A. READING OF COMMUNICATIONS

B. PRESENTATIONS

0. Recognition of Board Member Beverly R. Evensen for her dedication and commitment to the students of the Galloway Township School District for the past six years. (2010 - 2016)
1. Recognition of Board Member Robert Iannacone for his dedication and commitment to the students of the Galloway Township School District for twenty years. (1994 - 2012 and 2014 - 2016)
   
   Presentation by Board President, Ernest D. Huggard and Superintendent of Schools, Annette C. Giaquinto, Ed.D.
2. Congratulations to Reeds Road Elementary School for earning Silver Level Certification by Sustainable Jersey for Schools.

Presentation by Board President, Ernest D. Huggard and Superintendent of Schools, Annette C. Giaquinto, Ed.D.

4. Congratulations from the American Heart Association to Smithville Elementary School for being the #2 school in the state by raising $10,290.54 in one year and Reeds Road Elementary School for raising $32,538.00 between 2010-2016 in support of Jump Rope for Heart.

• Steve Bower and Donna North, Smithville Elementary School
• Dave Fink and Jennifer Sawhill, Reeds Road Elementary School

Presentation by Ernest D. Huggard, Board President,
Annette C. Giaquinto, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools and
Danielle McMahon, Director Youth Market, American Heart Association

C. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

1. Attorney's Report (William S. Cappuccio, Esq.) (Attachment C.1)

2. Student Enrollment Report as of November 30, 2016 (Attachment C.2)

3. Out of School Suspension Report for November 2016 (Attachment C.3)

4. Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report for the period of November 17, 2016 through December 7, 2016. (Attachment C.4)

5. Resolution to (accept, modify or reject) the Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report presented to the Board on November 21, 2016 for the reporting period of October 20, 2016 through November 16, 2016.

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D. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following resolutions:

1. Resolution to approve home instruction for the following student:

910092 Reeds Road As needed basis beginning October 26, 2016
through June, 2017, per hospitalization

2. Resolution to approve supplemental instruction as per IEPs for the following students:

912148	Roland Rogers	1 hour a week from November 29, 2016 through March 1, 2017
910307	Jersey Shore Baptist	1 hour per week from September 2016 through June 2017
910306	Jersey Shore Baptist	1 hour per week from September 2016 through June 2017

3. Resolution to approve the Smithville Elementary School Chorus to travel to the Lite Rock 96.9 FM studio in Northfield, NJ to perform for radio broadcasting on November 29, 2016. Transportation costs covered by Student Activity Account.

(Administrative approval granted)

4. Resolution to approve the Smithville Elementary School 5th grade ORFF Group to perform at the Eastern NAfME Conference being held at the Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ on April 7, 2017. Transportation costs covered by Student Activity Account.

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E. FINANCE AND SCHOOL OPERATIONS
The Superintendent recommends approval of the following resolutions for formal Board action, as recommended by Joy Nixon, School Business Administrator, and the Finance Committee:

1. Resolution to approve the December 2016 Bills List in the amount of $2,107,578.85. (Attachment E.1)

2. Resolution to accept the donation of an electric piano from the Knorr family to the Galloway Township Middle School music program. (The piano belonged to Mr. Knorr's mother who was an accomplished musician.)

3. Resolution to approve the withdrawal from maintenance reserve account and transfer into the appropriate maintenance accounts.

WHEREAS N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-14.2 permits a Board of Education, by resolution, to withdraw such funds from the maintenance reserve account and appropriate into the required maintenance account lines at budget time or anytime during the year for use on required maintenance activities for a school facility, including the health and safety of pupils, employees, and visitors; and

WHEREAS, the aforementioned code authorizes the Board of Education to apply such funds to fund the following maintenance project:

School	Project	Account Number
All elementary schools and GTMS	Door Lock Devices	11-000-261-420-XX-00

WHEREAS, the Galloway Township Board of Education has determined that $39,000 is available for such transfer;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Galloway Board of Education that it hereby authorizes the district's School Business Administrator to make these transfers to the required maintenance lines consistent with all applicable laws and regulations.

Contracts, Agreements, and Other:
4. Resolution to approve the following students for the 2016 - 2017 school year for
tuition receivable in compliance with the following:

Authority ID#	Home District:	Total Tuition:
McKinney - Vento:
913085	Egg Harbor Twp.	$10,189.00
913077	Hammonton	$13,792.00
	Speech Language Services	$ 1,120.00
913078	Hammonton	$10,438.00
913076	Hammonton	$10,168.00
909921	Mullica Township	$11,349.00
909164	Mullica Township	$11,349.00

Speech Language Services $ 1,120.00

Special Education:

5. Resolution to approve Children's Hospital of Philadelphia School Program to provide home instruction beginning October 26, 2016 through June 2017 at a cost of $53.84 per hour on an as needed basis Account #11-150-100-320-00-00
6. Resolution to approve a personal aide for Yale student #913069 beginning November 18, 2016 through June 2017 at a cost of $25,080.00. Account #11-000-100-566-00-02
7. Resolution to approve Ed Zimmerman and Lynne Illingworth as supplemental instructors at a cost of $35.00 per hour for Jersey Shore Baptist students; one hour per week from September 2016 through June 2017 Account #20-506-200-320-00-02 (193 NP Instructional Services)

Transportation:
8. Resolution to approve the following transportation contracts with Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District for the 2016 - 2017 school year:

TYPE OF CONTRACT TYPE OF SCHOOL ROUTE DAYS PER DIEM PER ANNUM
RENEWAL NEW ROUTE ROUTE

AIDE ONLY POMONA SPPS2 108 $70.00 $7,560.00
(2nd aide (1/3/17 -6/30/17)
due to number students)

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F. FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE

G. COMMUNITY USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following resolutions:

1. Galloway Cub Scout Pack #12 requests the use of the cafeteria at Arthur Rann Elementary School on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 to host a Holiday Pack Meeting from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm.

