Warren Township Schools: Minutes for May 6, 2019

Minutes for May 6, 2019 Archived Minutes

A regular business meeting of the Board of Education was held this day at the Warren Middle School, 100 Old Stirling Road. The following is a record of that meeting.

I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Board President

David Brezee.

Open Public Meeting Statement – Mr. Brezee read the following statement:

Re: Chapter 231 P.L. 1975: “The adequate notice of this regular meeting as required by the open public meetings act was provided by the posting, mailing/delivery, and filing of this notice on April 17, 2019. This notice was on that date was posted on the Courier News, and TAP into Warren, all in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act.”

II. Pledge of Allegiance – Mr. Brezee led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

III. Roll Call

Present: Aaron Bellish, Christian Bellmann, Naresh Chand, Lisa DiMaggio

Marc Franco, Ayanna Taylor-Venson, Patricia Zohn and David Brezee

Absent:

Also Present: Dr. Matthew Mingle, Superintendent, and Patricia Leonhardt, Board Secretary, and members of the public and press.

Jeannine Sarosy arrived at 6:39 p.m.

IV. Executive Session

● At 6:31 p.m. Mrs. DiMaggio moved the following:

WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.10:4-11, permits the Board of Education to meet in closed session to discuss certain matters, now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, the Board of Education adjourns to closed session to discuss:

specific prospective or current employees unless all who could be adversely affected request an open session; and

protection of public safety and property and/or investigations of possible violations or violations of law

Action will be taken upon return to public session;

the length of the meeting is anticipated to be approximately 30 minutes; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, the minutes of this closed session be made public when the need for confidentiality no longer exists.

The motion was seconded by Mr. Bellmann and approved by unanimous voice vote.

On motion by Mrs. DiMaggio, seconded by Mr. Bellmann, the Board reconvened in open session at 7:03 p.m.

V. Minutes

● Mrs. DiMaggio moved the following:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the public session minutes of the April 22, 2019 Board Meeting.

The motion was seconded by Mr. Bellmann and approved by 8-0-1 roll-call vote.

(Mrs. DiMaggio abstained.)

VI. Correspondence and Information

· HIB Information

Total # of Investigations:

Total # of Determined Bullying Incidents:

· Fire Drills

ALT	Central	Mt. Horeb	Woodland	Middle
April 29	April 04	April 04	April 25	April 29

· Security Drills

ALT	Central	Mt. Horeb	Woodland	Middle
April 29	April 23	April 29	April 10	April 30
Non-Fire	Non-Fire	Non-Fire	Non-Fire	Non-Fire

VII. Annual Adoptions

Dr. Chand brought up for discussion motion 3.u., and requested that it be pulled for separate vote.

On motion by Mrs. DiMaggio, seconded by Mr. Bellmann, the Annual Adoptions consent items 1., 2., 3.a. through 3.t., and 4., through 7., were approved by a 9-0 roll-call vote.

On motion by Mrs. DiMaggio, seconded by Mr. Bellmann, the Annual Adoption consent item 3.u. was approved by a 8-1 roll-call vote. (Dr. Chand voted no.)

1. Curriculum

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves adoption of the PK-8 curriculum guides, as aligned with NJ Student Learning Standards, for the 2019-2020 school year.

2. Textbooks

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves adoption of existing district textbooks for the 2019-2020 school year.

3. Service Appointments

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following appointments for the 2019-2020 school year:

a. The appointment of Patricia Leonhardt as Board Secretary of the Warren Township Board of Education.

b. The appointment of MaryGrace Suitovsky, Assistant Business Administrator, as Acting Board Secretary in the absence of the Board Secretary.

c. The appointment of Ruth Davies as Treasurer of School Monies for the Warren Township Board of Education.

d. The appointment of Patricia Leonhardt, Business Administrator, as Acting Treasurer of School Monies for the Warren Township Board of Education in the absence of Ruth Davies.

e. The appointment of Suplee, Clooney & Company as the auditing firm for the Warren Township Board of Education, at an annual cost of $26,000.

f. The appointment of Dr. Ronald Frank as District Medical Inspector, at a cost of $4,000.

