MINE HILL TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION

AGENDA

CONFERENCE/ACTION MEETING

January 11, 2010

1. Opening Statement:

The Conference/Action Meeting of the Mine Hill Township Board of Education will be called to order at 7:30 PM on Janaury 10, 2010, by Board President Mary Jo Walilko.  Adequate notice of the date and time for this meeting was advertised in the Daily Record on April 28, 2009, in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act.

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call:

4. Consider accepting the Conference/Regular session minutes of the joint monthly meeting held on December 21, 2009.

Motion________Seconded_______ R.C.  Battaglia__Hernandez__Hoh__Maher_

                                                                    Mauro__Novelli__Walilko__

5. Correspondence

• Thank you letter from Noah’s Ark

6. Superintendent’s Report

7. Board Discussion/Reports

8. Presentations

9. Business Administrator’s Report

10. Public Discussion

11. FINANCE                   Steve Hoh, Patricia Hernandez

Consider approving the workshop travel request for the following: (Attachment 1)

Motion________Seconded_______ R.C.  Battaglia__Hernandez__Hoh__Maher_

                                                                    Mauro__Novelli__Walilko__

12. CURRICULUM AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES        Anthony Novelli, Margo Maher

1. Consider approving the following request for services:  (Attachment 2)

13. OPERATIONS            Margo Maher, Mary Jo Walilko

1. Consider approving the First Reading of the following Policies and Regulations:  (Attachment 3 a-i)

• 4281 Inappropriate Staff Conduct
• 3281 Inappropriate Staff Conduct
• 3431.3 New Jersey’s Family Leave Insurance Program
• 3240 Professional Development
• 3126 Induction Program for Provisional Teachers
• 2560 Live Animals In School
• 2423 Bilingual And ESL Education
• 2415.03 Highly Qualified Teachers
• 3325 Staff Use of Internet Social Networks And Other Forms Electronic Communications

2. Consider approving the second reading of Regulation 2624 Grading System. (Attachment 4)

Motion________Seconded_______ R.C.  Battaglia__Hernandez__Hoh__Maher_

                                                                    Mauro__Novelli__Walilko__

14. PERSONNEL             Patricia Hernandez, Steve Hoh

New personnel employment appointments are contingent upon the required state and federal criminal history background checks in accordance with N.J.S.A. 116, P.L. 1986.

And be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board submit to the County Superintendent, as required, applications for emergency hiring and the applicant’s attestations that

they have not been convicted of any disqualifying crime pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.18A:6-7.1 et.seq.,N.J.S.A. 18A:39-17 et. seq.,or N.J.S.A. 18A:6-4.13 et.seq., on the recommendation of the Superintendent.

1. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, consider rescinding the appointment of Steve Toth as Educational Facilities Manager, effective January 6, 2010.

2. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, consider approving the appointment of Substitutes for the 2009-2010 school year as per the attached list.  (Attachment 5)

3. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, consider approving

the following appointment of new Substitute Teachers for the 2009-2010 school year:

Motion________Seconded_______ R.C.  Battaglia__Hernandez__Hoh__Maher_

                                                                          Mauro__Novelli__Walilko__

15. COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Caryn Battaglia, Mary Jo Walilko

16. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS                      Mary Jo Walilko, Caryn Battaglia

17. Dover Report               Bridget Mauro

18. MHEF Report              Margo Maher

19. Old Business

20. New Business

21. CLOSED SESSION

On the motion of ____________ seconded by _________ at ________ PM, the Board approves the following resolution:

WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.10:4-11, permits the Board of Education to meet in closed session to discuss certain matters, now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, the Board of Education adjourns to closed session to discuss: (select one or more)

1)   a matter rendered confidential by federal or state law

2)   a matter in which release of information would impair the right to receive government funds

3)   material the disclosure of which constitutes an unwarranted invasion of individual privacy

4)   a collective bargaining agreement and/or negotiations related to it

5)   a matter involving the purchase, lease, or acquisition of real property with public funds

6)   protection of public safety and property and/or investigations of possible violations or violations of      law

7)    pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiation and/or matters of attorney-client privilege

8)   specific prospective or current employees unless all who could be adversely affected request an open session

9)   deliberation after a public hearing that could result in a civil penalty or other loss;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the minutes of this closed session be made public when the need for confidentiality no longer exists.

Note: This closed session will include items in categories _____. It may be adjourned while business is conducted in public then reconvened after public business has been completed.

22. RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION

On the motion of _____________ seconded by _________ at ______PM, the Board returns to the regular session meeting.

23. Public Discussion

24. ADJOURNMENT

On the motion of ____________ seconded by ___________, the Board adjourns the meeting at _____PM.

Motion________Seconded_______ R.C.  Battaglia__Hernandez__Hoh__Maher_

                                                                                Mauro__Novelli__Walilko_