July 15, 2014 Regular Meeting Agenda | Township of Union Public Schools

Date

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 07:00 pm

THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE JAMES CAULFIELD ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 2369 MORRIS AVENUE, UNION, NEW JERSEY AT 7 P.M.

TOWNSHIP OF UNION

BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING - JULY 15, 2014

A. Roll Call

B. Flag Salute

C. Open Public Meetings Act Statement

D. Communication:

1. Request for extended child rearing leave from Christina Shahid, AAP Teacher at Franklin School, for the 2014-2015 school year.

2. Request for maternity leave, unpaid family leave and extended child rearing leave from Danielle Muratschew, teacher at Hannah Caldwell School, for the period September 1, 2014 through March 1, 2015.

3. Letter of resignation from Useline Nina Crutchfield, math teacher at Union High School, effective immediately.

4. Request for extended child rearing leave from Patricia Gordon, School Psychologist at Battle Hill School, for the 2014-2015 school year.

5. Letter of resignation from Julia F. Smith, CAD teacher at Union High School, effective August 31, 2014.

6. Request for intermittent family leave from Roseanne Borges, math teacher at Union High School, for the 2014-2015 school year.

7. Request for maternity leave from Laurie Romero, English teacher at Union High School, for the period September 1^st through October 31^st, 2014

8. Letter of resignation from Shawn Sutton, science teacher at Kawameeh Middle School, effective immediately.

9. Request for extension of unpaid child rearing leave from Vanessa Santos, world language teacher at Union High School, for the entire 2014-2015 school year.

10. Request for unpaid Family Leave from Angeles Fernandez, teacher assistant at Franklin Elementary School for the period September 1 through November 30, 2014.

11. Request for unpaid family leave from Susanne Mercado, kindergarten teacher at Franklin School for the period September 4^th through November 30^th, 2014.

E. Approval of Minutes

1. Regular Meeting – May 20, 2014

2. Worksession – June 10, 2014

3. Executive Session – June 10, 2014

H. Education/Student Discipline Committee

E-1. The committee recommends and I so move that the board amend 2014-2015 Out-of-District Atypical Student Placement and tuitions in accordance with the information appended to the nonpublic portion of these minutes.

E-2. The committee recommends and I so move that the board affirm the Superintendent’s resolution of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) conclusions for the period June 18^th through June 27^th, 2014.

E-3. The committee recommends and I so move that approval be given to amend the list of students removed from the rolls [seven (7) exited from June 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014 for a total of fifty-five (55) students the 2013-2014 school year] who are not domiciled in this school district in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-4. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve lists of students who will be attending Union County Vo-Tech High School for the 2014-2015 school year.

E-5. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve 2014-2015 Nonpublic Public Law 1977 Chapters 192-193 Agreement with Union County Educational Services Commission in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-6. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve 2014-2015 New Jersey NonPublic School Textbooks Agreement with Union County Educational Services Commission in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-7. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve 2014-2015 New Jersey NonPublic Technology Initiative Program Agreement with Union County Educational Services Commission in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-8. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve 2014-2015 Chapter 226 Nonpublic School Nursing Services Agreement with Union County Educational Services Commission in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-9. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve 2014-2015 Nonpublic School Equitable IDEA Services Agreement with Union County Educational Services Commission in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-10. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve 2014-2015 Professional Services Agreement with Union County Educational Services Commission in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-11. The committee recommends and I so move that approval be given for parent (M.S.) to transport a student (C.M.) to and from Connecticut Farms School for the 2014-2015 school year at a rate of $0.56 per mile, 2.26 miles per day in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-12. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve Tuition Agreement Contract for the 2014-2015 school year with Union County Vocational-Technical Schools in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-13. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the following Curriculum Guides for the 2014-2015 school year in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member: (a) Grade 5 Science

E-14. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve School Self-Assessment for Determining Grades Form in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-15. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the following sites as Community Based Sites for district students pursuant to their IEP’s: Mr. Nino’s; Stop and Shop Supermarket and Kean University. All of these sites are located in Union, New Jersey.

E-16. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve applications for installation and use on district I-Pads for student use in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-17. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the establishment of a P.M. (12:30 to 3:00 p.m.) Self-contained Preschool Disabilities program at Hannah Caldwell Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-18. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve establishment of a Behavioral Disabilities (B.D.) program at Connecticut Farms Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-19. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the elimination of the Behavioral Disabilities (B.D.) program at Connecticut Farms Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-20. The committee recommends and I so move that the board accept donation of 1500 backpacks containing school supplies from Better Education for Kids, Inc.

E-21. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the elimination of the Autism Self-Contained program at Hannah Caldwell Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-22. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the establishment of an Autism Self-Contained program at Hannah Caldwell Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-23. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the establishment of an Autism Self-Contained program at Hannah Caldwell Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-24. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the elimination of the Autism Self-Contained program at Connecticut Farms Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-25. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the establishment of an Autism Self-Contained program at Connecticut Farms Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-26. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the elimination of the Autism Self-Contained program at Franklin Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-27. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the establishment of an Autism Self-Contained program at Franklin Elementary School, effective September 4, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

E-28. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve PreK-5 Three-Year Curriculum Review Cycle in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

I. Fiscal and Planning Committee

F-1. The committee recommends and I so move that the board accept the preliminary Treasurer's report dated June 30, 2014.

