02-28-13-minutes - Sussex County Technical School

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 

IN THE 

COUNTY OF SUSSEX 

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 

February 28, 2013 

I. CALL TO ORDER 

The Meeting was called to order by Jarrod Cofrancesco 4:08 p.m. 

II. 

DECLARATION OF OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT 

Reading of the Open Public Meetings Act by Jarrod Cofrancesco, Board President. 

III. 

OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT 

The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act was enacted to insure the right of the 

public to have advance notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at 

which any business affecting their interests is discussed or acted upon. In 

accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Board of Education of the 

Vocational School in the County of Sussex has caused notice of this meeting to be 

published and adequate notice has been provided. Such notice was placed in New 

Jersey Herald/The New Jersey Sunday Herald on December 2, 2012, and December 3, 

2012. 

IV. 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE 

All persons participated in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance led by 

Jarrod Cofrancesco. 

V. ROLL CALL 

The following roll call was taken by the Board Secretary: 

PRESENT 

Mr. Jarrod Cofrancesco 

Dr. Rosalie Lamonte 

Mr. John Miller 

Mrs. Diane Wexler 

ABSENT 

Ms. Susan Shake 

Also in attendance were Mr. Gus Modla, Superintendent/Principal, and Robert T. 

Clark, Business Administrator/Board Secretary. 

Mission Statement 

“The Sussex County Technical School, a school of choice, in partnership with 

family, community, business, industry and institutions of higher learning, empowers 

secondary and adult students to become self-directed learners and active 

participants in their community by providing a competitive advantage to pursue ANY

BOARD OF EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL,REGULAR MEEETING, FEBRUASRY 28 2013 

career opportunity.” Read by Jarrod Cofrancesco 

VI. 

MINUTES 

Mr. Miller made a motion to approve the following minutesas amended: 

Regular Meeting Minutes – December 13, 2012 

Regular Meeting Minutes – January 10, 2013 

The motion was seconded by Mrs. Wexler and approved on a voice vote. 

12/13/12 - Yes – 3; No – 0; Abstain – 1; Absent – 1. 

1/10/13 - Yes – 4; No – 0; Abstain – 0; Absent – 1. 

VII. 

CORRESPONDENCE 

February 6, 2013 – Email from Ted Dembowksi 

February 14, 2013 – Email from Bill Lockwood 

VIII. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT 

1. The Sussex Tech Chapter of the National Honor Society is pleased to 

announce the 16 new members who were inducted during the January 29, 

2013, ceremony. Congratulations to all of them on their acceptance 

into this prestigious organization. 

Adrianna Valez 

Kim Anderson 

Eddie Lorenzo 

Kelsey Glennan 

Colin Brence 

Tiana Grehanov 

Caitlyn Brunner 

Stephen Devito 

Kayla Vaughn 

Rhianna Lees 

Blake Simeone 

Noel Heiden 

Alissa Robbins 

Renee Collins 

Michael Griffin 

Anna Marie Nied 

2. SkillsUSA is one of America’s largest membership associations for 

technical education teachers and students and is a partnership of 

students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has 

a skilled workforce. The national organization is 330,000 strong with 

11,000 coming from New Jersey. The week of February 11, 2013, was 

celebrated as SkillsUSA Week. 

On February 13, 2013, the Sussex Tech SkillsUSA chapter hosted the 

Northern Region Leadership Conference. Senator Oroho, Labor 

Commissioner Harold Wirths, Freeholder Parker Space, and past SkillsUSA 

Presidents and Sussex Tech graduates, Carmella Re and Katherina 

Melekos, spoke to the students in attendance about various issues of 

the day. After which, a delicious lunch was provided by our Culinary 

program, and the students attended several seminars. It was an 

extremely valuable experience for all those involved.


3. Congratulations to the following students who competed in a recent 

SkillsUSA competition and for representing Sussex Tech with pride and 

much enthusiasm: 

Sara Lindsay – Photography 

Brian Gilmore – Power Equipment 

Parker Schmidt – Power Equipment 

Dan Oksienik – Marie Tech 

Nick Cappola – Motorcycle 

Special congratulations go to Peter Heim who placed as a top three 

finalist for the Power Equipment Technology competition. We will learn 

Peter’s final standing when the results are announced at an April 

event. 

