October 2, 2013
BOONTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
October 2, 2013, 7:30 PM
Rockaway Valley School Library/Media Center
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Call to Order
Open Public Meetings Act
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Report of Student Representative
Board Business
Motions:
BB-01
Approve minutes of the September 18, 2013 Regular Session and
Closed Session meetings.
BB-02
Approve UMA with Law Enforcement
BB-03
Approve 2013-2014 District and Board Goals.
Administrative Reports
Correspondence
Note: The first public comment period will be limited to agenda items only.
Open Session #1
The second public comment period will be open to any topic. Please state
your name and address for the record. All comments are limited to five
Liaison Committees
minutes.
Facilities/Transportation
Finance
Motions:
FIN-01
Approve Professional Development for staff member.
FIN-02
Approve discarding of obsolete textbooks.
FIN-03
Approve correction of NCLB grant amounts.
FIN-04
Approve 2012-2015 Comprehensive Maintenance Plan.
Personnel/Program
Motions:
P/P-01
Approve appointment of lunch aide.
P/P-02
Approve appointments of substitute teachers.
P/P-03
Approve correction of typo in salary amount.
P/P-04
Approve field trips.
P/P-05
Approve merit goals – Business Administrator/Board Secretary
P/P-06
Approve merit goals – Superintendent/Principal
Policy
Technology
Open Session #2
Old Business
New Business
Closed Session:
Board Business, Personnel, Negotiations, Litigation, Student Matters, Contracts
Student Residency
Other Board Action
Adjournment
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October 2, 2013
BOONTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
October 2, 2013, 7:30 PM
Rockaway Valley School Library/Media Center
Board Goals
2012-2013
District Goals
2012-2013
Board goals constitute a professional
development improvement plan directed towards
increasing knowledge and skills in policy
making and governance for members of the
Board.
The Board adopts district-wide goals and performance
measures that reflect that highest priority is given to student
achievement.
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Initiate and complete contract negotiations
process with the Boonton Township
Education Association.
Complete the Mountain Lakes
sending/receiving agreement.
Obtain board recertification.
Increase community awareness and
involvement in board actions.
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CALL TO ORDER Time: __________ PM
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STATEMENT OF NOTICE
Increase the number of students scoring in advanced
proficient in Math and Language Arts and continue to
improve achievement of lowest scoring students.
Enhance articulation between the Boonton Township and
Mountain Lakes School Boards.
Ensure that our curriculum meets the new core content state
standards as a means to advance educational rigor that is
realistic, reasonable and measurable.
"This is a regular session of the Boonton Township Board of Education held for the purpose of
transacting appropriate Board business. In compliance with Chapter 231, Laws of 1975, the notice
this meeting was advertised in the Morris County Daily Record. Copies of the agenda of this
meeting were appropriately posted and made available to the public."
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ROLL CALL
Ann Bentrovato
Barry Brantner
Christine Cabana
Adrienne Charlton
Patricia Collins
William Dodero
Superintendent/Principal
School Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Student Representative
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John Sierchio
Jennifer Sowa
Catherine Youngman
Gayle Strauss, Ph.D.
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John T. Murray II, RSBA ___
Erik Reidel
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. REPORT OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
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BOARD BUSINESS
MOTION to approve:
BB-01 Minutes of the September 18, 2013 Regular Session meeting, (6-1)
and furthermore, minutes of the September 18, 2013 Closed Session Meeting.
Moved _______________ Seconded _______________ Vote ____________
MOTION to approve:
BB-02 Annual Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement between Education and Law Enforcement
Officials. (no changes from last year; sample available)
Moved _______________ Seconded _______________ Vote ____________
MOTION to approve:
BB-03 District Goals for 2013-2014:
1. Improve achievement of lowest scoring students and continue to increase the number
of students scoring in advanced proficient in Math and LAL.
2. Implement technology in the classroom-based assessments.
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Focus professional development in the areas of technology and identification of at-risk
students.
and furthermore,
Board of Education Goals for 2013-2014:
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Complete contract negotiations process with the Boonton Township Education
Association.
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Obtain board recertification by May 2014.
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Continue to increase community awareness of board actions.
Moved _______________ Seconded _______________ Vote ____________
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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Board Secretary/Board Administrator's Report
Superintendent's Report
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CORRESPONDENCE
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OPEN SESSION #1
Note: The first public comment period will be limited to agenda items only. The second public comment period
will be open to any topic. Please state your name and address for the record. All comments are limited to five
minutes.
10. LIAISON COMMITTEES
Education Foundation
Home and School Association
Morris County School Board Association
New Jersey School Board Association
Township Committee
Mountain Lakes
Educational Services Commission
11. FACILITIES/TRANSPORTATION
12. FINANCE
MOTION to approve:
FIN-01
Professional Development for the 2013-2014 School Year for the following staff
members:
Staff Member
Joanne Kuhl
Bob Fordyce
Activity & Sponsor
Help Special Needs Achieve
w/ CCSS (Inst. For Ed. Dev.)
Help Special Needs Achieve
w/ CCSS (Inst. For Ed. Dev.)
