January 8, 2008

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Agenda:

NOTICE OF MEETING: The Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:30pm at the 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 front entrance on Stonehenge Drive.  The meeting will be open to the public at 7:30pm.

AGENDA

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

  2. Roll Call

  3. Reading of the Mission Statement

  4. Correspondence

  5. Minutes of December 11, 2007, Bill Lists/November 2007 Secretary/Treasurer Reports/Certify Financials

  6. Staff Recognition - Rosemary Kowalchuk and Marianne Burd

  7. Presentation by "Two Plus One"

  8. Public Comment on Agenda Items

  9. New Business - Action Items

R-120-08          School Volunteers for 2007-2008

R-121-08          Employee Travel and Expense Reimbursement

R-122-08          K-8 Science Curriculum

R-123-08          Superintendent Goals for 2007-2008

R-124-08          Submission of State Project #41-2790-050-08-1000 for the Installation of Pre-School Playground Equipment

R-125-08          Horizontal Salary Guide Movement

R-126-08          Temporary Leave of Absence

R-127-08          Field Trip Approvals

  1. Administrator's Report

  2. Representative Information from Phillipsburg Board of Education

  3. Legislative Update

  4. Other Items of an Emergent Nature

  5. Other Public Comments

  6. Executive Session

  7. 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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Handout:

R-120-08

SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS FOR 2007-2008

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Motion by            , second by                , that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve a list of volunteers for the 2007-2008 school year as presented.

Roll call vote:

R-121-08

EMPLOYEE TRAVEL AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

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Motion by            , second by                , that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve travel and expense reimbursement for district employees as presented and attached to these minutes.

Roll call vote:

R-122-08

K-8 SCIENCE CURRICULUM

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Motion by            , second by                , that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, adopt the K-8 Science Curriculum as presented.

Roll call vote:

R-123-08

SUPERINTENDENT GOALS FOR 2007-2008

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Motion by            , second by                , that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education approve Superintendent goals for the 2007-2008 school year as presented and attached to these minutes.

Roll call vote:

R-124-08

SUBMISSION OF STATE PROJECT #41-2790-050-08-1000 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

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Motion by            , second by                , that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, authorizes the Business Administrator to submit a project application for state project #41-2790-050-08-1000 for the purchase and installation of preschool playground equipment. This project is an Other Capital Project and will not receive state funding.

Roll call vote:

R-125-08

HORIZONTAL SALARY GUIDE MOVEMENT

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Motion by            , second by                , that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the following staff members for horizontal movement of the district salary locator guide effective February 1, 2008:

Name

Degree

Locator

Donna Bellfy MA QQ
Joan Dziedzic BA+15 LL

Roll call vote:

R-126-08

TEMPORARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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Motion by            , second by                , that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve an unpaid temporary sick leave for Melissa Teter for a twelve week period effective January 2, 2008 as requested.

Roll call vote:

R-127-08

FIELD TRIP APPROVALS

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Motion by            , second by                , that be it

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the Superintendent, approve the following field trips:

Student Council

February 23, 2008

Meadowlands

Grade 8 March 10, 2008 Museum of Natural History
Band March 13, 2008 North Warren High School
Jazz Band April 16, 2008 Alexandria Middle School
Grade 6 May 19, 2008 New York City

Vote:

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