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POST OFFICE BOX 579ADMINISTRATION BUILDING200 SQUANKUM/YELLOWBROOK ROADHOWELL, N.J. 07731RONALD SANASACBUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR/BOARD SECRETARYHowell Township Public SchoolsPROUD OF OUR SCHOOLS – CONCERNED FOR OUR CHILDREN(732) 751-2480 ext. 3801FAX (732) 938-3964EMAIL: rsanasac@howell.k12.nj.usMINUTESThe Regular Meeting of the Howell Township Board of Education was called to order at 7:00 p.m.on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in the Cafetorium of Howell Township Middle School North,501 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Farmingdale, New Jersey.MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENTMrs. Mary Cerretani, Board PresidentMrs. Suzanne M. Brennan, Board MemberMr. David G. Flaherty, Board MemberMr. Joseph Moscato, Board MemberMr. Timothy O’Brien, Board MemberMrs. Sherry Roses, Board MemberMrs. Jeanette Smith, Board MemberMEMBERS OF THE BOARD ABSENTMr. Patrick Dowling, Board MemberMr. Gene Tanala, Board Vice PresidentOTHERS PRESENTDr. Enid Golden,SuperintendentDr. Karen Jones,Assistant Superintendent/Curriculum and PersonnelMrs. Patricia CallanderAssistant Superintendent/Pupil ServicesMr. Ronald Sanasac,Business Administrator/Board SecretaryJan L. Wouters, Esq.Board AttorneyMrs. Roberta Schick,Board Stenographerand approximately 65 citizens,employees and reportersAGENDAA. Roll Call – Salute to Flag:B. Announcement by President: “Adequate notices of this meeting, as required by Chapter231, PL 1975, were distributed by the Secretary on August 4, 2010.”

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 2C. Executive Session:WHEREAS, Chapter 131, P.L. 1975, also known as the Open Public Meetings Actauthorizes a public body to meet in executive session or private session undercertain limited circumstances, andWHEREAS, said law requires the Board to adopt a resolution at a public meetingbefore it can meet in such an executive or private session.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OFEDUCATION OF THE HOWELL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT:1) that it does hereby determine that it is necessary to meet in executive sessionon August 11, 2010 to discuss matters involving:a) Personnelb) Negotiationsc) Any other items that may arise that are not foreseen at time of agendapublication.2) that the matters discussed will be made public if and when confidentiality isno longer required and action pursuant to said discussion will take place at apublic meeting.ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION MAY RESULT IN BOARDACTION WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES TO PUBLIC SESSION.MOTION TO CONVENETO EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mr. Flaherty SECOND: Mrs. Roses VOTE: 7-0The Board convened to Executive Session at 7:00 p.m. and reconvened to Public Session at 8:05 p.m.with all Members of the Board previously present, present again.D. Approval of Minutes: ApproveMinutesRegular Board of Education Meeting Minutes, June 9, 2010MINUTESExecutive Session Minutes, June 9, 2010APPROVEDSpecial Board of Education Meeting Minutes, June 23, 2010Executive Session Minutes, June 23, 2010Special Board of Education Meeting Minutes, June 29, 2010Executive Session Minutes, June 29, 2010MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES: Mrs. Roses SECOND: Mr. Moscato VOTE: 7-0Mr. Flaherty abstained on the June 9, 2010 Minutes when he left the meeting at 7:45 p.m. andabstained on all Executive Session Minutes.Mrs. Roses abstained on the June 29, 2010 Minutes.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 3E. Board President’s Comments:Mrs. Cerretani thanked everyone for coming to the meeting. She stated she firstwanted to address a few emails that the Board received. She stressed that theBoard is not addressing the cost of use of facilities this evening, and it is not on thisevening’s agenda. At the Finance Committee Meeting, the cost will be discussed.Mrs. Cerretani informed those present that what the Board will be talking about, isthe use of the facilities in terms of the first reading under policy. The terms of thecost, who will be charged, and what they will be charged, will be discussed at theFinance and Policy Committee meetings. Mrs. Cerretani also noted that the matterof the Treasurer’s position has also been referred to the Finance Committee, andthe committee will discuss the position and make recommendations to the Board.Mrs. Cerretani thanked the custodial staff who are preparing the buildings for theopening of school in September and noted they are a little behind schedule becauseof the utilization of the buildings by Recreation. She also thanked Administrationfor doing what you have been able to do this summer in terms of getting the districtready for September considering the downsizing in the administration with the pastgo-around with the budget.F. Correspondence:1. Email to the Board from the Secretary to the Assistant Superintendent ofCurriculum and Personnel dated July 27, 2010 containing the Sports/ClubsInformation Letter placed on the district website.2. Memorandum to the Board from the Secretary to the Superintendent datedJuly 29, 2010 containing articles that appeared in local newspapers on students,courtesy busing and the Treasurer of School Monies.3. Memorandum to the Board from the Secretary to the Superintendent datedAugust 2, 2010 regarding the Employee Assistance Program.4. Memorandum to the Board from the Secretary to the Superintendent datedAugust 2, 2010 regarding senior citizens/school activities.5. Sunshine Notices sent to staff members from the Assistant Superintendent ofCurriculum and Personnel dated August 9, 2010 regarding hearing onemployment status. (Correspondence on file in Executive Session Minute Book)6. Notices of the following meetings:a) Joint Finance Committee and Policy Committee Meeting – Monday,August 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.b) Board Retreat – Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.7. Safety Committee July 20, 2010 Meeting Minutes.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 4G. Superintendent’s & Board Secretary’s Report:1. Extended School Year – Dr. Enid Golden, Superintendent:Dr. Golden reminded the Board that this is the last week for the ExtendedSchool Year Program at Greenville School, and she noted how exceptionallywell the program has been going. She thanked the staff involved with theprogram, and advised that the children are having a good summer experience,with a lot of learning at the same time. Dr. Golden noted that tomorrow at9:45, there will be a final performance to which the Board was invited.H. Committee Briefs:1. Mrs. Brennan, Chairperson of the Nutritional Advisory Committee advised thatthe committee met in July. She advised of the following committee goals andobjectives:• Maintain a break-even program• Increase overall participation• Implement the National School Breakfast Program at Ardena and Taunton,and offer meals that meet the special nutritional needs of students, i.e.,Celiac and allergies.Mrs. Brennan further advised the Board that the Food Service Departmentcompleted the year with just over $30,000 in the black. She noted that as stated,a breakfast program is being implemented at Ardena and Taunton Schools.Mrs. Macdonald is looking for Board direction regarding the price for thatbreakfast which she would like to set it at $2.00. The breakfast would beoffered to all students in Ardena and Taunton schools starting in September andoffered as a brown bag breakfast, possibly to be bought back to the classroom.If this goes well then Food Services will consider serving hot meals in thecolder weather. Mrs. Brennan advised the Board that Mrs. Macdonald isconcerned about the meals served to children when they have charged a numberof meals without bringing in money. It has been tradition to serve them peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches if they have no lunch and owe money, but becauseof allergies Food Services has switched to using Smuckers Crustables;however, these are expensive; therefore, Mrs. Macdonald is looking intoalternatives to providing something more cost effective.Mrs. Brennan informed the Board that Mrs. Macdonald is looking to recoupmonies lost from returned checks, and she is looking to the Board for directionfor authorizing an amount that she could charge parents for bouncing checks tothe Food Service Program. Mrs. Macdonald determined that it was costing upto $30 per check for just the time it took to manage the situation.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 5Mrs. Brennan told Mrs. Macdonald she would bring the $30 fee up to the Boardand that Mrs. Macdonald would have the discretion whether to forgive the firstoffense. The Board was advised that Mrs. Macdonald is also looking fordirection on a way to recoup losses when students are leaving the district or atthe end of the school year if there is still a balance due. The committeediscussed a process similar to unreturned library books or other unreturnedmaterials such as a CD.Mrs. Brennan further advised the Board that Mrs. Macdonald is looking intohaving more information placed on the website on the nutritional content ofmeals, and she is also in the process of having food service equipment workedon over the summer so that it is in proper working condition for the beginningof the school year.For the public’s information, Mrs. Cerretani questioned why Ardena andTaunton were chosen as the schools in which to implement the National SchoolBreakfast Program. Mrs. Macdonald advised that Ardena is mandated because20% of the student population qualifies for Free and Reduced; and it is statemandated that once 20% of the population has free and reduced, breakfast mustbe offered. Taunton is four students away from 20%, and if it is stated inSeptember, the program will be ready rather than trying to implement theprogram in October or November. Mrs. Cerretani asked if the parents havebeen notified of the program and the possibility of it beginning on the first dayof school. Mrs. Macdonald stated they have not, and once she receives theprice, the information will be placed on the websites of the two schools, andshe has spoken to the principals who will advise the PTA/Os. It was determinedthat items would be placed on the Addenda approving the committee’srecommendations. Mr. Sanasac informed the Board that Mrs. Macdonald hasalready started the maintenance of the equipment, but it would be appreciated ifthat could be approved as Item #A-4. Mrs. Cerretani stated when the Boardvotes the Addenda if it determines that the amount charged for the returnchecks should go to the Finance Committee, it will be determined at that time.2. Mrs. Roses, Chairperson of the Technology Committee advised the Board thatthe committee met on July 27 th , and she presented the following committeegoals:• Design and develop a SharePoint online policy portal in order to managethe development and revision of district policy documents by December2010.• Install the hardware and software for the data warehouse by September2010.• Load and verify historical data in the data warehouse by November 2010.• Establish a tiered rollout and training timeline for district staff to accessthe data ware house by February 2011.