| There will be a meeting of the Cape May City Board of Education on Thursday, | |||||||||
| May 8, 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 #23-08 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. | |||||||||
| Agenda: | |||||||||
| I. | Call to Order, Opening Statements, Flag Salute, Roll Call, Announcements | ||||||||
| *indicates roll call vote required | |||||||||
| II. | Recognition and Presentations | ||||||||
| A. | Public Hearing on Business Administrator/Board Secretary 2008/2009 contract. | ||||||||
| 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 #24-09 approving line item transfers totaling $______.00 made | ||||||||
| in April 2008 for the 2007/2008 school year. | |||||||||
| * | B. | Motion to approve the Board Secretary's and Treasurer's Reports for the | |||||||
| 2007/2008 school year through March 31, 2008. Pursuant to NJAC | |||||||||
| statute, the Board Secretary certifies that as of that date, 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. | |||||||||
| V. | Committee Reports | ||||||||
| A. | Curriculum and Instruction | Sharon Lee Kustra | |||||||
| B. | Facilities | Roberta Townsend | |||||||
| C. | Finance | Myra Kurkowski | |||||||
| D. | Legislative | Joseph McKenna | |||||||
| E. | Personnel and Negotiations | Joseph McKenna | |||||||
| All motions are on the recommendation of the Chief School Administrator. | |||||||||
| 1. | Motion to approve the following workshops as listed: | ||||||||
| a. | Marc Flores and Marilyn Jo Tolley to attend new Board Member | ||||||||
| Orientation in Atlantic City on May 14 at a cost of $125 registration | |||||||||
| each plus travel. | |||||||||
| b. | Jay Eppenbach and Debbie Sandmeyer-Bryan to attend 8th Annual | ||||||||
| From My Classroom to Yours Conference in Pomona on May 14 | |||||||||
| at a cost of $125 registration, travel and two substitutes. | |||||||||
| c. | Terri Nowotny and Robin Wise to attend the annual year end | ||||||||
| meeting at Asbury Park Information Technology Center in | |||||||||
| June 2008. Cost to be mileage and tolls only. | |||||||||
| 2. | Motion to approve revised Business Administrator/Board Secretary | ||||||||
| job description. | |||||||||
| 3. | Motion to grant tenure: n/a | ||||||||
| 4. | Motion to approve 2008/2009 Tenured teaching staff contracts. | ||||||||
| 5. | Motion to approve 2008/2009 Non-Tenured teaching staff contracts. | ||||||||
| 6. | Motion to approve 2008/2009 Tenured support staff contracts. | ||||||||
| 7. | Motion to approve 2008/2009 Non-tenured support staff contracts. | ||||||||
| 8. | Motion to approve 2008/2009 Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer of | ||||||||
| School Monies contracts. | |||||||||
| 9. | Motion to approve 2008/2009 Administration Contracts. | ||||||||
| 10. | Motion to approve 2008/2009 classroom/lunchroom aides. | ||||||||
| 11. | Motion to approve advertisement for the following positions | ||||||||
| a. | Curriculum revision positions at $30 per hours: | ||||||||
| Reading - 3 positions at 40 hours each | |||||||||
| Math - 2 positions at 20 hours each | |||||||||
| Basic Skills - 2 positions at 20 hours each | |||||||||
| County Curriculum - 2 positions at 10 hours each | |||||||||
| b. | Music instructor(s) 1 day vocal and two days instrumental/vocal. | ||||||||
| 12. | Additional personnel items received after the agenda preparation. | ||||||||
| F. | Policy | Mark J. LeMunyon | |||||||
| 1. | Motion to approve the following policies on second reading: | ||||||||
| Use of School Facilities | 1330 | ||||||||
| Research, Evaluation and Planning | 2240 | ||||||||
| Local Wellness/Nutrition | 3542.1 | ||||||||
| Free or Reduced-Price Lunches/Milk | 3542.31 | ||||||||
| Nepotism | 4112.8 | ||||||||
| Conflict of Interest | 4119.21 | ||||||||
| Safety Committee | 4136/4236 | ||||||||
| Publication of Articles | 4232 | ||||||||
| Photographs of Students | 5145.5 | ||||||||
| Goals and Objective | 6010 | ||||||||
| School Day | 6112 | ||||||||
| Articulation | 6122 | ||||||||
| Curriculum Adoption | 6140 | ||||||||
| Curriculum Design / Development | 6141 | ||||||||
| Subject Fields | 6142 | ||||||||
| Family Life Education | 6142.1 | ||||||||
