SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
ACTION ITEMS
VOLUME 2015-04 APRIL 23, 2015
A. PERSONNEL
1. Co-curricular Appointments
The Superintendent recommends the persons shown on SCHEDULE
A be appointed to the listed
co-curricular positions at the stipends
shown for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school year and are
paid for time served
in the positions. Approval is recommended.
2. Resolution for Emergency Hiring
We are now required to submit each month to the County Education
Office a list of persons we
have hired that have not yet received final
approval of their criminal history check. The Superintendent
recommends
approval of the Resolution shown on SCHEDULE B that lists those persons
and the positions
to which they have been appointed.
3. Appointment: Per Diem Substitute Staff
The persons listed on SCHEDULE C are recommended
for employment as per diem
substitute staff for the 2014-2015 school year, pending
completion of all pre-employment requirements.
Certificates held and compensation
rates are also shown. Approval is recommended.
4. Approval: Professional Development/School Business Requests
The Superintendent recommends approval of the Professional
Development/School
Business requests shown on SCHEDULE D. Details of these requests and costs to the
district are shown on the schedule.
5. Appointment: Title IA Summer Read 180
The Superintendent requests Board of
Education approval of the persons shown on SCHEDULE G
to be appointed as Title
IA Summer Read 180 for the 2015-2016 school year. Details of assignments
and
salaries are shown on the schedule.
6. Approval: Highland Class of 2016 Senior Prom
The Superintendent requests Board
of Education approval for the Highland Class of 2016 Senior Prom to
be held at
Merion Caterers, Cinnaminson, New Jersey on June 10, 2016 from 7:30 PM – 11:00
PM.
7. Approval: Highland Class of 2016 Senior Class Trip
The Superintendent
requests Board of Education approval for the Highland Class
of 2016 Senior Trip to Walt
Disney World, Orlando, Florida from April 11, 2016 through
April
15, 2016.
8. Approval: Payment for Contracted Employee of Activities
The Superintendent recommends approval of
the payment for contracted employee of
activities.
Details are shown on SCHEDULE H.
9. Educator of the Year
The Superintendent requests acknowledgement by the Board of Education of the
following Educator of the Year- 2014-2015.
Joanne Fudala -Highland High School
Jennifer Pavelik – Timber Creek High School
Elizabeth
Bannan – Triton High School
10. Approval Resignation
M. Russo, a
Special Education 1:1 Aide at Triton High School, has submitted a letter
of resignation, to be effective on June 23, 2015. The Superintendent recommends acceptance of
the
resignation.
A. Reynolds, a Bus Aide for the Black Horse Pike
Regional School District, has
submitted a letter of resignation, to be
effective on April 16, 2015. The
Superintendent
recommends acceptance of the
resignation.
11. Approval Retirement
Mrs. M. Osifchok Soulas, an English Teacher at Highland High School has
submitted a
letter to the Board of
Education indicating she will retire July 1, 2015. Mrs. Osifchok Soulas
has been an employee of the
district for twenty six years. The Superintendent
recommends
acceptance of this resignation, for the
purpose of retirement, with regret.
Mrs. M. Costello, a Secretary at Highland High School has submitted a
letter to the Board of
Education indicating she will
retire August 1, 2015. Mrs. Costello has
been an employee of the
district for twenty six years. The Superintendent
recommends acceptance of this
resignation, for
the purpose of retirement,
with regret.
Mr. J. Prychka, an Industrial
Education Teacher at Triton High School has submitted a letter to
the Board of Education indicating he will
retire June 30, 2016. Mr. Prychka has been an
employee of the district for thirteen years. The Superintendent recommends acceptance
of this
resignation, for the purpose of
retirement, with regret.
Ms.
M. Loretta Iffland, a FACS Teacher at Triton High School has submitted a
letter to the Board of
Education indicating she will retire July 1, 2015. Ms. Iffland has been an
employee of the district for
thirty one years. The Superintendent recommends
acceptance of this resignation, for the
purpose of retirement, with regret.
12. Change in Assignment: Support Staff
The Superintendent recommends Board of
Education approval of the change in assignment for the
individual listed on the
schedule for the 2015-2016 school year.
Details are shown on SCHEDULE I.
13. Appointment: Professional Staff
The Superintendent recommends the appointment of the new hires for the
school year
2014-2015. Details of the assignment and salary are shown on SCHEDULE J.
14. Appointment: Mentors 2015-2016 School Year
The Superintendent requests Board of Education appointment of the Mentors for
Beginning Teacher
Induction Program 2015-2016. Details are shown on SCHEDULE K.
15. Approval: Family Medical Leave &
Family Leave
The Superintendent recommends Board of
Education approval for Family Medical Leave and Family
Leave for the following
employees:
A.S., a teacher at Highland
High School, has requested to take
FMLA starting June 1, 2015 through
the end of the school year. She would like
to utilize her 17 accumulated sick days and take the remainder
of leave without
pay.
M.C., a teacher at Timber Creek High
School, has requested an extension of medical leave through
May 1st, 2015.
L.M., a teacher at Highland High School, has
requested a medical leave of absence from March 20, 2015
through April 3, 2015.
A.K., a teacher at Highland High School, has
requested to shorten her previously approved medical leave.
She has requested
to return on June 9th.
L.R., a teacher at Timber Creek High
School, has revised her request for maternity leave. She will be
on leave
starting April 14, 2015 and she will utilize 25 sick days. She is requesting an
unpaid leave for
child rearing purposes from May 19, 2015 until December 21,
2015.
J.N., a Building Mechanic, at Timber Creek High School, has
requested to extend his medical leave
through July 30, 2015.
M.K., a Special Education teacher at Highland High School, has
requested leave for maternity
beginning September 1, 2015 utilizing 30 sick
days, the remainder will be unpaid through
December 23, 2015. She will return
January 4, 2016.
16. Approval:
Contract Extension
The Superintendent requests Board of
Education approval to extend Lisa Corsey’s long term
per diem contract from April 1,
2015 through June 30, 2015.
17. Approval:
Job Description
The Superintendent recommends Board of
Education approval for the following Job Description:
Part-Time Custodian. Details
are shown on SCHEDULE L.
18. Approval: Leave Without Pay
The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for the following leave of absences:
K.F., a teacher at Timber
Creek High School, has requested a leave of absence without pay from
April 20,
2015 to April 24, 2015.
D.B., a 1:1 Aide at Timber Creek
High School, has requested a leave of absence without pay from
September 1,
2015 until December 16, 2015.
19. Appointment: Administrative Staff
The Superintendent recommends the appointment of the new hire for the
school year
2014-2015. Details of the assignment and salary are shown on SCHEDULE M.
B. ATHLETICS Nothing to Report
1. Approval: Bowling
The Superintendent
recommends Board of Education approval for the following school to enter the
Tri County Conference as partial members for bowling: Egg Harbor Township in 2015-2016, and
Atlantic County Institute of Technology, Collingswood, Lindenwold, and West
Deptford in 2016-2017.
C. POLICY
1. First Reading
– Policies & Procedure/Regulation
Policies:
0134 Board
Self Evaluation
2230 Courses of Study
H. MISCELLANEOUS
1. Special Education – Out of District Placements 2014-15
For the school year 2014-15, the Child Study Team has placed the classified students listed on SCHEDULE E in special education institutions believed to be best staffed and equipped to deal with the specific learning disabilities identified for these students. Acknowledgement of the Board of Education for these placements is requested.
2. Harassment Intimidation & Bullying (HIB) Investigations
Be it resolved that the Black Horse Pike
Regional School District Board of Education acknowledges that the HIB
Investigations were presented within the Executive Session portion of the April
23, 2015 Board of Education Meeting by the Superintendent of Schools and the
District Anti Bullying Coordinator. Details are shown on SCHEDULE F.
3. Approval SAT Prep Club Highland High
School
The
Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval to establish SAT Prep
Club, a new co-curricular activity at Highland High School. Joyce Rifkin has volunteered to be the
advisor for this club.
4. Approval
Triton Class of 2016 Senior Prom
The
Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for the Triton High School
Classof 2016
Senior Prom at Collingswood
Ballroom on June 3, 2016.
5. Approval Triton Class of 2016 Senior Trip
The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for the Triton
High School Class of 2016 Senior
Trip to be held March 07-11, 2016 in Walt
Disney World, Orlando, Florida.
6. Acknowledgement: Class of 2015 Valedictorians and Salutatorians for Triton,
Highland & Timber Creek High Schools
The Superintendent is pleased to announce the Valedictorians
and Salutatorians for the
Class of 2015 as follows:
Highland Regional H.S. –
Valedictorian: Kayla Evangelisto, Jason Moore,
Lexus Myers, Brandon Pisani,
Basem Saleh
Salutatorian: Jamie Anskis
Timber Creek Regional
H.S. - Valedictorians: Tammy Bui, John Carson, Eric
Mudrock and
Zachary Warren
Salutatorians: Nicole Melchiorre
Triton Regional H.S. – Valedictorian: Domonique Dockery, Megan Minchak and Sarah Conway
Salutatorian: Erica Tompkins
INFORMATION ITEMS
Dr. Brian Repici, Superintendent
"Tech Challenge Awards"
SPECIAL EDUCATION/POLICY UPDATE
Mr. David Cappuccio, Director of Special Services
“Policy Update”
“Board Office Selection”
BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Mrs. Jean Grubb, Board Secretary/Business Administrator
Nothing to Report
CURRICULUM UPDATE
Matthew Szuchy, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
"School Performance Report"
PERSONNEL UPDATE
Julie Scully, Supervisor of Personnel Management
Nothing to Report