4. Congratulations to the Sussex Tech Cheerleaders for their second place 

finish in the NJ Technical Athletic Council Cheer Competition that took 

place on February 2, 2013, at East Brunswick Tech. There were eight 

teams competing, and the girls are very excited and proud of their 

strong finish. 

5. Congratulations to Bake Shop Senior Bobbi Meggiolaro for being named 

Student of the Month for January, 2013!! Bobbi is hard working, 

trustworthy, and kind. She is an active member of SkillsUSA and the 

Outdoor and Archery Club. Bobbi consistently receives high marks in 

all of her classes and was recently accepted into the Culinary 

Institute of America where she plans to study baking and pastry arts. 

6. Congratulations to Sophomore Matt Kaufman, Sussex Tech’s American Math 

Contest Top Scorer, and to Freshmen Matt Castaneda and Jake McDougall 

for combining for an impressive Team score of 180 in the recent 

competition. 

7. Sports Program Update: 

Indoor Track- 34 total participants boys and girls participated in 5 

invitationals and also went to the NJSIAA sectional meet. We had 2 

female athletes advance from the sectional meet and compete at the 

group meet. Senior Allison McCurry advanced in the 1600 and 3200, and 

Junior Caitlyn Brunner (first year indoor track athlete) advanced in 

the 1600 

Cheerleading- Participation numbers continue to stay strong this 

season with 28 participants including 1 boy. This year, they placed 

2nd out of 8 teams at the NJTAC, the New Jersey Technical Athletic 

Council Competition. This was an improvement as they placed last in 

last year’s competition. The team competed in the HWS competition this 

year for the first time. The competition at this meet was stronger, but 

the girls viewed the opportunity as a great experience and now know 

what to expect for next year and are anxious to have the opportunity to 

return next year.


Bowling- There are 20 participants total for the boys and girls. The 

team finished 4th in the NJAC and placed 2nd at the North 1 Group 1B 

sectional meet which advanced them to the Meet of Champions for the 

fourth year in a row. The team competed at the NJTAC Championship where 

our girls earned the first Girls State Tech Championship in Sussex Tech 

history, and Teja Young was awarded a metal for bowling the Girls High 

Game. Senior Travis Vihti and Sophomore Bobby Waldron earned a place 

on the 2nd Team All-Conference for NJAC. Two of our sophomores, Joseph 

Rigotty and Brandon Salamone, received Honorable Mention recognition. 

Boys Basketball - Participation numbers were up from last year with 34 

boys participating. They finished their season 10-15. The boys just 

missed qualifying for states but will only graduate three seniors from 

the team. So, we anticipate that, with hard work in the off season, 

they will qualify for the tournament next year. 

Girls Basketball- There are 22 girls participating. The girls final 

record for the season 8-11. They qualified for the NJSIAA state 

tournament and earned a 12-seed and traveled to Cresskill, the 5- seed. 

Unfortunately, they were defeated by Cresskill. 

The following individuals gave an update to the Board about the renewable 

energy project: 

Steve Goodbody, Sunlight 

Candace Bowden, Gabrial Associates 

John Eckilson, County Administrator 

Robyn Meehan, Field Representative from New Jersey School Boards Association 

reviewed with the Board the following topics: 

Annual Required Ethics Training 

Goal Setting 

Superintendent Evaluation Process 

Strategic Plan assistance that NJSBA can provide 

IX. 

BOARD COMMENTS 

A. President’s Comments 

None. 

B. Committee Reports 

None. 

C. Board Member Comments 

Mr. Miller attended new Board of Education training on February 2 nd and 

it was well run. 

X. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 

Mr. Cofrancesco opened the meeting to public participation.


Since there were no questions or comments, Mr. Cofrancesco closed the meeting 

to public participation. 

XI. 