| Recognition of Religious Beliefs and Customs | 6142.2 | ||||||||
| Physical Education and Health | 6142.4 | ||||||||
| Basic Skills | 6142.6 | ||||||||
| HIV Prevention Education | 6142.13 | ||||||||
| Curriculum Guides | 6143 | ||||||||
| Lesson Plans | 6143.1 | ||||||||
| Extra Curriculum Activities | 6145 | ||||||||
| Intramural Competition; Interscholastic Competition | 6145.1/6145.2 | ||||||||
| continued on next page… | |||||||||
| 1. | Motion to approve the following policies on second reading (continued): | ||||||||
| Publications | 6145.3 | ||||||||
| Promotion/Retention | 6146.2 | ||||||||
| Standards of Proficiency | 6147 | ||||||||
| Evaluation of Individual Student Performance | 6147.1 | ||||||||
| Class Size | 6151 | ||||||||
| Instructional Planning/ Scheduling | 6156 | ||||||||
| Instructional Services and Resources | 6160 | ||||||||
| Guidelines for Evaluation and Selection of Instructional Materials | 6161.1 | ||||||||
| Complaints Regarding Instructional Materials | 6161.2 | ||||||||
| Community Resources | 6162.4 | ||||||||
| Research | 6162.5 | ||||||||
| Media Center / Library | 6163.1 | ||||||||
| Guidance Services | 6164.2 | ||||||||
| Child Study Team | 6164.4 | ||||||||
| Special Instruction Programs | 6171 | ||||||||
| Remedial Instruction | 6171.1 | ||||||||
| At-Risk and Title I | 6171.3 | ||||||||
| Long-Range Facilities Planning | 7110 | ||||||||
| Developing Educational Specifications | 7115 | ||||||||
| Role of the Member | 9010 | ||||||||
| Filling Vacancies | 9113 | ||||||||
| Election and Duties of President | 9121 | ||||||||
| Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Policies | 9311 | ||||||||
| Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Bylaws | 9312 | ||||||||
| Suspension of Policies, Bylaws and Regulations | 9314 | ||||||||
| Time, Place, Notification of Meetings | 9321 | ||||||||
| Agenda Preparation/Advance Delivery of Meeting Material | 9323/9324 | ||||||||
| Voting Method | 9325.4 | ||||||||
| Minutes | 9326 | ||||||||
| Board Self-Evaluation | 9400 | ||||||||
| G. | Public Relations | Linda Loughlin | |||||||
| H. | Education Foundation | Edward Connolly | |||||||
| I. | Shared Services | Edward Connolly | |||||||
| VI. | Chief School Administrator and Business Administrator/Board Secretary items for Board | ||||||||
| Approval: | |||||||||
| A. | Staff Monthly Reports | ||||||||
| 1. Cafeteria | |||||||||
| 2. Guidance | |||||||||
| 3. Enrollment | |||||||||
| 4. Nurse | |||||||||
| 5. Special Education | |||||||||
| 6. Curriculum Report | |||||||||
| 7. Facilities | |||||||||
| 8. Before & After School | |||||||||
| *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: | ||||||||
| March 30 - April 12, 2008 | $79,444.15 | ||||||||
| April 13 - 26, 2008 | $84,512.33 | ||||||||
| *2. | Approve payment of bills from General Fund ($__________) and | ||||||||
| Food Service ($______) to March 30, 2008. | |||||||||
| *3. | Approve minutes from the following Board of Education meetings: | ||||||||
| April 24, 2008 | Regular & Executive Meeting | ||||||||
| *4. | Approve itinerant services agreement with Cape May County | ||||||||
| Special Services School District for 2008/2009 on an as needed | |||||||||
| basis. | |||||||||
| *5. | Approve One-to-One Agreement with Cape May County | ||||||||
| Special Services School District for 2008/2009 at a flat fee | |||||||||
| of approximately $14,820 billed on a pro-rated daily basis. | |||||||||
| *6. | Approve obtaining quotes for summer painting project to include | ||||||||
| the following areas: pool deck (change color white to green), | |||||||||
| locker room floors, physical education office floor, hallway and foyer | |||||||||
| outside physical education office and janitor's closet, walls and | |||||||||
| floors. | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| A. | Motion to approve the Superintendent satisfactory evaluation as discussed | ||||||||
| and presented to Victoria Zelenak on May 8, 2008. | |||||||||
| X. | New Business | ||||||||
| XI. | Receive comments from the public in accordance with the Board's policy on participation | ||||||||
| at Board meetings. | |||||||||
| XII. | Adjournment | ||||||||