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 6• Design and develop an interface for the ADP payroll system to collect andprocess time and attendance for district substitutes in our schools bySeptember 2010.• Implement the use of PowerSchool online attendance feed features bySeptember 2010.• Develop an online portal for parents to access their child’s homeroomteacher and schedules by September 2010.• Implement the use of SchoolDude’s ITAM Direct in order to collect andanalyze the district IT assets for the purpose of refreshing or planning byJanuary 2011.• Establish a District Technology Refresh Plan in order to support thecapabilities to provide students with access to hardware and software thatsupports the use of the 21 st century Technology skills by March 2011.• Pilot the use of Google 2.0 tools as a mechanism for students tocollaborate, create, distribute, and access information electronically byNovember 2010.• Design and create an online professional development portal by October2010.• Expand the availability of electronic professional development offeringsthrough the online professional development portal by May 2011.• Establish a retirement and disposal timeline for obsolete equipment byDecember 2010.• Install upgrade OSX server software by September 2010 in order to beginthe use of podcasts with students by December 2010.Mrs. Roses noted that some of these items have already been done, and shestated that the main thing is by using electronic tools, $7,000 in mailings hasbeen saved since July 1, 2010. The committee feels as many items as possibleshould be placed online because it is easier, cost effective and efficient.3. Mrs. Smith, Chairperson of the Policy Committee advised the committee meton July 27, 2010 and reviewed three policies with regards to pupils. The first isthe Promotion, Retention and Acceleration Policy, and it was reviewed in orderto include the Reach and Soar Programs at the Middle School levels on the listof classes that must be passed for promotion and to include acceleration asrecommended by the Policy Manual Wellness Check. Mrs. Smith stated thispolicy is printed in the school calendar and has to go through two readingsbefore the print deadline. The Smoking Policy was reviewed to include updateddefinitions - how prohibition of smoking is noticed on school properties andthat the Board will comply with both State and Local restrictions. It wassuggested that the Board abolish duplicate policies on smoking and thecommittee would like direction from the Board to move forward on abolishingduplicate smoking policies in other sections of the Policy Manual.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 7Mrs. Smith noted that the Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Policy wasmodified to include electronic communications and to change the wording ofthe policy as dictated by changes in the statute.The Committee reviewed the Political Contributions Policy which is on theagenda as Item #600-15 on the agenda, Political Contributions. This has beenupdated to include current reporting requirements for political contributions aswell as recent clarification on using a fair and open process for purchasinggoods and services.Mrs. Smith informed the Board that the Policy Committee reviewedrecommended changes to the use of school facilities, which appears on theagenda as Item #700-2. There was considerable discussion regarding therecommendation. The Board has allowed non-profit, volunteer-runorganizations that serve our community to use our facilities at no charge whenschools are open. The proposed policy revisions represent a change fromprevious policy. The committee discussed how assessing fees would affect nonprofitcharitable organizations and their ability to continue to serve thecommunity. The committee was not in agreement on charging fees to nonprofitsor how to categorize organizations; therefore, the committee chose tobring this policy before the Board for discussion and further direction.Mrs. Smith advised the Board that the committee did have representatives fromHowell Basketball at the meeting, and they indicated they would not be able tocontinue their program if fees are assessed. She noted that the Board has alsoreceived numerous letters from the Boy Scouts regarding this policy. ThePolicy Committee needs further direction from the Board on how to proceedwith the use of the School Facilities Policy, with the understanding that theproposed revisions could have such a significant impact on our community.She stated that the policy will be pulled to the Non-Consent Agenda for furtherdiscussion with the Board. The next Policy Committee meeting is scheduled forAugust 24 th4. Mr. Flaherty, Chairperson of the Ad-Hoc Shared Services Committee notedthat two meetings are scheduled for this month, and although a meeting was notyet held, he would like to share the committee’s goals as follows:• Investigate and expand opportunities for shared services with otherdistricts, municipalities and entities for the enhancement of revenue,elimination of expense and/or operational efficiencies.• Initiate shared service arrangements to allow better utilization of districtresource to advance the district’s educational mission.• Identify and promote shared services in the area of our district’s strengthsand successes that would best serve other entities.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 8Mr. Flaherty advised the Board that the committee will be reaching out to theTownship and some of the other school districts to attend the committeemeeting next week to discuss some of the committee’s ideas as well as differentareas in our own school, which the district may be able to use that would bothgenerate some income and reduce expenses.5. Mr. Flaherty, Chairperson of the Safety Committee advised a meeting has notyet been scheduled because the state has issued new guidelines on safety drillsthat are going into effect November of this year which will change the two amonth fire drills to one fire drill a month, and one drill on different areas suchas bomb threats, active shooters, and such. They have allowed a planningprocess through November and December, and all of the information has beenreceived from the state. Those documents will be available at the SafetyCommittee which will set up the proper plans getting the process in motion.6. Mr. O’Brien, Chairperson of Labor Relations advised that Mr. Sanasac isworking on scheduling meetings over the next several weeks.Mrs. Cerretani advised the Board that during Committee Reports, under the PolicyCommittee, asked that the Board give direction regarding the Smoking Policy. Mrs.Cerretani asked if anyone has any comments or questions. She noted that in the pastat the last few meetings, she has been asking for a consensus of the Board. Shestated that Board Members would prefer to have a vote taken. She requested thatMrs. Smith provide more clarification on what is needed. Mrs. Smith advised theBoard that there are policies in the Policy Manual that are contained in differentsections. There is a policy on smoking contained in the bylaws, a policy on smokingin the Professional Staff section of the Policy Manual, and there is policy on thecurrent agenda on smoking. She noted that all the policies say the exact same thingand rather than duplicating policy in multiple sections, the committee would like tohave just one policy addressing the issue of smoking. She stated she would like tohave direction from the Board so that the other policies can be abolished.Mrs. Cerretani asked if the Board understands what they are being asked to vote on.Mrs. Roses asked if they are taking pupils out of the policy and just having a generalsmoking policy. Mrs. Smith responded yes. Mrs. Roses further asked if the policyincludes chewing tobacco, and Mrs. Smith responded it is being included in the newpolicy. Mrs. Cerretani informed the Board that since the recommendation is from thecommittee, it can be placed on the Addendum to the Agenda as Item #A-5.Mrs. Cerretani asked if there were any other questions, and Mr. Sanasac stated theywould like to take this around for a vote. Mr. Flaherty motioned to take Mrs.Smith’s request for a vote; however, Mrs. Cerretani advised him that since therecommendation is coming from the Policy Committee, the Board can put themotion on the agenda under the Addenda to the Agenda as Item #A-5 to abolish theduplicate smoking policies. Mr. Flaherty withdrew his motion and suggested ratherthan the motion just indicating that the duplicate policies be abolished that it indicatethe duplicate policies be abolished and consolidated into one policy.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 9I. Comments from the Public:WHEREAS, the Howell Township Board of Education determines that thecomments from the public portion of Board Meetings will last 45 minutes, andWHEREAS, the Board determines that the public comments portion will beconducted in accordance with Board Policy 903, and individuals shall be limited to3 minutes each, andNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Howell Township Board ofEducation will cease conducting business, and the meeting will be open to thepublic at that time for a 45-minute period.1. Mr. Al Miller, thanked Dr. Golden and Michele Foley for emailing the PTA/OPresidents the Joint Finance and Policy Committee meeting notice. Hequestioned with the closing of the school and administrative offices on Fridayswhether the parent portal will still be online next Friday for parents to find outtheir child’s homeroom teacher, as that is scheduled for August 20 th . Mr.Sanasac responded that everything will be operational, not withstanding theschedule.Mr. Miller advised the Board that he came across a post on a Howell bulletinboard by a member of the public stating that Dr. Golden over the past year hadher sick and/or vacation time bought back by the district for approximately$240,000. Mrs. Cerretani advised him that the information is totally inaccurateand advised him that the information that he gave out publicly is inaccurateinformation, and she wants to make sure that it is made very clear to the publicthat the information is inaccurate and should not even be discussed. Shestressed that when too much time is spent explaining something, it becomes abig issue and further stressed that the information on the district’s website isaccurate information. Mrs. Cerretani stated that any other websites, chat roomsand bulletin boards has inaccurate information and should not be takenseriously. Mr. Miller asked her if there was no payment whatsoever in anyamount to which she responded no payment at all, one penny.2. Mrs. Denise Hayes informed the Board that she understands how difficult itmust be to make decisions on cutting expenses. Mrs. Hayes stated as a motherof triplets who will be attending Middle School North this year, she isconcerned about the costs for participation in the middle school sports andclubs. She stressed how important a time middle school is as well as howcrucial at this age after school activities are to the students. The activities formnew friendships and instill a much needed confidence.