F-2. The committee recommends and I so move that the board accept the preliminary Secretary's report dated June 30, 2014.

F-3. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2.13(d), I certify that as of June 30, 2014 no budgetary line item account has obligations and payments (contractual orders) which in total exceed the amount appropriated by the district board of education pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:22-8 and 18A:22-8.1.

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:60-1.13(e), we certify that as of June 30, 2014 after review of the secretary's monthly financial report (appropriate section) and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials that to the best of our knowledge no major account or fund has been over-expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6:20 2.13(b) and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. This certification is solely based on the information provided by the School Business Administrator and Board Secretary and is assumed by the board to be correct.

F-4. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve the following contracts and/or purchase orders pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-5 and 18A:18A-10(a) and in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

F-5. The committee recommends and I so move that the board authorize the Board Secretary to advertise for bids for various school needs for the 2014-2015 school year.

F-6. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve line item transfers in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

F-7. The committee recommends and I so move that the board pre-approve district wide student field trip destinations and purposes pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-5.8 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

F-8. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve district wide travel and related expenses pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:11-12, N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-7 and Board Policy File Code 6471 and in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

F-9. The committee recommends and I so move that the Board amend list of 2014-2015 State Contract Vendors to facilitate schools’ purchasing in accordance with the information appended to these minutes.

F-10. The committee recommends and I so move that the board accept the following donations: (a) $1,131.81 from Lifetouch National School Studios for use by Washington School; (b) $1,340.23 from Lifetouch National School Studios for use by Hannah Caldwell School; (c) $807.16 from Synergy In-Kind Donation Mgt. for use by Burnet Middle School

F-11. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve attached list of contracts and/or purchases pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-5(21) in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member: (a) Jostens - $4,343.55 – Farewell Booklets – Kawameeh Middle School; (b) Midwest Volleyball Warehouse – not to exceed $2,000 – volleyball team fundraiser - Union High School Athletics; (c) Cherry Dale Farms - $4,500 – volley ball team fundraiser – Union High School Athletics; (d) All for Kidz - $1,662 – purchase of yo-yo’s – Hannah Caldwell School

J. Operations Committee

O-1. Report receipt of bids received on June 26, 2014 for Boiler Burner Cleaning/Service/Repairs for the 2014-2015 school year

O-2. The committee recommends and I so move that pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:41-1 and P.L. 2009, Chapter 178, the board approve security drill reports and bus evacuation drill reports in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:27-11.2 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

O-3. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve participation in a non-binding cooperative purchase bid with Morris County Cooperative Purchasing, Township of Randolph, 502 Millbrook Avenue, Randolph, New Jersey 07869

O-4. The committee recommends and I so move that the board award bid for Boiler Burner Cleaning/Service/Repairs for the 2014-2015 school year (Bid #15-15) to Manhattan Welding Company, Inc., 1434 Chestnut Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey in accordance with the hourly fee schedule in the hands of each board member for a total bid amount not to exceed $210,000.

O-5. The committee recommends and I so move that the board award bid for Lumber supplies for the 2014-2015 school year (Bid #15-02) as follows: (a) Feldman Lumber - $8,422.64 and (b) Bayway Lumber - $876.57 for a total bid of $9,299.21.

O-6. The committee recommends and I so move that the board award bid for Family and Consumer supplies for the 2014-2015 school year (Bid#15-05) to S.A.N.E. in the total bid amount $4,870.40

O-7. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve 2014-2015 Rental Fee Schedule in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

O-8. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve discard of textbooks in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

O-9. The committee recommends and I so move that the board award bid for Science supplies for the 2014-2015 school year (Bid #15-01): (a) Fisher Scientific - $71.22 and (b) Sargent Welch - $2,632.33 for a total bid of $2,703.55.

K. Personnel Committee

P-1. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve personnel action in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

P-2. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board accept letters of resignation from the following staff: (a) Useline Nina Crutchfield, Math teacher at Union High School, effective immediately; (b) Julia F. Smith, CAD teacher at Union High School, effective August 31, 2014; (c) Shawn Sutton, science teacher at Kawameeh Middle School, effective immediately

P-3. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve leaves for the following staff: (a) Christina Shahid, AAP teacher at Franklin School, extended child rearing for the entire 2014-2015 school year; (b) Danielle Muratschew, teacher at Hannah Caldwell School, maternity, unpaid family and extended child rearing leaves for the period September 1, 2014 through March 1, 2015; (c) Patricia Gordon, school psychologist at Battle Hill School, extended child rearing leave for the entire 2014-2015 school year; (d) Roseanne Borges, math teacher at Union High School, intermittent family leave for the entire 2014-2015 school year; (e) Laurie Romero, English teacher at Union High School, maternity leave for the period September 1^st through October 31^st, 2014; (f) Vanessa Santos, world language teacher at Union High School, extended unpaid child rearing leave for the 2014-2015 school year; (g) Angeles Fernandez, teacher assistant at Franklin School, for the period September 1st through November 30, 2014; (h) Susane Mercado, kindergarten teacher at Franklin School, unpaid family leave for the period September 4th through November 30 2014

