Warren Township Schools: Minutes for December 20, 2021

Minutes for December 20, 2021 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 public was welcome to attend in person or virtually through the online Zoom platform. 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

Marc Franco.

Open Public Meeting Statement – Mr. Franco 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 January 10, 2021. 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 – Marc Franco led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

III. Roll Call

Present: Aaron Bellish, Mark Bisci, David Breeze, Lori Clar, Lisa DiMaggio,

Laura Keller, Todd Weinstein and Marc Franco

Absent:

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

Mrs. Zohn arrived at 7:03 p.m.

IV. Executive Session

● At 6:32 p.m. Mr. Bisci 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:

material the disclosure of which constitutes an unwarranted invasion of individual privacy

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. Brezee and approved by unanimous voice vote.

Mrs. Zohn arrived at 7:03 p.m.

V. Motion to return to Open Session

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

VI. Minutes

● Mr. Bisci moved the following:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the public and private session minutes of the November 22, 2021 Board Meeting.

The motion was seconded by Mr. Brezee and approved by a 8-0-1 roll-call vote. (Mrs. DiMaggio abstained.)

VII. Correspondence and Information

· HIB Information

Total # of Investigations:			Total # of Determined Bullying Incidents:
	3			2

· Suspension Report

In School:			Out of School:
	1			3

· Fire Drills

ALT	Central	Mt. Horeb	Woodland	Middle
November 09	November 08	November 23	November 10	November 24

· Security Drills

ALT	Central	Mt. Horeb	Woodland	Middle
November 23	November 18	November 22	November 19	November 11
Bomb Threat	Bomb Threat	Bomb Threat	Bomb Threat	Bomb Threat

VIII. President's Remarks – Mr. Marc Franco

Mr. Franco noted that Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, and Ms. Nancy Munoz, New Jersey Assembly member, visited the Warren Township School District on December 10. The delegation visited Central School and Warren Middle School. At the conclusion of the visit, the Mr. Franco and district administrators had an opportunity to discuss pressing educational issues with the delegation.

Mr. Franco reported that the December referendum 2021 passed with 77% of the vote, and thanked district staff for their hard work in this area.

Mr. Franco commented that COVID cases are increasing with the new Omicron variant.

Mr. Franco recognized the end of his three year term. He thanked fellow board members and board administrators. He also stated that our Board provides a good example of civil discourse.

IX. Superintendent’s Remarks – Dr. Matthew Mingle

Dr. Mingle thanked the Central School and Warren Middle School principals for their assistance with the recent visit by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education.

Dr. Mingle announced the district’s 2021-2022 Governor’s Educator of the Year recipients as follows:

❏ Classroom Teacher Recipients

Angelo L. Tomaso - Sanjita Livingston, Special Education Teacher

Central - Lyndsay Carroll, ASAP Math Teacher

Mt. Horeb - Philip Jones, Grade 4 Teacher

Woodland - Kristina Traynor - Grade 1 Teacher

Middle - Alexis Slack - ASAP English Language Arts Teacher

❏ Educational Services Professional Recipients

Angelo L. Tomaso - Melissa Fedosh, Paraprofessional

Central - Nancy Lauber - Paraprofessional

Mt. Horeb - Michelle Zgombic - Technology Teacher/Coach

Woodland - Shari DeCarli - Paraprofessional

Middle - Valerie Nelson - Paraprofessional

Dr. Mingle reported that Central School was used as a landing zone for a State Police helicopter earlier in the day.

Dr. Mingle reported that the Referendum unofficially passed with 77% of the vote. He noted that Chris Heagele and Micheal Pate have started to work with our architect and bond counsel to initiate the next steps of the process.

Dr. Mingle reported on the COVID notification process that will be implemented during the winter break.

Lastly, Dr. Mingle thanked the outgoing Board members for their dedicated service during their respective terms.