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 11Mr. Runfola noted that Dr. Golden’s compensation is not $180,000, it actuallycomputes to about $230,000. He stated that this Paragraph F is in the contractsof elite members of the administration. Mr. Runfola stated that he guesses thatabout five people, maybe more in the administration have this elite entry intheir contracts which is about $250,000 to the taxpayers that they do not seebecause it is hidden in the words of the contract. He stressed that $250,000 is asports program, and the taxpayers are getting cut while other people are gettingextra money. Mr. Runfola stated he found out that this is all fact, not rumors.He noted that Mr. Massa who retired last year was paid in 2007, 2008, 2009and 2010 $44,000, $44,000, $46,000, and in 2010 was paid $54,000 when hewas not an employee, but because his resignation stated he was resigningeffective January 1, 2010, the Board had to recognize his annuitized liability tohis 403b, and they paid $54,000. He stated that the man was on payroll for justone day and asked for an explanation.At Mrs. Cerretani’s request, Mr. Sanasac explained that in 2004, there was astate program wherein the state legislature approved an Early RetirementIncentive Program (ERIP) for school employees. At that time there was arequirement in that law that the Board pass a resolution indicating what theywould offer if they were going to participate. If they participated they also hadto reimburse the Pension Bureau for the actuarial estimate of the cost to thepension system of the advanced or the early retirement years that the personwould burden the pension system with. The Board then engaged a consultant toevaluate that, and they came up with an actuarial cost. The Board went forward,authorizing what some might describe as a lower payment cost per day thanoffered by a number of other districts state-wide. Subsequent to thatdeliberation, the budget was put forward and it failed. During deliberationswith the Township, the town fathers at that time reviewed the consultant’sreport and found it was a good idea to encourage the Board to enrich that offerby actually offering more on a per diem basis to the staff. At that time theactuarial cost for Mr. Massa and Dr. Golden was at a very exorbitant amount.Mr. Sanasac informed Mr. Runfola that he believes, and he does not want tospeak for the Board, but from what he has read and from some of his ownknowledge, the Board was interested in not having the two top administratorsleave at the same time, and at that point, incur a long-term obligation ofapproximately $1 million dollars. The Board at that time approached those twoadministrators and suggested a plan that would be less expensive to the Board,with a pay out over time that would not burden the taxpayers with the increasedactuarial cost in the bond for paying the pension system. The action was thenmemorialized in a contract memorandum in 2004, recognizing the 2004 salaryas the high water mark and freezing the costs that the Board would incur forthose days, allowing the individuals in future years to take up to the 2004 IRSmaximum going forward.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 12Mr. Sanasac further advised that those are the payments Mr. Runfola referred towith regard to Mr. Massa. He stressed that when Mr. Massa turned down theERIP; he walked away from a very considerable amount of money and wasdepriving his long-term compensation. Over the year, as those days wereextinguished, they were extinguished at the 2004 rate rather than the currentrate of the year the days were taken and that is the $40,000, $44,000, $44,000and $49,000 that Mr. Runfola speaks of.Mr. Sanasac further explained that the January 1 st date mentioned is not correct.Mr. Massa’s last day working was December 31 st , and his first day ofretirement was January 1 st . That payment was based on the statutory obligationof the Board to pay up to the limit of $15,000, which is the new statute, and thebalance of Mr. Massa’s sick days, which he had contractually accrued whichany employee that retires gets. He advised that the $54,000 is actually adifferent category of payment. Mr. Runfola advised Mr. Sanasac that he hadtold him that Mr. Massa got $54,000 plus $38,000 in cash the day he left. Mr.Sanasac responded that if he told him that, he misspoke, and he would be happyto review his email to Mr. Runfola. Mr. Runfola stressed that the taxpayers donot know what an annuitized obligation is, and it needs to be stated that it is$50,000 so that the total compensation package is $230,000, not $180,000. Mr.Sanasac responded that Dr. Golden did not get that amount this year, that wasthe allowance but it was not taken. He informed Mr. Runfola that after the2007 accountability regulations, the wording of the contract was no longerwithin the Board’s hands. It was subject to review by the Executive CountyBusiness Administrator and the Executive County Superintendent -Mr. Joe Passiment and Dr. Carole Morris, and they dictated the wording thatMr. Runfola is referring to. Mr. Runfola stated he needs to review theinformation and will not reply to what Mr. Sanasac said tonight.Mr. Runfola questioned if anybody is aware of a commission that GovernorCorzine ordered in 2006. Mr. Sanasac responded yes. He advised Mr. Runfolathat there was a presentation made to the Board in August of 2007. He advisedhim that the report generated legislative action which is commonly referred toas the Accountability Regulations which was placed into service in 2007 asemergency legislation and was further renewed in 2008. Mr. Sanasac at Mrs.Cerretani’s request all also advised Mr. Runfola that this month, there was acase in the Appellate Division that was reported on the fourth of this month,and it actually reversed some of the 2007 regulations and may actually increasethe obligation of the Board under those sick day agreements.5. Mr. Bill Bahjor, Vice President with the Howell Basketball Club voicedconcerns about the proposed building use fees. He stated he had theopportunity to meet with some other representatives at a recent meeting, and hethanked Mrs. Smith and Mr. Moscato for the courtesy. He also thankedMr. Sharp who always assists the program. We are a non-profit who providesbasketball for approximately 1500 Howell children.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 13Mr. Bahjor suggested that the club only provides services to Howell childrenwho should go to the front of the line in terms of how the pricing. He statedthat there should be no charge for non-profit clubs that exclusively serveHowell residents or those clubs should be placed at a different price tier thanthe other clubs. He voiced concerns since the club is non-profit, it does notreceive revenue and charging fees would shut the club down.The Board was also advised that last night, Howell Basketball applied forpermits with the hope that their season is going to take place and in place sothat basketball can start in September. Mr. Bahjor stressed the need to knowwhat the fees are going to be with school looming closer.6. Mr. Joe Stalaney, Member of Boy Scout Troop 258, voiced concerns about theproposed facility fees that will be a big financial burden to the troop.7. Mr. Christopher Estevez Jr. a Life Scout from Troop 258 voiced concerns aboutthe facility use fees.8. Mr. Dennis Reinknecht, Assistant Scout Master of Troop 258 expressedconcerns about facility fees.9. Mr. Vinny Lazarra, a former Boy Scout and former Scout Master, requestedthat the Board reconsider the user fees for non-profits.10. Mr. Chris Estevez, Sr., stated he is involved with the Scouts and is also a parentwhose daughter plays basketball, lacrosse, and some sports in Middle SchoolNorth. He noted that the buildings and the grounds are purchased with taxpayerdollars and are funded through referendum or capital expenditure. He stressedthey are almost always funded through the issuance of tax free municipal bondsor debt and that this debt is tax free because it is for the purpose of the pubicgood. Mr. Estevez voiced concerns about non-profit organizations having topay the facilities fees.11. Mr. Ron Ganter, President of Howell United Soccer Club advised the Boardthat the club is a non-profit organization for about 350 families. He noted thatthe facilities are paid for by taxpayers dollars, and it is inappropriate to chargefor something that that the taxpayers already pay for. He requested informationdefining how the charges were arrived at. Mr. Ganter also advised that he is amember of the Howell Basketball Club, and a parent of children playing sportsin town. He requested that the Board reconsider the fees and that he be kept inthe loop on decisions.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 1412. Mrs. Janet Schindler, echoed the comments of the previous speaker regardingthe cost of the school sports and clubs. She voiced concerns that charging feesmeans shutting down programs and that she cannot afford to pay for multiplesports within the schools while already paying for out of school sports.Mrs. Schindler also voiced concerns about charging fees for clubs and stressedthat students are volunteering their time for things like peer tutoring andyearbook.Mrs. Schindler advised the Board that she also wanted to address the Boardabout the Nutritional Advisory Committee and the school breakfast. She notedthat since the breakfast is being geared toward children who are economicallydisadvantaged and who may not have adequate food at home, she would hopethe breakfast is nutritional. She suggested serving whole grain foods and notfoods that would create a sugar rush.13. Mrs. Justine Behan stressed the importance of children being physically fit andvoiced concerns regarding charges for participation in sports. She stated thatthere must be a way to create revenue in programs such as a wrap-aroundkindergarten program or preschool program. She asked the Board to reconsiderits decision.14. Mr. Rob Nicastro noted that by attending previous meetings, he knows that thefees that were discussed were preliminary and not final but that is not clear onthe website. The fees are on the website, with no explanation, leading peopleto think that these are possibly going to be the fees. He stated that heremembers attending a meeting at which Mr. Sanasac gave a brief overview ofhow they arrived at the calculations of the fees. Mr. Nicastro questioned howmuch of the fees are for the stipends of the HTEA member who has to be there,if it is statutory that the HTEA member receive a stipend, if it is in the contract,and if it is mandatory. He also asked if the HTEA member decided not take thestipend but to volunteer time for that program, would that eliminate themajority of the fees. Mrs. Cerretani advised Mr. Nicastro that it is contractual,and she believes that for the clubs the expenses are incurred. She stated thatregarding whether the members can do it on their own, she knows that someemployees would be willing to do so; however, that would be against thecontract. Mr. Nicastro stated some teachers who he has spoken to privately,have expressed that feeling to him. He stated that this is something that shouldbe looked at during contract negotiations. If the contracts get stalled or if itdoes not get passed, maybe they can waive that during negotiations so that theprograms can take place. He suggested that whoever sits on Labor can discussat their next meeting that teachers may be willing to forfeit their stipends.