ROSELLE BOARD OF EDUCATION ROSELLE, NEW JERSEY...

1/27/14 Regular Meeting Agenda

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ROSELLE BOARD OF EDUCATION

ROSELLE, NEW JERSEY

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014

GOVERNANCE

COMMITTEE REPORTS

PRESENTATIONS

I. JANUARY 2014 STUDENT-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD RECOGNITIONS

Name School Grade

Anegel Duran Roselle Preschool Annex Pre-K

Hope Victor Kindergarten Success Academy Kdg.

Mario Alvarado Harrison Elementary School Gr. 4

Angela Rivera Quiles Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School Gr. 2

Zyeem Harrison-Rodriguez Washington Elementary School Gr. 1

Alana Glassco Leonard V. Moore Middle School Gr. 6

Erik Mercado Grace Wilday Junior High School Gr. 8

Tashionna Sheppard Abraham Clark High School Gr. 11

II. JANUARY 2014 PARENT-OF-THE-MONTH AWARD RECOGNITIONS

Name School

Ms. Ruth Duran Roselle Preschool Annex

Mrs. Felicia Patten Kindergarten Success Academy

Mrs. Kimberly Kittell Harrison Elementary School

Ms. Toni Antrubis Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School Ms. Kamillah Harrison Washington Elementary School

Ms. Carla Palin Leonard V. Moore Middle School

Ms. Shanika Fish Grace Wilday Junior High School

Mr. Lloyd Batson Abraham Clark High School

HIB REPORTING

I. Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) Reporting for the 2013/2014 School Year –

Report Period 1 – (9/1/13 – 12/31/13) – Dr. Kevin R. West, Superintendent of Schools

HIB RESOLUTION

I. BE IT RESOLVED, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, that the

Roselle Board of Education hereby affirms the Roselle Public Schools Harassment,

Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) Investigation Reporting for the 2013/2014 School Year,

Report Period 1 (9/1/13 – 12/31/13), which was presented to the Roselle Board of Education

and Public at the January 27, 2014 Regular Board of Education Meeting [Attachment II].


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ANNUAL SCHOOL AUDIT REPORTING

I. Annual School Audit Report (FY 2012-2013)- Dave Gannon, WISS, LLC, School Auditor

SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATIONS

APPROVALS

I. Instructional

1. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve retroactively the placement

of the following Abraham Clark High School student into the ACHS Second Chance Alternative

School Program, effective January 2, 2014 through June 30, 2014:

Student # 16000165 – State ID # 5800980531 – Grade 10




Student #141220063 - State ID # 6412104683 - Grade 11




Student #15000602 - State ID # 1944792198 - Grade 10

4. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the request for Special

Education services and assignments for Special Education students, to include tuition and

transportation [Attachment III].

5. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the attendance of James

Williams, Head Football Coach, and Jamie Condrack, Assistant Football Coach, Abraham Clark

High School, at the Glazier Football Coaching Clinic in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to be held

Thursday and Friday, February 27 & 28, 2014, at a cost of $283.00 per person, plus mileage

reimbursement, as follows, subject to the submission and verification of duly authorized

vouchers and receipts; the Board having determined that attendance at the Glazier Football

Coaching Clinic is directly related to and within the scope of the Coaches’ current

responsibilities and the school district’s professional development plan; and the Board having

further found the attendance at Glazier Football Coaching Clinic is critical to the instructional

needs of the school district or furthers the efficient operation of the school district and is in

compliance with State and Federal travel payment guidelines [ACHS Professional Development

Account Funded; Website reference: www.glazierclinics.com]:

Registration Fee - $99.00

Lodging - $84.00

Meals - $100.00

Total $283.00 X 2 = $566.00

6. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the attendance of the

following School Nurses at the NJSSNA 9th

Annual Nurses Weekend Conference, one day only,

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to be held Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the Parsippany Hilton, Parsippany New Jersey, at a

registration cost not to exceed $210.00 per person, plus mileage reimbursement, subject to the

submission and verification of duly authorized vouchers and receipts; the Board having

determined that attendance at the NJSSNA 9th

Annual Nurses Weekend Conference is directly

related to and within the scope of the following School Nurses’ current responsibilities and the

school district’s professional development plan; and the Board having further found that

attendance at the NJSSNA 9th

Annual Nurses Weekend Conference, is critical to the instructional

needs of the school district or furthers the efficient operation of the school district and is in

compliance with the State and Federal travel payment guidelines [Website: www.njssna.org]:

Kathryn Hsu, Washington Elementary School Nurse

Jannette Powers, Kindergarten Success Academy Nurse

7. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the attendance of Robin

Bullock, Vice-Principal and Clara Mun, Grade 6 Mathematics Teacher, Leonard V. Moore

Middle School, at The Flipped Classroom: Practical Strategies to Successfully ‘Flip’ Your

Classroom” Seminar, to be held Thursday, February 20, 2014, in Newark, New Jersey, at a

registration cost of $229.00 per person, for the one-day seminar, plus mileage reimbursement,

subject to the submission and verification of duly authorized vouchers and receipts; the Board

having determined that attendance at The Flipped Classroom: Practical Strategies to

Successfully ‘Flip’ Your Classroom” Seminar is directly related to and within the scope of the

Vice-Principal’s and Mathematics Teacher’s current responsibilities and the school district’s

professional development plan; and the Board having further found that attendance at The

Flipped Classroom: Practical Strategies to Successfully ‘Flip’ Your Classroom” Seminar is

critical to the instructional needs of the school district or furthers the efficient operation of the

school district and is in compliance with State and Federal travel payment guidelines [Website

reference: www.ber.org].

8. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the attendance of Mary-

Lou Jackson, School Nurse, Leonard V. Moore Middle School, at the New Jersey State School

Nurses Association: Embracing the Challenge of School Nursing Seminar, to be held Friday,

March 21, 2014, in Parsippany, New Jersey, at a registration cost of $239.00 for the one-day

seminar, plus mileage reimbursement, subject to the submission and verification of duly

authorized vouchers and receipts; the Board having determined that attendance at the New

Jersey State School Nurses Association: Embracing the Challenge of School Nursing Seminar

is directly related to and within the scope of the School Nurse’s current responsibilities and the

school district’s professional development plan; and the Board having further found that

attendance at the New Jersey State School Nurses Association: Embracing the Challenge of

School Nursing Seminar is critical to the instructional needs of the school district or furthers

the efficient operation of the school district and is in compliance with State and Federal travel

payment guidelines [Website: http://www.njsna.org/events/event_details.asp?id=382106].

9. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the attendance of

Timothy Simmons, Vice-Principal, Abraham Clark High School, at the Master Schedule

Building Workshop: Fundamentals of Scheduling Seminar, to be held Tuesday and

Wednesday, January 14 & 15, 2014, in Saddle River, New Jersey, at a registration cost of

$500.00 for the two-day seminar, plus mileage reimbursement, subject to the submission and

verification of duly authorized vouchers and receipts; the Board having determined that

attendance at the Master Schedule Building Workshop: Fundamentals of Scheduling Seminar

is directly related to and within the scope of the Vice-Principal’s current responsibilities and

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the school district’s professional development plan; and the Board having further found the

attendance at the Master Schedule Building Workshop: Fundamentals of Scheduling Seminar

is critical to the instructional needs of the school district or furthers the efficient operation of

the school district and is in compliance with State and Federal travel payment guidelines

[Website reference: www.pearsonschoolsystems.com/msbw/register/].


following Abraham Clark High School Teachers at the Meet the Rigorous Common Core State

Standards for Writing: Helping Students to Produce Well-Written Arguments,

Informative/Explanatory Pieces and Narratives (Grades 6-12) conference sponsored by the

Bureau of Education and Research, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on February 12, 2014 at a

cost of $215.00 each, plus mileage reimbursement, subject to the submission and verification of

duly authorized vouchers and receipts, not to exceed a total of $1290.00, the Board having

determined that attendance at the Meet the Rigorous Common Core State Standards for Writing:

Helping Students to Produce Well-Written Arguments, Informative/Explanatory Pieces and

Narratives (Grades 6-12) conference is directly related to and within the scope of the Abraham

Clark High School Teacher’s current responsibilities and the school district’s professional

development plan; and the Board having further found that attendance at the Meet the Rigorous

Common Core State Standards for Writing: Helping Students to Produce Well-Written

Arguments, Informative/Explanatory Pieces and Narratives (Grades 6-12) conference, is critical

to the instructional needs of the school district or furthers the efficient operation of the school

district and is in compliance with the State and Federal travel payment guidelines. More

information can be obtained at http://www.ber.org/seminars/index.cfm [Title II A Funded]:

Dina Abulmagd

Donna Coleman

Ian Collis

Vicki Lih

Elizabeth Murphy

Frank Zinno

11. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the attendance of Dr.

Josue Falaise, Principal at Grace Wilday Junior High School, at the 2014 National Science

Teachers Association Conference, to be held Thursday to Sunday, April 3, 2014, in Boston

Massachusetts, at a total cost not to exceed $1,695.56, as follows, subject to the submission

and verification of duly authorized vouchers and receipts: the Board having determined that

attendance at the 2014 National Science Teachers and directly related to and within the scope

of the school district’s professional development plan; and the Board having further found that

attendance at the 2014 National Science Teachers Association conference, and is critical to the

instructional needs of the school district or furthers the efficient operation of the school district

and is in compliance with the State and Federal travel payment guidelines [Website reference:

http://www.nsta.org/conference/national.aspx]:

Registration: $335.00

Lodging: $725.20

Meals: $248.50

Travel: $366.86

Total: $1,695.56

12. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the following Special

Services Administrator and Staff Members to attend the Council For Exceptional Children

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Special Education Conference (CEC 2014), to be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April

9, 10 & 11, 2014, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at a

registration cost not to exceed $995.00 per person, as follows, subject to the submission and

verification of duly authorized vouchers and receipts; the Board having determined that

attendance at the Council For Exceptional Children Special Education Conference is directly

related to and within the scope of the Special Services Administrator’s and Staff Members’

current responsibilities and the school district’s professional development plan; and the Board

having further found that attendance at Council For Exceptional Children Special Education

Conference is critical to the instructional needs of the school district or furthers the efficient

operation of the school district and is in compliance with the State and Federal travel payment

guidelines [Website reference www.cec.sped.org]:

Monica Ahearn, Director of Special Services

Angela Robinson, Supervisor of Special Services/Pre-K

Chantal Jasey, Transition Coordinator

Registration Fee per person: $385.00

Lodging: $310.00

Meals: $180.00

Mileage/Transportation: $120.00

Total per person $995.00


following Title I/BSI Teachers at the Using Ipads and Apps to Increase Learning conference

sponsored by the Bureau of Education and Research, in Fairfield, New Jersey, on February 6,

2014 at a cost of $235.00 each, plus mileage reimbursement, subject to the submission and

verification of duly authorized vouchers and receipts, not to exceed a total of $1,175.00, the

Board having determined that attendance at the Using Ipads and Apps to Increase Learning

conference is directly related to and within the scope of the Title I/BSI Teacher’s current

responsibilities and the school district’s professional development plan; and the Board having

further found that attendance at the Using Ipads and Apps to Increase Learning conference, is

critical to the instructional needs of the school district or furthers the efficient operation of the

school district and is in compliance with the State and Federal travel payment guidelines. More

information can be obtained at http://www.ber.org/seminars/index.cfm [Title I Funded]:

Carolyn Curti Harrison Elementary School

Sarah Sanford Harrison Elementary School

Raquel Sousa Washington Elementary School

Berthenia Maynor Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School

Emily Otero Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School

14. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve Anthony Esposito to

attend Student Achievement: Integrative Stem, hosted by the Middlesex County SBA, to be

held Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Mileage reimbursement, subject to the submission and

verification of duly authorized vouchers and receipts; the board having determined that

attendance of Student Achievement: Integrative Stem is directly related and within the scope

of a board member; and the Board having further found that attendance at Student

Achievement: Integrative Stem is critical to the instructional needs of the school district,

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furthers the efficient operation of the school district, and is in compliance with State and

Federal travel payment guidelines.