P-4. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve the following: (a) Kawameeh Middle School STEAM Club – Amanda Viggiano; Daniel DeMarco and Amanda Maxwell and (b) Burnet Middle School STEAM Club – Tommy Harrell, Joann Gentile and Scott Cornacchia. The STEAM Clubs will run from September through May, three six-week sessions or 18 weeks at a rate of $2066.66 per teacher. Faculty advisors will be paid three times per year after the conclusion of each six week session. (Acct. # 17213/11-421-100-101-62-54-0612)

P-5. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve payment to employee #8652 in the amount of $5848.80 which represents reimbursement of 30 days pay at a rate of $194.96 per day.

P-6. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve payment to employee #11139 in the amount of $4950.30 which represents reimbursement of 30 days pay at a rate of $165.01 per day.

P-7. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve professional services contract with Bharati Mullick, M.D., as Chief Medical Inspector pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:40-1 for the 2014-2015 school year at an annual fee of $20,000 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

P-8. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve Dr. Steven Eisenstat, 1050 Galloping Hill Road, Union, New Jersey as Medical Inspector for the 2014-2015 school year at an annual rate of $1300.

P-9. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve Dr. Gregory Gallick, 2780 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey as Team Physician for the 2014-2015 school year at an annual rate of $3,500.

P-10. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve payment to staff for professional development for Library Training at a rate of $40 per hour for 4.5 hours or $180 per person: (a) Doris D’Elia and (b) Mary Lewis

P-11. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve Curriculum Writing Teams for the 2014-2015 school year at a rate of $20 per hour for 15 hours or not to exceed $300 per person.

P-12. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board accept proposal for Environmental Engineering and Regulatory Compliance Services from Omega Environmental Services, Inc., 280 Huyler Street, South Hackensack, NJ 07606 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

P-13. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve Kean University Child Study Institute, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey to provide Independent Psychological and Educational, Social and Speech evaluations at a rate of $750 per evaluation, plus $250 case manager fee and $250 for a classroom observation not to exceed $5,400 for the 2014-2015 school year in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member. Additionally, court time, if needed, will be billed at a rate of $250 per hour. (Acct #11-000-219-320-01-19)

P-14. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve the following staff to conduct K-4 Connect-Ed Workshops during the 2014-2015 school year at a rate of $40 per hour not to exceed two hours or $80 per person per workshop: (a) Lindsay Conneely and (b) Kelly Piano (Acct#11-000-223-110-01-54-PK05/7177)

P-15. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve payment to Melanie Lamar as a substitute School Nurse to provide nursing services during student transportation to and from school during the period June 13^th through the end of the 2013-2014 school year at a rate of $38.25 on an “as needed” basis. (Acct#11-000-216-110-01-19-SS19)

P-16. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve Jennifer Hubbard as a substitute School Nurse to provide nursing services during student transportation to and from school, for the period July 1^st through August 29^th, 2014 at a rate of $38.25 per hour on an “as needed” basis. (Acct#11-000-216-110-01-19-SS19)

P-17. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve staff to attend IEP meetings at a rate of $38.25 per hour for the period July 18^th through August 29^th, 2014 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member. (Acct#11-000-219-104-78-19-SS19)

P-18. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board amend list of staff for the 2014 Extended School Year program at Battle Hill School: Teacher Assistants at a rate of $16 per hour: (a) Joelle Ramey; (b) Jodie Ramey; and (c) Alex Puk and Teachers at a rate of $38.25 per hour: (a) Nicole Patamia (Acct #11-000-217-100-78-19-SS19)

P-19. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board approve Bayada Pediatiric Nursing, 6 Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ to provide nursing services at a rate of $35 per hour for LPN and $38.49 per hour for RN not to exceed $65,000 for the 2014-2015 school year in accordance with the information in the hand of each board member. (Acct#11-000-216-320-01-19)

P-20. The Superintendent recommends, the committee concurs and I so move that the board amend list of staff for Extended School Year 2014 and related services in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

L. Policy Committee

POL-1. The committee recommends and I so move that the board adopt Policy File Code 4119.26/4219.26 – Staff Use of Internet Social Networks and Other Forms Electronic Communication – in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member.

M. Legal Committee

L-1. The committee recommends and I so move that the board approve Settlement Agreement, General Release and Waiver in connection with employee #7390 in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member and appended to the nonpublic portion of these minutes.

N. Approval of Bills

The committee recommends and I so move that the board concur with the bills listed in the permanent bound register in accordance with the information in the hands of each board member and be ordered for payment.

O. Unfinished Business

P. New Business

Q. Comments from the Public

R. Adjournment ____________ p.m.

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