X. Presentations

● Recognition of Service, Mrs. Lori Clar and Mr. Aaron Bellish - Mr. Franco read resolutions recognizing their service to the board.

● Recognition of Service, Mr. Marc Franco - Mr. Bisci read a resolution thanking Mr. Franco for his service to the board.

● Substitute Shortages - Dr. Mingle made a presentation on changes to the district’s substitute compensation program, including several incentives to attract more substitutes in the district.

● Quarantine and Test to Stay - Dr. Mingle presented proposed updates to the district’s quarantine policy and a proposed new Test to Stay protocol for school based close contacts.

XI. Discussion

Mr. Franco asked about the Test to Stay program. Mr. Franco asked for more extensive data on non-school based contacts, if possible.

XII. Committee Reports

● Personnel Committee - Mrs. Zohn reported that the committee met on December 15 to discuss incentives to attract more substitutes.

● Warren Township Education Foundation - Mrs. Zohn reported that the WTEF met with the district administration to provide an update on the current status of the foundation.

● Finance Operation Security Committee - Mr. Brezee reported that the committee met to discuss the 8th grade field trip, to hear a report on the WTEF, to review next steps regarding the referendum, to discuss recent weather and the readiness of our facilities, review last year’s Summer Fun program, and review the budget calendar. Lastly, Mr. Brezee thanked Mr. Franco and Mr. Bellish for their service to the committee.

● Curriculum, Communication, and Technology Committee - Mrs. DiMaggio reported that the committee met earlier in the month regarding Zoom access to Board meetings. The committee recommended that the Board continue live meetings with Zoom access as well as comments live and via Zoom. The committee reviewed the district’s dashboard.

XIII. Public Commentary (agenda items only)

Note on public input at BOE meetings: Board Policy #0167, adopted on June 18, 2018, provides for 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, address, and group affiliation, if applicable;
Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to three minutes’ duration. If necessary, the public comment portion of the meeting may be extended fifteen minutes with Board approval;
No participant may speak more than once on the same topic until all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard;
All statements, questions, or inquiries shall be directed to the presiding officer and any questions or inquiries directed by a participant to another Board member shall be redirected to the presiding officer who shall determine if such statement, question, or inquiry shall be addressed by the presiding officer on behalf of the Board;

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).

● Ms. Mariette Dzeletovic - King George Road, asked a question about the Test to Stay program. She also encouraged residents to consider serving as a substitute teacher. Lastly, she expressed her appreciation for the Board and the hard work it has done this year.

XIV. Items for Board Consideration/Action

On motion by Mr. Bisci, seconded by Mr. Franco, the consent items A.1., A.2., B.1. through B.8. and C.1. through C.13., were approved by a 9-0 roll-call vote.

The Superintendent recommends that it be:

A. Education

A.1. HIB Report

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education accepts the HIB Report submitted by the Superintendent for the period ending on November 22, 2021.

A.2. NJDOE English Language Learner Three-Year Plan Submission Form

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the Bilingual/ESL Three-Year Program Plan for School Years 2021-2024.

B. Finance/Operations/Transportation

B.1. Payment of Bills

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the payment of bills for the period December 1, 2021 through December 20, 2021 in the amount of $3,875,139.87.

B.2. Partial Payment of Bills

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education authorizes the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, pursuant to Policy 6470, to audit pending bills and claims, to pay qualifying bills and claims within approved budget line item amounts, from December 21, 2021 to December 31, 2021, and to submit those bills to the Board of Education for approval at its first meeting in January 2022.

B.3. Board Secretary's and Treasurer's Report

WHEREAS, the Board of Education has received the report of the secretary for the month of November.

WHEREAS, this report shows the following balances on November 30, 2021.

