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TRENTON BOARD OF EDUCATION 108 North Clinton Avenue

Trenton, New Jersey 08609 BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Monday – October 24, 2016 – 5:30 p.m.

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Completed November 1, 2016 Convened at 5:31 P.M. Call to Order Board President Jason Redd called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance President Redd led the salute to the flag. Roll Call Present: Gene Bouie D. A. Graham – arrived 5:39 p.m. Fiah Gussin Jason Redd Jane Rosenbaum – arrived approximately 5:45 p.m. Guillermo Gomez Salazar Gerald Truehart II – arrived 5:40 p.m. Lucy Vandenberg Aniya Guzman Interim Superintendent of Schools – Lucy Feria - Present Business Administrator/Board Secretary – Jayne Howard - Present New Jersey Sunshine Law - Read by Board President Redd

The New Jersey Public Meetings Law was enacted to ensure the right to the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interest is discussed or acted on. On the rules of this act, the Trenton Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting by publicizing the date, time and place, therefore posted in the Central Services Building, 108 North Clinton Avenue, City Clerk’s Office, City Hall and the Times. Anyone whose name is on the mailing list should receive a notice. Formal action will take place at this meeting.




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PERFORMANCE OF EXCELLENCE Wilson Elementary School Principal Janet Nicodemus and Visual Arts Teacher Laura Madzey presented artistic works by the students. With the help of Language Arts Supervisor Leslie Septor, the children created posters to bring awareness to the campaign to end violence and drug abuse in the City. The artwork of student winners Shary Escobar-Carias (1st place), Jairilis Charriez (2nd place) and Nicholas Glaudin (3rd place) is displayed throughout the City. Superintendent Feria congratulated all the students who participated in the contest. TCHS Main Principal Hope Grant and Vice Principal Melissa Wyatt highlighted the TCHS Orchestra and the VPA Dance Group. Under the direction of Dance Instructor Elizabeth Zwierzynski, the Dance Company performed their choreographic interpretation of the song The Children of Sanchez in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Performing in conjunction with the Dance Company was the newly formed TCHS Community Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Joseph Pucciatti. Mr. T.J. Howard, 2014 graduate, was featured on the trumpet solo. Adoption Of Agenda President Redd advised of the following changes to tonight’s agenda:

Personnel Addendum

Finance/Curriculum Addendum (including student study trip for STEM Academy through Big Brothers/Big Sisters)

Add State Monitor’s Report to Presentations

Motion was made by Mr. Salazar and seconded by Dr. Graham to adopt the agenda with the changes indicated. Agenda was adopted by all Board Members present.

ROLL CALL YES NO ABSTAIN Gene Bouie X D. A. Graham X Fiah Gussin X Jane Rosenbaum X Guillermo Gomez Salazar X Gerald Truehart II X Lucy Vandenberg X Jason Redd X

PRESENTATIONS TO THE BOARD Board Attorney Perry Lattiboudere presented on the School Ethics Act and Code of Ethics for Board Members (handout attached). There were no questions or comments from Board Members. Mr. Wilfredo Ortiz, Assistant Superintendent for School Support, and Mr. Terrance Stokes, Manager, presented on Climate and Culture, including the 2015-2016 Electronic Violence &




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Vandalism Report (handout attached). Board questions and comments were in the following areas:

Description of celebrations for attendance improvement

Major causes of excessive absence and interventions to address them

Detail on K-2 suspensions – acts vs. number of students

New criteria for K-2 suspensions

Timeframe for full compliance with the new criteria and reporting back to the Board

Congratulations on increase in average daily attendance

Contributing factors to the decrease in violence, including partnership with law enforcement and collaboration with parents

Addressing transportation factors through community partnerships

Initiatives with My Brother’s Keeper

Primary factors for suspensions of second graders and interventions planned to target this group

Regular follow up reports to the Board on K-2 suspensions and on attendance State Monitor Dr. Les Richens presented his report to the Board as follows:

I sent the Board a report; I’ll just highlight some of those areas that I feel the public should be aware of as well. The transition from District-employed Paraprofessionals to Mission One has not been as smooth as anyone would have liked. I have visited a number of the schools with the Superintendent to determine the fill rate by Mission One and I have met with Assistant Superintendent DeJesus to discuss the coverage. As of October 20, Source4Teachers/Mission One has employed 66 full time permanent Paraprofessionals. Further, by today, there should be employed 68 full time permanent Paraprofessionals. That will leave only eight positions left unfilled. The eight unfilled positions will be hopefully covered by substitute Paraprofessionals. There has been over a 90% fill rate over the last two weeks. Speech, OT and PT: after the Board acts tonight, the District will have a full complement of Speech Therapists. Unfortunately, three schools have not had services since the beginning of the school year: Hedgepeth/Williams, Martin Luther King and the two high schools. The students that did not receive services since September will receive compensatory services starting this week, as well as being serviced by one of the recalled Speech Therapists. OT and PT services have been implemented and the students are being serviced. Other activities include daily meetings with the administration, going over different issues that are in the schools, attending the leadership meetings, attending SDA meetings, attending the TEA and TASA meetings with the leadership team, participating in the QSAC review, meeting with the new County Superintendent, reviewing staffing with Assistant Superintendent Johnson, discussing cash flow analysis with the School Business Administrator, and review progress of the Superintendent Search with Ray & Associates consultant Dr. Rush.




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Some other issues that the public should be aware of, and the Board: substitute coverage for Teachers has been problematic, potential substitute teachers are taking the permanent Paraprofessional jobs, Source4Teachers has held job fairs to increase the substitute pool. There has been a very low participation rate on the Superintendent Search Profile Survey. I’m sure Dr. Graham will be discussing that later tonight. We are working with the Special Ed department on a daily basis when I’m here to discuss the compliance issues that face that department, and we are also working/monitoring the District’s protocols that are being implemented for lead testing of the schools’ water.

Board questions and concerns were as follows:

Path for exit of the State Monitor When I was reassigned, we had two exit criteria. The first was the HR program and have those issues be rectified. The HR department is no longer, just like your Finance department, they are no longer under my jurisdiction so to speak. I do meet on a daily basis when I am here with Assistant Superintendent Johnson to discuss openings, see how we’re doing in staffing; but those areas are no longer problematic, and it seems that there is a good program installed to meet the needs of the District. The primary area that I’m working on and trying to exit out of is obviously in Special Education. There are compliance issues in Special Education that are problematic for the District. I meet with Assistant Superintendent DeJesus, we discuss those issues, she has an action plan to bring resolution; and we are working towards resolving those issues. The third charge I have is working with the Board to fill the Superintendency. I am not here to pick the Superintendent. I am here to assist the Board in reviewing candidates, sitting in on the interviews of the candidates. Once a permanent Superintendent is in place and once the Special Education problems are resolved, I’ll be making a recommendation to the Commissioner on the status; and then the Commissioner will decide whether or not Trenton will be under a State Monitor.

Addition of Superintendent Search to the State Monitor’s jurisdiction, it is time to exit As I’ve said many times, I find this Board to be a very good Board. I have not had to overturn the Board on any specific areas or any resolutions. What I have done as the Monitor, I’ve reviewed every agenda; and if there are issues with those agendas, I will make sure that those issues are resolved. In regard to my exiting, I am not perpetuating my stay here in any way, shape or form. My charge is to make sure that Special Ed issues are resolved and to see and assist in getting a new Superintendent. Once those two things are accomplished, then I will probably be exiting the District as long as nothing else happens to come up. At this time, I see once those two areas are resolved and rectified, Trenton has a very good possibility of not being under the auspices of a State Monitor.

Special Ed compliance and documentation of resource shortfall Right now we have an issue with Source4Teachers, everyone knows that. Once that’s rectified, the District will be, in that one area, in compliance. There are other areas that




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the District is not in compliance – IEPs are not current, some students are not getting…, the IEPs are not being …., the staffing during the IEPs are not following regulations. There are things of that nature that Assistant Superintendent DeJesus is working on and trying to rectify. We have many students here that are classified. That department is trying their best to make sure that they are in compliance. As they get into compliance, then I’ll be able to release them from our jurisdiction.

Documentation of shortfall and making the case to the State for increased resources

Superintendent Search under the State Monitor’s supervision, it is routine business for any district

As the State Monitor, I have been told by the Commissioner to be actively participating in that process. I am not going to direct the Board. If you remember, after the last search, I participated as an observer. I was not in any way, shape or form trying to influence the Board, etc. in that area. As the State Monitor, our shared goal is to get the best possible candidate that will lead this District. My judgment, unless it’s something really bizarre, which I doubt this group would ever do, would have a candidate that would not be a good fit for the City of Trenton. For the record, I am going to be an active participant in the search for your Superintendency. That is my charge. I will work with the Board to select the Superintendent. I am not going to dictate to the Board, but I will definitely be part of that deliberation. That’s part of my charge. One of my responsibilities as the State Monitor, as you well know, is that I have supervision over all personnel; but I do not enforce that because I work with your administration to get the candidates that they see are the proper people.

Timeline for exit, January 2017 goal of hiring a new Superintendent I don’t see the timeline that the District is projecting, and how the search is going now, that you will have a new Superintendent in January. That’s my personal opinion. I don’t believe by January you will have your compliance issues resolved in Special Education. Yes, the Superintendent Search is a factor in my leaving the District. I am a partner in that search.

At this time, Vice President Truehart asked President Redd if the proceedings could move to Public Participation and return to the State Monitor’s Report later in the meeting. President Redd agreed. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Attorney Lattiboudere read the following statement for the public:

Remember that public education can be an emotional issue, and the Board will strive to maintain a level of decorum at the meeting, in part because students attend or participate. As such, citizens are expected to maintain a tone of courtesy and civility; and the Board President is responsible for the orderly conduct of all Board meetings. Policy recognizes the value of public comment and permits a fair and orderly expression of such. Board Policy 167 allows the presiding officer to interrupt,




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warn or terminate a participant’s statement when it is too lengthy, abusive, obscene or irrelevant; they can request the individual leave the meeting when that person does not observe reasonable decorum. They can request the assistance of law enforcement officers in the removal of a disorderly person when that person’s conduct interferes with the progress of the meeting, call for a recess or adjournment to another time when the public decorum is no longer affected. The Board will use public comment period as an opportunity to listen to concerns but not to debate issues or enter into a question and answer session or cross-examination. Be aware that not all issues brought before the Board tonight will be resolved this evening, but the Board may respond to public comment by asking additional information or delegating authority to the administration to investigate the issues.

Transcript of Public Comments: Ann Sciarrotta, Vice President of the Trenton Educational Secretaries Association (TESA): Good evening Interim Superintendent Feria and Board Members. I am here to speak on behalf of my members and all the children subjected to the inept leadership of this Board and administration. If you will recall, this past spring you abolished the three levels of secretaries in this District, which we have had for decades. With each level were specific duties and responsibilities that the secretaries in those positions had mastered. You then adopted one job description for Secretary. There was no reason for this, other than certain Administrators wanted total control of the Secretary in their department. There was no thought on how this would affect your current employees, many of whom choose to work in this District and have for years. They are graduates of Trenton Schools and are residents of Trenton. They do not all have the highest level of skill set required of the new secretarial job description, but you did not care because you no longer care about your employees. You then abolished all the Secretaries in the District and only created about 50% of the positions in the 2016-17 school year. You eliminated a Secretary from every elementary school, expecting one Secretary to do the work of two people. When you did this a few years ago, you also moved registration from the schools to central office. That was a disaster. Then when you moved registration back into the schools, you brought back the Secretaries because obviously someone had to do the registrations. Now you eliminated the second Secretary, then you failed to follow the recall language in our contract and recalled them under your new version. Had you followed the recall language in the current contract, the Administrative II Secretaries would choose first, followed by the Administrative I Secretaries, and then the Senior Secretaries. Had you done that, your elementary schools would most likely have former Administrative II Secretaries, those with the highest skill set. You could have prevented some of the problems. But no, you want problems. Problems fit your need, because you are totally focused on driving this school district right into the ground. Do not tell us that you trained the Secretaries in June, because TESA leadership attended that training with our NJEA representative, and it was a joke. You had the audacity to give them a four-inch binder with information in it and call that training. Is there not one Board Member or Administrator assigned to this building that has been in a school office for at least a day in the last five years? You are either




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totally clueless or masters at creating chaos. Our Secretaries were so distraught; and because they are the professionals, they were upset at what they witnessed happening in the schools. So they asked for a meeting with the Superintendent. On September 23, they met with the Superintendent. She brought Ms. Howard, Mr. Ortiz and Ms. DeJesus with her. Our Secretaries shared that they were receiving multiple versions of how to register students. While there is a procedure in the handbook, it appears many Principals believe their school is exempt from following the procedure, and they can make their own rules. They asked that the Interim Superintendent convey the message to the buildings that there is only one way to register students and that, as Principals, they could not change it. Today, after all the figures for your funding need to be in, I received an email sent to the Administration and Secretaries stating that the procedures are in the handbook. The Secretaries know that. They are not the problem. What the Secretaries wanted was a statement from central office directing them to follow the handbook and not their Principal. Your employees reached out to you, and you failed them. If there are problems resulting from registration, do not try to point a finger at a Secretary. Our members also brought up the difficulty they were having to ensure children receive bilingual instruction. It appears people in central office were registering children, and no one in the school buildings knew about it. Children were being placed in schools without the knowledge of the school. Parents were being given the wrong information regarding bilingual services. Problems and procedures in getting children the placement and services they need were shared on September 23 and ignored until today. Look in the handbook. The handbook is simply another example of this administration mistreating their employees. Produce it, make it look pretty, and see how wonderful we are - meaningless drivel. What good is it when the only employees trying to do the things in accordance with the handbook are the Secretaries, particularly when others are telling them something different? Every choice you make eventually impacts a child in this District, and with each passing day it appears more and more evident that you have no respect for them, for their parents, or for the adult they may one day be. You are the biggest barrier standing between them and success. When you give comments, Ms. Feria, do not try to save yourself by saying you were making a committee of Secretaries and Administration to develop system-wide procedures. You said it on the 23rd, and just today it got scheduled for October 31 – too little, too late. But, you did achieve one thing from that meeting. The Secretaries mentioned the need for an interpreter in some of the schools. Principals are using our bilingual Secretaries to interpret for them when they meet with the parents, to interpret for the Guidance Counselor, the School Nurse, all times when the Secretary is removed from the main office. It’s her responsibility. And look at what happened at the very next Board meeting, you adopted the job description for a Bilingual Secretary. Tonight you are going to appoint a Bilingual Secretary to a bilingual Administrator in this building. This Administrator already has a Secretary. This Administrator has received about a $50,000 increase in a little over three years. Now, he gets an additional Secretary. You did not hire the person to work in a school with a high bilingual population, you do not place your bilingual Principals in schools with a high bilingual population. Those schools and those children are not a priority for you.




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Another thing that was shared at the September 23 meeting was the perceived abusive behavior endured by our Secretaries from some of your Principals. Our Secretaries are professionals and do not need to receive multiple emails throughout a day asking if they have completed a task, when the Administrator should know it has been completed. Principals assigning our Secretaries to their work, Principals that hide in their office all day long and refuse to take a phone call, speak with a parent or handle a discipline issue. Principals that have a printer in their office print a single sheet to the printer in the main office 15 feet away and then tell the Secretary to fetch it for them. Principals who put their hands on their Secretaries to send them on an errand, Principals who ignore the Secretary and do not call for an ambulance when a child is profusely bleeding for over 20 minutes while the Secretary tried to control the bleeding. You know you have problems in some of your buildings because TESA members are not the only employees who must try to service the students, parents and community despite the building administration. You have had problems for years at Franklin, Robbins and Hill; but I have come to believe that you do not want competent Administrators because they might actually support student learning. Just take time and look at the credentials of the people you place in positions. Your last two finalists for Superintendent – the District was not going anyplace but down on those two. You hire from Philadelphia, Newark, and Jersey City – not exactly models of educational success. You hire from charter schools where the scores were the worst in the area. You even managed to figure out a way to make sure the Secretaries with the highest skill set are not being used effectively. It seems there is no going up for you. The only thing that is up, up and up is your legal fees. Now there you do excel. You keep trying to hold TESA to TEA language for scheduling grievance hearings. We already filed one grievance on that; and you, Mr. Truehart, told us it would not happen again. Well, it does. You keep missing timelines and we keep filing for arbitration. The Board Attorney, Mr. Perry, keeps smiling because litigation is money in his pocket. Not money in a classroom, but money for the attorneys. In fact, Mr. Perry has asked us to bypass the Board on four of our grievances and go directly to arbitration. So you are real good at moving taxpayer money from the children of Trenton to that law firm. I would say you have got that act perfected. TESA currently has over 15 arbitrations filed with about five more to be processed. Then we have a few unfair labor practices, and of course more litigation because you have not paid filing fees to AAA for the arbitrations – not one dime yet. So let’s recap. What are you doing well these days? Failing to properly register students, failing to provide bilingual services in a timely manner, failing to provide our neediest students with OT and PT services that they need to survive, failing to provide competent Paraprofessionals to educators, denying their students educational services. Failing to provide interpreters in the buildings when your bilingual population depends upon it; oh right – you got the Bilingual Secretary for the bilingual Administrator in record-breaking time. On behalf of the Secretaries in this District, the teachers they work with, the parents they interact with, and most importantly the students – please do us a favor and quit. It is more than obvious that you consider throwaway children. Step aside and let people who really care to save the mess you have all created. Thank you for your time.




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Deborah Logan, grandparent: My grandson attends Franklin Elementary. He’s in the fourth grade. I’m his legal guardian. The reason why I’m here tonight is because I’m unsatisfied of the way that his services has been handled. On September 21, I got a call from a Debra Powell stating that she’s his new case management dealing with his IEP. She also told me that his math teacher and her had a meeting and decided to change his IEP status from 120 minutes per week for his reading and his math, down to 80. Then I said I didn’t agree with that, I would have to talk to the teacher to find out what’s going on. She said that she would call me back the following week on the 27th of September. Well, as of October 14, no call back from Debra Powell. October 15th got a call from her, once I sent her a email telling her that I was not pleased with the service because my grandson has not been taken out of class for his 1:1 math help or his reading help. And, also I told her that I would have to look further to make sure that everything on his IEP is correct. On the 15th like I said, I sent her an email stating that I did not appreciate her not calling me back to find out if I agreed with that decision or what kind of answer or whatever I was going to give her in reference to my agreement with the changes. I also told her that my grandson is suffering educational-wise and also he needs help. Also, my grandson came home and told me he wants to go back to the third grade because he got help in the third grade and he feel like he’s dumb. Every time I think about that, I get emotional because I’m his legal guardian, I have to look out for him – nobody else, I have to look out for him. He deserves to have a correct education, he deserves to have people to look out for his best interests. Then Ms. Powell sends me an email, because I told her I have no problem complaining to her superiors for her lack of doing her duties. She didn’t apologize, she called me and say “Oh, I’m just calling to let you know that it was a change made and I told you I would call you back on the 14th”. No you did not. You were supposed to call me back a week ago. Here it is almost a month later, my grandson’s not getting any services, and you making my grandson cry in the morning. I have to make him, force him, talk to him to make him attend school because he say he feel like he’s dumb. Why should a kid have to feel like that? Then, on the 20th, I go to pick up my grandson. The teacher say “Ms. Powell just left, she said this form gotta be filled out tonight and brung back on the 21st”. Mind you, I never had a meeting; when I get the IEP, things are amended in there without me being in the meeting. It went from the 120 to the 80, now it’s down to one day per week. Mind you, this kid is in Fourth Grade and he’s reading on a Second Grade level. So I’m not understanding that, and right now I’m really upset because he’s suffering. Like I said, I have to look out for mine. I love my grandson. And no kid should have to be dealing with that. So I don’t understand how can a IEP, in this year of March I had a wonderful person – Eileen Scarborough – excellent. I couldn’t say anything bad about her as far as her IEP knowledge and workmanship. Never had a problem. She put everything down, she explained everything to me. In March of this year, it was supposed to just go down to 80, not down to one day per week. How do you amend something and say it was amended without me being in the meeting? How do you do that?




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At this time, Superintendent Feria asked Assistant Superintendent DeJesus to follow up with Ms. Logan tonight. Ms. Logan continued: I’m represented by SPAG, so they can take care of that. Any questions, they can ask SPAG. I’m done. I thank you for allowing me to say my piece because, like I said, I get emotional because when my grandson hurts, I hurt. Shante O’Neal, parent: You know, I thought I was the only parent that was having this issue, and clearly I’m not. I have a regret, and my regret is moving my kids from Middlesex County to Trenton, because in Middlesex County, all of my kids got what they needed. Here, I have three girls and all three of my girls have a issue with the Board of Education. Tonight I’m here because Heaven, who’s six and autistic, has ADHD, has epilepsy and has dyslexia, goes to Martin Luther King; has an IEP that is not being taken care of. She has not seen anybody for anything. There’s no 1:1, there’s no OTs, there’s no Speech, there’s no nothing for her. We’re talking about a kid who loved to go to school, who cries every night because she doesn’t want to go to school. Who cries every morning because she doesn’t want to go to school; who begs and tries to bribe me and her sister for her not to go to school because she’s not happy. She doesn’t feel like she’s getting what she needs, she doesn’t understand what’s going on, and there’s no effort to help her understand. So I’m thankful to SPAG for having me sit here tonight because I got to see a lot, a whole lot, and it’s scary – because I have the attendance issue, because she doesn’t want to go to school and some days I feel so bad at her crying, I leave her home. I have the IEP issue. Nobody’s helping her. I have the Secretary issue, I’m sorry Miss Harris – but, when I first registered my kid for school, Miss Harris, being the only secretary there, put my First Grader in the Second Grade class. I had no idea she was in the Second Grade class and so I showed up for open school night to meet the teacher who’s a Second Grade teacher. My child was struggling more because she was in a Second Grade class and not a First Grade class. And why – because Miss Harris is the only secretary that they have for all of the students that go to that school, for K through eighth grade. That’s not fair to her, but my child suffer because of it, and that’s not fair. All these parents here, I really thought I was the only one. I don’t understand what it is that you guys are doing, but I think y’all need to get it together and fast because now I’m ready to take my kids out of this District and go back to Middlesex County, and I work here. It’s not fair. Something has to be done fast, especially since I sat here and I listen to him say Martin Luther King has nobody at all. But when I had a meeting with Ms. Gilliard, she promised me on October 4th that Heaven’s stuff will take effect. October 4th was a Monday. Everything was supposed to take effect that Monday. She didn’t say y’all didn’t have anybody at all, not to mention that the school transfers everything from Middlesex County to Trenton on August 2nd. My child was not registered until after school started in September. We didn’t have a meeting until October, but it was only her and I in that meeting. Where was everybody else to make sure that everything got taken care of? Nothing gets done the way it’s supposed to, not here, and it ain’t right. So y’all are going




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to have to come up with something because the next step for me is not only having SPAG represent, but I do have an educational attorney that I brought with me from Middlesex County. If that’s the way we have to go, then that’s definitely the way that I have to go. Now I have to go be a mom and help my kids with homework. Goodnight. Betty Glenn, President of the Trenton Paraprofessionals Association (TPA): Normally, most of you who are senior Board Members know that I have two capacities that I work in – as President of TPA and also as an involved community person. I want to speak to you tonight as a community person because, Les, I have to beg your difference. Special Ed is a mess, it really truly is. I don’t know who’s giving you that list to say that these people are in these positions. Also, I’ve been sending President Redd different little things that people have been sending to me about “we don’t have a para here, we don’t have anyone that hasn’t been here for the beginning of the year”. As you know, when we went around, they had names in places that people weren’t really there. Now they’re putting people’s names down, and they may come in that morning, and then they’ll pull them to go to another spot. I have been working with this District more than 45 years. Never in this history have we ever split classes in September to have these children moved and shuffled around. It is a tragedy, it is shameful, and all of you need to be ashamed because you keep letting me come and tell you these things, and all you do is do nothing. I’ve tried to work with you, I’ve tried to go around with you, I’ve tried to pretend that it’s going to get better. You have to take the responsibility that it is not better, it is not going to get better; and be the bigger person and get rid of Source4Teachers because it is not working. These children do not have the resources that they’re supposed to have. None of you, not one of you, would want your child or your grandchild or your relative to be dealing with a class of a Kindergartner being split to go to a Fourth Grade class. So how much education do you think they’re getting, sitting in that Fourth Grade class that day? It is not fair, it is shameful, and every one of us need to be ashamed of ourselves because that child can’t speak to you for them. But I’m gonna come here tonight and speak for them; I’m not asking you to do the right thing, I’m telling you – you have to do the right thing. It is wrong what’s going on with our children in this District. You can’t sit up here every once a month and think that you’re going to just listen to what we say and go back in that room. And I know a lot of times, because I know a lot of Board Members, say when you go back in that room, you don’t even discuss things that we come up here and tell you about, and not take and believe what is really happening in these schools. I know for a fact that they are not there, they’re not there, they’re not there Jason, they are not here. And then you put 17s and 18s and 19-year-olds in middle school to be 1:1s. Do you really think that they can handle those children, a 18-year-old when they think they’re just as old as them? They have all kinds of people who are not qualified. They’re not qualified, and we have to get the best that we can get for these kids. I don’t know if you’re thinking like a Trump thing, that we gonna get shot in this city, or our kids don’t count, but they do count. They mean an awful lot, and we have, as you saw today, how successful they can be. But if they can’t get the right education, the right support from you, you, you and you, then




