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The Regular Meeting of the Kearny Board of Education was held in the Schuyler School, 644 Forest Street, on the evening of the above date.

President Mc Donald called the meeting to order and announced that in accordance with Chapter 231, Laws of 1975, Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of the meeting was provided to the Observer and the Jersey Journal. Notice of the meeting was posted on the bulletin board in the lobby of the Board Office and filed with the Acting Town Clerk by letter dated October 12, 2006.

On roll call, the following members were present: Mr. Campbell, Mr. Castelli, Mr. Doffont, Mrs. Marks, Mrs. Santos, Mrs. Mc Keown, President Mc Donald.

Mr. Robert P. Mooney, Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Ingrid Kiss, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Charles A. Grau, Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary, and Kenneth J. Lindenfelser, Esq., Board Attorney were also present.

It was moved by Mrs. Mc Keown and seconded by Mr. Campbell that the minutes of the following meetings be hereby approved:

On roll call, the following vote was recorded: Mr. Campbell, “aye”, Mr. Castelli, “aye”, Mr. Doffont, “not voting”, Mrs. Marks, “aye”, Mrs. Santos, “aye”, Mrs. Mc Keown, “not voting”, President Mc Donald, “aye”.

There being five votes in the affirmative and two members “not voting”, the motion was carried.

It was moved by Mrs. Mc Keown and seconded by Mr. Campbell that the minutes of the following meetings be hereby approved:

On roll call, the following vote was recorded: Mr. Campbell, “aye”, Mr. Castelli, “aye”, Mr. Doffont, “not voting”, Mrs. Marks, “aye”, Mrs. Santos, “aye”, Mrs. Mc Keown, “aye”, President Mc Donald, “aye”.

There being six votes in the affirmative and one member “not voting”, the motion was carried.

Mr. Mooney introduced Karen Yeamans, Business Administrator from the Hudson County Office, who he was recommending to the position of School Business Administrator/Board Secretary for the Kearny Board of Education.

The following resolution was moved by Mrs. Mc Donald and seconded by Mrs. Marks:

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, hereby approves the appointment of Karen Yeamans to the position of School Business Administrator/Board Secretary.

Ms. Yeamans’ contract is for the period December 1, 2006 through June 30, 2009, including all benefits outlined in the Agreement with the Kearny School Administrators Association.

The salary for the period December 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 will be $120,000 prorated. The salary for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 will be $120,000 plus the percentage increase stated in the Agreement with the Kearny School Administrators Association (KSAA).

The salary for the period July 1, 2008 June 30, 2009 will be determined pending the conclusion of contract negotiations between the Board and the KSAA.

On roll call, the following vote was recorded: Mr. Campbell, “aye”, Mr. Castelli, “aye”, Mr. Doffont, “aye”, Mrs. Marks, “aye”, Mrs. Santos, “aye”, Mrs. Mc Keown, “aye”, President Mc Donald, “aye”.

At the request of Mr. Grau, the Report of the Interim Business Administrator was presented first.

The following resolutions, inclusive of Items #1 through #8, were moved by Mrs. Mc Keown, seconded by Mrs. Marks and unanimously carried:

The Kearny Board of Education hereby approves the following Report of Cash Receipts for the month of September, 2006:

28 Interest-NJCM #128651 1,757.29 28 Interest-NJCM #130001 16,128.50 $ 10,098,516.75

The Kearny Board of Education does hereby accept the monthly Report of the Secretary to the Board of Education for the month ending September 30, 2006, based upon the Board Secretary's certification that no line item account has encumbrances and expenditures which, in total, exceed the line item appropriation in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(a). And be it further

Resolved: That for the record it be noted that after having reviewed the appropriations section of said report and also having consulted with the appropriate district officials, hereby certifies that no major account or fund has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(b), and that sufficient funds are available to meet the District’s financial obligations for the remainder of the 2006/2007 School Year.

The Kearny Board of Education hereby accepts the monthly Report of the Treasurer of School Funds to the Board of Education for the month ending September 30, 2006.

