ROSELLE PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT

Office of the Superintendent

March 12, 2010

TO: Luane Cindea, President

Members of the Board of Education
FROM: Patrick M. Spagnoletti, Superintendent
SUBJECT: AGENDA FOR BOARD MEETING – March 16, 2010

Notice of Meeting
This meeting is an open session of the Roselle Park Board of Education held under the Open
Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey. Notice of this meeting was sent to the Star
Ledger, Union Leader, and the Home News Tribune.

Roll Call
President Cindea _____ Nancy Kinloch _____
Vice President Iachio _____ Barney Leinberger _____
Alexander J. Balaban _____ Katherine Panetta _____
Michael Genovese _____ Jeffrey Parrell _____
Roseann Rinaldi _____
Patrick M. Spagnoletti, Superintendent of Schools _____
Susan Guercio, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary _____
Anthony P. Sciarrillo, Board Attorney _____

Closed Session
Motion to go into closed session to discuss personnel matters or other exceptions to the sunshine
law as follows:

1. Any matter considered confidential by federal law, state statue, or court rule;
2. Any matter in which the release of information would impair the receipt of federal funds;
3. Any material which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of individual privacy if disclosed;
4. Any collective bargaining agreements;
5. Any matter involving the purchase, lease or acquisition of real property with public funds;
6. Any tactics and techniques used in protecting the safety and property of the public;
7. Any pending or anticipated litigation;
8. Personnel matters related to the employment, appointment or termination of current or prospective employees.

Moved Seconded

AYE NAY Time

Motion to return to open session.

Moved Seconded

AYE NAY Time

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Flag Salute

Public Participation – 7:00 PM

SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Student health fair proposal to be given by students from High School Students Against
Destructive Decisions (SAAD) Club

POLICY
A motion was made by ________________________seconded by ___________________
to approve agenda items 1 and 2.

1. District Policy Manual – second reading

Approval to adopt the Roselle Park School District NJSBA Policy Manual, including
policies and bylaws, as revised by Lindabury, McCormack and Estabrook. (copy on file
in board office)

2. District Policy – first reading

To approve the following NJSBA revised district policy: (first reading)

4112.8 Nepotism (certified staff)

4212.8 Nepotism (non-certified staff)

Vice President Iachio ____ Mr. Leinberger ___

Mr. Balaban ____ Mrs. Panetta ___
Mr. Genovese ____ Dr. Parrell ___
Mrs. Kinloch ____ Mrs. Rinaldi ___
President Cindea ___

Motion _____

PERSONNEL

Consent Agenda Motion – Personnel

A motion was made by ________________________seconded by ___________________
to approve the following agenda items 3 through 5.

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3. District Substitutes
Approval of additions to the district wide substitute list. As recommended by the Superintendent.
Staff indicated with an asterisk (*) are conditional applicants pending final approval by the New Jersey
Department of Education and the Board further authorized the submission of an application for emergency
hiring pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:6-7.1, et seq N.J.S.A. 18A:39-17, et seq and N.J.S.A. 18A:6-4.13, et seq as
indicated above.

4. WISE Personnel
To appoint the following 2009-2010 school year WISE personnel at $34.15 per session as
recommended by the Superintendent: (as per RPEA contract)

EJF-Aldene School (March 1, 2010 to April 21, 2010)

Jennifer Nieves (2)– sub Sheila O’Reilly – sub
Arlene Terpenning (1) – 2 days Marianne Tucci (2) – 2 days
Gina Faria (2)– 4 days Rebecca Nunes (2) – 4 days
Mary Lou Gugger (2) – 2 days Rashmi Baxi (2) – sub
Marina Teperman – sub
Fran Giameo – sub Robert Gordon (March 9 to April27, 2010)
Rebecca Riccitelli – sub Dina Fabbo – 4 sessions
Judith Nese (2) - 2 days Mandee Leonardis – 4 sessions

5. Winter/Spring Physical Personnel

To authorize the following personnel to conduct physicals for winter and spring sports
under the direction of the Athletic Director at $174.60/day^ or compensated days* as
recommended by the Superintendent:

November 10, 2009 February 9, 2010

Janice Haddad* Janice Haddad *
Linda Greer ^ Linda Greer^
Brenda Litterer* Brenda Litterer *
Barbara Goss *

Vice President Iachio ____ Mr. Leinberger ___

Mr. Balaban ____ Mrs. Panetta ___
Mr. Genovese ____ Dr. Parrell ___
Mrs. Kinloch ____ Mrs. Rinaldi ___
President Cindea ___

On roll call, motion _____

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EDUCATION

A motion was made by ________________________seconded by ___________________

to approve the following agenda items 6 through 9.