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 15Dr. Jones commented that there have been a couple of questions about thesports and activities that are on the website that she would like to clarify. Shenoted that when the information was placed on the website it was based on thefact that there was absolutely no other revenue source whatever. All of the coststo run those particular programs were calculated based on the level ofparticipation in each of the sports and/or activities and that included yearbookand peer tutoring. Dr. Jones specified that it had nothing to do with thephilosophical issues, it was just the cost to run the program. She stressed thatwhen the survey went out, it was not a registration but rather a survey todetermine what type of interest the people have in participating with any kindof fee. Dr. Jones advised that since that time, there was an RFP, and proposalsare being received from different organizations that will hopefully assist ineither reducing costs and/or off-setting costs or entirely running the programsfor the district. Dr. Jones noted that there have also been a number of questionsregarding families that cannot afford to participate, and that issue is beinglooked into. She advised if the program is run by the district and there are moreparticipants than anticipated, it could reduce costs. She stated that the onlyother question that might not be clear that she has not addressed and whichperhaps Mr. Sanasac can address are the actual factors that went into thecalculation of the costs.Mr. Sanasac explained that the calculations for the sports are more complicatedthan the clubs because the clubs are based primarily on the stipends. The costsfor sports includes the coaches’ stipends, league fees, and the officiating feeswhich are not controlled by the Board. Transportation fees to games areincluded but not transportation home and that remained excluded from practice.The calculations also include a cost for a small amount of replacementuniforms on a rotating basis, a small administrative fee, and a fee for nursingcoverage due to a requirement that if the school Board runs the sport, a nursemust be on duty for any child that may have a diabetic or epi-pen need.Mr. Sanasac further advised that there is a small fee for using the enrollmentsystem. The district does have an RFP out that is due to return on the 17 th , andit will be analyzed and reviewed at the August 25 th meeting. He statedhopefully there will be respondents who can deliver the program at a lesser costand still maintain the ability to play.The Board was advised by Mr. Sanasac that based on some questions from theBoard at the last meeting, a survey was conducted of surrounding districts, andit was found that Shrewsbury is the only district that is actually attempting tocover the entire cost. Shrewsbury’s Business Administrator shared with Mr.Sanasac some similar concerns. Mr. Sanasac noted that Shrewsbury published aamount $580 amount for basketball without including the nursing, andShrewsbury is very much in line with Howell’s costs. Mr. Sanasac stressedthat the district is cognizant, and they and trying to find ways to offer a lessexpensive program.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 16Mrs. Cerretani asked Mr. Sanasac if in the budget, did the district not have therevenue that was anticipated coming into the budget that the Board approved.He responded that the budget presented by the Finance Committee and votedon by the Board, put before the voters, included a revenue number between$45,000 and $80,000 based on facility reservation fees. Mrs. Cerretaniquestioned when the $1.9 million budget cut was reduced to $1.7 million, didthe Board not vote for that revenue. Mr. Sanasac responded yes. She alsoquestioned if in the revenue of that budget included the cost for the preschoolprogram the district runs. Mr. Sanasac responded it did and noted thatregarding a comment made from a lady during comments, the district isbeginning a kindergarten wrap-around program this September in order toobtain revenue, and there is a third party that does the Before and After CareProgram similar to the RFP for sports and clubs. He also noted there also is prea pre-kindergarten tuition based program that Mrs. Callander runs and revenuesare anticipated from those programs.15. Devin Rogers a member of Troop #258 informed the Board that he emailed aletter to the Mayor. He addressed the Board, thanking them for giving him theopportunity to speak. Devin voiced concerns how difficult it is for his mother,a single parent to pay for things. He asked the Board to rethink the fees for useof the facilities. He stated he would like to thank the Board for the opportunityto speak16. Mr. John Chewfou: Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop #258 requested that all ofthe troop members stand up, and he asked the Board to make its decisionsbased on its remembrance of all the members of the troop. He asked the Boardto support these boys and the thousands like them.J. Unfinished Business:1. Mrs. Smith questioned the status of the unfunded mandate list so that acomplaint can be sent to the Council on Local Mandates. Mr. Sanasacresponded that he is still in the process of working on the project. He advisedMrs. Smith that he did not understand that they would be sending the entire list.He advised that a number of mandates have already been reviewed by theCouncil. Mr. Sanasac noted that the direction he was given was to assemblethe list, and there are some new mandates which he is adding to the list. Headvised that the list will be posted on the website, however, if it is the Board’spreference, we can send it and make a formal claim in each point; however, thatwould encumber some time. He suggested that once the Board receives the listthat perhaps the Board can choose the ones it would like to pursue rather thanjust sending the entire list.Mrs. Smith indicated that would be ok and thanked Mr. Sanasac.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 17K. New Business: Consent Agenda Items:GradesAdelphiaAdelphia T-1AldrichArdenaArdena ESLGreenvilleGrieblingLOPJune 30, 2010 EnrollmentLOP G&TNewburyRamtownTauntonMSNMSN ESLMSN G/TMSN SCSEMSSMSS GTMSS SCSEMMSMMS GTMMS SCSETotalsPreSchool7383k 43 81 68 14 80 67 59 46 70 68 5961 59 29 96 52 17 67 100 75 49 82 86 7122 63 106 57 10 93 75 72 42 67 65 6503 74 108 72 10 99 89 74 51 88 87 7524 76 79 64 7 83 90 80 23 50 96 91 7395 69 89 54 7 80 83 74 24 60 87 75 7026 237 9 24 22 239 28 6 205 23 4 7977 229 12 28 15 316 25 6 169 25 2 8278 228 10 22 15 275 25 21 148 25 1 770SCSE 18 7 11 0 17 029 5 12Total 431 566 443 502 521 554410 495 484851 941 602LOP NewburyPreSchool PreSchoolSub Total ESL 96 Total K-54406PSD-AM 38 Full Day 24 Sub Total G & T 272 Total 6-82394PSD-PM 35 Int PreK AM 30 Sub Total SCSE 191 Total Out of District 27Int PreK PM 29Grand Total: 6827100 SERIES – BYLAWS/OBJECTIVES:100-1. Approve the second reading of Bylaws No. 010, ApproveName and Classification.Second Reading ofBylaws #010Name andClassificationAPPROVED200 SERIES – PROGRAMS:200-1. Approve the Employee Assistance Program Contract with ApproveCPC Behavioral Healthcare for the 2010-2011 school year, Employeeat a charge of $95.00 per hour for counseling services.AssistanceThis contract also includes an annual fee of $900.00.Program ContractAPPROVED200-2. Approve payment of $1,428.00 ($119.00 per bus for Approve12 schools, one trip per school) to transport students from Transportation ofthe Howell Township Schools to the Howell Township Students toSenior Citizen Center during the 2010-2011 school year. Howell SeniorCitizen CenterAPPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 18200-3. Approve the position of a 1:1 Special Education ApproveTeacher Assistant at Middle School South.SpecialEducationTeacher AssistantPositionAPPROVED300 SERIES – PROFESSIONAL STAFF:The following actions have been recommended by the Chief School Administrator.Note: Salaries will be subject to deductions in accordance with the applicableMemorandum of Agreement, with respect to appropriate contributions to healthcare benefits under an IRS Section 125 POP deduction.300-1. Approve the following position to be abolished due to Approveeconomic reasons:Abolishment ofPositionsAPPROVEDNUMBER OFPOSITIONS POSITION TITLE1 Elementary Physical EducationTeacherSENIORITYCATEGORYPE Elementary300-2. Amend the following list of abolished positions previously Amendapproved at the June 30, 2010 regular Board of Education List ofmeeting:PreviouslyAbolishedPositionsAPPROVEDPREVIOUSABOLISHEDPOSITIONSREVISEDABOLISHEDPOSITIONSPOSITION TITLE4 3.6 Elementary MediaSpecialist (3 days/wk)SENIORITYCATEGORYMedia SpecialistElementary27 26.4Classroom Teacher(Computer Teacher 2days/wk)Elementary

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 19300-3. Extend the following leave of absence for Lauren Barron, ExtendBasic Skills Teacher - Ramtown School:LEAVE FROM THROUGHExt. Maternity Leave November 1, 2010 December 31, 2010Without payWithout benefitsLOA forBasic SkillsTeacherAPPROVED300-4. Approve the following leave of absence for Amy Italiano, ApproveGrade 4 Teacher - Ramtown School:LOA forGrade 4TeacherAPPROVEDLEAVE FROM THROUGHMaternity Leave September 20, 2010 October 26, 2010With pay(27 sick days)With benefitsFamily Leave October 27, 2010 January 28, 2011Without pay(12 Weeks)With benefits300-5. Approve the following leave of absence for Tammy O’Gara, ApproveGrade 3 Teacher - Ardena School:LOA forGrade 3TeacherAPPROVEDLEAVE FROM THROUGHFamily Leave September 1, 2010 October 29, 2010Without pay(8 Weeks)With benefits300-6. Approve the following leave of absence for Amy Steinberg, ApproveGrade 4 Teacher - Adelphia School:LOA FORGrade 4TeacherAPPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 21Item #300-9 Continued.LEAVE FROM THROUGHMaternity Leave October 4, 2010 October 15, 2010With pay(10 sick days)With benefitsFamily Leave October 16, 2010 January 14, 2011Without pay(12 Weeks)With benefits300-10. Approve the following leave of absence for Nancy Kuhn, ApproveLearning Disabled Teacher - Newbury School:LOA forLearning DisabledTeacherAPPROVEDLEAVE FROM THROUGHFamily Leave September 1, 2010 September 17, 2010Without pay(2 Weeks)With benefits300-11. Approve the following leave of absence for Nycole ApproveHershkowitz, Grade 6 Language Arts/Social StudiesLOA forTeacher - Middle School South: Grade 6Language Arts/Social StudiesTeacherAPPROVEDLEAVE FROM THROUGHExt. Medical Leave September 1, 2010 December 31, 2010Without payWithout benefits300-12. Approve the following leave of absence for Jamie Davison, ApproveGrade 2 Teacher - Newbury School:LOA forGrade 2TeacherAPPROVEDLEAVE FROM THROUGHFamily Leave September 1, 2010 October 15, 2010Without pay(6 Weeks)With benefits