g. The appointment of Derek Ressa as the district’s Affirmative Action Officer, Title IX Coordinator, Anti-Bullying Coordinator, Homeless Liaison and 504 Officer.

h. The appointment of Shannon Sharkey as the district’s Preschool Administrator.

i. The appointment of Sean Convery as the district’s Website Accessibility Coordinator.

j. The appointment of Lance Riegler as the district’s Computer Security Officer.

k. The appointment of CBIZ-Centric as the district’s board and general liability insurance agent.

l. The appointment of Brown & Brown Benefit Advisors, Inc. as the district’s dental insurance broker.

m. The appointment of Michael Pate as the district’s Right to Know contact, AHERA representative, Integrated Pest Management Coordinator (IPMC), Safety and Health Designee, Indoor Air Quality Designee, Chemical Hygiene Officer, and Asbestos Management Officer.

n. The appointment of Patricia Leonhardt, Business Administrator, as the district’s Public Agency Compliance Officer (PACO), District Custodian of Records, and District Purchasing Agent.

o. The appointment of Ronald Berry, Patricia Leonhardt and Christine Smith as the district’s School Safety Specialists.

p. The appointment of AIG/VALIC, AXA/Equitable, Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. and Primerica as 403(b), 457(b) and Roth 403(b) plan providers.

q. The appointment of Phoenix Advisors, Bordentown, NJ as the district’s Financial Advisers and Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, New Jersey as bond counsel legal services provider.

r. The appointment of AmeriFlex as the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Account (DCA) provider. Cost is $63 per participant per year for FSA and/or DCA program participation, plus $770 per annum for FSA, DCA and COBRA program administration.

s. Independent Educational Evaluations

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education does hereby establish the maximum reasonable and customary rates for Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE) as per Policy 2468 as follows:

Evaluation Type	Rate
Speech and Language	$700
Occupational Therapy	$700
Physical Therapy	$700
Educational	$700
Psychological	$700
Neurodevelopmental	$900
Neurological	$900
Psychiatric	$900
Assistive Technology Assessment	$950
Augmentative Communication Assessment	$950

t. Evaluation Instruments

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education readopts district evaluation systems as follows:

● Kim Marshall Principal Evaluation system as evaluation system for building administrators as well as curriculum supervisors.

● Danielson Framework for Teaching as evaluation system for the district's teaching staff.

u. Substitute Pay

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following substitute rates of pay:

● Substitute Teachers and Paraprofessionals - $100

● Substitute Nurses - $200

● Long Term Substitutes - $150

● Long Term Paraprofessionals - $110

4. Finance

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following:

a. The designation of the following bank as depository for district funds for 2019-2020, dependent on ongoing certification of approval by the Governmental Unit Deposit Protection Act: Peapack-Gladstone Bank.

b. Authorization for the Board Secretary to invest school funds in accordance with the limitations of State law and Board policy.

c. Authorization for the following persons to sign checks:

Account Name	Nbr.	Signatory(s)
General Operating (Current) Account	3	Treasurer of School Monies and/or Board Secretary and/or Board President and/or Board Vice President
Salary Account	1	Treasurer of School Monies or Board Secretary
Payroll Deduction Account	1	Treasurer of School Monies or Board Secretary
Unemployment Account	1	Board Secretary or Superintendent
Juice and Water Account	1	Board Secretary or Superintendent
Milk Account	1	Board Secretary or Superintendent
Flexible Spending Account	1	Board Secretary or Superintendent
Middle School Student Activity Account	2	Middle School Principal and/or Middle School Dean and/or Board Secretary

d. The financial records of the school district shall be maintained in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and all appropriations shall be recorded using the Chart of Accounts provided by the New Jersey Department of Education.

e. Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to make purchases of goods and services entered into on behalf of the State by the Division of Purchase and Property (state contract), Ed-Data, Somerset County Cooperative Pricing System, Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council (MCCPC), Middlesex Regional Educational Services Cooperative Purchasing, Hunterdon County ESC Cooperative Purchasing and Union County Cooperative Purchasing System.

f. Authorization, in recognition of Qualified Purchasing Agent status, of a bid threshold of $40,000 for Purchasing Agent Patricia Leonhardt.