6. Education Programs
To approve the following education programs for the 2009-2010 school year:

Tuition
#54 UCESC 10 months $44,500
Tuition (receiving)
#55 Springfield 10 months $47,861
#56 Chatham 10 months $47,861
Family Counselor Presentation to Teachers
#57 Wendy Laurer $280
Home Based Applied Behavior Analysis Program
#58 Lauren Clark 10hrs/month 2/17/10-5/31/10 $100/hr
Bilingual Speech Evaluation
#59 Martha Bryan $450
Home Instruction
#42 2hrs/day 1/20/10-2/3/10 $30/hr
#60 5hrs/wk 3/8/10-2months approx $31/hr
#61 5hrs/wk 1/15/10-2/4/10 $31/hr
#61 5hrs/wk 2/5/10-60 days approx $53/hr
#62 5hrs/wk 3/3/10-30 days approx $53/hr
Psychiatric Evaluation
#63 Lawrence DeMilio $350
#64 Lawrence DeMilio $350
#65 Lawrence DeMilio $350
Mental Health Assessment
#66 Trinitas Hospital $150
#67 Trinitas Hospital $150
Fit to Return
#66 Trinitas Hospital $150

7. Educational Trip Request

To approve the following district educational trip requests:

Intrepid Museum, NY June 2, 1010 Sherman 2nd grade

Green Meadows, Parsippany June 3, 2010 Aldene 2nd grade
Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange June 11, 2010 Aldene 3rd grade
UC Police Headquarters, Westfield March 23, 2010 High School T&G
State Theatre, New Brunswick April 19, 2010 High School T&G
Museum of Jewish Heritage, NY April 14, 2010 High School grades 11 & 12

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8. Workshop Attendance Request

To approve the following staff workshop attendance request:

John Ranieri NJSIAA State Wrestling Championship

Michael Munoz March 5 – 7, 2010, $2510 (with students)

9. Spring Sports Schedule

To approve the high school/middle school Spring 2010 sports schedule. (copy on file in
athletic office.)

Motion _____

BUSINESS
A motion was made by ________________________seconded by ___________________
to approve the following agenda items 10 through 19.

10. Ballot Drawing

To establish Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM. in the business office as the
drawing for ballot position for the annual school board election.

11. Public Budget Hearing

To establish Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at 7:00 P.M. as the Public Budget Hearing, to be
held in Council Chambers at Roselle Park Borough Hall, 110 E. Westfield Avenue.

12. Annual School Board Election

To approve the polls being open from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2010
for the annual school board election.

13. District Contract

To approve the following district contract:

Educational Data Services, Inc. for participation in the New Jersey Cooperative Bidding
Program. The licensing and maintenance fee for the 2010-2011 school year will be
$9,200 (Right to Know Services included in this fee) (no increase in cost) (copy on file in business office)

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14. Transfers
To approve the following transfers for the month February 2010:

SALARIES 11-000-211-100 $22,606.00 $78.00 $22,684.00

SALARIES 11-000-213-100 $320,105.00 $2,964.00 $323,069.00
SAL OF OTHER PROF STAFF 11-000-218-104 $707,184.00 $60,377.00 $767,561.00
SALARIES OF SEC ASST 11-000-218-105 $79,331.00 $339.00 $79,670.00
SALARIES OF SEC ASST 11-000-219-105 $95,499.00 $541.00 $96,040.00
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 11-000-219-600 $8,492.58 $42.00 $8,534.58
SAL OF SUPERVISOR INST 11-000-221-102 $63,705.00 $52.00 $63,757.00
SAL OF SUPERVISOR INST 11-000-223-102 $63,705.00 $52.00 $63,757.00
LEGAL SERVICES 11-000-230-331 $89,946.83 $1,821.00 $91,767.83
SAL OF OTHER PROF STAFF 11-000-240-104 $240,534.00 $233.00 $240,767.00
SALARIES OF SEC ASST 11-000-240-105 $439,987.00 $165.00 $440,152.00
SALARIES 11-000-261-100 $186,517.00 $40,227.00 $226,744.00
OTHER PURCH SERVICES 11-000-262-590 $6,501.50 $590.00 $7,091.50
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-120-100-101 $2,331,836.00 $113,031.00 $2,444,867.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-140-100-101 $2,407,765.00 $110,373.00 $2,518,138.00
TEXTBOOKS 11-190-100-640 $23,534.33 $129.00 $23,663.33
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-205-100-101 $215,396.00 $160.00 $215,556.00
OTHER SAL FOR INSTRUCT 11-205-100-106 $81,156.00 $24,351.00 $105,507.00
OTHER SAL FOR INSTRUCT 11-209-100-106 $30,229.00 $29.00 $30,258.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-212-100-101 $73,228.00 $47,955.00 $121,183.00
OTHER SAL FOR INSTRUCT 11-212-100-106 $32,184.00 $59,037.00 $91,221.00
OTHER OBJECTS 11-212-100-800 $207.85 $137.00 $344.85
OTHER SAL FOR INSTRUCT 11-214-100-106 $17,559.00 $11,956.00 $29,515.00
OTHER SAL FOR INSTRUCT 11-216-100-106 $26,907.00 $635.00 $27,542.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-230-100-101 $299,878.00 $4,034.00 $303,912.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-240-100-101 $466,341.00 $15,691.00 $482,032.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-000-216-101 $403,102.00 -$96,156.00 $306,946.00
OTHER SAL FOR INSTRUCT 11-000-217-106 $290,075.00 -$51,755.00 $238,320.00
SAL OF OTHER PROF STAFF 11-000-219-104 $796,623.00 -$64,695.00 $731,928.00
SALARIES 11-000-222-100 $448,434.00 -$11,760.00 $436,674.00
SALARIES 11-000-262-100 $889,768.00 -$59,259.00 $830,509.00
OTHER TRANSPORT SAL 11-000-270-108 $7,960.00 -$6,000.00 $1,960.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-130-100-101 $1,400,097.00 -$24,084.00 $1,376,013.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-150-100-101 $17,192.00 -$2,192.00 $15,000.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-209-100-101 $165,298.00 -$1,651.00 $163,647.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-213-100-101 $1,240,464.00 -$110,674.00 $1,129,790.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-214-100-101 $103,333.00 -$48,584.00 $54,749.00
OTHER SAL FOR INSTRUCT 11-215-100-106 $28,246.00 -$11,454.00 $16,792.00
SALARIES OF TEACHERS 11-216-100-101 $63,380.00 -$2,574.00 $60,806.00
OTHER SAL FOR INSTRUCT 11-230-100-106 $125,693.00 -$4,161.00 $121,532.00
$14,310,000.09 $0.00 $14,310,000.09

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15. Use of Buildings and Grounds

To approve the following use of buildings and grounds (appropriate fees to be charged where
applicable):

Roselle Park Pop Warner – Cheerleading

EJF-Aldene gymnasium – registration, meetings, clinics
March 11, 12, 26, 31, April 1, 2, 12-15, 19-21, 27-29, May 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 24-
26, June 1-4, 7-10, 14-7, 21-22, 2010, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

RPYBL – Clinics
Sherman gymnasium
Fridays, March 5, 12, April 16, 30, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Roselle Park Girl Scouts – Pancake Breakfast

Roselle Park High School students cafeteria
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Fairleigh Dickinson University – Continuing Education classes

Roselle Park High School classroom
Saturdays, April 10 – May 8, 2010, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

RPYBL – Tricky Tray fundraiser

Roselle Park gymnasium
Friday, April 23, 2010, 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM

RPHS Band – Chapter 10 Guard/Drum Line Championships

High School auditorium, kitchen, stage, gym, teachers’ & students’ café
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Roselle Park Fire Department – Wet Down

High School - Front Parking Lot – Oval
Saturday, July 17, 2010, 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM

16. Grant Application

Approval to apply for the following grants:

Best Buy FY10 in the amount of $5,000 (submitted by K. Carey-Lynch)

Staples FY10 in the amount of $10,000 (submitted by K. Carey-Lynch)

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17. Restoration of 2009-2010 State School Aid Cuts Resolution

To approve the following Restoration of 2009-2010 State School Aid Cuts Resolution:

WHEREAS, the Roselle Park Board of Education recognizes that sound financial management is necessary to
support the school program; and

WHEREAS, the Roselle Park School District bases its budget on academic goals, current needs and data collected
through a long-range planning process; and

WHEREAS, the district’s prudent expenditure practices have resulted in an excess surplus of $260,499 during the
current fiscal year; and

WHEREAS, current state law requires districts to apply these excess funds toward the 2010-2011 school budget in
order to control local property taxes;

WHEREAS, through its policy of sound fiscal management, the Roselle Park Board of Education has placed in
reserve for the current school year $100 to ensure that maintenance and facility repairs do not affect its financial
stability; and

WHEREAS, under Executive Order 14, the Governor has frozen the Roselle Park school district’s current-year state
aid in an amount equal to its excess surplus and 25 percent of its capital reserve and other reserve accounts; and

WHEREAS, the aid cut unfairly targets the Roselle Park School District and others that accumulated additional
surplus and/or put aside reserve funds as the result of sound financial practices; and

WHEREAS by forcing the expenditure of these surplus funds in the current school year, the Roselle Park district
will not have them available to control next year’s school property taxes; and

WHEREAS, replenishment of reserve accounts next year will divert limited resources from the classroom; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 14 will have a negative impact on property taxpayers and the education program in
the Roselle Park School District in 2010-2011. Therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Roselle Park Board of Education urges the state Legislature and the Governor to pursue other
means to resolve the state’s current-year budget gap without jeopardizing school programs or penalizing property
taxpayers in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, that such and alternative should leave in place school districts’ excess surplus, as well as their capital
reserves; and be it further

RESOLVED, that this resolution be sent to Governor Christopher Christie, Acting Commissioner of Education Bret
Schundler, Senate President Stephen Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, State Senator Thomas H. Kean,
Assembly Representatives Jon M. Bramnick and Nancy F. Munoz; and be it further

RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the New Jersey School Boards Association.

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18. Tentative Budget

To approve the following resolution: (subject to change upon receiving state aid figures)

RESOLVED, THAT, the Roselle Park Board of Education hereby adopts a tentative budget
for the 2010-2011 school year in the amount of:

General Fund $27,366,029

Special Revenue $ 792,000
Debt Service $ 698,357
Total Budget $28,856,386

of which the following amount shall be raised by local tax levy:

General Fund $17,683,144

Debt Service $ 697,556
Total $18,380,700 and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary be authorized to submit this budget to the
County Superintendent for approval, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval by the County Superintendent, the

Secretary be authorized to advertise the budget for public hearing.

19. Bills
To approve the following bills for the month of March 2010:

General current Expense $711,433.24

Special Revenue Funds $ 51,273.57
Enterprise Fund $ 64,487.11
Summer Camp $ 2,277.54
Total $829,471.46

Motion ____

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Committee/Liaison Reports

Continuing Business

New Business

Public Participation

Closed Session
Motion to go into closed session to discuss personnel matters or other exceptions to the sunshine
law as follows:

1. Any matter considered confidential by federal law, state statue, or court rule;
2. Any matter in which the release of information would impair the receipt of federal funds;
3. Any material which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of individual privacy if disclosed;
4. Any collective bargaining agreements;
5. Any matter involving the purchase, lease or acquisition of real property with public funds;
6. Any tactics and techniques used in protecting the safety and property of the public;
7. Any pending or anticipated litigation;
8. Personnel matters related to the employment, appointment or termination of current or prospective employees.

Moved Seconded

AYE NAY Time

Motion to return to open session.

Moved Seconded

AYE NAY Time

Adjournment
A motion was made by __________________________ seconded by __________________
to adjourn the meeting at _________ p.m.

Motion _____

Next scheduled board meeting: March 30, 2010

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