FUND	CASH BALANCE	APPROPRIATION BALANCE	FUND BALANCE
(10) General Current Expense Fund	$13,469,614.30		$1,929,204.87
(10) General Current Expense		$0.00
(11) Current Expense		$1,987,934.09
(12) Capital Outlay		$132,065.90
(13) Special Schools		$4,642.52
(20) Special Revenue Fund	($218,489.47)	$56,341.86	$0.00
(30) Capital Projects Fund	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
(40) Debt Service Fund	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS	$13,251,124.83	$2,180,984.37	$1,929,204.87
(60) Milk Fund	$4,049.49	($148,148.70)	$15,660.49
(61) Juice and Water Fund	$1,358.62	$0.00	$1,358.13
TOTAL ENTERPRISE FUNDS	$5,407.62	($148,148.70)	$17,018.62

WHEREAS, in compliance with law and code the secretary has certified that, as of the date of the reports, no budgetary line item account has obligations and payments (contractual orders) which in total exceed the amount appropriated by the district board of education, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the Board of Education accepts the above reference reports and certifications and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, in compliance with law and code, the Board of Education certifies that, after review of the secretary's monthly financial report (appropriation section), to the best of its knowledge, no major account or fund has been over expended in violation of law and code and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the year.

B.4. Budget Transfers for Month of November 2021

RESOLVED, the Board of Education ratifies the following transfers between budget line items that have been approved by the Superintendent of Schools and that are now being reported to the Board pursuant to Policy 6422:

1.	11-000-100-562-000-08-01	Tuition - Other LEAs	11-000-100-566-000-08-01	Tuition - Private Schools	$32,000
2.	11-000-100-562-000-08-01	Tuition - Other LEAs	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$37,600
3.	11-000-240-600-033-07-10	Admin Supplies - MS	11-190-100-610-033-07-10	Instructional Supplies - MS	$625
4.	11-000-252-500-000-11-01	Technology - Other Purchased Services	11-000-252-330-000-11-01	Technology - Professional Services	$3,000
5.	11-000-262-300-000-09-00	Purchased Prof. & Tech. Svcs. - Maint.	11-000-262-610-000-09-00	Building Supplies - Maintenance	$4,300
6.	11-190-100-320-030-03-99	Purchased Prof. Educational Svcs. - CS	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$4,000
7.	11-190-100-320-033-07-99	Purchased Prof. Educational Svcs. - MS	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$4,000
8.	11-190-100-320-035-04-99	Purchased Prof. Educational Svcs. - MHS	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$4,000
9.	11-190-100-320-040-05-99	Purchased Prof. Educational Svcs. - ALT	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$4,000
10.	11-190-100-320-050-06-99	Purchased Prof. Educational Svcs. - WS	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$4,000
11.	11-190-100-580-033-07-00	Travel (Instructional) - Middle	11-190-100-610-033-07-10	Instructional Supplies - MS	$1,000
12.	11-190-100-610-030-03-99	Instructional Supplies - CS	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$5,000
13.	11-190-100-610-033-07-99	Instructional Supplies - MS	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$5,000
14.	11-190-100-610-035-04-99	Instructional Supplies - MHS	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$5,000
15.	11-190-100-610-040-05-99	Instructional Supplies - ALT	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$5,000
16.	11-190-100-610-050-06-99	Instructional Supplies - WS	11-000-291-270-000-00-00	Health Benefits	$5,000
17.	11-219-100-101-033-07-00	Special Ed-Home Instruction Salaries-MS	11-219-100-320-033-08-00	Special Ed-Home Instr.-Purch. Svcs.-MS	$6,500

B.5. SCESC Transportation

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve a transportation agreement with Somerset County Educational Services Commission for 2021/2022 SY transportation for out of district student as follows:

School	Student ID #	Cost
*Academy 360	7550526983	$390.83 per diem **

(* This motion supersedes previous motion on November 22, 2021.)