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H. PERSONNEL

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following resolutions:

1. Resolution to accept, with regret, the letter of intent to retire from Andrea Zerler-Wells, Language Arts/Literacy teacher at Galloway Township Middle School, effective June 30, 2017. Ms. Zerler-Wells has worked in the Galloway Township Public School District for 24 years and her dedication and commitment to students and staff are appreciated by our entire school family.

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2. Resolution to accept, with regret, the letter of intent to retire from Donna Fisher, Classroom Assistant at Galloway Township Middle School, effective June 30, 2017. Ms. Fisher has worked in the Galloway Township Public School District for 17 years and her dedication and commitment to students and staff are appreciated by our entire school family.

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3. Resolution to accept the letter of resignation from John McHale, full-time district maintenance with Galloway Township Public Schools, effective December 15, 2016.

5. Resolution to approve Julia Molettiere as the GTMS School Nurse for the 2016-2017 school year, effective January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017. Salary: Step 1: $48,869.00.00; (prorated) Degree: BA+15; Account #11-000-213-104-16-SA; (replacement position)

6. Resolution to approve Dana Keister as a 2nd grade teacher at Smithville Elementary School for the 2016-2017 school year, effective January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017. Salary: Step 1: $47,734.00; (prorated) Degree: BS; Account #20-231-100-100-01-SA (Title I) (new position)

7. Resolution to approve the following substitute teachers for the 2016-2017 school year, effective December 5, 2016 through June 30, 2017 pending successful completion of the criminal history review; Certified Rate: $95.00 per day; Non-Certified Rate: $85.00 per day; Account numbers as appropriate: Kindergarten #11-110-100-101-SB-SA;Grades 1-5 #11-120-100-101-SB-SA; Grades 6-8 #11-130-100-101-SB-SA

LaRissa Perks $95.00

Valerie McMorris	$95.00
MaryEllen Lockwood	$95.00
Nicole Beyer	$95.00
Jenny Papandrea	$95.00

8. Resolution to approve the following substitute food service worker for the

2016-2017 school year effective December 22, 2016 through June 30, 2017;
Salary: $8.38 per hour; Account #60-910-310-100-SB-SA

Nadia Ghazae

SUPPLEMENTAL POSITIONS

9. Resolution to approve the following Roland Rogers Elementary School staff for the Academic Support Program effective December 5, 2016 through March 3, 2017; Stipend: Teachers $38.00 per hour; Classroom Assistants: $25.00 per hour; Account #20-231-100-100-46-SA (Title I)

Teachers	Assistants
Jane DeGraff	Joe Palumbo
Jennifer Whittaker	Alyssa Rice
Kristy Rizzo	Sinetra Gandy
Chelsea Cantatore	Karen Conaway (substitute)
Stephanie D'Angelis
Kayla Harlan
Tiffany Mortellite
Jose Diaz&
Patrick Czar
Grace Dolente (substitute)

10. Resolution to approve Chelsea Cantatore to provide supplemental instruction per student's IEP at the rate of $38.00 per hour; effective December 1, 2016 through June, 2017. Account #20-250-100-100-01-SA (IDEA)

11. Resolution to approve Janet Manganiello to provide supplemental instruction per student's IEP at the rate of $38.00 per hour; effective November 29, 2016 through June, 2017. Account #20-250-100-100-01-SA (IDEA)

12. Resolution to approve the following staff members to attend Fall Staff Development Day; rate per negotiated contract; not to exceed 1.5 hours per person; Account #20-270-200-100-00-SA (Title IIA)

Kaitlyn Dougherty $34.70
Cory Tucciarone $34.10

13. Resolution to approve Child Care Staff effective December 13, 2016 through June 30, 2017 for the 2016-2017 school year; Account #62-990-320-101-00-SA:
    Child Care Support Staff/Substitutes; Stipend: $15.00 per hour: Erin Stonnell

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I. POLICY

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following policies:
(Attachments for Second Readings provided at the November 21, 2016 meeting)

1. Policy #3290 Arbitrage (First Reading; New Policy) (Attachment I.1)
2. Policy #2131 Chief School Administrator (Second Reading and Adoption)
3. Policy #2240 Research, Evaluation and Planning (Second Reading and Adoption)
4. Policy #4113/4114 Assignment; Transfer (Second Reading and Adoption)
5. Policy #4131/4131.1 Staff Development; Inservice Education/Visitations/Conferences (Second Reading and Adoption)
6. Policy #4211 Recruitment, Selection and Hiring (Second Reading and Adoption)
7. Policy #4213/4214 Assignment; Transfer (Second Reading and Adoption)
8. Policy #4231/4231.1 Staff Development; Inservice Education/Visitations/Conferences (Second Reading and Adoption)
9. Policy #5145.4 Equal Educational Opportunity (Second Reading and Adoption)

    

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J. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS

January 9, 2017

Monday

Reorganization/Regular Meeting

GTMS Cafetorium

7:00 pm

K. SPECIAL EVENTS

GTEA Drop & Shop December 14, 2016 Arthur Rann Elementary School
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm for students ages 6 -11 (advanced registration required)

Winter Concerts:

• Reeds Road December 20, 2016 7:00 pm
• GTMS Band/Chorus January 11, 2017 7:00 pm

Elf the Musical GTMS

December 15, 2016	7:00 pm
December 16, 2016	7:00 pm
December 17, 2016	1:00 pm and 7:00 pm

L. PUBLIC COMMENT

M. OLD BUSINESS

N. NEW BUSINESS

O. EXECUTIVE SESSION

• Student Matters - HIB

ADJOURNMENT