580 Erial Road, Blackwood, NJ  08012

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT TO THE BOARD

Dr. Brian Repici, Superintendent

 

ACTION ITEMS

VOLUME 2015-09                                                                         SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

1. 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 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                      Approved 9-10-2015

The persons listed on SCHEDULE C are recommended for employment as per diem
substitute staff for the 2015-2016 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: Professional Staff          Approved 9-10-2015

The Superintendent recommends the appointment of the new hires for the school year
2015-2016. Details of the assignment and salary are shown on SCHEDULE I.

 

 6.       Approval Resignation

 H. Fowler, a School Nurse at Highland High School, has submitted a letter of resignation,
 to be effective on or before October 28, 2015.  The Superintendent recommends
 acceptance of the resignation.


L. Kohout, an instructional aide at Highland High School, has submitted letter of resignation,
to be effective September 21, 2015.    



7.    Appointment: Title 1A Coordinators 2015-2016 School Year               Approved 9-10-2015

The Superintendent requests Board of Education appointment of the Title 1A Coordinators for the
2015-2016 school year.  Details are shown on SCHEDULE G.

 

 

8.    Appointment: Support Staff

The Superintendent recommends the appointment of the new hires for the school year
2015-2016. Details of the assignment and salary are shown on SCHEDULE H.

 



9.   Approval Student Teacher

The Superintendent recommends permission be granted for the following Rowan
and Stockton University students to serve their intern assignments for the Fall Semester
of 2015-2016.

 

Student Teacher/ University	Supervised By	Dates	School	Subject
James Brannigan* Rowan	Josh Krowicki	October 26, 2015 to December 18, 2015	Highland Regional High School	Health and PE

                              *Pending completion of all necessary paperwork.

 

 

 10.   Approval: Change in Assignment Special Education Aides

The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for the change in assignment
for K. Hutzler, a 1:1 Special Education Aide at Highland High School to a 1:1 Special Education Aide at
Timber Creek High School for the 2015-2016 school year. 

The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for the change in assignment
for J. Wilson, a 1:1 Special Education Aide at Timber Creek High School to a 1:1 Special Education
Aide at Highland High School for the 2015-2016 school year. 

 

11.   Approval: Family Medical Leave & Family Leave & Leave of Absence            

The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for Medical Leave,
Family Medical Leave and Family Leave for the following employees:

R.B., a secretary at the District Office, has requested to take an intermittent leave under FMLA beginning
August 24, 2015 with no anticipated end date at this time. She will utilize her vacation and personal days.

J.F., a teacher at Triton High School, has requested a medical leave of absence effective September 21, 2015
through October 19, 2015.

S.W., ELL Aide at Triton has requested a leave of absence for the 2015-2016 school year.

S.B., a maintenance worker at Timber Creek has requested a medical leave of absence from August 5, 2015
through September 17, 2015.

S.G., a teacher at Triton High School, has requested to take FMLA from Monday, January 4, 2016 and returning
Monday, May 16, 2016.  She will utilize accumulated sick and personal leave time and then take the remainder of
the leave unpaid.

M.D., a teacher at Highland has requested a medical leave of absence, utilizing accumulated sick days,
starting September 1, 2015 until November 21, 2015.

A.O., an instructional aide at Triton has requested to take an unpaid leave of absence, to complete her student
teaching from January 2, 2016 through March 25, 2016


T.P., a Health & Physical Education teacher at Highland has requested medical leave of absence from January 4, 2016 and anticipated return to work on March 23, 2016.

J.M., a Business teacher at Timber Creek has requested a leave of absence from September 21, 2015 through
November 16, 2015, utilizing accumulated sick days.



12.     Approval Change in Assignment

 

The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for the change in assignment
for M. Schiffer, an Instructional Special Education Aide at Highland High School to a substitute   
teacher at Timber Creek High School for the 2015-2016 school year. 

The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for the change in assignment
for A. Owings, an Instructional Special Education Aide at Triton High School to a substitute   
teacher at Triton High School effective September 21, 2015 through October 19, 2015. 

13.     Appointment: Part-time Instructional Aide                       Approved 9-10-2015

The Superintendent recommends the appointment of the new hire for the school year
2015-2016. Details of the assignment and salary are shown on SCHEDULE K.

 


14.    Appointment: Game Security, Ticket Sellers & Game Timers       Approved 9-10-2015

The Superintendent recommends the appointment of the Triton High School employee on the attached
schedule as Game Security, Ticket Sellers and Game Timers for sporting and activity events for the 2015-2016
school year. Details of the assignment and salary are shown on SCHEDULE L.

 

 15.   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 N.

 

16.    Appointment: Title IA Parent Liaisons                    Approved 9-10-2015

The Superintendent recommends the appointment of the Title IA Parent Liaisons for the school year 2015-2016.
Details of the assignment and salary are shown on SCHEDULE O.
 

17.    Approval Resignation

W. Veroneau, the after school front desk monitor at Highland High School, has submitted a
letter of resignation, to be effective September 1, 2015.  The Superintendent recommends acceptance
of the resignation.



18.    Appointment: Change in Assignment

The Superintendent recommends the professional change in assignment for the school year
2015-2016. Details of the assignment and salary are shown on SCHEDULE P.

 



19.  Approval: Revised Title IA Math Tutors

The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for the Revised Title IA Math
Tutors for the 2015-2016 school year.  Details are shown on SCHEDULE Q.
 

The Superintendent requests approval of the persons shown on SCHEDULE R to be appointed
as Sign-in Desk Monitors for the 2015-2016 school year. Details of assignments and salaries
are shown on the schedule.

21.     Appointment: Tips & Treats Workshop         

The Superintendent requests approval of the persons shown on SCHEDULE S to be appointed
as Tips & Treats presenters for the 2015-2016 school year. Details of assignments and salaries
are shown on the schedule.

22.   Appointment of Part-Time NCLB After-School/During School Program Supervision

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education appoint the following employees as Part-Time NCLB After-School/During-School Programs Cafeteria Supervision for the 2015-2016 school year.  Details are shown on SCHEDULE T.

23.    Appointment: Game Security, Ticket Sellers & Game Timers    

The Superintendent recommends the appointment of the Timber Creek High School employee on the attached schedule as Game Security, Ticket Sellers and Game Timers for sporting and activity events for the 2015-2016 school year. Details of the assignment and salary are shown on SCHEDULE U.

24.   Appointment of On-Course Super-Users

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education appoint the following employees as On-Course Super-Users for the 2015-2016 school year.  Details are shown on SCHEDULE V.
 


25.      Appointment of Strong Model Super-User

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education appoint the following employees as Strong Model Super-Users for the 2015-2016 school year.  Details are shown on SCHEDULE W.
 

The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval for Timber Creek High School to start a
Read 180 Service Project during the 2015-2016 school year.  Details are shown on SCHEDULE X.
 

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education appoint the following employees as Dynamic Lead Teachers
for the 2015-2016 school year.  Details are shown on SCHEDULE Y.

 

28.    Approval Volunteer Office Help

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education approval for Brittney Torres, to volunteer at Triton High
School's main office on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, for the 2015-2016 school year (pending
completion of all paperwork).

 29.     Appointment LMC Coverage

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education appoint the employee for LMC Coverage for the
2015-2016 school year.  Details are shown on SCHEDULE Z.

B.           ATHLETICS      Nothing to Report
 

 

C.            POLICY                  Approved 9-10-2015     

1.             Second Reading – Policies & Procedure/Regulation

                  Policies:                      
                     4250          Hours and Days of Work
                     5512          Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
                     5512.01     Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (M)
                     5516        Remotely Activating Communication Devices-Pagers & Cellular Telephones (M)

 

                  Regulations:
                     5512      Reporting Procedure – Hazing and/or Harassment, Intimidation or Bullying (M)
                     5600       Student Discipline/Code of Conduct
                     5751       Sexual Harassment of Pupils (M)

 

H.    MISCELLANEOUS

1.     Special Education – Out of District Placements 2015-16  


For the school year 2015-16, 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    Nothing to Report

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 September 10, 2015 Board of Education Meeting by the Superintendent
of Schools and the District Anti Bullying Coordinator.  

3.     Approval: Foreign Exchange Student                      Approved 9-10-2015

The Superintendent requests approval for Laura Nietta Redi, a foreign exchange student from Italy, to attend Highland Regional High School for the 2015-2016 school year. Jennifer and William Landsaw, resident of Blackwood, is hosting Laura Nietta Redi,in their home. The superintendent recommends Board approval.  Details are shown on SCHEDULE J.

 


4.  Approval Grant Acceptance                      Approved 9-10-2015

The Superintendent requests approval for the acceptance of the Allstate Agency Hands in the   Community Grant in the amount of $1,000 awarded to the Black Horse Pike Regional School District c/o the Special Services Department. 

5.   Approval:  Payment for Contracted Services for Timber Creek and Triton         Approved 9-10-2015

The Superintendent recommends approval of the payment for contracted services for Timber Creek and Triton Marching Band employees.   Details are shown on SCHEDULE M. 

 

6.          MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LOCAL
                            EDUCATION AGENCIES

       "The Board of Education recognizes that the Superintendent of Schools, along with School Administration,
         met with Local Law Enforcement to discuss the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Law Enforcement
         and Local Educational Agencies.  The MOA has been revised and a signing event is being coordinated by the
         Camden County Executive Superintendent's Office on October 16, 2015, where the Superintendent will
         again meet with local Law Enforcement representatives and the Camden County Prosecutor."

7.   Approval: Curriculum 2015-2016

The Superintendent recommends Board of Education approval of the following  
Curricula:
                                    AP Government and Politics
                                    Care and Prevention in Athletic Training
                                    Concert Choir
                                    ELL as a Second Language Intermediate Level
                                    ELL United States History I
                                    Environmental Science
                                    First Aid and CPR
                                    Horticulture
                                    Intro to Instrumental Music
                                    Life Skills Math (SCMD)
                                    Life Skills English (SCMD)
                                    Marine Biology
                                    Music Appreciation
                                    Music Theory I/II
                                    Sports Marketing & Management
                                    Vocal Music Technology 
                                    World History Cultures Accelerated
                                    World History Cultures College
                                    World History Cultures Honors

The Superintendent recommends the Board of Education attests to the accuracy of the NJ QSAC Statement of Assurance and approve the submission of the SOA, Declaration page and board resolution to the NJ Department of education. Details are shown on SCHEDULE AA.
 

INFORMATION ITEMS

Dr. Brian Repici, Superintendent

Nothing to Report

SPECIAL EDUCATION/POLICY UPDATE

Mr. David Cappuccio, Director of Special Services

Nothing to Report

BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

Mrs. Jean Grubb, Board Secretary/Business Administrator

Nothing to Report

CURRICULUM UPDATE

Matthew Szuchy, Director of Curriculum & Instruction

Nothing to Report

PERSONNEL UPDATE

Julie Scully, Supervisor of Personnel Management

Nothing to Report