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Regular Meeting
April 24, 2012
The regular meeting of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School Board of Education was held on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the high school, Grumm Road,
Hardyston Township, NJ, immediately following the Annual Appointments/Approvals Meeting.
PRESENT: Mr. Castiglione, Mr. Carlson, Mr. Wright, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hilbert,
Mrs. Apolito, Mr. Neal, Mr. Sanfilippo (later at 7:35 p.m.)
Mr. Bolcar, Superintendent
A large number of members of the public and students
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by Mr. Castiglione who made the following statement:
Pursuant to the Open Public Meeting Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1985, adequate notice as defined by Section 3D of Chapter 231, P.L. 1985, has been made by regular mail, such notice on the 22nd day of May 2011 from the Board of Education offices maintained at Wallkill Valley Regional High School, Grumm Road, Hardyston Township, NJ to the following:
The New Jersey Herald
The New Jersey Sunday Herald
Clerks of the four municipalities of Franklin, Hamburg, Hardyston and Ogdensburg. Notice was also posted on the bulletin board maintained by the Board of Education at the high school.
Old Business
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the minutes of the Budget Hearing of March 27, 2012. All responded yes in a roll call vote except Mr. Neal who abstained because he was absent from that meeting.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the minutes of the Regular meeting of March 27, 2012 and executive session minutes thereto. All responded yes in a roll call vote except Mr. Neal who abstained because he was absent from that meeting.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to accept the Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports showing a cash balance of $2,733,707.76 as of March 31, 2012 and that the Board Secretary’s Financial Status Certification for the month ending March 31, 2012, a copy of which is attached to these minutes be accepted. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
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A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to certify that all major account expenditures for the month of March 2012 have been made within the constraints of the adopted budget and that sufficient funds are available to meet our financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:32-1.2 (c)4. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
New Business
The following correspondence was reviewed by the board:
1. Thank you card from Patricia Wenzel, Child Study Team member, for the basket sent on her recent illness.
2. Letter from Victoria Yahm, parent, regarding the reduction in force of Holly Corsaro.
3. Letter from Michael Harris, WVRHS Golf coach, regarding the elimination of certain sports for the 2012-13 school year and offering to take half stipend as coach.
4. Thank you card from Debbie Correal for the get well basket sent on her recent illness.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to approve the budget transfers per the attached list in the total amount of $209,510. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve payment of the bills as audited and submitted by the Finance Committee. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the list of field trips as presented by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to the addition of the following to the substitute list.
Kaitlyn Brady Marla Liscinsky
All responded yes in a roll call vote.
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A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to acknowledge receipt of the Bus Emergency Evacuation Drill Report as attached hereto. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
The motion on the agenda to approve movement of Andrea Lawrence on the teachers’ salary guide from BA+15 to Masters effective September 1, 2012 was deleted because Mrs. Lawrence will be part of the group whose positions will be eliminated.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to approve authorizing the Business Admin/Bd. Sec’y. to enter into a Business On-line Banking Agreement with SussexBank. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to approve the submission of grant application for the 2011 Safety Grant Program through New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group’s ERIC WEST Subfund for the purposes described in the application, in the amount of $8,400 for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve submission of the application to become a Choice School for the 2012-13 school year. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the following use of building applications:
a. Franklin American Legion – June – July 2012
b. Crossroads Basketball LLC – April – Aug 2012
All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to approve Change Orders #2, #3 and #4 in connection with the Chiller Project with AMCO Enterprises. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the QSAC Statement of Assurances for the 2011-12 school year as presented by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve participation in the Public Employer Trust Agreement with Brown and Brown Benefit Advisors for the 2012-13 school year. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
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The motion to approve the first reading of Policy No. 5131.1, Dating Violence, was tabled because the board members had not been furnished copies of the proposed policy for review. Action will be taken at a future meeting.
Mr. Bolcar presented his Superintendent’s Report as follows:
1. Report sent in the board mailing stands as is.
2. On May 3 at 6:30 p.m. people who survived the Holocaust will be speaking in our auditorium.
3. On May 8 a DUI demonstration will be presented by the Hardyston Police Department for the benefit of our Prom-goers.
4. On May 18 the Athletics Dept. will be holding a tricky tray to raise funds to help save sports.
5. Wallkill Valley placed second in the county in Math League competitions.
6. On display in the main office are four First Place Grand Championship trophies won by our choir in a choral competition in New York City recently.