5. Petty Cash Accounts

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the establishment of the following petty cash accounts and the individual responsible for the account for 2019-2020:

a. Superintendent’s Office (Superintendent’s Secretary) $200

b. Buildings and Grounds (Supervisor of B & G) $200

c. Schools (Building Principal) $200 (each school)

d. SPS (Director of SPS) $100

e. Curriculum (Curriculum Director) $100

The maximum expenditure from each account for each purchase is $25.00. The School Business Administrator will review a summary of the disbursements on a semi-annual basis.

6. Organizational Chart

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the district’s organizational chart for the 2019-2020 school year dated May 8, 2017.

7. Benefits

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the district’s participation in the Horizon Healthcare Dental/Public Employer Trust for the 2019-2020 school year at the following rates:

● Single - $57.68 per month, $692.16 per annum

● 2 Adult - $115.34 per month, $1,384.08 per annum

● Parent/Child - $129.74 per month, $1,556.88 per annum

● Family - $187.44 per month, $2,249.28 per annum

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the district’s participation in the School Employees Health Benefits Program and its premium schedule as published by the State of New Jersey, Department of the Treasury, Division of Pension and Benefits.

VIII. President’s Remarks - Mr. David Brezee

Mr. Brezee welcomed all and reminded all of the July 29th deadline for petitions to be on the ballot for the November Board of Education elections..

Mr. Brezee thanked Mrs. Perlman and Mr. Marin for their service upon their retirements (motion C.12.).

Mr. Brezee reminded all about the July 15th Board of Education retreat meeting which starts at 4 p.m.

IX. Superintendent’s Remarks – Dr. Matthew Mingle

Dr. Mingle welcomed all and discussed motions B.7., the award for the work at Middle School. In addition, Dr. Mingle noted a small typo in motion C.6.

Dr. Mingle referenced Teacher and Nurse Appreciation day and week, thanking all staff for the work they do every single day.

X. Presentations

● 2019-2020 Warren Township School District Budget - Public Hearing - Dr. Mingle and Mrs. Leonhardt presented the 2019-2020 budget to be voted on this evening.

XI. Discussion

● Board Meeting Recordings - Mrs. Zohn opened the conversation regarding the topic, discussing her reasoning. Mr. Franco then made the following motion:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education requests a financial review of the cost of either live streaming or recording Board of Education meetings.

Seconded by Mrs. Zohn, the motion was approved by a 9-0 roll-call vote.

● School Resource Officer - Mr. Brezee introduced the topic for discussion.

XII. Committee Reports

● Curriculum/Communications & Technology Committee - Mrs. DiMaggio reported on the meeting held that evening, which discussed summer curriculum writing and survey options.

● Strategic Plan Ad Hoc Committee - Dr. Mingle reported on the recent meeting which developed project goals, the Request for Proposals criteria and a timeline.

XIII. Public Commentary (agenda items only)

Note on public input at BOE meetings: Board Policy #9322, adopted on January 21, 2013, provides for and encourages public participation in Board of Education meetings. Such participation is governed by the following rules:

A participant must be recognized by the presiding officer and must preface comments by an announcement of his/her name and place of residence;
Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to three minutes’ duration (limit may be adjusted at the discretion of the presiding officer as circumstances dictate);
No participant may speak more than once on the same topic until all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard; and
All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer—no participant may address or question Board members individually.

The portion of the meeting during which participation of the public is invited shall be limited to fifteen minutes (limit may be adjusted at the discretion of the presiding officer as circumstances dictate).

● Meredith Landau, Christy Drive, discussed her support for a School Resource Officer.

XIV. Items for Board Consideration/Action

Mr. Franco’s asked some questions regarding item A.2.

Mr. Brezee asked that motion B.3. be pulled for separate vote.

On motion by Mrs. DiMaggio, seconded by Mr. Bellmann, the consent items A.1. through A.4., B.1., B.2., B.4., through B.8., and C.1. through C.14., were approved by a 9-0 roll-call vote.

On motion by Mrs. DiMaggio, seconded by Mr. Bellmann, the consent item B.3., was approved by a 7-2 roll-call vote. (Mrs. Sarosy and Mr. Brezee voted no.)

