GLEN RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GLEN RIDGE BOARD OF EDUCATION

June 16, 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 5, 2008. Said notice was published in the Star Ledger and the Glen Ridge Paper on May 8, 2008. 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	Jody Walsh	RE	Thank you
			Mary Jane Roethlin		Thank you
			Christina Abrahamsen		Thank you

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

· Showcase of Success - Retirements of Bill Indek and Adrienne Thomas

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 resignations of the following staff:

Staff Assignment/Location Effective Date

Andrea Bingham	Special Education Aide/Ridgewood	June 30, 2008
Sonia Horn	ABA-Special Ed Teacher/District	August 1, 2008
Jody LaBruzza	Part-time Art Teacher/Ridgewood	June 30, 2008

Agnew

Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

P-2 Appointments for 2008-2009 School Year

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the appointment of Virginia Angelovich as a part-time special education aide at Ridgewood Avenue School, at a rate of $18.51 per hour (Aide Step 6) effective July 1,2008 through June 30, 2009.

Agnew

Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

P-3 Board of Education Stipends for Child Study Team Members

Moved: Seconded:

a. Approve a Board of Education stipend to child study team members for additional time/days to provide mandated case management services for 2008 summer referrals at the employee’s per diem rate not to exceed 15 hours per case.

b. Approve a Board of Education stipend to child study team members for required attendance at eligibility and/or IEP meetings during the 2008 summer at the employee’s per diem rate not to exceed one hour per meeting.

Agnew

Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

P-4 2008 Extended School Year Program Staff Assignments

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the staff assignments for the 2008 Extended School Year Program as per the attached. (Exhibit P-4)

Agnew

Cable

Eisen

Henry

Kobernick

O’Connor

Raskin

Schoenfeld

Ginsburg

P-5 Summer Student Workers

Moved: Seconded:

Approve the following summer student workers at the listed hourly rates:

Assignment Student/Location Hourly Rate

Custodial
	Sean Clarry - Forest	$7.15
	Vinnie Costella - Ridgewood	$9.00
	Michael DeMedici - High School	$7.15
	Adam Ely - Forest	$7.15
	Alex Ely - Linden	$7.15
	Billy Gerhardt - High School	$7.15
	Zach Haas - Linden	$7.15
Secretarial
	Lillian Altman - Forest	$7.15
	Rebecca Cable - Ridgewood	$9.00
	Roxanna Demel - High School	$7.15
	Nora Hamrouni - Student Services	$7.15
	Dana Maroldi - Linden	$7.15
	Katie Mueller - High School	$7.15
	Ashley Weining - Board Office	$10.00
	Jessica Weining - High School	$7.15
Technology
	Allison Boswell	$9.00
	Victor Demel	$7.15
	Fazema Mohamed	$8.00
	Luke Robbins	$8.00
	Peter Schwalbenberg	$7.15