May 17, 2010

  1. READING OF COMMUNICATIONS

  1. Resolution to accept the letter to the Superintendent from New Jersey Commissioner of Education, Bret Schundler, dated 4/14/10, re: NJQSAC (New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum) district performance review / placement scores. (Attachment A.1)

PRESENTATIONS

  1. Introduction of Mike Eisele, 8thgrade student at Galloway Township Middle School
    and Secretary of Special Projects for the Student Council.

  1. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

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

  2. Student Enrollment Report as of April 30, 2010 (Attachment B.2)

  3. Out of School Suspensions for the month of April, 2010. (Attachment B.3)

  4. Resolution to approve the 2010-11 school calendar (Attachment B.4)

-PUBLIC COMMENT-

  1. PERSONNEL AND EVALUATION OF PERSONNEL

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following resolutions:

  1. Resolution to accept the letter of intent to retire from Frances R. Sabo, first grade teacher
    at Reeds Road Elementary School, with regret, effective July 1, 2010. (Attachment C.1)
    Ms. Sabo has taught in the Galloway School District for 27 years. Her dedication and
    commitment to our students and staff is appreciated by our entire school family.

  2. Resolution to accept the letter of intent to retire from Kathy Lintner, teacher at Roland
    Rogers School, with regret, effective July 1, 2010. (Attachment C.2) Ms. Lintner has taught in the Galloway school District for 30 years. Her dedication and commitment to our students and staff is appreciated by our entire school family.

  3. Resolution to accept the letter of resignation from David Smith, custodian at Roland Rogers
    School effective May 21, 2010. (Attachment C.3)

  4. Resolution to accept the letter of resignation from Shirley Becker, Child Study Team secretary,
    effective June 30, 2010. (Attachment C.4)

  5. Resolution to approve the Maternity Leave request from Carol A. Santo, Pre-K teacher
    at Smithville School as follows: (Attachment C.5)
    6/1/10 - 6/23/10 - with pay, with benefits
    6/24/10 - 6/30/10 - without pay, with benefits

  6. Resolution to approve the Family leave request from Paula Angelo, art teacher at
    Reeds Road School as follows: (Attachment C.6)
    5/17/10 - 6/30/10 - without pay, opts out of benefits
    Returning 9/1/2010

  7. Resolution to approve a 4 day summer work week beginning the week of July 5, 2010
    through the week of August 30, 2010.

  8. Resolution to approve the following substitute teacher(s) for the 2009-10 school year
    effective May 18, 2010 through June 30, 2010 pending successful completion of
    criminal history review. Account numbers as appropriate: Kindergarten #11-110-100-101;
    Grades 1-5 #11-120-100-101; Grades 6-8 #11-130-100-101

    Francis Schultheis Non-certified $75.00 per day
  9. Resolution to approve the following substitute teachers from Source 4 Teachers
    supplemental teacher service (April 2010 submission). $80 per day Certified;
    $75 per day Non-certified; Account #11-190-100-320 (Attachment C.7)

PERSONNEL AND EVALUATION OF PERSONNEL

  1. Resolution to re-employ administrative personnel for the 2010-11 school year effective
    July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, final assignments to be determined.
    (See Attachment C.8)

  2. Resolution to re-employ teaching personnel for the 2010-11 school year effective
    September 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, final assignments to be determined.
    (See Attachment C.9)

  1. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Presentation: Three year Technology Plan by Gil Chapman and Betty Napoli

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following resolutions:
The following items have been submitted by Annette C. Giaquinto, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, and reviewed by the Superintendent of Schools for the Board of Education approval:

  1. Resolution to approve Reeds Road grade 4 students (100) to walk to Absegami
    High School on May 26 and 27, 2010 to build birdhouses with the advanced shop class.
    (Big Brothers, Big Sisters activity)

  2. Resolution to approve 6thgrade students from Smithville, Arthur Rann, Reeds Road
    Schools to go to Roland Rogers School for the "Battle of the Books" on June 9, 2010.

