GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GLEN RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION

January 28, 2008

 

CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 pm - LGI Room at Glen Ridge High School

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOMENT OF SILENCE

ROLL CALL

Mr. Agnew              Ms. O’Connor

Mr. Cable                 Ms. Raskin

Ms. Eisen                 Ms. Schoenfeld

Ms. Henry                Ms. Ginsburg

Mr. Kobernick         

 

STATEMENT OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

This is a scheduled meeting of the Glen Ridge Board of Education.  Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided in that this Board notified the Glen Ridge Paper and the Star Ledger on May 2, 2007.  Said notice was published in the Glen Ridge Paper on May 10, 2007 and the Star Ledger on May 7, 2007.  The date, time, and location of this meeting were also emailed to all recipients of the annual schedule of the Board’s meetings.

 

Daniel Fishbein, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools

Peter R. Caprio, Business Administrator/Board Secretary

 

7:00 pm Executive Session - Room 108                   

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

WHEREAS, a matter to be considered by the Board of Education deals with personnel, negotiations and/or possible litigation, and

WHEREAS, public disclosure of this matter may be prejudicial to the public good,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this matter be considered in a meeting closed to the public; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Minutes of this meeting be sealed until the matter is resolved.

 

Adjourn to closed session.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC SESSION

 

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

TO

BOE

FROM

Pacheco Family

RE

Thank you

 

 

 

Pat Buikema

 

Thank you

 

 

 

Teresa Fitzsimmons & the World Language Department

 

New Language Lab

 

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

  • Showcase of Success

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS (Agenda Items)

COMMITTEE REPORTS (First meeting of the month only)

Curriculum Committee                                                                  

Personnel and Policy Committee

Negotiations Committee

Finance and Facilities Committee                                                   

Ad Hoc Committee for Communication                                          

Ad Hoc Committee on Alternative Funding                                     

 

LIAISON REPORTS (First meeting of the month only)

Home & School Associations

Glen Ridge Association for Special Education (GRASE)

Glen Ridge Educational Foundation (GREF)

Glen Ridge Athletic Association (GRAA)

Glen Ridge Arts Patrons Association (GRAPA)

Glen Ridge Municipal Alliance Committee (MAC)

Gas Lamp Players

 

PERSONNEL

P-1       Resignations                                                              

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Accept, with regret, the resignation of Jennifer Schedlbauer, Kindergarten Teacher at Linden Avenue School, effective June 30, 2008 and Philip Giordano, Science Teacher at Glen Ridge High School effective March 11, 2008 or sooner if a replacement is found.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-2       Appointment

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Approve the appointment of Daniel McGovern as a Physical Science Teacher at Glen Ridge High School on BA Step 10 ($52,669* pro-rated) effective March 11, 2008 (or sooner if released from his present position) through June 30, 2008. (*Salary adjustment will be made upon completion of negotiations.)

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-3       Volunteer Athletic Coach                              

 

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

 

            Approve Melanie Carnevale as a volunteer coach for the high school softball team for the spring 2008 season.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-4       Substitutes

 

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

 

Approve the addition of Rita Massot, Suzanne Pennell and Trevor Ramkissoon to the substitute list for the remainder of the 2007-2008 school year and the application for emergent hiring, if applicable.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-5       Abandonment of Position

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            RESOLVED, that the Glen Ridge Board of Education, upon recommendation of the Superintendent, determines that Charles Mark Townsend has abandoned his position as a teacher of the Glen Ridge Board of Education; and

 

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this determination is made after the failure of Mr. Townsend to report to work after the exhaustion of his sick and personal days and after exhaustion of his period of eligibility for leave under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-6       Revise Sixth Period Assignment

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Revise the sixth period assignment stipend for Chris Savio, Special Education Teacher at Glen Ridge High School, from .5 in the amount of $2,793* originally approved on September 10, 2007 to a full stipend in the amount of $5,586* for the 2007-2008 school year. (*Stipend adjustment will be made upon completion of negotiations.)

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-7       Co-Curricular Advisor

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Approve a .5 co-curricular stipend to Danielle Zieser as the Freshman Class Advisor on Guide 7 Step 1 Year 1 in the amount of $599.50* for the 2007-2008 school year. (*Stipend adjustment will be made upon completion of negotiations.)

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS

B-1      Fiscal Year 2007 Grant Acceptance Certification (GAC) - NCLB Consolidated

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Accept the grant award listed below:

PROGRAM NAME

GRANT NUMBER

FY 2007 AWARD AMOUNT

NCLB Consolidated

NCLB175007

 

Title II Part A

 

$25,966

Title IV

 

$ 3,084

Title V

 

$ 2,237

 

Agnew

 Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B-2      Joint Transportation - Belleville Board of Education

                              Moved:                                           Seconded:

            Approve a joint transportation agreement with the Belleville Board of Education to provide transportation services for four (4) Glen Ridge students to Essex County Vo-Tech on bus route #2204/9905 at a cost of