(** This per diem cost is effective December 6, 2021 and expires February 23, 2022)

B.6. School Employees’ Health Benefits Program Waiver Payments

WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.31a, in conjunction with N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.46.11, permits employers participating in the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program (“SEHBP”) to unilaterally establish an amount to be paid to employees who agree to waive their health benefits coverage in exchange for a cash payment; and

WHEREAS, the employer has sole discretion as to whether or not to offer employees health benefits waiver payments which are not subject to the collective bargaining process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.31a(c); and

WHEREAS, the Board of Education previously offered an incentive for eligible employees who waive medical insurance in the amount of 25%, or $5,000, whichever is less, of the amount saved by the employer because of the employee's waiver of coverage; and

WHEREAS, the supporting waiver language has been removed from the agreements with each of the district’s bargaining units; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Education is exercising its discretion in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-17.31a(c) to offer an incentive for eligible employees who waive medical insurance;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of the Township of Warren, County of Somerset, State of New Jersey, that it will offer an incentive for eligible employees who waive medical insurance in the amount of 25%, or $5,000, whichever is less, of the amount saved by the employer because of the employee's waiver of coverage for Calendar Year 2022; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an employee who has health benefit coverage through a spouse or from another source, other than the State Health Benefits Plan or the SEHBP, and who can demonstrate same to the Business Administrator, may elect to forego all or a portion of his/her medical, dental and/or prescription coverage for a full year and receive a cash payment of twenty-five percent (25%) of the premium savings to the Board of Education, or $5,000, whichever is less, of the amount saved by the employer. Said payment will not be considered salary, nor will it be considered pensionable. The Business Office shall provide the forms by which an employee shall waive coverage and apply for payment; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an employee who has waived all or a portion of his/her medical benefit coverage will be allowed to restore such coverage on an immediate basis, without the necessity of a health questionnaire for the employee or his/her family members, in the event of a hardship or change of life event. Reentry to all health benefit coverage for reason of hardship or change of life applies only in the following situations, which result in the loss of health benefits coverage through the employee's spouse or other source:

● Termination of employment (proof of termination of benefits required);

● Legal Separation (a copy of decree is required);

● Group contract/policy terminated (proof of termination of benefits required);

● Disability of spouse which eliminates benefits (proof of termination of benefits required);

● Divorce (a copy of the decree is required);

● Death of Spouse (a copy of death certificate is required);

● Military Discharge (a copy of DD214 is required);

Application under these circumstances must be made within sixty (60) days of the life event to the Board of Education's Payroll/Benefit Office.

In addition, any employee who has waived all his/her health benefit coverage may automatically restore his/her coverage by applying during the open enrollment period during any year. The reinstatement date under such conditions will be January 1. It will not be necessary for any employee or his/her family members to complete a Statement of Health (proof of insurability) to restore coverage during the open enrollment period.

B.7. Test to Stay

RESOLVED, that the Warren Township Board of Education, hereby formally requests that the New Jersey Department of Health and the New Jersey Department of Education allow New Jersey public schools to offer a Test to Stay program to students that have been quarantined due to a school based close contact of COVID-19, which is considered a “promising practice” by the Centers for Disease Control. Specifically, the Board hereby supports the adoption of such a Test to Stay program and offers Warren Township Schools as a school district that would be interested in providing a pilot program.

B.8. Updated Quarantine and Test to Stay Protocols
RESOLVED, that the Warren Township Board of Education, hereby

adopts updated minimum quarantine timetables as allowed by New Jersey Department of Health guidelines issued on December 15, 2021, and approves the use of a Test to Stay protocol as allowed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines issued on December 17, 2021 immediately upon New Jersey Department of Health approval.

