September 25, 2007

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Agenda:

NOTICE OF MEETING: The Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 4:00pm at Lopatcong Township Middle School located at 321 Stonehenge Drive.  The meeting will be held in the Instrumental Music Room.  To gain admittance, please use the entrance at Stonehenge Drive.  The meeting will be open to the public at 4:00pm.

AGENDA

  1. Call Meeting to Order, Flag Salute, Opening Statement

  2. Roll Call

  3. Reading of the Mission Statement

  4. Public Comment on Agenda Items

  5. New Business - Action Items

R-055-08          Accept Resignation of Math Teacher

R-056-08          Hire Math Teacher

R-067-08          Withholding of an Increment

  1. Other Public Comments

  2. Executive Session

  3. Adjournment

Public comments are invited on any educationally pertinent subject.  All participants will be given five (5) minutes to state their issue.  In addition, the subject matter may be discussed by the Board for an additional five (5) minutes.  All audience participants must state their name and address before speaking.  Thank you for your understanding.

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Minutes:

MINUTES OF THE LOPATCONG TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Vice-President Taggart called the meeting to order on September 25, 2007 at 4:08pm.  Mrs. Barna read the following opening statement:  “I would like to announce and have placed in the minutes that adequate notice of this special meeting of the Lopatcong Township Board of Education has been provided in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act by publication in the Express-Times.  A copy of the agenda has been filed with the Township Clerk and posted at both school locations.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.

ROLL CALL

Present:  Dennis Drake, Robert Edinger, Kurt Kessler, Judy Liptak and Bill Taggart.

Absent:  Terry Glennon, Frank Kish, Greg McGann and Ernie Gallant

Others Present:  Dr. Michael Rossi, Superintendent; Teresa E. Barna, Business Administrator/Board Secretary; Rosemary Kowalchuk, Principal; and 11 members of the public.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Motion by Mr. Edinger, second by Mrs. Liptak

WHEREAS, Section 7 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 (R.S. 10:4-13), permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting or portion of a meeting of this public body in certain circumstances; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Education must consider matters involving legal and personnel issues, the disclosure of which could constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education adjourn to executive session at 4:09pm to discuss the above mentioned matters to the exclusion of all others.  Matters discussed may or may not be made public this evening.  Any resulting action will be taken after re-entry into regular session.

Vote:  5 - Yes.  Motion carried.

Motion by Mr. Drake, second by Mr. Kessler, that the Board of Education return to regular session at 4:15pm.  Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

New Business

R-055-08

ACCEPT RESIGNATION OF MATH TEACHER

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Motion by Mrs. Liptak, second by Mr. Drake, that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, accepts the resignation of Mr. Douglas Ryan from his position of 7th Grade Math Teacher effective on or before November 9, 2007.

Roll call vote:  5 - Yes.  Motion carried.

R-056-08

HIRE MATH TEACHER

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Motion by Mr. Kessler, second by Mr. Drake, that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the emergent hiring of David MacCagnan as the 7th grade math teacher for the 2007-2008 school year effective on or before November 26, 2007 at Locator RR/MA.

Roll call vote:  5 - Yes.  Motion carried.

R-057-08

WITHHOLDING OF AN INCREMENT

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Motion by Mr. Edinger, second by Mr. Drake,

(The wording of this resolution may be obtained from the BOE office in the Middle School.)

Roll call vote:  5 - Yes.  Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Motion by Mr. Kessler, second by Mr. Edinger

WHEREAS, Section 7 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 (R.S. 10:4-13), permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting or portion of a meeting of this public body in certain circumstances; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Education must consider matters involving personnel issues, the disclosure of which could constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education adjourn to executive session at 4:20 pm to discuss the above mentioned matters to the exclusion of all others.  Matters discussed may or may not be made public this evening.  Any resulting action will be taken after re-entry into regular session.

Vote:  5 - Yes.  Motion carried.

Motion by Mr. Edinger, second by Mrs. Liptak, that the Board of Education return to regular session at 4:31pm.  Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

Hearing no further business, the board adjourned at 4:32pm on a motion by Mr. Kessler, second by Mr. Edinger.  Motion carried on unanimous voice vote.

Respectfully submitted,

Teresa E. Barna, RSBO

Business Administrator/Board Secretary

 

These minutes are provided as a convenience to the residents of Lopatcong Township and do not constitute the official minutes of the Lopatcong Township Board of Education which are maintained in the BOE Office in the Middle School.

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