7. There were two reports of bullying incidents. Investigations of these incidents did not meet criteria for bullying.
8. We have prepared an application to New Jersey to receive funds to offset the cost of the bullying laws mandate.
The meeting was opened to the public for questions and comments. Many questions were asked by members of the public with regard to the sports that were cut, particularly with regard to the swim team. Questions were also asked regarding clubs and the ski team.
Mr. Sanfilippo arrived during this discussion at 7:35 p.m.
Mr. Jim Corday asked if the board had looked into “pay to play”. He was told that the board has not looked into it.
Mr. Lipscomb asked when we would see some return on the solar panels project. Mr. Castiglione stated that we hope to see some savings within a year. We are waiting for the state to approve “throwing the switch”. The question was asked if the money
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saved would be used to bring back staff. Mr. Castiglione said yes, we would bring back staff if we can.
Mrs. Repasy asked if the board had looked at eliminating administrative positions instead of staff. Mr. Castiglione stated that we looked at everything. Mrs. Pierrera asked if there were any retirements. She was told that that, so far, we only have the Supervisor of Building and Grounds retiring on June 30, 2012 but he will need to be replaced.
Other items brought up for discussion by the public were the loss of students to Vo-Tech, the move of the school election to November, the Foreign Language Department’s Festival which was held in the evening and open to the elementary districts as well as our own students.
A discussion on the sale of SRECs also took place.
A motion was made by Mrs. Apolito, seconded by Mr. McHugh, to move into executive session for the purpose of discussing Negotiations Matters and Personnel Matters. All in favor.
After returning to regular session, the following action was taken.
A motion
was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to
award contracts for the 2012-13 school year to tenured
personnel per the attached List #1
as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to award second year contracts for the 2012-13 school year to the persons listed on attached List #2
as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion
was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to
award third year contracts for the 2012-13 school year to the persons listed on
attached List #3
as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to award fourth year (tenured) contracts for the 2012-13 school year to the persons listed on attached List #4 as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to award contracts to secretaries for the 2012-13 school year per the attached List #5 as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
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A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to award contracts to Administrators for the 2012-13 school year to the persons listed on attached List #6 as recommended by the Superintendent. Following a brief discussion, all responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to award a contract to the Superintendent as previously negotiated at a salary of $143,055
for the 2012-13 school year. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to award Administrative Positions Contracts for the 2012-13 school year to the persons listed in attached List #7 as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to award contracts to Custodians for the 2012-13 school year to the persons listed on attached
List #8 as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to award contracts to Supervisors for the 2012-13 school year to the persons listed on Attached List #9 as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote except Mr. Sanfilippo who voted No.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to award contracts to Board Office Personnel to the persons listed on attached List #10 as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mr. Wright, to not rehire the following personnel for the 2012-13 school year due to budget constraints as recommended by the Superintendent with deep regret.
Vittoria Busardo, Teacher of Art
Tricia Kurzyna, Teacher of English
Holly Corsaro, Teacher of Math
Leanne Clausen, Teacher of Physical Education
Patricia Olsen, Teacher of Science
Andrea Lawrence, Teacher of English
Laurie Terranova, Teacher of Science
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Lynn Hayn, Part-time Teacher of Social Studies
Andrea Jones, Part-time Educational Aide
Robert Fischer, Part-time Educational Aide
Marcela Iturreugi, Teacher of Spanish
All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. McHugh, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to appoint David Markel, M.D. as school physician on a contracted service basis for the 2012-13 school year at $9400 as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
The motion on the agenda to approve Teachers’ Salary Guide, Appendix A, for the 2011-2012 through 2013-14 school years was tabled and will be handled by the Negotiations Committee.
A motion was made by Mr. Neal, seconded by Mr. McHugh, to approve the submission to the State of New Jersey of Application for Funds to Support Implementation of Anti-bullying Bill of Rights Act in the amount of $44,477. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. McHugh, to adjourn. All in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth N. Flatt
Business Admin/Bd. Sec’y.