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AGENDA
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING
W. R. SATZ SCHOOL LIBRARY
MAY 16, 2012 8:00 PM
1. Call to Order
2a. Opening Statement
Statement is hereby made that adequate notice of this meeting was given by:
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Posting written notice prominently on the bulletin board in the Office of the Board of
Education, 65 McCampbell Road, Holmdel, New Jersey, the District’s website and sent
to the four district schools.
The mailing and/or hand delivery of said notice to the designated newspapers, Asbury
Park Press, Independent, the PLG, PSG, PSA, PTSO, SAB presidents and student
representatives to the Board.
Filing with the Clerk of Holmdel Township, Police Headquarters and Public Library.
2b. Open Public Meetings Act
Meetings of the Board are open to the public and all members of the community should feel free
to participate:
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There are two opportunities for the public to speak; the first is for agenda items only and
the second is at the end of the meeting for other items.
Any individual desiring to speak shall give his or her name, address, and the group, if
any, that is represented.
The presentation shall be as brief as possible but no more than three (3) minutes per
individual.
The board vests in its president, or other presiding officer, authority to terminate the
remarks of any individual if he/she deems it in the best interest of those present to do so.
3a. Roll Call/Flag Salute
3b. Reading of Mission Statement
The mission of the Holmdel Township Public Schools is to provide a comprehensive and caring
educational environment that will develop the potential of every student into achievement. In
partnership with our community, the School District will support all our students’ efforts to meet
and exceed the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, and to become responsible and
resourceful citizens and life-long learners.
4. Presentations
5. Approval of Minutes -None
6a. Questions from the Public
6b. Committee Reports(s)
– Energy Education Award Presentation – G. Ross Kelly
Differentiation of Instruction – A. Martinez, M. Gill, S. Alston
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7. Committee of the Whole
7a. Approval to Apply for Funds to Support Implementation of the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act
Resolved:
That the Holmdel Board of Education certifies that permission has been granted
to Apply for Funds to Support Implementation of the Anti-Bullying Bill of
Rights Act for the purposes described in the application, in the amount of,
$12,047.00 starting on July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
7b. Approval of Summer Reading Books
Resolved:
That the Board approve the 2012 Summer Reading Books, as per the attachment
#7b. The summer reading list is on file in the Office of the Assistant
Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
7c.
Approval of Student Trips
Resolved:
That the Board approve these Student Trips and the educational objectives,
itinerary, rules and regulations regarding these trips are on file in the Office of
the Superintendent of Schools and the appropriate Principal’s Office.
Date of School
Trip
05/15/12 Indian
05/16/12 Hill
05/17/12
06/08/12 Indian
Hill
06/11/12 Indian
Hill
06/12/12 Indian
Hill
06/04/12 Indian
Hill
Teacher/
Advisor
6th Grade
Team
Axelrod, T.
Ferrarese, M.
Axelrod, T.
Ferrarese, M.
Axelrod, T.
Ferrarese, M.
Notarcola-
Graham, T.
Class/Club/Group
6th Grade Students
4th Grade Students
5th Grade Students
6th Grade Students
Self-Contained
Special Education
Destination
City/State
W. R. Satz
School,
Holmdel, NJ
Holmdel Pool
Club,
Holmdel, NJ
Holmdel Pool
Club,
Holmdel, NJ
Holmdel Pool
Club,
Holmdel, NJ
Point
Pleasant, NJ
Time
9:05 a.m. –
11:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m. –
3:00 p.m.
9:15 a.m. –
3:00 p.m.
9:15 a.m. –
3:00 p.m.
9:15 a.m. –
3:15 p.m.
Total
Students
Total
Chaperones
Total
Cost
244 15 Teachers No cost
to Board
217 9 Teachers
1 Nurse
278 11 Teachers
1 Nurse
248 9 Teachers
1 Nurse
4 2 Teachers
2 Aides
No cost
to Board
No cost
to Board
No cost
to Board
No cost
to Board
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
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7d. Approval of Out-of-District Travel – District Personnel
Resolved:
That the Board approve the out-of-district travel as authorized by the
Superintendent under Policy 4233 Staff Member Expenses and in accordance with
Regulation 4233 Staff Member Expenses, as listed below: [B]
Date Name Location Workshop/ Meetings City/State Cost
05/29/12 Abadiotakis, E. Village School Visit to Hopewell Valley Central Pennington, NJ $0.00
High School
05/29/12 Adelung, E. Village School Using Formative Data to Improve Monroe, NJ $0.00
Student Achievement Part II
05/31/12 & Bals, K.
Administrator, NJ Juvenile Officers Annual Atlantic City, NJ $203.12
06/01/12
High School Convention
05/30/12 Burke, D. Indian Hill Teacher Evaluation Models West Windsor, NJ $0.00
School
Symposium
05/29/12 Cancillieri, D. Village School Visit to Hopewell Valley Central Pennington, NJ $0.00
High School
05/29/12 Clark, A. High School Visit to Hopewell Valley Central Pennington, NJ $0.00
High School
05/30/12 Gerbino, M. W. R. Satz Teacher Evaluation Models West Windsor, NJ $0.00
School
Symposium
05/30/12 Graham, J. W .R. Satz Teacher Evaluation Models West Windsor, NJ $0.00
School
Symposium
05/29/12 Imbro, L. W. R. Satz Using Formative Data to Improve Monroe, NJ $0.00
School
Student Achievement Part II
05/30/12 King, D. W. R. Satz Teacher Evaluation Models West Windsor, NJ $0.00
School
Symposium
05/03/12 Moran-Kudisch, C. High School Traumatic Loss Coalition (TLC) Freehold, NJ $0.00
Meeting
06/06/12 Murphy, J. Central Office Fund Accounting Part I Eatontown, NJ $0.00
06/11/12 Murphy, J. Central Office Fund Accounting Part II Eatontown, NJ $0.00
06/20/12 Murphy, J. Central Office Fund Accounting Part II Continued Eatontown, NJ $0.00
06/12/12 Peart, M. Administrator, Strauss Esmay Associates Lincroft, NJ $0.00
Central Office
06/06/12 Petrizzo, M. Administrator, 50 th Annual NJASBO Conference Atlantic City, NJ $497.00
06/07/12
06/08/12
Central Office
06/25/12 Petrizzo, M. Administrator, Audit & CAFR Preparation Mt. Laurel, NJ $75.00
Central Office
05/30/12 Remuzzi, J. Village School Teacher Evaluation Models West Windsor, NJ $0.00
Symposium
05/21/12 Simonelli, C Indian Hill Review District Professional Neptune NJ *$3.60
School
Development Plans
05/29/12 Simonelli, C Indian Hill Using Formative Data to Improve Monroe Twp, NJ *$10.60
School
Student Achievement Part II
05/29/12 Swift, C. Village School Visit to Hopewell Valley Central Pennington, NJ $0.00
05/30/12 Welter, M Indian Hill
School
*Paid with NCLB Title II Funds, or IDEA
High School
Charlotte Danielson's Frame Work
for Teaching
Trenton, NJ $0.00
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
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7e. Approval of Out-of-District Travel – Board Member, Ms. Ana Vander Woude
Resolved:
That the Board approve the Out-of-District Travel as authorized by the
Superintendent under Policy 4233 Staff Member Expenses and in accordance with
Regulation 4233 Staff Member Expenses, as listed below: [B]
Date Name Location Workshop/ Meetings City/State Cost
06/06/12 Vander Woude, A. Board Member Spring School Law Forum Monroe Twp., NJ $182.16
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE: _________
8a. Superintendent’s Report and Recommendations
8a.1 Report of Student Representatives
8b. Personnel
8b.-1
Approval of Staff Members for the Curriculum Project Work for Spring 2012 School Year
Resolved:
That the board approve the following Staff Members for the Curriculum Project
work for Spring 2012 School Year the non-pupil contact employment rate per
hour, as per contractual agreement. [B].
Music, Grades 7 & 8
Adaptive PE, Grades K-3
Health, Grades K-3
Physical Education, Grades K-3
Literacy Language Arts, Reading Curriculum Gr. K
Perspectives on America Today
Social Studies, Grade 5
M. Goetke and D. Donovan
E. Semanchick and M. Vinciguerra
E. Semanchick and M. Vinciguerra
E. Semanchick and M. Vinciguerra
N. Holota and K. Devaney
D. Gurney and J. Gelpke
R. Dorn and M. Sullivan
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-2
Acceptance of Retirement, Holmdel High School
WHEREAS:
WHEREAS:
WHEREAS:
WHEREAS:
Mrs. Sandra Whitten has served the Holmdel Township Public Schools with
distinction as a High School English Teacher since September 1, 1983; and,
Mrs. Sandra Whitten has earned the respect of her students, colleagues and
community residents; and
Mrs. Sandra Whitten will be sadly missed by students, staff and colleagues; and,
Mrs. Sandra Whitten has submitted a letter announcing her retirement from the
Holmdel Township School District, effective July 1, 2012;
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That the Holmdel Township Board of Education accepts Mrs. Sandra Whitten’s
retirement with regret, and deep gratitude for her dedication, loyalty, and
outstanding services performed and further extend to Mrs. Sandra Whitten its
best wishes for a happy and healthy retirement.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-3
Acceptance of Retirement, Holmdel High School
WHEREAS:
WHEREAS:
WHEREAS:
WHEREAS:
Mr. William Motzenbecker has served the Holmdel Township Public Schools
with distinction as a High School Social Studies Teacher since September 1,
1978; and,
Mr. William Motzenbecker has earned the respect of his students, colleagues and
community residents; and
Mr. William Motzenbecker will be sadly missed by students, staff and colleagues;
and,
Mr. William Motzenbecker has submitted a letter announcing his retirement from
the Holmdel Township School District, effective July 1, 2012;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That the Holmdel Township Board of Education accepts Mr. William
Motzenbecker’s retirement with regret, and deep gratitude for his dedication,
loyalty, and outstanding services performed and further extend to Mr. William
Motzenbecker its best wishes for a happy and healthy retirement.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-4
Approval of Leave of Absence for Teacher/Athletic Trainer, Holmdel High School
Resolved:
That the Board approve a Leave of Absence for Shannon Davis,
Teacher/Athletic Trainer, at the Holmdel High School, with benefits as follows:
• Effective September 4, 2012 through October 19, 2012 using 31 sick days
and October 22, 2012 through October 25, 2012 using 4 personal days
(utilized in conjunction with the PFLA).
• Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) effective October 22, 2012 through
December 2, 2012 (paid by State of New Jersey; subject to State approval).
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) effective October 26, 2012 through
December 2, 2012 (unpaid).
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
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8b.-5
Approval of Leave of Absence for Secretary to Humanities and Math/Science, Holmdel High
School
Resolved: That the Board approve a Leave of Absence for Robyn Catanio, Secretary to
Humanities and Math/Science, Holmdel High School, with benefits as follows:
• Effective June 18, 2012 through August 6, 2012 using 12 sick and 18 vacation
days (July 19, 2012 through August 6, 2012 utilized in conjunction with the
PFLA).
• Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) effective July 19, 2012 through August 26, 2012
(paid by State of New Jersey; subject to State approval).
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) effective August 7, 2012 through
August 26, 2012 (unpaid).
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-6
Approval of Leave of Absence for Special Education Teacher, Indian Hill School
Resolved: That the Board approve a Leave of Absence for Leslie McMahon, Special Education
Teacher, at the Indian Hill School, with benefits as follows:
• Effective September 4, 2012 through November 1, 2012 using 40 sick days and
November 2, 2012 through November 7, 2012 using 4 personal days (utilized in
conjunction with the PFLA).
• Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) effective November 2, 2012 through
December 13, 2012 (paid by State of New Jersey; subject to State approval)
(unpaid).
• New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) effective November 8, 2012 through
December 23, 2012 (unpaid).
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-7
Approval of Leave of Absence for Special Education Teacher, Indian Hill School
Resolved: That the Board approve a Leave of Absence for Katie Frank, Special Education
Teacher, at the Indian Hill School, with benefits as follows:
• Effective September 4, 2012 through October 31, 2012 using 39 sick days and
November 1, 2012 through November 6, 2012 using 4 personal days (utilized in
conjunction with the PFLA).
• Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) effective November 1, 2012 through December
12, 2012 (paid by State of New Jersey; subject to State approval).
• New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) effective November 7, 2012 through
February 3, 2013 (unpaid).
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
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8b.-8
Approval of Leave of Absence for Elementary Teacher, Grade 1, Village School
Resolved: That the Board approve a Leave of Absence for Kristy Pugielli, First Grade Teacher,
at the Village School, as follows:
• Effective September 4, 2012 through November 30, 2012 using 57 sick days
and December 3, 2012 through December 6, 2012 using 4 personal days
(utilized in conjunction with the PFLA) (with benefits).
• Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) effective December 3, 2012 through January 22,
2013 (paid by State of New Jersey; subject to State approval) (with benefits).
• New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) effective December 7, 2012 through
March 9, 2013 (unpaid with benefits).
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) effective March 10, 2013 through
June 9, 2013 (unpaid with benefits).
• Personal Leave from June 10, 2013 through June 30, 2013 (unpaid without
benefits).
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-9
Approval of Leave of Absence for Special Education Teacher, Village School
Resolved: That the Board approve a Leave of Absence for Stacey Campbell, Special Education
Teacher, at the Village School, as follows:
• Effective September 4, 2012 through November 1, 2012 using 40 sick days and
November 2, 2012 through November 7, 2012 using 4 personal days (utilized in
conjunction with the PFLA) (paid with benefits).
• Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) effective November 2, 2012 through
December 13, 2012 (paid by State of New Jersey; subject to State approval)
(with benefits).
• New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) effective November 8, 2012 through
February 8, 2013 (unpaid with benefits).
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) effective February 9, 2013 through
May 11, 2013 (unpaid with benefits).
• Personal leave effective May 12, 2013 through June 30, 2013 (unpaid without
benefits).
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-10 Approval of Amended Leave of Absence for Special Education Teacher, Village School
Resolved:
That the Board approve an Amended Leave of Absence for Megan Neville,
Special Education Teacher, at the Village School, with benefits as follows:
FROM:
• Effective May 16, 2012 through June 7, 2012 using 15 sick days.
• Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) effective June 8, 2012 through September 21,
2012 (paid by State of New Jersey; subject to State approval).
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) effective June 8, 2012 through
September 30, 2012 (unpaid).
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• Retroactive effective May 7, 2012 through May 29, 2012 using 14 sick days.
• Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) effective May 30, 2012 through September 16,
2012 (paid by State of New Jersey; subject to State approval).
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) effective May 30, 2012 through
September 30, 2012 (unpaid).
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-11 Approval of Extended Leave of Absence for Social Studies Teacher, Holmdel High School
Resolved:
That the Board approve an Extended Leave of Absence for Lauren Lepore, Social
Studies Teacher, Holmdel High School, as follows with benefits:
• New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) effective May 29, 2012 through
June 10, 2012 (unpaid).
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-12 Approval of Extended Leave of Absence Elementary Teacher, Grade 2, Village School
Resolved: That the Board approve an Extended Leave of Absence for Shannon Hunnewell,
Grade 2 Teacher, Village School, as follows:
• A personal leave effective May 17, 2012 (1/2 day) through June 30, 2012.
(unpaid without benefits)
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-13 Appointment of Non-Tenured Staff
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of Non-Tenured Staff for the
2012/2013 school year, as listed on attachment #8b.-13 [B]
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-14 Approval to Extend Appointment of Temporary Leave Replacement, Elementary Teacher,
Grade 2, Village School
Resolved:
That the Board approve to extend the appointment of Randi Weiss as
Temporary Leave Replacement Elementary Teacher, Grade 2, Village School,
as follows: [S. Hunnewell-leave] [B]
From: Effective October 3, 2011 through June 1, 2012.
To: Effective October 3, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
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8b.-15 Approval to Extend Appointment of Temporary Leave Replacement Social Studies Teacher,
Holmdel High School
Resolved:
That the Board approve to Extend the appointment of Kristin Grato as
Temporary Leave Replacement Social Studies Teacher, Holmdel High School,
as follows: [L. Lepore-leave] [B]
From: Effective February 1, 2012 through May 30, 2012.
To: Effective February 1, 2012 through June 12, 2012.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-16 Approval to Amend the Appointment of Temporary Leave Replacement Special Education
Teacher, Village School
Resolved:
That the Board approve to amend the appointment of Kelly Milnicsuk as
Temporary Leave Replacement, Special Education Teacher, step 1BA+15, at a
salary of $50,195 (prorated), Village School, as follows: [M. Neville - Leave]
[B]
From: Effective May 14, 2012 through June 30, 2012
To:
Effective retroactive from May 8, 2012 (1/2 day) through
June 30, 2012.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-17 Appointment of Temporary Leave Replacement Special Education Teacher, Village School
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of Kelly Milnicsuk as Temporary
Leave Replacement, Special Education Teacher, step 1BA+15, at a salary of
$50,755 (prorated), Village School, effective September 1, 2012 through
October 2, 2012. [M. Neville - Leave] [B]
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-18 Appointment of Elementary Teacher, Grade 6, Indian Hill School
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of Jaclyn Mercandetti as an Elementary
Teacher, Grade 6, Indian Hill School, step 2MA, at a salary of $58,365.00, for
the 2012-2013 school year. [C. Stehn – retirement] [B]
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
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8b.-19 Appointment of Special Education/Autistic Teacher, Indian Hill School
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of Maria Melillo as a Special
Education/Autistic Teacher, Indian Hill School, step 1BA+15, at a salary of
$50,755.00, for the 2012-2013 school year. [Restructured Positions Due to
Enrollment] [B]
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-20 Appointment of Special Education/Autistic Teacher, Village School
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of Cara Kulakowski as a Special
Education/Autistic Teacher, Village School, step 2MA, at a salary of
$58,365.00, for the 2012-2013 school year. [New Position] [B]
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-21 Appointment of Temporary Leave Replacement, Elementary Teacher, Grade 4, Indian Hill
School
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of Genevieve Kotzas as a Temporary
Leave Replacement Elementary Teacher, Grade 4, Indian Hill School, step
3BA+30, at a salary of $54,965.00 (prorated) effective September 1, 2012
through December 17, 2012. [B. Catania - Leave] [B]
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-22 Appointment of Temporary Leave Replacement Special Education/Autistic Teacher, Village
School
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of Danielle Scheffler as a Temporary
Leave Replacement Special Education/Autistic Teacher, step 2BA, at a salary of
$49,565 (prorated), Village School, effective September 1, 2012 through
January 15, 2013. [K. Antoniotti - Leave] [B]
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-23 Appointment of Temporary Leave Replacement, Elementary Teacher, Grade 1, Village School
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of Randi Weiss as a Temporary Leave
Replacement Elementary Teacher, Grade 1, Village School, step 2MA, at a
salary of $58,365.00 for the 2012-2013 school year. [K. Pugielli - Leave] [B]
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
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8b.-24 Appointment of Extended School Year Contract with ABC Pediatric Therapy, LLC
Resolved:
That the Board approve the extended school year contract with ABC Pediatric
Therapy, LLC to provide Occupational Therapy services beginning July 2, 2012
through August 9, 2012, at a rate of $75.00 per hour.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-25 Approval of Adjustments to Increment Level
Resolved:
That the Board approve the following Adjustment in Increment Level
retroactive to May 1, 2012:
Employee From To: Effective 05/01/12
Thomas Herman 11MA 11MA+15
Karen Pharo 13MA 13MA+15
Lori Hawksby 8MA+15 8MA+30
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-26 Approval of Adjustments to Increment Level
Resolved:
That the Board approve the following Adjustment in Increment Level
retroactive to September 1, 2011:
Employee From To: Effective 09/01/11
Lori Vona 6MA 6MA+15
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-27 Approval to Amend Hours for Part-time Special Education Monitor, Village School
Resolved:
That the Board approve to amend the hours for Rosina Tufano, Part-time
Special Education Monitor, Village School, at a salary of $27.17 per hour,
effective retroactive from April 30, 2012 through June 30, 2012, as follows:
From: 5.6 hours per day, 3 days a week and 2.8 hours per day, 1 day a week
To: 4.5 hours per day, 1 day a week; 3 hours per day, 1 day a week and 5.5
hours per day, 3 days a week
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-28 Approval of Student Teacher/Field Experience/Classroom Observation, Indian Hill School
Resolved:
That the Board approve Marisa Khachaturian for Student Teacher in the area of
Elementary Art from September 4, 2012 through October 19, 2012. Cooperating
teacher will be Rian Lane.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
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8b.-29 Approval of Student Teacher/Field Experience/Classroom Observation, Indian Hill School
Resolved:
That the Board approve Kelley Biago for 10 hours of Observation in the area of
Elementary Education from May 21, 2012 through June 20, 2012. Cooperating
teacher will be Stephanie Gish.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-30 Appointment of Day-To-Day Substitute Teacher
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of the following as a Day-to-Day
Substitute Teacher effective May 17, 2012 through June 30, 2012. [B]
Julia Stamberger
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-31 Appointment of Day-To-Day Substitute Bus Monitor
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of the following as a Day-to-Day
Substitute Bus Monitor effective May 17, 2012 through June 30, 2012. [B]
Barbara Lynch
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8b.-32 Appointment of Day-To-Day Substitute Special Education Monitor
Resolved:
That the Board approve the appointment of the following as a Day-to-Day
Substitute Special Education Monitor effective May 17, 2012 through June 30,
2012. [B]
Marisa Lupo
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
8c. Student Matters
8c-1.
Acceptance of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Report
Resolved:
That the Board move to accept the Superintendent's Report on Harassment,
Intimidation and Bullying (from prior month).
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
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8c-2.
Approval of Student Placements
Resolved:
That the Board approve the placements for the following students:
Department of Special Services
In-District Placements
Student ID Services Classification Cost
9807408331 Home Instruction N/A $56.00 /Hour
6917709239 Home Instruction N/A $56.00 /Hour
1012219972 Home Instruction N/A $56.00 /Hour
4910085847 Bedside Instruction OHI $47.00 /Hour
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
9. Business Administrator/Board Secretary’s Report and Recommendations
9a. Approval of Agreement for Graduation with Brookdale Community College and the Holmdel
Board of Education
Resolved:
MOTION
That the Board approve the Agreement for Graduations of the W. R. Satz
School and the Holmdel High School at Brookdale Community College on June
20, 2012, at a total cost of $7,465.00.
____________ SECOND __________________ VOTE____________________
9b. Approval of Budget Transfers, 2011/2012
Resolved:
That the Board approve the 2011/2012 Budget Transfers as listed on attachment
T-12-14.
MOTION: SECOND: VOTE:
10. Old Business
• 5000 Policies
11. New Business
• Schedule of Board Meetings 2012/2013
12. Questions from Public
13. Executive Session (if required)
14. Adjournment
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Attachment #7b
Village School Suggested Books For
September 2012
Incoming Kindergarteners
Big Dog, Little Dog
P.D. Eastman
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin,Jr.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin, Jr.
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck
Lisa W. Peter
Corduroy
Don Freeman
Eating the Alphabet
Lois Ehlert
Elephant & Piggie Series
Farm Friends Clean Up
Mo Willems
Cynthia Garelli
Fox in Socks
Dr. Seuss
Get Set for Kindergarten!
Rosemary Wells
Goodnight, Moon
Margaret Wise
Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Laura Numeroff
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Denise Fleming
The Napping House
Audrey Woods
No, David!
David Shannon
Off To School, Baby Duck
Amy Hest
Our New Puppy
Isabel Harper
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
See You in
September!

