- 1 - The regular meeting of the Dunellen Board of Education was held in the Dunellen High School Library on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Board President, Mr. Phillip C. Heiney, Sr. Members Present Mr. Peter Buccino Mr. James Cody (arrived 7:37 p.m.) Mr. Phillip C. Heiney, Sr. Mr. George Johnson Mrs. Barbara McGuane Mr. John Paul Osborn Mr. Jeffrey Portik Mr. Timothy J. Wenzel Mr. Pio Pennisi, Superintendent of Schools Mr. Vincent J. Olivo, Board Secretary Absent Mr. James Petrozelli Audience One member of the public was in attendance. Meeting Announcement The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law was enacted to insure the right of the public to have advance notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interests is discussed or acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this act, the Dunellen Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting by having the date, time, and place thereof posted on May 4, 2011 at the Dunellen Board of Education Office and by having sent a copy of such notice to: Dunellen Borough Clerk The Courier-News The District Schools Home News Tribune Transaction of Business for Which Meeting was Called Public Session: Regular Meeting
- 2 - I. Call to Order II. III. IV. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Approval of Minutes A. Approval of November 1, 2011 minutes Moved by Ms. McGuane, seconded by Mr. Portik to approve the minutes of November 1, 2011 Carried by voice vote (6-0) V. President s Remarks VI. Superintendent s Report A. Revised 2011-12 School Year Calendar DEA contract is one less day. There are now 180 student days and 184 teacher days. Thus, we are adding May 29 th as a day that school will be closed. B. QSAC Statement of Assurance District Performance Reviews will be reviewed with the Board at the December 13 th meeting. C. Budget Freeze was done on November 2 nd due to unbudgeted items totaling at least $150,000 which are beyond our control (e.g. out of district special education placements). Mr. Cody arrived at 7:37 p.m. VII. D. Progress Reports are online and hard copies will be available upon request. Questions/Comments from Public Agenda Items VIII. Information /Reports/Action A. Curriculum and Instruction 1. Approval of the field trip for grade 3 to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty on June 1, 2012 Moved by Mrs. McGuane, seconded by Mr. Osborn to approve the field trip for grade 3 to Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty on June 1, 2012 B. Buildings and Grounds C. Finance D. Executive Session - to discuss non-agenda items relating to Personnel, Negotiations and Students
- 3 - E. Personnel 1. Approval to continue to employ Marita Fritzinger as a long term substitute Basic Skills/Gifted & Talented Teacher at Faber Elementary School from November 10, 2011 through November 29, 2011 Moved by Mr. Osborn, seconded by Mr. Cody to accept the Superintendent s recommendation that Marita Fritzinger continue to be employed as a long term substitute Basic Skills/Gifted & Talented Teacher at Faber Elementary School from November 10, 2011 through November 29, 2011 at the rate of $125/day Buccino Yes Johnson Yes Petrozelli Absent Cody Yes McGuane Yes Portik Yes Heiney Not Voting Osborn Yes Wenzel Yes Carried by roll call vote (7-0) 2. Approval to employ Charles Ulrich for Extra-Curricular assignment #4 Middle School Basketball Coach for the 2011-12 school year Moved by Mr. Osborn, seconded by Mr. Cody to accept the Superintendent s recommendation to employ Charles Ulrich for Extra- Curricular assignment #4 Middle School Basketball Coach at $2,691, step 3 for the 2011-12 school year Buccino Yes Johnson Yes Petrozelli Absent Cody Yes McGuane Yes Portik Yes Heiney Not Voting Osborn Yes Wenzel Yes Carried by roll call vote (7-0) IX. Board Policy and Operations A. Approval of the following Student Teachers Student Name School Placement Date Alison Yanulevich Faber Student Teaching Spring 2012 Sarah Zeloff Faber Field Experience John Lestrange Dunellen HS Junior Practicum-History Spring 2012 Moved by Mr. Osborn, seconded by Mr. Wenzel to accept the Superintendent s recommendation to approve the student teachers for 2011-12 as listed above