AGENDA ITEMS 

A. Finance 

Be it resolved, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools in 

conjunction with the Business Administrator/Board Secretary that the 

following actions be taken: 

Mr. Miller made a motion that the following recommendations be approved: 

A1. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the Board Secretary’s Report for 

December 31, 2012, as attached. 

A2. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the Treasurer of School Monies Report 

for December 31, 2012, as attached. 

A3. RESOLVED, that the Board Secretary certifies that, as of December 31, 

2012, no line item account or program category account has been over 

expended in violation of NJAC 6A:23A-16.10 (c) 3, Over Expenditure Of 

Funds, Paragraph (a). Transfers of line item budget transfers to be 

ratified in accordance with Title 18A:22-8.1, transfer of line items 

and program categories and board resolution of October 12, 1987. 

A4. RESOLVED, that pursuant to NJAC 6A:23 A-16.10 (c) 4, we certify that as 

of December 31, 2012, after review of the Secretary’s monthly financial 

report (appropriations section) and upon consultation with the 

appropriate district officials, to the best of our knowledge no major 

account or fund has been over expended in violation of NJAC 6A:23-2.11 

(b) and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s 

financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. 

A5. RESOLVED, that the Board approved the attached December, 2012 fiscal 

year line item budget transfers be ratified in accordance with 

18A:22.8-1. 

A6. RESOLVED, that the Board retro-actively approves the attached Check 

Journals and Bills and Claims Reports from the General Fund and 

Cafeteria bank accounts as follow: 

General Fund-January 

Batch 51 $148,539.57 

Batch 55 $166,647.18 

Batch 77 $495,462.12 

Batch 78 $414,293.62 

General Fund-February 

Batch 54 $ 3,756.00


Batch 56 $ 2,140.14 

Batch 57 $ 2,697.50 

Batch 58 $ 317.72 

Batch 59 $ 1,364.03 

Batch 60 $ 8,528.51 

Batch 61 $ 7,280.02 

Batch 62 $ 1,196.82 

Batch 63 $ 277.68 

Batch 50 $554,782.40 

Cafeteria-February 

Batch 51 $ 70,187.82 

A7. RESOLVED, that the approve a waiver of the facility fee to Institute of 

Reading Development for a flat fee of $1,000 and two scholarships to 

attendees of Sussex Technical School choice. The normal fee would be 

$1,875. 

A8. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the expansion of the 2012-13 budget by 

increasing appropriations to both revenue and expenditure line items by 

an additional $32,500 in addition to the $567,500 authorized on 

November 15, 2012 for a total of $600,000 from insurance reimbursements 

to complete repairs and purchase lost contents due to Hurricane 

“Sandy”. 

A9. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the attached tuition contract with the 

State of New Jersey, Department of Children and Families for Student 

#3016316 in the amount of $1,855. 

A10. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the removal of the items listed below 

from the fixed assets list and authorize disposal as the fair market 

value is zero. 

Savin SDC51 Copier Tag #1536 

Risograph RN2130VI Tag # 1483 

A11. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the following resolution: 

WHEREAS, on December 14, 2011, pursuant to bond resolution 11-39, as 

amended and supplemented (the “Bond Resolution”), and certain other 

Program Documents (as defined in the Bond Resolution), the Morris 

County Improvement Authority (the “Authority”) financed solar projects 

for various local government units (the “Series 2011 Local Units”) 

within the County of Sussex (the “Program”), including the 

participating Series 2011 Local Unit adopting this resolution (the 

“Participant”) (any capitalized terms herein, not otherwise defined 

herein, for all purposes of this Resolution, shall have the meanings 

ascribed to such terms in the Bond Resolution); 

WHEREAS, the Participant took advantage of the Program through its 

execution and delivery of the Participant’s License and Access 

Agreement and through its acknowledgment of the Power Purchase 

Agreement;


