Agenda 8-19-08

NORTH HUNTERDON-VOORHEES REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Annandale, New Jersey

TO: Members of the Board of Education

FROM: Superintendent of Schools

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education will be held in the District Office at

7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 19, 2008.

I. The regular meeting of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School

District Board of Education is called to order.

This meeting has been publicized in accordance with the requirements of the New Jersey

Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 and notification given to all appropriate

parties.

Roll Call

II. Flag Salute

III. Comments from the Audience

IV. Budgetary Transfers

A. Motion to approve the budgetary transfers for the month of June, 2008.

ATT: T 1-2

V. Secretary and Treasurer’s Reports

A. Motion to approve the monthly Financial Reports of the School Business

Administrator/Board Secretary and the Treasurer of School Monies for the month

of June, 2008.

ATT: F 1-32

VI. Approval of Minutes

A. Motion to approve the minutes of the June 17, 2008 Work Session Meeting.

B. Motion to approve the minutes of the June 24, 2008 Regular Board Meeting.

C. Motion to approve the minutes of the July 22, 2008 Regular Board Meeting.

ATT: Minutes

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VII. Superintendent’s Report

A. Diane Morris – Review of BOE Goals.

B. Motion to approve the following parent organizations and booster clubs for

operation during the 2008-2009 school year:

VIII. List of Bills

A. Motion to approve the List of Bills for:

ATT: B 1-27

IX. President’s Report

A. Special Board Meeting – August 28, 2008 – 7:00 p.m. – District Office.

B. Regular Board Meeting – September 23, 2008 – 7:00 p.m. – District Office.

July 31, 2008 $ 829,629.98

July 31, 2008 $ 427,286.89

August 19, 2008 $ 481,824.91

For a total of: $1,738,741.78

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X. Action Items

A. Building, Grounds, Equipment, Capital Improvements and Transportation, Fran

Goger & Garry Peabody, Co-Chair

1. Motion to approve the transportation routes for the 2008-2009 school year.

To be provided

B. Business and Finance, John Kulick & Beverly Thorne, Co-Chair

1. Motion to approve the following cancelled checks:

Check Number Date/Comment Amount

030124 multiple stub overrun $ 00.00

030128 multiple stub overrun $ 00.00

030133-030138 print job error $ 00.00

030172 multiple stub overrun $ 00.00

030203 multiple stub overrun $ 00.00

030216 multiple stub overrun $ 00.00

030217 multiple stub overrun $ 00.00

2. Motion to approve the Professional Consultants for the 2008–2009 school year.

ATT: A 1-2

3. Motion to authorize the submission of grant applications that have been

reviewed and approved by the Superintendent of Schools, School Business

Administrator/Board Secretary and Director of Student Services for funding grants

offered by the State of New Jersey and/or the County of Hunterdon to support the

district’s special needs ETS (Educational Transition Specialist) program during the

2008-2009 school year.

4. Motion to approve purchase of Microsoft School Licensing Agreements from

Educational Resources of Elgin, IL in the amount of $58,088.82, in accordance with

P.L. 2007, Chapter 42. This purchase is a minimum of 10% lower in cost than the

New Jersey approved State Contract Price listed on State Contract A81212. (8.8

affirmative votes needed)

ATT: C 1

5. Motion to approve the travel expense requests.

ATT: D 1-2

C. Community Relations/Student Affairs, Carol Mates & Beverly Thorne, Co-

Chair

1. Motion to approve the field trip(s) for North Hunterdon/Voorhees High School

pending attorney review:

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Field Trip(s)

North Hunterdon/Voorhees High School

2008-2009

Dates/Number of

Days

Number of

Students

Sponsoring Organization/Nature of

Trip/

Destination

Chaperones

9/19/08 – 9/20/08

(depart 2:45pm 9/19)

Day(s) missed= 0

Bowdoin Park, Wappinger Falls,

NY

Justina Cassavell

10/13/08

(10am- 5pm)

Day(s) missed=1

Columbus Day Parade/

NYC

Angeline, Andrews,

Hachney, Reynolds

& Lockhart

10/23/08

(6pm- 10pm)

Day(s) missed=0

Phillipsburg Band Competation/

Phillipsburg, NJ

Angeline, Andrews,

Hachney, Reynolds

12/5/08

(6pm-9pm)