Date
11/26/13
Location
Parsippany
Expense
$232.37
11/26/13
Parsippany
$232.37
Moved _______________ Seconded _______________ Vote ___________
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MOTION to approve:
FIN-02
Discarding obsolete textbooks:
65 copies, ¡Ven conmigo! Adelante (7th Grade) © 2003 Holt, Rinehard and Winston
Moved ______________Seconded _____________ Vote __________
MOTION to approve:
FIN-03
BE IT RESOLVED that the Boonton Township Board of Education accepts FY 2014 No
Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) Consolidated FORMULA SUBGRANT funds in the
corrected amounts as follows (previously approved 8/21/2013):
Program Title
Title I
Title II Part A
TOTAL ALLOCATION
Grant#
NCLB 046013
NCLB 046013
FY 2014 Award Amount
$4,599.00
$9,212.00
$13,811.00
Moved _______________ Seconded _______________ Vote __________
MOTION to approve
FIN-04
RESOLVED, that the board authorize the submission of the 2012-2015 Comprehensive
Maintenance Plan (CMP) and Form M-1 as required, (12- 1)
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the district has identified 14 projects in its
current Long-Range Facility Plan with an estimated total cost over the five-year period of
$820,000. The maximum capital reserve amount required by the current Long-Range
Facility Plan is $350,750. The district currently has $48,308 in the Capital Reserve
account.
Moved _______________ Seconded _______________ Vote __________
13. PERSONNEL/PROGRAM
MOTION to approve:
P/P-01
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent/Principal, the appointment of Christine
Bakalaar as a lunch aide for the 2013-2014 School Year, at the hourly rate of $12.00 for
hours worked, not to exceed two hours per day.
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Moved ______________Seconded _____________ Roll Call Vote __________
Ann Bentrovato
Barry Brantner
Christine Cabana
Adrienne Charlton
Patricia Collins
William Dodero
John Sierchio
Jennifer Sowa
Catherine Youngman
MOTION to approve:
P/P-02 Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent/Principal, the appointments of the following
individuals as substitute teachers for the 2013-2014 School Year at the per diem rate of
$80/full day and $55/half day.
Carlyn Monastero
Colleen Langlois
Pamela McCarthy
Moved ______________Seconded _____________ Roll Call Vote __________
Ann Bentrovato
Barry Brantner
Christine Cabana
Adrienne Charlton
Patricia Collins
William Dodero
John Sierchio
Jennifer Sowa
Catherine Youngman
MOTION to approve:
P/P-03
Correcting the hourly rate of pay for lunch aide as follows:
Carla Pinelli-Marsh
From
12.75
To
12.25
Hours
2 hours/day
Moved ______________Seconded _____________ Roll Call Vote __________
Ann Bentrovato
Barry Brantner
Christine Cabana
Adrienne Charlton
Patricia Collins
William Dodero
John Sierchio
Jennifer Sowa
Catherine Youngman
MOTION to approve:
P/P-04
Field trips for the 2013-2014 School Year according to the attached list. (13-1)
Moved ______________Seconded _____________ Roll Call Vote __________
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Ann Bentrovato
Barry Brantner
Christine Cabana
Adrienne Charlton
Patricia Collins
William Dodero
John Sierchio
Jennifer Sowa
Catherine Youngman
MOTION to approve:
P/P-05
That the board approve the 2013-2014 Merit Goals for John T. Murray II, School
Business Administrator/Board Secretary and authorize their submission to the Executive
County Superintendent for approval as per Attachment 13-2. (13-2)
Moved ______________Seconded _____________ Roll Call Vote __________
Ann Bentrovato
Barry Brantner
Christine Cabana
Adrienne Charlton
Patricia Collins
William Dodero
John Sierchio
Jennifer Sowa
Catherine Youngman
MOTION to approve:
P/P-06
That the board approve the 2013-2014 Merit Goals for Gayle Strauss, Ph.D.,
Superintendent/Principal and authorize their submission to the Executive County
Superintendent for approval as per Attachment 13-3. (13-3)
Moved ______________Seconded _____________ Roll Call Vote __________
Ann Bentrovato
Barry Brantner
Christine Cabana
Adrienne Charlton
Patricia Collins
William Dodero
John Sierchio
Jennifer Sowa
Catherine Youngman
14. POLICY
15. TECHNOLOGY
16. OPEN SESSION #2
17. OLD BUSINESS
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18. NEW BUSINESS
19. CLOSED SESSION
MOTION to enter into executive session to discuss issues that warrant confidentiality as permitted
in the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231 of the Laws of 1975. These matters may or may not
be made public when the Board reconvenes. They will be made public when the confidentiality of
the subject is no longer warranted.
Discussion: Personnel, Negotiations, Litigation, Student Matters, Contracts, Student Residency
Moved _______________ Seconded ______________ Vote ____________ Time ___________
RECONVENE
MOTION to return to public session.
Moved _______________ Seconded ______________ Vote ____________ Time ___________
20. OTHER BOARD ACTION
21. ADJOURN
MOTION made to adjourn the meeting.
Moved ________________ Seconded ______________ Vote ____________ Time ___________
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