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 22300-13. Appoint the following individuals for the 2010/2011 Appointschool year:StaffAPPROVEDNAME POSITION/SALARY STEP/SALARY(prorated)Jessica Hammell .5 Kindergarten/Ramtown Step 4 BA+15 $24,175.00Lisa Lapinski .5 Kindergarten/Griebling Step 5 BA $24,300.00Joyce Orsini Res. Center-Spec. Ed/Memorial Step 4 MA $49,350.00Esther Metzger Speech Therapist/District Step 2 MA $46,475.00(2 days/week)300-14. Appoint the following individuals to non-tenure Appointtrack leave replacement positions for the 2010/2011Staff toschool year:Non-TenureLeave ReplacementPositionsTABLED TOEXECUTIVESESSIONREMOVED FROMTABLE ANDAPPROVEDSee pgs. 44 & 45Name Position/School Step/Salary (prorated)Jacquelyn Hayduk Social Worker/District Step 1 MA $45,975.00(Replacing Eileen Fiore 9/1/10 – 10/29/10)PENDING CRIMINAL HISTORY APPROVALRachel Behen Grade 6 Math/Sci/MS North Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Margaret Phillips 9/1/10 – 11/5/10)Sally Thompson Grade 4/Adelphia Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Amy Steinberg 9/1/10 – 12/23/10)Bridget Clark Grade 5/Ramtown Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Brandi Cole 9/1/10 – 12/13/10)Heather Restiano Grade 4/Ramtown Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Amy Italiano 9/20/10 – 1/28/11)

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 23Item #300-14 Continued.Name Position/School Step/Salary (prorated)Bonnie Vella Grade 6 LA/SS/Memorial Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Christine Veracierta 9/1/10 – 3/25/11)Larissa Sack Instrumental Music/MS North Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Bernadette Kovalak 9/16/10 – 3/25/11)Jennifer Cory Special Ed./LLD 4/Taunton Step 1 BA+15 $44,975.00(Replacing Cari Kennedy 9/1/10 – 10/29/10)Jennifer Bullock Grade 1/Land O'Pines Step 1 MA $45,975.00(Replacing Jennifer Amato 9/1/10 – 6/30/11)Beth Gredder Grade 2/Land O'Pines Step 1 MA $45,975.00(Replacing Tara Madison 9/1/10 – 1/28/11)Kelley Pham Grade 1/Newbury Step 1 BA+30 $45,475.00(Replacing A. Carletta 9/1/10 – 6/30/11)Jaclyn Dorf Grade 1/Griebling Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Tara O’Brien 9/1/10 – 6/30/10)Nicole Magan Res. Center-Spec. Ed/MS South Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Valerie McCourt 9/1/10 – 6/30/11)Marlene Brown Basic Skills/Adelphia Step 1 MA $45,975.00(Replacing Erin Hudson 9/1/10 – 6/30/11)Jessica McPolin Grade 4/Adelphia Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Barbara Kononowitz 9/1/10 – 12/8/10)DR. JONES TABLED ITEM #300-14 TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.300-15. Approve the transfer of Dorothea Fernandez Approvefrom the position of Grade 5 Teacher at Land O’PinesTransfer ofSchool to the position of Supervisor of Autistic,Newbury SchoolCognitively Impaired and Preschool Programs/Vice Principal/Extended Year Director at Step 7 on the Vice Principal/ SupervisorSupervisor Salary Guide, at a salary of $120,951.00,CORRECTED &prorated, for the 2010/2011 school year.APPROVEDDissenting: Mr. O’Brien and Mrs. Smith

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 24AS PER DR. JONES ITEM #300-15 WAS CORRECTED TO READ FROMGRADE 5 TEACHER AT LAND O’PINES SCHOOL INSTEAD OF FROMVICE PRINCIPAL/SUPERVISOR AT NEWBURY SCHOOL .300-16. Extend the contract of Doreen McGagh, Basic Skills ExtendTeacher – Ramtown School, at Step 1 BA+15,Contract of$45,475.00 prorated, from November 1, 2010 through Basic SkillsDecember 23, 2010. (Replacing Lauren Barron)TeacherAPPROVED300-17. Approve the change of salary and track for the following Approveindividuals effective September 1, 2010:Change ofSalary and TrackAPPROVEDNAME/SCHOOL FROM TO___________Carmela Balassone/Ramtown 8 BA+30 $52,285.00 8 MA $52,785.00Jennifer Bennett/Aldrich 9 BA+15 $53,350.00 9 MA $54,350.00Martha Kayser/Memorial MS 12 MA $58,700.00 12 MA+15 $59,200.00Kimberly Napoli/Land O’Pines 10 BA $54,710.00 10 BA+15 $55,210.00Lynn Sutphen/Ardena 7 BA+15 $50,450.00 7 BA+30 $50,950.00300-18. Approve the attached list of Certified Staff transfers for the Approve2010/2011 school year: Certified StaffTransfersAPPROVED300-19. Appoint the following staff members for the Summer AppointLanguage Arts Curriculum Development for 2 days –Staff for Summer5 hours/day at $25.00/hour: Language ArtsCurriculumDevelopmentAPPROVEDSCHOOL TEACHERSGrieblingJennifer Black/Erin Lowman (split)(Replacing Lori Breunig)RamtownDanielle Vietoris

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 25300-20. Appoint the following staff members to the Language Arts AppointResource Teacher position at their respective stipendsStaff tofor the 2010/2011 school year (Replacing Lori Breunig):SCHOOL TEACHERS STIPENDGriebling Jennifer Black $1,000.00Erin Lowman $1,000.00Language ArtsResource TeacherPositionsAPPROVED300-21. Approveve the following Language Arts Curriculum ApproveDevelopment and Writing Committee for K-5 Language Language ArtsArts Literacy for 3 days – 5 hours/day at $25.00/hour:CurriculumDevelopment andSCHOOL TEACHERS Writing CommitteeAdelphia Cindy VanGlahn for K-5 LanguageChrissy AndersonArts LiteracyArdenaRenee SchmetzLOPErin AllenRay GredderRamtownDanielle Vietoris300-22. Approve the following individual to serve on the ESL ApproveSummer Curriculum Revision Committee:Staff Member toServe on ESLNAME STIPEND Summer CurriculumLauren Linde $625 (5 days at $125/day) Revision Committee(Replacing Sandy McBride)APPROVED300-23. Approve the following individual(s) to complete their Approvehourly or student teacher requirements in the HowellStudentTownship Public Schools:NAME TIME SCHOOLJeanine Dela Cruz Sept. 7-Dec. 23, 2010 Arlene Rossmeissl,Georgian Court Univ. 90 Hours Observation Resource CenterJan. 24-May 6, 2011Student TeachingTaunton SchoolLisa Esposito Sept. 7-Dec. 23, 2010 Wendy HalperinGeorgian Court Univ. 90 Hours Observation KindergartenJan. 24-May 6, 2011 Aldrich SchoolStudent TeachingTeachersAPPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 26Item #300-23 Continued.NAME TIME SCHOOLDanielle Gazonas Sept. 7-Dec. 23, 2010 Jay Nerenberg,Georgian Court Univ. 90 Hours Observation Grade 4Jan. 24-May 6, 2011 Aldrich SchoolStudent TeachingBrian Grainer Sept. 7-Dec. 23, 2010 Joshua CarusoGeorgian Court Univ. 90 Hours Observation Grade 7 Social St.Jan. 24-May 6, 2011 MS SouthStudent TeachingJordan Vaccarello Sept. 7 – Dec. 23, 2010 Kate HopeBrookdale College 60 Hours Observation Grade 8 Social St.Memorial MSSarah Pantages Sept. 7-Dec. 23, 2010 Renee SchmetzGeorgian Court Univ. 90 Hours Observation Grade 2Jan. 24-May 6, 2011 Ardena SchoolStudent TeachingLeann Phillips Sept. 7-Dec. 23, 2010 Judy GonzalezGeorgian Court Univ. 90 Hours Observation Grade 2Jan. 24-May 6, 2011 Ardena SchoolStudent TeachingPaige Reilly Sept. 7-Dec. 23, 2010 Suzanne GabrielGeorgian Court Univ. 90 Hours Observation Resource CenterJan. 24-May 6, 2011 Ardena SchoolStudent TeachingRachel Szymialowicz Sept. 7-Dec. 23, 2010 Colleen TondiGeorgian Court Univ. 90 Hours Observation KindergartenJan. 24-May 6, 2011 Ardena SchoolStudent Teaching300-24. Appoint the following individual(s) to the position of AppointSubstitute Teacher for the 2010/2011 school year,Substituteat the rate of $85.00 per day, as needed:Janine Dela Cruz Lisa Esposito Danielle GazonasBrian Grainer Sarah Pantages Leann PhillipsLeigh Anne Pisegna Paige Reilly Devyn StollRachel Szymialowicz Sally ThompsonTeachersAPPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 27300-25. Appoint the following individual(s) to the position of AppointSubstitute School Nurse for the 2010/2011school year,Substituteat the rate of 100.00 per day, as needed:School NurseAPPROVEDDana ChiapponeMRS. SCHICK CORRECTED THE RATE FROM $85.00 TO $100.00 PER DAY.300-26. Approve staff to participate in the Regional Professional ApproveDevelopment Academy Workshops for the 2010/2011Staff toschool year, at a total cost of $1,900.00 (Grant Funded). Participate inRegionalProfessionalDevelopmentAcademyWorkshopsAPPROVED300-27. Approve the following staff to the position of substitute Approveteacher for the Summer School Program from July 7,Substitute2010 – August 13, 2010, at the rate of $13.00 per hour: Teachers for(Grant Funded)Summer SchoolProgramAnna Marie Spadaccino Dale Russo APPROVED300-28. Approve the following staff members to participate in Approvetraining/planning for inclusion initiative to be held onStaff to ParticipateAugust 25, 2010, five hours, at the rate of $25.00 per hour in Training/Planning(Grant Funded):for InclusionInitiativeCarmela Balassone Shannon Carusi Diane Damanski APPROVEDJoan Muha Debra Lokerson Carla NappoErica Sprague Kim Vitiello Robert Young300-29. Approve Dana Chiappone, Monmouth University, Approveto complete her nurse practicum, effective September 1, Nurse2010, with Michele Casey,Adelphia School and PracticumSharon Fallon, Memorial Middle School.APPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 28300-30. Authorize the registration and/or approval of applicable Authorizemileage for travel to the attached workshops in accordance Registrationwith P.L. 2007c53 and Federal Office of Management and and/or ApprovalBudget Guidelines.of Travel toWorkshopsAPPROVED400 SERIES – SUPPORT STAFF:The following actions have been recommended by the Chief School Administrator.Note: Salaries will be subject to deductions in accordance with the applicableMemorandum of Agreement, with respect to appropriate contributions to healthcare benefits under an IRS Section 125 POP deduction.400-1. Accept, with regret, the resignation of Maureen Schaefer, AcceptCafeteria Aide – Adelphia School, effective July 31, 2010. Resignation ofCafeteria AideAPPROVED400-2. Appoint the following individual to the position of AppointCafeteria Aide- Ramtown School for the 2010/2011 school Cafeteria Aideyear, at the rate of $7.25 per hour for 2.25 hours per day. APPROVEDJeanine Smith400-3. Approve the following Cafeteria Aide transfer: ApproveTransfer ofCafeteria AideAPPROVEDNAME FROM/HOURS TO/HOURSLinda Serido Aldrich School/2.5 Greenville School/2.5400-4. Approve the following staff for the position of Substitute ApproveTeacher Assistant for the Summer School Program from SubstituteJuly 7, 2010 – August 13, 2010, at the rate of $8.00 per Teacherhour: (Grant Funded)AssistantsFor SummerDoreen Galarza Brenda Clark School ProgramAPPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 29400-5. Accept, with regret, the retirement of Robert O’Connell, AcceptMaintenance Worker, effective May 1, 2010.Retirement ofMaintenanceWorkerAPPROVED400-6. Approve the following leave of absence for Edward Rodak, ApproveDay Head Custodian - Land O’Pines School:LOA forDay HeadCustodianAPPROVEDLEAVE FROM THROUGHExtended Medical Leave August 2, 2010 October 18, 2010Without pay(55 days)With benefits400-7. Appoint Susan Gijanto to the position of Day Head Custodian Appointon Step 10 of the Head Custodian Salary Guide, at a salary Day Headof $62,405.00 for the 2010/2011 school year, effectiveCustodianSeptember 1, 2010.APPROVED400-8. Appoint John Giacomontonio to the position of Day Head AppointCustodian on Step 10 of the Head Custodian Salary Guide, Day Headat a salary of $62,405.00 for the 2010/2011 school year, Custodianeffective September 1, 2010.APPROVED400-9. Appoint Charles Griffiths to the position of Day Head AppointCustodian on Step 10 of the Head Custodian Salary Guide, Day Headat a salary of $62,405.00 for the 2010/2011 school year, Cusotdianeffective September 1, 2010.APPROVED400-10. Appoint Sharon Carbin, Custodian to the position of AppointNight Head Custodian, at a stipend of $1,400.00,Night Headeffective September 1, 2010.CustodianAPPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 30400-11. Approve the transfer of George Brown, Day Head ApproveCustodian, to the position of Maintenance Worker onTransfer ofStep 6 of the Maintenance Guide, at a salary ofDay Head$62,950.00 for the 2010/2011 school year, effective Custodian toSeptember 1, 2010.Maintenance WorkerAPPROVED500 SERIES – PUPILS:500-1. Approve first reading of Policy No. 513 Promotion, Retention Approveand Acceleration. (Policy will be available at Board Meeting) First Reading ofPolicy #513Promotion,Retention andAccelerationAPPROVED500-2. Approve the first reading of Policy No. 518, Smoking. ApproveFirst Reading ofPolicy #518SmokingAPPROVED500-3. Approve the first reading of Policy No. 542.1, Harassment, ApproveIntimidation and Bullying.First Reading ofPolicy # 542.1Harassment,Intimidation andBullyingAPPROVED600 SERIES – FINANCES:600-1. Approve a jointure with MOESC for the 2010-11 school Approveyear in the amount of $38,714.81 (summer routes – July- Jointure withAugust 2010). (See attached Summary of Routes)MOESC for(Budgeted Item)Summer RoutesAPPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 31600-2. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveKlarr Transportation Multi Contract #MC-09A for Regular Contract RenewalBus Routes (1 route) for the 2010/2011 school year, with with Klarra 0% per diem increase from the 2009/2010 contract,Transportationmaking a total contract amount of $15,660.00.Multi Contract(See Summary of Renewal)#MC-09AAPPROVED600-3. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveGST Transport Corp. Multi Contract #MC-09B for Regular Contract RenewalBus Routes (1 route) for the 2010/2011 school year,with GST Transportwith a 0% per diem increase from the 2009/2010Multi Contractcontract, making a total contract amount of $12,600.00. #MC-09B(See Summary of Renewal)APPROVED600-4. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveJay’s Bus Service Multi Contract #MC-09D for Regular Contract RenewalBus Routes (3 routes) for the 2010/2011 school year,with Jay’s Buswith a 0% per diem increase from the 2009/2010Servicecontract, making a total contract amount of $46,530.00. Multi Contract(See Summary of Renewal)#MC-09DAPPROVED600-5. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveStudent Transportation of America (STA) Multi Contract Contract Renewal#MC-09E for Regular Bus Routes (3 routes) for thewith STA2010/2011 school year, with a 0% per diem increase from Multi Contractfrom the 2009/2010 contract, making a total contract#MC-09Eamount of $49,219.20. (See Summary of Renewal)APPROVED600-6. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveSeman Tov, Inc. Multi Contract #MC-09F for RegularContract Renewaland Special Education Van Routes (7 routes) for thewith Seman Tov2010/2011 school year, with a 0% per diem increase Multi Contractfrom the 2009/2010 contract, making a total contract#MC-09Famount of $199,170.00. (See Summary of Renewal)APPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 32600-7. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveFarrell Transportation Multi Contract #MC-09G forContract RenewalRegular and Special Education Van Routes (2 routes)with Farrellfor the 2010/2011 school year, with a 0% per diemTransportationincrease from the 2009/2010 contract, making a totalMulti Contractcontract amount of $38,880.00. (See Summary of Renewal) #MC-09GAPPROVED600-8. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveGST Transport Corp. Multi Contract #MC-09H forContract RenewalRegular and Special Education Van Routes (9 routes) for with GST Transportthe 2010/2011 school year, with a 0% per diem increase Multi Contractfrom the 2009/2010 contract, making a total contract#MC-09Hamount of $159,300.00. (See Summary of Renewal)APPROVED600-9. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveIrvin Raphael, Inc. Multi Contract #MC-09I forContract RenewalRegular and Special Education Van Routes (14 routes)with Irvin Raphaelfor the 2010/2011 school year, with a 0% per diemMulti Contractincrease from the 2009/2010 contract, making a totalMC#-09Icontract amount of $306,000.00. (See Summary of Renewal) APPROVED600-10. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveStudent Transportation of America (STA) Multi Contract Contract Renewal#MC-09J for Regular and Special Education Van Routes with STA(10 routes) for the 2010/2011 school year, with a 0% per Multi Contractdiem increase from the 2009/2010 contract, making a total #MC-09Jcontract amount of $200,340.00. (See Summary of Renewal) APPROVED600-11. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveKlarr Transportation Multi Contract #MC-09K forContract RenewalRegular and Special Education Van Routes (4 routes) for with Klarrthe 2010/2011 school year, with a 0% per diem increase Transportationfrom the 2009/2010 contract, making a totalMulti Contractcontract amount of $82,440.00. (See Summary of Renewal) #MC-09KAPPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 33600-12. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveDurham School Services Multi Contract #MC-09L forContract RenewalRegular and Special Education Van Routes (8 routes)with Durhamfor the 2010/2011 school year, with a 0% per diemSchool Servicesincrease from the 2009/2010 contract, making a totalMulti Contractcontract amount of $141,840.00. (See Summary of Renewal) #MC-09LAPPROVED600-13. Approve Pupil Transportation Contract Renewal with ApproveFirst Student, Inc. Multi Contract #MC-09M forContract RenewalRegular and Special Education Van Routes (8 routes)with First Studentfor the 2010/2011 school year, with a 0% per diemMulti Contractincrease from the 2009/2010 contract, making a total#MC-09Mcontract amount of $172,800.00. (See Summary of Renewal) APPROVED600-14. Award Quote #6-10 Visitor Identification Badges to AwardData Management, Inc., Farmington, CT, in the amount Quote #6-10of $4,845.00 for seventy five Identification Badge books, Visitor IDand a cost of $76.00 for each additional book if necessary, Badgesas the lowest qualified quote received. (Budgeted Item)600-15. Approve the first reading of Policy No. 619, Political ApproveContributions.First Reading ofPolicy #619PoliticalContributionsAPPROVED600-16. Approve the second reading of Policy No. 623, ApproveSpecial Education Medicaid Initiative (SEMI) Program. Second Reading ofPolicy #623SEMI ProgramAPPROVED600-17. Approve the June 2010 Report of the Treasurer Approveas being in balance for the month.Report of theTreasurerAPPROVEDMRS. SCHICK WITHDREW THE SECRETARY’S REPORT.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 34600-18. Approve the payment of all bills and claims as shown Approvefor the period 07/01/10 – 07/31/10 that has beenBills andcertified by the Board Secretary and filed in theClaimsBoard Office.Submittedby BoardPursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2:13, I certify that as ofSecretaryAugust 11, 2010 no budgetary line item accountAPPROVEDhas obligations and payments, (contractual orders) which intotal exceed the amount appropriated by the district boardof education pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:22-8 and 18A:22-8.1.Abstentions: Mr. Moscato700 SERIES - PROPERTY:700-1. Accept the donation of $1,575.00 to Middle School AcceptNorth from the Middle School North PTA to be used for Donation toStudent Planners.Middle SchoolNorth from PTAAPPROVED700-2. Approve the first reading of Policy No. 706, Use of ApproveSchool Facilities.First Reading ofPolicy #706Use of SchoolFacilitiesMOVED TONON CONSENTAGENDA &ABOLISHEDSee pg. 35 - 40MRS. SMITH MOVED ITEM #700-2 TO THE NON-CONSENT AGENDA.700-3. Approve the attached building use on the dates indicated Approveand by the organizations as shown. (Updated spreadsheet Building Usemay be provided at meeting)APPROVED

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 35800 SERIES - OPERATIONS:800-1. Approve the second reading of Policy No. 831, ApproveReporting Violence, Vandalism, Alcohol, andSecond Reading ofOther Drug Abuse. Policy #831Reporting ofViolence,Vandalism, Alcoholand Other DrugAbuseAPPROVEDMOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS#100-1, 200-1 THRU 200-3, 300-1 THRU 300-13,300-15 THRU 300-23, 400-1 THRU 400-10,500-1 THRU 500-3, 600-1 THRU 600-18,700-1, 700-3 & 800-1 INCLUSIVE: Mrs. Roses SECOND: Mr. Moscato VOTE: 7-0Mr. O’Brien and Mrs. Smith voted no on Item #300-15.Mr. Moscato abstained on Item #600-18L. New Business: - Non-Consent Agenda Items:700-2. Approve the first reading of Policy No. 706, Use of ApproveSchool Facilities.First Reading ofPolicy #706Use of SchoolFacilitiesABOLISHEDMrs. Smith called everyone’s attention to Item #7.8 on Page 2 and advised that it wasrecommended that the phrasing be removed - “non-profit organizations using buildingfacilities while the building is open will not be charged building use fees and nonprofitorganizations using building facilities while the building is closed will becharged a custodial/cafeteria worker fee set by the Superintendent or his/herdesignee” be removed from the policy. Mrs. Smith stated it was recommended that itbe removed from the policy, and the Policy Committee did not agree that it wanted toremoved that – that it was in favor of charging our non-profits. She stated given whathas been heard from the public today, she would like to see that this policy beamended so that statement can be included. Mr. Flaherty asked whether the policyhas to go back to the Policy Committee. Mr. O’Brien questioned whether he is rightthat the policy in question was in place and is simply being revised right now, and bysimply leaving it as is, or tabling this particular policy, the Board would basicallyeliminate the fee issue entirely and there would be no fees charged whatsoever.Mrs. Cerretani advised him that is not accurate.