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The regular meeting of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School Board of Education was held on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at the high school, Grumm Road, Hardyston Township, NJ.
PRESENT: Mr. Castiglione, Mr. Carlson, Mr. Neal, Mr. Kabatra, Mr. Wright,
Mrs. Apolito, Mr. Sanfilippo
Mr. Bolcar, Superintendent
Several members of the public and teaching staff
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 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 July 2012 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. Sanfilippo, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 26, 2012 and executive session minutes thereto.
All in favor except Mr. Neal who abstained because he was absent from that meeting.
A motion was made by Mr. Neal, seconded by Mr. Wright, to accept the Secretary’s Report showing a cash balance of $2,014,705.55 as of June 30, 2012 and that the Board Secretary’s Financial Status Certification for the month ending June 30, 2012, a copy of which is attached to these minutes, be accepted. The Treasurer’s Report was not available for acceptance at this meeting but will be presented at the August 28 meeting. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to certify that all major account expenditures for the month of June 2012 have been made within the constraints of the adopted budget and that sufficient funds are available to meet our
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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 John and Cheryl Steiger for the food basket sent on the recent passing of John’s father.
(2) Thank you card from recent graduate Courtney Krasnomowitz for the award of the Richard Jeffries Scholarship to her.
(3) Letter from Jeanne Donovan volunteering to be the SADD advisor for the 2012-13 school year.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Kabatra, to approve the Superintendent Authorized Budget Transfers for the month of June 2012 per the attached list in the total amount of $228,028. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
There were no transfers requiring board approval presented at this meeting.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve payment of the bills for the month of June as authorized 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 payment of the bills for July 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 agreement for shared services with Hardyston School District as attached hereto. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Kabatra, to award the food services contract to Maschio’s Food Services, Inc. beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013 with a management fee of $8,946 per annum, a guaranteed no cost operation to Wallkill Valley Regional High School Board of Education and with no subsidy provided by the Board of Education. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
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A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve enrollment of Wallkill Valley Regional High School as a member of the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association for the 2012-13 school year as provided for in Chapter 172 Laws 1979 (N.J.S.A. 18A:11-3 et seq) and as a member of the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference 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 purchase of a used washer/dryer from a staff member in the amount of $500. After some discussion, it was decided to table this motion until sometime in the future.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve a contract with ENERActive Solutions to provide Management Services for Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) per the attached proposal. All responded yes in a roll call vote. Mr. Bolcar stated that the Governor is signing a law that will not allow the cost of SRECs to go below $100. Some discussion took place regarding who will make the decisions on the selling of the SRECs.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve travel to the NJSBA/NJASA/NJASBO Workshop & Exhibition scheduled in Atlantic City, NJ for the dates of October 23, 24 and 25, 2012, of all interested board members, the Superintendent and the Business Admin/Bd. Sec’y. and that expenses be reimbursed up to the maximum allowed by state law upon submission of receipts and a signed voucher to the Business Admin. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve SMAC Corporation change orders No. GC-04 in the amount of $12,487.25, No. GC-05 in the amount of -$3,348.65, and GC-06 in the amount of -$25,000.00. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Neal, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve AMCO Enterprises, Inc. change order No. GC-05 in the amount of $8,801.00. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve a tuition contract with Sussex County Technical School for the 2012-13 school year in the amount of $1,855 per student with an estimated total cost of $247,642.50. All responded no in a roll call vote except Mr. Neal who voted yes.
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A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to not require Lakeland-Andover School to apply for and receive funding from the NJ Child Nutrition Program nor charge students for a reduced and/or paid meal for any classified students from Wallkill Valley Regional High School District in accordance with NJAC 6A:23-4(a)ii and iii during the 2012-13 school year. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Neal, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the following out-of-district, special education, public school placements for the 2012-13 school year:
A. F. Northern Hills Academy (Extended School $9,271.00
Year Only)
Aide (Extended School Year Only) 4,962.00
$14,233.00
N.M. Northern Hills Academy (Extended School $9,271.00
Year Only)
Aid
(Extended School Year Only) 4,962.00
$14,233.00
J.C.C. Lake Drive School - Mountain Lakes $4,127.00
School District (Extended School Yr Only)
All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the following out-of-district, special education, private school placements for the 2012-13 school year:
M.T. Gramon School (Regular School Year) $48,853.80
(Extended School Year) 8,142.30
Extraordinary Services (Regular School Yr) 28,800.00
(Aide) (Extended School Year)
4,800.00
$90,596.10
J.G. ECLC of New Jersey (Regular School Yr) $41,988.60
(Extended School Year) 4,665.40
$46,654.00
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J.M. ECLC of New Jersey (Regular School Yr) $41,998.60
(Extended School Year) 4,665.40
$46,654.00
F.D. ECLC of New Jersey (Regular School Yr) $41,998.60
` (Extended School Year) 4,665.40
$46,654.00
J.H. ECLC of New Jersey (Regular School Yr) $41,998.60
(Extended School Year) 4,665.40
$46,654.00
K.K.T. East Mountain School (Regular School Yr) $64,757.70
S.E. Passaic Co. Elks Cerebral Palsy Center
(Regular School Year) $55,760.40
(Extended School Year) 7,434.72
Aide (Regular & Extended School Year)
24,435.20
$87,630.32
A.T. Windsor Learning Center (Regular School Yr) $56,700.00
(Extended School Year) 8,588.10
$65,299.10
All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve
the following addition to the substitute list:
Kaitlynn Egan
All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Kabatra, to approve the following building use requests:
Hardyston Township – 11/6/12
Ashton Athletics – 6/21/12 – 8/14/12
Dance Dimensions by Michele – various dates 6/3/13 – 6/9/13
Dance Expression – various dates 5/25/13 – 6/2/13
Franklin Band – 12/7/12
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Franklin Band – 5/17/13
WV Cheerleaders – 2/15/13
Football Breakfast Club – various dates 9/7/12 – 11/2/12
BSA, Patriots Path Council-various dates Sept 2012 through April 2013
All responded yes in a roll call vote following some discussion.