  3. Resolution to approve Pomona Kindergarten students to go to Reeds Road School for the Spring Concert on May 25, 2010.

-PUBLIC COMMENT-

  1. FINANCE AND SCHOOL OPERATIONS

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following resolutions for formal Board action, as recommended by Timothy E. Kelley, School Business Administrator:

  1. BE IT RESOLVED to accept the reduction/amendment to the Galloway Township School District 2010-2011 General Fund budget adopted by the Galloway Township Council on May 11, 2010 reducing the amount to be raised by taxes by $830,000. The Board of Education directs the School Business Administrator to make the amendments to the budget as follows:

Increase extraordinary aid revenue: $261,888
Decrease the following expenditure line item accounts:
11-000-291-270 - Health Benefits $399,865
11-000-270-513 - Courtesy Transportation $136,087
11-000-219-104 - Child Study Team Salaries $ 32,160
TOTAL REDUCTION TO TAX LEVY: $830,000
  1. BE IT RESOLVED to approve to the revised 2010-2011 school budget.

Budget

Local Tax Levy

Total General Fund

$

52,325,744

$

27,320,616

Total Special Revenue Fund

$

1,582,110

N/A

Total Debt Service Fund

$

3,065,031

$

1,602,301

Totals

$

56,972,885

$

28,922,917

  1. Resolution to approve requisition of 2010/2011 Tax Schedule: (Attachment E.1)
    General Fund: 12 monthly installments @ $2,276,718 received the 4th Tuesday of each month. Total: $27,320,616
    Debt Service: 1 monthly installment @ $133,526 and 11 monthly installments @ $133,525 received the 4th Tuesday of each month. Total: $1,602,301

  2. Resolution to approve the award of "non-fair' and open contracts to the following vendors for the 2009 / 2010 school year pursuant to C.271, in the event the vendor would exceed $17,500.

Vendor Cost
JTM Provisions $25,776.40
Pine Hawk Auto Repair, LLC $12,379.38
Shore Therapy $31,156.00
Sundance Newbridge Education Publishing $18,444.37
  1. Resolution to accept the completion of the second Emergency Bus Evacuation Drills for
    2009 /2010 school year in accordance with the New Jersey Administrative Code NJAC 6A:27-11.2.

  2. Resolution to approve submission of Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), for 2009 carryover/amended 2010 in the amount of $12,469.

Basic $12,469
Preschool $ -0-

  1. Resolution to approve Sharon Carroccia, LCSW, as an evaluator as a Behavior Intervention Therapy, for the 2009/2010 school year beginning May 18, 2010 through June 30, 2010 at $70.00 per hour or $150.00 per evaluation. Account #11-000-219-390-00-02

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following resolutions for formal Board action at the May 24, 2010 meeting, as recommended by Timothy E. Kelley, School Business Administrator, and the Finance Committee:

  1. Resolution to accept the following food service reports:
    Cafeteria: Analysis of Receipts and Disbursements for March, 2010
    (Attachments E.1Will be available at the 05/24/10.)
    Trial Balance Report/Breakfast & Lunch Cash Sales
    (Attachments E.2Will be available at the 05/24/10.)
    Breakfast & Lunch Meal Counts Participation (Attachments E.3Will be available at the 05/24/10.)
    Special Income Detail. (Attachments E.4 Will be available at the 05/24/10.)

  2. Resolution to accept the Investment Report(s) for March 2010 in accordance with Policy #3290. (Attachment E.5Will be available at the 05/24/10.)

  3. Resolution to accept the Board Secretary's monthly certification budgetary line item status for March 2010. (Attachment E.6Will be available at the 05/24/10 meeting.)

  4. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2.13(e), the Galloway Board of Education certifies that as of
    March 31, 2010 after review of the secretary's monthly financial reports
    (appropriations section) and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, that to the best of our knowledge, no major account or fund has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6:20-2.13(b) and there have been no changes in anticipated revenue sources and/or
    amounts so that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.

  5. Resolution to approve the Secretary's and Treasurer's Report for the month(s) of
    March 31, 2010. (Attachment E.7 Will be available at the 05/24/10 meeting.)

  6. Resolution to approve the April Bill List - 2009/010 Budget. (Attachment E.8)Will be available at the 05/24/10 meeting.)