II. Personnel

A. Retirements, Resignations and Appointments

15. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, accept the resignation of Yashanta

Holloway-Taluy, English Teacher, Abraham Clark High School, effective on or before February

10, 2014, pending effective start date of a Board approved replacement.

16. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, accept the resignation of Robyn

Brown, English Teacher, Abraham Clark High School, effective on or before February 11, 2014,

pending effective start date of a Board approved replacement.

17. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, accept retroactively the resignation

of Robyn Brown from her position as Senior Class Advisor for the Class of 2014, Abraham

Clark High School, effective December 31, 2013.

18. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, accept the resignation of Gary

Baker, Language Arts Teacher, Grace Wilday Junior High School, effective on or before

February 17, 2014, pending effective start date of a Board approved replacement.

19. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve retroactively, the

appointment of Elijah Brown as Special Education Classroom Aide, Roselle Preschool Annex

and Dr. Charles C Polk Elementary School, Step 1 of the REA Aides Salary Guide, at a rate of

$170.70 per diem, effective January 14, 2014 through June 30, 2014.

20. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve retroactively, an adjustment

to the rate of pay for Barbara McGregor, Long-Term Substitute Art Teacher, Certificated,

Washington and Harrison Elementary Schools, from $105.00 per day to $195.00 per day, as per

the Board approved Compensation Rate Schedule, based on the 12/19/13 receipt of certification,

effective December 19, 2013 through January 13, 2014 [Previously Board approved on 8/26/13 as

long-term leave replacement, at the rate of $105.00 per day, effective 9/5/13 through 1/13/14].

21. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the appointment of the

following Harrison Elementary School Teachers, two (2) per grade level per day, totaling four

(4) teachers per day, as Teachers for the After the Bell Program, Harrison Elementary School,

with program operation three (3) days per week, for a total of forty-one (41) days, two (2) hours

per day, from 3:10 PM to 5:10 PM, at the rate of $34.21 per hour, at a cost not to exceed

$2,805.22 per Teacher, for a total cost not to exceed $11,220.88, as follows, effective January

28, 2014 through May 8, 2014:

Name Grade Days Total Hours Cost

Heidi Gaspar 4 Tuesday – Thursday 82 $2,805.22

Stefanie Pilles 4 Tuesday – Thursday 82 $2,805.22

Lora Lanzano 3 Tuesday – Wednesday 56 $1,9.15.76

Marybelle Espin 3 Tuesday – Wednesday 56 $1,9.15.76

Erica Guberman 3 Thursday 26 $889.46


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Mayra Orejuela 3 Thursday 26 $889.46

Grand Total $11,220.88

22. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the appointment of Valarie

Simmons and Mayra Orejuela, Harrison Elementary School Teachers, as Substitute Teachers for the

After the Bell Program, Harrison Elementary School, on an as needed basis, with program operation

three (3) days per week, for a total of forty-one (41) days, two (2) hours per day, from 3:10 PM to

5:10 PM, at the rate of $34.21 per hour, effective January 28, 2014 through May 8, 2014.

23. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the appointment of

Osayiuware Ebose, English Teacher, Abraham Clark High School, as a Substitute Teacher for

the Abraham Clark High School Saturday Detention Program, on an as needed basis, effective

January 28, 2014 through June 30, 2014.

24. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the appointment of Vitoria

Lih and Kusumam Daniel, School Instructional Coaches, Abraham Clark High, as Substitute

Teachers for the Academic Achievement Program, Abraham Clark High School, on an as needed

basis, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, up to two hours per day, from 3:20 PM to 5:20

PM, at the rate of $34.21 per hour, effective January 28, 2014 through May 15, 2014, subject to

the submission and verification of timesheets [Title I Funded].

25. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools approve the appointment of the

following Teachers, Abraham Clark High School as Teachers for the after school Academic

Achievement Program for academically at-risk students at Abraham Clark High School, at the

rate of $34.21 per hour, for a total cost of $5,028.88, as follows, effective January 28, 2014 to

May 15, 2014, subject to the submission and verification of timesheets [Title I Funded]:

Teacher Content Area Schedule Total Hrs. Cost

Leslie Farrell Science Wednesdays 3:20 pm – 5:20 pm 30.0 $1,026.30

Ahrum Lee Math Tues. & Thurs. 3:20 pm – 4:50 pm 43.5 $1,488.14

Christine Ries English Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:20 pm –

4:50 pm

43.5 $1,488.14

Serafino Priolo History Tuesdays 3:30 pm – 5:20 pm 30.0 $1,026.30

Total Cost: $5,028.88

26. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the appointment of Vanessa

Mayor, School Guidance Counselor, Abraham Clark High School, as School Guidance Counselor

for the after school Academic Achievement Program for academically at-risk students at Abraham

Clark High School, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 3:20 PM to 5:20 PM, four (4) hours per

week, at the rate of $34.21 per hour, at a cost not to exceed $2,056.60, subject to the submission

and verification of timesheets, effective January 28, 2014 to May 15, 2014, [Title I Funded].

27. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve retroactively the

appointment of Steven Okane as Special Education English Teacher, Abraham Clark High

School, MA Step 11 of the REA Teachers Salary Guide, at an annual salary of $60,267.00,

prorated, effective January 14, 2014 through June 30, 2014 [Replacement for Carolyn Kirkland –

Annual Salary $74,656.00; UPC # TCH02SPECNA07].


following Certificated Staff, Abraham Clark High School, for the ACHS Saturday HSPA Prep

Program, four (4) hours per day, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at the rate of $34.21 per hour, at a


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cost of $957.88 per person, for a total cost not to exceed $4,789.40, effective Saturday, January

18, 2014 through Saturday, March 1, 2014 [Funded through High Schools That Work Funded]:

Ahrum Lee - Mathematics

Luis Vazquez - Mathematics

Victoria Lih - Language Arts Literacy

Dina Abulmagd - Language Arts Literacy

Alicia Rodriguez - Language Arts Literacy


following Certificated Staff, Abraham Clark High School, for the ASHA Administration,

Abraham Clark High School, eighteen (18) days, two (2) hours per day, from 3:30 PM to 5:30

PM, at the rate of $34.21 per hour, at a cost of $1,231.56 per person, for a total cost not to exceed

$8,620.92, effective January 14, 2014 through February 10, 2014 [Funded through Title I Funds]:

Victoria Lih - Language Arts Literary

Ian Collis - Language Arts Literacy

Kusumam Daniel - Mathematics

Luis Vazquez - Mathematics

Ahrum Lee - Mathematics

Mary Idebaneria - Mathematics

Derithia Williams* - Mathematics *Alternate – as needed


appointment of Alicia Rodriguez, English Teacher, Abraham Clark High School, as Senior Class

Advisor for the Class of 2014, Abraham Clark High School, at an annual stipend of $767.00,

prorated, as per the REA Miscellaneous Stipend Guide – Schedule I, effective January 1, 2014

through June 30, 2014 [Replacement for Robyn Brown].


appointment of Donna Coleman, English Teacher, Abraham Clark High School, as English

Teacher for the ACHS Second Chance Alternative School, at the rate of $34.21 per hour,

effective January 2, 2014 through June 30, 2014 [Replacement for Susan Suarez].


appointment of Michael Mason, Special Education Teacher, Abraham Clark High School, as a

Substitute Teacher for the ACHS Second Chance Alternative School, on an as needed basis, at

the rate of $34.21 per hour, effective January 14, 2014 through June 30, 2014.