Day(s) missed=0

Clinton Christmas Parade

Clinton, NJ

Angeline, Andrews,

Hachney, Reynolds

D. Curriculum, Instruction & Technology, Monica Gondek & Marc Shaffer, Co-

Chair

1. Motion to approve the following Out-of District placement for the 2008-2009

school year (classified students):

ID Number School/Location Start Date Cost Comments

08-35

HCESC

Lebanon, NJ

9/3/08-

6/19/08 $34,000.00 New

08-36

HCESC

Lebanon, NJ

9/3/08-

6/19/08 $34,000.00 New

08-37

HCESC Alternative

Lebanon, NJ

9/3/08-

6/19/08 $34,000.00 New

08-38

HCESC

Lebanon, NJ

9/3/08-

6/19/08 $34,000.00 New

2. Motion to approve the following Out-of District placement for the 2008-2009

school year (non-classified students):

ID Number School/Location Start Date Cost Comments

08-39 ESC/Lebanon, NJ 9/3/08-6/19/08 $13,000.00 New

08-40 ESC/Lebanon, NJ 9/3/08-6/19/08 $13,000.00 New

08-41 ESC/Lebanon, NJ 9/3/08-6/19/08 $13,000.00 New

08-42 ESC/Lebanon, NJ 9/3/08-6/19/08 $13,000.00 New

08-43 ESC/Lebanon, NJ 9/3/08-6/19/08 $13,000.00 New

08-44 ESC/Lebanon, NJ 9/3/08-6/19/08 $13,000.00 New

08-45 ESC/Lebanon, NJ 9/3/08-6/19/08 $13,000.00 New

08-46

Somerset Academy

Bridgewater, NJ 9/3/08 $ 2,500.00 New

08-47

Somerset Academy

Bridgewater, NJ 9/3/08 $ 2,500.00 New

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3. Motion to approve a contract with Somerset County Vocational Technical High

School, in the amount of $1,000.00, for a student who attended from December 16,

2007 – June 17, 2008.

4. Motion to approve the contracts with Somerset County Vocational Technical

High School, in the amount of $2,500.00 per student, for the full-time vocational

educational program for two (2) students during the 2008-2008 school year.

5. Motion to approve the 2006-2007 tuition adjustment, per the certified audit,

from Green Brook Academy, Inc.

ATT: E 1-2

6. Motion to approve CDS Cambridge Corporation of Annandale, NJ to provide

speech/language services for a student in need as identified through the IEP

process. The fee for services is $80.00 per hour and at this time; services are not

expected to exceed 6 hours.

E. Policy – Duncan Crannell & Marc Shaffer, Co-Chair

1. Motion to approve the first reading of the following new Board Policies:

0142.1 Nepotism (M)

ATT: G 1

XI. Committee Reports

Buildings, Grounds, Equipment Capital Improvements and Transportation

Business and Finance

Community Relations/Student Affairs

Curriculum, Instruction & Technology

Legislative

Personnel

Policy

XII. Old/New Business

A. Community Forum on Space Needs

B. Revenue generation

C. Establish Forum with K-8, Municipalities and High School District – Budget

Approval

D. Review of Board Bylaw #0152 – Board Officers

XIII. Executive Session

Motion to adjourn to Executive Session in accordance with the Sunshine Law, Chapter

321, P.L. 1975, to discuss matters listed below.

The matters discussed will be made public if and when the circumstances requiring

confidentiality no longer exist; however, it is not presently known when such

circumstances will exist.

A. Legal – Pending Litigation

B. Diane Morris – BOE Personnel Matters

C. Personnel – Review Personnel Addendum

ATT: P 1-5

D. Review of Executive Session minutes for:

June 17, 2008 Work Session Meeting

June 24, 2008 Regular Board Meeting

July 22, 2008 Regular Board Meeting

To be provided

XIV. Reconvene Public Session

A. Motion to reconvene Public Session.

XV. Personnel

A. Motion to approve the Personnel Addendum

XVI. Approval of Executive Session Minutes

A. Motion to approve the Executive Session minutes for the June 17, 2008 Work

Session meeting.

B. Motion to approve the Executive Session minutes for the June 24, 2008 Regular

Board meeting.

C. Motion to approve the Executive Session minutes for the July 22, 2008 Regular

Board meeting.

XVII. Adjournment

A. Motion to adjourn.