MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
MEETING
MIDDLETOWN
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 21,
2006
Time and
Place Pursuant to notices sent to each
member of the Board of Education, the regular meeting
of Meeting was held on Monday evening, March 21,
2006 in the High School North Library,
63 Tindall Road, Middletown,
New Jersey.
Call to Order At 7:30 p.m., the meeting was called to
order.
1.
SUNSHINE NOTICE:
Adequate notice of this meeting was
provided by sending such notice to the Asbury Park Press, the
Independent, the Courier, and the Two River Times and the
posting of such notice at the August
T.
Miner
Administration Building and each elementary, middle, and secondary school in
the district.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLIGENCE
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Laura Agin, Leonora Caminiti, Dawn Diorio, Sherry Gevarter, Joan Minnuies, Kevin Ryan, Rose Stallmeyer, Carolyn S. Self and Patricia Walsh.
Absent: No absentees.
Also Present: Karen Bilbao, William J. Doering, Dan Skelton, Jane Mattingly and Christopher Parton, Esq.
4. STUDENT
REPRESENTATIVES FROM HIGH SCHOOLS TO SPEAK:
High School
North High
School South
5. BOARD COMMENDATIONS
(see following pages)
Motion to Motion made and seconded to
adjourn to closed session at 7:50 p.m.
Motion carried on voice vote.
Adjourn
Reconvene The meeting was reconvened at 8:45
p.m. with the same individuals in attendance.
6. OPEN TO PUBLIC
COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
Karen Ward and Cheryl Ringer discussed the amendment of the school calendar.
7. MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF:
a. Special Voting Meeting February 15, 2006
b. Regular Voting Meeting February 27, 2006
c. Special Voting Meeting March 6, 2006
Motion made by Mrs. Gevarter, seconded by Mr. Ryan. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh (abst.
on 2/27) and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
8.
REPORTS
A. Report of
the President
1. Check Presentation by Jersey Central Power & Light
A final rebate check was presented to the district for $467,625 for the geo-thermal program.
2. Resolution Declaring April 18, 2006 as Take
Your Child To Vote Day
Motion made by Mrs. Gevarter, seconded by Mrs. Walsh. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
3. Autism Awareness Month 2006 Proclamation
Whereas, autism is a pervasive developmental
disorder affecting the social, learning and behavioral skill of those affected
by it, and,
Whereas, autism was once thought to be a relatively
rare disorder, affecting only one in 10,000 people, and,
Whereas, as more and more health professionals
become proficient in diagnosing autism, more children are being diagnosed on
the autistic spectrum, resulting in rates as low as one in 166 children, and,
Whereas, while there is no cure for autism, it is
well-documented that if an individual with autism receives treatment early in
their lives, it is often possible for that individual to make significant
improvement, and,
Whereas,
Improving Middletown's Program
for Autistic Children Together (I.M.P.A.C.T.) is spearheading an awareness
effort in order to educate parents, professionals, and our community about
autism and its effects,
WHEREAS, Middletown Township schools have pioneered
a public school Autistic Program and have excelled with devoted administrators,
teachers, paraprofessionals, speech pathologists, occupational therapists,
physical therapists, and child study teams;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Middletown Board
of Education, do hereby proclaim
APRIL as AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH in Middletown Public Schools, and urge all
employees and students to participate in our Autism Awareness Month activities,
in order to become better educated on the subject of autistic spectrum
disorders.
Motion made by Mrs. Gevarter, seconded by Mrs. Walsh. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
B. Business Administrator/Board Secretary
1. Approval of Transfers (see following page)
Motion made by Mrs. Walsh, seconded by Mrs. Self. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
2. Motion to accept the reports of the Treasurer and Secretary as being in agreement for the
month of February, 2006 (Att. #1)
Motion made by Mrs. Walsh, seconded by Mrs. Self. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
3. Motion to accept the Board Secretarys Certification that no major budget line item has been
over-expended for the month of February, 2006.
Motion made by Mrs. Self, seconded by Mrs. Walsh. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
4. Motion to Approve Bill List for Period, February 28, 2006 March 21, 2006 (Att. #2)
Motion made by Mrs. Self, seconded by Mrs. Gevarter. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies (abst. on MOESC).