appointment of the following Teachers, Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School, as Teachers for

the After the Bell Program, Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School, with program operation

three (3) days per week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, for a total of forty-four (44)

days, two (2) hours per day, from 3:10 PM to 5:10 PM, at the rate of $34.21 per hour, at a cost

not to exceed $3,010.48 per Teacher, for a total cost not to exceed $18,062.88, effective January

14, 2014 through May 8, 2014:

Rosanna Puma

Rebecca Goldberg

Emily Otero

Lovena Batts

Theresa Watts

Annette Jones


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appointment of the following Teachers, Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School, as Teachers for

the After the Bell Program, Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School, with program operation

three (3) days per week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, two (2) hours per day, from

3:10 PM to 5:10 PM, for a total of forty-four (44) hours per Teacher, at the rate of $34.21 per

hour, at a cost of $1,505.24 per Teacher, for a total cost not to exceed $3,010.48, effective

January 14, 2014 through May 8, 2014:

Maryanne Nicol

Lynn Page


appointment the following Teachers, Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School, as Substitute

Teachers for the After the Bell Program, Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School, on an as

needed basis, with program operation three (3) days per week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and

Thursdays, two (2) hours per day, from 3:10 PM to 5:10 PM, at the rate of $34.21 per hour,

effective January 13, 2014 through May 8 2014:

Kristin Faison

Linda Burgess

Berthenia Maynor

Wendy Gonzalez


appointment of Alexius Southerland, Teacher, Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School, as

Substitute Teacher for the After-School STEM Club, Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School, on

an as needed basis, effective January 6, 2014 through June 30, 2014 [Design it! Budget Funded].

37. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the appointment of Dina

Abulmagd, Teacher, Abraham Clark High School, as the Title I Parental Involvement

Coordinator, District, not to exceed thirty-five (35) hours, at the rate of $34.21 per hour, at a cost

not to exceed $1,197.35, subject to the submission and verification of timesheets, effective

January 28, 2014 to June 25, 2014 [Title I Funded].

38. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the Non-Bargaining

Stipend of Marek Krakowski, District E-Rate Manager for the 2014-2015 eRate process

beginning December 17, 2013 [$5,426.22].


attached list of individuals as Substitutes for the remainder of the 2013/2014 school year

[Attachment IV].

B. Other

40. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve an amendment to

Personnel Item #27 on the 12/16/13 board meeting agenda, for the approval of FMLA/medical

leave of absence for Sandra Dupon, Computer/Technology Teacher, Harrison and Washington

Elementary Schools, to read, “effective November 21, 2013 through January 31, 2014, with a

return to work date of February 3, 2014,” based on the receipt of additional certification from her

physician, utilizing sick time and thereafter any accumulated time employee elects to use as


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available [Previously Board approved on 12/16/13 effective December 6, 2013 through

approximately January 6, 2014].

41. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve retroactively an extension

of FMLA leave of absence for Robert Scott Giannotti, Health/Physical Education Teacher, Grace

Wilday Junior High School, effective November 7, 2013 through December 6, 2013, based on

receipt of additional certification from his physician.

42. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve retroactively an

FMLA/NJFLA leave of absence for Diana Lobozzo, ITV/Health Occupations Teacher/

Coordinator, Abraham Clark High School, effective January 2, 2014 through approximately

February 3, 2014, pending receipt of medical certification from physician, utilizing accumulated

sick time and thereafter any accumulated time employee elects to use as available.

43. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve retroactively an

FMLA/medical leave of absence for Darren McCrimmon, Custodian, District, effective January

6, 2014, pending receipt of medical certification from his physician, using accumulated sick time

and thereafter any accumulated time employee elects to use as available.

44. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve retroactively an FMLA/

NJFLA leave of absence for Mae Dumas, Special Education Teacher, Dr. Charles C. Polk

Elementary School, for a period of four weeks, based on receipt of medical certification from

physician, effective approximately January 16, 2014 through February 7, 2014, using accumulated

sick time and thereafter any accumulated time employee elects to use as available.

45. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve an FMLA/NJFLA/

Maternity leave of absence for Amy Goldberg, Special Education Teacher, Leonard V. Moore

Middle School, effective February 28, 2014 through April 15, 2014, with an anticipated return to

work date of April 16, 2014, based on receipt of certification from her physician, using

accumulated sick time and thereafter any accumulated time employee elects to use as available.

MISCELLANEOUS

1. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the participation of Leonard

V. Moore Middle School students in an after-school Intramural Basketball Program, open to male

and female students in Grades 5 and 6, operated and supervised by LVMMS Physical Education

Teachers and the School Activities Board, with signed permission slips required for any student to

participate, to be held in the Leonard V. Moore Middle School gymnasium, on Tuesdays and

Thursdays, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM , effective January 21, 2014 through February 27, 2014.

2. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the participation of Leonard

V. Moore Middle School students in the Divine Nine Dress for Success Activity, a celebration of

Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities, to be held at Leonard V. Moore Middle School, from

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, effective Friday, February 21, 2014.

3. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the participation of Harrison

Elementary School students in the Mobile Dentists and its Smile Program, a school-based, dental

outreach program whose mission is to provide state of the art, preventive dental care to students in


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need, at no cost to the school district, effective March 21, 2014 [Harrison School participated in the

program from 2008 to 2013 and provided services to a total of approximately ninety (90) children].


Elementary School students and staff members in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fundraiser,

by donating $1.00 and being allowed to wear pajamas to school, effective March 3, 2014.


Elementary School students in a Poison Awareness and Prevention Assembly presented by the

New Jersey Poison Information and Education Systems (NJPIES), a division of the Department of

Preventive Medicine and Community Health of the New Jersey Medical School of the University

of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, at no cost to the district, effective March 11, 2014.


Elementary School students and staff in a Wear Red Fundraiser, at a cost of $5.00 for staff and

$1.00 for students, to dress down and wear red, the first Friday in February, when thousands of

hospitals, small businesses, multinational corporations, news broadcasters, schools, individuals and

even landmarks will “Go Red” to help raise crucial awareness and significant funds in the fight

against heart disease and stroke in women, with this year being the 11thyear of the American Heart

Association’s “Go Red for Women,” with all monies collected to be donated to the American

Heart Association, for research and education for the fight against heart disease and stroke in

women, effective February 7, 2014 [Heart disease is the #1 killer of women, claiming more lives

than ALL the forms of cancer combined; Website: https://www.goredforwomen.org/].

7. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve a Spoken Word/Poetry Slam

from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at Abraham Clark High School, sponsored by the ACHS Class of 2015,

with the cost for admittance being $3.00 per person in advance or $5.00 at the door, with all

proceeds to be used for Class of 2015 activities, effective May 16, 2014.

8. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the acceptance of twenty-eight

(28) additional LOCKAIDE keyless lock devices and installation, with a retail value of $7,231.28,

provided by TARQMAX Solutions, LLC, to help provide additional immediate school security to

classrooms at Grace Wilday Junior High School [Acceptance of five (5) LOCKAIDE devices and

installation, with a retail value of $1,291.30 was Board approved 11/12/13; for a total of thirty-three

(33) devices, with a total retail value of $8,522.58].

9. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve a Lollipop Gram Valentine’s

Day Fundraiser, at Washington Elementary School, at a cost of $1.00 each, with all proceeds to

benefit end of year activities, effective February 14, 2014.

BUSINESS

1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

a. Treasurer’s Report dated November 30, 2013 [Attachment #1]

b. Revised Treasurer’s Report dated July 31, 2013 [Attachment #2]

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c. Revised Treasurer’s Report dated August 31, 2013 [Attachment #3]

d. Board Secretary Report Dated December 31, 2013 [Attachment #4]

e. Revised Board Secretary Report Dated November 30, 2013[Attachment #5]

f. Board Minutes:

Meeting Date Pages

Regular Meeting November 25, 2013 13184-13193

Special Meeting December 2, 2013 13194-13206

Regular Meeting December 16, 2013 13207-13219

Organization Meeting January 6, 2014 13220-13230

2. APPROVALS

a. Bill List Dated: [January 2014 / Attachment #6]

[January 2014 Bill List $ 2,449,740.46 ]

b. Approve Board Transfers [Attachment #7]

3. REQUISITIONS FOR TAXES

The amount of district taxes needed to meet the obligations of the Roselle Board of Education

for the next 30 days is $1,875,104.00 and is due January 28, 2014. Balance due to June 30,

2014 is $9,375,584.00.