WHEREAS, the Authority, the County of Sussex (the “County”), U.S. Bank 

National Association (the “Trustee”), Sunlight General Capital 

Management, LLC and Sunlight General Sussex Solar, LLC (collectively, 

the “Company”), and the Participant desire to amend the Program 

Documents to effect certain changes as set forth in that certain 

“Amendment and Consent No. 1” to be executed (the “Consent No. 1”), in 

substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, by and among the 

Authority, the County, the Trustee, the Company, as acknowledge by 

certain Series 2011 Local Units as set forth on Exhibit A to the 

Consent No. 1, which Consent No. 1 has been submitted to the rating 

agencies which rate the Authority’s bonds (the “Rating Agencies”); 

WHEREAS, such changes include, as set forth in the Consent No. 1, (i) 

to provide for additional Project Fund requisition and payment 

direction procedures, (ii) to authorize an anticipated investment in 

the Investment Company by Firstar Development, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability company (including any successor and assigns, “Firstar”) and 

the investment by the Investment Company in the Holding Company, (iii) 

to revise the list of, and respective Required Completion Dates for, 

the participating Series 2011 Local Units, (iv) to clarify certain 

definitions and the application of the Draw Paper Ratio to Soft Costs, 

(v) to provide for Additional Subcontractors, (vii) to provide for the 

consent by only affected Series 2011 Local Units in future amendments 

and (vii) to provide for certain other matters allowing for the Project 

Company to make the Basic Lease Payment due January 15, 2013 on time 

and in full; and 

WHEREAS, the Authority has previously authorized the execution and 

delivery of Consent No. 1 pursuant to that certain “RESOLUTION OF THE 

MORRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND 

DELIVERY OF AMENDMENT AND CONSENT NO. 1 AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS, ALL 

IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUTHORITY’S SUSSEX COUNTY RENEWABLE ENERGY 

PROGRAM” adopted by the governing body of the Authority on November 21, 

2012 (the “Authority Resolution”). 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the governing body of the Participant 

as follows: 

Section 1. The Board President and Business Administrator/Board 

Secretary of the Participant (including their designees, each an 

“Authorized Officer”) are each hereby severally authorized and directed 

to negotiate, execute and deliver the Consent No. 1, in substantially 

the form attached hereto as Exhibits A, with such changes as any such 

Authorized Officer, in his or her sole discretion shall determine to be 

necessary, desirable or convenient to promote the best interests of the 

Participant, including any non-material changes requested by the Rating 

Agencies and the final revised Exhibit A-1 to the Program Documents, 

and any such Authorized Officer’s execution and delivery of the Consent 

No. 1 shall be full and complete evidence of the authorization by the 

Participant of any such additions or changes to the Program Documents. 

The Authorized Officer is hereby further authorized to take all such 

further actions in connection therewith in accordance with all 

applicable law, including without limitation the execution of such


other certificates, instruments or documents, as any such Authorized 

Officer, in consultation with counsel, shall deem necessary, convenient 

or desirable by any such Authorized Officer to implement the Consent 

No. 1. 

Section 2. The Business Administrator/Board Secretary of the 

Participant and any designee are hereby authorized and directed, where 

required, to affix the corporate seal of the Participant and to attest 

to the signature of the Authorized Officer on the Consent No. 1 and 

such other certificates, instruments or documents contemplated herein. 

Thereafter the Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed to 

deliver any such fully authorized, executed, delivered, and if 

applicable, attested and sealed certificates, instruments and documents 

to any interested party. 

Section 3. All actions taken to date in connection with the Consent 

`No. 1 by the Participant and its advisors are hereby ratified, 

confirmed and approved. 

Section 4. A certified copy of this resolution and five (5) executed 

originals of the Consent No. 1 shall be forwarded to Stephen B. 

Pearlman, Esq. of Inglesino, Pearlman, Wyciskala & Taylor, LLC, to the 

attention of Annie Collart, Law Clerk, at Inglesino, Pearlman, 

Wyciskala & Taylor, LLC, 600 Parsippany Road, Suite 204, Parsippany, 

New Jersey 07054-3715. 

Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately in 

accordance with all applicable law. 

A12. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the attached corrective action plan 

for OFAC Case #INV-138-12. 