Village School Recommended Summer Reading
September 2012
Entering First and Second Grade
Attachment #7b
I Can Read By Myself
I Can Read Challenge Books
Young Cam Jansen series
Fly Guy series
Biscuit series
Minnie and Moo series
Rotten Ralph series
Today Is… series
Spot series
Danny and the Dinosaur
Frog and Toad series
Fluffy series
Little Bear
Puppy Mudge series
Amanda Pig series
Harry the Dirty Dog series
Rookie Read-About
Science series
Adler, David
Arnold, Tedd
Cappucilli, Alyssa S
Cazet, Denys
Gantos, Jack
Hallinan, P.K.
Hill, Eric
Hoff, Syd
Lobel, Arnold
McMullan, Kate
Minarik, Else
Rylant, Cynthia
Van Leeuwen, Jean
Zion, Gene
Various Authors
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Cam Jansen series
Ivy & Bean
Superfudge
Arthur and D.W. series
Gator Girls
Clarice Bean
Bailey School Kids series
Mercy Watson series
Spiderwick Chronicles series
Kids of the Polk Street School
Andrew Lost series
Pinky and Rex
Dragon Slayers Academy series
Your Very Own Robot
Magic Tree House series
Amelia Bedelia series
Junie B. Jones series
Dragon series
Jigsaw Jones Mysteries
Henry and Mudge series
Mr. Putter & Tabby series
Poppleton series
A to Z Mysteries series
Encyclopedia Brown series
Adler, David
Barrows, Annie
Blume, Judy
Brown, Marc
Calmenson, Cole
Child, Lauren
Dadey, Debby
DiCamillo, Kate
DiTerlizzi, Tony
Giff, Patricia
Greenburg, J.C.
Howe, James
McMullan, Kate
Montgomery, R.A.
Osborne, Mary Pope
Parish, Peggy
Park, Barbara
Pilkey, Dav
Preller, James
Rylant, Cynthia
Rylant, Cynthia
Rylant, Cynthia
Roy, Ron
Sobol, Donald
Alborough, Jez
Aliki
Arnosky,Jim
Brett, Jan
Bunting, Eve
Fox, Mem
Frazee, Marla
Walsh, Ellen Stoll
Wilhelm, Hans
Kellogg, Steven
Kline, Suzy
Lionni, Leo
McPhail, David
Palatini, Margie
Prelutsky, Jack
Stevens, Janet
Gibbons, Gail
Keats, Ezra Jack