The Kearny Board of Education, having determined the amount of district taxes needed to meet the obligations of the Board for the next eight weeks to be $3,182,072.00, hereby requests the Town Council to place in the hands of the Treasurer of School Funds that amount within the next thirty days in accordance with the statutes relating thereto.

The Kearny Board of Education hereby confirms the action of the Business Administrator/Board Secretary in having made investments through the New Jersey Cash Management Fund during the month of September, 2006. And be it further

Resolved: That for the record it be noted that the interest earned on said investments amounted to $59,380.00, bringing the year-to-date interest to $156,404.34.

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the representation of the Business Administrator/Board Secretary that he has examined, audited, and certified in writing that the attached bill list is correct in the total amount of $10,397,723.46, covering the period of 9/15/06 to 10/12/06, hereby orders same to be paid, in accordance with NJSA 18A:19-4.

The Kearny Board of Education hereby authorizes the release of warrants in payment of the following bills:

The Kearny Board of Education hereby confirms the action of the Business Administrator/Board Secretary in having issued warrants drawn on the Athletic Account, as per the attached listing which is to be made an integral part of the minutes.

The following resolutions, inclusive of Items #9, 11, 14, 15, 16 and 17, were moved by Mrs. Santos, seconded by Mrs. Mc Keown and unanimously carried; Items #10, 12, and 13 were tabled to the end of the report for further discussion:

Whereas, The Department of Education requires New Jersey school district to submit a three-year maintenance plan documenting “required” maintenance activities for each of its public school facilities, and

Whereas, the required maintenance activities as listed in the document for the various school facilities of the Kearny School District are consistent with these requirements, and

Whereas, all past and planned activities are reasonable to keep school facilities open and safe for use or in their original condition and to keep their system warranties valid,

Now, Therefore Be it Resolved, that the Kearny School District hereby authorizes the School Business Administrator to submit the 2006/2007 Comprehensive Maintenance Plan for the Kearny School District in compliance with Department of Education requirements.

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the recommendation of the Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary, hereby approves the establishment of petty cash accounts at the following locations in the following amounts:

Kearny High School.......................................................... $ 300.00

Franklin School.................................................................... 200.00

Garfield School..................................................................... 200.00

Lincoln School...................................................................... 200.00

Roosevelt School.................................................................. 200.00

Schuyler School.................................................................... 200.00

Washington School.............................................................. 200.00

Special Services Department............................................... 200.00

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the request of Martin Hoff, Music, Art & Media Chairperson, hereby accepts the donation of $1,000 from Kathleen Hoffman for “art and music programs within the Kearny School System”.

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the request of Russell Bird and Louis Pandolfi, Kearny High School Media Center, hereby approves the discard of the following audio-visual equipment which is “either obsolete, too expensive to repair or un-repairable”:

Wollensak............................. T-1500............................... 1503434......................................................... None

................................................. T-1500............................... 737401............................................................ None

................................................. T-1500............................... 5009805......................................................... None

................................................. T-1500............................... 6019................................................................ None

................................................. T-1500............................... 181384............................................................ None

................................................. T-1500............................... 196185............................................................ None

................................................. T-1500............................... 1510576......................................................... None

................................................. T-1500............................... 128536............................................................ None

................................................. 2820AV.............................. D2010777...................................................... None

................................................. T-1500............................... 70127224....................................................... None

4-Atlas Sound...................... PD-60T.............................. None................................................................ None

Garrard.................................. None................................... None................................................................ None

Newcomb.............................. None................................... None................................................................ None

(2) Bell & Howell................ None................................... None

(1) Newcomb........................ None................................... 145l699.......................................................... None

(13) Murdock........................ None................................... None................................................................ None

(14) Califone......................... None................................... None................................................................ None

(7) Newcomb........................ None................................... None................................................................ None

Apollo..................................... Eclipse............................... 98081348....................................................... None

Buhl........................................ 9014ED.............................. 89405312....................................................... None