A13. WHEREAS, NJAC 6A:23A-5.3 provides the school district may request a 

waiver of compliance with respect to the district’s participation in 

the Special Education Medicaid initiative (SEMI) Program for the 2013- 

14; and 

WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the Vocational School in the County 

of Sussex desires to apply for this waiver due to the fact that it 

projects having fewer than 40 Medicaid eligible classified students 

OR participation in SEMI would not provide a cost benefit to the 

district based on the projection of the District’s available SEMI 

reimbursement for the 2013-14 budget year; 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the 

Vocational School in the County of Sussex hereby authorizes the Chief 

School Administrator to submit to the Executive County Superintendent 

of Schools in the County of Sussex an appropriate waiver of 

requirements of NJAC 6A:23A-5.3 for the 2013-14 school year. 

A14. RESOLVED, that the following stale dated checks be voided: 

Check Number Vendor Amount


21537 Snapple Distributers $ 474.61 

21300 Matthew Geary $ 175.00 

22372 Stinson Field Service $1,046.00 

22812 QUIA $ 234.00 

A15. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the purchase of 22 Dell Computers at a 

cost of $1,629.91 each for a total $35,858.02 via State Contract 

#70256. 

A16. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the purchase of 27 Apple Computers at 

a cost of $1,349.26 each for a total $36,430.15 via State Contract 

#70259. 

A17. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the attached travel reimbursement. 

The motion was seconded by Mrs. Wexler and was approved on the following roll 

call vote: 

Dr. Lamonte, yes except abstain on A6, A13, A17; Mr. Miller, yes; Ms. Shake, 

absent; Mrs. Wexler, yes; and Mr. Cofrancesco, yes. 

B. Buildings and Grounds 

Be it resolved, upon the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools in 



Mrs. Wexler made a motion that the following recommendations be approved: 

B1. RESOLVED, that the Board approve Change Order Number 3 with The Barrett 

Company, Contractor shall furnish all labor, material and equipment 

necessary to effect the following changes in the work. 

412 s.f. of metal deck was replaced in the areas shown on the attached 

sketch. Al allowance for this work was identified in the project bid 

and the unit price identified by the contractor in the bid documents 

was $6 sf. Total cost for the metal deck replacement was $2,472.00. 

TOTAL GENERAL REPAIR ALLOWANCE #1 $25,000.00 

Total Allowance previously used $25,000.00 

Total Allowance applied to the change order $ 0.00 

Total Allowance remaining in contract $0.00 

TOTAL METAL DECK REPAIR ALLOWANCE #2 $18,000.00 

Total Allowance previously used $ 0.00 

Total Allowance applied to the change order $ 2,472.00 

Total Allowance remaining in contract $15,528.00 

TOTAL CHANGE ORDER $ 0.00 

Original Contract Sum $1,572,500.00 

Net change by previously authorized Change Orders $ 38,700.00 

The Contract Sum prior to this Change Order was $1,611,200.00


The Contract Sum will BE INCREASED by this 

Change Order in the amount of $ 0.00 

The new contract sum including this Change Order 

Will be $1,611,200.00 

B2. RESOLVED, that the Board approve Change Order Number 3 with The Barrett 

Company, Contractor shall furnish all labor, material and equipment 

necessary to effect the following changes in the work. 

Credit to owner for unused amount in Metal Deck Repair Allowance #2. 





TOTAL METAL DECK REPAIR ALLOWANCE #2 $18,000.00 

Total Allowance previously used $ 2,472.00 

Total Allowance applied to the change order $15,528.00 

Total Allowance remaining in contract $ 0.00 

TOTAL CHANGE ORDER Deduct $15,528.00 

Original Contract Sum $1,572,500.00 


The Contract Sum prior to this Change Order was $1,611,200.00 


Change Order in the amount of ($ 15,528.00) 

The new contract sum including this Change Order 

Will be $1,595,672.00 

B3. RESOLVED, that the Board award a contract to Longo Associates, 100 

Hilltop Road, Ramsey, NJ 07447, for casework in the amount of 

$31,601.36 per the attached via Middlesex Education Services commission 

Purchasing Cooperative bid #65MCESCCPS. 