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 37Mrs. Roses questioned if the building is closed, does it have to be opened.Mrs. Cerretani responded that the building has to be opened, and a building usage feewould be charged plus the custodial fee for profit-making organizations. Mrs. Smithadvised that for non-profits, the Board would just charge a custodial fee because thatis already in policy.Mr. Flaherty asked if he is correct in understanding that the way the motion is now, isthe procedure the Board has always been following. Mrs. Cerretani advised him he iscorrect. Mr. Flaherty questioned the impact budget wise of the on-profit fees thatwere figured. Mr. Sanasac responded that there is a revenue allocation of $45,000 to$80,000 in the budget. He stated if the policy is killed, the Board then needs to givethe Finance Committee direction to address that shortfall in the budget. Mr. Flahertystated if the Board loses the non-profits anyway, it would lose that income. Mr.Sanasac responded that is true – if the non-profits did not use the buildings, therewould not be any revenue from those groups. Mr. Flaherty asked if it is permitted totable the policy until the next meeting in order to determine how to come up with the$45,000 to $80,000. Mr. O’Brien stated his motion is to kill the policy. He concurredwith the community about it not making sense to charge rent to the owners. He statedin his experience the reality is that when you assess fees that organizations cannotbear, they are driven away and the revenue is lost anyway. Mr. O’Brien stated thecommunity is already being asked to sacrifice a lot with the sports programs, and hevoiced concerns about charging the community and stated he feels it is immoral, andhe thinks the policy should be killed. Mrs. Cerretani responded she understands thatbut in terms of assessing fees, it is her understanding that the Township assesses feesfor the use of Bonim Field which is used by Howell United Soccer Club, and there isa $30.00 fee to each team every time they play. Mr. O’Brien stated he does not thinkthe Board should be drawing its mode of action based on what the Town Council isdoing because he can share similar objections to that at the next Town CouncilMeeting, and he indicated that he thinks what they are doing there is wrong as well.Mrs. Cerretani explained that the board has always bent over backwards to allow thebuildings and fields to be used. She stated the fields have been wrecked, and theBoard pays for the maintenance. Mr. O’Brien advised her that the taxpayers own thefields, and the Board administers the fields for the benefits of the taxpayers. Mrs.Cerretani advised him that each of the Board Members are taxpayers as well, paytaxes, and also own the property and must look into ensuring that the property istaken care of by the custodians.Mrs. Cerretani noted there is a motion on the floor and asked if there are any otherquestions on the motion.Mr. O’Brien advised Mrs. Cerretani that the Board should not be in the business ofcharging rent to the owner and needs to focus instead on looking for something otherthan the one percent of the budget, a minor revenue source. He stressed that theBoard needs to focus less on the fringe that impacts the children directly and more onthe major problems that we face over the next couple of years.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 38Mr. Flaherty asked if he is correct that the taxpayers are not saving $40,000 to$80,000. Mr. Sanasac responded that he is correct. Mr. Flaherty stated that the Boardhas to come up the money from somewhere whether it is from non-profit or profits,and the taxpayer is still footing the bill. He noted that the same taxpayers that ownthe buildings are paying for the profit groups also. Mr. Flaherty pointed out that thepublic comes to meetings and says the Board should cut, cut, cut. He stated thepeople have spoken, and the Board had $1.9 million cut from the budget and had toput back $200,000. He asked Mr. Sanasac if the town was billed for some utilizationfees for Southard. Mr. Sanasac responded that they were billed approximately$32,000, but $8,000 was for snow plowing. Mr. Flaherty questioned if the Board willbe receiving the money soon. Mr. Sanasac advised him that they were told they wouldbe, but have not yet. Mr. Flaherty stated he wants to do business the way the Boardalways has, and he questioned how the Board will come up with the money.Mr. O’Brien stated that on a $1.8 million budget, looking for $40,000to $60,000 isprobably a better chore than to impose it on the scouting organizations and other nonprofitsin town. Mr. Flaherty advised him that is not what he is doing but that theBoard should take it up now and see where it is getting the money. Mr. O’Brienresponded that at this point, as a follow-up to whether this motion passes or not, theBoard can instruct Finance to look for the money, and he thinks the Board needs toget the motion voted on and to find out where the Board stands on this issue.Mrs. Callander stated that she would like to clarify something from the PolicyCommittee Meeting. She informed the Board that when the committee reviewed thisuse of facility policy, the committee was careful to have the wording say that fees canbe charged, and that they would be determined and approved by a Board fee schedule.She stressed that a fee schedule was not put into this policy because the committeedid not want the Board to be locked into a fee schedule at this time. The committeesimply wanted to have a policy that would allow fees to be charged as per a feeschedule, and then it would be up to the Policy Committee to work with the FinanceCommittee to try and determine a fee schedule. Mrs. Callander advised the Board thatas the committee was trying to work on the regulation that would include who wouldpay, who would not pay, how much they would pay, Howell residents, etc., it was toomuch for the Policy Committee to take on in Policy. It was decided that it would beput into regulation and then any fee schedule would be approved by the Board at alater time, but would not have to go through two readings. She stated this is simply ageneric policy allowing the Board to charge, but what is charged not charged tocertain classifications of groups can be decided on and then approved by the Board,without it being part of this reading.Mr. O’Brien advised that the purpose of his motion was never to discuss the feeschedule, it was to discuss whether or not the Board has the right to charge non-profitgroups and whether it is the right or moral thing to do. He stressed that he thinks it isclear in his motion that he is asking that the Board kill this policy because he thinks itis immoral and unfriendly to the community and is unnecessary. He further stated thatthe Board can find the savings elsewhere.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 39Mrs. Cerretani asked Mr. Flaherty if he has any other questions. He responded thathis questions are still the same. He noted that the Board does not have the fee that it ischarging anyone anyway, but just wants the option to be able to do so. Mrs. Smithindicated that there is no fee attached to the policy, and Mrs. Cerretani noted that thepolicy is in the first reading.Mr. Moscato commented that the Board needs to approve a policy, but the fees willbe based on what the Finance Committee comes up with but he expects Finance tocome up with a reasonable fee schedule. He noted that they may say that non-profitswill pay nothing, but if the Board does not pass this policy, it is setting itself wayback now. He stated he agrees with the Boy Scouts, but thinks that the Board needs topass the policy and then have the Finance Committee come up with where reductionscan be made so that the Board will not have to charge groups like the Boy Scouts.Mr. O’Brien stated he has a question because it seems illogical if the Board has theability to charge for profit groups right now, and as a Board simply wants to make adecision simply whether or not it wants to pass a burden onto non-profit groups, howis passing the buck over to Finance and then saying Finance can make an arbitrarydecision on whether or not the Board should charge non-profit groups helping thecommunity. Mr. Moscato advised Mr. O’Brien that he thinks it goes back to whatMr. Flaherty said – that the Board does not know where the money is coming fromright now, and he would like to know where it is coming from. Mr. O’Brien stated hewould like to know where it is not coming from to which Mr. Moscato responded,right now, he does not know that either. Mr. O’Brien advised him if the Board passesthe motion then it will know it is not coming from the non-profits, and that is what hethinks needs to be decided tonight.Mrs. Brennan asked if the Board accepts the changes, is it opening the possibility tocharge non-profits. Mrs. Cerretani responded yes. Mrs. Brennan then asked if theBoard passes the motion that is on the floor does it the possibility. Mr. Flahertyresponded yes. Mrs. Brennan commented that she thinks it is crucial that the Boardeliminate the possibility and not leave it as something that is open. She stated sheagrees with Mr. O’Brien that the decision needs to be made now. We need to makethat decision now. She stressed that the Board needs to stand firm and tell the peopleof the community that the Board can find $40,000 in an over $100 million budget.Mr. O’Brien stated that over the course of the year he has been on the Board, he hasrepeatedly heard from certain individuals in the community and elsewhere that this isnot a business, this is a job of education. He further stated that one of things thattroubles him tremendously is the fact that they are focusing on raising revenue so theycan spend, when they should be focusing on controlling costs. He stressed that it isthe wrong attitude when the Board starts to think of itself as a revenue-generatingorganization, when the taxpayer has already provided all of the revenue necessary tofund and support this education system.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 40Mr. Flaherty responded that yes, it is only the taxpayers that are funding the educationand that they fund the police and fire departments and the buildings and everythingelse. He stressed that he understands what Mr. O’Brien is saying and asked if it wasthat easy, the Board should have come up with the $40,000 before the budget. Hestated that he was one of the people who talked about getting the money back in thebudget for the sports programs and co-circular and extra curricular activities. Mr.Flaherty stressed he agrees the Boy Scouts should not be charged but he does thinkthe Board needs to get the policy in place. He added he would not vote to have thempay a charge if it comes back from the Finance Committee, but the Board needs tostay within these parameters.Mr. O’Brien advised Mr. Flaherty that it does not make sense that he is not going tovote for it if it comes back from Finance, and asked why he would vote for it at all.He stated if he is going to kill it and eliminate it from consideration and then go onand look for fee schedules for profit groups, then the can then get to the business oflooking for the savings elsewhere in the $108 million budget. Mr. O’Brien stated thatthe Board needs to make coherent decisions on each individual case whether it isintramural sports verses team sports and all of the other issues that the Board iscurrently grappling with. He noted that the Board is working on the clubs and afterschool activities as best it can and is looking at RFPs. Mr. O’Brien stated that there isa deadline of August 17 th , the Board might be able to come up with alternativesolutions that will answer a lot of concerns, but right now we the Board has a verysimple choice which is to put non-profits out of harms way.Mrs. Cerretani asked whether Mr. O’Brien is calling the question, and he respondedthat he is calling the question. Mr. Sanasac advised that as he understands it, anaffirmative vote is a vote to remove this policy from the agenda, take no action whichwill by default leave the existing policy in place.THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS VOTED ON:Postpone indefinitely the Policy #702, Use of School FacilitiesPostponecontaining the particular change in the policy, eliminating it Policy #702completely.Use ofSchool FacilitiesAPPROVEDMOTION TO APPROVE ITEM: Mr. O’Brien SECOND: Mrs. Smith VOTE: 4-2-1Dissenting: Mr. Flaherty and Mr. MoscatoAbstentions: Mrs. CerretaniMrs. Cerretani asked Mr. Sanasac, regarding the Non-Consent Agenda, in termsof Robert’s Rules of Order, since a motion was placed on the floor to do awaywith the policy, does that take care of not having to vote on that policy. Mr.Sanasac responded that since the Board voted to amend Item #700-2, it will berecorded as being abolished.

