
| 3rd, 4th Districts | Cape May United Methodist Church | ||||||||
| 5th District | Kiwanis Club | ||||||||
| 6th District | Corinthian Yacht Club | ||||||||
| 2. | Pay approximately 12 election workers $10.00 per hour | ||||||||
| for approximately 6 hours. | |||||||||
| 3. | Rental for six voting machines at a cost of $140.00 per machine | ||||||||
| for a total of $840. | |||||||||
| *7. | Approve use of Athletic Field by the Kiwanis Club for an Easter | ||||||||
| Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 15 or 22, 2008. Fee to be waived. | |||||||||
| *8. | Approve use of auditorium, gym, library and 2 classrooms for Jazz | ||||||||
| Festival on Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Fees | |||||||||
| except custodial to be waived. | |||||||||
| *9. | Approve use of auditorium and gym for Youth Arts Fair on | ||||||||
| Saturday, May 3 from 9am to 2pm. Fees except custodial to be | |||||||||
| waived. | |||||||||
| VI. | Consideration of additional items which may have arisen after preparation of the agenda. | ||||||||
| VII. | Items for Board Awareness and/or Board Consideration | ||||||||
| VIII. | Correspondence | ||||||||
| IX. | Old Business | ||||||||
| X. | New Business | ||||||||
| XI. | Receive comments from the public in accordance with the Board's policy on participation | ||||||||
| at Board meetings. | |||||||||
| XII. | Adjournment | ||||||||