20.

 

Regular Meeting

May 29, 2012

 

            The regular meeting of the Wallkill Valley Regional High School Board of Education was held on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at the high school, Grumm Road, Hardyston Township, NJ.

 

            PRESENT:    Mr. Castiglione, Mr. Carlson, Mr. Neal, Mr. Hilbert, Mr. McHugh,

                                      Mrs. Apolito, Mr. Wright, Mr. Sanfilippo

                                    Mr. Bolcar, Superintendent

                                    Mrs. Swayze, WVEA President

                                    Mrs. Busardo, WVEA Representative

                                    Mr. VanOrden, Athletic Director

                                    Approximately 10 members of the public

 

            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 29th day of April 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. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the minutes of the annual appointments and approvals meeting of April 24, 2012 and the minutes of the regular meeting of April 24, 2012 and executive session minutes thereto.

All in favor except Mr. Sanfilippo who abstained because he was absent from those meetings.

 

            Secretary’s and Treasurer’s Reports for April were not presented at this meeting and Board’s Certification of Expenditures for April was not done because the reports were not completed in time for this meeting.  They will be presented at the June 26 meeting.

           

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                                                                                                                        Regular Meeting

                                                                                                                        May 29, 2012

 

New Business

 

            The following correspondence was reviewed by the board:

 

            (1)       Thank you card from School Nurse Elodie Edsall for the basket of fruit send to her on her recent surgery.

 

            (2)       Letter from NJ’s Clean Energy Program informing us that our project was not selected for in inspection in accordance with Quality Assurance Guidelines and was issued a Waiver of Inspection.

 

            (3)       Letter from NJ’s Clean Energy Program congratulating us on the completion of our solar panels project and issuing a NJ Certification Number, enabling us to now sell our SRECs.

 

            (4)       Letter from Wallkill Valley Supervisors Association reminding the board that they had expressed interest in beginning to negotiate a new contract in November of 2011 as their current contract will expire on June 30, 2012.

 

            (5)       Two letters from Mr. and Mrs. William Repasy expressing their sadness that Vittoria Busardo’s contract was not reviewed due to budget constraints and their

dismay at the non-renewal of a contract for Marcela Iturregui for the upcoming year, again due to budget restraints.

 

            (6)       Two letters from Mr. and Mrs. William Pereira, one expressing their sadness at the non-renewal of contracts for the 2012-13 school year for Marcela Iturregui  and one expressing how upset they were that Vittoria Busardi was not offered a contract for 2012-13, both due to budget constraints.

 

            (7)       Letter from Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C., attorneys at law concerning their receipt of a letter from Farmside Landscaping & Design regarding the lawn and landscape bids.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Neal, seconded by Mr. Carlson, to approve the Superintendent authorized budget transfers for the month of April 2012 per the attached list in the total amount of $525.  All responded yes in a roll call vote.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to approve payment of the bills as audited and submitted by the Finance Committee.  All responded yes in a roll call vote.

 

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May 29, 2012

 

A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to approve the submission of application for Carl D. Perkins Career/Technical Education Act of 2006 Grant for the 2012-13 school year in the amount of $15,000 for the period beginning July 2, 2012  and ending June 29, 2013 to be used for the purposes stated in the application.  All responded yes in a roll call vote.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to approve the following requests for building use:

 

            (1)       Franklin Presbyterian Church, various days 5/8/12 to 6/26/12

            (2)       Franklin Band, 5/11/12

            (3)       Kiddie Academy of Wantage, 5/19/12

            (4)       WV Cheerleaders, 5/21, 22 & 23/12

            (5)       Dance Expression, various dates 5/25/12 to 6/2/12

            (6)       Dance Dimensions by Michelle, various dates 6/4 – 10/12

            (7)       Hardyston Township, 6/5/12

            (8)       Diane Dance Academy 23,  6/13 & 16/12

            (9)       WVRHS Girls’ basketball, various dates 6/21/12 to 8/16/12

            (10)     WVRHS Football, 6/26/12 to 6/28/12

 

All responded yes in a roll call vote.

 

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. McHugh, 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 approve the addition of the following names to the substitute list as recommended by the Supt:

 

                        Michael DeVore                               Louis Ycre

 

All responded yes in a roll call vote.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolitio, to approve the following out-of-district, private school, special education placement for the 2012-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                                                                                        Regular Meeting

                                                                                                                        May 29, 2012

 

school year.