C. Personnel/Student Services

C.1. Employment for the 2021-2022 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	Tenure	Discussion
Patricia Lospinoso*	1:1 Paraprofessional l08-40-08/bgk 32.5 hrs per week	ALT	N/A	17-18	$32,023 (prorated)	On or about January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022	No	To replace employee #3620
Vivian Shehady**	1:1 Paraprofessional 08-30-08/bmu 12 hrs per week	CS	N/A	1	$9,956	January 24, 2022 through June 30, 2022	No	New Position
Donna Kohl	Preschool Paraprofessional 32.5 hrs per week 08-35-08/bgt	MH	N/A	13-14	$32,577 (with stipend)	January 10, 2022 through June 30, 2022	No	To replace employee #1391
Mia Caldarelli	Paraprofessional, 32.5 hrs per week	WMS	N/A	1	$26,964	On or about January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022	No	To replace employee #2299
Denise McGee	Secretary of Curriculum 03-00-04/adq	District	N/A	1	$53,955	January 11, 2022 through June 30, 2022	No	To replace employee #3221
Karly Trimble	1:1 Paraprofessional 08-35-08/blc 32.5 hrs per week	MH	N/A	1	$28,764 (with stipend)	December 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022	No	New Position
Christie Zomer	Leave Replacement Special Education Teacher	ALT	BA	1	$59,549	February 10, 2022 through June 30, 2022	No	To replace employee #3218
Maureen Holland	Multi-Duty Paraprofessional 08-35-15/beq, 30 hrs per week	MH	N/A	5	$24,210	January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022	No	To replace employee #0424

*This motion supersedes previous motion approved on October 25, 2021

**This motion supersedes previous motion approved on November 11, 2021

C.2. Leave Request

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

Employee ID	Paid/Unpaid
#1582	FMLA - October 11, 2021 through January 7, 2022 (paid) Extended Leave January 10, 2022 through January 14, 2022 (paid) (This motion supersedes the previous motion approved on November 22, 2021)
#2853	FMLA - November 15, 2021 through December 10, 2021 (paid) (This motion supersedes previous motion approved on October 25, 2021)
#3225	FMLA - March 25, 2022 through May 6, 2022 (paid) NJFLA - May 9, 2022 through June 30, 2022 (unpaid)
#3217	FMLA - February 28, 2022 through April 14, 2022 (paid) NJFLA - April 25, 2022 through June 30, 2022 (unpaid)

C.3. Retirement/Resignation

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

of the following staff:

Name	Position	Location	Retirement/ Resignation	Dates of Service
Kykeo Sysongdeth	Part-Time Custodian 04-35-10/apd	MTH	Resignation	July 1, 2001 through December 31, 2021
Mary Sfiris	ELL Teacher 02-40-17/bba	ALT	Retirement	September 1, 1999 through February 28, 2022
Keith Koellhoffer	School Psychologist 02-33-06/bbo	WMS	Resignation	January 2, 2014 through February 14, 2022

C.4. Transfer/Change in Assignment

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

assignment of the following district staff:

Name

Effective Date

From

Richard Bardy

August 30, 2021 through

January 14, 2022

Classroom Paraprofessional WMS

$30,806

Leave Replacement Teacher

WMS

BA+15, Step 1

$62,526

Ashley Allegra

January 24, 2022 through

June 30, 2022

1:1 Paraprofessional, CS

08-30-08/bek,

32.5 hrs per week

$29,586

1:1 Paraprofessional, CS

08-30-08/bmv,

19.5 hrs per week

$17,751

Emily Zengel

January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022

Leave Replacement Counselor

02-33-23/bkj

MA, Step 1,

$65,504

School Counselor

02-33-23/bmw

MA, Step 1,

$65,504

Celeste Ostry

August 30, 2021 through

January 14, 2022

CS Long-Term Substitute

$30,806

CS Leave Replacement Teacher

BA+15 Step 1

$62,526

Erick Velasquez

September 17, 2021 through

January 14, 2022

.4 Physical Education Teacher, WMS

02-33-22/biu

.4 Physical Education Teacher, WMS

02-33-22/biu, $23,819

.6 Long Term Substitute Paraprofessional, WMS,

$42.54 per hour

C.5. Special Education Service Provider List

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following rate change for the provider Learning Tree Multicultural/Multilingual, for Bilingual Evaluations for all languages (except Spanish) from $750 to $800, with written reports for the 2021-2022 school year.