B4. RESOLVED, that the Board approve a contract with Allied Oil LLC, 25 Old 

Camplain Road Hillsborough, NJ 08844 via State Contract #81399 for the 

period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 as follows: 

Diesel Fuel 

Allied Oil, LLC 

$0.0874 per gallon over low rack 

25 Old Camplain Road rate 

Hillsborough, NJ 08844 

Motor Gasoline 

Allied Oil, LLC 

$0.0874 per gallon over low rack 

25 Old Camplain Road rate 

B5. RESOLVED, that the Board approve Change Order Number 2 with The 

Sunnyfield Corporation, Contractor shall furnish all labor, material


and equipment necessary to effect the following changes in the work. 

Rewire sump pump, hot water heaters and hot water circulation pump to 

the emergency panels as per the attached quote. 





TOTAL CHANGE ORDER $ 5,489.21 

Original Contract Sum $ 599,000.00 


The Contract Sum prior to this Change Order was $ 609,582.23 


Change Order in the amount of $ 5,489.21 

The new contract sum including this Change Order $ 615,071.44 

B6. RESOLVED, that the Board appoint CP Engineers, LLC, 115 Demarest Road 

Suite A, Sparta, NJ 07871 as the Civil Engineering Firm of record for 

the district. 

The motion was seconded by Dr. Lamonte and was approved on the following roll 

call vote: 

Dr. Lamonte, yes; Mr. Miller, yes; Ms. Shake, absent; Mrs. Wexler, yes; and 

Mr. Cofrancesco, yes. 

C. Grants 

Be it resolved, upon the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools in 



Ms. Shake made a motion that the following recommendations be approved: 

C1. RESOLVED, that the Board accept the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Grant 

FY 13 from September 1, 2012, through August 31, 2013, as follows: 

NCLB Title I Part A $47,928.00 

NCLB Title II Part A $ 6,656.00 

TOTAL $54,584.00 

C2. RESOLVED, that the Board accept the Individuals with Educational 

Disabilities Act (IDEA) FY13 grant in the amount of $184,552 from 

September 1, 2012, through August 31, 2013. 

The motion was seconded by Dr. Lamonte and was approved on the following roll 

call vote: 

Dr. Lamonte, yes; Mr. Miller, yes; Ms. Shake, absent; Mrs. Wexler, absent and 

Mr. Cofrancesco, yes.


D. Education 

Be it resolved, upon the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools that the 


Mrs. Wexler made a motion that the following recommendations be approved: 

D1. RESOLVED, that the January, 2013, Discipline Report be accepted as 

attached. 

D2. RESOLVED, that the following Board Policies and Regulations be 

approved, as a first reading, as attached: 

Bylaw 0132 

Policy 2415 

Regulation 2431.1 

Regulation 2431.2 

Policy 2468 

Policy 3230 

Regulation 3230 

Policy 3281 

Regulation 3281 

Policy 4230 

Regulation 4230 

Policy 4281 

Regulation 4281 

Policy 6113 

Policy 6480 

Policy 8505 

Executive Authority 

No Child Left Behind Programs 

Emergency Procedures for Athletic Practices 

and Competitions 

Medical Examination to Determine Fitness for 

Participation in Athletics 

Independent Educational Evaluations 

Outside Activities 


Inappropriate Staff Conduct 






E-Rate 

Purchase of Food Supplies 

School Nutrition 

D3. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the following class trips: 

Destination 

Requested By 

Approx. 

# Students 

Cosmetology State Board Practical Exam 

Passaic Technical School 

Wayne, NJ 

Cosmetology State Board Written Exam 

Warren County Technical School 

Washington, NJ 

NJ Junior Breeder’s Symposium 

Rutgers University 

New Brunswick, NJ 

Springfest 

Sussex County Fairgrounds 

Augusta, NJ 

Brigida Alonzo 13 

Brigida Alonzo 7 

Dan Delcher 6 

Dan Delcher 21


Destination 

Requested By 

Approx. 