Noes: (0)
a. C. Report of the Superintendent
Mrs. Bilbao updated the Board on staff development, Critical Friends, and curriculum development committees being
formed. She also discussed making the school environment safer, security measures, police department assemblies, and
identifying early warning signs of at-risk behavior. Mrs. Bilbao also spoke on testing in the district.
9. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
A. Curriculum Committee (Rose Stallmeyer, Chair)
1. Approval of the following staff members to act on the Middletown
High School Scholarship Committee
for 2006:
HIGH
SCHOOL NORTH
Tom Cusick, Co-Chair
Mary Lynn Christopher, Co-Chair
Judy Bolton
Carol Buckley
George Edward Jones
Board Liaison Leonora Caminiti
HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH
Alan Resnick, Chair
Victor Bayers
Bob Busler
Shelley Finklestein
Joan Sica
Board Liaison Leonora Caminiti
Motion made by Mrs. Gevarter, seconded by Mrs. Diorio, for approval of Curriculum Item #1. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
2. Suspension Report (Att. # 3)
The Board President acknowledged receipt of the Suspension Report.
3. Approval to Amend 2005/06 School Calendar to
reflect the rescheduling of two unused snow days to Monday, April 10, 2006 and
Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Last day of
school will remain the same:
Students: June 13th Teachers: June 15th.
Motion made by Mrs. Walsh, seconded by Mrs. Gevarter, for approval of Curriculum Item #3. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
4. Approval of Dr. Antonia Martinez for the
period of March 22, 2006 through June 30, 2006 (not to exceed
two
days per week at a per diem rate of $500) to train staff in the new elementary
science curriculum.
Account
#11-000-223-110-28-140
Motion made by Mrs. Gevarter, seconded by Mrs. Diorio, for approval of Curriculum Item #4. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
B. Finance Committee (Carolyn Self,
Chair)
1. Acceptance of Extraordinary Aid Audit Report for 2003/04 and 2004/05 (dated 2/24/06) and
Acceptance of Corrective Action Plan (one recommendation) (Att. #4)
Motion made by Mrs. Walsh, seconded by Mrs. Diorio, for approval of Finance Item #1. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
2. Action on Bids
a) Video CCTV Management Systems at District High Schools
(3 Bids Received) $38,929.75
Recommend awarding bid to: Promedia Technology Services, Inc., Little Falls, NJ
To Be Charged to: 11-190-100-610-22-000
Motion made by Mrs. Walsh, seconded by Mrs. Caminiti, for approval of Finance Item #2. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (8) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer and Mrs. Walsh.
Noes: (0)
Abst: (1) - Mrs. Minnuies.
C. Pupil Services/Special Education Committee (Joan Minnuies, Chair)
1. Approval to apply for $45,000 ($3,000 for three years for five schools) to start REBEL Chapter as a high
school and middle school anti-tobacco club.
Motion made by Mrs. Caminiti, seconded by Mrs. Walsh, for approval of Pupil Services Item #1. Motion carried on
voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
2. Approval to submit an application for United States Department of Education funds through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to supplement the districts elementary guidance program.
Motion made by Mrs. Walsh, seconded by Mr. Ryan, for approval of Pupil Services Item #2. Motion carried on
voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
3. Approval of a contract with Innovative Designs in Education for $14,670 representing initial costs for in-depth training of high school administrators and four in-class support teaching teams.
Account: 11-000-223-110-28-140
Motion made by Mrs. Walsh, seconded by Mr. Ryan, for approval of Pupil Services Item #3. Motion carried on
voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
4. Approval of Special Services to Classified Handicapped Students (Att. #5)
5. Approval of Individual Instruction at Home (Att. #6)
Motion made by Mrs. Walsh, seconded by Mr. Ryan, for approval of Pupil Services Items #4 & #5. Motion carried on
voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
D. Policy Committee (Laura Agin, Chair)
1. Adoption of Board of Education Policy
Second Reading
Motion made by Mrs. Agin, seconded by Mr. Ryan, for approval of Policy Item #1. Motion carried on voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies.
Noes: (0)
E. Personnel Committee (Sherry Gevarter, Chair)
Note: All appointments of the district staff are contingent upon satisfying the requirements of the Criminal History Review.