  7. Resolution to approve the April transfers - 2009/10 Budget. (Attachment E.7Will be available at the 05/24/10 meeting.)

-PUBLIC COMMENT-

  1. FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following resolutions for formal Board action, as recommended by Timothy E. Kelley, School Business Administrator:

  1. Resolution the Galloway Board of Education approves the School Business Administrator to solicit bids for demolition for the Cologne Elementary School.

  2. Resolution the Galloway Board of Education approves the School Business Administrator to solicit bids for the demolition of the South Egg Harbor Elementary School.

Information Item:

  • Update for the job conference meeting for the new gymnasium at the Reeds Road Elementary School was held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010

-PUBLIC COMMENT-

  1. POLICY

There are no policies to be reviewed at this time.

-PUBLIC COMMENT-

  1. COMMUNITY USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES

The Superintendent recommends approval of the following:

Sports Requests

  1. PAL has requested the use of several gymnasiums for basketball beginning July 5, 2010 through August 6, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm as follows:

GTMS: Monday through Thursday
Roland Rogers: Second and Third Tuesday of the month
Smithville: Monday and Wednesday

Other Requests

  1. Galloway Township Recycling Department has requested the use of the Roland Rogers cafeteria on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm for an Energy Audit Workshop.

  2. The Devotional Association of Yogeshwar has requested the use of the Arthur Rann cafeteria and library for their cultural meetings beginning Tuesday, July 6, 2010 through Tuesday, August 3, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Informational Item:
Mr. Charlie Muller, Atlantic County Business Administrator, visited Galloway Township Middle School with his Stockton students on Thursday, May 6, 2010. He is teaching a building planning class and toured the middle school at approximately 8:00 P.M.

-PUBLIC COMMENT-

  1. NOTICE OF MEETINGS

May 24, 2010 Regular Meeting GTMS Cafetorium 7:00 p.m.
  1. SPECIAL EVENTS

May 18, 2010 Arthur Rann Spring Concert 7:00 p.m.
May 20, 2010 Roland Rogers Spring Expo & Spring Concert 7:00 p.m.
May 25, 2010 Reeds Road Spring Concert & Art Show 7:00 p.m.
May 25, 2010 Smithville Smithsonian (Art Show) 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Smithville School Chorus Concert 7:00 p.m.
May 26, 2010 GTMS Spring Concert 7:00 p.m.
June 2, 2010 Smithville Spring Band Concert 7:00 p.m.
June 9, 2010 GTMS Percussion & Jazz Concert 7:00 p.m.
June 3, 2010 District-wide Retirement Reception-Carriage House 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
June 16, 2010 Superintendent's Retirement Celebration 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  1. OUT-OF-DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The following professional development activities align with our district Local Professional Development Plan, support our district goals and initiatives, provide training as per individual staff member's Professional Development Plans/Professional Growth Plans, relate to federal/ state grants, and/or provide assistance in fulfilling a student's Individualized Education, 504, or Multidisciplinary Assistance Team plan. These activities have been reviewed and approved by the appropriate administrators and are being recommended by the Superintendent in accordance
with regulations adopted under NJ Administrative Code 6A.

  1. Resolution to approve the following out-of-district professional development activities.

Activity: NJASBO Annual Spring Conference

Staff Name Date Expenses Account#
Vickie L. Tomasco 6/3/10 Registration: $100.00 11-000-251-580-00-00

Activity: Atlantic County Consultative Meeting for Transportation

Staff Name Date Expenses Account#
Georgette Reeves 5/24/10 Travel: $8.37 11-000-251-580-00-00

Informational Item: Correction to the resolution approved on April 26, 2010 approving mileage for Mr. Iannacone to attend NJSBA Delegate Assembly in Plainsboro, NJ. Mileage should be $59.52

-PUBLIC COMMENT-

  1. OLD BUSINESS

  2. NEW BUSINESS

  3. EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. Negotiations
  2. Matters of possible and pending litigation
  3. Sale of property
  4. Facility Usage Contracts
  5. Personnel

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