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WARREN‌‌TOWNSHIP‌‌SCHOOLS‌  ‌
Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌Meeting‌‌*‌‌August‌‌23,‌‌2021‌‌*‌‌7:00‌‌PM‌  ‌
Warren‌‌Middle‌‌School‌‌and‌‌Virtual‌ 
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The‌  ‌Warren‌  ‌Township‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌‌  meeting‌‌   will‌‌
  be‌‌
  held‌‌
  in‌‌
  person‌‌   and‌‌  virtual,‌‌
 
with‌  ‌Board‌  ‌members‌  ‌and‌  ‌Administration.‌  ‌The‌‌   public‌‌   is‌‌
  welcome‌‌   to‌‌
  attend‌‌  in‌‌
  person‌‌ 
or‌‌virtual‌‌at‌h‌ ttps://tinyurl.com/WarrenTBOE082321‌.   ‌‌ ‌
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In‌  ‌accordance‌  ‌with‌  ‌Executive‌  ‌Order‌  ‌251,‌  ‌face‌  ‌coverings‌  ‌are‌  ‌required‌  ‌in‌  ‌all‌  ‌school‌‌ 
facilities,‌‌including‌‌at‌‌this‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌meeting.‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
I.‌‌ C
‌ all‌‌to‌‌Order‌‌and‌‌Statement‌‌of‌‌Presiding‌‌Officer‌‌Marc‌‌Franco,‌‌President‌  ‌
 ‌
Re:‌  ‌Chapter‌‌   231‌‌
  P.L.‌‌
  1975:‌  ‌“The‌‌  adequate‌‌   notice‌‌   of‌‌
  this‌‌
  regular‌‌
  meeting‌‌ as‌‌ required‌‌ by‌‌  the‌‌
 
Open‌  ‌Public‌  ‌Meetings‌  ‌Act‌  ‌was‌  ‌provided‌  ‌by‌  ‌the‌  ‌posting,‌  ‌mailing/delivery,‌  ‌and‌  ‌filing‌  ‌of‌  ‌this‌‌ 
notice‌  ‌on‌  ‌January‌  ‌6,‌  ‌2021.‌  ‌This‌‌
  notice‌‌  was‌‌
  on‌‌
  that‌‌
  date‌‌  posted‌‌
  on‌‌
  the‌‌
  bulletin‌‌  board‌‌
  in‌‌
  the‌‌
 
Township‌  ‌Office,‌  ‌sent‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌Courier‌  ‌News,‌  ‌the‌  ‌Echoes‌  ‌Sentinel‌  ‌and‌  ‌TAP‌  ‌into‌  ‌Warren,‌‌   and‌‌
 
filed‌  ‌with‌  ‌the‌  ‌Township‌  ‌Clerk‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌Township‌  ‌of‌  ‌Warren,‌  ‌all‌  ‌in‌  ‌accordance‌  ‌with‌  ‌the‌‌  
requirements‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Open‌‌Public‌‌Meetings‌‌Act.”‌  ‌
 ‌
II.‌  ‌ Pledge‌‌of‌‌Allegiance‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
III.‌  ‌ Roll‌‌Call‌  ‌
 ‌
___Aaron‌‌Bellish‌  ‌ ___Lori‌‌Clar‌  ‌ ___Laura‌‌Keller‌  ‌

___Mark‌‌Bisci‌  ‌ ___Lisa‌‌DiMaggio‌  ‌ ___Todd‌‌Weinstein‌  ‌

___David‌‌Brezee‌  ‌ ___Marc‌‌Franco‌  ‌ ___Patricia‌‌Zohn‌  ‌

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IV.‌  ‌ Minutes‌  ‌
● RESOLVED,‌‌   that‌‌
  the‌‌
  Board‌‌
  of‌‌
 Education‌‌
 approves‌‌
 the‌‌
 public‌‌
 and‌‌
 private‌‌
 session‌‌
 minutes‌‌
 
of‌‌the‌‌July‌‌19,‌‌2021‌‌Board‌‌Meeting.‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
V.‌ ‌Correspondence‌‌and‌‌Information‌  ‌
 ‌
·‌‌ ‌HIB‌‌Information‌  ‌
Total‌‌#‌‌of‌‌Investigations:‌  ‌   ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ Total‌‌#‌‌of‌‌Determined‌‌Bullying‌‌Incidents:‌  ‌   ‌ ‌

  ‌ ‌ ‌0 ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌0 ‌ ‌

 ‌
 ‌
·‌‌ ‌Suspension‌‌Report‌  ‌
In‌‌School:‌  ‌   ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ Out‌‌of‌‌School:‌  ‌   ‌ ‌

  ‌ ‌ ‌0 ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌0 ‌ ‌

 ‌
 ‌
VI.‌  ‌ President's‌‌Remarks‌‌–‌‌Mr.‌‌Marc‌‌Franco‌‌
   ‌
 ‌

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 VII.‌  ‌ Superintendent’s‌‌Remarks‌‌–‌‌Dr.‌‌Matthew‌‌Mingle‌  ‌
 ‌
VIII.‌  ‌ Presentation‌  ‌
● Return‌‌to‌‌School‌‌Update‌‌-‌‌Dr.‌‌Mingle‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
IX.‌  Discussion‌  ‌
● Board‌‌Norms‌‌for‌‌Communication‌‌and‌‌Operations‌  ‌
 ‌
X.‌  ‌ Committee‌‌Reports‌  ‌
 ‌
XI.‌  ‌ Public‌‌Commentary‌‌(agenda‌‌items‌‌only)‌  ‌
 ‌
Note‌  ‌on‌  ‌public‌  ‌input‌  ‌at‌  ‌BOE‌  ‌meetings‌: ‌ ‌Board‌  ‌Policy‌  ‌#0167,‌  ‌adopted‌  ‌on‌  ‌June‌  ‌18,‌  ‌2018,‌‌  
provides‌  ‌for‌  ‌public‌  ‌participation‌  ‌in‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌meetings.‌  ‌Such‌  ‌participation‌  ‌is‌‌  
governed‌‌by‌‌the‌‌following‌‌rules:‌  ‌
1. A‌‌  participant‌‌   must‌‌  be‌‌
  recognized‌‌   by‌‌  the‌‌
  presiding‌‌   officer‌‌
  and‌‌  must‌‌   preface‌‌  comments‌‌  by‌‌
 
an‌‌announcement‌‌of‌‌his/her‌‌name,‌‌address,‌‌and‌‌group‌‌affiliation,‌‌if‌‌applicable;‌  ‌
2. Each‌  ‌statement‌  ‌made‌  ‌by‌  ‌a ‌ ‌participant‌  ‌shall‌  ‌be‌  ‌limited‌  ‌to‌  ‌three‌  ‌minutes’‌  ‌duration.‌  ‌If‌‌  
necessary,‌  ‌the‌  ‌public‌  ‌comment‌  ‌portion‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌meeting‌  ‌may‌‌   be‌‌
  extended‌‌   fifteen‌‌   minutes‌‌  
with‌‌Board‌‌approval;‌  ‌
3. No‌  ‌participant‌‌   may‌‌  speak‌‌   more‌‌
  than‌‌   once‌‌  on‌‌
  the‌‌
  same‌‌   topic‌‌  until‌‌
  all‌‌
  others‌‌   who‌‌   wish‌‌  to‌‌
 