 

            M.T.                 Morris-Union Jointure Commission                                

                                    (Developmental Learning Center)

 Extended School Year (6/27/12 – 8/8/12)                       $13,435.00

                                    Regular School Year (beginning 9/5/12)                                      81,971.00

                                                                                    Total Cost                              $95,406.00

 

All responded yes in a roll call vote except Mr. McHugh, who voted no.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to declare the following equipment as surplus (beyond repair) and to authorize the dispose of it appropriately.

 

            Panasonic Copier, Model FP-7735, Serial #CHEKD312074, Inventory Tag #0230

           

            Weight Room Equipment (no models or serial numbers and no Inventory Tag #s)

                       

2 Squat Racks

                        1 Bench Press

                        1 Incline Press Bench

                        1 Olympic Bar

                        1 Flat Utility Bench

                        2 Plate Racks

                        1 Wrestling Mat (original mat from 1983)

 

Vizio Flat Screen 108 op, Full HD Television, Serial #LSPD9BKO105947, no Inventory Tag.

 

All responded yes in a roll call vote.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. McHugh, to approve the 1011-2012 Student Transportation Contract Addendum to Route # WV-15 (Multi-contract #29) with Ted Dunn, Inc. per the attached with a total increase in the amount of $720 and a total contract amount of $37,062.33.  All responded yes in a roll call vote.              

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve an increase in the price of student lunches beginning with the 2012-13 school year from $2.25 to $2.50 per lunch and an increase in adult lunches from $2.75 to $3.00 per lunch

 

 

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Regular Meeting

May 29, 2012

 

to bring the district closer in compliance with state mandate for minimum price of student lunches to $2.51 by the 2013-14 school year.  All responded yes in a roll call vote except Mr. Neal and Mr. Sanfilippo both of whom voted no.

 

            Mr. Bolcar presented his Superintendent’s Report as follows:

 

            1.         The Athletic Department’s tricky tray brought in $18,347.75.

 

            2.         The Child Development Learning Class graduation will be held on Thursday, May 31, at 9:45 a.m. in the LGI.

 

            3.         The Hall of Fame induction dinner will be held on Monday, June 4, at 7:00 p.m. at Crystal Springs.

 

            4.         Final exams will begin on Wednesday, June 6 and conclude on Monday, June 11.

 

            5.         Graduation will be held on Monday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the gym followed by Project Graduation at the YMCA at 9:30 p.m.

 

            6.         Teachers will check-out on Tuesday, June 12 and summer hours will begin.

 

            7.         The end of the year faculty meeting was held today.  Staff’s last checks will be “live” and given out on June 12 after check-out.

 

            8.         HIB Report for May 2012:

 

                        A report of HIB was made today, May 29, 2012 and is currently under investigation.  There will be the semi-annual comprehensive report at the June 26th board meeting.

 

            Mr. Hilbert stated that he helped with the Tricky Tray and felt that it was exceptionally well-done.  Mr. VanOrden and parents were thanked for all their efforts.

 

            The meeting was opened to the public for questions and/or comments.

 

            Mrs. Drexler inquired about the ski team entering a co-op with High Point as to whether the board would consider it.

 

 

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                                                                                                                        Regular Meeting

                                                                                                                        May 29, 2012

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to move into executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel and contractual matters.  All in favor.

 

            After returning to regular session, the following action was taken.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Neal, to appoint the persons listed on the attached list to the positions listed at the step and salaries shown 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 approve the Superintendent’s District Performance Goals for the 2011-12 school year and to compensate the Superintendent as delineated in his employment contract as presented by the Personnel Committee pending review and approval by the Sussex County Executive Superintendent of Schools.  All responded yes in a roll call vote.

 

            Mr. Castiglione explained to the public that Mr. Bolcar will be taking only one-half of his bonus, giving the other half back to sports.  Mr. Harris will also be taking only one-half of his stipend as the golf coach.  The board thanked them profusely.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mrs. Apolito, to approve the submission of the Superintendent’s Proposed District Performance Goals for the 2012-13 school year to the Sussex County Executive Supt. of Schools for approval.  All responded yes in a roll call vote.

 

            The motions on the agenda to approve contracts for the Business Admin/Bd. Sec’y. for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years were removed from the agenda to be acted on at a later date.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Sanfilippo, to adjourn.    All in favor.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

 

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                                    Elizabeth N. Flatt

                                                                                    Business Admin/Bd. Sec’y.