1). Approval of resignations for the
purpose of retirement:
a). Philip Dorsi (8/16/84), Bayview, Custodian, effective 7/1/06
b). Alice M. Kelly (9/1/84), Business Office, Secretary Category 1,
effective 4/1/06
c). Judith Ann Kelly (9/1/83), Thompson, Language Arts, effective 7/1/06
d). Patricia A. Seitz (2/28/84), HS North, Special Education, effective
7/1/06
2). Approval of resignations:
a). Beth A. Bournias, Principal, Middletown
Village, for personal reasons,
effective 6/30/06
b). Patricia G. Brienza, Navesink,
Paraprofessional, for personal reasons,
effective 3/7/06
c). Marie Caprio-Hitchman, Thorne, SAC, to
accept another position, effective 4/1/06
d). Krista E. Honnold, New Monmouth, Grade 4,
for personal reasons, effective 7/1/06
e). Dayna Stein, Thompson, Language Arts, for
personal reasons, effective 7/1/06
3). Approval of leaves of absence:
a). Eileen Buonocore, Middletown Village, School Nurse, for medical reasons (extension),
effective 3/8/06 through 3/14/06
Unpaid Leave
b). Diane Casey, Middletown Village, Custodian, for medical reasons, effective
3/21/06 through 6/13/06 Unpaid Family Leave Act
c). Michelle Czlapinski, Ocean Ave, Kindergarten, for maternity, effective
5/1/06 through 5/24/06 Paid Sick Leave
5/25/06 through 6/30/06 Unpaid Family Leave Act
Acct. #11-110-100-101-21-000
d). Dolores Fraumeni, District Asst Transportation Coord, for maternity, effective
6/12/06 through 6/22/06 Paid - Sick Leave
6/23/06 through 7/21/06 Paid - Vacation Days
7/22/06 through 8/18/06 Unpaid Family Leave Act
Acct. #11-000-270-160-00-000
e). Michele Goggins, Dist Speech Language Specialist, for maternity, effective
9/1/06 through 9/22/06 Paid Sick Leave
9/23/06 through 12/17/06 Unpaid Family Leave Act
Acct. #11-000-216-100-00-000
f). Virginia Large, HS South, Paraprofessional, effective
2/14/06 through 6/30/06 Unpaid Leave
g). Donna Shaughnessy, Nut Swamp, Paraprofessional, effective
3/13/06 through 5/31/06 Unpaid Leave
h). Kelly McBride-Squillante, New Monmouth, Special Education, for maternity, effective
5/19/06 through 6/6/06 Paid Sick Leave
Acct. #20-255-100-100-06-000
i). Brooke Nelson, Thorne, Special Education, for personal reasons (extension), effective
9/1/06 through 10/12/06 Unpaid Leave
j). Jennifer Sabolchick, Fairview, Grade 5, for maternity, effective
9/1/06 through 11/23/06 Unpaid Family Leave Act
11/24/06 through 6/30/07 Unpaid Leave
k). Thomas Verdon, HS South, Special Education, for medical reasons (extension), effective
3/21/06 through 5/15/06 Unpaid Leave
l). Adjustment:
Jessica Winters, Harmony, Grade 4, effective 2/21/06 through 3/13/06 Paid Sick
Leave, 3/14/06 through 5/21/06 Unpaid
Family Leave Act
4). Approval of new hire:
a). Eric Gerritsen, Thompson, Health &
Physical Education, University of Tampa, BS
Certification Health & Physical Education
Rate BA Step 3 - $44,400 (Pro-rated)
Effective - 3/6/06 through 6/30/06
Acct. #11-130-100-101-04-000
5). Approval of Special Contracts:
Stephanie Paroumakian Baysh/Musical Dir (pp) Step 1 $1273.00
Acct. #11-401-100-100-03-000
Carole
Barbour Elem/Mentor Step 3 $1094.80 (pro-rated)
Acct. #11-401-100-100-20-000
George Kostas North/Girls Asst Track Step 1 $3472.00
Acct. #11-402-100-100-01-011
Vincent Soldo Thorne/Baseball Step 1 $2811.00
Acct.