Village School Recommended Summer Reading
September 2012
Entering First and Second Grade
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Berenstain, Stan
Carle, Eric
Child, Lauren
Crews, Donald
Cronin, Doreen
Curtis, Jamie Lee
DePaola, Tomie
Ehlert, Lois
Falconer, Ian
Fleming, Denise
Henkes, Kevin
Hoff, Syd
Holabird, Katharine
Hutchins, Pat
Kann, Victoria
Kasza, Keiko
Kirk, David
Lester, Helen
London, Jonathan
Marshall, James
Martin Jr., Bill
Mayer, Mercer
Meadows, Daisy
Munsch, Robert
Numeroff, Laura
O'Connor, Jane
Penn, Audrey
Pfister, Marcus
Rey, H.A.
Seuss, Dr.
Shannon, David
Slate, Joseph
Teague, Mark
Thaler, Mike
Wells, Rosemary
Wilhelm, Hans
Willems, Mo
Wilson, Karma
Woods, Audrey
Yolen, Jane
Picture Book/Read Aloud
Berenstain Bears
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, Mister Seahorse
I Will Never Not Eat a Tomato, I Am Not Sleepy & I Will Not Go to Bed
Freight Train, Ten Black Dots, School Bus
Diary of a Worm, Dooby Dooby Moo, Thump Quack Moo
Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day, It's Hard to be Five
Strega Nona, Art Lesson
Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, Leafman, Waiting for Wings
Olivia
Lunch, In a Small, Small Pond, In the Tall, Tall Grass
Kitten's First Full Moon, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Danny and the Dinosaur, Sammy the Seal, Grizzwold
Angelina Ballerina
The Doorbell Rang, The Wind Blew, Rosie's Walk, Good-Night Owl
Pinkalicious, Purplicious, Goldilicious
My Lucky Day, The Wolf's Chicken Stew, Badger's Fancy Meal
Miss Spider
Tacky the Penguin
Froggy
Miss Nelson is Missing, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom,
Just For You, A Little Critter Collection, A Boy A Dog and A Frog
Rainbow Magic Fairies
Paperbag Princess
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
Fancy Nancy Bonjour Butterfly, Fancy Nancy and The Posh Puppy
The Kissing Hand
Rainbow Fish
Curious George
Cat in The Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish,
Oh, David, No David!, Good Boy Fergus,
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
Pigsty, Detective LaRue: Letters From The Investigator
The Teacher from the Black Lagoon
Bunny Money, McDuff Saves the Day, Noisy Nora, Max & Ruby Play School
I Love Snow, Hiccups for Elephant, I Lost My Tooth
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog, Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Bear Snores On, Bear Feels Scared, Dinos on the Go
Alphabet Mystery, The Napping House, Alphabet Rescue
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?, How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?

