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Madison Board of Education

May 14, 2013

 

AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION THIS EVENING, THE BOARD CONDUCTED THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS

 

 

 

REPORT OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION AGENDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appointments

 

 

 

Approved the appointment as per the recommendation of the Superintendent for the 2013/2014 school year:

 

 

Name

Position

Loc

Replace

Step

Effective Date

1

Anna Hatziemanuel

Mathematics Teacher

MJS

Bydette Dostie

BA/

Step 6

2013/2014

school year

2

Thomas Liss

Principal

CAS

Philip Kennedy

NA

7/2/2013

3

Brooke Mascia

Guidance

MHS

Joseph Giugliano

MA/

Step 3

2013/2014 school year

4

Kevin Braine

Physics Teacher

MHS

Lori Delahunty

BA/

Step 9

9/1/2013

 

 

 

*Salary may be adjusted upon ratification of successor agreement with the Madison Education Association, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reappointments

 

 

 

Approved reappointment of staff as per the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools for the school year 2013/2014 *

Non-Tenured Administrators

Tenured Administrators

* Salary may be adjusted upon ratification of successor agreement with Madison Administrators Association

 

Non-Tenured Certificated Staff

Tenured Certificated Staff

Non-Tenured Secretaries

Tenured Secretaries

Teacher Assistants

*Salary may be adjusted upon ratification of successor agreement with Madison Education Association, Inc.

 

Custodians/Maintenance

* Salary may be adjusted upon ratification of successor agreement with NJEA Facilities Staff of Madison

 

Non Aligned Staff – salaries TBD

Supervisors

All Other Staff – not including item 2 of attachment

Kindergarten Wrap Around Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Teachers/Interns

 

 

 

Approved Student Teachers/Interns for the 2013-14 school year:

 

Name

University/Prog

Semester

School/Grade

1

Danielle Ferrari

Seton Hall University

Fall 2013

CAS – Elementary Education – Patricia O’Brien

2

Anthony Cyrana

FDU

Fall 2013

CAS – Elementary Education

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field Trips

 

 

 

Approved Field Trips for 2012-13 school year: (the following field trips are self-funded, including transportation)

School

Grade

# of Students

Field Trip

Date

Location/Town

TJ

4

55

Liberty Science Center

6/12/13

Jersey City NJ

CA,TJ,KR

K-wrap

41

Great Swamp

5/28/13

Meyersville NJ

KR

SE

4

Firehouse

6/6, 6/13, 2013

Madison NJ

KR

SE

4

Police Station

5/16/13

Madison NJ

HS

11-12

22

Walk to Whole Foods, Stop & Shop-food/agriculture scavenger hunt

5/16/13

Madison NJ

HS

9-12

23

Marketing Inc.-marketing presentation @ 15-9th Ave. /lunch @ Times Square, then scavenger hunt

5/23/13

New York NY

HS

9-12

10

Coll. of NJ Spec. Olympics Project

6/7/13

Ewing NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Substitutes

 

 

 

Approved District Substitutes as per the recommendation of the Superintendent for the 2012-13 school year:

Name

Appointment

Charlotte Azarian

Teacher/Teacher Assistant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Reading List

 

 

 

Approved the attached books as choices for the 2013 Rose City Readers Program at MJS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curriculum Writing

 

 

 

Approved Curriculum Writing

Teacher

Curriculum

Time

Laura Lee

ESL Grades 6-12

8 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Instruction

 

 

 

Approved home instruction for the 2012-13 school year:

Vendor

Service

Monica Centracchio-Spanish 2; Nora Morgan-Enr. World History; Peggy Cox-Enr. English 9; Luis Largo-Enr. Physics; Leslie Gentile, Enr. Geometry

Maximum of 2 hours total/week/ instructor/ subject, effective 4/30/13 to 6/21/13

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nurses Hours – Revised

 

 

 

Approved revised rate from 4/30/2013 meeting – 2013 Sports Physicals – End of Year not to exceed 20 hours/nurse, Sport Physicals are scheduled to occur on 5/14 and 6/4, 6/11 and 6/13

Name

Appointment

Diane Fastiggi

HS - Nurse

Mary Jane Skordinski

JS – Nurse

Jackie Young

CAS – Nurse

Kathleen Giordano

KRS – Nurse

Colette Crescas

TJS – Nurse

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS AGENDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes

 

 

 

Approved the Minutes of: April 30, 2013 Regular and Closed Session Meetings; May 6, 2013 Regular and Closed Session Meetings  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donation

 

 

 

Approved the following donation:

Organization

Donation

1-Mary Jane Hart

2 trombones, to the HS music department

2-Elizabeth Ferranti

15 table top easels, to be used at the HS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASCC – Community House 

 

 

 

Approved the agreement with Madison BASCC (Community House), to provide before and after school care for elementary students attending Madison Public Schools – for use of the three elementary schools, effective September 1, 2013 to June 20, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Services

 

 

 

Approved professional services for the 2012-13 school year:

Vendor

Service

Educational Services Commission of Morris County

Psychological Evaluation @ CAS – 4/1/13

Dr. Laura Morse-St. Barnabas Medical Center

Neuro Developmental Evaluation– 5/1/13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Agreement

 

 

 

Approved the letter of agreement dated May 13, 2013 between LCOR, Inc. and the Madison Board of Education with regard to the proposed soil vapor testing to be conducted on the property of the Green Village Road School.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travel

 

 

 

Approved the school district travel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers

 

 

 

Authorized the transfer of funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill List

 

 

 

Approved the May 14, 2013 bill list

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 28, 2013 – BOE Meeting, Executive Session 6:30pm; Public Session 7:30pm

 

 

 

 

 

June 11, 2013 – BOE Meeting, Executive Session 6:30pm; Public Session 7:30pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

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