#11-402-100-100-05-011
Adjustment:
Philip
Couch South/Dept
Coord Step 2 $1476.72 (pro-rated)
Resignation:
Vincent Butka North/Asst Girls Track
6). Approval
of the following to the approved list of Substitute Teachers per the following
page: SUB-1
7). Approval
of Substitute Personnel:
Paraprofessionals: Secretary: Custodians:
Sandra
Fenn Marie
Lonegran Harold Bagwell
Robin
Druer Lamar
Braxton
8). Approval of Paraprofessionals per the following conditions of employment as
displayed on the following pages.
All Paraprofessional appointments subject to budgetary
constraints, enrollments and IEP
requirement and
may be changed or eliminated during the term of the assignment.
9). The following employee of Chartwells
Food Service, an approved District vendor, has
completed
an Emergent Application pending approval:
Janet Concepcion
10). Approval of Settlement payment for
Grievance #2006-1 to JT.
11). Approval
of the following Curriculum Committees:
a) Mock Trial for 12 hrs. each @ $36.42 ($874.08)
Rae Koumoulis
Beth Anne DAlessandro
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
b) Principles of Business Management, Economics & Investing and Principles
of
Personal Finance and Career Management for 12 hrs. each @ $36.42 ($874.08)
Carol Caracciolo
Patricia Lentine
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
c) Architecture & Spatial Design for 12 hrs. each @ $36.42 ($874.08)
Susan Nazath
Phil Couch
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
d) Cinema Studies for 8 hrs. each @ $36.42 ($582.72)
Stan Strauss
Mel Clifford
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
e) Rock History and Pop Culture for 12 hrs. each @ $36.42 ($874.08)
Scott Visco
Peter Isherwood
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
f) Advanced Placement English 11 for 10 each @
$36.42 ($728.40)
Anne Ford
Linda Hodgins
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
g) SAT Prep Verbal for 6 hrs. each @ $36.42 ($437.04)
Lauren Hunter
Janet Smuga
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
h) Advanced Placement Economics for 10 hrs.
each @ $36.42 ($728.40)
Bill OHea
Will Mayer
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
i) Topics in Earth Science for 12 hrs. each @
$36.42 ($874.08)
Daniel Rodrick
Kelly Matri
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
j) SAT Prep Math for 6 hrs. each @ $36.42 ($437.04)
Deborah Lerman
Poroshat Shakoor
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
k) Forensic Science for 12 hrs each @ $36.42 ($874.08)
Christopher Setteducato
Anthony Shallop
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
l) French Half Year for 20 hrs each @ $36.42 ($1,456.80) Action on Bids
Carey Albanese
Serena Schreiber
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
m) High School Exam Writing Performance Assessment preparation for June
Exams for 4 hrs. @ $36.42 ($1,019.76) additions
Sue Fream
Beverly Lindsay
Kristen Oches
Janet Smuga
Michael Melindo
Beatriz Martinez
Kim Toris
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
n) RE: Getting Ready for the NJ Pass for an additional 4 hrs. @ $36.42
($145.68)
Janet Echandy
Acct# 20-264-100-100-06-000
o) Scoring Picture Prompt Grade 8 Essays for Thorne MS for 4 hrs @ $36.42
($145.68) Additional teacher
Margaret Scholer
Acct # 20-235-200-100-06-000
p) RE:
Getting Ready for the NJ Pass for 3 hrs. @ $36.42. ($109.26)
Replacement
Theresa DeShong
Acct #20-264-100-100-06-000
q) ESL Enrichment and Instruction for a newly identified ESL student at
Harmony
School for 30 hrs at pro-rada ($1,776.00)
Jeanne Lehotay $59.20
Acct #20-241-100-100-06-000
r) Gifted and Talented Curriculum for 20 hrs. each @ $36.42 ($1,456.80)
Charlene OHagan
Karen Wessel
Acct# 11-000-223-110-28-141
Motion made by Mrs. Walsh, seconded by Mrs. Gevarter, for approval of Personnel Items 1 through 11. Motion carried on
voice vote:
Ayes: (9) Mrs. Agin, Mrs. Caminiti, Mrs. Diorio, Mrs. Gevarter, Mr. Ryan, Mrs. Self, Mrs. Stallmeyer, Mrs. Walsh
and Mrs. Minnuies (abst. on #9 & #10).
Noes: (0)
10.
BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mrs. Walsh (Legislative) reported on the Governors budget speech, noting it included flat state aid. Mrs. Walsh stated this is
the fifth year of flat funding for school districts.