Mr. Bolcar presented his Superintendent’s Report as follows:
1. The 1999 Dodge truck caught fire caused by the electrical system and was totaled by the insurance company. We will need to purchase a new one. A request for board approval to purchase a new one is on tonight’s agenda.
2. Also on the agenda this evening is a motion to reinstate the clubs that were cut due to budget constraints. An unexpected retirement leaves some money to do this.
3. On August 8, four districts will meet. There is a possibility of sharing an IT Coordinator with Hamburg School District. This is just in the talking stages right now.
4. An email and a letter have been received from NJDOE. Wallkill Valley has been approved to be a CHOICE school for the 2013-14 school year.
5. A teachers’ in-service day will be October 8. EE4NJ will be a topic if we can set this up with the other districts. It will cost $2900 per district. Hamburg paid up-front for the administrators’ training but would like us to do if for the teachers’ training.
The meeting was opened to the public for questions and comments. Candy Murphy spoke about the Wallkill Valley FBLA. Our FBLA has been recognized as Number One in the country for raising the most money for the March of Dimes. She felt that this particular organization does not get the recognition they deserve. She approached the board about recognizing them on the school’s message board by the highway.
Mr. Lipscomb had a question regarding the number of students going to Vo-Tech High School. He also made a statement on behalf of the Booster Club that they support Daryl Jones to be appointed as the new Athletic Director.
Sharon Drexel asked if we could pay to have advertising in the newspapers regarding our students’ accomplishments. She was informed that Michael Harris is our
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Point of Contact for publicity and that it was felt by most people that it should not cost us anything to have our students recognized in the newspapers.
Mrs. Drexel stated that she was also here to find out where we are with getting the ski team on board.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to move into executive session for the purposes of discussing personnel and negotiations matters.
All in favor.
Upon returning to regular session the following action was taken.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to appoint Holly Corsaro as Assistant Girls’ Soccer coach for the 2012-13 school year on Step 2 ($3,175) of the Negotiated Athletics Salary as recommended by the Superintendent.
All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to reestablish the following co-curricular clubs and appoint the advisors as listed for the 2012-13 school year as recommended by the Superintendent:
SADD Jeanne Donovan Step 2 ($1,385)
BASIC Edward Bolcar Step 3 ($865)
Wallkill Valley Ecology Club Catherine Astor Step 3 ($865)
Kindness & Justice Lauren Donohue Step 5 ($1,055)
Nat’l Art Honor Society Any Fairweather Step 5 ($1,055)
Nat’l Spanish Honor Society Monica Tarabocchia Step 4 ($975)
All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Kabatra, to appoint Daryl Jones as Athletic Director and also to be in charge of Transportation and Custodial/Maintenance areas for the 2012-13 school year as recommended by the Superintendent at a salary of $95,000. All responded yes in a roll call vote except Mr. Sanfilippo who voted no.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolitio, to appoint David Carr as Director of Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment and Student Activities for the 2012-13 school year as recommended by the Superintendent at a salary of $98,000.
All responded yes in a roll call vote.
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A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to authorize the purchase of a new truck for the Building and Grounds Department to replace the 1999 Dodge Ram truck which was recently caught fire and was totaled at a cost not to exceed $30,000. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the Superintendent authorized transfers for June 29, 2012 for the purchase of setting aside monies for contract negotiations for the 2011-12 school year per the attached list in the total amount of $96,160. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve movement on the teachers’ salary guide of Kevin Lukich to MA effective September 1, 2012. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the Co-curricular and Athletics appointments per the attached list for the 2012-13 school year as recommended by the Superintendent. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to acknowledge receipt of the Minimum Expense Transfer Report for the 2011-12 school year as attached hereto. All responded yes in a roll call vote.
A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to adjourn. All in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elizabeth N. Flatt
Business Admin/Bd. Sec’y.