A. Education

A.1. HIB Report

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the HIB Report submitted by the Superintendent for the period ending on April 22, 2019.

A.2. Field Trip Destination

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the field trip destination for the 2018-2019 School Year as follows:

1. Unity Charter School
2. Union Catholic High School

A.3. Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Committee Goals - 2018-2020

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following goals for the

Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Committee for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years:

● Identify potential facilitator(s) for the strategic planning process for Board consideration.

● Work with administration to plan the timeline and goals with defined milestones for the strategic plan development process.

● Represent the Board on the strategic planning steering committee.

A.4. Establish Autism Class at Warren Middle Middle School

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the establishment of an Autism Class at Warren Middle School to meet the needs of enrolled students for the 2019-2020 school year.

B. Finance/Operations/Transportation

B.1. Travel Approval

Whereas, in accordance with State of New Jersey School District Accountability Act (A-5) and the Warren Township Schools’ policy number 4133-Travel and Work Related Expense Reimbursement, travel by school district employees and Board of Education members must be approved in advance.

Now Therefore Be It RESOLVED, the Warren Township Schools Board of Education approves the following expenses for faculty, staff, administrators, and board members for seminars, conferences and workshops. The expense includes travel costs, if applicable:

Name	School	Workshop/ Conference	Location	Month/Yr	Cost
Matthew Mingle	BOE	New Jersey Schools Board Association Workshop 2019	Atlantic City	Oct 2019	$947
Patricia Leonhardt	BOE	New Jersey Schools Board Association Workshop 2019	Atlantic City	Oct 2019	$770
Jeffrey Heaney	WS	New Jersey Schools Board Association Workshop 2019	Atlantic City	Oct 2019	$609
William Kimmick	District	New Jersey Schools Board Association Workshop 2019	Atlantic City	Oct 2019	$947
Scott Cook	MH	New Jersey Schools Board Association Workshop 2019	Atlantic City	Oct 2019	$649
Lance Riegler	Tech.	New Jersey Schools Board Association Workshop 2019	Atlantic City	Oct 2019	$511
Emily Niclas	WS	Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia	Parsippany	June 2019	$200

All of the above travel has been approved by the Superintendent. The School Business Administrator shall track and record these costs to insure that the maximum amount is not exceeded.

B.2. 2019-2020 Warren Township School District Budget - Final Adoption

RESOLVED, the Board of Education approves the 2019-2020 Warren Township School District Budget as approved by the Executive County Superintendent of Schools for Somerset County.

The budget includes sufficient funds to provide curriculum and instruction which will enable all students to achieve the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and is in compliance with N.J.S.A. 18A and N.J.A.C Title 6 and 6A.

2019-2020 Budget
Appropriations:		Revenue:
Fund 10
Operating Budget	$43,263,295	State Aid: General Fund	$1,658,159
Transfer to Charter Schools	$57,522	Tax Levy: General Fund	$41,193,378
Deposit to Capital Reserve	$100,500	Other Revenues	$622,157
Capital Outlay	$321,415	Fund Balance	$460,000
Summer School	$282,962	Withdrawal from Capital Reserves	$60,000
		Withdrawal from Maintenance Reserves	$32,000
TOTAL	$44,025,694		$44,025,694

Fund 20
Special Revenue Appropriations	$415,505	Grants: Federal, State and Local	$415,505

Fund 40	$0	Fund 40	$0

FURTHER RESOLVED, per NJAC 6A:23B-1.2(b), the budget provides for a maximum expenditure amount that may be allotted for travel and expense reimbursement. The 2019-2020 budget includes a maximum travel appropriation of $125,050. The School Business Administrator shall track and record these costs to insure that the maximum amount is not exceeded, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, a Board of Education may, and this Board does, establish, for regular district business travel only, an annual school year threshold of $1,500 per staff member where prior Board approval shall not be required for regular business travel, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent and Business Administrator to implement the 2019-2020 budget as hereby approved,

B.3. Approval of the Use of Banked Cap

WHEREAS, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-10.3(b)1, a district can request use of banked cap only after it has fully exhausted all eligible statutory spending authority in the budget year; and