Village School Recommended Summer Reading
September 2012
Entering First and Second Grade
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Nonfiction
Biography series George Washington and others
Adler, David
By My Brother's Side
Barber, Tiki & Ronde
Frog or Spider
Bishop, Nic
Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America
Cheney, Lynne
Did Dinosaurs Eat Pizza?: Mysteries Science Hasn't Solved
Hort, Lenny
Move!
Jenkins, Steve
It's Probably Penny
Leedy, Loreen
Mapping Penny's World
Leedy, Loreen
Measuring Penny
Leedy, Loreen
Treasure Map Murphy, Stuart J.
Tally O'Malley Murphy, Stuart J.
Wow! America!
Neubecker, Robert
Schoolyard Rhymes
Sierra, Judy
The Train of States
Sis, Peter
Red Eyes or Blue Feathers: A Book About Animal Colors
Stockland, Patricia
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Attachment # 7b
Recommended Summer
Reading List for
Entering Third Graders - 2012
Recommended Fiction Titles
Sam and the Lucky Money…………..Chinn
Lost and Found………………………Clements
Third Grade Pet………………………….Cox*
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…….Dahl*
The Hero of Third Grade……………Delacroix*
Bink & Gollie………………………..DiCamillio
The Lake Monster..............................Gilligan
How to Survive Third Grade…………Lawlor *
The Doll People…………………………Martin*
The Invention of Hugo Cabret……….Selznick*
Goldilocks and the Three Martians……Smith
Recommended Non-Fiction Titles
Tiger Tales.....................................Chancellor
Surprising Sharks……………………….Davies
Never Smile at a Monkey.....................Jenkins
Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes.........Ganeri
Tornadoes...........................................Gibbons
Face to Face with Dolphins...................Nicklin
Recommended Non-Fiction Series
DK Magic Readers Tree House Research Guide...Osborne*
History Makers Bios *Challenging
National Geographic
Top Readers
Recommended Fiction Series
Cam Jansen Mysteries…………………….Adler
Ivy and Bean………………..Barrows & Blackall
Clarice Bean………………………….……..Child
Sports Biographies………………….Christopher
Bailey School Kids…………………..……Dadey
Amber Brown……………………….…Danzinger *
Mercy Watson ………………………...……DiCamillo
Andrew Lost......................................Greenburg
My Weird School…………………………Gutman
Babymouse……………………………….....Holm
Still Just Grace……………………….……Harper
Nancy Drew/Clue Crew….…..Keene/Pamintuan
Pirate School…………………………….…James
Horrible Harry……………………….…...…..Kline
Katie Kazoo…………………..……....……..Krulik
Dragon Slayers Academy………..…..McMullan
Rainbow Magic Fairies……………….Meadows
The Puppy Place………………..……....….Miles
Magic Tree House…………………….. Osborne
Clementine....................................Pennypacker
Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot………….…Pilkey
A-Z Mysteries…………………………………Roy
Encyclopedia Brown………………….……Sobol
Frankly Frannie……………………………..Stern
Double Fake-Winning Season………....Wallace
Recommended Authors
Boxcar
Tiki
Children……………....................Warner
and Ronde Barber Joanna Cole
*
Commander Nic Bishop Toad…...………………….…Yolen
Lisa DeMauro
Judy Blume
Margie Palatini
Franklyn Branley
Jack Prelutsky
Beverly Cleary
Shel Silverstein
Seymour Simon

Attachment # 7b

Choose an appropriate book
from the following authors
Entering Fourth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Choose an appropriate book
from the following series
Avi
Lynne Reid Banks
Matt Christopher
Andrew Clements
Ann M. Martin
Pam Munoz Ryan
Fudge series, by Blume
Amber Brown, by Danziger
Deltora Quest, by Rodda
Time Warp Trio, by Scieszka
Series of Unfortunate Events, by Snicket
Eyewitness Jr., by various
* above grade level
Title: Mr. Popper's Penguins
Author: Richard and Florence Atwater
Summary: The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin
changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the
Polar Regions.
Title: Peter and the Starcatchers *
Author: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Summary: Peter, an orphan boy, and his friend Molly fight off thieves and pirates in
order to keep the secret safe away from the diabolical Black Stache and his evil associate
Mister Grin.
Title: The Penderwicks*
Author: Jeanne Birdsall
Summary: While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four
lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the
dismay of his snobbish mother.
Title: Absolutely Normal Chaos*
Author: Sharon Creech
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Mary Lou grows up considerably during the summer while
learning about romance, homesickness, death, and her cousin's search for his biological
father.
Title: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Summary: Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until
he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country,
acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.

Title: Harriet the Spy
Author: Louise Fitzhugh
Entering Fourth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Summary: Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her classmates and neighbors in a
secret notebook, but when some of the students read the notebook, they seek revenge.
Title: Baseball’s Best Five True Stories
Author: Andrew Gutelle
Summary: Profiles the achievements of such baseball greats as Babe Ruth, Joe
DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron, all of whom were
elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Title: Scat*
Author: Carl Hiassen
Summary: Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts
near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
Title: Our Only May Amelia
Author: Jennifer L. Holm
Summary: As the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia
Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington in
1899.
Title: Everything on a Waffle
Author: Polly Horvath
Summary: Eleven-year-old Primrose, who lives in a small fishing village in British
Columbia, recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the
unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.
Title: The Mermaid Summer
Author: Mollie Hunter
Summary: With the help of her brother, Jon, twelve-year-old Anna daringly seeks to
discover the secret means to undo a mermaid's curse upon their grandfather.
Title: The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
Author: Barbara Kerley
Summary: The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built
life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these aweinspiring
ancient animals were like.

Title: What to do about Alice?
Author: Barbara Kerley
Entering Fourth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Summary: An illustrated biography of Alice Roosevelt Longworth that focuses on her
experiences while her father was president of the United States.
Title: Ella Enchanted
Author: Gail Carson Levine
Summary: In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the
childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
Title: The New Way Things Work
Author: David Macaulay
Summary: Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce
and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines and includes
new material about digital technology.
Title: The Doll People
Author: Ann M. Martin
Summary: A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred
years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The
Doll Code of Honor.
Title: The Great Gilly Hopkins
Author: Katherine Paterson
Summary: An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as
she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly.
Title: It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles
Author: Jack Prelutsky
Summary: A collection of humorous poems such as "The Dancing Hippopotami," "You
Can't Make Me Eat That," "My Father's Name is Sasquatch," and "Dear
Wumbledeedumble."
Title: Math Curse
Author: Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Summary: When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a
math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.

Title: When is a Planet Not a Planet?
Author: Elaine Scott
Entering Fourth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Summary: Explains Pluto's reassignment on August 24, 2006, from planet to dwarf
planet. Includes illustrations.
Title: Fourth Grade Rats
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Summary: Suds learns that his best friend is wrong. You don't have to be a tough guy, a
"rat," to be a grown up fourth grader.
Title: Tiger
Author: Jeff Stone
Summary: Five young warrior-monk brothers survive an insurrection and must use the
ancient arts to avenge their Grandmaster.
Title: A Drop of Water
Author: Walter Wick
Summary: Describes the origins, characteristics, and uses of water.

Entering Fifth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Choose an appropriate book
from the following authors
Blue Balliett
Betsy Byars
Sharon Creech
Chris d’Lacey
Cornelia Funke
Mike Lupica
Gary Paulsen
Jerry Spinelli
Choose an appropriate book
from the following series
39 Clues, various
Alex Rider Mysteries, by Horowitz
Harry Potter, by Rowling
Land of Elyon, by Carman
Percy Jackson, by Riordan
Royal Diaries, various
* above grade level
Title: Nobel’s Women of Peace
Author: Michelle Benjamin and Maggie Mooney
Summary: Presents brief biographies of the twelve women who have been awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize, including Wangari Maathai, Aung San Suu Kyi, and Mother Teresa.
Title: A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
Author: Jen Bryant
Summary: Presents a picture book biography of American poet William Carlos
Williams, who studied to become a doctor, but still found time to write poetry.
Title: Iris, Messenger
Author: Sara Deming
Summary: After discovering that the immortals of Greek mythology reside in her
hometown of Middleville, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Iris listens to their life stories,
gaining wisdom, beauty, and startling revelations about her past.
Title: Gregor the Overlander
Author: Suzanne Collins
Summary: When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a
strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats,
cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
Title: Lincoln: A Photobiography
Author: Russell Freedman
Summary: Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President.

Entering Fifth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Title: Joey Pigza Loses Control
Author: Jack Gantos
Summary: Sequel to: Joey Pigza swallowed the key. Joey, who is still taking medication
to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking
father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the
championship.
Title: My Side of the Mountain Trilogy
Author: Jean Craighead George
Summary: My side of the mountain -- On the far side of the mountain -- Frightful's
mountain presents the three-volume story of Sam Gribley, a nature-loving boy who runs
away from home and spends a year living in a tree with a young peregrine falcon,
Frightful.
Title: Her Stories: African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales
Author: Virginia Hamilton
Summary: A collection of tales about the supernatural and animals, fairy tales, folk tales
and legends, by and about African American women.
Title: The Music of Dolphins
Author: Karen Hesse
Summary: Using sophisticated computer technology, a fifteen-year-old girl who has
been raised by dolphins, records her thoughts about her reintroduction to the human
world.
Title: My One Hundred Adventures
Author: Polly Horvath
Summary: Twelve-year-old Jane, who lives at the beach in a run-down old house with
her mother, two brothers, and sister, has an eventful summer accompanying her pastor on
bible deliveries, meeting former boyfriends of her mother's, and being coerced into
babysitting for a family of ill-mannered children.
Title: Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
Author: Deborah and James Howe
Summary: Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human
nature-loving boy who runs away from home and spends
a year living in a tree with a family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