- 4 - B. Consent Motions Moved by Mr. Osborn, seconded by Mr. Wenzel to approve the following consent motions 1. Approval for Mrs. O Neill to provide home instruction for student 24035 at a cost of $39 per hour 2. Acceptance of Cafeteria Report for October 2011 3. Approval of the 2011-2012 Joint Transportation Agreement with the Piscataway Board of Education Route: # of Students: Total Cost: BBR-1 AM 6 $20,200 EB-AM 5 $ 4,040 LV-2 (WC) 1 $20,705 V-2 17 $21,210 RV 1 $20,000 SAIL #1 1 $ 1,250 4. Approval of the 2 nd Bills list for October 2011 5. Approval of the 1 st Bills list for November 2011 6. Approval for Middlesex County Educational Services Commission to provide Student #19049 at Raritan Valley Academy Occupational Therapy at $48.00 for an additional thirty minute session/week 7. Approval for Jana Derkowski to attend Traumatic Loss Coalition (TLC) meetings on October 28, November 18, December 16, 2011 and January 27, February 24, March 30, April 27 and May 25, 2012 at a cost of $77.41 for travel reimbursement 8. Approval for Frank Patullo to attend an Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Refresher course on January 13, 2012 at a cost of $175 for registration 9. Approval for placement at NJ Regional Day School for student 12135 for the 2011-2012 school year at a tuition cost of $36,540 with transportation to be determined 10. Approval to accept the NJPIRC (New Jersey Parent Information and Resource Center) grant of $350 for parent involvement activity
- 5-11. Approval of the following Supplemental Education Service (SES) Providers who will be tutoring LMS students, through Title I C. Looking Ahead AYP Academy, Bridgewater, NJ - $60/hour for small group instruction, $70/hour for one-on-one tutoring **Not to exceed $781 per student** Club Z! Tutoring, N. Brunswick, NJ - $45/hour for small group instruction, $70/hour for one-on-one tutoring **Not to exceed $781 per student** Sylvan Learning Center of South Plainfield - $48/hour for small group instruction, **Not to exceed $781 per student** Spirit Week starts on November 16th 1. Dunellen High School Wellness Fair for DHS Staff & Students November 30 7:40-11:50 am 2. Fall Play November 18 & 19 at 7:30 pm, November 20 at 3:00 pm 3. November 23 half day all schools 4. November 24 & 25 Thanksgiving Recess 5. Faber Parent Teacher Conferences Afternoon November 28 half day for students 6. Faber Parent/Teacher Conferences Afternoon & Evening - November 29 half day for students 7. LMS/DHS Parent/Teacher Conferences Afternoon & Evening November 30 half day for students 8. LMS Honor Roll Breakfast December 1 at 8:00 am DHS Auditorium 9. Faber Honor Roll Breakfast December 2 at 7:30 am 10. Faber Holiday Bazaar December 5 8 11. Faber Winter Choir Concert December 7 at 7 pm Faber All Purpose Room 12. College Financial Aide Night December 8 at 7:00 pm DHS Cafeteria 13. Faber Winter Instrumental Concert December 15 at 7:00 pm Faber All Purpose Room X. Comments from the Public Any Issue/Topic
- 6 - XI. New Business Mr. Pennisi Reported back on Middle School state testing: a) 81% in Middlesex did not make AYP b) 80% in State did not make AYP HIB Report Mr. Pennisi reported to the Board that there were 2 investigations which he reviewed since the last Board meeting. This met the Superintendent s obligation under the law. Mr. Cody is attending The Delegate Assembly this Saturday. One resolution is on restricting criminal history reviews of Board Members. The consent of the Board was to support this. XII. President s Remarks XIII. Executive Session: to discuss non-agenda items relating to Personnel (7:54 p.m.) Moved by Mr. Wenzel, seconded by Mr. Osborn that this portion of the meeting be closed to discuss matters as per Open Meetings Act, Revised 1980n, Section C104-12, Provisions 7 and 8 for holding closed meetings for personnel. Discussion will be in private session and action will be taken in public session when the foregoing matters, are resolved. Moved by Mr. Wenzel, seconded by Mr. Johnson to return to regular session at 8:00 p.m. XIV. Adjournment Moved by Mr. Cody, seconded by Mr. Osborn to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Vincent J. Olivo Board Secretary