WHEREAS, banked cap from the earliest pre-budget year must be used before the amount from a more recent year; and

WHEREAS, the Warren Township Board of Education has fully exhausted all eligible statutory spending authority for the 2019-2020 budget year and has determined the need for banked cap in order to balance the general fund for the 2019-2020 budget, maintain existing programs and continue implementing the district’s goals; and

WHEREAS, the use of banked cap will be completed by the end of the 2019-2020 budget year and will not be deferred or incrementally completed over a longer period of time; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the use of $211,783 from the 2016-2017 banked cap for the 2019-2020 budget year and to complete said purposes by June, 2020.

B.4. Dealaman Bus Services Contract Renewal for 2019-2020

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the renewal of the transportation contracts for the 2019-2020 school year with Dealaman Bus Services of Warren, NJ. Renewed routes increased by 1.25%, which is below state approved CPI of 1.45%. The details are as follows:

Multi Contract #	Renewal #	20198-2020 Cost
1	25	$ 239,343.67
2	21	$ 79,025.96
4	8	$ 34,176.88
5	21	$ 155,513.14
6	20	$ 42,518.62
7	19	$ 71,791.81
8	11	$ 144,674.55
9	17	$ 18,465.68
10	16	$ 28,630.09
11	15	$ 55,346.30
12	14	$ 48,741.56
	TOTAL	$ 918,228.26

B.5. Tax Payment Schedule for 2019-2020 School Year

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following tax payment schedule for 2019-2020 from the Township of Warren:

Due Date	Amount	Due Date	Amount
Monday, July 1, 2019	$700,000	Thursday, January 2, 2020	$3,432,782
Tuesday, July 16, 2019	$700,000
Thursday, August 1, 2019	$700,000	Monday, February 3, 2020	$3,432,782
Thursday, August 15, 2019	$1,000,000
Tuesday, September 3, 2019	$2,000,000	Monday, March 2, 2020	$3,432,782
Monday, September 16, 2019	$2,000,000
Tuesday, October 1, 2019	$4,498,897	Wednesday, April 1, 2020	$3,432,782
Friday, November 1, 2019	$4,498,897	Friday, May 1, 2020	$3,432,782
Monday, December 2, 2019	$4,498,895	Monday, June 1, 2020	$3,432,779

B.6. 2019-2020 Custodial Charges for Building Usage

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following rates for the billing of custodial charges for the groups that use our buildings:

● Straight time $36.00 per hour

● Time and a half $54.00 per hour

● Double time $72.00 per hour

B.7. Middle School Interior Renovations

WHEREAS, a recommendation was made by the Superintendent of Schools to the Warren Township Board of Education (“Board") to seek a contract for construction services for the Interior Renovations Project at the Middle School (hereinafter “Project”); and

WHEREAS, the Project was properly advertised to prospective bidders in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-4; and

WHEREAS, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 the Board received the following bids from potential bidders in accordance with N.J.S.A.18A:18A-1, et seq.;

	Base	Alternate 1	Alternate 2	Alternate 3	Total
Tri-Form Construction, Inc.	$312,600	$10,300	$53,700	$5,170	$381,770
Falak	$342,000	$8,500	$49,900	$8,000	$408,400
Salazar	$329,000	$10,800	$64,000	$20,700	$424,500
Lanyi & Tevald	$333,430	$11,500	$69,350	$17,320	$431,600
AVCO	$369,000	$10,600	$48,000	$16,000	$443,600
Paley Construction	$379,624	$9,200	$43,942	$17,110	$449,876
Apex Enterprises of Union	$380,000	$14,000	$49,000	$23,000	$466,000
Hahr	$557,000	$25,000	$53,000	$28,000	$663,000

WHEREAS, Tri-Form Construction Inc.’s bid has been reviewed by the design professionals and attorney and is the lowest and is responsive to the bid requirements for the Project,

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board hereby awards the Project to Tri-Form Construction, Inc. for Three hundred eighty-one thousand, seven hundred seventy dollars ($381,770). Motion includes approval to transfer monies from Capital Reserve for full cost of the project, including all professional and ancillary fees.

