The regular monthly meeting of the Lenape Valley Regional ...



The regular work session meeting of the Lenape Valley Regional High School Board of Education was held on this date at 7:00 p.m. in the conference room at the high school on 28 Sparta Road, Stanhope, New Jersey.

Mr. Kuncken called the meeting to order with the following statement:

In accordance with the provisions of the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, the Lenape Valley Regional High School Board of Education has caused notice of this work session to be posted in each of the three municipal buildings in the Regional District and the Lenape Valley Regional High School. Notice of this meeting has also been published in the New Jersey Herald and the Daily Record.

Announcement of Executive Session

An Executive Session may be held at the next regular monthly meeting for the purpose of discussing PERSONNEL/NEGOTIATIONS/LEGAL MATTERS. Action may or may not be taken. Mr. Kuncken led the flag salute.

Present: 6 Richard Kuncken, MaryLu Costanzo, Kim Dachisen, Steven McHugh,

Henry Bilas, Sherry Fehir

Absent: 3 Karen Moros, Katy Cherry, Saliha Iftikhar

Also Present: Paul M. DiRupo, Superintendent

Robert G. Klinck, Assistant Superintendent for Business/Board Secretary

Open to the Public

There were no members of the public present.

Superintendent’s Report

Mr. DiRupo stated the following:

1. At the next meeting, a plaque will be presented to the staff member being honored with the Educator of the Year Award. The 2019-2020 Educator of the Year Award is being presented to Mrs. Barbara Kauderer.

2. Mr. Claeys will present to the BOE the testing results, including aggregated data.

3. Senior, Dante Marra will be presented as the Student Representative to the Board. He was selected by Mr. Claeys.

4. The NJQSAC visit is scheduled for Monday, March 2, 2020. The District Performance Review (DPRs) have been completed and will be presented for approval and their submission to the NJDOE by the required date of November 15, 2019. **Please note that the DPR for Instruction and Programming, indicators 1 through 7 have been left blank, as directed by the NJDOE, and therefore the score appears low. Data for these indicators are populated by the NJDOE at a later time.

5. The Self-Assessment for Determining Grades Under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act data for 2018-2019 school year was publicly available at the September BOE meeting. The October BOE meeting will approve its Statement of Assurance and submission to the NJDOE by October 31, 2019.

Superintendent’s Report – continued

6. Emergency bus drills were completed on two (2) separate occasions throughout the 2018-2019 school year, on 9/17/18 and 5/12/19.

7. The Nursing Services Plan for 2019-2020 will be presented for adoption. This annual report presents a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities and services that the school nurse provides.

8. The settlement agreement for Special Education Student #1, to include home instruction of one (1) hour per week, for two (2) months in the content area of English 11, will be presented for approval. Home instruction will be provided by Sussex County Education Services Commission. Once home instruction is completed for the two months, credit will be given.

9. A resolution will be presented at the next meeting for Mr. Douglas Reynolds to be named the School Safety Specialist for the 2019-2020 school year to coordinate school safety efforts. In order to cover all shifts, school security officers will be named as back-up School Safety Specialists in the absence of Mr. Douglas Reynolds.

10. The suspension report for September has been provided.

11. The HIB report for September has been provided.

Curriculum and Policies

Mr. DiRupo reviewed the following policies, which will be presented for adoption at the next meeting:

P 3159 Teaching Staff Member/School District Reporting Responsibilities (M) (Revised)

P & R 3218 Use, Possession, or Distribution of Substances (M) (Revised)

P & R 4218 Use, Possession, or Distribution of Substances (M) (Revised)

P 5517 School District Issued Student Identification Cards (Revised)

P & R 6112 Reimbursement of Federal and Other Grant Expenditures (M) (Revised)

P & R 7440 School District Security (M) (Revised)

P 8600 Student Transportation (M) (Revised)

R 8600 Student Transportation (Revised)

P 8630 Bus Driver/Bus Aide Responsibility (M) (Revised)

R 8630 Emergency School Bus Procedures (M) (Revised)

P 8670 Transportation of Special Needs Students (M) (Revised)

P 9210 Parent Organizations (Revised)

P 9400 Media Relations (Revised)

P4219 Commercial Driver’s License Controlled Substance and Alcohol Use Testing (M) (Revised) – first reading

1. As presented by Mr. Fiedorczyk, the Financial Literacy course will undergo changes. The first being the name change to Personal Finance. Once the name change is approved, curriculum will be approved at the following BOE meeting.

2. The Event Worker Job Description (JD 506) will be presented for approval.

Personnel and Management

Mr. DiRupo stated the following:

Personnel and Management – continued

1. Mr. Burt Merriman will be presented for approval as a Chemistry Leave Replacement at a rate of $320/day from on or about October 25, 2019, through on or about March 16, 2020.

