The regular meeting of the Great Meadows Regional Board of Education was held on Monday, September 26, 2005, at Great Meadows Middle School, Independence Township. The meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM by Amy Dieteman, Vice-President. A statement was read that adequate notice of the meeting had been given in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act.
Flag Salute.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Helene Armstrong, Susan Cullen, Amy
Dieteman, Peggy Faulborn, Robert Jones, and Joe Mahal.
Absent: Cynthia Russo and
Glenn Williams.
There were 27 members of the
public in attendance.
Motion by Helene Armstrong, seconded by Peggy Faulborn, whereas, the Board must consider matters involving personal privacy, the deliberation of such matters may be held in private under the Open Public Meeting Act NJSA 10:4-6, the Board will adjourn to Executive Session at 7:35 PM to discuss the above mentioned matter, to the exclusion of all others. Action will be taken following re-entry to regular session.
Motion carried in a unanimous voice vote.
Motion by Peggy Faulborn, seconded by Helene Armstrong, to re-enter regular session at 8:20 PM.
Motion carried in a unanimous voice vote.
Motion by Peggy Faulborn,
seconded by Helene Armstrong, to approve the minutes from August 8, 2005, and
August 22, 2005 (as amended.)
Motion carried in a voice
vote.
(Jones abstained from
August 8, 2005 minutes)
(Mahal abstained from
August 22, 2005 minutes)
Motion by Peggy Faulborn,
seconded by Susan Cullen, to approve the executive session minutes from August
8, 2005, and August 22, 2005.
Motion carried in a voice
vote.
(Jones abstained from
August 8, 2005 executive session minutes)
(Mahal abstained from
August 22, 2005 executive session minutes)
Motion by Peggy Faulborn, seconded by Helene
Armstrong, to accept the Financial Report of the Secretary and Treasurer for
the month ending August 31, 2005, as per copies attached and to certify that as
of August 31, 2005, after review of the Secretarys monthly financial reports
(appropriations section) and upon consultation with the appropriate district
officials, that to the best of my knowledge, no major account or fund has been
overexpended in violation of NJAC 6:20-2.12(e) and that sufficient funds are
available to meet the districts financial obligations for the remainder of the
fiscal year.
Motion carried in a unanimous voice vote.
Motion by Peggy Faulborn, seconded by Helene
Armstrong, to approve the bills from August 18, 2005 to September 26, 2005 in
the amount of $1,057,781.04
Motion carried in a unanimous voice vote.
A letter was read from James Alercia, former Interim
Superintendent, thanking the Board of Education for the gift received for the
work hes done at Great Meadows Regional.
Jason Bing, Superintendent, reported on the following:
·
Successful
completion of special education monitoring
·
IDEIA
grant application
·
NCLB
grant application
·
Vice-Principal
interviews are in the final round
·
Transition
to new curriculum coordinator
Jason Bing reported the following Curriculum update:
· NJASK, ESPA and GEPA district testing results.
Public Comment:
· Deb Lockwood asked the name of the new curriculum coordinator. Mr. Bing replied Mrs. Noreen Lishak.
· Gonzales Martinez, Independence resident, asked that his student have a bus stop on the Fieldcrest cul-de-sac.
· Mrs. Martinez made the same request.
· Karen Sabo, Liberty resident, asked that a bus stop be eliminated so that her students bus ride could be shorter.
· Mary Pace, Independence resident, asked that her student have a bus stop on the Fieldcrest cul-de-sac.
13.1 Upon recommendation of the Superintendent, motion by Susan Cullen, seconded by Peggy Faulborn, to approve the following Administration items 13.1.1 and 13.1.2
13.1.1 Approve the District Instructional Goals for the 2005-2006 school year.
13.1.2 Approve the Long Range Facility Plan (LRFP) for submission to the New Jersey Department of Education.
13.2 Upon recommendation of the Superintendent, motion by Bob Jones, seconded by Helene Armstrong, to approve the following Business items 13.2.1 through 13.2.10
Motion carried in a unanimous voice vote.
13.2.1 Approve the NJARNG helicopter landing and takeoff at the Middle School on October 24, 2995 to celebrate Red Ribbon Week.
13.2.2
Approve
the following personnel stipends:
Amy Farley Language Arts
Curriculum
40 hours @ $30 = $1,200.00
Jessica Toussaint
Challenging the Gifted in Regular Education Workshop
3 hours @ $30 = $90.00
Rosemary Motzenbecker
Evaluation IEP meeting
4.5 hours @ $30 = $135.00
Stephanie Conway CST
summaries, reports, paperwork
43 hours @ $30 = $1,290.00
Joanne Coppola Eligibility
conference
1.5 hours @ $30 = $45.00
13.2.3
Approve
the following bus stop locations:
25 Petersburg Road
Independence
24 Mount Rascal Road
Independence
51 Alphano Road
Independence
10 Townsbury Road
Independence
22 Quenby Mtn. Road
Liberty
83 Marble Hill Road
Liberty
27 Chaucer Drive
Independence
78 Asbury Road
Independence
54 Petersburg Road
Independence
1 Limonite Road
Independence
9 Quenby Mtn. Road Liberty
10 Quenby Mtn. Road -
Liberty
90 Shades of Death Road
Independence
129 Ketcham Road
Independence
709 Pequest Road Liberty
4 Chaucer Drive
Independence
111 Quenby Mtn. Road
Liberty
235 Free Union Road
Liberty
16 Danville Mtn. Liberty
344 Rt. 46 Independence
178 Free Union Road -
Liberty
13.2.4
Approve
two students attending St. Marys to ride HS1 and HS6.
13.2.5
Approve
the cafeteria bill list for July 1, 2005 to September 26, 2005 totaling $11,189.20.
13.2.6
Approve
the FY06 IDEIA grant application in the following amounts:
IDEIA Basic $282,980
IDEIA Pre-school 9,145
13.2.7
Approve
the FY06 NCLB grant application in the following amounts.
Title I $36,848
Title IIA 26,138
Title IID
672
Title III
2,053
Title IV
2,876
Title V
2,167
Total $70,754
13.2.8
Accept
a donation of $100 from the Hope Area Chamber of Commerce to be used for the instructional program at the Central School.
13.2.9
Accept
a donation of lobby mats from the Central PTO in the amount of $2,900 to be used in the Central School.