Entering Fifth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Title: The Star of Kazan *
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Summary:. Annika, a twelve-year-old foundling in late nineteenth-century Vienna,
inherits a trunk of costume jewelry, and soon afterwards a woman claiming to be her
aristocratic mother arrives and takes her to live in a strangely decrepit mansion in
Germany.
Title: Regarding the Fountain
Author: Kate Klise
Summary: When the principal asks a fifth-grader to write a letter regarding the purchase
of a new drinking fountain for their school, he finds that all sorts of chaos results.
Title: Saving Shiloh
Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Summary: Sequel to: Shiloh season. Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their
rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, even though their West Virginia
community continues to expect the worst of him.
Title: Carver, A Life in Poems
Author: Marilyn Nelson
Summary: A collection of poems that combine to provide a portrait of the life of
nineteenth-century African-American botanist and inventor George Washington Carver.
Title: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Author: Robert C. O'Brien
Summary: With nowhere else to turn, a field mouse asks the clever escaped lab rats
living under the rosebush to help save her son, who lies in the path of the farmer's tractor,
too ill to be moved.
Title: Lyddie
Author: Katherine Paterson
Summary: Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her
independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
Title: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds
Author: Rodman Philbrick

Entering Fifth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Summary: Douglas Allen Deeds, an orphan from Missouri, recounts his experiences as
part of the Donner Party expedition in 1846, in this book based on the actual events.
Title: Storms
Author: Seymour Simon
Summary: Presents information on storms, in simple text with illustrations, and
describes the atmospheric conditions that help create thunderstorms, hailstorms,
lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes and includes an explanation of how violent
weather affects the environment, the land, and the people.
Title: The Witch of Blackbird Pond *
Author: Elizabeth George Speare
Summary: A young girl's rebellion against bigotry culminates in a terrifying witch hunt
and trial.
Title: Call it Courage
Author: Armstrong Sperry
Summary: Based on a Polynesian legend, this is the story of a youth who overcomes his
fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.
Title: Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
Author: James L. Swanson
Summary: Recounts the twelve-day pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth, covering
the chase through Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, with a discussion of
Abraham Lincoln as a father, husband, and friend that examines the impact of his death
on those close to him.
Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Author: Mark Twain
Summary: The tale of a mischievous boy growing up in a nineteenth-century Mississippi
River town.
Title: The Time Machine *
Author: H.G. Wells
Summary: First published: 1895.; includes bibliographical references. Presents H. G.
Wells's science fiction classic "The Time Machine" and includes explanatory notes, an
outline of plots and themes, critical analysis, a Wells chronology, discussion questions,
and other study tools.

Entering Sixth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Choose an appropriate book
from the following authors
Judy Blume
Eoin Colfer
Caroline Cooney
Dan Gutman
Jonathan Stroud
Choose an appropriate book
from the following series
Chicken Soup for the….by Canfield
Earthsea Cycle, by LeGuin
Chronicles of Narnia, by LeGuin
The Children of the Red King, by Nimmo
Shadow Children, by Haddix
Title: Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Summary: In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie
learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the
Nazis.
Title: Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Author: Avi
Summary: Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenthcentury
England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a
dangerous secret.
Title: The Big Wave
Author: Pearl S. Buck
Summary: His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with
the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.
Title: The Secret Garden
Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Summary: An illustrated edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett's children's classic about a
ten-year-old girl named Mary, orphaned by a cholera outbreak, who comes to live at a
lonely house on the Yorkshire locked garden. Moors and discovers Colin, her invalid
cousin, and the mysteries of a locked garden.
Title: The Summer of the Swans
Author: Betsy Byars
Summary: The story of a teenage girl who gains new insight into herself and her family
when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.

Entering Sixth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Title: Behind the Attic Wall
Author: Sylvia Cassedy
Summary: In the bleak, forbidding house of her great-aunts, neglected twelve-year-old
orphan Maggie hears ghostly voices and finds magic that awakens in her the capacity to
love and be loved.
Title: The Dark is Rising
Author: Susan Cooper
Summary: On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old
Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph
over the evil forces of the Dark.
Title: Getting Near to Baby
Author: Audrey Couloumbis
Summary: Although thirteen-year-old Willa Jo and her Aunt Patty seem to be constantly
at odds, staying with her and Uncle Hob helps Willa Jo and her younger sister come to
terms with the death of their family's baby.
Title: 6th Grade Can Really Kill You
Author: Barthe DeClements
Summary: Helen fears that lack of improvement in her reading may leave her stuck in
the sixth grade forever, until a good teacher recognizes her reading problem.
Title: The London Eye Mystery
Author: Siobhan Dowd
Summary: When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris
wheel, the two siblings must work together--Ted with his brain that is "wired differently"
and impatient Kat--to try to solve the mystery of what happened to Salim.
Title: The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West
Author: Sid Fleischman
Summary: A narrative account of the childhood and youth of nineteenth-century writer
Mark Twain. Includes period engravings, newspaper cartoons, and black-and-white
photographs.

Entering Sixth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Title: Monkey Island
Author: Paula Fox
Summary: Forced to live on the streets of New York after his mother disappears from
their hotel room, eleven-year-old Clay is befriended by two men who help him survive.
Title: Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!
Author: Jean Fritz
Summary: Follows the life of the dynamic twenty-sixth president, discussing his
conservation work, hunting expeditions, family life, and political career.
Title: The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito
Author: Sheila Garrigue
Summary: The fate of a 200-year-old bonsai tree is decided by a young girl and an old
Japanese Canadian gardener who resists being imprisoned in an internment camp after
the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Sequel to "All the Children Were Sent Away."
Title: Old Yeller
Author: Fred Gipson
Summary: In the late 1860s in the Texas hill country, a big yellow dog and a fourteenyear-old
boy form a close, loving relationship.
Title: The Mystery of Drear House
Author: Virginia Hamilton
Summary: Sequel to: The house of Dies Drear. A black family living in the house of
long-dead abolitionist Dies Drear must decide what to do with his stupendous treasure,
hidden for one hundred years in a cavern near their home.
Title: Taming the Star Runner
Author: S.E. Hinton
Summary: Sent to live with his uncle after a violent confrontation with his stepfather,
sixteen-year-old Travis, an aspiring writer, finds life in a small Oklahoma town confining
until he meets an eighteen-year-old horse trainer named Casey.
Title: Scorpia
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Summary: After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization,
fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to
kill thousands of English schoolchildren.

Entering Sixth Graders
2012 Summer Reading Lists
Attachment #7b
Title: The Giver
Author: Lois Lowry
Summary: Newbery Medal, 1994 Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of
Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his
community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Title: The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Summary: An eleven-year-old cellist learns about life from her eccentric family, her first
boyfriend, and Mozart.
Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author: Scott O'Dell
Summary: Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a
young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous
courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
Title: A Single Shard
Author: Linda Sue Park
Summary: Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge
near a potters' village, and longs to learn how to throw the delicate celadon ceramics
himself.
Title: Bridge to Terabithia
Author: Katherine Paterson
Summary: The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes
friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their
hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
Title: The Witches of Worm
Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Summary: A lonely twelve-year-old is convinced that the cat she finds is possessed by a
witch and is responsible for her own strange behavior.
Title: The Sign of the Beaver
Author: Elizabeth George Speare
Summary: Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century
Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.