2. A resolution for adoption will be presented for Mrs. Laura Mihatov to cover 1 period of Biology.

3. A resolution will be presented to increase daily working hours by 30 minutes per day, for a total of 4.5 hours per day, for Mrs. Christine Lydiksen, Part-Time School Nurse.

4. Mr. DiRupo reviewed the winter and spring coaching assignments being presented for adoption at the next meeting. Dr. McHugh acknowledged that Mr. Klinck has decided to retire from coaching baseball and Dr. McHugh thanked him for his many years of dedicated service as head baseball coach. The rest of the Board also thanked Mr. Klinck for his service.

5. A resolution to approve new substitutes will be presented at the next meeting.

6. Mr. Timothy Grogan will be added to the bus driver list for an “as-needed driver” for athletic and field trips after school. 

Mr. DiRupo then reviewed and recommended the following resolutions for adoption.

Motion by Henry Bilas, seconded by MaryLu Costanzo, that resolutions numbered 1 through 3 be adopted as presented:

1. Resignation: Social Studies Teacher

RESOLVED, That the Board of Education does hereby accept, with appreciation and regret, the resignation of Mr. Robert Klinck, III, Social Studies Teacher, effective October 16, 2019.

2. Appointment: Social Studies Teacher

RESOLVED, That the Board of Education does hereby approve the hiring of Mr. Thomas Trela, having attested that he has not been convicted of any disqualifying crime pursuant to applicable statute, as Social Studies Teacher, at a salary of $55,505, Schedule A, BA Step 3, LVEA contract to be prorated for a term beginning on or about October 17, 2019, through June 30, 2020, subject to compliance with N.J.S.A. 18A: 6-7.1.

3. Appointment: Physical Education Teacher

RESOLVED, That the Board of Education does hereby approve the hiring of Ms. Harley Rolph, having attested that she has not been convicted of any disqualifying crime pursuant to applicable statute, as a Physical Education Teacher, at a salary of $59,255, Schedule A, MA Step 5, LVEA contract to be prorated for a term beginning on or about November 8, 2019, through June 30, 2020, subject to compliance with N.J.S.A. 18A: 6-7.1.

Yes: 6 Richard Kuncken, MaryLu Costanzo, Kim Dachisen, Steven McHugh,

Henry Bilas, Sherry Fehir

No: 0

Carried unanimously in a roll call vote.

Finance and Physical Plant

Mr. Klinck reviewed the following resolutions being presented for adoption at the next Board meeting:

1. Board of Education Certification

2. Approval of Bills

3. Transfer of Funds

4. Travel Reimbursements

5. Comprehensive Maintenance Plan/M-1 Form

6. Approval of new mileage reimbursement rate

7. Alere eScreen/Abbott Labs for school bus driver drug testing

8. Mr. Klinck then led a discussion regarding potential capital projects for 2020-2021 (attached).

Meeting Open to Public

There were no comments.

Executive Session

Motion by MaryLu Costanzo, seconded by Henry Bilas, that the Board retire to Executive Session at 8:25 p.m.

WHEREAS, The Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances; and

WHEREAS, The Lenape Valley Regional Board of Education is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Lenape Valley Regional High School Board of Education, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, that a closed session of this Board of

Education (where the public shall be excluded) will be held at this time for the purpose of discussing:

SCHOOL SECURITY MATTER/CONFIDENTIAL STUDENT MATTER

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the action of the Board with regard to the above-entitled matter shall be disclosed to the public at a later date and to the extent that the same is not prejudicial to the interests of the parties involved, and would not result in a possible invasion of their right of privacy.

Yes: 6 Richard Kuncken, MaryLu Costanzo, Kim Dachisen, Steven McHugh,

Henry Bilas, Sherry Fehir

No: 0 Carried unanimously in a voice vote.

Return to Regular Session

Motion by Henry Bilas, seconded by Sherry Fehir, to return to Regular Session at 8:30 p.m.

Return to Regular Session – continued

Yes: 6 Richard Kuncken, MaryLu Costanzo, Kim Dachisen, Steven McHugh,

Henry Bilas, Sherry Fehir

No: 0 Carried unanimously in a roll call vote.

Motion for Adjournment

Motion by Henry Bilas, seconded by Steven McHugh, that the meeting be adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Yes: 6 Richard Kuncken, MaryLu Costanzo, Kim Dachisen, Steven McHugh,

Henry Bilas, Sherry Fehir

No: 0

Carried unanimously in a voice vote.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert G. Klinck

Assistant Superintendent for Business/Board Secretary

These minutes were prepared and typed by Wednesday, October 9, 2019.

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