4. RESOLUTIONS

a. BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board Secretary of the Roselle Board of Education certifies that

as of [December 1, 2013] that no line item account has encumbrances and expenditures

which in total exceed the line item appropriation in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(a).

b. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20 –2.11(c)4, the Roselle Board of Education certifies that as

[December 1, 2013] through [December 31, 2013] after review of the secretary’s monthly

financial report no major account or fund has been over-expended in violation of N.J.A.C.

6:20-2.11(b) and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations

for the remainder of the fiscal year.

5. RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT ANNUAL AUDIT FY 2012-2013

The Auditor’s Management Report (AMR) and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFRA) for

the Borough of Roselle School District for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, has been received from

our Auditors, WISS & Company, LLP.


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Audit rules and regulations promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Education (N.J.S.A. 18A:23-

5) require the Board of Education to read and discuss the audit recommendations made by the Auditors

in the Annual Audit and a copy of the minutes of the Board, together with a corrective action plan be

submitted within 30 days after the audit is received by the Board, to the State Department of Education

through the Union County Superintendent of Schools.

Be it Resolved, that the Roselle Borough Board of Education accepts the Auditor’s Management

Report (AMR) and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFRA) for the fiscal year ended,

June 30, 2012, and the recommendations included therein, and in order to meet these

recommendations, a corrective action plan is hereby submitted. [Attachment #8]

6. RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT DONATION FOR MARINE CORPS JROTC PROGRAM

The Roselle Borough Board of Education hereby accepts a donation in the amount of $500.00 from Mr.

Peter Hussey to be used by the Marine Corp JROTC Program at Abraham Clark High School.

7. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE BUILDING USE

a. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the use of the ACHS

Auditorium on Friday, January 31, 2014 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for the purpose of holding an

awards ceremony. This event is being sponsored by the Roselle Pop Warner Football program.

b. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the use of the ACHS Small

Gym on Friday, February 14, 2014 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for the purpose of Alpha Zeta Step

Team Activities.

c. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the use of the ACHS Large

Gym on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of Hoops for Hope

d. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the use of the ACHS Large

Gym on Friday, March 28, 2014 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the purpose of RAM Youth Track

Club-Uniforms-Zumbathon

e. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the use of the ACHS Large

Gym, Small Gym, Cafeteria and Classroom on Saturday, April 26, 2014 & Saturday, October 25,

2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. for the purpose of the NENJAC Convention

f. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the use of the ACHS Parking

Lot on Sunday, February 16, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of Bus Trip Parking

g. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the use of the Washington

School, Leonard V. Moore, Dr. Charles C. Polk Gym for Roselle Running Rams Practice January

28, 2014 to March 20, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the purpose of Basketball Practice.

h. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approve the use of the ACHS

Auditorium on Saturday, June 27, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the purpose of a Dance

Showcase for NJEDC Costumes, Props, and Outreach programs


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FIRE DRILL REPORTS

December 2013 [Attachment V] [written]

SUSPENSION REPORTS

December 2013 [Attachment VI] [written]

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORTS

1. December 2013 Monthly Pupil Enrollment Report [written]

2. December 2013 Monthly Summary of Attendance [written]

3. December 2013 Residency Investigation Reports [written]

4. December 2013 Monthly Report of Positive Happenings [written]

5. January 2014 Roselle Public Schools Student Data Reports [written]

DISCUSSION

INFORMATIONAL

1. January 2014 Student-of-the-Month Profiles [written]

2. January 2014 Parent-of-the-Month Profiles [written]

3. February 2014 Calendar-of-Events [written]

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Residency Hearing for I.B. and Y.B.

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