# Students 

FFA State Horticulture Expo 

Mercer County College 

West Windsor, NJ 

Teen Arts Festival 

Sussex County Community College 

Newton, NJ 

Hair Show 

Javits Convention Center 

New York, NY 

SkillsUSA Masonry Competition 

Masonry Institute 

Bordentown, NJ 

Facility Tour 

Sussex County Courthouse 

Newton, NJ 

Career Day 

Lounsberry Hollow Middle School 

Vernon, NJ 

Training Session 

New Brunswick Operating Engineering 

Training Center 

Dayton, NJ 

Training Session 

Insulators Local 32 

Highland Park, NJ 

FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation 

Cedar Lane Farm 

Oldwick, NJ 

FFA Day 

Manheim Central High School 

Manheim, PA 

Foundations of Education Field 

Experience 

Sussex County Charter School for Tech. 

Sparta, NJ 

(Trips to take place several times 

over a 8 week period.) 

Training for Students 

Carpenters Union Training Center 

Kenilworth, NJ 

Dan Delcher 8 

Molly Fantasia 100 

Debbie Wakefoose 60 

Ralph Starace 2 

Dennis McCarthy 18 

Bina Varkey 8 

Josh Conklin 12 


Dan Delcher 5 

Dan Delcher 10 

William Anderson 8 

Howard Drake 12


Destination 

Requested By 

Approx. 

# Students 

Training for Students 

Iron Workers Training Center 

Springfield, NJ 


D4. RESOLVED, that the Board approve student #2013218 to take the college 

course, “English Comp 101,” during the Fall 2012 semester, and upon 

successful completion of the course, approve reimbursement at the 

county college rate. 

D5. RESOLVED, that the Sussex County Vocational-Technical Educational 

Association, Inc., when submitting OPRA requests, will not be charged 

for the first 250 pages that need to be copied. An agreed fee will be 

imposed for additional copies. Exceptions to this arrangement will be 

made during negotiations. 

D6. RESOLVED, that the 2012-2013 Progress Targets Action Plan be approved 

as attached. 

D7. RESOLVED, that the Board approve the following class trips: 

Destination 

Requested By 

Approx. 

# Students 

College Visit 

Eastwick College 

Paterson, NJ 

“Women Who Dare” Conference 

County College of Morris 

Randolph, NJ 

UMDNJ Graduation 

UMDNJ-SHRP 

Scotch Plains, NJ 

Broadway Play 

Palace Theater 

New York, NY 

Campus Visit 

Culinary Institute of America 

Hyde Park, NY 

NJ Bakers Board of Trade Show 

Tropicana Casino & Hotel 

Atlantic City, NJ 

Steve Wagner 8 

Chris McKiernan 18 

Chris McKiernan 25 

Gary Scully 30 

Chad Gasiorek 30 

Chad Gasiorek 15 

The motion was seconded by Mr. Miller and was approved on the following roll 

call vote: 

Dr. Lamonte, yes except abstain on D3, D7; Mr. Miller, yes; Ms. Shake, 

absent; Mrs. Wexler, yes; and Mr. Cofrancesco, yes.


E. Personnel 

Be it resolved, upon the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools that the 


Dr. Lamonte made a motion that the following recommendations be approved: 

E1. RESOLVED, that the Board approve Teachscape and the Danielson Framework 

as the official certified staff and Principal evaluation instrument and 

model for the Sussex County Technical School in order to fulfill the 

New Jersey State Department of Education requirements. 

E2. RESOLVED, that the Board accept, with regret, the resignation of Ted 

Dembowski from the position of Morning Duty, effective February 28, 

2013. 

E3. RESOLVED, that the Board accept, with regret, the resignation of Bill 

Lockwood from the position of Spring Weight Room Monitor, effective 

February 14, 2013. 

E4. RESOLVED, that the Board retroactively approve Federal/State Family 

Leave for William Bailey, Bus Driver, effective December 10, 2012, 

through on or about March 3, 2013. 