B.8. Approval - Parking Lot Upgrades at Buildings & Grounds/Maintenance

RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, that the Warren Township School District, in the County of Somerset, New Jersey authorizes Parette Somjen Architects to submit all necessary plans and paperwork to the Department of Education concerning the Parking Lot Upgrades at the district’s Buildings and Grounds/Transportation building to serve as an application to the Office of School Facilities and an amendment to the District’s Long Range Facility Plan; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this project shall be an “Other Capital” project and the Board of Education is NOT seeking State funding but will fund the Project through the District’s current budgetary funds.

C. Personnel/Student Services

C.1. Employment for the 2018-2019 School Year

RESOLVED, upon recommendation from the Superintendent that the Board of Education approve the following Personnel items including the emergent employment of the following employees (indicated by *) conditional upon the final approval by the New Jersey Department of Education The Board further authorizes the submission of an application for emergency hiring pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.1, et. Seq., N.J.S.A. 18A:6.14.12, et. Seq., if applicable Staff members shall be paid in accordance with provisions in their collective bargaining agreement and/or in accordance with a schedule provided to all employees prior to the beginning of the contract or school year.

Name	Position/PCR	Location	Degree	Step	Salary	Effective Date	Discussion
Cheryl Hall	Leave Replacement Transportation Coordinator	District	NA	NA	$115/day	4/23/2019 thru on or about 6/4/2019	Replacing employee #2717
Christina Mancino	Leave Replacement Grade 1 Teacher	MH	MA	1	$63,795 (prorated)	3/4/2019 - 6/30/2019	Replacing employee #2055

C.2. Employment for the 2019-2020 School Year

Name

Position/PCR

Location

Degree

Step

Salary

Effective Date

Discussion

Derek Ressa

Director of Special Services

10-00-03/ayf

District

N/A

$140,000

7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020

Replacing employee #2915

C.3. Leave Request

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following leave requests:

Employee ID	Paid/Unpaid
#2717	FMLA - 4/23/2019 - 6/4/2019 (paid)
#2166	FMLA - 5/13/2019 - 6/30/2019 (paid)
#2258	FMLA - 5/8/2019 - 6/7/2019 (paid) FMLA - 6/8/2019 - 6/30/2019 (unpaid)

C.4. Appointment of 2019-2020 Summer Fun Staff

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the list of Summer Fun staff dated May 2, 2019.

C.5. Additional Hours

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following additional hours:

Name	Student #	Club/Purpose	Starting Date	Cost
Helen Moore	1316551903	Band Concert	May 28, 2019	$50
Jordan Gelber	1466004655	Band Trip	May 17, 2019	$180
Cathryn Ticchio	2876297063 & 6357672514	Band Trip	May 17, 2019	$192

C.6. Appointment of WTEA-eligible Staff for the 2019-2020 School Year

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the list of WTEA-eligible staff employment, dated May 6, 2019, for the 2019-2020 school year.

C.7. Appointment of Unaffiliated Staff for the 2019-2020 School Year

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the list of unaffiliated staff employment, dated May 2, 2019, for the 2019-2020 school year.

C.8. Appointment of WTAA-eligible Staff for the 2019-2020 School Year

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the list of WTAA-eligible staff employment, dated May 2, 2019, for the 2019-2020 school year.

C.9. Increment Withholding

WHEREAS, the Superintendent has recommended that the Warren Township Board of Education withhold the employment and adjustment increments of Employee #1151 for the 2019-2020 school year; and

WHEREAS, the Board has considered the Superintendent’s recommendation together with the entire record; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Superintendent’s recommendation to the Board that the Employee’s employment and adjustment increments be withheld for the 2019-2020 school year is amply supported by the record as a whole; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board hereby adopts and affirms the Superintendent’s recommendation to withhold the Employee’s employment and adjustment increments for the 2019-2020 school year for the reasons set forth in the Superintendent’s letter to the Employee, dated April 30, 2019; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board hereby requests that the Board Secretary/Business Administrator provide the Employee with written notice that his/her employment and adjustment increments for the 2019-2020 school year are being withheld, together with the reasons therefore, within 10 days of the date of this Resolution, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:29-14.