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 41M. New Business: - Addenda to the Agenda:THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE PLACED ON THE AGENDA:A-1. Establish price in the amount of $2.00 for the National School EstablishBreakfast Program at Ardena and Taunton Schools, asPrice ofrecommended by the Nutritional Advisory Committee at its Breakfast forJuly 7, 2010 meeting.National SchoolBreakfast ProgramAPPROVEDA-2. Approve authority of Food Service Director to offer alternative Approvemeal other than peanut butter and jelly for children who are repeat Alternativechargers with delinquent accounts, as recommended by the Meal toNutritional Advisory Committee at its July 7, 2010 meeting. Repeat DelinquentChargersAPPROVEDA-3. Authorize Food Service Director to implement a $30.00 Authorizereturn check charge, as recommended by the Nutritional Food ServiceAdvisory Committee at its July 7, 2010 meeting.Director toImplementReturn CheckChargeAPPROVEDA-4. Approve summer maintenance of Food Service Department Approveequipment.Summer Maintenanceof Food ServiceEquipmentAPPROVEDA-5. Approve abolishment of duplicate smoking policies Approveand consolidate abolished policies into one policy, asAbolishment ofper the recommendation of the Policy Committee.Duplicate SmokingSmokingAPPROVEDMOTION TO PLACE ITEMS#A-1 THRU A-5 ON THE AGENDA: Mrs. Smith SECOND: Mr. O’Brien VOTE: 7-0MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS#A-1 THRU A-5 INCLUSIVE: Mrs. Smith SECOND: Mr. O’Brien VOTE: 7-0

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 42N. Discussion Items:1. Mrs. Smith stated that when committee reports are given, the next meeting isdisclosed. She requested that the meeting dates be placed on the website afterthey are announced rather than waiting for the agenda to be prepared. Mr.Sanasac advised her that would not be a problem but numerous times afterconsultation with the Chair the next day, the meetings are changed. The practicee has been to post meetings on the web when they are noticed. He voicedconcerns about causing some confusion if the meetings are posted when they aresaid at a Board Meeting and then are continuously amended. Mr. Sanasac statedhe would follow the direction of the Board. Mr. Flaherty concurred with Mrs.Smith’s request. Mrs. Cerretani asked whether Mrs. Smith wants the date or thedate and the agenda. Mrs. Smith responded just the date. Mrs. Roses voicedconcerns because the date changes often for someone to show up for a meetingthat has been changed. She stated she knows for a fact that a lot of committeemeetings change even on short notice and that placing them on the web a monthout is too far.UPON COMPLETION OF DISCUSSION THE FOLLOWING ITEM WASPLACED ON THE AGENDA:A-6. Approve posting of committee meeting dates announced Approvefrom “Committee Briefs” at the Board Meetings on the Posting ofwebsite.CommitteeMeeting DatesDissenting: Mrs. Roseson WebsiteAPPROVEDMOTION TO PLACE ITEM #A-6ON THE AGENDA: Mrs. Smith SECOND: Mr. Flaherty VOTE: 6-1MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM #A-6: Mrs. Smith SECOND: Mr. Flaherty VOTE: 6-1DISCUSSION ITEMS MAY RESULT IN BOARD ACTION.O. Comments from the Public:WHEREAS, the Howell Township Board of Education determines that thecomments from the public portion of Board meetings will last 45 minutes, andWHEREAS, the Board determines that the public comments portion will beconducted in accordance with Board Policy 903, and individuals shall be limited to3 minutes each, and

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 43NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Howell Township Board ofEducation will cease conducting business at 10:15 p.m. and the meeting will beopen to the public at that time for a 45-minute period. After the executive session,the Board may take additional public action if necessary.None.P. Executive Session:WHEREAS, Chapter 131, P.L. 1975, also known as the Open Public Meetings Actauthorizes a public body to meet in executive session or private session undercertain limited circumstances, andWHEREAS, said law requires the Board to adopt a resolution at a public meetingbefore it can meet in such an executive or private session.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OFEDUCATION OF THE HOWELL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT:1) that it does hereby determine that it is necessary to meet in executive sessionon August 11, 2010 to discuss matters involving:a) Personnelb) Negotiationsc) Any other items that may arise that are not foreseen at time of agendapublication.2) that the matters discussed will be made public if and when confidentiality isno longer required and action pursuant to said discussion will take place at apublic meeting.ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION MAY RESULT IN BOARDACTION WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES TO PUBLIC SESSION.MOTION TO CONVENETO EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mrs. Smith SECOND: Mr. Flaherty VOTE: 7-0The Board convened to Executive Session at 10:15 p.m. and reconvened to Public Session at10:45 p.m. with all Members of the Board previously present, present again.Q. Emergency Addenda:

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 44THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE TABLE:300-14. Appoint the following individuals to non-tenure Appointtrack leave replacement positions for the 2010/2011Staff toschool year:Non-TenureLeave ReplacementPositionsREMOVED FROMTABLE &APPROVEDName Position/School Step/Salary (prorated)Jacquelyn Hayduk Social Worker/District Step 1 MA $45,975.00(Replacing Eileen Fiore 9/1/10 – 10/29/10)PENDING CRIMINAL HISTORY APPROVALRachel Behen Grade 6 Math/Sci/MS North Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Margaret Phillips 9/1/10 – 11/5/10)Sally Thompson Grade 4/Adelphia Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Amy Steinberg 9/1/10 – 12/23/10)Bridget Clark Grade 5/Ramtown Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Brandi Cole 9/1/10 – 12/13/10)Heather Restiano Grade 4/Ramtown Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Amy Italiano 9/20/10 – 1/28/11)Bonnie Vella Grade 6 LA/SS/Memorial Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Christine Veracierta 9/1/10 – 3/25/11)Larissa Sack Instrumental Music/MS North Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Bernadette Kovalak 9/16/10 – 3/25/11)Jennifer Cory Special Ed./LLD 4/Taunton Step 1 BA+15 $44,975.00(Replacing Cari Kennedy 9/1/10 – 10/29/10)Jennifer Bullock Grade 1/Land O'Pines Step 1 MA $45,975.00(Replacing Jennifer Amato 9/1/10 – 6/30/11)Beth Gredder Grade 2/Land O'Pines Step 1 MA $45,975.00(Replacing Tara Madison 9/1/10 – 1/28/11)Kelley Pham Grade 1/Newbury Step 1 BA+30 $45,475.00(Replacing A. Carletta 9/1/10 – 6/30/11)

REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING, AUGUST 11, 2010 PAGE 45Item #300-14 Continued.Name Position/School Step/Salary (prorated)Jaclyn Dorf Grade 1/Griebling Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Tara O’Brien 9/1/10 – 6/30/10)Nicole Magan Res. Center-Spec. Ed/MS South Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Valerie McCourt 9/1/10 – 6/30/11)Marlene Brown Basic Skills/Adelphia Step 1 MA $45,975.00(Replacing Erin Hudson 9/1/10 – 6/30/11)Jessica McPolin Grade 4/Adelphia Step 1 BA $44,475.00(Replacing Barbara Kononowitz 9/1/10 – 12/8/10)MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM #300-14FROM THE TABLE: Mrs. Smith SECOND: Mr. O’Brien VOTE: 7-0MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM #300-14: Mrs. Smith SECOND: Mr. O’Brien VOTE: 6-0-1Abstentions: Mr. MoscatoMr. Sanasac noted that Item #300-14 will reflect that the individuals will be appointed onStep 1 with their appropriate educational classification and approved per the salary guide.Q. Adjournment: 10:50 P.M.MOTION TO ADJOURN: Mr. Flaherty SECOND: Mrs. Roses VOTE: 7-0/rs09/07/10RONALD SANASACBusiness Administrator/Board Secretary