E5. RESOLVED, that the Board approve an Unpaid Leave for William Bailey, 

Bus Driver, effective March 3, 2013, through on or about April 1, 2013. 

E6. RESOLVED, that the Board allow 20 sick days to be donated to William 

Bailey, Bus Driver, due to the donation of days from the Sussex County 

Technical School support staff. This shall not be precedent setting. 

E7. RESOLVED, that the Board approve Cheryl Braun for Morning Duty, 

effective March 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013, at a stipend of $2,000, 

prorated to $666.66. Account #11.140.100.101.000 

E8. RESOLVED, that the Board retroactively approve Michael Lavaglio, Leave 

Replacement History Instructor, effective February 11, 2013, through on 

or about June 3, 2013, at a salary of $49,847, Level 1, plus $3,400 

Incentive, for a total of $53,247, prorated to $20,234. Account 

#11.140.100.101.403 

E9. RESOLVED, that Christine Klein be retroactively approved as a Part-Time 

Paraprofessional, at a salary of $10 per hour, maximum of 19.5 hours 

per week, effective February 4, 2013, through June 30, 2013. Account 

#11.320.100.106.000 

E10. RESOLVED, that Susan Jackson be approved as a Substitute Teacher, 

effective March 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013, salary as per the 

Substitute Teacher Pay Scale. Account #11.140.100.101.423 

E11. RESOLVED, that Bill Lockwood be approved as Assistant Baseball Coach, 

effective March 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013, at a stipend of $4,072, 

Step 2. Account #11.402.100.100.000


E12. RESOLVED, that the Board retroactively approve the following Teacher 

Mentors, effective February 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013, at a 

prorated salary according to contract: “$1,500 mentoring 1st year 

teachers, $1,000 mentoring 2nd year teachers or for inducting newly 

hired teachers who have prior teaching experience”. Account 

#11.000.223.104.000 

Victor Myers 

Mary Rapuano 

E13. RESOLVED, that Debra Spaldo be assigned an additional period, effective 

February 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013, and that $4,750, prorated to 

$2,375 be added to her base salary. Account #11.320.100.101.000 

E14. RESOLVED, that Chad Gasiorek be approved as a volunteer Softball Coach, 

effective March 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013. 

E15. RESOLVED, that Charlesetta Haywood be approved as a Volunteer Intern 

for the Student Center, effective March 1, 2013, through June 30, 2013. 

E16. RESOLVED, that the following individuals be approved to complete their 

college program classroom observation at Sussex County Technical 

School: 

Morgan Leek 

Dawn Latincsics 

James Anderson 

E17. RESOLVED, that William Anderson be approved as Spring Weight Room 

Monitor at a stipend of $1,079.66, effective March 4, 2013, through 

June 30, 2013. Account #11.401.100.100.000 

E18. RESOLVED, that the 2012-13 salary of Randy Bensley, Substitute 

Custodian, be adjusted from $12.50 per hour to $14.00 per hour to 

reflect Mr. Bensley having received his Boiler Operator License, 

effective February 27, 2013, through June 30, 2013. Account 

#11.000.261.100.000 

The motion was seconded by Mrs. Wexler and was approved on the following roll 

call vote: 

Dr. Lamonte, yes; Mr. Miller, yes; Ms. Shake, absent; Mrs. Wexler, yes; and 

Mr. Cofrancesco, yes. 

XII. 

OLD BUSINESS 

None. 

XIII. SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS 

None. 

XIV. 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 

Mr. Cofrancesco opened the meeting to public participation.


Since there were no questions or comments, Mr. Cofrancesco closed the meeting 

to public participation. 

XV. 

NEW BUSINESS 

None. 

XVI. 

CLOSED MEETING 

None. 

XVII. ADJOURNMENT 

Dr. Lamonte made a motion seconded by Mrs. Wexler to adjourn the meeting at 

5:07 p.m. 

The motion was approved on a unanimous voice vote of all present. 

Respectfully Submitted 

Robert T. Clark 

School Business Administrator/ 

Board Secretary

02-28-13-minutes - Sussex County Technical School

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