speak‌‌on‌‌that‌‌topic‌‌have‌‌been‌‌heard;‌‌    ‌
4. All‌  ‌statements,‌  ‌questions,‌  ‌or‌  ‌inquiries‌  ‌shall‌  ‌be‌  ‌directed‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌presiding‌  ‌officer‌  ‌and‌‌   any‌‌ 
questions‌  ‌or‌  ‌inquiries‌  ‌directed‌  ‌by‌  ‌a ‌ ‌participant‌  ‌to‌  ‌another‌  ‌Board‌  ‌member‌  ‌shall‌  ‌be‌‌  
redirected‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌presiding‌  ‌officer‌  ‌who‌  ‌shall‌  ‌determine‌  ‌if‌  ‌such‌  ‌statement,‌  ‌question,‌  ‌or‌‌  
inquiry‌‌shall‌‌be‌‌addressed‌‌by‌‌the‌‌presiding‌‌officer‌‌on‌‌behalf‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Board;‌  ‌
5. When‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌is‌  ‌conducting‌  ‌its‌  ‌meetings‌  ‌either‌  ‌virtually‌  ‌or‌  ‌in‌  ‌a ‌ ‌hybrid‌‌  
environment,‌‌   members‌‌   of‌‌
 the‌‌ public‌‌ may‌‌  also‌‌
 submit‌‌  comments‌‌  no‌‌
 later‌‌  than‌‌  9:00‌‌  AM‌‌  the‌‌ 
day‌‌   of‌‌
  the‌‌
  board‌‌  meeting‌‌   via‌‌
  email‌‌  to‌‌ ‌BA@warrentboe.org‌‌  or‌‌
 hardcopy‌‌  mail‌‌  to‌‌
 the‌‌  district‌‌
 
office.‌‌    ‌
 ‌
The‌‌  portion‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
  meeting‌‌  during‌‌  which‌‌
  participation‌‌   of‌‌
  the‌‌
 public‌‌
 is‌‌ invited‌‌
 shall‌‌
 be‌‌
 limited‌‌ to‌‌
 
fifteen‌  ‌minutes‌  ‌(limit‌  ‌may‌  ‌be‌  ‌adjusted‌  ‌at‌  ‌the‌  ‌discretion‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌presiding‌  ‌officer‌  ‌as‌‌
 
circumstances‌‌dictate).‌  ‌
 ‌
 ‌
XII.‌  Items‌‌for‌‌Board‌‌Consideration/Action‌  ‌
 ‌
The‌‌Superintendent‌‌recommends‌‌that‌‌it‌‌be:‌  ‌
 ‌
 ‌
A.‌ ‌ ducation‌  ‌
E
A.1.‌  ‌ HIB‌‌Report‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌  that‌‌
 the‌‌
 Board‌‌  of‌‌
 Education‌‌  accepts‌‌  the‌‌
 HIB‌‌  Report‌‌  submitted‌‌  by‌‌  
the‌‌Superintendent‌‌for‌‌the‌‌period‌‌ending‌‌on‌‌July‌‌19,‌‌2021.‌  ‌
 ‌
‌A.2.‌ Tuition‌‌Contract‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌that‌‌the‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌approves‌‌a‌‌tuition‌‌contract‌‌with‌‌the‌‌    ‌
‌ 177416312‌  ‌for‌  ‌attendance‌  ‌at‌  ‌Mt.‌  ‌Horeb‌  ‌School,‌‌
parents‌  ‌of‌  ‌Student‌  ‌#6  
effective‌  ‌September‌  ‌1,‌  ‌2021‌  ‌through‌  ‌June‌  ‌30,‌  ‌2022,‌  ‌at‌  ‌a ‌ ‌monthly‌  ‌cost‌  ‌of‌‌
 
$424.50.‌  ‌
 ‌
A.3.‌ Board‌‌Goals‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌that‌‌the‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌adopts‌‌the‌‌following‌‌goals‌‌for‌‌the‌‌    ‌
2021-2022‌‌school‌‌year:‌  ‌
1. Reestablish‌  ‌best‌  ‌practices‌  ‌for‌  ‌norms‌  ‌of‌  ‌board‌  ‌communications‌  ‌and‌‌  
operations.‌  ‌
2. Support‌‌a‌‌communications‌‌strategy‌‌for‌‌the‌‌referendum.‌  ‌

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 3. Support‌‌the‌‌implementation‌‌of‌‌year‌‌two‌‌strategic‌‌plan‌‌priorities:‌  ‌
a. Return‌‌all‌‌students‌‌to‌‌school‌‌in‌‌traditional‌‌length‌‌school‌‌days.‌  ‌
b. Administer‌‌   common‌‌  assessments‌‌   and‌‌
  support‌‌  staff‌‌  in‌‌
  the‌‌  process‌‌   of‌‌
 
analyzing‌  ‌and‌  ‌using‌  ‌results‌  ‌to‌  ‌inform‌  ‌goal‌  ‌setting‌  ‌and‌  ‌promote‌‌  
student‌‌investment‌‌in‌‌the‌‌learning.‌‌(Competencies‌‌Goal‌‌1)‌  ‌
c. Develop‌  ‌staff’s‌  ‌understanding‌  ‌of‌  ‌and‌  ‌capacity‌  ‌to‌  ‌effectively‌  ‌use‌‌  
growth‌  ‌mindset‌  ‌strategies‌  ‌to‌  ‌support‌  ‌curriculum,‌  ‌classroom‌  ‌culture,‌‌  
and‌‌student‌‌learning.‌‌(Competencies‌‌Goal‌‌2)‌  ‌
d. Establish‌  ‌social‌  ‌emotional‌  ‌values,‌  ‌expectations,‌  ‌and‌  ‌practices‌  ‌in‌‌  
community‌  ‌and‌  ‌culture‌  ‌building‌  ‌as‌  ‌a ‌ ‌foundation‌  ‌for‌  ‌academic‌‌  
success.‌‌(Competencies‌‌Goal‌‌2;‌‌Health,‌‌Wellness,‌‌&‌‌Safety‌‌Goal‌‌1)‌  ‌
e. Develop‌  ‌a ‌ ‌flowchart‌  ‌for‌‌
  change‌‌   management.‌‌   (Voice‌‌   & ‌‌Engagement‌‌  
Goal‌‌2)‌  ‌
f. Pilot‌‌a‌‌full-day‌‌preschool‌‌program.‌‌(Equity‌‌&‌‌Consistency‌‌Goal‌‌1)‌  ‌
g. Determine‌  ‌the‌  ‌elementary‌  ‌school‌  ‌structures‌  ‌and‌  ‌zones‌  ‌that‌  ‌will‌‌  
maximize‌  ‌equitable‌  ‌access‌  ‌to‌  ‌student‌‌   learning‌‌   opportunities.‌‌   (Equity‌‌ 
&‌‌Consistency‌‌Goal‌‌1)‌  ‌
h. Address‌  ‌annual‌  ‌items‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌‌
  Safe‌‌  Havens‌‌  school‌‌   safety‌‌   action‌‌  plan.‌‌
 
(Health,‌‌Wellness,‌‌&‌‌Safety‌‌Goal‌‌2)‌  ‌
 ‌
A.4.‌ Curriculum‌‌Guides‌‌-‌‌2021‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌that‌‌the‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌approves‌‌the‌‌following‌‌new‌‌and‌‌    ‌
revised‌‌curriculum‌‌guides:‌  ‌
1. K-8‌‌ESL‌  ‌
2. 2-8‌‌World‌‌Language‌  ‌
3. 6-8‌‌Computer‌‌Science‌  ‌
4. 6-8‌ ‌Music‌‌Cycles‌  ‌
5. K-8‌‌Visual‌‌Arts‌  ‌
6. Gifted‌‌and‌‌Talented‌‌Handbook‌  ‌
 ‌
B.‌  ‌ ‌Finance/Operations/Transportation‌  ‌
B.1.‌  ‌ Payment‌‌of‌‌Bills‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌   that‌‌
 the‌‌
 Board‌‌
 of‌‌
 Education‌‌ approves‌‌
 the‌‌
 payment‌‌
 of‌‌
 bills‌‌
 for‌‌
 the‌‌
 