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they’re not gonna be anything, they are gonna end up as statistics going to jail. We have to do better. I’m not asking you, I’m not trying to sit here and tell you what to do. I’m begging you – do the right thing, be the better person. Remember and say “we messed up, but we going to fix this and we going to fix it right now”. Thank you. Samantha Lamb, Special Parent Advocacy Group (SPAG): Let me begin by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed the performance by the Community Orchestra that was led by Mr. Pucciatti and Mr. Plunket. I wish that was indicative of how our entire District ran. You saw excellence in their performance because they are two Teachers who are dedicated to our student body; and you can tell by what they get out of our students, which leads me to what I need to say briefly this evening. There are a few words that come to mind that I want the Board to keep in mind as they go forward. Word #1 is adequate. The definition of adequate is “satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity”. The second word is competent, which is “having the necessary ability, knowledge or skill to do something successfully”. The third word is effective: “successful in producing a desired or intended result”. And the last word is dedicated: “devoted to a task or purpose, having single-minded loyalty or integrity”. Unfortunately, these are four words that this Board does not resemble. The reason why I brought those four words up is because the issues that we’re seeing in Special Education are indicative of people who don’t possess these qualities being put in positions to offer services that are not adequate, they are incompetent, they are ineffective and it’s because they’re not dedicated. If you pay somebody $2.00 an hour, you’re going to get $2.00 an hour work. So when you hire or outsource to organizations who pay their 17- and 18-year-olds what they should be making at 17 and 18, you’re going to get that level of work; and for our Special Education population, that is unacceptable on all levels. It appears to me that the Board is focused on the wrong thing. Mr. Salazar sat and he asked the State Monitor repeatedly when he was going to leave; but it seems to me that the Board, in their lackadaisical attitude and actions, are guaranteeing that he will remain. He’s never gonna leave. There will always be someone to replace him because the Board is not taking action to fix properly what is wrong with the District, specifically in Special Education. If you don’t fix the problem, the problem will persist and he will remain, including his salary that continues to drain our budget into a deficit that is already in; and we pay him to sit and to continue to institute nothing, to not overturn anything as he eloquently said, to not force you to do anything. And so, he’s here, you’re here; but nothing continues to be done for the students of Trenton Public Schools. Fix it. Kerri Kane, Lead Advocate with SPAG: Good evening Board Members and Administration. I too am a parent of a child with special needs and have been advocating for children of all abilities for the last 6 ½ years. I began working with SPAG just a few months ago, and all I can say is shameful. The year started off with the crisis of having special needs students not provided door to door busing, special needs buses without aides, and special needs students being dropped off




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at the wrong stops and left to fend for themselves on the streets of Trenton. Your Transportation Department doesn’t respond, they don’t answer the phone until my friends and I get involved. Then we have a meeting and we discuss things, and then we find out what we’re supposed to be doing. Well if you’d tell us that in the first place, we wouldn’t have to barge down your doors. We wouldn’t have to email you all hours of the night because, I’ll tell you right now, we don’t sleep. We advocate 24/7. Next, we hear Paraprofessionals and 1:1 Aides are not being provided for more than half the students that have IEPs that are stated in it. A legal and binding document – your attorney should know that. From what those of us at SPAG can see is that Source4Teachers is not saving you money, they’re going to be costing you money in legal fees from complaints and civil rights investigations that are now filed. Maybe you should have thought twice about letting go of your loyal and dedicated Paraprofessionals and 1:1 Aides, because apparently they’re not replaceable, and you’re learning you get what you pay for. We also found out that related services in most schools have not begun yet. Students today are still not receiving Speech, PT and OT due to lack of providers, due to the contracted provider this BOE has hired. Today we learned those same contracted providers do not do evaluations for special needs students. They outsource it – more money. So my question to you is who’s doing them? How much are they costing? And I’m curious how many of those K-5 suspensions were unidentified special needs students that this District continues to neglect. You all received my email about a 30-day review meeting that I had on Friday for a Trenton family, so now those present tonight get to hear what really happened behind closed doors. First the meeting did not have the necessary parties as designed by the Code and the Federal law to conduct a legal and proper IEP meeting. An IEP apparently had never been created. The student transferred from an Out of District school, and this was a 30-day review to find out that IEP had not been followed at all. No services, no 1:1 Aide, and this student was struggling. The Principal advocated, the Teachers advocated, and no one did anything until Mom called us – violations. You have violations all over the place for Special Education; and as somebody who comes from Hamilton, who believe me it’s not that great in Hamilton either, but you guys make Hamilton look like a shining star in the sky. I have never been so thankful that I live there, and I fought hard for my son. I sat in a meeting and a Case Manager told me she’s too busy, she can’t type the IEP, she’s not a typist. That’s not a valid excuse – IEPs need to be done. All I hear from this District are excuses. We’re gonna fix it, we want to collaborate – do your jobs, that’s all we’re asking. Katrina Dowling, parent: As I sit here, I am completely disgusted. Let me tell you something, I am a mother and I’m a disabled mother. I have chronic kidney disease; and around the time that I was diagnosed with this Lupus, my son was struggling educationally-wise. Because I sent letters to the Board of Education demanding them to classify my son, it was never done. I was forced to take my son to Children’s Specialized Hospital for them to classify him. Once he was classified, I had a meeting with the staff stating what his classification was. No one




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did anything. It took a whole year of me hollering and saying look, my son has ADHD, he is below educational academic-wise, and no one did anything. Finally, I got someone to listen to me and say Ms. Dowling, we’re gonna do this, we’re gonna do that. Still nothing was never really done. My son now is so below his grade level academically it doesn’t make any sense. When I came to the Board of Education and I told them about this, Ms. Mittie, Ms. Sheila Polite knew of my chronic kidney failure and that I was on dialysis, and assured me that my son was going to get well taken care of. When they turned around, they did an IEP meeting without me being there, they threw my son out of Columbus School, and threw him in MLK without my approval. I called in the beginning of the school year, before the school year even started, and asked Ms. Mittie why did you and Ms. Sheila Polite and the rest of your constituents go behind my back and did an IEP meeting, threw my son out of the school without me being there? All I kept hearing was excuse after excuse after excuse. There was no transportation provided for my son, nothing. I ended up getting a lawyer involved. This is how bad everything – I sent letters to Ms. DeJesus – went unanswered. I did everything that I was supposed to do under that Special Education booklet, and no one helped me. I got a lawyer involved that I could not afford. When my son got approved for SSI, instead of me taking that money and paying for therapy, I had to take it to pay for a lawyer because no one wanted to listen to me. When I did get a lawyer involved, my lawyer pointed out all the illegal things that the Board has done and still, we’re gonna take care of it. Your son is going to a great school. Really? I grew up, I went to MLK, and I know how that school is. I know that a lot of the teachers there don’t care about the kids. I know that a lot of the kids in that school are emotionally out of touch because they are neglected by their parents, and they actually beat on the kids who parents do love them. This was told to my mother the first day my son went to school. She said, you know what, your grandson is in a school with kids who parents don’t love them. What are you doing about it? Nothing. Ever since then, when the lawyer and I sat at the table, and all they kept saying was, we’re gonna do this, we’re gonna do this, we’re gonna do this. As of now, my son has gotten nothing done. He was supposed to have an evaluation test done that my lawyer said needed to be done at a time frame, and they never did it. Never. The only reason why I stopped fighting because my health deteriorated, because I’m going through a bunch of people who don’t give a hootenanny about my child, mine. I shouldn’t have to go through anything as a parent with disability and sickening. I should be able to say, you know what, I’m confident that this school board is going to take care of things the way they should. And I didn’t have that peace of mind, and it made me sicker and sicker and sicker, to the point where I almost lost my life. When I did file complaints with the Board, all I got was a bunch of paperwork for an IEP meeting I never attended. Lies, lies, lies. I’m so disappointed in this District, in this Board. I grew up in the Trenton Public Schools, and I’m just disgusted with you guys. Every school year is a problem. Every beginning of the school year, it’s a problem. My son, who has asthma, had to walk to school. Then, when they did provided him transportation, he had to walk a mile from his house to the bus stop, which was all the way in a bad neighborhood. I don’t understand, you guys really, there’s a lot of people that need to be fired. Really. Elizabeth DeJesus is number one. Fired. A lot of you guys need to be fired,




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you guys need to be held accountable for all the devastation you guys have caused to these children and their parents in this District. Y’all don’t care, because it’s not your affair, it’s not your kid, so you’re like, oh well. And you’re sitting there and still getting paid to do what? Nothing. You don’t care, you guys don’t care and, like I said, I’m very disgusted in you guys. And I am working very hard to get my kids out of this District because I can’t stand to deal with the incompetency and the unprofessionalism that you guys have been doing. You need to be ashamed of yourselves, really, all of you. Daryl Young, parent: I’d like to speak on behalf of my kid’s Mom too. Y’all – when I grew up in Trenton Schools, it was lovely. It was never like this, how it is. Now my son, he needs help. Y’all grandsons and grandkids, whatever, your kids is getting help. I guarantee y’all are letting them get help. But y’all looking at us like y’all don’t care about us or our kids. Even though y’all may not be getting paid, that’s the problem because y’all don’t care because y’all ain’t getting paid for the job. But like my kid’s Momma said, all y’all need to be fired. I’m done. Elisa Robinson, grandparent: I’m here to basically represent for my granddaughter, Malia Robinson. My granddaughter, I just want to shed some light on that, all my children was not educated in Trenton School District. I was a parent that worked two jobs and took care of my children and moved to Princeton and educated my kids in West Windsor/Plainsboro South. When my last son graduated, I moved back to Trenton and bought a home in Hiltonia NJ, only to find out that I had to take custody of my grandchildren. I never educated my kids here because I never believed in Trenton, and I still don’t, just to totally be honest with you. My granddaughter was attending Jefferson Elementary School. The Principal was named Mrs. Green, she was horrible. I’m used to, I have a Down’s Syndrome son that I raised who’s still in my custody, I raised all his life, he’s 28 years old. I didn’t deal with IEPs, Out of District placements, I didn’t deal with all of that. Basically I think I’m qualified for 28 years to speak on this. My granddaughter basically was in this school and I was going up to the school complaining that my granddaughter needed an IEP. I came down here with my daughter who basically lost custody, I believe, because the school district basically took her through so much that she basically went off and couldn’t take the pressure from them. They started calling DYFS on us, she lost her child, and now I have custody of my granddaughter. My granddaughter for a whole entire year, I started picking up where my daughter left off at fighting for her to be evaluated. It took a whole year and a half for my granddaughter to be evaluated, and I followed protocol. Mrs. Mittie was one of my granddaughter’s Case Workers, which later Miss Hobbs took over. And after Miss Hobbs took over, Miss Gilliard took over, which she is right now my granddaughter’s Child Study Team Case Worker. My granddaughter is removed out of Jefferson School and finally evaluated in April of last year. Now she is in Jefferson School, and she is so far behind. She’s in Franklin. She left Jefferson and moved to Franklin. She is so far in school. And me as a grandparent, I’ve always been a strong advocate for education. I’m working at home with my granddaughter,




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I’m helping her. But, guess what, when she go to school, basically she was denied Extended School Year. It was in her IEP for last year for her to have Extended School Year. She never received it. It took a whole year for her to even be evaluated, and they was kicking my granddaughter out of school for a whole entire year. They kept removing her out of the class and telling us if we don’t come get her, they was gonna call the police on her. Mrs. Green was one of the people who said this, and she called my mother and said it to my mother, which is a pastor, so I know she wasn’t lying about it. So, like I said, my granddaughter to me has been left behind in a system that basically says it’s no child left behind. She’s now in Franklin Elementary, and the Principal is stating at the last meeting, because they just suspended her Friday, and I was looking over what the Truant Officer was stating, he was stating that how from Kindergarten to Second Grade, the rates of being suspended is crazy. How could you suspend a child maybe for spitting, kicking or whatever the case might be, when you should need to address the issue why they’re doing it? So a lot of these kids are missing out on school, also I want to address, because a lot of things I had to address, one of the things is that also my granddaughter from the beginning of this school year was supposed to be transported to Franklin Elementary School from my home. For two weeks I called the Board. I came down here to the Board. It took me two weeks and a half for them to start transportation. Like I said, it’s unfair because the first thing they want to do basically, if your child is having a problem, they want to kick them out of school. They want to kick them out of school, and they not knowing what the child is suffering from because my granddaughter was going through some issues. That’s why I stepped in as a grandmother and I handled those issues. So me as a grandparent and as her advocate, I’m a strong advocate. So I’m fighting for her, and every door that I come to is basically closed in my face because my granddaughter is still suffering and I see that she do want to learn. And how I know she’s far behind is because I have two other grandchildren that go to Foundation Academy that’s on their level that they need to be, far behind the level that they should be on. So my thing is, I don’t know what’s going on with Trenton School District, but it’s a shame; and, like I said, we gotta treat people the way we want to be treated. We have to look at every child as if it’s our own. Like they said, it takes a whole village to raise a child. Right now, a lot of people might not be concerned because they’re not going through it; but I’m a tell you like it is, you reap exactly what you sow. So I hear the parents and they’re crying out and they want help, and a lot of times when we hear from Trenton you think it’s all bad parents; but let me tell you something, I know a lot of grandparents raising their kids today. And I see grandparents up here fighting for their kids, I know I am. I know I fight for mine, I seen my sister do it, I seen my brother do it, I seen us all stick together as a family and we fight for our children. So what I’m saying is, my granddaughter deserve a education, my granddaughter, I was fighting for her to get placed out of district; but they fighting me to put her in P.J. Hill. Why would I want my granddaughter taken from Franklin and placed in P.J. Hill, and I’m living in Hiltonia paying $8400 a year on taxes. Why would I want her placed there? I’m just being honest. So my thing is, I’m just keeping it real with y’all, I am looking to move to take my tax money somewhere else because I believe in education. I believe in education. Education is important, our children are important; and that’s why a lot of these kids end up in gangs,




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they end up having sex at a early age, they end up doing drugs, because the people who’s supposed to be fighting for them is not fighting. It’s not only the parents, it’s not only the parents. The school system has failed our children. Like I said, they will reap what they sow because what comes around do goes around. Karma is real. Rena Funderburg, parent: Good afternoon. Well I guess what they say is true, to save the best to last, huh? Save the best to last. I promised myself I wouldn’t cry up here; but after I hear all these parents, it’s appropriate to cry. I need to cry, because it’s just not my child, it’s their child. And I advocated for all of you, for Trenton Public Schools. I was PTO parent, I was head, I started at Head Start Policy Council, Chairperson. So I know the system. I was at every function, I met with the Principal. I told parents if you’re involved enough, you’ll make a difference, your child will get what they need, they will make that progress. My son is in Seventh Grade right now, Seventh Grade; and since Kindergarten, I have filed motions every year with the District for due process, for mediation. The last two times under Ms. DeJesus’s instruction, mediation was supposed to be resolved. The District had agreed to Out of District placement and they have agreed to a special reading program. It never started. Weeks later, the District would go back and say, we renege on that, we think what we’re giving him is appropriate. It’s appropriate for now a Seventh Grade student who is on a Third Grade reading level to be in General Education classes. That’s not appropriate for a student that moved from elementary school where they were giving him support services and offering what was needed for him to make the progress. In one year, he made more progress in Fourth Grade than he did in K, 2nd, 3rd, all the way up until then, with the reading program he needed. Now in middle school he’s not offered that; so my son has withdrawn, he’s not motivated, he’s not willing to do the work. He doesn’t feel the need to be there, he doesn’t understand what’s going on. A in-class support would spend so much time having to dial down Seventh Grade work to a Third Grade reading level that there’s not enough time in class, in the period, for him to get what he needs out of it. There’s just not. So I ask, what other placement is appropriate, what have you done? Because I’ve tried every suggestion that Case Workers have thrown at me. I tried it, I’ve been patient. When they didn’t have transportation, don’t worry, I’ll get him there. Much like the other parent, I have Lupus disease. A lot of times, I can’t walk; but I’m trucking my son and three toddlers across Business Route 1 with no crossing guard, to get him to school on time. And I have to argue with the Principal that he will not get suspension or any penalty because the Board fails to provide him transportation. That’s not gonna happen. Now my son is classified by private Children’s Specialized Hospital as saying, we think he’s developmentally disordered because he’s not on level. Because he’s been at Trenton School District since pay, that’s why. Not because he’s actually mentally disordered, but because you guys are failing him. You guys are failing him. I don’t have the answer to tell him at 13 years old, he knows something’s missing. He knows school is not supposed to be how it is. I think my final straw, Ms. DeJesus, was a few weeks ago your Case Worker called me, Miss (inaudible). She was appalled that we were supposed to meet 30 days after




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mediation to discuss the progress. She didn’t understand why I wanted to meet when the mediation resolution was not being followed. But I insisted anyway. Then she attempted to hang up the phone, which she didn’t, and persisted to have a 15-minute conversation about my child and myself with her co-workers. And I sat and listened for 15 minutes of this conversation, so when I went back to the IEP room, there is no talking. Now I’m disgruntled, I’m not willing to work with the District, I’m not willing to take offers on what I already know. The Teacher has already identified he’s not motivated in the classroom setting. Your worker has already identified it. She has told me there is nothing else that she can offer me, and in front of me, emailed yourself and your co-worker Ms. Suzette Jackson. The only response we got within the past two weeks is, just offer her compensatory services. Just offer me compensatory services. I don’t know what service is gonna make up for what’s lost. How can I get him where I need him to be? I’m afraid to apply him to other schools out of the District that I know can help him because of his level where he’s at. No one is gonna have the support services for him. So now’s he’s placed in a behavioral class, and he doesn’t have behavioral problems. He’s a very shy timid child, and we have children in the classroom with him that are being disruptive, cursing, interrupting the class; and he doesn’t know what to do about that. Every week we’re bargaining, if I don’t go to school today and I’ll go tomorrow. It takes me weeks to get in touch with Teachers when I go up to the school and ask, I want to know the progress. Before I call the Case Manager and complain, let me know the progress, let me know where we stand, what I can be doing. All last year, every Teacher has my email address. Please email me, let me know, I want to know what assignments are; half the year, no homework. He has a working memory problem. He has to have homework to back up what he’s learning. So to go half the year with no homework doesn’t make sense. But because he has good behavior, he has been allowed to proceed to the Seventh Grade on a Third Grade reading level. Third Grade reading level. Is that appropriate to any of you as parents? It’s not appropriate for me, and I’ve become distant from the District in advocating for what you can offer and what you can do for a parent who is involved and concerned and being there for their child, because it’s not true. I’m very involved, I’m very concerned, and I try to do my part. And where I know I lack at or where I can’t be of the full services that he needs, that a professional Teacher would, I’m not getting from these Teachers. There is no transportation that can be offered to him. And I’m told, Well, you know what, we did our best. The bus stop is one block from a school. The bus stop is one block from a school. I will walk him one block from a school to catch a bus, one block? No, no; and I’m told we have to take it up with the City. It’s their problem because they don’t have the crossing guard that you need. So a crossing guard will make it easier for you to walk one block from a school to drop him off. At this time, Superintendent Feria asked Ms. Nicole Whitfield from SPAG to connect with Ms. DeJesus this evening to ensure that every parent receives a follow up the next day. Ms. Funderburg continued: I will not follow up with Ms. DeJesus because I’m already in due processing, so it would be pointless for me to meet with her. We did mediation a few weeks ago, I have been




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contacting her office for the past couple weeks, trying to get an answer, trying to know where we’re going, trying to avoid going to a hearing and going through all that – just to find out what other placement is available within the District, and it doesn’t exist. Billie Hayes, Community Member: Good evening everyone. First I want to say that I don’t think it’s appropriate for the cops to be here Jason. I think it’s inappropriate. The parents and the community are here today non-violently. Just like in the 60s, they were non-violent and they came in protest, and you have the cops here. These cops should be outside fighting crime. They shouldn’t be here, and it’s a form of ethnic intimidation, that’s what it is. At the last Board Meeting, I said I was tired of coming to these Board Meetings; but I came anyway today because I’m quite sure Harriet Tubman was tired when she was running up and down The Underground Railroad. I want to talk about the lead because I have a serious problem with it. Students should not be washing their hands in that water because the water can easily splash in their mouth; and kids are going to be kids. The other question I have to ask is, how many children have been poisoned by this District? We have so many kids that are in Special Education, and I believe that this water situation has contributed to it. The lead is an example of child neglect. Endangering the welfare of children, so maybe somebody need to call the cops on that. And so we have to ask the question, is who’s responsible, because somebody has to take the fall for the water. So, according to the Code, the Business Administrator, according to the certificate, oversees Facilities. The organizational chart also shows that the Business Administrator also oversees Facilities, and she’s responsible for the money; but if you look at the bonds for the past three years, I never seen anything pertaining to any pipes. I never seen any applications submit to the State to pay for the pipes. The SDA, the City of Trenton and the School Board is responsible for the lead situation. It’s a collaboration. My next concern is these payouts. These payouts negotiated by the President of TASA, who’s sitting in the corner putting her damn head back, is considered theft. That’s what it is, and this is part of the reason why we don’t have any money. Hope Grant got a hookup. She sat there and negotiated these payouts. And the high school is not ready yet. And you know why it’s not ready – because the curriculum is not in order. We still have a Principal that lacks a background in teaching and curriculum and instruction. And if the curriculum is not right, then the building is not gonna go up. It would be sad to see the building be halfway built and we have to knock it down. That would be horrible. But you don’t want people like me in the meetings doing homework, doing the research and bringing facts. You don’t want that. My question is this, when did Hope Grant obtain her license to be an architect? I want to know when. Do you want her building your house? And then there’s the Director of the Early Childhood Education. There has been a lot of complaints. The State has came in and cited the Early Childhood Education Department, and we need a new Director of Early Childhood Education. And then there’s the Superintendent. We have a weak Superintendent here in Trenton who won’t fight for the




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kids because the kids, she’s not gonna fight for African Americans. She has a serious problem with African Americans, and I’ve came to that conclusion because if the children looked like you, you would be fighting for them. That’s how I feel. There are a number of employees in this District that have performed horribly, and they need to be referred to the Board of Examiners because they do not need to be in public education at all. And my heart goes out to the families that are down here today. Please keep on fighting and don’t stop. Dawn Kunkel, Teacher at Grant Elementary School: I almost didn’t get up here to speak because, compared to some of the stories, mine’s just as important but it’s a different perspective. I’ve heard horror stories from other teachers, I’m not gonna bring that up. I’m only gonna discuss what I’ve experienced. I have a wonderful 1:1 in my classroom. I could not live without her. She’s fantastic. However, since the beginning of the school year, I’ve had three Paraprofessionals. Very nice people, I’m not saying personality-wise anything. However, I run a highly structured classroom. I need to. My kids are special needs, they cannot be idle, they cannot be left to their own devices for any length of time. I need someone in the classroom, a Paraprofessional who can support the job stations that I have going on. Like I said, they’re very nice people; however, these are job stations that we are held to a very high standard. I can’t speak for any school, I’ve only been at Grant; and I like where I’m at, and I like the administration that I work for. I can’t speak for anyone else. But, I need someone who comes in, knows the job stations, which takes time to learn. The Paraprofessional that I had that just left, I begged her to move closer to Trenton, to get a job permanently in Trenton because she was fantastic. She is gone. I now have a new Paraprofessional and instead of spending my time teaching the kids, I am now training another Paraprofessional the job stations, what kids need certain types of needs, very specific routines that they have to follow; because if not, the classroom falls apart. Last year I had Miss Harmon. She doesn’t know I’m bringing her name up, but she was the Paraprofessional I had last year. She works for the school district, and I begged to have her back. We worked well together, we gave the kids what they needed, there was a very strong support system within the classroom; and the structure was tight. This is what my kids need, so even though I can empathize with the parents, I just want you guys to have a different perspective. I am now gonna spend three weeks training a Paraprofessional who is leaving before Christmas, which means that after Christmas I will have another Paraprofessional that I will have to train. Like I said, I appreciate all the support I get in the classroom, and I’m gonna run my classroom whether there’s a Paraprofessional or not. My kids are gonna do their work and I’m gonna be on top of them whether there’s a Paraprofessional or not. But, it pulls me away from my job every time I have to reteach a Paraprofessional, and it’s very frustrating. The second thing, I was listening to some of the behaviors, and I did used to work for the JJC; and I would have continued working for them, but I was in a round of layoffs; and for those who do not know, the JJC is the Juvenile Justice Commission. I taught in a classroom where I had students that were 17 years old in Fifth Grade, all the way up to 23-




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year-olds who had never been to Middle School; and I had other kids that were regular education that graduated and went off to college. So my experience is vast. Behavior is not something where you can just talk to a parent, you need to get a program in here where you start with the babies and you start them young with the coping skills, following up with why they’re absent or why they’re hostile, why they’re angry. Some of it goes beyond anger, it goes right into rage and it’s very different than anger. The program we used at the JJC was called ART Training. Please forgive me, I didn’t know I was going to be commenting on this. I can’t remember what ART stands for, but it was a Statewide program that we had to learn and implement. It is role modeling, but it is like any other curriculum or subjects you study. It has to be implemented every day, and the language has to be exactly the same across the Board. We had a reduction within violent offenses within the system as we got these boys up and running on the program. Last thing I want to comment on is about the transportation situation, and all I’m gonna do is I’m gonna tell you an honest-to-God true story that I think about all the time. I can’t give you specific information because the kids are adjudicated so their records are sealed. But, I had a young man who lived in an inner city, brilliant mind. I couldn’t believe he was where he was, and when I asked him why he was there, he said he had a choice to make. I said, and that would be? And he said, Well I had to choose Blood or Crypt. Go a half a block one way I was in one territory. I went a half a block in another direction, I was in Blood or Crypt territory. I had both of them coming at me where I would be harassed and beaten up by both gangs because I would not choose a side. So eventually I had to choose one. This kid should have been in college, but instead he was in my classroom at the JJC. He was 19 years old. So then we talked about being an adult, once he got out where he could go. What he said was, he had a target on his back, he didn’t expect to survive 48 hours once his sentence was up because of the things that he’d done while he was in the gang. And he had no transportation to and from school. When I say I really wish I could tell you that he graduated high school and went to college and got married and had children. Instead I went to his funeral because 24 hours after he left our facility, he was executioned down. He should have been in college. And, before I ever worked for the District, I knew about the 2 ½ mile radius through some of these communities in terms of the gang relations; and I know some people say it’s not that bad. Don’t kid yourself. You’ve got white diamonds even in various elementary schools; and I have seen children, babies, throwing up gang signs, thinking that nobody knows what they mean and that they’re just happy-go-lucky signs. So please don’t fool yourself. You’ve got lieutenants who are giving birth to babies that their first breath is as a lieutenant in a gang. They are not expected to perform their induction into the family until they are a little bit older. But these are some of the communities that our kids are walking through. And, I know it’s expensive, I don’t know where the money will come from, but something has to be done because they’re not safe. I’ll be 43 in two weeks, and I still get phone calls from my parents, Why are you still at school, it’s dark. And I’m an adult in a car driving out of Trenton. Thank you.




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Nicole Whitfield, SPAG: Good evening. First of all I want to thank Jason Redd for allowing the parents to speak beyond their time. I really do appreciate that because it’s important for you guys to hear the stories so you don’t just think, here goes Nicole Whitfield again on our case. I want you to know that there’s backup to what I’m saying, and when I email you guys and I’m telling you what’s going on, that it’s actually happening. So it’s very important for me to come out here with parents so you know that it’s just not me being difficult, that it actually really is going on. So I’m sure everybody read that we filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights against Trenton Public Schools as well as the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), and reason being – I want to make sure everybody understands why that happened. I mean, you heard from the parents, it’s no lie. You know that this is going on, and this is not just something that we fabricated in our minds or we fabricated just to save jobs, because that’s not my goal. However, we have filed numerous complaints through the NJDOE; and, as you questioned Mr. Richens on his purpose of being here, I would have to say that we’re not feeling like, and not just because of him because there’s a whole OSEP department, so Office of Special Education is a whole department in itself. So it’s not just him. But we file complaint after complaint, and we don’t feel like anything is being done. I’ve been advocating in this District for many, many, many years; and this is by far the worst that it’s ever been. I had five people in my office today – five – three staff and two volunteers from the NAACP taking complaints from parents all day long. But the sad part is we had to do this to get the families. That’s the sad part. You guys aren’t reaching out to them and telling them that there’s no Speech, there’s no OT, there’s no PT. You’re not telling them that their kids are owed compensatory services. You’re not telling them that, so for the uneducated parent, which most of them are uneducated and who don’t know – they just don’t know, until we get to them. And, by the time they get to us, they’re so fired up we have parents that can’t even sit in their seat and listen to Mr. Richens’ issues. That’s what they were. So you ask is he leaving. He’s not gonna leave, because now we’re holding the State accountable, so they gotta keep him here. He’s not going anywhere. Not until we know that the issues are fixed. So we gonna continue to file complaints with the State, and I used to give you guys time to fix it. But I’m not gonna give you time to fix it anymore because giving you time to fix it is wasting precious time that our kids deserve. And, I’m giving you time to fix issues that have been going on for, how long? I’m not gonna give you time to fix it. So you have to understand where we’re coming from as advocates that, like Ms. Kane said, we don’t sleep. I answer complaints all weekend long via Facebook. All weekend long. But I just want to kinda outline a little bit some of the violations that I didn’t file for. Did you hear what I said? That I didn’t file for. So I kept some and just held them. Some of them are: Failure to hold manifestation hearings at P.J. Hill School – that’s not being done. Kids are being suspended in excess of 10 and 16 days, and the IEP team is supposed to meet to discuss an alternative placement. That’s not being done.




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Failure to perform tri-annual evaluations, which is a violation of Federal Code - that’s not being done. However, we talk about the lack of Speech and OT and PT, but how is the tri-annual evals gonna get caught up to put the District in compliance when you don’t even have enough therapists to handle the current and the compensatory services that you are going to provide. Failure to issue IEPs in the parents’ native language – parents are still getting communications in English when they speak Spanish. So when you wonder why a parent didn’t show up to a meeting, it’s because they didn’t understand the communication. Or any other language that parents may speak in our District. Failure to ensure that all team members are present at an IEP meeting – last I checked, it was supposed to be a General Education Teacher, a Special Education Teacher, any therapists that may need to be involved in that case, a Case Manager. Why are Case Managers meeting with parents by themselves? That’s not a meeting, that’s not legal; but it’s still going on. So these are all systemic issues that are still happening. Then we have a Supervisor by the, because I don’t call names, I’m not like that, I’m not a name caller. Her initials is MH, and she is telling a parent that has an eight-year-old that she should institutionalize her child rather than have the District provide the services that the child needs, which I believe is violating some type of rights, I just haven’t quite looked that up yet. But, last I checked, a Teacher couldn’t suggest medications, so why does she think that she can suggest that a parent institutionalize her child when we are working hard as community agencies to decrease the number of children that are institutionalized, which is why SPAG provides out of school programming. But yet we have a District employee telling a parent, and a Supervisor at that. We have a child that is functioning on an 18-month-old level that is placed in a class with children that are functioning from age 4-7. The child, we had the case last year, the child is in diapers. We tried to fight to get the child a 1:1. That was denied by MH. So, the Teacher is supposed to change the child’s diaper? Or they’re gonna call the parent to come pick the child up? So, that child does not belong in that placement. It’s an inappropriate placement and there are no supports. The Teacher is barricading the door with a desk so that baby doesn’t run out the door, because she’s afraid this kid is gonna run out and get hurt. That’s horrible, and what happens to the other students in that class when that Teacher has to play the 1:1 role to that student that should have a 1:1. Why, because we don’t want to give a child 1:1 because the District can’t afford it? Because that’s the only logical excuse I can come up with on why they won’t provide a 1:1 for this child. So like I said, we had that case last year, and now I had to file a complaint. Now we gotta go to mediation for something that could have been avoided. All we ask is that you service the child and give the child what they need, but that’s not happening. So you heard all the complaints from the parents, but I do want to say that if I can address you guys for this reason, that the agenda needs to go back to the way it was. You need to listen to public comment first because I had three parents leave, and that was crucial




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information that you needed to hear. But, as a courtesy, I will take the parent’s complaint and I will email it to you guys so you know and that you do get to hear what they had to say. But, it does need to go back into reverse because these parents do work, they have children with special needs they gotta get home; and for them to come out and spend their time here and then to have to sit through an hour and 15 minutes of presentations and questions was just really a disregard to the families. Thank you, good evening. John Guindon, Teacher: Good evening. Tonight I would like to talk about the payoff the administrative staff received at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. I would like to know where the $1.7 million came from. How did we go from a $5 million shortfall to a $1.7 million surplus? Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem with the administrators getting paid for their vacation time. It’s their time and they are entitled to it, but past practice has been that they would not get this until upon separation from the District. The motto of our school district is Children Come First. We are looking at a major crisis in the Special Education Department as a result of a decision that was made not to hire back OTs, PTs, Speech Therapists, Paraprofessionals and the like. Could this extra money have been used to keep these important positions? Try to see the broad picture. Administrators are getting paid for their vacation time at the same time the District is laying off people because there is no money. It’s a question of ethics. Yes, you can do what you did, but is it the right thing to do? Did this decision cause the current lack of Paraprofessionals in the Special Ed classes? My concern for the District as well as the parents that spoke tonight is when parents of Special Education students, and I actually have a Special Ed child as well, I have a four-year-old autistic child; and so I know what they’re supposed to get. When the parents of Special Education students find out that they can sue the school district for being out of compliance because their children are not receiving the services that they are entitled to, where’s that money gonna come from? Truly, let’s truly get back to what the motto of this District is and make sure we are making every decision we can in the best interest of our students because Children Come First. Angela Guagliardi, ESL Teacher at Robbins Annex: Good evening. In recent years, almost all of our veteran administrators have left our District; and many new and eager leaders have taken their place. With so many inexperienced and non-tenured people entering our schools, some problems have ensued as a result. To be an effective Principal today, one must first and foremost be a strong instructional leader. The State requirement of five years teaching experience is not enough to develop expertise within one’s content area. Without competence in one’s craft, an underlying insecurity develops and a false ego forms. Another important characteristic of quality administration knows to leave one’s ego at the door. It is impossible for one person to be an expert in all areas of education. Someone who is secure with themself will turn to others for guidance, ask questions and continue to learn and grow with their staff and students. If the previously mentioned insecurity exists, it festers an ego that is unwilling to work within the group and actually results in working against it. We as a District have seen




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many examples of this in recent times; and one of the reasons is the absence of well-seasoned administrators to guide the new while they find their way. Our District no longer has strong and experienced mentors available to advise and counsel the new. This drastic shift in novice leadership has resulted in many of our best and wisest Teachers retiring before they intended, thus leaving an entire flock of baby Teachers with very few to guide them. The ramifications of such practice will have its deepest impact on those who are supposed to come first – our students. As a close Teacher friend of mine often says, we need to stop the bleeding. Although the new and inexperienced come with an affordable price tag, the ultimate cost to our students is far too great. It is time for you to scout out the great and accomplished veteran leaders and implement them as leadership coaches. If our leaders truly believe in the collaboration that they so often preach to our Teachers, they themselves should be able to recognize that they do not know it all, nor are they supposed to. Our District needs leaders with the innovative mindset that values growth and collaboration for all. Until our leaders learn how to build collective efficacy amongst themselves, they will never understand how to build it amongst their teachers, who in turn will be unable to build it in their classrooms. Thank you for your time. Ron Sanasac, Grievance Co-Chair, Trenton Education Association (TEA): Good evening. I’d like to start, talk about a different topic. I think it will highlight the systemic and pervasive problems in this District. I’d like to start with the definition of the word insanity. Albert Einstein is credited with defining insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. For the last two years, we’ve been doing just that. As Grievance Co-Chair for the Association, it is my responsibility to assist members in the resolution of grievances; but for the last two years, we have been met with nothing but resistance at every turn. See, when the previous Board Attorney was here, grievances were heard and decisions were rendered in a timely manner. And while we did not always agree with the decision, we knew that they were based on the facts, the contract, the law and past practice. But for the past two years, this has not been the case. It is a struggle to even schedule a grievance. Typically there is first a claim of procedural errors. Then comes the run-around with availability of the Legal Counsel to schedule a grievance. The hearing gets pushed past the contractual deadline, and we are forced to move the grievance to the next level, only to be met with the same types of resistance all over again. In the rare event that we are actually able to hold a grievance hearing, the Counsel fails to provide a written decision within the contractual timelines, and again we are forced to move the grievance to the next level. In the even more rare case that we actually receive a decision, it is almost assuredly denied without regard for the contract, the law or past practice, again forcing us to move the grievance to the next level. Never have we seen so many grievances being moved all the way to arbitration. Over and over again, we keep doing the same thing expecting things to be the way they were two years ago; but something is different. See, our previous Legal Counsel was an employee of the Board. It was her responsibility to hear and resolve grievances at the lowest level as quickly as possible. However, our current Legal Counsel is not a Board employee. He is employed by a private law firm under contract with the Board of Education. His responsibilities are to his firm and to the bottom line. What does that mean? It means that his responsibility is to




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rack up billable hours, and what better way to do that than to engage in the obstructive behavior that is now occurring. This obstructive behavior is costing the District money as grievances are delayed and pushed to arbitration time and time again. As our members languish with unresolved issues, Legal Counsel continues to rack up billable hours and fatten their pockets. Last year, the District paid an additional $250,000.00 in legal fees above the budgeted $500,000.00. That’s three quarters of a million dollars in legal fees. Who knows how much that bill will be this year? This insanity has to stop. Janice Williams, Grievance Chair, TEA: I don’t have a prepared speech this evening. Much has been said, but I’m going to address several issues tonight. One being, when the former State Monitor Mark Cowell was here, and Board you need to ask this question but I’ll ask it for you because I know there’s some issues. The State Monitor can only stay by law for a two-year period of time, or he or she will have to begin to pay back into their pension. Therefore, Mr. Les Richens cannot stay unless he is paying back into his pension; and I suspect he has not begun to pay back into his pension. I’m going to ask this Board to have its Legal Counsel check into the legality of him extending his stay and not paying back into the pension system. Mr. Cowell could no longer remain, it’s in 18A. Mr. Cowell could no longer remain because he had to do what, audience? Pay back into the pension. This is the homework you should be doing as a Board. I should not be providing you with this information. The first question this Board Member, why I applauded, him trying to get Mr. Richens to tell the truth. You didn’t ask the heart of the question. He can no longer be here unless he’s paying back into his pension; and with us paying him $100,000.00 a year, I doubt that he would remain. We know what his pension is like, if he had to start to begin to pay back into his pension. So the first thing you need to get an answer to on tomorrow morning from your highly paid Legal Counsel is whether or not he has overstayed. And I want to know as a taxpayer who pays $9,000.00 to this City, is he paying back into the pension. Now, last month I tried to give you a history lesson – didn’t work. You know what they say when you repeatedly have to give people a history lesson. But you have parents here giving you the same history lesson that I attempted to give you last month. But because it came from me, and you view me as adversarial, you don’t listen. Instead, you have to see things in the paper that discredit this District. Let me say something to this Board – you are just as guilty as the Special Ed department. We know that the Feds are coming in. We know the parents have filed multiple lawsuits. We know that our Association is filing lawsuits on behalf of parents. In those lawsuits we are going to name the Board of Education, because you have been derelict in your duties. Some of you right now are sitting here, and you need to ask yourself a question and then you need to speak to the Mayor. Have I done a service for this District, or a disservice? And if you are honest and don’t pontificate with your words in the king’s language, if you have not, tonight is a prime opportunity for you to make that call to Mayor Jackson and you should say Mayor Jackson, I’m not making a difference. It’s not working. There’s something wrong here, I believe I need to step down. Or are you just sucking up the air that’s in this building because it is toxic, and you are contributing to the toxic air in this building. You sit back with your condescending attitudes and your looks on your faces as oh, we have to listen to these poor people out here. Yes, you do. And then you went




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over your ethics. And there were no questions because you view yourself as acting ethically as an appointed Board Member. Well kudos for that. We came before you, and I said to you several years ago under the great leadership of Mayor Douglas Palmer, when this District was in chaos over a grading problem, nothing as egregious as this Special Ed issue that’s gonna cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars, not as egregious, the Mayor said head’s better turn, people better be let go, people are going to be hired that can do the job. That was one thing Rodney Lofton was smart about. He wasn’t smart about many things, but he was smart about that. The Mayor said take action, this City cannot stand the publicity, we’re drowning. We are drowning, and you are still taking no action. You go in the back, I know the governance structure which needs to be changed, and nothing is done. And then the community sees an article in the newspaper, and then you want to begin to ask questions. You ask the same questions repeatedly, and this central leadership has given you the same responses; and yet, the criminal activities, the violations of IEPs, the lack of services continue. And the Monitor is given a bogus report, a bogus report by central leadership that he’s reading on behalf of this District that all is well. All is well, only to hear from parents. Where did you get that report from? All is not well. I’m on my fourth Para, I don’t have a 1:1, I have four autistic Kindergarten students in one class, no inclusion support. It goes on and on and on. This is the first evening that I saw this Board ask questions about discipline, but that’s another story because some of those numbers are bogus, because all is not well in that area either. But Special Ed is on the forefront right now. So you need to ask yourself, and Mr. Bouie, I hope you haven’t made a mistake, I hope. Because you have some shoes to fill, because your colleagues aren’t filling those shoes. Because if they were, we would see some action. We would see people removed from positions. If you have a conscience, some of you wouldn’t even remain in those positions. If you had a conscience, that you knew you were committing criminal activity for poor Black and Brown children; but it doesn’t make a difference because they’re poor Black and Brown children. I know you’re not slaves, but Harriet Tubman said I could have freed a lot more if they knew they were slaves. I’m asking you to free yourself. Don’t continue to be enslaved by the State. Help these children, help this District, help this community. Search deep in your soul and say I am not making a difference, it is not working for me, maybe someone else can come and do a better job for these Brown and Black children; but it’s not me right now. And it’s no fault in admitting that you’re not making a difference, that you’re sucking up all the air, that maybe someone can come in and do a better job. When you sent out that RFP, you didn’t write up the RFP right. Why would you write up an RFP to pay somebody $10.69 an hour with an Associate’s Degree? Who’s coming? And now, Mr. Stokes, we don’t have substitutes. I told the Business Administrator they were gonna supplant. You’re not gonna have substitutes from one pile because they’re being used in another pile. When does a substitute for Source4Teachers as a 1:1 make $100.00 a day? The RFP said $10.69 an hour, so we know you’re using the wrong category of Paras and 1:1. Lie after lie that this leadership continues to give you. Every month you come back and accept those same lies. You have to say to yourself I’m not gonna be lied




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to anymore. I have to step down. I’m not gonna be lied to anymore. And you let them month after month come here. And Mr. Shelton, while you’re in the audience, I have to apologize Don, because there is no true Gifted and Talented program in this District. And I know your name is associated with that, and you held that program in high esteem. This Board and this District has let your legacy down in terms of a true Gifted and Talented program for Brown and Black children in this District. So they will never apologize to you, so I’m going to apologize for them, because they’ve done a disservice to that population of students also. And we wonder why our brightest and our best go to private institutions that are luring our kids away, why School Choice is taking away the best and the brightest. Because we’re not offering those type of programs, we’re watering it down just to say on paper that we have something. And then you have a QSAC report, and then they want a Teacher to sign on the QSAC, then they want the Association to come and sign on the QSAC that everything is being done at 100% level. Well you got a fiasco in Curriculum, you got a fiasco in Special Ed, you got problems in Transportation, and everything is working at 100% in all the categories and areas. Really? You need to do a self-examination, stop putting bogus stuff on paper. I’ve been here for 36 years. This District is in trouble. Some of you just arrived to this City. You have no history. History has its place in a district. You’re making decisions based on a short-time presence in this City. And I have to repeat it, your struggle is not gonna be our struggle because your kids don’t attend schools here. They go to private school. We bus them, we pay for it. And we suffer a deficit. We have expansion of Charter School enrollment. Yes, they’re taking our kids; yes, they’re attempting to close our doors. And the Associations of this District has fought the fight to keep our doors open – not this Board of Education, not this central leadership. The lay people out here, the unions, have fought strong to keep our doors open here in the City of Trenton. Make no mistake about it, it’s not because of your current leadership and what’s being done. It’s not because of this Board. You deserve no credit because you’ve done nothing. I’m imploring you to do something for these taxpayers. Do something for these parents. At least tell the Mayor I’m not making a difference, I need to step down. Twanda Taylor, 1st Vice President of TEA: I am here tonight to speak up, and I will speak out. I will continue to expose issues as a taxpayer in the City of Trenton, a parent of a student who attends the Trenton Public Schools. I am a graduate, and I will continue to tell you I am a proud graduate of Trenton Central High School, Class of 87; and I currently serve as the Vice President of the Trenton Education Association. Summer is over, and it’s time to put the training wheels away and begin to sweep the leaves of the fall. When we sweep, we use a broom. That broom exposes the ground so we can see the dirt. Too long have we covered the dirt. Now, some may experience some discomfort tonight with this topic. October is Bully Awareness Month. So I’m going to keep to the theme, and let’s talk about bullying in the schools. Why do I need to even come to this mike and make this an essential question tonight? Why do Administrators think and continue to bully our Teachers and other employees? I’m gonna




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speak up for them, because I can recall when I was a new Teacher and I was called by my Principal in the office as a non-tenured Teacher, and by an Administrator, and told me, how dare they tell me, because I came up under the ranks of Joyce Jenkins, a mighty woman of the Trenton Education Association, God rest her soul. Called me into the office and told me, Twanda, you’re a bright young lady, you have a bright future; but you should stop that Union mess. I told them, both of them, I will not. And I did not. And that’s why today I’m the Vice President of the Trenton Education Association. Why do the Administrators do these things? Because they think they can, and they’ve gotten away with it repeatedly; but tonight I’m calling them out. The top bully Administrators are, and it needs to be repeated again so maybe we can hear it: Robbins and Robbins Annex, the Franklin School, and I know the Franklin School to be true because my son had that particular person as a Teacher Second and Third Grade. At the time, this person didn’t even know I was a Teacher. At the time, the person thought I was just as young as they were, and they treated me like crap as a parent; and my son was afraid to go to school; Columbus School and P.J. Hill School. Notice these are all elementary schools. I have a problem with that because I am a 24-year elementary educator. And elementary school is dear to my heart. These are the early stages of nurturing, and Teachers tend to be nurturing as well. And they tend to take on a lot of characteristics of those elementary students, and they become meek and humble and afraid. So they don’t want to speak up for themselves. And these are based on facts, of them being bullied, because I served on the TEA Grievance Committee for eight years; so I read it, I heard it, I listened to the testimonies, and I wiped the tears of their eyes. Stellar teachers have been bullied – tenured, non-tenured, building reps, officers, chief reps – for what? Because they spoke up as a right, of not just themselves but what is going on inside those classrooms for those babies. Things have gotten so out of hand. ULPs have been filed, which is an Unfair Labor Practice. Why? Why are we wasting all this money on Administrators being able to do what they feel like they can? Teachers have been involuntarily transferred from Columbus School, and the Teacher won her case and was sent right back, because of these bullying tactics that were used against a Union officer. Another Teacher spoke up at the Franklin School and filed bullying and harassment against the Administrator, and she was involuntarily transferred. She got so tired that she didn’t even want to fight it anymore and said just let me go. There are so many cases of Teachers being afraid to speak up against Administrators. This affects our Teachers and places them on higher stress levels. It is gonna trickle down into the classroom. Why? We need our Teachers. See, I’ve seen Teachers run without Administrators, but I’ve never seen them run without Teachers. I will stand up and I will speak out, and I will continue to call out regarding our members. I notice it’s a little quiet in here, and that’s okay. When will someone listen? Look at the grievances, and the bullying and harassment cases that this attorney is making so much of my tax money off of. Why? He needs to be exactly the first one to be fired. Every time I get a quarter tax bill, my taxes are going up; and I keep continually looking at the Board Attorney, wasting my money and time. I’m helping to pay your salary, so I’m gonna say what I need to every time I want to say it. I know you would be happy to attempt to silence me. Well, keep that hope alive. And if you want to




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blame someone, blame a Teacher. I just checked my Kindergarten report card, and the comment was she needs to be more vocal. So blame a Teacher because that’s what you do all the time anyway. And I heard some comments a little earlier about keeping the children safe. Well, when are we gonna help the Teachers feel safe? When are we gonna redirect Administrators’ behavior? Probably never, because you let them do what they want. So I mention again like I did last Board Meeting – you just operate in pure chaos, and the District is still today jacked up. Naomi Johnson-Lafleur, TEA President: Good evening. You’ve heard a number of issues here this evening that should tell you truly what the state of this District is. We came to you in September with regard to Special Education and student IEPs not being met, and we were told give us time to fix it. We were also given sheets of paper with names on it of people who were supposed to be serving as Paraprofessionals, as 1:1s. This evening, the State Monitor alluded to that document and that list. I again, along with Betty Glenn, Janice Williams, the parents and teachers, I again am here to tell you that it’s bogus, it’s a lie, and the truth is not in it. This is not acceptable. As Board Members, we need you to wake up because this District continues to lie to you, and you continue to accept the lie. There is no excuse for this leadership to come in here and say that 66 of the Paraprofessional positions have been filled. I don’t know why they’re telling you that, because every other week, as you heard the Teachers say, a different Paraprofessional is showing up in the classroom. So how is it filled? How many of those people have been here since Day One? That’s what I want you to ask yourselves. So if 66 people show up today, so what? How many of that 66 have been here since the first day of school. I guarantee you it’s not more than 25, guarantee you. So that’s a lie in that report, it’s a lie. And how dare the District think that someone with a lie is gonna pull rank on somebody and let it carry some weight. It’s still a lie, Les; it’s still a lie. So, you let him sit here and you let them tell you lies. As Ms. Williams has already said, he shouldn’t be here anyway. It was your job as Board Members to call him on the Code. And I wonder why you didn’t call him on it. Who told you not to call him on it? To only stay here for the two years, go, and they should send you another State Monitor if they want you to have one. Because, see, while I’m looking at this he doesn’t have to override anything because the Superintendent is bringing his agenda to you, and you vote on it every time. I’m gonna repeat that. Why does he not have to veto anything? Because the Superintendent is bringing his agenda to you, and you vote on it every time. That’s what’s happening here. We’re all clear. The public is crystal clear on this. The State is already running it because he already says I’ll approve this before it comes to you, I’m not going to approve that, let’s change that; and everything you get has already been approved by the State Monitor. How about that? So, I want to know from you. You need to ask yourself, did I know that? A few of you didn’t, but I know the President did. I know that. Because, see, you have to understand political connections. And once you understand political connections and agendas, then you know what’s happening. We are quite clear, quite clear. There is no way, if you are an officer of the State with good intentions for the District, that you would let this Special Ed travesty to go on for two months. Who would do that?




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You know why it’s happening? Because the State wants to destroy us anyway, because the State does not care about Trenton. The DOE does not care about the Black and Brown children that we service. The State does not care about the Black and Brown special needs students in Trenton, truly; because they have their officer here that lets you continue to violate these children’s rights, and you do it. And you let the same person over the department just sit there and say I’m trying to address it, and they give you another lie and you say okay. When are you going to act in the best interests of our children? See, some of us, we’ve given our lives to Trenton Public Schools and the students that we truly serve. We have not hopped from district to district; we have stood firm. We have built relationships with our parents and this community, and so when they have an issue and they’re being ignored by administration, they come to the coalition, to the ally, to the community, the unions, to SPAG, to people who will listen to them and demand results. That’s why you have this to deal with tonight. This is just inexcusable, it’s sad, it is criminal, it’s institutional racism. On tomorrow, in this very room, we are gonna have a listening session on institutional racism. I invite you all to be here to listen to parents and community, to see what they are saying about our school district and if we are or are not contributing to institutional racism. We saw the data, which is very incomplete; but just knowing that there is connection in what we do, how we allow things to happen from day to day, that we’re contributing to the school and prison pipeline. That’s why we’re continue to come here every month when you continue this madness, and we gonna tell you what you’re doing wrong again. And some of you are gonna continue to sit in the seats, you’re gonna ignore everything that we say; and after you read some sheet of paper, you’re gonna walk through that door, sit there for like 30 minutes, and then you’re gonna walk out the other door and never discuss it, because you don’t care. It’s not your child. It’s not your children. You see, when we’re in these classrooms with these K-12 children, they become ours. No matter what they come with, they are ours, because our parents sent us the best that they have to send. And we’re going to do the best by their children. And then you make decisions, and I heard the parents tonight and I represent the Child Study Team. I make no excuses for it, but this Board is responsible for cutting the Child Study Teams from 13 to 10. Our Child Study people have to juggle cases of more than 100 students, whereas Statewide the average is 35-60 cases. I’m not making excuse for them, because if it were their child, they would want that name on the top of the pile and the first on their desk. I got that, I got that. But we made the decision to cut that, and we did it, talking about the Board, without a fight. And so I said back in the spring, that the whole plan I saw before in 2012, because Mark Cowell presented it in 2012, to cut Child Study and the Paras. It wasn’t new, but Francisco Durán said I’m not doing that; because he said Children Come First. And he said it for three consecutive years until the Commissioner would not sign his contract. He said it with backbone and spine. And what did you get this past spring? A piece of paper presented to you by Les, passed through the Superintendent’s hand to you, and you voted yes and said there’s nothing else we can do. There’s always there’s something else you can do. You can fight and advocate for the children of Trenton Public Schools. That’s what you can do, because of waiting for us to take the fight to the Statehouse, that’s what you should be doing too. You have an obligation to these students if you want to sit on that Board and make policies and




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decisions that impact their lives. And for those of you who are trying, you have to start asking questions and you have to stop just voting Yes with madness. Governance is not about everybody having to say yes to the wrong answer. That’s what you’re doing. You’re all saying yes to the wrong answer. Have some principles, have some integrity, and start doing what’s right for the children of Trenton. We’ve said a lot here tonight, but I have one more issue that I’m gonna hit on, and that’s the Superintendent Search. As Les Richens has said, he’s gonna be an integral part of that process. And while he was an integral part of the process, who did they present to us last time - Paez and Vangarden, whatever her name was. What did the Trentonian said - pick your poison. Pick your poison. So the State wants to poison us. Make no mistake about it. But the Trenton Education Association, and if I can speak for you Ann, the Trenton Educational Secretaries Association, and if I can speak for Betty, the Trenton Paraprofessionals Association, we’re gonna stand united. You’re not gonna bring any riff raff up in here, because we’re gonna work with SPAG and our other community allies, and we’re gonna make sure that the right person comes to Trenton Public Schools. You’re not gonna set us up. You’re not gonna set us up, Les, because you’re not gonna bring a Broad Superintendent up in here. You’re not gonna bring a charter advocate up in here. We’re gonna watch you, we’re gonna watch you like a hawk, yes we are. And we’re gonna make sure that we have a person with integrity who cares about Black and Brown children, who maybe some are children of poverty; but we’re gonna make sure that they have the same access and the same opportunity as your children or children or grandchildren or great grandchildren, whatever they may be, have in the suburbs. Because, on a national level, ESSA was passed. So the days of No Child Left Behind are gone, where you can leave children behind. Now we’re about making sure that every student succeeds, and we’re gonna make sure that the money is spent properly because, yes, we’re gonna look at the Budget. We’re gonna look at it all, and we’re gonna say oh, I don’t think that money needs to be over there. We don’t need to spend it on that. We need some opportunities for our children. We don’t need any more of these 1:1s from Source4Teachers. That’s what we’re gonna tell you. So right now, since you guys are so great and everything and you have people from banking and this, that and the other, find a way to get some money. Thank you. TCHS Principal Hope Grant, President of the Trenton Administrators & Supervisors Association (TASA): Good evening. I proudly serve as the Principal of Trenton Central High School, and I’m so happy that the Board of Education members and the community were able to see the talent that our students at Trenton Central High School possess. Mr. Bouie, well if no one has said it yet, on behalf of the Trenton Administrators & Supervisors Association, we welcome you to the Trenton Board of Education and we look forward to working with you collaboratively. There are times when individuals come before the Board and make comments during the public session regarding Administrators. I think that there’s a bit of a comfort level that




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people think that they can come before this mike and say whatever; and know that oftentimes, due to confidentiality and due to some of our own regulations, Administrators are never able to come up and publicly tell the full side. So often, people in the audience get a very slanted view of a topic without having the full information. Now I agree that there are often situations and matters that should not be discussed in public, but if members are going to bring up individuals or schools in public, then the entire situation should be able to be discussed in public. And I agree that it is about time that we have an open and honest discussion about bullying and harassment, the type of bullying and harassment that happens before a new Administrator can even step foot in the door, when there’s already a movement taking place to undermine any collaboration that Administrators would like to have with members of their staff; when emails are sent directly to staff members at schools, encouraging them and oftentimes trying to direct them to ignore the requests of their Building Principals, and sometimes even the requests and the directives from central office. Now that’s a problem. The bully may not be the Principal that’s sitting at that desk. It may be the person who is walking through the door that’s supposed to be there to work collaboratively with the school. And by the definition of collaboration, that does not mean you do as I say. That means that we work together to try to find a common goal and try to find common solutions that will work for all of our children. But what has happened in our District is that we’ve become accustomed to people just saying whatever, and I attend a lot of meetings. I’m not just talking about the meetings at this Board of Education; I’m talking about meetings that are supposed to be held with professionals from our District, and those meetings go, as the kids say, left real fast. Where the level of respect has gone out of the window, there is nothing that is worthwhile that takes place except a whole bunch of insults and other things that are slurred, that we’re not even able to get anything done. The name-calling, the disrespect and the incorrect information that is told at this mike gets the attention, when the real attention and energy should be given to the many parents that we heard from today. You can say the exact same amount of information, you can say your exact concern, and you do not have to go at a way that you are disrespecting, that you are making nasty comments, sometimes at this mike and sometimes behind closed doors, and you can still get your point across. I speak to Ms. Glenn. Ms. Glenn has come before this Board. She is always respectful, she doesn’t make all these nasty comments, she’s been very steadfast in her determination to work collaboratively with this District. I hope that the District continues that open communication with her. So yes, I think that it’s about time and probably those discussions should not happen at a Board of Education meeting. The conversations about bullying and harassment really need to take place behind closed doors, because the bullies are not the Building Principals. And it is unfortunate that oftentimes we sit back and we’re not able to come forward and really talk about what the issue is, that sometimes when people get up before a mike, there are all kinds of hidden motives behind what they’re saying and incorrect information. And just because we don’t go and sue people for slander, which is what it is, that that makes the information correct; that just means we’re trying to do what Michelle Obama asked us to do. So again, during everybody’s speech I remained quiet. It would be my hope that during the six minutes that I’m up here, that I could also get that little bit of common courtesy; but unfortunately that’s not where we are. And so when we




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have people who get before this mike and say some of the most horrendous comments, you better believe that that kind of behavior, that kind of attitude, it goes into our schools, it goes into our children, and then we are where we are. I am not going to be a one that says the District is perfect. We know it’s not perfect. But obviously getting up here and having the meetings that we’ve held, and I have been in meetings, and I have said to Superintendent Feria, let me just say there’s gonna be a problem if somebody talks to me the way they’re talking to you. And you don’t have to agree with what everybody is saying; but there is a way that as a professional, that you conduct yourself, that you talk and you act and you walk the walk and, as we have heard so many times before, you act in the same way that you want to be treated; and guess what, even when that person is the Building Administrator. SUPERINTENDENT’S REMARKS Transcript of Superintendent’s Remarks: I really want to celebrate a partner who has been working with the District to address the literacy issues that we have in this City. So I’d like to ask the Trenton Literacy Movement, the members of the Trenton Literacy Movement to please come up to the podium for a moment; and I’d like to ask Dr. Falaise to please come forward. For over a year, the Trenton Literacy Movement and the members of that organization, and what we have in front of us today is just a few of the members, that have come around the table and have repeatedly looked at data and said we want to be a partner, we want to do something about the literacy concerns and issues in this City. And so through the collaborative of the Trenton Literacy Movement, about on October 17, one of two things that happened because of their passion, their dedication, their determination to help move literacy, over a thousand Second Grade students received 32 books each that will go home, that they get to keep. So we have a responsibility in the District to teach our students to read, and we also know that it is through the act of reading that they can become fluent readers. And so, this Certificate of Appreciation is given to Carmen Catanese, Ed Bullock, President, Barbara Phillip, Kirk Norris, Jesse Tocci, Walter Bliss, Sean Jackson and the entire Trenton Literacy Movement for your support in making sure that our kids are reading at higher levels. We’ve made a pact that all Second Grade students will be on grade level by the end of Second Grade. It is something that we are seriously working toward. Just today we had a Board Resolution to receive $4,200.00 in order to fund an after school program for the intervention program Lexia. The organization continues to fundraise on behalf of our students, so I really want to say thank you for your efforts. Thank you. It was over a quarter million dollars that came into the hands of children, so it wasn’t just a couple pennies. A quarter million dollars that the students received because of the Trenton Literacy Movement. Thank you. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS Transcript of Board Member Comments:




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Gerald Truehart II: Brother Minister Gene Bouie, I just want to welcome you Brother to the Board and to this our cause and our mission and our vision of our District to educate our children, all of our children to graduate with a vision of their future, motived to learn continually in their choice of career or education going forward. Graduate school as well. So I just wanted to welcome you to the Board and look forward to working with you. We will work together to make sure that we make things very, very good. I think there’s a couple things that we need to address, I’m not sure if Dr. Richens, are you going to come back to answer questions? How do you want to address the Special Education challenges that we have in the District? At this time, President Redd asked Dr. Richens to return to the mike to take Board Member questions and comments as follows: Gerald Truehart II: It’s obvious that we have some very egregious problems in Special Ed that we, some of our decisions as Board Members, where we had to either outsource or maintain employees based on our Budget constraints. We made decisions that we felt at the time, I felt at the time, were the best decisions to make based on our Budget crisis and situations that we were in at that particular time; and that our outsourcing effort would pan out to be fruitful and pan out to be effective and efficient for our students in our District. And we found out that at this time that it is not the case. And so I just want to just kind of make sure that, how are we, I know how we got here because we didn’t have the resources number one; number two we didn’t have the staffing from the contract that we had, whether it be Source4Teachers or Mission One. We didn’t have the OT/PT/Speech services in place by the first day of school. How are we really addressing these issues? I mean, you gave a report, I heard your report and I understand what you said; but how are we addressing all these parent concerns, because they are deeply troubling. They’re deeply troubling to me as a parent because these parents are not receiving the services that they need, that their children need. How are we addressing the Special Ed crisis that we’re in? Les Richens: Okay. The Special Ed crisis is, you know, the first crisis obviously was that Source4Teachers/Mission One did not provide the necessary amount of Paras opening day. If we would have had 76 Paraprofessionals on opening day of school, we would probably not have the issues that we have today. What happened with Source4Teachers and to give you the history of that, is that on the eleventh hour, we were informed that they … only 36 full time employees for September 1. Upon that revelation, Ms. Howard, Ms. Feria, Ms. DeJesus, we took action; and the action was to get the pool of substitute teachers that they had, put them in and provide the Para services. The pool wasn’t as large to cover all the classes. We then had a meeting with the CEO of Mission One/ Source4Teachers. I told him that we were completely unsatisfied with their performance, and he had promised, he heard us, he said he understands the urgency of the situation, and that we’re going to move, he was going to move rapidly. Every day, Superintendent Feria, Ms. DeJesus and I collaborate on what, and Ms. Howard, what’s going on with




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Source4Teachers. We visit the schools, we do headcounts, we’ve met with the Association, Paraprofessional and Ms. Glenn and Ms. Tunstall. We’ve worked with them to….. (inaudible). Anyway, we met with them twice, we’ve met with them, we’ve walked the buildings. Ms. Glenn, you know, when we went there, they were correct. No question. We went into a room, and the person that was supposed to be there wasn’t there. After we invest….I’m not hiding anything. I don’t particularly like to be called a liar, you know? I don’t think any of us do. We went to each building, we looked at what was going on. We then confronted Source4Teachers and their representative, and we said we went to Room A, and you said so-and-so’s supposed to be here. They weren’t here. What’s wrong with this picture? So what we’ve done now is there’s Source4Teachers/Mission One has now a runner in the District every day, and she is supposed to report back who is in the position. We had on sheets of paper, which Ms. Glenn and I went over, and we would highlight who showed up and who did not show up; and …. (inaudible). She and I, she said Les, this is wrong. And I didn’t call her a liar, I said Betty I believe you. And we went out. Now this morning, I met with the representative from Source4Teachers. He told me that there would be on board by the end of the day 68 people hired as representatives. What happened is, as you know, anyone that comes aboard has to be fingerprinted. They are using the emergent hire, they’re using the process as, as long as they have the receipt, we can bring them on. They are also doing their due diligence. There’s been accusations said that, you know, you walk through the door and you get hired. That’s not the case. They are interviewed, they are vetted, and then they become, Source4Teachers hires the person and places them. We have had situations where the placement of Paraprofessionals has not worked out for one reason or another. Either the Paraprofessional has left because of the situation and has chosen not to return. That has happened on a couple of occasions. They are in the process, they being Source4Teachers/Mission One, they are in the process of filling all the Para positions. We are down to approximately eight positions that need to be filled with a permanent person. To answer the question about how many have been here full time since Day One, about….it could be anywhere from 25 to 36. The number they gave us was 36. So that’s where we are with the Paraprofessionals. It’s not that we are, no one in central office, no one is pleased with what happened with them. I have, and Jayne was there, I went off on the one representative because he said, well you know we only had 40 days. I said 40 days is a long time, you should have had all this done. That happened in September. We emphatically told the CEO of Source4Teachers, Mr. Davenport, that we were not pleased. The problem is, even if we found all the money to bring back all the Paras, because there was a break in service, every one of those people would have to be archived for their fingerprints; and that takes time. So, you’d have to keep Source4Teachers around anyway. So, we don’t have the, we have worked very hard, we have looked at all angles; and we can’t come up with a viable way of bringing back the full complement of Paraprofessionals. We have, Jayne has worked diligently; she has done a lot of scenarios. We have discussed it with Betty and her group, and we just can’t do it. There’s no way we can come up to equal what we’re paying Source4Teachers to cover the people that were laid off. That’s the Source4Teachers issue. Guillermo Gomez Salazar: Why isn’t Mr. Davenport here tonight to answer some questions?




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Les Richens: Because I didn’t know you would want him here. Guillermo Gomez Salazar: Well, I think we do. We do have some questions because…. Les Richens: Okay. I can’t speak for Mr. Davenport. Guillermo Gomez Salazar: I understand, but you are the State Monitor and you could have foreseen that some questions would have been coming tonight from the Board Members because they failed to provide the services that they’re getting paid for. Les Richens: Okay. I will arrange … I’ll try to get in touch with Mr. Davenport, and I will honor that request and I will send him an email asking him. I don’t know if he will come, but I will…I cannot force the guy to come. Gene Bouie: So let me see if I understand you correctly. What it sounded like you said was that we’re stuck with this group of people who didn’t perform their task, and the person who is in charge won’t show up…. Les Richens: Well I didn’t say that. I didn’t say won’t show up. I don’t know if he will show up. I will contact him, I’m not gonna promise. I will try to get him here to the best of my ability. Gene Bouie: So I’m gonna ask a very naïve question, y’all have to excuse me because I don’t know anything, right? So what penalties are there for him not delivering what he was supposed to deliver for us? Les Richens: Unfortunately the only thing we can do is, we would have to cancel the contract. Fiah Gussin: If I can follow up too. Since I’ve been on the Board, I know we have our issues this year with Special Education; but we’ve had issues before. As much as…and I want to say, unfortunately the parents that are here and the Board Members are making comments, and they can’t hear us advocating for their children. But, we’re at a point now, I can honestly say the only thing I can think of is Houston, we definitely have a problem. We have to fix this, and I’m not pointing any fingers. I think as I sit here, as all of the Board Members sit here, we care about this District, that’s the reason why we’re serving. But, we have to get past the pointing of the fingers between different parts of the District and say how do we sit down collectively and fix the issue. I’m not, I’m just…. Superintendent, if we could sit down and look at all of the issues we are having and find a way to start pinpointing them. I’m not saying it’s not being done, but there were just too many parents here that were advocating for their children, and the message was consistent. So we have an issue in this area.




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Les Richens: And the issues that were raised tonight about IEPs, about things of that nature, alright … those are things that were discovered by Ms. DeJesus. She inherited a real mess last year when she took over. And she has worked with me diligently to make the corrections. She discovers every day a new issue that she then addresses. So, the problem is that when things have not been done like the annual IEPs, the expectation is that each team is following their case load. We now, probably what will have to be done is there has to be, and I’m not a programmer or anything, but there are programs out there that will send an alert that, you know, Lester Richens’ IEP is due; and it would generate a report. We have to have the mechanisms, because you have a lot of children unfortunately that have special needs; and the District is doing the best they can in addressing those needs. But we are, right now we are not in compliance; and we’re not going to be in compliance until we straighten out every single one of those issues. So, you know, the other problem that the District has had is that it’s been, the Director of Special Ed, or the Assistant Superintendent, whatever that person is called, it’s been a revolving door. Ms. DeJesus is the first one that’s been here for more than two years. For the last three years, you’ve had a different person in that capacity. D.A. Graham: The reason why a State Monitor is here, as you laid out earlier, there were some HR concerns. This Special Education issue is not new, is that correct? Les Richens: The Special Education issue is not new. When I arrived on the scene, for a few months over the summer three years ago, what the department had done at that time is that they had vetted a person in the District to work with the compliance, make sure things were in compliance. That person, funding or whatever happened, that person was removed. So, yes, it’s been a long-standing problem, something that I inherited. Something that I’m not going to be, or Ms. DeJesus, is going to be able to rectify it overnight; but I can honestly tell you, and people can disagree with me if they want, I can honestly tell you we are making strides to make improvements. We are doing that very diligently by Ms. DeJesus and I working together with the Superintendent to make sure that we are straightening out those issues. But, what happens is every day, we will flip over a piece of paper and there’s another problem that has developed. So we are now in the position where, after tonight when the Board hires the Speech, if I can go back to that, we will have the coverage. Now, what happened with Speech, so I want to give you the history of that. We did contract it out. We were told by the vendor, Monmouth Ocean Educational Services, as late as the last week in August, we have you, everything was going to be covered. We find out, again at the eleventh hour, all of a sudden they can’t provide the service. They can provide X number, that they did provide; but it was not sufficient. I called the person over there, Ms. DeJesus called. We got more people in. We talked about this with the Superintendent, with Jayne, and we decided that we were going to recall three of our Speech people that were let go. That’s on the agenda tonight. So, we are also contracting out for another group to come in to provide a service so we can get the compensatory time in. So we have to do, by working with Monmouth Ocean, by working with now the three previous people that are coming back, we will be able to provide the necessary Speech services. The children that have not had those services will receive the compensatory time so that their needs will be met. They will make up the time, it’s going to




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be scheduled. Ms. DeJesus is working on that right now, so that should not be a problem. But, there are problems. The people that came up and talked to you about the IEPs, they’re correct. They’re 100% correct. Now that is an issue, and they’re not the only ones. There’s hundreds of them, 100 IEPs, at least 100 if not more that are out of compliance, 150. Out of compliance, what does that mean? That means that the Child Study Team did not gather the people together to meet the necessary … have the parent in, have the proper meeting; and then develop a new IEP with the parent present, with their advocate or without an advocate. D.A. Graham: It seems to me that this is obviously a systemic problem. It seems also that we have not addressed the problem. It’s almost the analogy of we keep pulling people out of the water, rather than going to the source and finding out why they’re falling in. So, what concerns me is, besides the fact that this has been going on since I’ve been on the Board, because I know when I met you, this was one of the issues that was very pertinent, that we said we were gonna address, even when the former Superintendent was here. It is three years later, and I realize that Ms. DeJesus has just come on board a little over a year now; but what I’m concerned about, Dr. Richens, is that we are not going to the source of the problem. We keep pulling kids out of the water after it’s too late. So that’s really what concerns me, Superintendent, is that we are not going to, if it’s a workflow issue, if it’s a process issue, if it’s that people aren’t following the policies, if people aren’t being held accountable for not following the policies. Somebody needs to be held accountable, and I’m tired of people pointing the fingers saying it’s that fault, it’s that fault, it’s that fault. So now, I’m asking as a Member of this Board, I’ve sat here for three years and heard people tell me it was somebody else’s problem. I had parents come here tonight, and now they’ve gotta go outside the District to sue us in order for us to finally do something about it. I’m tired, I’m tired of this whole conversation we keep having year after year. Les Richens: Well, to respond to that, is I’m tired of it too. I mean we are all tired of it. It’s all of the above. D.A. Graham: Dr. Richens, that’s not an answer. Hear me out if you would? So I work in corporate America, and so when there’s a problem, there are people who are fired, okay? There are people who are let go, there are people who are written up, there are people … we see stuff come to this Board all the time where we want to put people on Rice Notices and all these other things, have hearings for this and that. But I have yet to see one for this issue. For three years we’ve sat on this Board; I have anyway, and nothing. Nobody has brought anything to this Board and say here is where the problem lies. Les Richens: Okay, to address that directly, what we will do is we can, we have already taken some action on one situation; and that is we filed tenure charges against an individual. But we are, we can’t discuss many personnel issues as Counsel will attest to; but we are taking action, Dr. Graham. We are taking action and we are closely evaluating all of the people. We are, trust me, that department is taking action and you will see … by June I’m hopeful that this will get straightened out. You know, we are… again, we are taking remedial action, we are holding the people accountable that are supposed to be held




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accountable; and we are moving forward. It’s an agonizing process, I wish it was like you could turn a switch off and on and it would be corrected. It’s not. Gerald Truehart II: Dr. Richens, I hear you. Thank you for answering the questions you’ve answered thus far. It seems to me that number one, three years ago, maybe even a year ago, we addressed it as a systemic problem in our Special Education department District-wide. I believe we did see some progress in that systemic problem going down, meaning that some of the problems were being addressed at the time. But here, with the budget crisis we had, we actually compounded the problem by not providing the resources we needed; and I’m speaking as a Board Member making a decision to go outsource based on the information for our budget crisis that we had to make that decision. So we make that decision, cross that bridge, we’re over on the other side of the bridge at this point. But we compounded the problem, we compounded the systemic problem now with a resource problem. I want to make sure we understand that. I think, is it possible at this point, I know you’re looking at all the different resources we have to find the solutions and you’re working through that process now in terms of where are the resources within District to bring back Paraprofessionals. You said in your meeting with Betty and others that it wasn’t feasible. Can we … and you said….. also that you mentioned June as a date to correct everything. Is it possible that we have a Corrective Action Plan put in place for all the problems out of Special Ed presented to this Board on a consistent month-to-month basis so we can keep track of what’s going on? That will help us as a Board as well as in the committee. Les Richens: Yeah, we can do that. That would go through the Superintendent, that doesn’t have to go through the State Monitor. Gerald Truehart II: I’m making the recommendation now. I can’t do it as one Board Member saying do that, I think we need to do that as a group collectively. Les Richens: That is your Superintendent … she can … that would go through her. I would be working with Ms. DeJesus and Ms. Johnson to work through that; but we can… that’s something that could, it’s feasible if the Superintendent agrees with that. Gerald Truehart II: Also, based on your overall assessment at this point, with the number of IEPs that are out of compliance, Speech out of compliance, OT/PT out of compliance. Les Richens: Now see that’s …. OT/PT was …. I checked that today, and of course people will disagree with me, and they have the right to disagree, you know, but ... Gerald Truehart II: Based on the number of out of compliance requirements that kids needed their IEPs, so we’re not gonna be able to fix those next week or next month in your assessment. Les Richens: No because each month… oh yeah, most definitely. You’re not gonna have it … Maybe by June…




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Gerald Truehart II: So we’re looking at the whole year at this point, where we’re not gonna have this …. We’re gonna be out of compliance the whole year? Les Richens: Yeah, you’re gonna be … As each IEP is caught up, that’s one less IEP that you’re out of compliance with. So as we do the annual reviews that are required, we will become more in compliance; but there’s approximately 150 of them that we are out of compliance with. So, what we can do is, the Corrective Action Plan is simple. Get them in compliance. So, each team… and I’m not … I’m sure that Ms. DeJesus and Superintendent Feria, they will develop a plan to address so many per month so that we can catch up on these things. But we also … there’s another issue too … because the District is still inundated with referrals and, you know, classifications and things of that nature. And re-evals; but we can put … if we pace the requirements and you structure a plan and each team carries their load, then I would say that we could probably be very close to being in compliance by June. Would you agree? Yeah. Lucy Vandenberg: So I just want to go back to what D.A. said, which is … so there’s gonna be a plan to get the IEPs in compliance; but if the underlying systems changes have not been met and they’re just gonna be new cases coming on all the time …. So it seems like there needs to be some type of a comprehensive assessment of what the underlying system problem is, right? And that is still not clear to me; and it would be helpful to have some type of a presentation on what those underlying problems are. And then I also wonder if, would it be helpful to have some type of independent assessment done, like some type of best practice from somewhere else in terms of how to best achieve this. Les Richens: Well, that’s a Board decision. What I’m saying is that we have, you have the staff, you have the expertise. We have made great gains in one year. Now, like I said, if all the stars had lined up properly in September, if you had all the Aides, all the Paras in place, if we would have had all the Speech in place, I wouldn’t be standing here tonight talking about this. But, unfortunately, it didn’t work out. That wasn’t the fault of anyone except the vendors, because we… the Board made a decision that obviously they had to make some hard decisions. They decided to make that decision. As was said, we’re over that bridge now. Gerald Truehart: Is Source the only, are they our sole source? Les Richens: No, but they were the lowest…. Gerald Truehart: But since they’re not providing the services… At this point we’re gonna give them another chance to provide, but can we fire them? Les Richens: That’s up to the attorney. Gerald Truehart: But if they’re not doing the job, can we fire them? We can have that discussion basically.




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Les Richens: Yeah. I don’t know if we can discuss that publicly. But anyway …. (inaudible conversation) Perry Lattiboudere, Esq: I’ve advised the Administrators that this contract can be terminated on written notice to the representative of that company. That’s something we have the ability to do at any moment, to give them that written notification. So, like you, the advice has been given. We await the determinations along that line. Les Richens: But you have to have a backup plan. You can’t …. Gerald Truehart: That’s the evaluation part that I was qualifying the question on, Dr. Richens, is here’s the question. The question was can you fire them? Yes, you can fire them with notice. The second part of that qualification is why are we firing them, number two; and what is our backup plan of course to go after them. Because you gotta quantify, you gotta qualify to move forward on it. Do we have anyone else, do you know anybody else that can provide those services? Les Richens: You’d have to go out again for an RFP; and again, that’s a process. And by the time we get everyone … by the time that is done, you have … you know, we will … I can’t speak because it’s very hard to determine when they’re going to have the full complement. They could have it tomorrow; they may not have it for two or three weeks. It’s unexcusable. I tell them they must be … there’s a sense of urgency. We have done this, and …. Perry Lattiboudere, Esq: If I could just step in for a moment. We’re discussing compliance issues; we’re discussing legal issues with a vendor. We’re discussing a number of issues regarding IEP issues. The Board has a right to have a full discussion about this in closed session. I would urge the Board at this point in time to take that opportunity to fully vet this in a closed session. I understand the need to present some of these issues publicly; but at this point I think the information is going to a place where we need to have this, as we are authorized to do as a Board, in Executive Session. At this time, President Redd thanked Dr. Richens for stepping back up to the mike to continue his report. D.A. Graham: Are we still having Board Comments? I would like to give an update on the Superintendent Search. After several meetings with the consulting firm and President Redd, it is disappointing that we do not have a large turnout for the profile surveys for the Superintendent from the community. We have run ads in the paper, we’ve had them available at the Mayor’s office, and we’re going to have them available at churches, at other community groups, and different things like that. We also will be having more community meetings to talk about the search and where we are, and what is happening next. So that will be an ongoing process. We are in the works of making that list of community stakeholders, business leaders, teachers, administrators, so we can make sure that we’re




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continuing to keep everyone informed of what’s going on. So please continue to look out for that information, and encourage others to go out on the website and different things like that, to continue to fill out that information. We’re gonna keep that open until November 11, so we will continue to reach out to the community and different things like that. I also want to say while I do have the mike, that this job … I see it as a job … keeps me up at night, contrary to some folks’ opinion in this room. We as different Board Members consult with each other outside of here, and I know that this President is under a lot of strain and he’s working really hard to try to make this work. We don’t go into that room and talk for 30 minutes and leave. We have frank discussions with the Superintendent, with our Board Attorney and with the Business Administrator and even other leadership members, and even Dr. Richens. So I want that to be clear and on the record that this Board does not just rubber stamp decisions. The other thing I’d like to say is we will not be able to be here, at least I will not be able to be here tomorrow for the presentation because it is Workshop in Atlantic City; and the majority of the Board will be in Atlantic City for the rest of the week, at least until Thursday. I would have loved to have been here for that discussion, but we will not be in town for that. And, finally, I’ve thought about leaving this position several times because I feel that at times we are in an untenable situation. So to continue to invite us to leave, for me it makes me want to stay longer; and, because I know we are doing the right things, we are doing our level best to work with what we’ve been given, to make the right decisions for this District. And, as I said three years ago, I sit on this Board because, although I don’t have a daughter that is school age, or a child that is school age, I am working to try … and if I did have a child or a grandchild … I am working to create a school district that I would want that child to be a part of. So that’s really why I continue to do what I do. So, think what you must, say what you want, but I just wanted you to know tonight that my resolve is real. I’m not going anywhere, and I know I’m making a difference; and if you feel like I’m sucking air and taking up space, welcome to the club. Aniya Guzman, Student Board Member: First and foremost, I would like to congratulate our new Board Member. Congratulations. Also, I agree with Dr. Graham on the Special Education program. We need a sense of accountability. Parents are definitely looking for someone to help, and every time they go to someone, they’re redirected. And, no child should ever have to feel as if their education isn’t worth it anymore; and it hurts to hear that because, being still in school as my last year, motivation is everything. Not having that drive to be something better, not because you don’t have it anymore but because you feel a sense of hopelessness, it’s heartbreaking honestly. I feel like everybody should have the opportunity to excel. So definitely there needs to be a sense of accountability. There’s a whole bunch of, oh well, this needs to happen, and this isn’t happening, so I can’t make this happen. Well, when is someone gonna make it happen? That’s pretty much all I have to say for that. Gene Bouie: I’m here for a reason. I’m a spiritual person, and I have something that I could contribute; and when the Mayor asked me to come here, I came here because I love this City. And my children went to Trenton Public School system, and they’re good children. They’ve grown to be good adults. So I moved here, this is my adopted City. I’m originally from Newark, so I’m a product of the public school system. And God has




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prepared me with skills that I believe can help, and that’s why I’m here; and I know I made the right decision because I’m a problem-solver, and if I can contribute to solving problems, then I’m gonna do that. So it’s rough, this was a very interesting night for me, to say the least; but I would say that the District is faced with some real challenges, but when we disrespect each other and we don’t genuinely … you know, everybody’s got an agenda, but we can’t judge what’s … scripture tells us that we can’t judge what’s in a person’s heart. And people don’t always make the best decisions because perfection is only in God, and so we have to strive for excellence. And so I think that … I heard …. You know, Sister, I know you’re passionate. I listened to you. I listened to those mothers and almost cried up here, but I had to hold back the tears. So there’s a lot of work to do. Collectively we could do this. We can do this. And I believe that people ought to be held accountable for not doing their part, and the cream will always rise to the top. You can’t hide unjustice forever. I’m a Black man who was born in the 50s, so I care deeply about little Black and Brown, and Yellow and Red and White babies because it’s up to us. Okay so I’m here, I’m in it, and I genuinely hope that we could kind of hold back some of the antagonism and stuff and try to work things out and just …. You know, I’m new, so I could be optimistic, right? Because I don’t know no better, right? (laughter) Yes, Ma’am, I truly did; but with that kind of passion in this room, there is no way that you can tell me that we adults can’t do better for our children. So I’m finished now. I didn’t mean to preach, but there’s a whole lot of work to get done. But I would like to say this last thing – you can’t eat that whole elephant, you’ve gotta eat it in pieces. And unless we prioritize those things, like this Special Ed thing… to me it’s vitally important. I don’t have a Special Ed child, but I know people who do. And so we gotta pull out the stops to make that happen. It’s a shame that parents have to sue us, you know it’s a shame; but it got to be fixed. We gotta figure out how to fix it. That’s it. Guillermo Gomez Salazar: Mr. President, to the new Board Member, welcome. I think one of the … I think this night was very productive because I personally felt the passion and the need and the cry that a lot of parents and everybody who spoke up, where that came from; and it touched me. I want you to know that I’m listening when we sit here, and I know it’s 10:00 now and this is probably one of the longest meetings that we’re going to have. It makes me proud because to me it’s a new beginning of a relationship, of understanding that we cannot tackle these problems alone, that we have to come together as a community, as a District, to listen to each other. I know that we have to listen and make better decisions collectively; but I know that all of the blame doesn’t rely with the eight people up here. The answer relies within our ability to communicate, to listen to each other. One of the topics that was raised by one of the speakers, and I don’t want to finish this night without bringing it up, is the lead issues that have been reported in the news. I think that is extremely, extremely important that we cannot allow the days to go by without tackling it together. I think we need to have a clear understanding of how deep those issues are, and have a plan within the District, with the State, with the City, and not let that go by. I echo the words that were spoken earlier about Special Education. We have to have it fixed. Yeah, I don’t have the answer to that; I can’t give it to you tonight; but I do know that we need to work together to do that, to find the answer. And another thing that struck a core with me tonight is, as a Board, we need to be asking more questions. We need to be holding people accountable, and by that I mean everyone; respectfully,




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including the unions; because we do pay millions and millions of dollars; and we need to demand results. But again, that’s something that we’re going to solve together. The Monitor mentioned the Superintendent Search, that it may not happen by January. There was a comment that was made that we really didn’t ask more questions. Well, I want to know why Mr. Rush is not here tonight, because we need everyone, including the individual who we’re paying the money to, to get us a Superintendent, to be here tonight. We need to get those questionnaires filled out online by everyone. This is the time when we all get to speak up about the person we want to lead this District. Thank you Mr. President. BOARD DISCUSSION & ACTION ON CONSENT AGENDA Meeting Minutes: September 29, 2016 Special Meeting & Executive Session

There were no questions or comments on the Meeting Minutes. Superintendent’s Recommendations: Curriculum, Instruction, Professional Development, Assessment & Accountability/

Special Services (1) Talent Acquisition & Development (2) Finance & Facilities (3)

There were no questions or comments on the Superintendent’s Recommendations. Board Committee Reports: Operations, 9/14/16

There were no questions or comments on the Board Committee Reports.

Motion was made by Dr. Graham and properly seconded to approve the Consent Agenda. The Consent Agenda was approved by all Board Members present.

ROLL CALL YES NO ABSTAIN Gene Bouie X D. A. Graham X Fiah Gussin X Jane Rosenbaum X Guillermo Gomez Salazar X Gerald Truehart II not present for vote Lucy Vandenberg X Jason Redd X

ADDENDUMS:

Curriculum: Student Study Trips BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the following field trips:




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Agenda Applicant School Destination Purpose No. of Students

Date Funds Cost GAAP Code

Oct. Brittany Thomas K. Delgado

A. Ennis D. Soles L. Hill

Robbins Johnson’s Farm at Locust Hill Jobstown NJ

SWBAT make and test predictions about pumpkins

75 10/28/16 Board $913 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

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Oct. Scott Munro Nicole Hamlet

Adam Behr Jessica Massenat Daniel Monzon

Gretchen Martus-Uray

Trinidad Escalante

Marsha Martin

TCHS STEM

Solvay USA Inc. Princeton NJ

Collaboration with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Solvay USA to focus on career readiness

23 11/8&22/16 12/6&13/16 1/10&24/17 2/14&28/17 3/7&21/17 4/4&25/17

5/30/17 6/6/17

$0 No cost to the Board

Resolution to Approve Central Jersey Family Health Consortium BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium (CJFHC) with regard to the Personal Responsibility Education Project implementing the Teen Outreach Program (TOP®) at Dunn MS

Finance: Staff Travel BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, ratified staff attendance/participation in the following professional conferences, workshops, seminars or trainings with the requirements, that staff turn-key as required by administration those issues addressed at the approved professional development events which have relevance to improving instruction and/or operation of the school district.

Agenda Applicant Position School Purpose Location Date Funds Cost GAAP Code

Oct. Erica Reynolds Weathers

Senior Accountant

CSB Introduction to CACFP, Eligibility & Record Keeping

Westhampton NJ

10/26-28/16 Board $18.88 11-000-251-580-0000-00-

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Oct. Dennis Morgan

Coordinator – Network

Admin.

CSB NJSBA Annual Workshop

Atlantic City NJ

10/25-27/16 Board $467.00 11-000-230-585-0000-00-

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Resolution to Accept the Play Unified Sports New Jersey Grant BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves to accept a $20,000.00 Play Unified Sports New Jersey Grant for the 2016-2017 school year. These funds have been made possible through the U.S. Department of Education, New Jersey State Department of Education and the PSEG Foundation. All stipends and equipment, and transportation will be grant funded.

Personnel Transactions: BE IT RESOLVED that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools,

approve the following personnel transactions:

a. ABOLISHMENT OF POSITION

POSITION LOCATION UNIT NUMBER OF

POSITIONS

EFFECTIVE

DATE

Bilingual Grade 4 Teacher Robeson TEA 1 10/24/16

Elementary Teacher, Grade 1 Gregory TEA 1 10/24/16

Elementary Teacher, Grade 2 Robbins TEA 1 10/24/16

Elementary Teacher, Grade 3 Gregory, Hill, Jefferson, TEA 4 10/24/16




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Robbins

Elementary Teacher, Grade 4 Gregory TEA 1 10/24/16

Kindergarten Teacher Gregory TEA 1 10/24/16

b. CREATION OF POSITION

POSITION LOCATION UNIT NUMBER OF

POSITIONS

EFFECTIVE DATE

Elementary Teacher, Grade 4 Jefferson TEA 1 10/24/16

Kindergarten Teacher Hill TEA 1 10/24/16

Paraprofessional,

PreKindergarten

Grant PAR 1 10/24/16

Paraprofessional,

Kindergarten

Hill PAR 1 10/24/16

PreKindergarten Teacher Grant TEA 1 10/24/16

Special Education Teacher

(Inclusion)

Grant TEA 1 10/24/16


(PSD)

Grant TEA 1 10/24/16

Speech and Language

Specialist

Special Services TEA 3 10/24/16

c. RESIGNATIONS

LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION LOCATION EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE

Johnson Emily Paraprofessional

(Kindergarten)

Gregory 11/1/16

Ross Kellie Special Education Teacher

(Inclusion - Kindergarten)

Grant 12/17/16

Tallon Amanda Health and Physical Education

Teacher

TCHS-West 12/21/16

Yarde Jennifer Principal Washington 12/31/16

d. RECALL FROM LAYOFF

LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION LOCATION SALARY EFFECTIVE NOTE

Cappas Cedry Paraprofessional,

Bilingual Kindergarten

Robbins

Annex

$44,080, Step

14/60 credits, TPA

On or before

11/1/16-6/30/17

e. APPOINTMENTS

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

FROM

POSITION

FROM

LOCATION

FROM SALARY TO

POSITION

TO

LOCATION

TO SALARY EFFECTIVE NOTE

Green Donna ESL Teacher Dunn $95,515($94,015 Step 15, MA +

60, TEA +

$1,500 dual certification)

Literacy Leader

Dunn $95,515($94,015 Step 15, MA

+ 60, TEA +

$1,500 dual certification)

10/25/16 – 6/30/17

No change in salary

f. COACHING APPOINTMENTS – REVISED

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

POSITION LOCATION SALARY GAAP EFFECTIVE

Bethea Ottamease Middle School Girls Basketball Coach Rivera $2,518 11-402-100-101-0010-00-55 12/1/16-2/28/17

Cunningham Cathleen Assistant Swimming Coach TCHS $6,424 11-402-100-101-0009-00-55 11/8/16-2/15/17

Dice Michelle Head Swimming Coach Hedgepeth/ Williams $2,518 11-402-100-101-0010-00-55 12/1/16-2/20/17




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Guidon John Middle School Boys Basketball Coach Rivera $2,518 11-402-100-101-0010-00-55 12/1/16-2/28/17

Kelly Walter JV Boys Basketball Coach TCHS $5,871 11-402-100-101-0009-00-55 11/28/16-3/10/17

Moody Darryl Middle School Boys Basketball Coach Kilmer $2,518 11-402-100-101-0010-00-55 12/1/16-2/28/17

Plasky Jacob Middle School Boys Basketball Coach Dunn $2,518 11-402-100-101-0010-00-55 12/1/16-2/28/17

g. TRANSFERS/REASSIGNMENTS

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

FROM POSITION LOCATION TO POSITION LOCATION EFFECTIVE NOTES

Arrington Arlana Elementary Teacher, Gr 2 Robbins Computer Teacher King 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

Bourbon Doreen Elementary Teacher, Gr 1 Gregory Elementary Teacher,

Gr 4

Jefferson 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

Burkhardt Kaitlin Special Education Teacher (BD)

Hill Special Education (Kindergarten

Inclusion)

Grant TBD – 6/30/17 Effective once current position is

backfilled

Ennis Ashlee Elementary Teacher, Gr 3 Robbins PreKindergarten Grant 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

Jacquay Kimberly Elementary Teacher, Gr 3 Gregory Computer Teacher Gregory 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

LaFleur Ayanna Elementary Teacher, Gr 1 Hill Elementary Teacher, Gr 2

Washington 10/20/16-6/30/17 On file in TAD

McPhail Gertie Paraprofessional,

Bilingual Kindergarten

Robbins

Annex

Paraprofessional,

Kindergarten

Hill 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

Molnaur Holly

Elementary Teacher, Gr 3 Hill Kindergarten Hill 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

Moore-Seals Mia Kindergarten Gregory Math Teacher Rivera 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

Ottenberg Howard Special Education (PreK

Inclusion)

Grant Special Education

(PSD)

Grant 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

Trimble Susan Elementary Teacher, Gr 4 Gregory Elementary Teacher,

Gr 3

Gregory 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

Whelan Elaine Elementary Teacher, Gr 3 Gregory Elementary Teacher,

Gr 1

Hill 10/24/16-6/30/17 Leveling

SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY/SPECIAL EDUCATION

a. Resolution for Partnership with the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc.

Be it Resolved, that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Resolution for a Partnership with the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. for the 2016-2017 school year at no cost to the Board. The Pi Chapter of Trenton is recognized as an active partner to the Trenton Board of Education, Trenton Public Schools, for the furtherance of our students’ education through a variety of valuable programs and contributions to the District.

b. Proposal for Rosetta Stone Language Learning Software – English for TCHS West and

Daylight/Twilight HS BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Rosetta Stone Language Learning Software – English for TCHS West and Daylight/Twilight HS for the period October 25, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at a cost not to exceed $9,564.00. Due to the recent influx of English Language Learners, there is a need to offer additional resources and support to students at the secondary level who have limited time to learn ESL before graduation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. Account Code: 11-240-100-610-0000-00-81




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c. Resolution and Proposal for Success for English Language Learners (SELL) with The

College of New Jersey BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Resolution and Proposal for Success for English Language Learners (SELL) with The College of New Jersey for the period October 25, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at no cost to the Board. The Professional Development for teachers of English Language Learners will allow participants to provide students with academic and social learning opportunities to develop expertise in acquiring a second language. Funding is by The College of New Jersey through a federal grant from the US Department of Education. The budget allocated to support the Trenton District is $152,385.00.

d. Proposal for The College of New Jersey’s Dyslexia Initiative at Columbus and Robeson Elementary Schools BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for The College of New Jersey’s Dyslexia Initiative at Columbus and Robeson Elementary Schools for the period October 25, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at a cost not to exceed $33,210.00. The Professional Development will ensure successful school experiences for students with dyslexia/severe literacy disabilities. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. Account Codes: 20-250-100-600-0000-17-84 and 20-250-200-300-0000-17-84

e. Revised Resolution and Proposal for Contract with WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Revised Resolution and Proposal for a Contract with WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research for the 2016-2017 school year at a cost not to exceed $51,628.75. The purchase of the ACCESS Test for all English Language Learners will enable the District to assess students’ proficiency in English. This item was Board approved on June 27, 2016 with a revision to the Account Code on August 29, 2016. The current revision is needed to increase the cost from $50,125.00. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. Account Code: 11-240-100-610-0000-00-81

f. Proposal for Bedtime Math for Priority Elementary Schools BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Bedtime Math for Priority Elementary Schools for the period October 25, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at no cost to the Board. The Bedtime Math App provides parents with a fun nightly math problem to do with their students ages 3-9. Professional Development and outreach at the school level will be provided. The Bedtime Math Foundation welcomes Trenton Public Schools as a partner in this White House initiative.

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BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Junior Vitamin D Drum Circle Program for Children with Autism at Grant, Jefferson and Hill Elementary Schools for the period January 1-31, 2017 at no cost to the Board. Undergraduate music education students from Westminster Choir College will sit side-by-side with the students in the drum circle to provide guided instruction and mentoring in arts, academic, social and emotional learning. The program is funded through a contract from VSA International Young Soloists: Music for Every Student Program provided by the Kennedy Center.

h. Proposal for 6-12 District-Wide Band Parent Organization BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for the 6-12 District-Wide Band Parent Organization for the period October 25, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at no cost to the Board. The organization will support the Band, Orchestra and Color Guard through fundraising, volunteering, donations, boosters, grants and chaperoning field trips.

i. Resolution for Arts Integrated Theatre and Student Engagement Workshops BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Resolution for Arts Integrated Theatre and Student Engagement Workshops for the period February 1 through May 31, 2017 at no cost to the Board. The program is funded through and provided by Westminster College of the Arts at Rider University. It will incorporate Trenton students into short productions/performances.

j. Proposal for Transforming Spaces Partnership with Westminster College of the Arts/Rider University BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Transforming Spaces Partnership with Westminster College of the Arts/Rider University for the period October 25, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at no cost to the Board. In preparation for a student study trip for TCHS Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students on April 24, 2017 to attend the performance piece Anthracite Fields, teachers will attend a daylong curriculum training workshop at Westminster Choir College in Princeton.

k. Student Study Trips

BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the following field trips:

Agenda Applicant School Destination Purpose No. of Students

Date Funds Cost GAAP Code

Oct. Jennifer Ayling L. Tindall S. Estrada

A. Arlington A. Vasquez

Robbins Stony Brook Millstone Water

Shed Pennington, NJ

SWB introduced to a variety of trees

during an exploratory walk

100 2/22,23,24/2017

weather dates,

2/27,28, 3/1-10/2017


Oct. Carla Millner Chantel Wooten

Erin Kondash Dana Lakins Keith Jones

Hyacinth Fervier Michael Coe

Shakira Faniel

Kilmer Universoul Circus

Philadelphia, Pa.

SWBAT describe the biology and

physics involved in the activities of the

circus

125 11/18/2016 Board $2701 15-190-100-590-0000-00-

24 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

24 Oct. Elizabeth

Zwierzynski TCHS-

Chambers TBOE

Trenton, NJ TBOE Performance 11 10/24/2016

Date change $0 No cost




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Norberto Diaz to the Board

Oct. Jpseph Pucciatti Ted Plunkett

TCHS TBOE Trenton, NJ

TBOE Performance 35 10/24/2016 Date change

$0

No cost to the Board

Oct. Meridan Brown

Norberto Diaz

Grant TBOE Trenton, NJ

TBOE Performance 28 11/14/2016 $0 No cost to the Board

Oct. Barbara Konig Amy Scott

Maria Catana Narayany Iyer

D/T HS Valley Shepherd Creamery

Long Valley, NJ

SWBAT describe a variety of food

practices

28 5/19/2017 Grant $220 20-361-270-512-0000-17-

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D/T HS Vonthun’s Farm Monmouth Junction, NJ

SWBAT describe a variety of food

practices

28 5/26/2017 Grant $260 20-361-270-512-0000-17-

05



D/T HS Bldgs & Grnds Trenton, NJ

SWBAT apply knowledge of event

planning

22 6/8/2017 Grant $120 20-361-270-512-0000-17-

05



D/T HS Grants & Funded

Programs Trenton, NJ


planning

20 5/3/2017 Grant $120 20-361-270-512-0000-17-

05 Oct. Barbara Konig

Amy Scott Maria Catana Narayany Iyer

D/T HS TPS Principals’ Meeting


planning

20 4/13/2017 Grant $120 20-361-270-512-0000-17-



D/T HS TPS Business Office


planning

22 2/15/2017 Grant $120 20-361-270-512-0000-17-



D/T HS Grants & Funded

Programs Trenton, NJ


planning

22 12/1/2016 Grant $120 20-361-270-512-0000-17-

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D/T HS MCCC Trenton, NJ

SWBAT tour Culinary Arts CTE

Program

20 3/31/2017 Grant $120 20-361-270-512-0000-17-

05

Oct. Jessica Massenat Daniel Monzon

TCHS Widener University

Chester, PA

SWBAT design and build a vehicle

15 11/2/2016 Board $335 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05

Oct. A.Manutti M. Jensen D. Riukas

M. Christie B. Garcia, N. Linton L. Hines

L. Redmond D. Yellen

A. Villanueva A. Guillani S. Pisabaj

C. McCarthy K. Gaines

B. L’Oiseau Z. Belton

Robbins Annex

Philadelphia Zoo Philadelphia, PA

SWBAT write personal narrative for their writing

portfolios

210 10/31/2016 Board $1311 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

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Oct. Jennifer Ayling 2,3,4,& 5th grade

teachers

Robbins ES

Philadelphia Zoo Philadelphia, PA

SWBAT write personal narrative for their writing

portfolios

210 10/31/2016 Board $1204 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

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Oct. April Reid A Jones J. Clark

Grant ES Franklin Institute

Philadelphia, PA

SWBAT collaborate to

design and

140 6/1/2017 Board $787 15-190-100-590-0000-00-




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M. Stewart K. Appleby A. Smith

Z. Montero E. Rivera N. Sable

D. Kunkel J. Clark

Y. Morales

construct a flag raising machine

20 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

20

Oct. Regina Landorf Ortiz

J. Martinez Keephart

Grube

Grant Johnson’s Farm Medford, NJ

SWBAT experience first-hand farming

techniques

42 6/2/2017 Board $987 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

20 15-190-100-590-0000-00-

20

Oct. Dana Larkins Erin Kondash

Chantel Wooten Keith Jones

Carla Millner Michael Coe

Gloria Wilkerson Shakida Faniel

Kilmer 6 Flags Great Adventure

SWBAT compare and contrast data and create graphs

75 4/21/2017 Board $2800 15-190-100-590-0000-00-

24 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

24

Oct. Carla Millner Erin Kondash

Chantel Wooten Dana Larkins Keith Jones

Hyacinth Fervier Michael Coe

Shakire Faniel

Kilmer Spirit Cruises Philadelphia, PA

SWBAT observe how the Delaware

River benefits NJ & PA.

100 6/16/2017 $0 No cost to the Board

Oct. Kim Marcucci Grissom Williams

Mott ES Philadelphia Zoo Philadelphia, PA

SWBAT identify animal

characteristics and adaptations

65 4/3/2017 Board $482 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

26 Oct. Karen Barksdale

Michael Allen Barry Conboy

TCHS Bloomberg LP Skillman, NJ

SWBAT gain knowledge of a

financial company

20 11/2/2016 11/16/2016 12/7/2016

12/14/2016 1/4/2017 1/18/2017 2/8/2017 2/22/2017 3/1/2017 3/15/2017 4/12/2017 4/26/2017 5/31/2017 6/7/2017


Oct. Karen Barksdale Barry Conboy

TCHS Kean University Union, NJ

DECA Leadership Training


Oct. Christina Forshay Katrina Smith Rotanda Davis

TCHS McCarter Theater Center Princeton, NJ

SWBAT synthesize training and

growing personal aesthetics

40 10/27/2016 $143 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05

Oct. Christina Forshay Katrina Smith

TCHS Montclair State Uni.

Montclair, NJ

SWBAT connect high school theater

training with college

20 11/4/2016 Board $268 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05

Oct. Elizabeth Zwierzynski

Katrina Smith Lakia Bristow

TCHS Washington ES

SWBAT perform in dance showcase

45 10/28/2016 Board 142.50 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05

Oct. Joseph Pucciatti Ted Plunkett

TCHS TCNJ Music Building

Ewing, NJ

Student performance at

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Makes Music Oct. Nandita

Bhattacharya Mia Verdini

Benjamin Falsetti Keith Wallace Joe Karkowsky

Christine Forshey Paul Scozzari

TCHS TCHS – West Trenton, NJ

SWBAT gain information about the EOF Program at various colleges


Oct. Bridget McManus Scott Monroe Barry Conboy

Marsha Martin Nathan Mayfield

TCHS TCHS – West Trenton, NJ

SWBAT gain information about the EOF Program at various colleges


Oct. Elizabeth Zwierzynski

Katrina Smith Ronald Wallace

TCHS Dept. of Dance, Montclair State

Uni. Montclair, NJ

SWBAT experience a collegiate level dance technique

class

45 11/18/2016 Board $425 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05

Oct. Lew Freimark John Forte

Lakia Bristow

TCHS Jewish Heritage Museum of NY

NY,NY

SWBAT learn about life in Europe

during the Holocaust


Oct. Joseph Pucciatti Ted Plunkett David Lerner

Elizabeth Zwierzynski

Christiina Forshey

TCHS Hed/Wms Trenton, NJ

Holiday performance and

recruitment

65 12/13/2016 Board $190 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05



Christiina Forshey

TCHS Dunn MS Trenton, NJ


recruitment

65 12/13/2016 Board $309 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05



Christiina Forshey

TCHS Freshmen Academy

Trenton, NJ


recruitment

65 12/15/2016 Board $358 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05

Oct. Dan Monzon Edward Schmidt Jessica Massenat

TCHS Liberty State Park

Jersey City, NJ

Robotics Qualifying Tournament

25 1/7/2017 Board $256 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05

Oct. Christina Forshey TCHS Trent Center Trenton, NJ

SWBAT synthesize performance

training

15 1/26/2017 $0

Oct. Melda Grant Joy Walker

Guerline Pierre Bobbi Brown

TCHS_ SBYSP

The Mansion Voorhees, NJ

SW participate in Family

Empowerment Day Conference

30 5/3/2017 Grant $600 20-470-200-890-0002-17-

05 Oct. Abrams

Bernstein Russell

Bourbon Price

Spencer

Gregory NJ State Museum

Trenton, NJ

SWBAT make connections and use illustrations to tell

a story


Oct. Abrams Bernstein Russell

Bourbon Price

Spencer


Trenton, NJ

SWBAT understand the

fundamental ideas of matter, energy

and motion




Trenton, NJ






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Bourbon Price

Spencer

a story


Bourbon Price

Spencer


Trenton, NJ


a story



Bourbon Price

Spencer


Trenton, NJ


fundamental ideas of matter, energy

and motion


Oct. Jacqueline Jacobs Mark Hopkins

Kouoa Mea Jean Striplet Sossi Armani

Josephine Devasagayaraj Nancy Mary Nana Manful

Glinys Caceres Jigna Parikn

Thomas Montanari Yvonne Johnson Cheryl Oribabor Joseph Melone Shu-Fen Tiao

TCHS-West

Millennium Skate World Camden, NJ

SWBAT explore the science found in everyday actvities

200 12/15/2016 Board $3000 15-190-100-590-0000-00-

04

Oct. Gretchen Uray TCHS Rider University Lawrenceville,

NJ

SWBAT increase their awareness of

environmental issues

20 11/17/2016 Board $286 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05

Oct. M. Thompson Ross

Sodowy Brandt

Grant Westhaven Farm

Allentown, NJ

SWBAT identify animals, plants and

land

44 10/28/2016 Board $462 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

20 15-190-100-590-0000-00-

20 Oct. Lorenzo Gonzalez

Entire Teaching Staff

Columbus Funplex Lanes Mt. Laurel, NJ

Mathematical Concepts/School

Trip

370 5/24/2016 Board $11,660 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

17 15-190-100-590-0000-00-

17 Oct. Lorenzo Gonzalez

Teacher Security Guard

Columbus Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ

Mathematical Concepts , Reward for hard work and

dedication

14 6/2/2016 Board $702 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

17 Oct. Monica Morris

John Pollock TCHS Atrium Dr.

Somerset, NJ SWBAT experience

the SkillsUSA Culinary Arts Competition

4 4/7 & 8/2017

Date correction for Sept.

2016

Board $540 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05

Oct. Countess Irvin Terry Troup

TCHS Hillside HS Hillside, NJ

Event will measure the cadets level of

discipline and competence

35 11/5/2016 Date change from Aug.

2016

Board $438 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05 Oct. Helen Cravo TCHS International

Dermal Institute King of Prussia,

Pa.


exfoliation process

15 11/9/2016 Date

correction for Aug.

Board $335 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

05




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2016 Oct. Countess Irvin

Terry Troup TCHS Central Regional

HS Bayville, NJ

Event will measure the cadets level of

discipline and competence

45 1/14/2017 Date change from Aug.

2016

Board $581 15-000-270-512-0000-00-

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l. Proposals for After School Programs for 2016-2017

BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposals for After School Programs for 2016-2017 as follows (Programs are at no cost to the Board):

School Provider Mott Elementary Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County Grant Elementary Capital City Academy

m. Per School Costs for School Leadership Teams for 2016-2017

BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Per School Costs for School Leadership Teams for 2016/2017 as follows:

School Total Cost GAAP Code(s) M.L. King Jr. Elementary $1,545.00 15-120-100-101-0009-00-23

15-190-100-106-0009-00-23

n. Proposal for New Jersey Cares Program at Franklin Elementary School Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for New Jersey Cares Program at Franklin Elementary School on October 25, 2016 at no cost to the Board. Volunteers will help beautify the inside and outside of the school.

o. Proposal for Jubilee Children’s Entertainment Assemblies at Columbus Elementary School Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Jubilee Children’s Entertainment Assemblies at Columbus Elementary School for the period October 25, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at a cost not to exceed $1,400.00. The assemblies will focus on Character Education for all students in Grades PreK-5. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. Account Code: 15-190-100-320-0000-00-17

p. Proposal for Professional Development on Turnaround Principles at Gregory Elementary School Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Professional Development on Turnaround Principles at Gregory Elementary School for the period November 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at a cost not to exceed $8,849.58. The monthly training sessions will assist staff in establishing strong learning environments. Account Codes: 15-120-100-101-0009-00-21 and 15-190-100-106-0009-00-21




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q. Proposal for Harlem Globetrotters Alumni Assembly at Robbins Elementary School Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Harlem Globetrotters Alumni Assembly at Robbins Elementary School on October 26, 2016 at no cost to the Board. The assembly for students in grades 3-5 will focus on responsibility.

r. Proposal for After School Lexia Program for 2nd Grade Students at Robbins Elementary School Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for After School Lexia Program for 2nd Grade Students at Robbins Elementary School for the period November 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at no cost to the Board. The program will provide additional support to students who are reading below grade level. Funding is through a grant by Trenton Literacy Initiative.

s. Proposal for Math Professional Development by Standards Solution at Robbins Elementary School Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Math Professional Development by Standards Solution at Robbins Elementary School for the period November 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at a cost not to exceed $4,400.00. Workshops will provide staff with training in alignment of practices with the Common Core State Standards, as well as create documents to assist in the transition to PARCC. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. Account Code: 15-190-100-320-0000-00-28

t. Proposal for Kidsbridge Program/Lynne Azarchi at Robeson Elementary School Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Kidsbridge Program/Lynne Azarchi at Robeson Elementary School for the period November 1, 2016 through June 15, 2017 at no cost to the Board. The program will provide mobile outreach, bullying prevention, diversity and life skills instruction for students in Grades 4 & 5.

u. Proposal for Professional Development Collaboration Between The College of New Jersey and Rivera Community Middle School Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Professional Development Collaboration Between The College of New Jersey and Rivera Community Middle School for the period October 25, 2016 through January 1, 2017 at no cost to the Board. Dr. Anne Peel, Assistant Professor of Literacy at TCNJ, will collaborate with several of the ELA Teachers to design, implement and co-teach a Literacy unit intended to raise the rigor of reading and writing expectations in inclusive classrooms.

v. Resolution for Partnership between Heal The City Father Walk and Kilmer Middle School Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Resolution for a Partnership between Heal The City Father Walk and Kilmer Middle School and other community leadership in the City of Trenton to sponsor




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"Fathers Walk Your Children to School" day where Fathers and other adult figures will walk their children to school on October 28, 2016 at no cost to the Board.

w. Proposal for The Garvey School/Egun Omode Shule at Kilmer Middle School Be it resolved, that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for The Garvey School/Egun Omode Shule at Kilmer Middle School on December 9, 2016 at a cost not to exceed $1,500.00. The cultural program will expose students to the art of African drumming, hip hop and dance as part of the school’s mid-fall celebration of cultural diversity. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant. Account Code: 15-190-100-320-0000-00-24

x. Proposal for Guest Artist Program at Hedgepeth/Williams Middle School of the Arts Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Guest Artist Program at Hedgepeth/Williams Middle School of the Arts for the period December 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at a cost not to exceed $500.00. Students in Grades 6-8 will have the opportunity to be exposed to and participate in a series of arts classes led and performed by aspiring industry professionals from the VPA SLC at TCHS Main. Account Code: 15-000-270-512-0000-00-08

y. Proposal for VPA Guest Artist: Encompass Arts Presents Vince Vincent at TCHS Main Be it resolved; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for VPA Guest Artist: Encompass Arts Presents Vince Vincent at TCHS Main for the period October 25, 2016 through June 30, 2017 at a cost not to exceed $300.00 from the Student Activities Account. The workshop will explore opera and musical theatre techniques to complement the school’s focus on opera and being chosen as a Metropolitan Opera HD live school.

z. Proposal for Credit Recovery/Distance Learning Program at TCHS West BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Proposal for Credit Recovery/Distance Learning Program at TCHS West for the period November 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 at a cost not to exceed $31,720.00. The program will give students an opportunity to make up a failed class or take a new class needed to meet graduation requirements, through the use of on-line courses. The total cost includes $25,000.00 for on-line classes. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. Account Codes: 15-190-100-320-0000-00-04 and 15-140-100-101-0009-00-04

1-1 SPECIAL SERVICES

aa. Resolution to Authorize Professional Development for Child Study Teams

BE IT RESOLVED; that the TRENTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools hereby authorizes professional development for Effective IEP Development : LRE Decision Making Part I, November 2nd, 2016 and Effective IEP Development : LRE Decision Making Part II; 8:30 AM -3:30 PM for the child study teams, general and special education teachers, supervisors and lead teachers.




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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the TRENTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to allow the training at no cost to the board for all workshop participants which will be held at Learning Resource Center-Central, Trenton, N.J.

bb. Resolution Approving Collaboration and Partnership with Henry J. Austin Health Center BE IT RESOLVED; that the TRENTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves a Collaboration and Partnership with Henry J. Austin Health Center to provide services to students in the areas of asthma and oral health for the period October 25, 2016 to June 30, 2017 at no cost to the board.

cc. Resolution Approving Collaboration and Partnership with TeamSmile and Trenton Thunder BE IT RESOLVED; that the TRENTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves a Collaboration and Partnership with TeamSmile and Trenton Thunder to provide dental education to students for the period October 25, 2016 to June 30, 2017 at no cost to the board.

dd. Resolution to Accept the Nursing Services Plan for 2016-2017 BE IT RESOLVED; that the TRENTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Nursing Services Plan for 2016-2017. (Attachment 1-DD)

PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS

BE IT RESOLVED that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools,

approve the

following personnel transactions:

a. RETIREMENTS

LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION LOCATION YEARS OF

SERVICE

EFFECTIVE

DATE

Guion Emma Learning Consultant Special Services 34 1/1/17

Jackson Susette Supervisor of Special

Education

Special Services 40 1/1/17

Lynne Beth In-School Suspension

Teacher

TCHS-Chambers 25 3/1/17

Martinez Miguel Custodian Daylight/Twilight 28 11/1/16

Mosca Linda Elementary Teacher

Grade 1

Franklin 25 1/1/17

O’Neal Billy English Teacher TCHS-West 12 7/1/17

Okwei Joseph Special Education

Teacher

TCHS-Chambers 12 ½ 1/1/17

Rivera Richard Social Worker Special Services 17 1/1/17

Sealtiel Mitchell School Counselor Dunn 42 1/1/17

b. RESIGNATIONS

LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION LOCATION EFFECTIVE

DATE

NOTE




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Aboulenain Seham Media Specialist Robbins/Robbins

Annex

9/20/16

Gardinet Bienvenida Principal Robbins/Robbins

Annex

10/28/16

Smith Orick School Climate &

Culture Leader

Hedgepeth/Willia

ms

9/19/16 Change in

effective date

Wheeler James Jr. Custodian TCHS-

Communications

9/19/16

c. APPOINTMENTS

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

FROM

POSITION

FROM

LOCATION

FROM SALARY TO POSITION TO

LOCATION

TO

SALARY

EFFECTIVE NOTE

Dunston John STEM Teacher

Leader

Central Services

$63,995($62,495 MA+60 Step

4,TEA+ $1,500

dual certification)

Supervisor of Instructional

Technology,

Accountability and Research

Curriculum Department

$104,000, Step 1-

TASA

10/25/16-6/30/17,

pro-rated

Replacing G. Benton

who was

re-assigned

d. EMERGENT HIRES

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

POSITION LOCATION SALARY/STEP EFFECTIVE NOTE

Casey Claudia Elementary Teacher

Gr 3 (Sheltered)

King $54,895, BA, Step 1 TEA,

pro-rated

11/1/16-6/30/17 Filling a vacancy

Cruz Sarita Transportation Assistant

Transportation Department

$35,181, BA, Step 1, Guide C, pro-rated

On or before 11/1/16-6/30/17

Filling a vacancy

Fountaine Gail Art Teacher Dunn $54,895, BA, Step 1 TEA,

pro-rated


Giglio Nicole ESL Teacher King $54,895, BA, Step 1 TEA, pro-rated

11/1/16-6/30/17 Replacing S. Salvador who

resigned

Hecker Kendra Music Teacher Dunn $56,895-MA, Step 3 TEA, pro-rated


Kelly Pamela School Nurse Daylight/Twilight $54,895, BA, Step 1 TEA,

pro-rated


Leggett Nicole Special Education Teacher Math

Resource

Kilmer $54,895, BA, Step 1 TEA, pro-rated

10/18/16-6/30/17 Replacing J. Behrens who

resigned

Mackenson Jean Part Time Bus Driver Transportation

Department

$25 per hour 10/25/16-6/30/17 Filling a vacancy

Meyers Brendon Special Education

Teacher (Autism)

Jefferson $54,895, BA, Step 1 TEA,

pro-rated

On or before

11/1/16-6/30/17

Filling a vacancy

Okocha Grace School Nurse Daylight/Twilight $54,895, BA, Step 1 TEA,

pro-rated

10/25/16-

6/30/17

Filling a vacancy.