2012
ENTERING
7 TH GRADE STUDENTS
SUMMER READING
PROGRAM
Attachment #7b
W.R. SATZ SCHOOL

William R. Satz School Summer Reading Program 2012
Rationale:
1. Students will reinforce reading comprehension skills.
2. Students will develop a love of reading and experience developmentally appropriate literature
(interest, reading level, content).
3. Differentiation in texts and responses to text allows students to develop reading skills on an
individualized basis.
Requirements:
All students must:
• Select and read two books, either from the approved grade level list or a self selected
title that is on the appropriate reading level. Students may read three or more
books, and parents play an important role in encouraging students to read widely.
Students who wish to read additional books may select from the approved list or
from their own reading interests.
• Complete an in-class written summer reading assessment, which will be given
during the first week of school. Common grade level in-class assessments on
summer reading will count for 5 % of the first marking period grade.
Guiding philosophy:
The Satz School Summer Reading Program strives to reinforce effective reading comprehension
strategies, foster an appreciation for reading, and expose students to diverse readings designed to
appeal to the wide range of interests and skill levels of our population.
As such, there will be no specific required selection for summer reading. Instead, students may
choose from the appropriate grade level list approved by the Holmdel Board of Education. The
summer reading guide will help students self-assess the degree to which they are following
recommended reading practices. The guide will provide excellent preparation for the openended
in-class assessments all students will take during the first week of school.
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______________________________________________________________________________
As you read, keep in mind the assignment you will be asked to complete during the first
weeks of school in September. Depending on the genre of books you choose, you will be
writing two different responses from the ones shown below. Plan on bringing in your notes
and a copy of the books you read to assist you in your writing.
______________________________________________________________________________
Directions: Choose two of the following prompts and answer ONE for each of the two books
you read.
Fiction:
1. Choose a character from one of the books you read and clearly identify how that character is
similar to you in terms of her/his personality. Clearly identify one specific part of the story that
reveals the character’s personality. Copy down a sentence or two from the book that reveals the
character’s personality (include the page number). Provide an example of something similar
from your own life. When you begin to write your response, be sure to include the book’s title
and the author’s name.
2. Choose a character from one of the book you read and clearly identify how this character is
different than you in terms of her/his personality. Clearly identify one specific part of the story
that reveals the character’s personality. Copy down a sentence or two from the book that reveals
the character’s personality (include page number). Explain how you would have acted in the
situation from the story. Provide an example from your own life that demonstrates that your
personality is the opposite of that of the character you have chosen. When you begin to write
your response, be sure to include the book’s title and the author’s name.
Nonfiction:
1. What important or interesting information did you learn that you feel other people should
know? Copy down a sentence or two from the book that illustrates this information (include the
page number). Explain why you think people need/would be interested in this information.
Provide an example from your own life where this information could be useful to you. When you
begin to write your response, be sure to include the book’s title and the author’s name.
2. If you had the chance to talk to the author, what would you want more information
about/explanation of? Copy down a sentence or two from the book that you would like further
information about (include the page number). Explain why you want more information on this
specific topic. Provide an example from your own life where this information could be useful to
you. When you begin to write your response, be sure to include the book’s title and the author’s
name.
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ENTERING 7TH GRADERS
Realistic Fiction
Hoot – Carl Hiaasen
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER
Unfortunately, Roy's first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then
again, if Dana hadn't been sinking his thumbs into Roy's temples and mashing his face against
the school-bus window, Roy might never have spotted the running boy. And the running boy is
intriguing: he was running away from the school bus, carried no books, and -- here's the odd part
-- wore no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy's trail. The chase introduces
him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, some burrowing owls, a renegade ecoavenger,
and several extremely poisonous snakes with unnaturally sparkling tails.
Voice on the Radio – Caroline B. Cooney
Janie is a high-school junior and in love with Reeve. She finally feels that her life is somewhat
normal and begins to reconcile with her biological family, but the voice on the radio destroys her
trust. Cooney plots an engaging and realistic picture of betrayal, commitment, unconditional
love, and forgiveness. Readers will not put the book down until they have seen how Janie comes
to terms with those she has hurt, and with those who have hurt her.
A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin
Watching home movies, Hattie looks back over the summer of 1960 and the events that
changed her perception of life. The 12-year-old has difficulty making friends her own age,
but enjoys the company of an elderly boarder, the friendly cook, and her artist father.
Suddenly, an uncle whom Hattie has never heard of comes to live with her grandparents
Hattie comes to appreciate his affection for her, his exuberance for life, and his courage in
facing society's rejection. Martin delivers wonderfully real characters and an engrossing plot
through the viewpoint of a girl who tries so earnestly to connect with those around her.
Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan
In this laugh-out-loud novel, a young teen on the fast track to the juvenile detention center
suddenly finds himself living in rural North Carolina with the outrageously eccentric
Applewhite clan. Jake Semple, 13, has been expelled from a long line of schools before
coming to the Applewhites to be homeschooled. Running beneath the narrative that gently
pokes fun at everything from sculpture to TV documentaries, though, is also the story of a
boy allowing himself to belong and begin to discover his own potential.
Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
HUGO AWARD WINNER, NEBULAR AWARD WINNER
Once again, the Earth is under attack. Alien "buggers" are poised for a final assault. The survival
of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers. But who? Ender
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Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child. Recruited for
military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new
home: Battleschool. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius among
geniuses. In simulated war games he excels. But is the pressure and loneliness taking its toll on
Ender? Simulations are one thing. How will Ender perform in real combat conditions? After all,
Battleschool is just a game. Right?
Redwall – Brian Jaques
When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny
and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of
Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
Classics
Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
Set sail to the heart of adventure with cabin boy, Jim Hawkins, aboard the legendary scoundrel,
Captain Long John Silver. A secret treasure map becomes the key to heart-pounding thrills,
danger and swashbuckling action as a boy faces the high seas and the grandest pirate of all in the
adventure of a life time.
Swiss Family Robinson – Jahann David Wyss
From these dire opening lines, a delightful story of adventure begins. One family will emerge
alive from this terrible storm: the Robinsons—a Swiss pastor, his wife, and four sons, plus two
dogs and a shipload of livestock, hens, pigeons, and geese! Inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson
Crusoe, this heartwarming tale portrays a family's struggle to create a new life for themselves on
a strange and fantastic tropical island. There each boy must learn to control his own nature—
such as Ernest's bookishness and Fritz's hot temper—as their adventures lead to amazing
discoveries, danger, and tantalizing surprises, including a puzzling message tied to an albatross's
leg. The authenticity of the boys' behavior, the ingenuity of the family, and the natural wonders
of this exotic land have made The Swiss Family Robinson, first published in 1812-1813, one of
the world's best-loved and most enduring stories of shipwreck and survival.
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali – Walter Dean Myers
Non-Fiction
Every school child should be required to read this outstanding biography from award-winning
writer Walter Dean Myers. Ali's accomplishments, both in and out of the ring, present him as a
motivated man of principal, willing to take risks to achieve his goals. Myers carefully crafts Ali's
tale from his Clay family roots in Louisville, Kentucky, to his struggles today with Parkinson
Disease. Myers weaves the events of Ali's personal life with those occurring in our country
during the twentieth century, thus providing a look at both Ali and his importance to history.
Delving into the civil rights movement, the Nation of Islam, conscientious objector status during
the Vietnam War, and the dangers of professional boxing, Myers presents a man of courage and
inspiration. Black-and-white photographs, interspersed throughout the text, bring "The Greatest,"
his life and importance in history to a new generation of readers.
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Longitude – Dava Sobel
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the
thorniest scientific dilemma of the day -- and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to
measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at
sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations,
hung on a resolution. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and
Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect time keeper, known today as the
chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, it is also a fascinating
brief history of astronomy, navigation, and clockmaking. Through Dava Sobel's consummate
skill, Longitude will open a new window on our world for all who read.
Historical Fiction
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind – Suzanne Fisher Staples
NEWBERY AWARD WINNER
Westerners might consider this beautiful story to be a fairytale. Shabanu, a thirteen-year-old
Pakistani nomad, is midwife to camel birth, repairs saddles, is promised in marriage to a much
older man and goes to the camel fair with her father. Through his experience as a UPI
correspondent in Pakistan, Staples shares his insight into Shabanu’s culture, religion, language
and lifestyle. The narrator does a flawless job and even imparts a subtle lesson in the nomad’s
language. Men, women and children and a wide range of emotions are effectively rendered.
Though intended for a young audience, Shabanu introduces a culture unknown to those of all
ages.
Gone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind, an American Novel by Margaret Mitchell, was published in 1936 and won the
Pulitzer Prize in 1937. It was the only book that Margaret Mitchell published in her lifetime, but
it became one of the best selling American novels of the 20th century. Mitchell's work relates the
story of a rebellious Georgia Southern belle named Scarlett O’Hara and her experiences with
friends, family, lovers, and enemies in the South during the antebellum period, the American
Civil War and the Reconstruction era.
The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood
Young Widge was raised in an orphanage. He is apprenticed to an unprincipled clergyman
who trains Widge to use a cryptic writing system that he's invented to pirate sermons from
other rectors. Hired by a mysterious traveler, the boy is hauled off to London to attend
performances of Hamlet in order to transcribe the script for another theater company.
Naturally, all does not go smoothly, and in the course of trying to recover his stolen
notebook, Widge goes to work at the Globe, eventually donning a dress and wig to play
Ophelia before the queen. The true identity of the mysterious traveler provides a neat twist
at the end. It's a formula with endless appeal. Not only must Widge survive physically, but
he must also find his own ethical path having had no role models.
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Additional Suggested Reading
Sounder - Armstrong
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - Avi
Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun - Blumberg
Years of Impossible Goodbyes - Choi
The Ox-bow Incident - Clark
A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir - Cleary
The Great Little Madison - Fritz
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Gaines
The House of Dies Drear - Hamilton
A Ring Of Endless Light - L'Engle
Dragon's Gate - Lawrence
The Sea Wolf - London
The Way Things Work - Macaulay
The Blue Sword - McKinley
The Hero and the Crown - McKinley
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Litle Women - Meigs
Amelia Earhart - Pearce
The Twenty-One Balloons - Dubois
The Westing Game - Raskin
Abe Lincoln Grows Up - Sandburg
The Red Pony - Steinbeck
Let the Circle Be Unbroken - Taylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry - Taylor
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Twain
The Dollhouse Murders - Wright
A True Story of an Escape Across Russia - Sandulescu
At the Plate with Mark McGwire - Christopher
At the Plate with Sammy Sosa - Christopher
Backfield Package - Dygard
Infield Hit - Dygard
River Danger - Dygard
Driver's Ed - Cooney
The Face on the Milkcarton - Cooney
Dicey's Song - Voigt
Izzy, Willy-Nilly - Voigt
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Duncan
Don't Look Behind you - Duncan
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Attachment #7b
2012
ENTERING 8 TH GRADE
STUDENTS
SUMMER READING
PROGRAM
W.R. SATZ SCHOOL

William R. Satz School Summer Reading Program 2012
Rationale:
1. Students will reinforce reading comprehension skills.
2. Students will develop a love of reading and experience developmentally appropriate literature
(interest, reading level, content).
3. Differentiation in texts and responses to text allows students to develop reading skills on an
individualized basis.
Requirements:
All students must:
• Select and read two books either from the approved grade level list or a self selected
titles that are on the appropriate reading level. Students may read three or more
books, and parents play an important role in encouraging students to read widely.
Students who wish to read additional books may select from the approved list or
from their own reading interests.
• Complete an in-class written summer reading assessment, which will be given
during the first week of school. Common grade level in-class assessments on
summer reading will count for 5 % of the first marking period grade.
Guiding philosophy:
The Satz School Summer Reading Program strives to reinforce effective reading comprehension
strategies, foster an appreciation for reading, and expose students to diverse readings designed to
appeal to the wide range of interests and skill levels of our population.
As such, there will be no specific required selection for summer reading. Instead, students may
choose from the appropriate grade level list approved by the Holmdel Board of Education. The
summer reading guide will help students self-assess the degree to which they are following
recommended reading practices. The guide will provide excellent preparation for the openended
in-class assessments all students will take during the first week of school.
______________________________________________________________________________
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As you read, keep in mind the assignment you will be asked to complete during the first
weeks of school in September. Depending on the genre of books you choose, you will be
writing two different responses from the ones shown below. Plan on bringing in your notes
and a copy of the books you read to assist you in your writing.
______________________________________________________________________________
Directions: Choose two of the following prompts and answer ONE for each of the two books
you read.
Fiction:
1. Choose a character from one of the books you read and clearly identify how that character is
similar to you in terms of her/his personality. Clearly identify one specific part of the story that
reveals the character’s personality. Copy down a sentence or two from the book that reveals the
character’s personality (include the page number). Provide an example of something similar
from your own life. When you begin to write your response, be sure to include the book’s title
and the author’s name.
2. Choose a character from one of the book you read and clearly identify how this character is
different than you in terms of her/his personality. Clearly identify one specific part of the story
that reveals the character’s personality. Copy down a sentence or two from the book that reveals
the character’s personality (include page number). Explain how you would have acted in the
situation from the story. Provide an example from your own life that demonstrates that your
personality is the opposite of that of the character you have chosen. When you begin to write
your response, be sure to include the book’s title and the author’s name.
Nonfiction:
1. What important or interesting information did you learn that you feel other people should
know? Copy down a sentence or two from the book that illustrates this information (include the
page number). Explain why you think people need/would be interested in this information.
Provide an example from your own life where this information could be useful to you. When you
begin to write your response, be sure to include the book’s title and the author’s name.
2. If you had the chance to talk to the author, what would you want more information
about/explanation of? Copy down a sentence or two from the book that you would like further
information about (include the page number). Explain why you want more information on this
specific topic. Provide an example from your own life where this information could be useful to
you. When you begin to write your response, be sure to include the book’s title and the author’s
name.
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SEPTEMBER 8 th GRADERS
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Realistic Fiction
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, by Jordan Sonnenblick,
Steven Alper is a typical eighth-grader--smarter than some, a better drummer than most, but with
the usual girl problems and family trials. Then, on October 7, his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey,
falls, has a nosebleed that doesn't stop, and is diagnosed with leukemia. All hell breaks loose.
Mrs. Alper's days and nights revolve around getting Jeffrey to his chemotherapy treatments, and
Mr. Alper retreats into a shell, coming out only occasionally to weep over the mounting medical
bills. Steven becomes the forgotten son, who throws himself into drumming, even as he quits
doing his homework and tries to keep his friends from finding out about Jeffrey's illness. A story
that could have morphed into melodrama is saved by reality, rawness, and the wit Sonnenblick
infuses into Steven's first-person voice. The recriminations, cares, and nightmares that come with
a cancer diagnosis are all here, underscored by vomiting, white blood cell counts, and
chemotherapy ports. Yet, this is also about regrouping, solidarity, love, and hope. Most
important for a middle-grade audience, Sonnenblick shows that even in the midst of tragedy, life
goes on, love can flower, and the one thing you can always change is yourself.
Whale Talk – Chris Crutcher
Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports
and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits
some of the school's less popular students.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Angel Experiment: Maximum Ride, Book 1
by James Patterson
The story of genetically engineered teenagers on the run from the scientists who created them.
Very entertaining, specifically written for young adults, first in a four-book series.
A Gift of Magic – Lois Duncan
Many years ago a dying woman left each of her grandchildren a gift. To the eldest, Kirby, she
gave the gift of dance; to the boy, Brendon, the gift of music; and to Nancy, the most
extraordinary gift of all--the gift of magic. Nancy knows who's calling when the phone rings. She
can move objects with her mind. She knows what people are thinking. However, Nancy never
realized that her parents' marriage was failing and that the family's move to the small beachside
cottage where her mother grew up is permanent. Nancy's world is changing far too fast. Has her
desire to keep things the same ruined her sister's ballet career? Can she stop her mother from
falling in love with a childhood sweetheart? Can her magic save her brother who has sailed into
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the bay on a homemade boat? This story is less about magic and much more about a teenage girl
coping with the difficult and unwelcome changes in her life.
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
This first book of a planned trilogy introduces an easy-to-imagine, cruel future society divided
by wealth and obsessed with media and celebrity. The controlling Capitol broadcasts the Hunger
Games, mandatory watching for all citizens of Panem. The annual event pits 24 Tributes-a girl
and boy teen from each of the 12 Districts surrounding the Capitol-against one another in a
desperate battle to the death. When 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her
younger sister's place as District Twelve's girl Tribute, she is thrown into a media frenzy,
complete with stylists and costumes, literally fighting for her life in the arena. Intense action,
along with a touch of romance, makes this dystopic adventure a great choice.
The Looking Glass Wars - Frank Beddor
The "true story" behind Alice in Wonderland! Princess Alyss Heart is brutally cast out of
Wonderland by her vicious Aunt Redd, who beheads Alyss' mother (Off with her head, she
cries!) and begins to rule over Wonderland with an iron fist. Alyss escapes from Wonderland and
is exiled to another world entirely--Victorian London--where she is adopted into a new family,
renamed Alice, and befriended by Lewis Carroll. At age 20 she returns to Wonderland to battle
Redd, reclaim the throne, and lead Wonderland into its next golden age of imagination.
Classical Literature
Little Women – Louisa M. Alcott
Meet the March sisters: the talented and tomboyish Jo, the beautiful Meg, the frail Beth, and the
spoiled Amy, as they pass through the years between girlhood and womanhood. A lively portrait
of growing up in the 19th century with lasting vitality and enduring charm.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain
The Adventures of “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain is an absolute must read. Twain
masterfully creates an interesting story line while staying true to the times, setting and language.
Huck’s tale of his adventure down the Mississippi will keep you turning the pages. It is very
interesting because things happen when you least expect it. This is an amazing story full of
adventure and fun.
Historical Fiction
Red Scarf Girl – Ji-li Jiang
Ji Li's childhood in Shanghai was a happy one. She lived with her parents, brother, sister and
grandmother. They had a loving and devoted nanny/housekeeper. Growing up in Communist
China, she had been raised to believe "heaven and earth are great, but greater still is the kindness
of the Communist Party; father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao". When
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she was twelve years old, she looked forward to going to Shi-yi Junior High but her life changed
forever when Mao announced his Cultural Revolution and the importance of destroying the
"Four-Olds": old ideas, old cultures, old customs, and old habits. As these true events unfold,
she provides a personal glimpse into a major event about which Americans know very little. A
fascinating memoir which fulfills the author's hope of helping Americans understand China.
A Night to Remember – Walter Lord
First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains the definitive, classic tale of the sinking
of the Titanic. Walter Lord interviewed more than sixty survivors before committing their
recollections to his minute-by-minute account of the Titanic's fatal collision and the experiences
of both passengers and crew under pressure of the unthinkable: the swift plummet into icy waters
of the ship promised never to sink. With a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick, this fiftiethanniversary
edition of Walter Lord's classic brings the drama of that night back to life.
Autobiography
Malcolm X – Alex Haley
The absorbing personal story of the man who rose from a life of poverty and disadvantage to
become the most dynamic leader of the Black Revolution, only to have his life cut short by an
assassin's bullets. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19 th , 1925;
he dropped the “slave name” Little and adopted the initial X (representing an unknown) when he
became a member of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm was the seventh of his father’s nine children
– three by a previous marriage – and his mother’s fourth child. His father, Reverend Earl Little,
was a Baptist minister and an organizer for Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement
Association, a black separatist “back-to-Africa” group of the 1920’s.
The Story of My Life – Helen Keller
The Story of My Life, a remarkable account of overcoming the debilitating challenges of being
both deaf and blind, has become an international classic, making Helen Keller one of the most
well–known, inspirational figures in history. Originally published in 1903, Keller’s fascinating
memoir narrates the events of her life up to her third year at Radcliffe College.
Helen Keller’s story of struggle and achievement is one of unquenchable hope. From tales of her
difficult early days, to details of her relationship with her beloved teacher Anne Sullivan, to her
impressions of academic life, Keller’s honest, straightforward writing lends insight into an
amazing mind. Like the original, this centenary edition of The Story of My Life includes letters
Keller wrote to friends throughout her childhood and adolescence that chronicle her intellectual
and sensory progression, as well as assistant John Macy’s commentary on her interpretations of
her surroundings.
Tuesdays With Morrie – Mitch Albom
The true story of how Mitch Albom learns wisdom and an acceptance of hardship and life’s
beauty from his old college professor. A best seller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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Additional Suggested Reading
A Wrinkle in Time - L'Engle
Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark - Blumberg
The Halloween Tree - Bradbury
A Nightmare in History: The Holocaust - Chaikin
Year of Impossible Goodbyes - Choi
A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir - Cleary
Robin Hood - Creswick
The Door in the Wall - deAngeli
A Study in Scarlet - Doyle
The Count of Monte Cristo - Dumas
Johnny Tremain - Forbes
War Boy: A Country Childhood - Foreman
The One-Eyed Cat - Fox
China's Long March: 6000 Miles of Danger - Fritz
Mythology - Hamilton
Kon Tiki - Heyerdahl
Green Mansions - Hudson
Across Five Aprils - Hunt
The Witchcraft of Salem Village - Jackson
Seasons of Splendor: Tales, Myths, and Legends of India - Jaffrey
Profiles in Courage - Kennedy
Call of the Wild - London
The Way Things Work - Macaulay
American Indian Mythology - Marriott
The Blue Sword - McKinley
The Hero and the Crown - McKinley
Mary Cassatt - Meryman
Book of Greek Myths - D'Aulaire
Bridge to Terabithia - Paterson
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights - Pyle
The Yearling - Rawlings
The Land and People of Korea - Solberg
The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Speare
China - Stefoff
Travels with Charley - Steinbeck
Kidnapped - Stevenson
Tales of the Early World - Hughes
Roll of Thunder, Hear Me Cry - Taylor
The Prince and the Pauper - Twain
Around the World in Eighty Days - Verne
Jackaroo - Voigt
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Julia Morgan - Wadsworth
Architect of Dreams - Wadsworth
War of the Worlds - Wells
Blitzcat - Westall
Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect - Willard
Jane Adams of Hull House - Wise
A True Story of an Escape Across Russia - Sandulescu
At the Plate with Mark McGwire - Christopher
At the Plate with Sammy Sosa - Christopher
Backfield Package - Dygard
Infield Hit - Dygard
River Danger - Dygard
Driver's Ed - Cooney
The Face on the Milk Carton - Cooney
Dicey's Song - Voigt, Cynthia
Izzy, Willy-Nilly - Voigt, Cynthia
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Duncan
Don't Look Behind You - Duncan
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Attachment #7b
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR
ENTERING GRADES 9-12
HOLMDEL HIGH SCHOOL

Holmdel High School Summer Reading Program 2012
Rationale:
1) To help students continue to improve and develop skills of reading, critical thinking, and analysis
2) To make the summer reading meaningful and relevant to each grade level’s curriculum
3) To give students and teachers a common base for curriculum work during the first marking period
4) To enable students and teachers to integrate the summer reading selection into the curriculum beyond
the first marking period if desired
Requirements for students in grades 9, 10, 11 & 12:
• Students will choose one grade level book for summer reading. The book selected for honors
levels may be the same title as the one assigned to non-honors classes or it may be a different
title. Honors-level teachers may assign additional books. * The AP Summer Requirements
will be determined by the AP teacher.*
• Students will be notified of the selected titles before school is dismissed in June. Suggestions
for improving comprehension, reading strategies, etc. will also be offered. For those students
who want to read more than one assigned book, additional titles will be listed via links to lists
from the American Library Association and other reputable organizations. These titles are
not part of the summer reading requirement and cannot be substituted for the assigned book
In addition, students are welcome to read more than one of the three choices in the grade level
list.
Guiding philosophy:
The Holmdel High School Summer Reading Program strives to reinforce effective reading comprehension
strategies, foster an appreciation for reading, and expose students to diverse readings designed to appeal to the wide
range of interests and skill levels of our population.
Assessment:
1. The summer reading assessment will enable students to show their understanding of the chosen book but
will not require them to create a book report or plot summary. This assessment will count for 5% of the
first marking period grade.
2. This will be a uniform assessment, given by each English teacher, at the start of school in September. The
assessment will be written in class and will serve as a diagnostic writing sample, as well as an indication of
a student’s comprehension and analysis of the work. Students will respond to focused questions, created by
the teachers of each grade level.
3. The summer reading books may also be used in other assignments throughout the school year.

Reading Choices for all incoming
students
9 th GRADE STUDENTS: The Body of Christopher of Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
*The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
*Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
10 th GRADE STUDENTS: Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
Feed by M.T. Anderson
*Half a Life by Darin Strauss
*Maus by Art Spiegelman
11 th GRADE STUDENTS: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Husseini
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco Stork
*A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
*The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
12 th GRADE STUDENTS: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
Nation by Terry Pratchett
*The Water is Wide by Pat Conroy
*Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King
*Non-fiction
Honors English: in addition to choosing one of the grade level books from above, honors
students are required to read the following for each entering grade:
Honors English 9: Choose one fiction and one non-fiction title from the grade 9 choices above
Honors English 10: Select one fiction and one non-fiction title from the list below:
Fiction
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Native Son by Richard Wright
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Color of Water by James McBride
Non-fiction
Bird by Bird b Anne Lamott
Half a Life by Darin Strauss

Honors English 11: White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Honors English 12: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
AP English
Language and Composition (grade 11): The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Headlong by Michael Frayn
Literature and Composition (grade 12):
Growing Up by Russell Baker
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
On Writing Well by William Zinsser
There are also great book suggestions
on the following web sites:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Edsitment’s Recommended Reading List for College Bound Students
http://edsitement.neh.gov/edsitements-reading-list-college-bound-students
The Hungry Mind’s Review of the 100 Best American Fiction Titles
http://nealford.com/bookclub/booklist_hungry_mind.html
Additional Voluntary Suggested Reading
(These books cannot be substituted for the required summer reading selection.)
Entering 9 th GRADE STUDENTS
TRADITIONAL / CLASSIC
The Old Man and the Sea – Hemingway
Bless the Beasts and the Children – Swarthout
Summer of My German Soldier – Greene
Oliver Twist – Dickens
Martian Chronicles – Bradbury
And Then There Were None – Christie

CONTEMPORARY / HIGH INTEREST
Eyes of the Dragon – King
Childhood’s End – Clarke
Watership Down – Adams
Their Eyes Were Watching God – Hurston
The House on Mango Street – Cisneros
Incredible Journey – Burnford
The Man Without a Face – Holland
Gentlehands – Kerr
Homecoming – Voigt
The Terminal Man – Crichton
Entering 10 TH GRADE STUDENTS
FICTION
The Awakening - Kate Chopin
The Chosen – Chaim Potok
Executive Orders – Tom Clancy
The Kitchen God’s Wife – Amy Tan
Main Street – Sinclair Lewis
The Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway
The Natural – Bernard Malamud
Saint Maybe – Anne Tyler
DRAMA
All in the Timing – David Ives
The Children’s Hour – Lillian Hellman
Cat’s Cradle – Kurt Vonnegut
A Death in the Family – James Agee
House of Mirth – Edith Wharton
Tender is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ragtime – E. L. Doctorow
The Women of Brewster Place-
Gloria Naylor
All My Sons – Arthur Miller
Fences – August Wilson
NONFICTION
Friday Night Lights – Bissinger
POETRY
The Voice That Is Great Within Us: American Poetry of the 20 th Century – ed. Hayden Carruth
E.E. Cummings: A Selection of Poems by E.E. Cummings
Selected Poems by Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes
Entering 11 TH GRADE STUDENTS
CLASSICS / TRADITIONAL
The Good Earth – Pearl Buck
Crime and Punishment – Dostoyevsky
CONTEMPORARY / HIGH INTEREST
The Hundred Secret Senses – Tan
Romance Reader – Abraham
Debt of Honor – Clancy
Grapes of Wrath – Steinbeck
The Red Tent – Diamant
Airframe – Crichton

NONFICTION
Days of Grace – Ashe
When Pride Still Mattered – Lombardi
It’s Not About the Bike – Armstrong
Slaves in the Family – Ball
Amazing Grace - Kozol
Into Thin Air – Krakauer
To America – Ambrose
Running with the Buffaloes
Entering 12 TH GRADE STUDENTS
CLASSICS / TRADITIONAL
Sense and Sensibility – Austin
Twelfth Night – Shakespeare
The Three Musketeers – Dumas
Great Stories of Sherlock Holmes – Doyle
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – Joyce
Love in the Time of Cholera – Marquez My Antonia – Cather
Jane Eyre – Bronte
Much Ado About Nothing – Shakespeare
Lord Jim – Conrad
CONTEMPORARY / HIGH INTEREST
Blithe Spirit – Coward
Timeline – Crichton
The Thorn Birds – McCullough
The Crystal Cave – Stewart
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Kesey
Fellowship of the Ring – Tolkein
Executive Orders – Clancy
The Mists of Avalon – Bradley
The Once and Future King - White
NON-FICTION – MISCELLANEOUS
Seabiscuit: An American Legend – Hillenbrand
A Season on the Brink – Feinstein
Growing Up - Baker
The Last Amateurs – Feinstein
Savage Inequalities – Kozol
Lords of the Realm – Helyar
The Boys of Summer - Kahn
A Room of One’s Own – Woolf
And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner City Students – Corwain

The Assessment:
• The summer reading assessment will enable students to show their understanding
of the assigned book but will not require them to create a book report or plot
summary. This assessment will count for 5% of the first marking period grade.
• This will be a uniform assessment, given by each English teacher, at the start of
school in September. The assessment will be written in class and will serve as a
diagnostic writing sample, as well as an indication of a student’s comprehension
and analysis of the work. Students will respond to focused questions, created by
the teachers on each grade level.
• The summer reading book may also be used in other assignments throughout the
school year.

Re-Appointment List
2012-2013 School Year - May 16, 2012 Agenda
Non-Tenured Staff - Tenured in 2012-2013 School Year
Instructional Aides
Last Name First Name Tenure Date Last Name First Name
Gurney David 09/02/2012 Atzingen Robert
Kessler Gerilyn 08/25/2012 Rath Vivian
Kousoulis Marie 09/02/2012 Uhlemeyer (.4) Carmela
Marzigliano Cheryl 09/02/2012 Whalen Beverly
Papazoglou Stephanie 09/02/2012
Pasquale Maria 09/02/2012
Taylor A. Kathleen 09/02/2012
Vona Lori 09/02/2012
Non-Tenured Staff - Tenured in 2013-2014 School Year
Last Name First Name Tenured Date
Arecchi Christopher 09/02/2013
Cibelli Jennifer 09/02/2013
Cogger Laurence 09/02/2013
Davis (.1 Teacher) FT Trainer Shannon 09/02/2013
Hart (.4) Colin 09/02/2013
Killean (as Supervisor) Alicia 01/10/2014
Lopez Andrea 09/02/2013
Mazzeo George 09/02/2013
Mulhern Kaitlyn 09/02/2013
Vallo John 09/02/2013
Non-Tenured Staff - Tenured in 2014-2015 School Year
Last Name First Name Tenure Date
Abadiotakis (.8) Elizabeth 09/02/2014
Asaro Marianne 04/17/2015
Axelrod Tali 07/02/2014
Baldessari Nicole 09/02/2014
Cahill Trevor 09/02/2014
Caliendo Melissa 09/02/2014
Carlsson Mary 09/02/2014
Ferrarese Michael 11/29/2014
Fetter Erin 09/02/2014
Guastella Salvatore 09/02/2014
Hartigan Lauren 09/02/2014
Hawksby Lori 09/02/2014
Higley Kelsey 09/02/2014
Kenney (.4) Carolyn 12/13/2014
Moran Taryn 09/02/2014
Norton Tracey 09/02/2014
Semler Marissa 09/02/2014
Sportelli (amend from .6 to fulltime)
Claudine 09/02/2014
Vaccarino Marcia 11/04/2014
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