month‌‌of‌‌August‌‌2021‌‌in‌‌the‌‌amount‌‌of‌‌$2,106,311.04.‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
B.2.‌  ‌ Board‌‌Secretary's‌‌and‌‌Treasurer's‌‌Report‌‌-‌‌FINAL‌  ‌
WHEREAS,‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌‌
  has‌‌
  received‌‌
  the‌‌
  report‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
  secretary‌‌
 
for‌‌the‌‌month‌‌of‌‌June‌‌2021;‌‌   ‌
WHEREAS,‌‌this‌‌report‌‌shows‌‌the‌‌following‌‌balances‌‌on‌‌June‌‌30,‌‌2021:‌  ‌
   ‌ ‌
APPROPRIATION‌‌
  UNAPPROPRIATED‌ 
FUND‌  ‌ CASH‌‌BALANCE‌  ‌ BALANCE‌  ‌ FUND‌‌BALANCE‌  ‌
(10)‌‌General‌‌Current‌‌Expense‌‌Fund‌  ‌ $10,462,630.47‌    ‌ $1,929,204.87‌ 
(10)‌‌General‌‌Current‌‌Expense‌  ‌  ‌ $0.00‌    ‌
(11)‌‌Current‌‌Expense‌  ‌  ‌ $3,042,629.18‌    ‌
(12)‌‌Capital‌‌Outlay‌  ‌  ‌ $170,400.48‌    ‌
(13)‌‌Special‌‌Schools‌  ‌  ‌ $161,914.24‌    ‌
(20)‌‌Special‌‌Revenue‌‌Fund‌  ‌ $0.00‌  $31,249.80‌  $0.00‌ 
(30)‌‌Capital‌‌Projects‌‌Fund‌  ‌ $0.00‌  $243,006.78‌  $0.00‌ 
(40)‌‌Debt‌‌Service‌‌Fund‌  ‌ $0.00‌  $0.65‌  $0.00‌ 
TOTAL‌‌GOVERNMENTAL‌‌FUNDS‌  ‌ $10,462,630.47‌  $3,649,201.13‌  $1,929,204.87‌ 
(60)‌‌Milk‌‌Fund‌  ‌ $4,049.49‌  $0.00‌  $‌‌15,660.49‌ 
(61)‌‌Juice‌‌and‌‌Water‌‌Fund‌  ‌ $1,358.13‌  $0.00‌  $‌‌1,358.13‌ 
TOTAL‌‌ENTERPRISE‌‌FUNDS‌  ‌ $5,407.62‌  $0.00‌  $17,018.62‌ 

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 WHEREAS,‌‌   in‌‌  compliance‌‌   with‌‌   law‌‌   and‌‌  code‌‌   the‌‌   secretary‌‌   has‌‌  certified‌‌ that,‌‌
 
as‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌date‌  ‌of‌‌  the‌‌  reports,‌‌   no‌‌  budgetary‌‌   line‌‌  item‌‌   account‌‌   has‌‌  obligations‌‌ 
and‌  ‌payments‌  ‌(contractual‌  ‌orders)‌  ‌which‌  ‌in‌  ‌total‌  ‌exceed‌  ‌the‌  ‌amount‌‌  
appropriated‌‌by‌‌the‌‌district‌‌board‌‌of‌‌education,‌‌now,‌‌therefore,‌‌be‌‌it‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌   the‌‌  Board‌‌   of‌‌ Education‌‌  accepts‌‌  the‌‌ above‌‌  reference‌‌  reports‌‌  and‌‌
 
certifications‌‌and‌‌be‌‌it‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
FURTHER‌  ‌RESOLVED,‌  ‌in‌  ‌compliance‌  ‌with‌  ‌law‌  ‌and‌  ‌code,‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌‌  
Education‌‌   certifies‌‌   that,‌‌  after‌‌   review‌‌  of‌‌
 the‌‌
 secretary's‌‌  monthly‌‌  financial‌‌  report‌‌
 
(appropriation‌‌   section),‌‌   to‌‌
  the‌‌   best‌‌   of‌‌
 its‌‌
 knowledge,‌‌  no‌‌
 major‌‌  account‌‌  or‌‌
 fund‌‌
 
has‌‌   been‌‌   over‌‌   expended‌‌   in‌‌
  violation‌‌   of‌‌
 law‌‌
 and‌‌  code‌‌  and‌‌  that‌‌ sufficient‌‌  funds‌‌ 
are‌‌   available‌‌  to‌‌  meet‌‌  the‌‌  district's‌‌  financial‌‌  obligations‌‌  for‌‌
 the‌‌ remainder‌‌  of‌‌
 the‌‌
 
year.‌  ‌
   ‌ ‌
B.3.‌  ‌ Travel‌‌Approval‌  ‌
Whereas,‌  ‌in‌  ‌accordance‌  ‌with‌  ‌State‌  ‌of‌  ‌New‌  ‌Jersey‌  ‌School‌  ‌District‌‌  
Accountability‌  ‌Act‌  ‌(A-5)‌  ‌and‌  ‌the‌  ‌Warren‌  ‌Township‌  ‌Schools’‌  ‌Policy‌‌  
6471-School‌  ‌District‌‌   Travel,‌‌   travel‌‌
  by‌‌
  school‌‌
  district‌‌   employees‌‌   and‌‌
  Board‌‌
  of‌‌
 
Education‌‌members‌‌must‌‌be‌‌approved‌‌in‌‌advance.‌  ‌
Now‌  ‌Therefore‌  ‌Be‌  ‌It‌  ‌RESOLVED,‌  ‌the‌  ‌Warren‌  ‌Township‌  ‌Schools‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌‌  
Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌following‌  ‌expenses‌  ‌for‌  ‌faculty,‌  ‌staff,‌  ‌administrators,‌‌ 
and‌‌
  board‌‌
  members‌‌   for‌‌  seminars,‌‌  conferences‌‌   and‌‌   workshops.‌‌  The‌‌
 expense‌ 
includes‌‌travel‌‌costs,‌‌if‌‌applicable:‌  ‌
   ‌ ‌
Name‌  ‌ School‌  ‌ Workshop/‌‌
  Location‌  ‌ Month/Yr‌  ‌ Cost‌  ‌
Conference‌  ‌

Melissa‌‌Smolenski‌  ‌ District‌  ‌ Nonviolent‌‌Crisis‌‌

  Springfield,‌‌NJ‌  ‌ Sept.‌‌2021‌  ‌ $3,699‌  ‌
Intervention‌‌
 
Instructor‌‌
 
Certification‌‌
 
Program‌  ‌

Jessica‌‌Decelle‌  ‌ MS‌  ‌ Nonviolent‌‌Crisis‌‌

  Springfield,‌‌NJ‌  ‌ Sept.‌‌2021‌  ‌ $3,699‌  ‌
Intervention‌‌
 
Instructor‌‌
 
Certification‌‌
 
Program‌  ‌

Michelle‌‌Zgombic‌  ‌ MH‌  ‌ New‌‌Jersey‌‌

  Montclair,‌‌NJ‌  ‌ Sept.‌‌Oct.‌‌Nov.‌‌
  $231‌  ‌
Educational‌‌
  Dec.‌‌2021‌  ‌
Computing‌‌
  Jan.‌‌Feb.‌‌Mar.‌‌
  
Cooperative‌  ‌ Apr.‌‌May.‌‌
  
June,‌‌2022‌  ‌

  ‌ ‌
All‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
  above‌‌
  travel‌‌
  has‌‌
  been‌‌
 approved‌‌  by‌‌
 the‌‌ Superintendent.‌‌  The‌‌
 School‌‌  
Business‌  ‌Administrator‌  ‌shall‌  ‌track‌  ‌and‌‌
  record‌‌
  these‌‌
  costs‌‌
  to‌‌
  ensure‌‌
  that‌‌
  the‌‌ 
maximum‌‌amount‌‌is‌‌not‌‌exceeded.‌  ‌
 ‌
B.4.‌ Masking‌  ‌
‌RESOLVED,‌‌that‌‌the‌‌Warren‌‌Township‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education,‌‌hereby‌‌requests‌‌    ‌
that‌‌the‌‌State‌‌provide‌‌local,‌‌fact-specific‌‌masking‌‌requirements‌‌based‌‌on‌  ‌
publicly‌‌available‌‌data‌‌rather‌‌than‌‌a‌‌statewide‌‌mask‌‌mandate.‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
 ‌ C.‌  ‌ P
‌ ersonnel/Student‌‌Services‌  ‌
C.1.‌  ‌ Employment‌‌for‌‌the‌‌2021-2022‌‌School‌‌Year‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌  upon‌‌  recommendation‌‌  from‌‌
 the‌‌
 Superintendent‌‌  that‌‌
 the‌‌
 Board‌‌  of‌‌
 
Education‌  ‌approve‌  ‌the‌  ‌following‌  ‌Personnel‌  ‌items‌  ‌including‌  ‌the‌  ‌emergent‌‌  
employment‌  ‌of‌‌  the‌‌  following‌‌  employees‌‌  (indicated‌‌   by‌‌
  *)‌‌
  conditional‌‌
  upon‌‌  the‌‌
 
final‌‌
  approval‌‌
  by‌‌  the‌‌  New‌‌
  Jersey‌‌
  Department‌‌   of‌‌
  Education‌‌  The‌‌
 Board‌‌ further‌‌ 
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Warren‌‌Township‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌-‌‌Agenda‌‌-‌‌August‌‌23,‌‌2021‌ ‌Page‌‌4‌‌of‌‌12‌  ‌
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 authorizes‌‌
  the‌‌
  submission‌‌   of‌‌
  an‌‌
  application‌‌
  for‌‌
  emergency‌‌   hiring‌‌
  pursuant‌‌   to‌‌
 
N.J.S.A.‌‌
  18A:6-7.1,‌‌  et.‌‌
  Seq.,‌‌  N.J.S.A.‌‌ 18A:6.14.12,‌‌  et.‌‌ Seq.,‌‌
 if‌‌
 applicable‌‌  Staff‌‌
 
members‌  ‌shall‌  ‌be‌  ‌paid‌  ‌in‌  ‌accordance‌  ‌with‌  ‌provisions‌  ‌in‌  ‌their‌  ‌collective‌‌ 
bargaining‌  ‌agreement‌  ‌and/or‌  ‌in‌  ‌accordance‌  ‌with‌  ‌a ‌ ‌schedule‌  ‌provided‌  ‌to‌  ‌all‌‌
 
employees‌‌prior‌‌to‌‌the‌‌beginning‌‌of‌‌the‌‌contract‌‌or‌‌school‌‌year.‌  ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌ Position/PCR‌  ‌ Location‌  ‌ Degree‌  ‌ Step‌  ‌ Salary‌  ‌ Effective‌‌Date‌  ‌ Tenure‌  ‌ Discussion‌  ‌

Alanna‌‌
  ELA‌‌Teacher‌  ‌ WMS‌  ‌ BA‌  ‌ 2‌  ‌ $60,409‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌
 
Schwartz‌  ‌ 02-33-22/bdj‌  ‌ through‌‌    ‌ employee‌‌  
June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ #1209‌  ‌

Latrice‌‌Fairley‌  ‌ 1:1‌‌  CS‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ $26,964‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌

 
Paraprofessional,‌‌  through‌‌    ‌ employee‌‌  
32.5‌‌hrs‌  ‌ June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ #3442‌  ‌
08-30-08/bfp‌  ‌

Alethia‌‌Gallien‌‌
   ‌ Multi-Duty‌‌   CS‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ $14,883‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌   ‌ N‌  ‌ New‌‌  
Paraprofessional,‌‌   through‌‌    ‌ Position‌  ‌
20‌‌hrs‌‌per‌‌week‌‌
  June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌
08-30-15/bmi‌  ‌

Elisabeth‌  1:1‌‌
  MH‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ $26,964‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌
 
Weaver‌  ‌ Paraprofessional‌  ‌ through‌‌    ‌ employee‌  ‌
08-35-08/bgs‌  ‌ June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ #2207‌‌   ‌

Emily‌‌Zengel‌  ‌ Leave‌‌
  WMS‌  ‌ MA‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ $65,504‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌
  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌
 
Replacement‌‌   through‌  ‌ employee‌‌  
School‌‌
  December‌‌23,‌‌2021‌  ‌ #1415‌  ‌
Counselor‌  ‌

Ruth‌‌Serino‌  ‌ 1:1‌‌  MH‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ 15-16‌  ‌ $31,394‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ New‌‌  

Paraprofessional,‌‌
  through‌‌    ‌ Position‌  ‌
32.5‌‌hrs‌  ‌ June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌
08-35-08/bmm‌  ‌

Jennifer‌‌Armao‌  ‌ Multi-Duty‌‌   MH‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ $11,162.50‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ New‌‌  

Paraprofessional,‌‌   through‌‌    ‌ Position‌  ‌
15‌‌hrs‌‌per‌‌week‌  ‌ June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌
08-35-15/bmj‌  ‌

Stuart‌‌
  Grounds‌‌
  District‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ $45,000‌‌
  September‌‌7,‌‌2021‌‌   N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌
 
Januszanis‌‌
   ‌ Maintenance‌  ‌ (prorated)‌  ‌ through‌  ‌ employee‌‌  
04-00-21/bhn‌  ‌ ‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ #3517‌  ‌

Christie‌‌Zomer‌  ‌ Leave‌‌
  WS‌  ‌ BA‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ $59,549‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌
 
Replacement‌‌   (prorated)‌  ‌ through‌‌    ‌ employee‌‌  
Teacher‌  ‌ December‌‌23,‌‌2021‌  ‌ #3059‌  ‌

Sarah‌‌Hughes‌  ‌ Special‌‌
  ALT‌  ‌ MA‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ $65,504‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌
 
Education‌‌  through‌‌    ‌ employee‌‌  
Teacher‌  ‌ June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ #3390‌  ‌

Kelly‌‌Yeager‌  ‌ Special‌‌
  MH‌  ‌ BA‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ $59,549‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌
 
Education‌‌  through‌‌    ‌ employee‌‌  
Teacher‌  ‌ June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ #1475‌  ‌
02-40-22/bjf‌  ‌

Erick‌‌
  0.4‌‌Physical‌‌
  WMS‌  ‌ BA‌  ‌ 1‌  ‌ $23,819‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌
 
Velasquez‌  ‌ Education‌‌  through‌‌    ‌ employee‌‌  
Teacher‌  ‌ June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ #3513‌  ‌
02-33-22/biu‌  ‌

Joanna‌‌Kania‌  ‌ Night‌‌Custodian‌  ‌ MH‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ $37,500‌  ‌ August‌‌24,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌

 
through‌‌    ‌ employee‌‌  
June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ #3302‌  ‌

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Warren‌‌Township‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌-‌‌Agenda‌‌-‌‌August‌‌23,‌‌2021‌ ‌Page‌‌5‌‌of‌‌12‌  ‌
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 Regina‌‌Valenti‌  ‌ Part-Time‌‌   ALT‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ $11,162‌  ‌ On‌‌or‌‌about‌  ‌ N‌  ‌ New‌‌  
Multi-Duty‌‌   ‌August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌    ‌ Position‌  ‌
Paraprofessional‌‌   through‌  ‌
15‌‌hrs‌‌per‌‌week‌  ‌ ‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌
08-40-15/bmh‌  ‌

Seria‌‌Tucker‌  ‌ 1:1‌‌
  ALT‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ 6-10‌  ‌ $29,585‌  ‌ On‌‌or‌‌about‌  ‌ N‌  ‌ New‌‌  
Paraprofessional,‌‌  August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌  ‌ Position‌  ‌
32.5hrs‌‌per‌‌week‌  ‌ ‌through‌  ‌
08-40-08/bff‌  ‌ ‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌

Beata‌  1:1‌‌
  MH‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ 13-14‌  ‌ $30,777‌  ‌ On‌‌or‌‌about‌‌
   ‌ N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌
 
Wilczynski‌  ‌ Paraprofessional,‌‌  August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌   employee‌‌  
32.5‌‌hrs‌‌per‌‌
  through‌  ‌ #2885‌  ‌
week‌  ‌ ‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌
08-40-08/bgk‌  ‌

Celeste‌‌Massa‌  ‌ Part-Time‌‌  WS‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ 5‌  ‌ $4,842‌  ‌ On‌‌or‌‌about‌‌

   ‌ N‌  ‌ New‌‌  
Multi-Duty‌‌  August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌   Position‌  ‌
Paraprofessional,‌‌   through‌  ‌
6‌‌hrs‌‌per‌‌week‌  ‌ ‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌
08-50-15/bmk‌  ‌

Andrea‌‌Fazio‌  ‌ Part-Time‌‌  WS‌  ‌ N/A‌  ‌ 5‌  ‌ $7,263‌  ‌ On‌‌or‌‌about‌‌

   ‌ N‌  ‌ New‌‌  
Multi-Duty‌‌  August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌   Position‌  ‌
Paraprofessional,‌‌   through‌  ‌
9‌‌hrs‌‌per‌‌week‌  ‌ ‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌
08-50-15/bmk‌  ‌

Kimberly‌‌
  Technology‌‌
  WS/ALT‌  ‌ MA+45‌  ‌ 8-9‌  ‌ $83,493‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  N‌  ‌ To‌‌replace‌‌ 
Bostory‌  ‌ Teacher/Coach‌  ‌ through‌  ‌ employee‌‌  
02-40-22/dbx‌  ‌ ‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022*‌  ‌ #0485‌‌   ‌
02-50-22/bdy‌  ‌  ‌
 ‌
*‌‌(This‌‌motion‌‌supersedes‌‌previous‌‌motion‌‌from‌‌May‌‌10,‌‌2021.)‌  ‌
 ‌
 ‌
C.2.‌  ‌ Substitutes‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌following‌  ‌to‌  ‌be‌‌
 
appointed‌‌as‌ ‌substitutes‌ ‌for‌‌the‌‌2021-2022‌‌school‌‌year.‌   ‌ ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌

Latrice‌‌Fairley‌  ‌

Emily‌‌Zengel‌  ‌

Erick‌‌Velasquez‌ 

Mary‌‌Buccarelli‌‌(School‌‌Nurse)‌ 

ToniAnn‌‌Waters‌  ‌
 ‌
C.3.‌  ‌ Leave‌‌Request‌ 
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌following‌  ‌leave‌‌
 
requests:‌  ‌
 ‌
Employee‌‌ID‌  ‌ Paid/Unpaid‌ 

#2530‌  ‌ FMLA‌‌-‌‌August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌through‌‌November‌‌19,‌‌2021‌‌(unpaid)‌  ‌

#3059‌  ‌ FMLA‌‌-‌‌On‌‌or‌‌about‌‌June‌‌4,‌‌2021‌‌through‌‌June‌‌30,‌‌2021(paid)‌  ‌
NJFLA‌‌-‌‌August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌through‌‌November‌‌19,‌‌2021‌‌(unpaid)‌  ‌

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Warren‌‌Township‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌-‌‌Agenda‌‌-‌‌August‌‌23,‌‌2021‌ ‌Page‌‌6‌‌of‌‌12‌  ‌
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 Extended‌‌Leave‌‌-‌‌November‌‌20,‌‌2021‌‌through‌‌December‌‌23,‌‌2021‌‌
 
(unpaid)‌  ‌
(This‌‌motion‌‌supersedes‌‌the‌‌previous‌‌motion‌‌approved‌‌on‌‌March‌‌1,‌‌2021)‌  ‌

#3466‌  ‌ LOA‌‌-‌‌August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌through‌‌on‌‌or‌‌about‌‌November‌‌10,‌‌2021‌‌(unpaid)‌  ‌

#1128‌  ‌ FMLA‌‌-‌‌August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌through‌‌October‌‌29,‌‌2021‌‌(½‌‌day)‌‌(Paid)‌  ‌
FMLA‌‌-‌‌October‌‌29,‌‌2021‌‌(½‌‌day)‌‌through‌‌November‌‌10,‌‌2021‌‌(unpaid)‌  ‌
 ‌
C.4.‌ Transfer/Change‌‌in‌‌Assignment‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌that‌‌the‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌approves‌‌the‌‌transfer/change‌‌in‌‌
   ‌
assignment‌‌of‌‌the‌‌following‌‌district‌‌staff:‌  ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌ Effective‌‌Date‌  ‌ From‌  ‌ To‌  ‌

Janine‌‌Boylan‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  Multi-Duty‌‌Para‌‌  Multi-Duty‌‌ 

through‌‌   ‌ (office)‌‌-‌‌$12,923‌  ‌ Paraprofessional‌‌  
June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ 08-33-15/bep‌‌-‌‌15‌‌hrs‌‌   (office)‌‌-‌‌$12,923‌  ‌
per‌‌week‌  ‌ 08-33-15/bep‌‌-15‌‌hrs‌‌  
 ‌ per‌‌week‌  ‌
 ‌
Multi-Duty‌‌ 
Paraprofessional‌‌(cafe)‌‌  
$12,923‌  ‌
08-33-15/bmi‌  ‌

Francesca‌‌Frosoni‌‌
   ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  ALT‌‌Grade‌‌3‌‌Teacher‌  ‌ MH/CS‌‌Instructional‌‌
 
through‌  ‌ 02-40-22/agu‌  ‌ Specialist‌  ‌
‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ 02-00-04/ayv‌  ‌

Rebecca‌‌
  August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  CS‌‌Special‌‌Education‌  ‌ CS‌‌Grade‌‌5‌‌Teacher‌  ‌
Sutherland‌  ‌ through‌  ‌ 02-30-19/blk‌  ‌ 02-30-22/auk‌  ‌
‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌

Laura‌‌Rodaman‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  CS‌‌Grade‌‌4‌‌Teacher‌  ‌ CS‌‌Special‌‌Education‌  ‌

through‌‌   ‌ 02-30-22/atm‌  ‌ 02-30-19/blk‌  ‌
June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌

Megan‌‌O’Donnell‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  CS‌‌Grade‌‌5‌‌Teacher‌  ‌ CS‌‌Grade‌‌4‌‌Teacher‌  ‌

through‌  ‌ 02-30-22/auk‌  ‌ 02-30-22/atm‌  ‌
‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌

Elizabeth‌‌Maag‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  MH‌‌Special‌‌Education‌‌

  ‌MH‌‌Kindergarten‌‌
 
through‌  ‌ Grade‌‌1‌‌Teacher‌  ‌ Teacher‌  ‌
‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌

Dianne‌‌Harris‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  MH‌‌Special‌‌Education‌‌

  MH‌‌Special‌‌Education‌‌ 
through‌  ‌ Grade‌‌2‌‌Teacher‌  ‌ Grade‌‌1‌‌Teacher‌  ‌
‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌

Richard‌‌Bardy‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌
  WMS‌‌1:1‌‌
  WMS‌‌Long-Term‌‌  
through‌‌    ‌ Paraprofessional‌  ‌ Substitute‌‌Special‌‌
 
November‌‌19,‌‌2021‌  ‌ Education‌‌Teacher‌  ‌

Leslie‌‌Mupo‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌  1:1‌‌Paraprofessional,‌‌   Classroom‌‌  

through‌‌June‌‌30,‌‌2022‌  ‌ 32.5‌‌hrs‌‌per‌‌week‌  ‌ Paraprofessional,‌‌    ‌
08-35-08/bib‌  ‌ 30‌‌hrs‌‌per‌‌week‌  ‌
$32,023.30‌  ‌ 08-35-08/bgs‌  ‌
$29,560.00‌  ‌

 ‌
C.5.‌ Approval‌‌to‌‌Abolish‌‌Positions‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌hereby‌  ‌approves‌  ‌to‌  ‌abolish‌  ‌the‌‌
 
following‌‌positions‌‌for‌‌2021-2022‌‌school‌‌year:‌  ‌
 ‌

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 Location‌  ‌ Position‌  ‌ Full-Time‌‌Equivalent‌  ‌

CS‌  ‌ Classroom‌‌Paraprofessional,‌‌30‌‌hrs‌  ‌ 1.0‌  ‌

08-30-08/bmg‌  ‌

MH‌  ‌ Classroom‌‌Paraprofessional,‌‌30‌‌hrs‌  ‌ 1.0‌  ‌

08-35-08/big‌  ‌

 ‌
C.6.‌ Approval‌‌to‌‌Create‌‌Positions‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌   that‌‌
  the‌‌
  Board‌‌
  of‌‌
  Education‌‌
  hereby‌‌
 approves‌‌
 the‌‌
 creation‌‌
 of‌‌
 the‌‌
 
following‌‌positions‌‌for‌‌2021-2022‌‌school‌‌year:‌  ‌
 ‌
Location‌  ‌ Position‌  ‌ Full-Time‌‌Equivalent‌  ‌

MH‌  ‌ 1:1‌ ‌Paraprofessional,‌‌32.5‌‌hrs‌  ‌ 1.0‌  ‌

08-35-08/bmm‌  ‌

MH‌  ‌ Kindergarten‌‌Teacher‌  ‌ 1.0‌  ‌

02-35-22/bac‌  ‌

 ‌
C.7.‌ Special‌‌Education‌‌Service‌‌Provider‌‌List‌  ‌
RESOLVED‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌addition‌  ‌of‌  ‌United‌‌  
Therapy‌  ‌Solutions‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌Service‌  ‌Provider‌  ‌List‌  ‌as‌  ‌a ‌ ‌provider‌  ‌of‌  ‌a ‌‌substitute‌‌
 
Speech‌‌Language‌‌Pathologist,‌‌at‌‌an‌‌hourly‌‌rate‌‌of‌‌$95.‌  ‌
 ‌
C.8.‌  ‌ Advancement‌‌on‌‌the‌‌Salary‌‌Guide‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌following‌  ‌staff‌  ‌for‌‌  
amended‌‌placements‌‌on‌‌the‌‌2021-2022‌‌salary‌‌guide:‌  ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌ From‌  ‌ To‌  ‌ Effective‌  ‌

Brielle‌‌Crowe‌  ‌ MA+15‌  ‌ MA+30‌  ‌ 09/01/2021‌  ‌

Sara‌‌von‌‌Bartheld‌  ‌ MA‌  ‌ MA+15‌  ‌ 09/01/2021‌  ‌

Linnea‌‌Middleton‌  ‌ BA+15‌  ‌ MA‌  ‌ 09/01/2021‌  ‌

Katie‌‌Koczon‌  ‌ BA+15‌  ‌ MA‌  ‌ 09/01/2021‌  ‌

 ‌
C.9.‌  ‌ Retirement/Resignation‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌that‌‌the‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌approves‌‌the‌‌retirement/resignations‌  ‌
of‌‌the‌‌following‌‌staff:‌  ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌ Position‌  ‌ Location‌  ‌ Retirement/‌  ‌ Dates‌‌of‌‌Service‌  ‌
Resignation‌  ‌

Francis‌‌Schaedel‌  ‌ Bus‌‌Driver,‌‌25‌‌hrs‌‌
   ‌ District‌  ‌ Resignation‌  ‌ September‌‌11,‌‌2020‌‌  
per‌‌week‌  ‌ through‌‌    ‌
12-00-24/aku‌  ‌ August‌‌27,‌‌2021‌  ‌

Sherri‌‌Strauss‌  ‌ 1:1‌‌Paraprofessional,‌‌   ALT‌  ‌ Resignation‌  ‌ January‌‌29,‌‌2014‌‌

 
32.5‌‌hrs‌‌per‌‌week‌  ‌ through‌‌September‌‌8,‌‌ 
08-40-08/bgk‌‌    ‌ 2021‌  ‌

Shelley‌‌Stupay‌  ‌ Paraprofessional‌  ‌ MH‌  ‌ Retirement‌  ‌ February‌‌25,‌‌2002‌‌

 
08-35-08/bgt‌  ‌ through‌‌October‌‌31,‌‌
 
2021‌  ‌

 ‌
 ‌
 ‌
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 C.10.‌ Kindergarten‌‌Orientation‌‌Program‌‌    ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌‌   Board‌‌   of‌‌
  Education‌‌   approves‌‌
  the‌‌
  following‌‌
  district‌‌
  staff‌‌
 
to‌prepare‌‌
    and‌‌  present‌‌   to‌‌
  new‌‌  staff‌, ‌‌‌as‌‌
  per‌‌
 the‌‌
 WTEA‌‌ negotiated‌‌ agreement,‌‌  
for‌‌1‌‌hour‌‌at‌‌a‌‌rate‌‌of‌‌$50‌‌per‌‌hour.‌ ‌The‌‌total‌‌cost‌‌is‌‌not‌‌to‌‌exceed‌$ ‌ 900.00:‌  ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌
Kelly‌‌Blessing-Maire‌  ‌ Julie‌‌Jagiello‌  ‌ Alex‌‌Pranzo‌  ‌
Jan‌‌Brennan‌  ‌ Elizabeth‌‌Maag‌  ‌ Kelly‌‌Stankiewicz‌  ‌

Rachel‌‌Bringuier‌  ‌ Reid‌‌Maglione‌  ‌ Ali‌‌Steffner‌  ‌

Sharon‌‌Carroll‌  ‌ Karen‌‌Marino‌  ‌ Tara‌‌Taggart‌  ‌
Meredith‌‌Fishelman‌  ‌ Andrea‌‌McGuire‌  ‌ Joan‌‌Toth‌  ‌
Patricia‌‌Iannacone‌  ‌ Barbara‌‌Pellicano‌  ‌ Doris‌‌Zanchelli‌  ‌
 ‌
C.11.‌ Summer‌‌Curriculum‌‌Instruction‌‌Projects‌‌2021-2022‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌‌   Board‌‌   of‌‌
  Education‌‌   approves‌‌  the‌‌  following‌‌  staff‌‌
  for‌‌  the‌‌
 
2021-2022‌  ‌curriculum‌  ‌writing‌  ‌projects,‌  ‌as‌  ‌per‌  ‌the‌  ‌WTEA‌  ‌negotiated‌‌  
agreement,‌  ‌at‌  ‌a ‌ ‌rate‌  ‌of‌  ‌$50‌  ‌per‌‌
  hour,‌‌
  at‌‌
  a ‌‌maximum‌‌   of‌‌
  10‌‌
  hours,‌‌
  for‌‌
  a ‌‌total‌  ‌
cost‌‌not‌‌to‌‌exceed‌‌$500.00:‌  ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌
Francesca‌‌Frosoni‌  ‌
 ‌
C.12.‌ Long‌‌Term‌‌Substitute‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌‌   that‌‌
  the‌‌
  Board‌‌
  of‌‌
  Education‌‌
  approves‌‌
 the‌‌
 following‌‌
 individual‌‌
 as‌‌
 
a‌‌Long‌‌Term‌‌Substitute:‌  ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌ Effective‌‌Date‌  ‌ Replacing‌‌Employee‌‌# ‌ ‌

Celeste‌‌Ostry‌  ‌ August‌‌30,‌‌2021‌‌through‌‌on‌‌
  #1128‌  ‌
or‌‌about‌‌November‌‌10,‌‌2021‌  ‌

SzeKai‌‌(Jessica)‌‌Tsui‌  ‌ September‌‌1,‌‌2021‌‌through‌‌
  #3482‌  ‌
November‌‌19,‌‌2021‌  ‌

 ‌
C.13.‌ N
‌ JPSA‌‌Equity‌‌in‌‌Action‌‌Summer‌‌Training‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌summer‌  ‌required‌‌ 
professional‌  ‌development‌  ‌participant‌  ‌contracted‌  ‌hourly‌  ‌$20‌  ‌per‌  ‌hour‌  ‌for‌‌
 
attendance‌  ‌at‌  ‌NJPSA‌  ‌Equity‌‌  in‌‌
  Action‌‌
  summer‌‌
  training‌‌
  on‌‌
  August‌‌
  5 ‌‌and‌‌
  23,‌‌
 
2021.‌ ‌The‌‌total‌‌cost‌‌not‌‌to‌‌exceed‌‌$360.‌  ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌
Cynthia‌‌Cassidy‌  ‌
Christine‌‌Cirrotti‌  ‌

Linda‌‌Yu‌  ‌
 ‌
C.14.‌ Amendment‌‌of‌‌Employment‌‌Contract‌‌    ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌hereby‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌amended‌‌  
contract‌  ‌of‌  ‌employment‌  ‌between‌  ‌the‌  ‌Warren‌  ‌Township‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌‌
 
and‌‌Michael‌‌Pate,‌‌Supervisor‌‌of‌‌Buildings‌‌and‌‌Grounds.‌  ‌
 ‌
 ‌

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 C.15.‌ WTEA‌‌Stipend‌‌Positions‌‌2021-2022‌ 
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌following‌  ‌WTEA‌‌
 
stipend‌‌positions‌‌per‌‌the‌‌contracted‌‌rate‌‌for‌‌the‌‌2021-2022‌‌school‌‌year:‌  ‌
 ‌
Lunchroom‌‌Supervisors‌  ‌

Grade‌‌6 ‌ ‌ Grade‌‌7 ‌ ‌ Grade‌‌8 ‌ ‌

Sean‌‌Mealey‌  ‌ David‌‌Arnold‌  ‌ Nicholas‌‌Bayachek‌  ‌

Brenda‌‌Sasso‌  ‌ Donna‌‌Bardy‌  ‌ Danielle‌‌Buzby‌  ‌

Lisa‌‌Seccamanie‌‌
   ‌ Celeste‌‌Ostry‌  ‌ Sean‌‌Convery‌  ‌

TBD‌  ‌ John‌‌Seremula‌  ‌ TBD‌  ‌

 ‌
C.16.‌ New‌‌Staff‌‌Induction‌‌Program‌‌Mentors‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌‌   the‌‌
  following‌‌
  employees‌‌  
for‌  ‌their‌  ‌participation‌  ‌as‌  ‌mentors‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌  ‌New‌  ‌Staff‌  ‌Induction‌  ‌Program‌‌  
orientation‌  ‌for‌  ‌6 ‌ ‌hours‌  ‌on‌  ‌August‌‌
  24,‌‌
  2021,‌‌
  at‌‌
  the‌‌
  WTEA‌‌   contractual‌‌
  rate‌‌
  of‌‌
 
$50‌‌per‌‌hour‌‌per‌‌employee,‌‌for‌‌a‌‌total‌‌cost‌‌not‌‌to‌‌exceed‌‌$3,300.‌  ‌
 ‌
Name‌  ‌

Sanjita‌‌Livingston‌  ‌ Elena‌‌Marinello‌  ‌ Lauren‌‌Valera‌  ‌ Jessica‌‌Mironski‌  ‌

Marissa‌‌Sarao‌  ‌ Mark‌‌Weber‌  ‌ Rebecca‌‌Sutherland‌  ‌ Michele‌‌Wolkun‌  ‌

Christina‌‌Tommaso‌  ‌ Jacqueline‌‌Fattell‌  Colleen‌‌Krumm‌  ‌  ‌

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C.17.‌ Warren‌‌Middle‌‌School‌‌Staff‌‌Additional‌‌Hours‌‌Summer‌‌2021‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌following‌  ‌Middle‌‌  
School‌  ‌staff‌  ‌to‌  ‌work‌  ‌extra‌  ‌days,‌  ‌at‌  ‌the‌  ‌employee’s‌  ‌per‌  ‌diem‌  ‌rate,‌  ‌as‌  ‌noted‌‌
 
below:‌  ‌
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Name‌  ‌ Position‌  ‌ Amount‌  ‌

Emily‌‌Zengel‌  ‌ Guidance‌‌Counselor‌  ‌ $327.52‌‌per‌‌day,‌‌    ‌

not‌‌to‌‌exceed‌‌one‌‌day‌  ‌
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D.‌  ‌ P
‌ olicy‌  ‌
D.1.‌  ‌ Policies‌‌–‌‌Abolish‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌abolishment‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌
following‌‌policies:‌‌
   ‌
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 ‌  ‌  ‌ Source‌‌of‌‌
 
Number‌  ‌ Name‌  ‌ New/Revision‌  ‌ Changes‌  ‌

P1648‌  ‌ Restart‌‌and‌‌Recovery‌‌Plan‌  ‌ Abolish‌  ‌ SEA‌  ‌

P1648.02‌  Remote‌‌Learning‌‌Options‌‌for‌‌Families‌  ‌ Abolish‌  ‌ SEA‌  ‌

P1648.03‌  Restart‌‌and‌‌Recovery‌‌Plan‌‌-  
‌‌ ‌ Abolish‌  ‌ SEA‌  ‌
Full-Time‌‌Remote‌‌Instruction‌  ‌
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 ‌D.2.‌  ‌ Policies‌‌–‌‌First‌‌Reading‌‌and‌‌Adoption‌  ‌
RESOLVED,‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌approves‌  ‌the‌  ‌first‌  ‌reading‌  ‌and‌‌
 
adoption‌‌of‌‌the‌‌following‌‌policy:‌‌
   ‌
 ‌
 ‌  ‌  ‌ Source‌‌of‌‌
 
Number‌  ‌ Name‌  ‌ New/Revision‌  ‌ Changes‌  ‌

P1648.11‌  ‌ The‌‌Road‌‌Forward‌‌COVID-19‌‌-‌‌Health‌‌and‌‌Safety‌  ‌ New‌  ‌ SEA‌  ‌

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XIII.‌  Unfinished‌‌Business‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
XIV.‌  ‌ New‌‌Business‌  ‌
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XV.‌ Public‌‌Commentary‌‌(any‌‌topic)‌  ‌
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Note‌  ‌on‌  ‌public‌  ‌input‌  ‌at‌  ‌BOE‌  ‌meetings‌: ‌ ‌Board‌  ‌Policy‌  ‌#0167,‌  ‌adopted‌  ‌on‌  ‌June‌  ‌18,‌  ‌2018,‌‌  
provides‌  ‌for‌  ‌public‌  ‌participation‌  ‌in‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌meetings.‌  ‌Such‌  ‌participation‌  ‌is‌‌  
governed‌‌by‌‌the‌‌following‌‌rules:‌  ‌
1. A‌‌  participant‌‌   must‌‌  be‌‌
  recognized‌‌   by‌‌  the‌‌
  presiding‌‌   officer‌‌
  and‌‌  must‌‌   preface‌‌  comments‌‌  by‌‌
 
an‌‌announcement‌‌of‌‌his/her‌‌name,‌‌address,‌‌and‌‌group‌‌affiliation,‌‌if‌‌applicable;‌  ‌
2. Each‌  ‌statement‌  ‌made‌  ‌by‌  ‌a ‌ ‌participant‌  ‌shall‌  ‌be‌  ‌limited‌  ‌to‌  ‌three‌  ‌minutes’‌  ‌duration.‌  ‌If‌‌  
necessary,‌  ‌the‌  ‌public‌  ‌comment‌  ‌portion‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌meeting‌  ‌may‌‌   be‌‌
  extended‌‌   fifteen‌‌   minutes‌‌  
with‌‌Board‌‌approval;‌  ‌
3. No‌  ‌participant‌‌   may‌‌  speak‌‌   more‌‌
  than‌‌   once‌‌  on‌‌
  the‌‌
  same‌‌   topic‌‌  until‌‌
  all‌‌
  others‌‌   who‌‌   wish‌‌  to‌‌
 
speak‌‌on‌‌that‌‌topic‌‌have‌‌been‌‌heard;‌‌    ‌
4. All‌  ‌statements,‌  ‌questions,‌  ‌or‌  ‌inquiries‌  ‌shall‌  ‌be‌  ‌directed‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌presiding‌  ‌officer‌  ‌and‌‌   any‌‌ 
questions‌  ‌or‌  ‌inquiries‌  ‌directed‌  ‌by‌  ‌a ‌ ‌participant‌  ‌to‌  ‌another‌  ‌Board‌  ‌member‌  ‌shall‌  ‌be‌‌  
redirected‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌presiding‌  ‌officer‌  ‌who‌  ‌shall‌  ‌determine‌  ‌if‌  ‌such‌  ‌statement,‌  ‌question,‌  ‌or‌‌  
inquiry‌‌shall‌‌be‌‌addressed‌‌by‌‌the‌‌presiding‌‌officer‌‌on‌‌behalf‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Board;‌  ‌
5. When‌  ‌the‌  ‌Board‌  ‌of‌  ‌Education‌  ‌is‌  ‌conducting‌  ‌its‌  ‌meetings‌  ‌either‌  ‌virtually‌  ‌or‌  ‌in‌  ‌a ‌ ‌hybrid‌‌  
environment,‌‌   members‌‌   of‌‌
 the‌‌ public‌‌ may‌‌  also‌‌
 submit‌‌  comments‌‌  no‌‌
 later‌‌  than‌‌  9:00‌‌  AM‌‌  the‌‌ 
day‌‌   of‌‌
  the‌‌
  board‌‌   meeting‌‌   via‌‌
  email‌‌  to‌‌ ‌BA@warrentboe.org‌‌  or‌‌
 hardcopy‌‌  mail‌‌  to‌‌
 the‌‌  district‌‌
 
office.‌‌    ‌
 ‌
The‌‌  portion‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
  meeting‌‌  during‌‌  which‌‌
  participation‌‌   of‌‌
  the‌‌
 public‌‌
 is‌‌ invited‌‌
 shall‌‌
 be‌‌
 limited‌‌ to‌‌
 
fifteen‌  ‌minutes‌  ‌(limit‌  ‌may‌  ‌be‌  ‌adjusted‌  ‌at‌  ‌the‌  ‌discretion‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌presiding‌  ‌officer‌  ‌as‌‌
 
circumstances‌‌dictate).‌  ‌
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XVI.‌  ‌ Executive‌‌Session‌  ‌
WHEREAS‌, ‌‌the‌‌  Open‌‌ Public‌‌ Meetings‌‌  Act,‌‌
 N.J.S.A.10:4-11,‌‌ permits‌‌
 the‌‌ Board‌‌ of‌‌
 Education‌‌ to‌‌
 
meet‌‌in‌‌closed‌‌session‌‌to‌‌discuss‌‌certain‌‌matters,‌‌now,‌‌therefore‌‌be‌‌it‌  ‌
RESOLVED‌,‌t‌he‌‌Board‌‌of‌‌Education‌‌adjourns‌‌to‌‌closed‌‌session‌‌to‌‌discuss:‌‌    ‌
pending‌  ‌or‌  ‌anticipated‌  ‌litigation‌  ‌or‌  ‌contract‌  ‌negotiation‌  ‌and/or‌  ‌matters‌  ‌of‌‌
 
attorney-client‌‌privilege‌  ‌
Action‌‌will‌‌not‌‌be‌‌taken‌‌upon‌‌return‌‌to‌‌public‌‌session;‌  ‌
the‌‌length‌‌of‌‌the‌‌meeting‌‌is‌‌anticipated‌‌to‌‌be‌‌approximately‌‌20‌‌minutes;‌‌and‌‌be‌‌it‌   ‌ ‌
FURTHER‌‌   RESOLVED,‌‌   the‌‌
  minutes‌‌
  of‌‌
  this‌‌
  closed‌‌
  session‌‌
 be‌‌
 made‌‌
 public‌‌ when‌‌  the‌‌
 need‌‌
 for‌‌
 
confidentiality‌‌no‌‌longer‌‌exists.‌  ‌
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XVII.‌  ‌ Adjourn‌  ‌
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 2020-2025‌‌Strategic‌‌Plan‌‌Goals‌  ‌
1. Competencies‌‌Goal‌‌1‌‌-‌‌Strengthen‌‌each‌‌student’s‌‌academic‌‌competencies‌‌by‌‌fostering‌‌a‌‌supportive‌‌  
instructional‌‌culture.‌  ‌
2. Competencies‌‌Goal‌‌2‌‌-‌‌Strengthen‌‌each‌‌student’s‌‌social-emotional‌‌competencies‌‌to‌‌maximize‌‌growth‌‌  
and‌‌capabilities.‌  ‌
3. Voice‌‌&‌‌Engagement‌‌Goal‌‌1‌‌-‌‌Streamline‌‌existing‌‌two-way‌‌communications‌‌between‌‌district‌‌stakeholders‌‌  
to‌‌maximize‌‌consistency,‌‌efficiency,‌‌and‌‌effectiveness.‌  ‌
4. Voice‌‌&‌‌Engagement‌‌Goal‌‌2‌‌-‌‌Investigate‌‌and‌‌adopt‌‌a‌‌partnership-driven‌‌change‌‌management‌‌process.‌  ‌
5. Equity‌‌&‌‌Consistency‌‌Goal‌‌1‌‌-‌‌Provide‌‌each‌‌student‌‌with‌‌a‌‌rich‌‌array‌‌of‌‌academic,‌‌enrichment,‌‌and‌‌  
diverse‌‌social‌‌experiences.‌  ‌
6. Equity‌‌&‌‌Consistency‌‌Goal‌‌2‌‌-‌‌Create‌‌a‌‌culture‌‌that‌‌values‌‌diversity.‌  ‌
7. Health,‌‌Wellness‌‌&‌‌Safety‌‌Goal‌‌1‌‌-‌‌Promote‌‌the‌‌health‌‌and‌‌social-emotional‌‌wellness‌‌of‌‌students‌‌by‌ 
equipping‌‌each‌‌staff‌‌member‌‌with‌‌skills‌‌to‌‌identify‌‌related‌‌factors‌‌and‌‌enhance‌‌support‌‌systems.‌  ‌
8. Health,‌‌Wellness‌‌&‌‌Safety‌‌Goal‌‌2‌‌-‌‌Maintain‌‌and‌‌improve‌‌all‌‌district‌‌facilities‌‌in‌‌conjunction‌‌with‌‌the‌‌
 
district‌‌safety‌‌and‌‌security‌‌plan.‌  ‌
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2020-2021‌‌Board‌‌Goals‌  ‌
1. Develop‌‌a‌‌process‌‌for‌‌engaging‌‌community‌‌stakeholders.‌  ‌
2. Define‌‌student‌‌achievement.‌ 

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