Bell & Howell...................... 301F.................................... 2279019......................................................... 2047

Sharp...................................... 19NP18............................. 441301............................................................ 0757

JVC.......................................... C20210.............................. 10610294....................................................... None

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the request of Melody Connell, Media Specialist at Garfield School, hereby approves the discard of the following equipment “due to its age and/or poor condition”:

Macintosh Computer............. TY73803TANR.............................. 7381

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the request of William Gaydos, Science Department Chairperson, hereby approves the discard of approximately 250 of the following unusable textbooks:

The following resolution was moved by Mrs. Marks, seconded by Mrs. Santos and unanimously carried:

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the joint recommendation of the Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary and Director of Plant Operations, hereby accepts the resignation of John Sessa, Custodian, effective September 29, 2006.

The following resolution was moved by Mrs. Mc Keown and seconded by Mrs. Marks:

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, hereby approves the award of a contract with Morris Computer Systems, State Contract #A-81193, to provide software services, as follows:

Kearny High School........................................................................................... $ 11,799.00

Six (6) K-8 Schools............................................................................................... 12,995.00

Discussion was held regarding the selection of a vendor. At President Mc Donald’s suggestion, the matter will be further researched by the Technology Committee who will offer their findings and recommendation.

The following resolution was moved by Mrs. Mc Keown, seconded by Mrs. Marks and unanimously carried:

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the recommendation of the Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary, hereby appoints LDP Consulting Group, Inc., as the Agent of Record for the District’s prescription drug plan, effective November 1, 2006, at no cost to the Board of Education.

The following resolution was moved by Mrs. Marks, seconded by Mrs. Santos and unanimously carried:

The Kearny Board of Education, based upon the recommendation of the Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary, hereby approves an expenditure in the amount of $2,000.00 to the New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits for the purpose of purchasing health benefits claims experience.

SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION WEEK

Report of Violence and Vandalism during the 2005/2006 School Year

Mr. Mooney informed the Assembly that in accordance with Public Law 201, c. 299, the District is required to report at a public meeting all acts of violence and vandalism which occurred in the school district during the previous school year.

Mr. Mooney presented the 2006 “Vandalism and Violence Report” statistics and the various methods and programs planned by the School District to educate students and parents on the topic.

The following resolution was moved by Mrs. Mc Keown, seconded by Mrs. Santos and unanimously carried, with regrets:

Barbara Einsiedler, Roosevelt School Nurse, will retire effective January 1, 2007 after twenty-five years of service to the Kearny School District.

Kathryn Stanish, elementary teacher at Washington School, will retire effective January 1, 2007 after thirty-two years of service to the Kearny School District.

The following resolutions, inclusive of Items B-#1 and #2, were moved by Mrs. Mc Keown, seconded by Mr. Doffont and unanimously carried:

Denise Bellenger, Pre-K teacher at Washington School, has been granted a Family Leave of Absence from January 16 to March 1, 2007.

Jill Crawford, teacher of the handicapped at Franklin School, has been granted a Family leave of Absence from October 1 to October 23, 2006.

Marianne Renna, elementary teacher at Garfield School, has been granted a Family Leave of Absence from February 16 to May 11, 2007.

Daniel Kaufman, teacher of mathematics at Kearny High School, has been granted a Military Leave of Absence for active duty in National Guard training from October 3, 2006 for approximately three (3) years.

The following resolutions, inclusive of Items C-#2, #3, and #4 were moved by Mrs. Mc Keown, seconded by Mr. Doffont and unanimously carried:

The following has been appointed as an After-School Bilingual/ESL Instructor for 2006/2007 at the remuneration of $32.00 per hour; the hours per teacher cannot exceed 160:

The following have been appointed as Parent Involvement Facilitators for the 2006/2007 school year at the remuneration of $32.00 per hour; the number of hours per teacher will not exceed 100:

The following have been appointed as Teacher Leaders to implement District ATOD/Violence Prevention activities. Remuneration is $32.00 per hour and the number of hours per teacher cannot exceed 185: