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Board Bits
Madison Board of Education
January 24, 2012
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AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION THIS EVENING, THE BOARD CONDUCTED THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS |
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REPORT OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT |
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School Election Law – Opportunity for change in date of Annual School Election |
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT |
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The Board Took the Following Action: |
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EDUCATION AGENDA |
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Family Leave of Absence |
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Approved the Family Leave of Absence as per the recommendation of the Superintendent for Judy Bletcher, Grade 5 Teacher - TJS, commencing on or about March 9, 2012, through June 22, 2012 |
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District Substitutes |
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Approved the District Substitutes as per the recommendation of the Superintendent for the 2011-2012 school year:
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Appointment |
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Jennifer Guempel |
Teacher/Teacher Assistant |
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Student Teacher |
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Approved Student Teacher for the 2011-2012 school year:
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University |
Semester |
Location |
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Doug Oswin |
Drew University |
January 23, 2012 – May 17, 2012 |
HS – English – Jason Ellrott |
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Extracurricular Appointments/Revisions |
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Approved Extracurricular Appointments/Revisions as per the recommendation of the Superintendent for the 2011-2012 school year:
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Position |
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Brian Lynch |
Appoint HS Musical Set Designer Volunteer (Paid by MMA) |
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Anne Fattal |
Appoint HS Musical Choreographer Volunteer (Paid by MMA) |
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Change in Position and Stipends |
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Approved Revised Stipends for Custodians as per the recommendation of the Superintendent for the 2011-2012 school year:
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Position |
Eff. Date |
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Joseph Cecala |
From TJS day to TJS night Custodian – entitled to a night stipend |
1/3/2012 |
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Pat DeNegri |
From TJS night to TJS day Custodian – no longer entitled to night stipend |
1/3/2012 |
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Staff Advancement |
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Approved Staff Advancement as per the recommendation of the Superintendent of Sara Neely from BA/Step 6 to MA/Step 6 effective January 1, 2012 for the 2011-2012 school year |
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In-Service Payments |
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Approved the In-Service payments, as per the recommendation of the Superintendent, to the following staff presenters for in-service day on 1/16/12:
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Assignment/Hours |
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Richard Bradshaw |
Cloud Computing/3 |
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Laura Lee |
Assisting ESL Learners/3 |
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Kate Russo |
SMART Bd. Sys. Software/1.5 |
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Erik Lih |
SMART Bd. Sys. Software/1.5 |
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Dana Collins |
Using Schoolwires Effectively/1.5 |
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Liz Rosica |
Using Schoolwires Effectively/1.5 |
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Home Instruction |
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Approved home instruction for the 2011-12 school year:
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Vendor |
Service |
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Joanne Borsinger – of ECLC |
Maximum of 10 hours total/week until student returns to school |
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BUSINESS AGENDA |
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Minutes |
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Approved the Minutes of January 10, 2012 Regular and Closed Session Meetings |
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Field Trips |
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Approved Field Trips for 2011-12 school year:
(the following field trips are self-funded, including transportation)
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# of Students |
Field Trip |
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Location/Town |
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TJ |
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Paper Mill Playhouse |
5/4/12 |
Millburn NJ |
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HS |
9-12 |
16 |
CBS News-60 Minutes |
3/19/12 |
New York NY |
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HS |
9-12 |
15 |
Mayo Performing Arts Center |
2/15/12 |
Morristown NJ |
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HS |
9-12 |
10 |
Gala @ Madison Library-no bus |
3/3/12 |
Madison NJ |
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Donations |
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1) Accepted donation of eight office chairs, from Mr. & Mrs. Reyda, for use in Kings Road School |
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2) Accepted donation of stage curtains, from the Central Avenue School PTO, for Central Avenue School |
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3) Accepted donation, from the Central Avenue School PTO, for the music program |
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4) Accepted donation of an auditorium sound system, from the Junior School PTO, the Madison Music Association and the Haralampoudis family, for the Junior School (Special thanks to Johanna Habib for organizing vendors for the system.) |
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5) Acknowledged and accepted donations and ongoing support from the Marching Dodgers Booster Club for the 2011-12 school year |
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6) Accepted donation of field improvements to the Torey J. Sabatini School baseball field for spring 2012 from the Madison Little League to benefit all Madison and Harding students |
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Professional Services |
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Approved professional services for the 2011-12 school year:
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Vendor |
Service |
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Assistive Tek |
Consultation for HS and TJ |
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Behavior Therapy Associates |
Consultation for preschool student |
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Professional Education Services, Inc. |
Home Instruction 2 hrs./day |
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Special Education Placement |
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Approved placement and transportation costs for one resident special education pupil for LEAP Program @ Lincoln School, Cranford NJ for the 2010-11 school year, effective 1/16/12 |
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Travel |
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Approved the school district travel |
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Prevention Specialists |
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Approved Prevention Specialists, Inc., Ocean, NJ for drug and alcohol testing of bus drivers for FY 2012 |
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Waiver Requests |
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Approved the waiver requests for use of facilities as listed:
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Organization |
Waive |
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1-Special Olympics |
Overtime cost for event on 3/25/12 |
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2-Invention Convention-Invent Now |
Use of fields cost for event on 6/25-6/29/12 |
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Bill List |
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Approved the January 24, 2012 bill list |
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Board Secretary’s Report and Treasurer’s Report |
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The Board of Education accepts the reports of the Board Secretary and Treasurer of School Moneys (December). Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2A.10(d), the Board of Education has obtained certification from the Board Secretary that no major account has encumbrances and expenditures which in total exceed the line item appropriation and hereby certifies pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2A.10(e) that no major account or fund has been overexpended |
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Transfers |
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Authorized the transfer of funds |
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Dates to Remember: - Meetings are held in the MHS Alice Perlaw Media Center |
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February 14, 2012 – BOE Meeting 6:30 P.M. |
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February 28, 2012 – BOE Meeting 6:30 P.M. |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED AT ALL BOARD MEETINGS
BOARD BITS ARE NOT OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION |
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