C.10. Long Term Substitute

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following individual as a Long Term Substitute:

Name	Effective Date	Replacing Employee #
Diane Moon	4/29/2019 - 6/30/2019	#2280

C.11. Transfer of Staff

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the transfer/change in

assignment of the following district staff:

Name

From

Degree

Salary /Step

Effective Date

Discussion

Sharon Harvey

Bus Driver

12-00-24/act

25 hours per week

Bus Driver

12-00-24/act

35 hours per week

N/A

$22,680

5/8/2019 - 6/30/2019

Covering additional hours for employee #2258

Jonathan Carrillo

Permanent District Substitute Custodian

04-00-10/bhy

Night Custodian

04-33-10/aob

N/A

$22,680

$35,360

On or about 5/7/2019 - 6/30/2019

(pending post- offer pre-employment testing)

Replacing employee

#3227

C.12. Retirement/Resignation

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the retirement/resignations

of the following staff:

Name	Position	Location	Retirement/ Resignation	Dates of Service
Frances Perlman	Reading Recovery Teacher	ALT	Retirement	9/1/1987 - 6/30/2019
Colleen Runyon	Paraprofessional	MH	Resignation	10/16/2018 - 6/30/2019
Kathryn Maxton	Paraprofessional	ALT	Resignation	9/1/2018 - 5/30/2019
David Marin	Custodian	MH	Retirement	7/8/2002 - 6/30/2019

C.13. Warren Middle School Stipend Positions 2018-2019

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following stipend position for the 2018-2019 school year as per the WTEA agreement effective May 7, 2019:

a. Lunchroom Supervisor-Emily Bruno (Emily replaces Danielle Buzby)

C.14. Transportation Staff - Additional Pay

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves additional pay for the transportation employees listed below, for an additional 2.75 hours per employee, for the purpose of state-mandated safety training. Total cost not to exceed $978.78.

Priscilla Bledsoe	Sharon Harvey	Marcia Romasz
Tim Brennan	Iberca Jimenez	Roberta Snead
David Dante	Cindy McCabe	Marcela Stefanikova
Pamela Ditzel	Debbie Novy	Annette Vecchio
Trish Doll	Noelle Perrine	Gloria Villamarin
Cheryl Hall	Krystle Rivera
Casey Hardy	Rey Rodriguez

XV. Unfinished Business

N/A

XVI. New Business

● Transgender Policy - Mrs. Taylor requested that the policy and topic be placed on a future agenda. Mrs. Zohn discussed the caveats of the law. Mrs. Zohn also requested that the motion be placed on the agenda again. Mr. Franco questioned the assertion that this matter is dictated by law. The item will be placed on an upcoming Board of Education agenda under Discussion.

Mr. Bellmann made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Zohn, as follows:

● RESOLVED, that the Board of Education requests that administration work with board counsel regarding legal mandates and options regarding the transgender policy, specifically, but not limited to, parental notification.

The motion was approved by a 9-0 roll-call vote.

XVII. Public Commentary (any topic)

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XVIII. Executive Session

● At 8:16 p.m. Mrs. DiMaggio moved the following:

WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.10:4-11, permits the Board of Education to meet in closed session to discuss certain matters, now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, the Board of Education adjourns to closed session to discuss:

protection of public safety and property and/or investigations of possible violations or violations of law

Action may be taken upon return to public session;

the length of the meeting is anticipated to be approximately 30 minutes; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, the minutes of this closed session be made public when the need for confidentiality no longer exists.

The motion was seconded by Mr. Bellmann and approved by unanimous voice vote.

Mrs. Sarosy left at 9:01 p.m.

On motion by Mrs. Zohn, seconded by Mr. Bellmann, the Board reconvened in open session at 9:02 p.m.

Mr. Brezee made a motion, seconded by Mr. Franco as follows:

● RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby requests that administration performs additional research regarding a School Resource Officer, which shall include polling other similar districts and a review of any other relevant topics.

The motion was approved by a 8-0 roll-call vote.

XIX. Adjourn

On motion by Mrs. DiMaggio, seconded by Mr. Bellmann, the meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m.

Minutes submitted by,

Patricia Leonhardt

Board Secretary

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