C.6. Approval to Create Positions

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves the creation of the following positions for 2021-2022 school year:

Location

Position

Full-Time Equivalent

WMS

School Counselor

02-33-23/bmw

1.0

C.7. Warren Staff Academy Courses Instructor Stipend 2021-2022

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following staff for reimbursement as an Instructor. Each instructor will be reimbursed at the WTEA contractual rate $50.00 per hour. The total cost shall not exceed $1,900.00.

Name	Course	Date	Prep Hours	Instructor Hours	Total Cost
Lynn Alger	Google Drive Organization	Jan 20, 2022	3	1	$200.00
Karen Monti Balich	Go Guardian	Feb 10, 2022	3	1	$200.00
Kimberly Bostory	Set your Sights on Google Sites	Feb 17, 2022	3	1	$200.00
Kimberly Bostory	Getting Going with Google Forms	Mar 24, 2022	3	1	$200.00
Cynthia Cassidy	Genesis Overview	Mar 29, 2022	1	1	$100.00
Francesca Frosoni	Calling All Specialists! Assessments and Questioning in Specialist Areas	Jan 18, 2022	3	1	$200.00
Francesca Frosoni	Writing Workshop Basics	Jan 12, 2022	3	1	$200.00
Francesca Frosoni	Writing Workshop Basics	Jan 13, Feb 03 & 24, 2022	3	3	$300.00
Michelle Zgombic	Go Guardian	Feb 10, 2022	3	1	$200.00
Michelle Zgombic	Google Quizzes and Assessment	Mar 30, 2022	1	1	$100.00

C.8. Substitute Rates of Compensation

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves revisions to substitute rates of compensation.

C.9. Sidebar Agreement

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the sidebar agreement between the Warren Township Board of Education and the Warren Township Education Association regarding the “hard to fill” employee recruitment incentive.

C.10. Sidebar Agreement

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the sidebar agreement between the Warren Township Board of Education and the Warren Township Education Association regarding Employee #1128.

C.11. Business Administrator Merit Goals

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following 2021-2022 merit goals for Christopher Heagele, Business Administrator, at the following payout rate:

● Qualitative Goal: 2.5%

○ Obtain Qualified Purchasing Agent (QPA) certification from the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.

● Qualitative Goal: 2.5%

○ Obtain Certified Educational Facility Manager (CEFM) certification from the State of New Jersey Department of Education Office of School Facilities.

C.12. Long Term Substitute

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

Name	Effective Date	Replacing Employee #
Vivian Shehady	November 1, 2021 through January 6, 2022	#1391

C.13. Substitute Teacher

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approves the following to be appointed as a substitute teacher for the 2021-2022 school year.

Name

Christie Zomer

XV. Unfinished Business

None

XVI. New Business

● S-4248/A-6217 - Mr. Bisci talked about pending legislation regarding unfunded mandates related to Chapter 44 and recent changes to the State health care plan. Because these pending bills were pulled from the legislative docket, no motion was made at this time.

XVII. Public Commentary (any topic)

A participant must be recognized by the presiding officer and must preface comments by an announcement of his/her name, address, and group affiliation, if applicable;
Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to three minutes’ duration. If necessary, the public comment portion of the meeting may be extended fifteen minutes with Board approval;
No participant may speak more than once on the same topic until all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard;
All statements, questions, or inquiries shall be directed to the presiding officer and any questions or inquiries directed by a participant to another Board member shall be redirected to the presiding officer who shall determine if such statement, question, or inquiry shall be addressed by the presiding officer on behalf of the Board;

● Ms. Rachel Singleton - Deerwood Trail West, commented on the Test to Stay program. She also thanked the Board for discussing unfunded State mandates at the meeting.

XVIII. Adjourn

On motion by Mr. Franco seconded by Mrs. Clar, the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m.

Minutes submitted by,

Christopher Heagele

Board Secretary

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