Peterson Robert Music Teacher Gregory $54,895, BA, Step 1 TEA,

pro-rated

10/10/16-

6/30/17

Replacing S. Levy

who resigned

Rayam JeRon Elementary Teacher

Gr 3

Parker $67,365, MA, Step 11 TEA,

pro-rated

10/18/16-6/30/17 Replacing S. Young

who resigned

Zarukin Pavel Music Teacher Dunn $54,895, BA, Step 1 TEA,

pro-rated


e. EMERGENT HIRES-RESCIND

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

POSITION LOCATION SALARY EFFECTIVE NOTE

Mendez Maria Bilingual

Elementary

Teacher Gr 4

Robeson Bilingual

Elementary

Teacher Gr 4

9/1/16-6/30/17 Declined offer of

position




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Sparacio Catrina School Nurse TCHS-

Chambers

$54,895 BA,

step 1, TEA

9/19/16-6/30/17,

pro-rated

Declined offer of

position

f. RECALL FROM LAYOFF

LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION LOCATION SALARY EFFECTIVE NOTE

Hernandez Ivelisse Bilingual

Secretary (Spanish)

School Support $34,822, Step 6,

TESA

On or before 11/1/16

– 6/30/17, pro-rated

New position

Phillips-

Crawford

Beverly Paraprofessional

– PreKindergarten

Grant $39,980, Step 14/0

credits, TPA



New position

Finley Tiffani Speech

Language

Specialist

Preschool/TCHS-

West/Evaluations/

Comp Ed

$99,824 ($96,824,

MA Step 15 red-

lined, TEA + $2,500 National Board Cert)



New position

Shaffer Stephanie Speech

Language Specialist

ML King/TCHS-

Main/Evaluations/ Comp Ed

$96,824, MA Step

15, red-lined, TEA



New position

Phillips Janice Speech

Language Specialist

Hedgepeth/Williams;

Daylight/Twilight/ Evaluations/Comp

Ed

$98,783($97,283

MA+30 Step 15 red-lined, +$1,500 dual

cert), TEA



New position

g. LEAVES OF ABSENCE

ID LOCATION REASON EFFECTIVE

104940 Curriculum Department Medical With pay, effective 10/3/16-11/14/16

105600 Daylight/Twilight Medical With pay, effective 10/13/16-12/6/16;

Without pay, 12/7/16-12/13/16

111450 King Medical With pay, 9/1/16-12/31/16

106986 Kilmer Medical With pay, 10/17/16-1/30/17

106402 TCHS-VPA Medical With pay, effective 10/3/16-12/17/16

105420 Jefferson Medical With pay, effective 9/20/6-10/14/16

111618 Dunn Medical With pay, effective 10/13/16-11/7/16

112040 Robeson FMLA With pay, effective 9/1/16-10/5/16;

Without pay, 10/6/16-1/2/17. NOTE:

Change in effective date

100303 Dunn Medical With pay, effective 10/3/16-11/11/16

104092 Rivera Maternity With pay, effective 9/26/16-11/17/16;

Without pay, effective 11/18/16-12/13/16.

NOTE: Change in effective date

101139 Washington Medical With pay, effective 9/1/16-9/27/16

103306 Daylight/Twilight Medical With pay, effective 10/12/16-11/22/16;

Without pay, 11/23/16-11/30/16

102000 Wilson Medical With pay, effective 9/29/16-10/21/16

101734 Mott Medical With pay, effective 10/17/16-11/15/16

105861 Jefferson Medical With pay, effective 10/11/16-11/28/16

h. EXTENDED LEAVE OF ABSENCE

ID LOCATION REASON EEFECTIVE

111912 Wilson Medical Without pay, effective 10/7/16-10/19/16

104179 Warehouse Medical With pay, effective 10/1/16-11/11/16

106070 Mott Medical With pay, effective 10/18/16-10/28/16

106205 Dunn Medical With pay, effective 10/1/16-11/2/16;




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Without pay, effective 11/3/16-12/20/16

i. RETURN FROM LEAVE OF ABSENCE

ID LOCATION EFFECTIVE

103870 Mott 9/19/16

j. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

POSITION LOCATION FROM SALARY TO SALARY EFFECTIVE NOTE

Byrnes Beth Special Education Teacher (Inclusion)

Dunn $57,095($55,595-BA, Step 3- TEA+$1,500

dual certification)

$58,395($56,895-MA, Step 3-TEA+$1,500

dual certification)

9/1/16-6/30/17 Submitted proof of Master’s degree.

Originally on

September 19, 2016

Board Agenda

Cesar Chelah Elementary Lab/

Rosetta Stone Teacher

King $54,895-BA, Step 4-

TEA

$57,395-MA, Step 4-

TEA

9/1/16-6/30/17 Submitted proof of

Master’s Degree

Cortez Johanna ESL Teacher Grant $68,390($66,890-MA+60, Step 9-

TEA+$1,500 dual certification)

$73,965($72,465-MA+60, Step 11-


9/1/16-6/30/17 Salary Adjustment Correction

Cortez Johanna ESL Teacher Grant $67,865($66,365-

MA+60, Step 9-


$70,965($69,465-

MA+60, Step 10-


9/1/15-6/30/16 Salary Adjustment

Correction

Haikal Iman ESL Teacher Robbins $81,490($79,990-

MA+30, Step 14-TEA+$1,500 Dual

Certification)

$86,090($84,590-

MA+60, Step 14-TEA+$1,500 Dual

Certification)

9/1/16-6/30/17 Salary Correction

Iapaucci Michael Social Studies Teacher Daylight/

Twilight

$69,740($68,240 BA

Step 12-TEA+$1,500 dual certification)

$70,540($69,040

BA+30 Step 12-TEA+$1,500 dual

certification)


30 additional credits – Salary Correction

Iromanya Chituru Elementary Teacher King $54,895-BA, Step 4-TEA

$64,895-PHD, Step 4-TEA

9/1/2016-6/30/17

Submitted proof of Doctorate Degree

McGlynn Cheryl Special Education

Teacher (Inclusion)

Parker $54,895-BA, Step 1-

TEA

$67,365-MA, Step 11-

TEA

9/1/16-6/30-17 Submitted proof of

Master’s Degree and

10 years of previous experience

McKay Jennifer Science Teacher Kilmer $54,895-BA, Step 1-

TEA

$55,095-BA, Step 2-

TEA, pro-rated


previous experience

Mobilio Karyn Special Education Teacher (LLD)

Rivera $54,895-BA, Step 1-TEA

$59,495 ($57,995-BA, Step 8-TEA+$1500

dual certification)

9/23/16-6/30/17, pro-

rated

Submitted proof of dual certification and

previous experience

Saganowski Lynda Secretary Dunn $59,673($58,673-ADM1 30, Step 16-

TESA +$600

Longevity)

$60,471($59,871-ADM1 60, Step 16-

TESA+$600

Longevity)

9/15/16-6/30/17 Submitted proof of 30 credits

Stabile Kelly Elementary Teacher

Grade 5

King $54,895-MA, Step 8 -

TEA

$64,790-MA, Step 10-

TEA

9/1/16-6/30/17 Submitted two

additional year of

previous experience

Thompson-Jenkins

Regina Parent Liaison Hedgepeth/ Williams

$46,530($44,080 Step 14/60 credits+$2,450

longevity)

$48,405($45,955- Step 14/90 credits+$2,450

longevity), pro-rated

9/30/16-6/30/17 Submitted proof of 30 credits

Tiao Shu-Fen World Language Teacher

TCHS-West $57,395 BA Step 7-TEA

$58,095 BA+30 Step 7-TEA

9/1/16-6/30/17 Submitted proof of 30 additional credits

– Salary Correction

Washington Denise School Psychologist Special

Services

$68,762($61,395-

MA+60, Step 1-TEA, +12%)

$69,546($62,095-

MA+60, Step 3,-TEA+12%, pro-rated


previous experience

k. LONGEVITY




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LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION LOCATION YEARS EFFECTIVE AMOUNT

Flowers Lisa Secretary TCHS-West 25 9/30/16 $600.00

Smith Barbara Elizabeth Custodian Grant 25 10/15/16 $800.00

l. CONTRACTUAL ENTITLEMENTS

LAST NAME FIRST NAME UNIT # SICK DAYS # VACATION

DAYS

AMOUNT

Estate of Anthony Kelly Custodian 19.5 105 $25,463.12

Estate of Gilbert Taitt CUS 6.33 92 $20,090.26

Matlock Robert TEA 4 (additional days) 0 $2,032.56

m. BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL

LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION LOCATION SALARY GAAP EFFECTIVE NOTE

Verdini Mia Online Advisor College Night

Advisor

$42.00 15-140-100-101-0009-00-05

10/25/16-5/1/17 Not to exceed $924 total

program

Conyers Francine School Leadership Team Columbus $36.00 15-190-100-101-0009-00-17

10/25/16-6/30-17 Not to exceed $1,052 total

program Garcia Katherine STEM Club Advisor

Grade K-2 Columbus $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-17 10-25-16-xx/xx/xx Not to exceed

$1,000

Gonzalez Lorenzo School Leadership Team Columbus $22.00 15-190-100-106-

0009-00-17

10/25/16-6/30-17 Not to exceed

$176

Hundley Erica Dance Club Advisor Columbus $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-17

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $1,000

Lewis Barbara School Leadership Team Columbus $36.00 15-190-100-101-

0009-00-17 10/25/16-6/30-17 Not to exceed

$1,052 total

program Maitland Marlene Music Club Advisor Columbus $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-17

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,000

McCoy Richard School Leadership Team Columbus $36.00 15-190-100-101-

0009-00-17 10/25/16-6/30-17 Not to exceed

$1,052 total program

Mueller Susan STEM Club Advisor

(Substitute)

Columbus 442.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-17

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,000

Vizenfolder Shawn STEM Club Advisor Grade 3-5

Columbus $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-17

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $1,000

Bose Tilottama Option II Instructor Daylight/

Twilight $42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$2,352 Bose Tilottama School Leadership Team Daylight/

Twilight $36.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 Chacko Johnson Option II Instructor Daylight/

Twilight $42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$2,352 Delaney Jamie Online Instructor

(substitute)

Daylight/

Twilight $42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$3,528 total

program Delaney Jamie Option II Instructor Daylight/

Twilight $42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$2,352 Delaney Jamie School Leadership Team Daylight/

Twilight $36.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 Fisher Wayne School Leadership Team Daylight/

Twilight $36.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 Jones Anthony Option II Instructor Daylight/

Twilight $42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$2,352 Lowery Sheri Online Instructor Daylight/

Twilight $42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$3,528 total

program Lowery Sheri Option II Instructor Daylight/

Twilight $42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$2,352 Lozano Alex Option II Instructor Daylight/

Twilight $42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$2,352




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Nelson Fateema Online Instructor (substitute)

Daylight/ Twilight

$42.00 15-140-100-101-0009-00-35

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $3,528 total

program Powell Melissa School Leadership Team Daylight/

Twilight $30.26 15-000-240-105-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 Young Philip School Leadership Team Daylight/

Twilight $36.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-35 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 Aubry Curtis STEM Advisor Dunn $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-10 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,134 total Braverman Michael School Leadership Team Dunn $36.00 15-130-100-101-

0009-00-10

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 per person

Cohen Nathan Band Advisor Dunn $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-10


Featherston Jennifer School Leadership Team Dunn $36.00 15-130-100-101-

0009-00-10

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 per person

Finnerty Allison School Leadership Team Dunn $36.00 15-130-100-101-0009-00-10

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $540 per person

Forshey Christina Drama Club Advisor Dunn $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-10

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,134 total

Genevie Richard Chess Club Advisor Dunn $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-10


Jacobs Erica Multicultural Club

Advisor

Dunn $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-10

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,134 total Plasky Jacob Middle School Boys

Basketball Coach Dunn $42.00 11-402-100-101-

0010-00-55 12/1/16-2/28/17 Not to exceed

$2,518

Plasky Jacob Yearbook Advisor Dunn $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-10

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,134 total Saganowski Lynda School Leadership Team Dunn $32.57 15-190-100-106-

0009-00-10

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$732.90 total

Southerland Orlando Debate Club Advisor Dunn $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-10

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,134 total Wolden Kathryn School Leadership Team Dunn $36.00 15-130-100-101-

0009-00-10 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 per person

Longo Sunny Dance Club Advisor Franklin $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-19

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,500 total

Edwards Theresa School Leadership Team Gregory $22.00 15-120-100-101-0009-00-21

15-190-100-106-

0009-00-21

10/25/16-6/30-17 Not to exceed $5379.74 total

program

Hallinan Denise School Leadership Team Gregory $36.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-21

15-190-100-106-0009-00-21

10/25/16-6/30-17 Not to exceed

$5379.74 total

program

Planter Patricia School Leadership Team Gregory $22.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-21 15-190-100-106-

0009-00-21

10/25/16-6/30-17 Not to exceed

$5379.74 total program

Skudalski Courtney School Leadership Team Gregory $36.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-21 15-190-100-106-

0009-00-21

10/25/16-6/30-17 Not to exceed

$5379.74 total program

Vogel Lynn School Leadership Team Gregory $36.00 15-120-100-101-0009-00-21

15-190-100-106-

0009-00-21

10/25/16-6/30-17 Not to exceed $5379.74 total

program

Dice Michelle Head Swimming Coach Hedgepeth/ Williams

$42.00 11-402-100-101-0010-00-55

12/1/16-2/20/17 Not to exceed $2,518.00

Anderson Susan Literacy Club

Co-Advisor

Hedgepeth/

Williams

$42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-08

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$420

Campbell Shinetta Student Government

Advisor

Hedgepeth/

Williams

$42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-08

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$840

Episale Barbara Green Team

Co-Advisor

Hedgepeth/

Williams

$42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-08

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$420

Forshey Christina Drama Club Advisor Hedgepeth/Williams

$42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-08

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $840

Gaffin Jonathan Green Team Hedgepeth/ $42.00 15-401-100-110- 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed




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Co-Advisor Williams 0009-00-08 $420

Hacker Courtney Literacy Club

Co-Advisor

Hedgepeth/

Williams

$42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-08

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$420

Wilkins Alan Chorus Club Advisor Hedgepeth/

Williams $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-08

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$840

Williams Bruce Robotics Club Advisor Hedgepeth/

Williams

$42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-08

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$840

Zwierzynski Elizabeth Dance Club Advisor Hedgepeth/

Williams $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-08

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$840

DeMuth Robin School Leadership Team Kilmer $36.00 15-130-100-101-

0009-00-24

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$324 total

Glashow Jodi Robotics Advisor Kilmer $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-24 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Horton-Harris Darlene School Leadership Team Kilmer $36.00 15-130-100-101-

0009-00-24

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$324 total

Moody Darryl Middle School Boys Basketball Coach

Kilmer $42.00 11-402-100-101-0010-00-55

12/1/16-2/28/17 Not to exceed $2,518.00

Tocci Thomas Robotics Advisor Kilmer $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-24 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Tocci Thomas School Leadership Team Kilmer $36.00 15-130-100-101-

0009-00-24

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$324 total

Tunstall Eris School Leadership Team Kilmer $22.00 15-190-100-106-0009-00-24


Bethea Ottamease Middle School Girls

Basketball Coach

Rivera $42.00 11-402-100-101-

0010-00-55

12/1/16-2/28/17 Not to exceed

$2,518

Fell Ronald Chorus Advisor Rivera $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-15

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,134

Guidon John Middle School Boys

Basketball Coach

Rivera $42.00 11-402-100-101-

0010-00-55

12/1/16-2/28/17 Not to exceed

$2,518

Reece Stacey Robotics Advisor Rivera $42.00 15-130-100-110-0009-00-15

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $2,441.50 per

person

Ayling Jennifer Dance Club Advisor Robbins $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-28

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $420

Ayling Jennifer Fitness Club Advisor Robbins $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-28

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,176

Ayling Jennifer School Beautification Advisor

Robbins $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-28

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $420

Ayling Jennifer School Leadership Team Robbins $36.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-28

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 per person

Casalino John Glee Club Advisor Robbins $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-28

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $420

Casalino John String Club Advisor Robbins $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-28

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$420

Kothare Pauline School Leadership Team Robbins $36.00 15-120-100-101-0009-00-28


L’Oiseau Brian School Leadership Team Robbins $36.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-28

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$540 per person

Passerella Damaris School Leadership Team Robbins $22.00 15-190-100-106-0009-00-28


Ramos Ruth Technology Club

Advisor

Robbins $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-28

11/1/16/-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$420

Rodriguez Maria School Leadership Team Robbins $36.00 15-120-100-101-0009-00-28


Thomas Brittany Dance Club Advisor

(substitute)

Robbins $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-28

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$420

Thomas Brittany Fitness Club Advisor (substitute)

Robbins $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-28

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $1,176

Agrawal Natasha Before/Afterschool

Intervention Program Robbins/

Robbins Annex

$42.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-28 12/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Delgado Karen Before/Afterschool


Robbins

Annex

$42.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-28 12/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$9,114

total program




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Estrada Sandra AM/PM Supervision Robbins/ Robbins

Annex

$42.00 15-421-200-110-0009-00-28

11/1/16/-6/30/17 Not to exceed $1,386

Estrada Sandra Before/Afterschool Intervention Program

Robbins/ Robbins

Annex

$42.00 15-120-100-101-0009-00-28

12/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $9,114

total program Estrada Sandra Before/Afterschool Lead

Intervention Program Teacher

Robbins/

Robbins Annex

$36.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-28

12/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$360

Fogg LaJuana Before/Afterschool


Robbins Annex

$42.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-28 12/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Grant Anne Before/Afterschool


Robbins

Annex

$42.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-28 12/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$9,114

total program Jensen Michael AM/PM Supervision

(substitute)

Robbins/

Robbins

Annex

$42.00 15-421-200-110-

0009-00-28

11/1/16/-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,386

Rodriguez Maria AM/PM Supervision

(substitute)

Robbins/

Robbins

Annex

$42.00 15-421-200-110-

0009-00-28

11/1/16/-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,386

Rodriguez Maria Before/Afterschool Intervention Program

Robbins/ Robbins

Annex

$42.00 15-120-100-101-0009-00-28

12/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $9,114

total program Rodriguez Ruth Before/Afterschool

Intervention Program

(substitute)

Robbins/ Robbins

Annex

$42.00 15-120-100-101-0009-00-28

12/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $9,114

total program Tindall Laurie Before/Afterschool


Robbins Annex

$42.00 15-120-100-101-

0009-00-28 12/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Byrd Vivian Club Monitor Robeson $29.00 15-421-200-110-

0009-00-12

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$2,175

Costa-Raven Genevieve Choir/Instrumental Music Advisor

Robeson $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-12

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $966

McBride Johnette School Leadership Team Robeson $22.00 15-190-100-106-

0009-00-12

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$260

Vogel-Henryk Kelly AM Supervisor Alternate

Robeson $42.00 15-421-200-110-0009-00-12


program

Walker Mandy Robotics Advisor Robeson $42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-12

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $966

Walker Mandy Safety Patrol Advisor Robeson $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-12

11/1/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$966

Cunningham Cathleen Assistant Swimming

Coach

TCHS $42.00 11-402-100-101-

0009-00-55

11/8/16-2/15/17 Not to exceed

$6,424 total

program

Kelly Walter JV Boys Basketball Coach

TCHS $42.00 11-402-100-101-0009-00-55


program

Nance Marketa Ticket Seller-Game Day

Personnel

TCHS $50.00

per game

11-402-100-101-

0009-00-55

11/1/16-3/4/17 Not to exceed


Allen Michael Future Business Leaders

of America Advisor

TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-05

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$1,470 total

Barksdale Karen DECA Club Advisor TCHS-Chambers

$42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-05


program

Behr Adam Cyber Patriot Advisor TCHS-Chambers

$42.00 15-401-100-110-0009-00-05


program

Blasse Vincent Detention Monitor TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-05

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Butler-Johnson Rogenia Detention Monitor TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-05

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Love Veronica Class of 2018 Advisor TCHS- $42.00 15-401-100-110- 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed




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Chambers 0009-00-05 $1,680 total

McManus Bridgett College Night Advisor TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-05

10/25/16-5/1/17 Not to exceed

$924

Pollock John Culinary Club Advisor TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-05

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Pyper William Online Advisor TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-05

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Riley-Coleman Phyllis Detention Monitor

(Thursday and Friday)

TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-05

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$2,520 total

program

Riley-Coleman Phyllis Online Advisor TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-05

10-25-16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,040 total

program

Riley-Coleman Phyllis Online Advisor (Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday)

TCHS-Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-0009-00-05


program

Russell Matthew Detention Monitor TCHS-Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-0009-00-05


program

Scozzari Paul Online Advisor TCHS-Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-0009-00-05


program

Verdini Mia College Night Advisor TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-05

10/25/16-5/1/17 Not to exceed

$924

Verdini Mia Online Advisor TCHS-

Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-

0009-00-05

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,040 total

program

Wallace Ronald College Night Advisor TCHS-Chambers

$42.00 15-140-100-101-0009-00-05

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed $924

Kardhashi Renard Robotics Advisor TCHS-West $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-24 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Nadadhur Raman Robotics Advisor TCHS-West $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-24 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$2,712 total

program Royster Kira Anime and Magma Club

Advisor

TCHS-West $42.00 15-401-100-110-

0009-00-04

10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$672

n. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

POSITION LOCATION SALARY GAAP EFFECTIVE NOTE

Adams Crystal Professional Development for

edConnect and Common Assessments for Elementary

Teachers Grades 4 & 5

Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Appleby Kurt Professional Development for edConnect and Common

Assessments for Elementary


Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Bell Carlos Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Bethea Ottamease Professional Development for

edConnect and Common

Assessments for Elementary Teachers Grades 4 & 5

Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Bethea Alakee Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Borota Stefan Professional Development for


Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total




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program

Burkart-Penn Maureen Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Carmichael Byron Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Cech Cynthia Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Cekoric Carol Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Childs Lucy Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Christmas Danita Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Ciaccia Robert Professional Development for




Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Curtis Tara Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Darling Beth Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Dawson-

Coates

Sharon Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Dineen Dianna Professional Development for




Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Donaghy Hugh Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Embert Debra Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Eure Marilyn Professional Development for

edConnect and Common Assessments for Literacy Leaders

(Elementary)

Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Exner Scot Professional Development for




Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Faulknor Danielle Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program




68

Feeney Shawn Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Fitzpatrick Jessica Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Flowers Kathryn Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Gammone Stephanie Professional Development for


(Elementary)

Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Garcia Jennifer Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Gordon Elanna Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Grant Anne Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Guzman Marcie Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Hallinan Denise Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Harris Tammy Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Hedgpeth Tonya Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Henderson Stephanie Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Henryk Kelly Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Holcomb Cassandra Professional Development for


Assessments for Literacy Leaders (Elementary)

Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$9,000 total

program

Iromuanya Chituru Professional Development for




Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Jackson LaKeisha Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Jones Archie Professional Development for


Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total




69


program

Kiley Deirdre Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Kothare Pauline Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Lambright Thomas Middle School Common Assessments Professional

Development

Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program Lambright Thomas Middle School Technology

Common Assessments Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Laszyn Taras Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Lee Octavia Professional Development for edConnect and Common

Assessments for Literacy Leaders

(Elementary)

Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Lintz Rene Middle School Common Assessments Professional

Development

Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program Lintz Rene Middle School Technology


Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program Litnyskij Eugene Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Livesey Nancy Professional Development for edConnect and Common


(Elementary)

Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Maldonado William Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

McClure Gayle Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$9,000 total

program

McLauglin Karen Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


McNear Karen Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Meluso Robert Middle School Common Assessments Professional

Development

Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program Meluso Robert Middle School Technology


Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed


Montero-

Cruz

Zahira Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Moody Darrell Professional Development for


Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed





70

Teachers Grades 4 & 5 Napoleon Sharon Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Nazario Charity Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

O’Keeffe Michael Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Owens Charles Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Park Eunice Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Pinelli Erin Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Rawls Donna Middle School Common

Assessments Professional

Development

Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program Rawls Donna Middle School Technology


Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program Reid April Professional Development for




Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Rocco Holly Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Romeo Thomas Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Rowell Tamala Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Russell-Tapper

Winsome Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Russo Olivia Professional Development for edConnect and Common


(Elementary)

Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Sanders Leslie Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$9,000 total

program

Schappell David Middle School Common

Assessments Professional

Development

Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program Schappell David Middle School Technology


Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,000.00 total

program Skudalski Courtney Professional Development for

edConnect and Common Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82





71


program

Spears Sharon Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Stabile Kelly Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Stanislaus Betania Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Stewart Marybeth Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Taylor Twanda Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Ternowchek Jeanne Professional Development for edConnect and Common


Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Tobin Brian Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Tomlin Mary Professional Development for


(Elementary)

Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Trimble Susan Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Vizenfelder Shawn Professional Development for edConnect and Common



Central Services

$36.00 20-455-200-100-0009-16-82


program

Walker Mandy Professional Development for




Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Washington Myra Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Weir Rebecca Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Weiss Patricia Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Wheary Michael Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed


Wiley-

Maurice

Jill Professional Development for


Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed





72

Teachers Grades 4 & 5 Williams Bree Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Wilson Todd Professional Development for



Central

Services $36.00 20-455-200-100-

0009-16-82 10/25/16-11/30/16 Not to exceed

$5,000 total

program

Gonzalez Lorenzo Parent Involvement Events and

Activities Beyond the School Day

Columbus $22.00 20-235-200-173-

1709-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Hendryx Dawn School Improvement Plan

Academic and Climate & Culture

Parent Involvement Workshops Beyond the School Day

Columbus $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1709-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Lee Octavia School Improvement Plan

Academic and Climate & Culture Parent Involvement Workshops

Beyond the School Day

Columbus $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1709-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Delaney Jamie School Improvement Plan Academic and Climate & Culture

Parent Involvement Workshops


Daylight/ Twilight

$36.00 20-235-200-173-3509-17-82


program

Fisher Wayne School Improvement Plan Academic and Climate & Culture



Daylight/ Twilight

$36.00 20-235-200-173-3509-17-82


program

Rivera Ariel School Improvement Plan



Daylight/

Twilight

$36.00 20-235-200-173-

3509-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Braverman Michael School Improvement Plan



Dunn $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1009-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Kelly Walter School Improvement Plan



Dunn $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1009-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Reyes Dawn Parent Involvement Events and


Dunn $22.00 20-235-200-173-

1009-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Mitchell Ayiyah Parent Involvement Events and


Franklin $22.00 20-235-200-173-

1909-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Johnson Bonita School Improvement Plan



Grant $36.00 20-235-200-173-

2009-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Livesey Nancy School Improvement Plan



Grant $36.00 20-235-200-173-

3509-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Rodriguez Yolanda Parent Involvement Events and Activities Beyond the School Day

Grant $22.00 20-235-200-173-2009-17-82


program

Planter Patricia Parent Involvement Events and


Gregory $22.00 20-235-200-173-

2109-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Stilwell Sarah School Improvement Plan



Gregory $36.00 20-235-200-173-

2109-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Allen Shari School Improvement Plan


Hedgepeth/

Williams

$36.00 20-235-200-173-

0809-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed





73

Beyond the School Day Anthony-

Musa

Dolores School Improvement Plan



Hedgepeth/

Williams

$36.00 20-235-200-173-

0809-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Howlen Dawn School Improvement Plan



Hedgepeth/

Williams

$36.00 20-235-200-173-

0809-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Jenkins Regina Parent Involvement Events and


Hedgepeth/

Williams

$22.00 20-235-200-173-

0809-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Leno Karen School Improvement Plan



Hill $36.00 20-235-200-173-

3209-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Sanders Leslie School Improvement Plan



Hill $36.00 20-235-200-173-

3209-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Takell Alexia Parent Involvement Events and Activities Beyond the School Day

Hill $22.00 20-235-200-173-2309-17-82


program

Booker Leora Parent Involvement Events and


Jefferson $22.00 20-235-200-173-

1409-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Phillips David School Improvement Plan




Jefferson $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1409-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Tomlin Mary School Improvement Plan



Jefferson $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1409-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Conrad Tara School Improvement Plan Academic and Climate & Culture



Kilmer $36.00 20-235-200-173-2409-17-82


program

Downer-Baird

Marva School Improvement Plan Academic and Climate & Culture



Kilmer $36.00 20-235-200-173-2409-17-82


program

Royster Leyone School Improvement Plan



Kilmer $36.00 20-235-200-173-

2409-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Tunstall Eris Parent Involvement Events and Activities Beyond the School Day

Kilmer $22.00 20-235-200-173-2409-17-82


program

Perez Eunice Parent Involvement Events and Activities Beyond the School Day

King $22.00 20-235-200-173-2309-17-82


program

Russo Olivia School Improvement Plan Academic and Climate & Culture



King $36.00 20-235-200-173-2309-17-82


program

Gammone Stephanie School Improvement Plan Academic and Climate & Culture



Mott $36.00 20-235-200-173-2609-17-82


program

Olmeda Gloria Parent Involvement Events and


Mott $22.00 20-235-200-173-

2609-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,100 total

program

Clark Ronald Parent Involvement Events and Activities Beyond the School Day

Parker $22.00 20-235-200-173-2709-17-82


program




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McClure Gayle School Improvement Plan Academic and Climate & Culture



Parker $36.00 20-235-200-173-2709-17-82


program

Culver Rayna School Improvement Plan



Rivera $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1509-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Davis Denise School Improvement Plan



Rivera $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1509-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Dyous Crystal Parent Involvement Events and


Rivera $22.00 20-235-200-173-

1509-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Taylor Melanie School Improvement Plan



Rivera $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1509-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program

Holcomb Cassandra School Improvement Plan



Robbins $36.00 20-235-200-173-

2809-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Passerella Damaris Parent Involvement Events and Activities Beyond the School Day

Robbins $22.00 20-235-200-173-2809-17-82


program

Patterson Mack Parent Involvement Events and


Robeson $22.00 20-235-200-173-

1209-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,100 total

program Ternowcheck Jeanne School Improvement Plan



Robeson $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1209-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed


Burkhardt Kaitlin District Special Education PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$720 Chrusz Katherine District Gifted and Talented PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$864 Cohen Jeremy District Special Education PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$720 Crump Jacqueline District Special Education PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$720 Graf Kathryn District Gifted and Talented PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$864 Graf Kathryn District Special Education PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$720 Grom Jonathan District Special Education PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$720 Harris Andrea District Gifted and Talented PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$864 Harris Andrea District Special Education PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$720 Hill Lanise District Gifted and Talented PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$864 Iromunya Chitura District Gifted and Talented PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$864 Jones-Sellers Bahiyaa District Gifted and Talented PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$864 Misnik Joseph District Special Education PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$720 Saleh Noha District Gifted and Talented PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$864 Stephens Nicole District Gifted and Talented PLC Special

Services $36.00 11-000-223-101-

0009-00-84 10/25/16-6/30/17 Not to exceed

$864 Haqq Hussain School Improvement Plan



TCHS-Main $36.00 20-235-200-173-

1509-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$4,464 total

program




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Briggs Talithea School Improvement Plan Academic and Climate & Culture



TCHS-West $36.00 20-235-200-173-0409-17-82


program

Alacantara Gendi Parent Involvement Events and


Washington $22.00 20-235-200-173-

3009-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,100 total

program

Eure Marilyn School Improvement Plan Academic and Climate & Culture



Washington $36.00 20-235-200-173-3009-17-82


program

Albarran Freddy Parent Involvement Events and


Wilson $22.00 20-235-200-173-

3109-17-82

10/25/16-5/30/17 Not to exceed

$5,100 total

program

o. NOVICE/PROVISIONAL TEACHER WORKSHOPS

LAST NAME FIRST NAME RATE GAAP CODE EFFECTIVE NOTE

Glickman Alexa $36.00 11-190-100-320-0000-00-52 10/25/16-6/30/16 Not to exceed $698 per person

McKay Jennifer $36.00 11-190-100-320-0000-00-52 10/25/16-6/30/16 Not to exceed $698 per person

Peterson Robert $36.00 11-190-100-320-0000-00-52 10/25/16-6/30/16 Not to exceed $698 per person

p. MENTOR TEACHERS

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

LOCATION RATE GAAP CODE EFFECTIVE NOTE

Kennedy Peggy Franklin $36.00 11-190-100-320-0000-00-52 10/25/16-6/30/16 Not to exceed

$698 per person

Mulcahey Kathleen TCHS-

Chambers

$36.00 11-190-100-320-0000-00-52 10/25/16-6/30/16 Not to exceed

$775 per person

Wooten Chantel Kilmer $36.00 11-190-100-320-0000-00-52 10/25/16-6/30/16 Not to exceed

$698 per person

q. SUBSTITUTE ADMINISTRATOR

LAST NAME FIRST NAME LOCATION RATE EFFECTIVE DATES

Torrence Brenda Talent Acquisition and Development $450 per diem 10/25/16-6/30/16

r. VOLUNTEERS

LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION LOCATION EFFECTIVE DATES

Smith Sean Volunteer Coach TCHS-Chambers 11/21/16-6/30/17

s. FIELD EXPERIENCE

LAST NAME FIRST NAME POSITION LOCATION SCHOOL/COLLEGE EFFECTIVE DATES

Cohen Jeremy Doctoral Field Experience Special Services Wilmington University 10/25/16-6/30/17

Shareef Amina ESL Robbins TCNJ 10/25/16-12/31/16

3. FINANCE & FACILITIES

a. Appropriation Transfers – August 2016

WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 18A requires that the Board of Education approve appropriation transfers; and; WHEREAS, the Superintendent has authorized the budget adjusted to reflect the appropriation transfers;




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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Trenton Board of Education, does ratify the transfers approved by the Superintendent of Schools. (Attachment 3-A)

b. A-148 Secretary’s Report – August 2016

WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A-17-9, the Secretary of the Board of Education shall report to the Board at each regular meeting but no more than once each month, the amount of total appropriations and the cash receipts of each account, and the amount for which warrants have been drawn against each account and the amount of orders and contractual obligations been drawn against each account and the amount of orders and contractual obligations incurred and chargeable against each account since the date of the last report; and WHEREAS, the Commissioner has prescribed that such reporting take place on Form A-148; WHEREAS, in compliance with N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11©3, the secretary has certified that, as of the date of the report(s) no budgetary line item account has obligations and payments (contractual orders) which in total exceed the amount appropriated by the district board of education; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Trenton Board of Education accepts the above referenced reports and certifications and orders that they be attached to and made part of the record of this meeting; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in compliance with N.J.A.C 6A:23-2.11©4, the Board of Education certifies that, after review of the secretary’s monthly financial reports for August 2016, and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, to the best of its knowledge, no major account or fund has been over expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(b), and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. (Attachment 3-B)

c. A-149 Treasurer’s Report – August 2016

WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A-17-31 et seq. boards of education are required to have the appointed position of Treasurer of School Monies; and WHEREAS, the Treasurer shall serve in trust to receive and hold all school monies belonging to the district; and WHEREAS, the Treasurer shall report to the Board of Education on a monthly basis on the Form A-149, which is prescribed by the Commissioner of Education; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Trenton Board of Education, for the period ending August 31, 2016, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, adopt the A-149 and cause it to become a part of the official minutes of this meeting. (Attachment 3-C)

d. Staff Travel BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, ratified staff attendance/participation in the following professional conferences, workshops, seminars or trainings with the requirements, that staff turn-key as required by administration those issues addressed at the approved professional development events which have relevance to improving instruction and/or operation of the school district.

Agenda Applicant Position School Purpose Location Date Funds Cost GAAP Code

Oct. Elizabeth Assistant CSB NJSBA Annual Atlantic City 10/25-27/16 Board $467.00 11-000-230-




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DeJesus Superintendent – Special Svcs.

Workshop NJ 585-0000-00-50

Oct. Sandra Iturbides

Supervisor CSB NJPSA ELL Committee Meeting

Monroe, NJ 12/5/2016, 4/7/2017


Oct. Andrea Harris

Instr. Teacher CSB Creative Curriculum Preschool Training

Trenton, NJ 10/26, 11/16,

11/17/2016


Oct. Monique Harvey

Supervisor CSB Creative Curriculum Preschool Training

Trenton, NJ 10/26, 11/16,

11/17/2016


Oct. Carla Fisher Teacher Wilson ES Creative Curriculum Preschool Training

Trenton, NJ 10/26, 11/16,

11/17/2016


Oct. Barbara Newton

Teacher Wilson ES Creative Curriculum Preschool Training

Trenton, NJ 10/26, 11/16,

11/17/2016


Oct. Elizabeth Brown

Teacher Wilson ES Creative Curriculum Preschool Training

Trenton, NJ 10/26, 11/16,

11/17/2016


Oct. Phyllis Brandt

Teacher Grant Creative Curriculum foe Pre School

Trenton, NJ 10/26/16 11/16/16


Oct. Howard Ottenberg


Trenton, NJ 10/26/16 11/16/16


Oct. Howard Ottenberg


Trenton, NJ 10/26/16 11/16/16


Oct. Mandy Sadowy


Trenton, NJ 10/26/16 11/16/16


Oct. Mandy Sadowy


Trenton, NJ 11/17/16 $0 No cost to the Board

Oct. Phyllis Brandt



Oct. Bernadette Trapp

Principal Rivera MS SAMS Innovative Project Conference

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

1/26-29/2017


Oct. Lisa Ballman Teacher Jefferson Autism Spectrum Disorder

Hamilton, NJ 10/28/2016 $0 No cost to the Board

Oct. Shavonne Carter

Counselor Gregory RAC Planning Session N. Brunswick, NJ

10/7/2016 $0 No cost to the Board

Oct. Alice Burnett

Media Specialist

D/T HS Nat’l Conference of Urban Ed. Assoc.


Oct. Thomas Tucci

Teacher Kilmer Technology into Mathematics

Classroom,6-12

Piscataway, NJ 2/21/2017 $0 No cost to the Board

Oct. Wes Mingin Teacher TCHS – Chambers

NJDOE Professional Development for CTE

Mt. Holly, NJ 10/21/2016 $0 No cost to the Board

Oct. Denise Davis

Lit. Leader Rivera MS Literacy Leader Consortium

Monroe, NJ 11/22/2016 1/24/2017 3/10/2017 5/31/2017


Oct. Leslie Septor Lit. Leader Rivera MS Literacy Leader Consortium

Monroe, NJ 11/22/2016 1/24/2017 3/10/2017 5/31/2017


Oct. Joy Walker Case Manger TCHS NJDCF Professional Development

N. Brunswick, NJ

11/15/2016 Grant $15 20-470-200-580-0002-

17-05 Oct. Joy Walker Case Manger TCHS NJDCF Professional

Development N. Brunswick,

NJ 11/21/2016 Grant $15 20-470-200-

580-0002-17-05


N. Brunswick, NJ

12/16/2016 Grant $15 20-470-200-580-0002-

17-05


N. Brunswick, NJ

2/15/2017 Grant $15 20-470-200-580-0002-



NJ 42/22/2017 Grant $15 20-470-200-

580-0002-17-05




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N. Brunswick, NJ

4/5/2017 Grant $15 20-470-200-580-0002-



NJ 5/16/2017 Grant $15 20-470-200-

580-0002-17-05

Oct. Melda Grant Coordinator TCHS NJSBYSP Director’s Meeting

N. Brunswick., NJ

10/27/2016 Grant $16 20-470-200-580-0002-

17-05

Oct. Melda Grant Coordinator TCHS NJSBYSP Core Training

N. Brunswick., NJ

10/27/2016 Grant $16 20-470-200-580-0002-

17-05

Oct. Matthew Russell

Teacher TCHS NJ Council for Soc. Stud.

Piscataway, NJ 10/25/2016 $0 No cost to the Board

Oct. Nathan Mayfield

Counselor TCHS – Chambers

HESAA Annual School Counselor Training

Lawrenceville, NJ


Oct. Frances Maye

Media Specialist

TCHS NJASL Fall Conference Long Branch, NJ

11/17-19/2016


Oct. David Tindall

Teacher TCHS NJAHPERD Annual Convention

Long Branch, NJ

2/26-28/2017


Oct. Shirley Bell LDTC CSB Least Restrictive Environment & IEP

Development


Oct. Joyce Hannibel

CST CSB Least Restrictive Environment & IEP

Development


Oct. Tommy Ginsberg

CST CSB Least Restrictive Environment & IEP

Development


Oct. Marella Holmes

Social Worker CSB Least Restrictive Environment & IEP

Development


Oct. Danielle Narkaus

Psychologist CSB Least Restrictive Environment & IEP

Development


Oct. Susette Jackson

Supervisor CSB Least Restrictive Environment & IEP

Development


Oct. Rejon Littlepage

Teacher Kilmer Least Restrictive Environment & IEP

Development


Oct. Gail Bryant Learning Consultant

Kilmer Least Restrictive Environment & IEP

Development


Oct. Leyone Royster

C & C Leader Kilmer Penn Jersey Renaissance Fall

Conference

Burlington, NJ 11/18/2016 $0 No cost to the Board

Oct. Sandra Iturbides

Supervisor CSB Thomas Edison College Coaching & Mentoring

Trenton, NJ 12/15/2016 2/16/2017 4/20/2017


Oct. Keisha Gaymon

Intervention Teacher

CSB Thomas Edison College Coaching & Mentoring

Trenton, NJ 12/15/2016 2/16/2017 4/20/2017


Oct. Maritza Abreu

Intervention Teacher

CSB Thomas Edison College Coaching & Mentoring

Trenton, NJ 12/15/2016 2/16/2017 4/20/2017


Oct. Laura Pekata

Teacher Hed/Wms Differentiating Math - DIMACS

Rutgers Univ N. Brunswick,

NJ


Oct. Laura Pekata

Teacher Hed/Wms Simple Hands On Activities - DIMACS

Rutgers Univ N. Brunswick,

NJ


Oct. Barbara Gittens-Emiyede

Inclusion Teacher

TCHS Chambers

FEA: Zooming on Close Reading (6-12)

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Barbara Inclusion TCHS FEA: When the Cook Monroe 1/13/2017 $0 No cost to




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Gittens-Emiyede

Teacher Chambers Tastes the Soup: Formative Assessment,

Assessment Data to Inform Instruction,

Quality Questioning, Student Self and Peer

Assessment

Township, NJ the Board

Oct. Barbara Gittens-Emiyede

Inclusion Teacher

TCHS Chambers

FEA: Evaluation and Special Education

Using the Danielson Framework

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Beth Lynne Teacher TCHS Chambers

FEA: Reducing Racial Disparities in Discipline

through Transformative Action

for Equity

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Beth Lynne Teacher TCHS Chambers

FEA: How to Successfully Implement

Response to Intervention in Your

High School

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Bethzaida Garcia

Teacher Robbins Annex

FEA: Zooming in on Close Reading

Monroe Township, NJ

11/9/2016


Oct. Bethzaida Garcia


FEA: One Size Does Not Fit All

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Carla Thomas

Student Assistance

Coordinator

Central Services

FEA: Crisis Response & Beyond the Role of a

SAC

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. David Gelfgat

Teacher TCHS Chambers

FEA: Instructional and Intervention

Recommendations to Develop Algebraic

Thinking

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Deborah Yellen



Monroe Township, NJ

11/9/2016


Oct. Deborah Yellen



Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Dr. Margarita

Ioffe


FEA: Engineering and Science – Perfect

Together

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Dr. Margarita

Ioffe


FEA: Next Generation Science and

Engineering Practices – Constructing Scientific

Explanations

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Erin Kichline

Teacher Kilmer FEA: Zooming in on Close Reading (6-12)

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Erin Kichline

Teacher Kilmer FEA: Supporting ELA Standards and PARCC with Best Practices for

Instruction and Assessment

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Francine Conyers

Inclusion Teacher

Columbus FEA: Leading the Co-teaching Dance

Monroe Township, NJ



Inclusion Teacher

Columbus FEA: Creating PARCC-Like Assessments (3-5)

Monroe Township, NJ



Inclusion Teacher

Columbus FEA: The Best STEM Education Web

Resources

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Hyacinth Fevrier

Math Teacher Kilmer FEA: Create PARCC-Like Assessments

(Algebra I and II and Geometry)

Monroe Township, NJ



Math Teacher Kilmer FEA: Instructional and Intervention


Thinking: Supporting Struggling Students

Monroe Township, NJ





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and Students with Disabilities in Algebra


Math Teacher Kilmer FEA: Differentiation of Instruction Theory into

Practice

Monroe Township, NJ



Math Teacher Kilmer FEA: Differentiation of Instruction: Classroom

Strategies

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Iesha Davis Teacher Columbus FEA: Creating PARCC-Like Assessments (3-5)

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Iesha Davis Teacher Columbus FEA: The Best STEM Education Web

Resources

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Iman Haikal ESL Teacher Robbins FEA: Transform Your School Through

Mindfulness

Monroe Township, NJ

11/2/2016 11/29/2016


Oct. Jennifer Ayling

Teacher Robbins FEA: Design Thinking for the Classroom

Monroe Township, NJ



Teacher Robbins FEA: Maximizing Essential math Skills

and Concepts for Students with

Disabilities and Struggling Learners

Monroe Township, NJ

1/18/2017 2/16/2017 3/1/2017



Teacher Robbins FEA: High Impact Instruction

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Jesse Ambriz Teacher TCHS Chambers

FEA: Maximizing Essential math Skills

and Concepts for Students with

Disabilities and Struggling Learners

Monroe Township, NJ

1/18/2017 2/16/2017 3/1/2017



FEA: Instructional and Intervention


Thinking

Monroe Township, NJ





Monroe Township, NJ





Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Joseph Melone

Teacher TCHS West FEA: Legally Compliant IEPs

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Joseph Melone

Teacher TCHS West FEA: Education Neuroscience

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Joseph Melone

Teacher TCHS West FEA: RTI in Your School

Monroe Township, NJ

12/5/2016 $0


Oct. Joycilyn Fitts

Teacher Robbins FEA: Education and Neuroscience: Brain Based Strategies to Engage Students

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Joycilyn Fitts

Teacher Robbins FEA: Transform Your School Through

Mindfulness

Monroe Township, NJ

2/2/2017 2/29/2017


Oct. Laura Pekata


Hedgepeth/Williams

FEA: Maximizing Essential Math Skills

for Students with Disabilities and

Struggling Learners

Monroe Township, NJ

1/18/2017 2/16/2017 3/1/2017


Oct. Laurel Jones Teacher TCHS Chambers

FEA: Reinventing Your Struggling School: Using a Growth

Mindset to Create a Climate of High

Expectations

Monroe Township, NJ





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FEA: Education and Neuroscience: Brain Based Strategies to Engage Students

Monroe Township, NJ



FEA: Zooming on Close Reading (6-12)

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Lauren Redmond



Monroe Township, NJ

11/9/2016


Oct. Lauren Redmond



Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Lenora Hines



Monroe Township, NJ

11/9/2016


Oct. Lenora Hines



Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Lori Dennis Teacher Gregory FEA: Best Practices in Reading

Comprehension and Vocabulary Instruction

K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Mary-Ellen Tatter-Mancini

Inclusion Teacher

Hedgepeth/Williams

FEA: Transform Your School Through

Mindfulness

Monroe Township, NJ

11/2/2016 11/29/2016


Oct. Nicole Carmichael

PD Interventionist

Central Services

FEA: The Best STEM Education Web

Resources

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Nicole Carmichael

PD Interventionist

Central Services

FEA: Reinventing Your Struggling School: Using a Growth

Mindset to Create a Climate of High

Expectations

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Sandra Estrada

Bilingual Teacher

Robbins FEA: Zooming in on Close Reading

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Sandra Estrada

Bilingual Teacher

Robbins FEA: Best Practices in Reading

Comprehension and Vocabulary

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Suzanne Hatley

Art Teacher Parker FEA: Moving from Standards to Practice in Arts Education Using

Formative and Summative Assessment to Guide Instructional

Practice

Monroe Township, NJ

10/25/2016 $0


Oct. Talithea Briggs

Climate and Culture Leader

TCHS West FEA: Legal One Social Media and

Cyberbullying

Monroe Township, NJ




TCHS West FEA: Legal One LGBTQ Issues

Monroe Township, NJ




TCHS West FEA: Education and Neuroscience: Brain Based Strategies to Engage Students

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Tauheedah Rahman

School Counselor

Washington FEA: Intervention and Referral Services (IR&S): The Next

Generation

Monroe Township, NJ




TCHS West Educational Testing Service - Winsight

Educator Item Review Committee

Chicago, IL 11/3/2016 – 11/6/2016


Oct. Olivia Russo Literacy Leader King FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ

11/9/2016 No cost to the Board

Oct. Leslie Sanders

Literacy Leader Columbus FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Marilyn Eure

Literacy Leader Washington FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ





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Oct. Nancy Livesey

Literacy Leader Grant FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Jeanne Ternowchek

Literacy Leader Robeson FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Gayle McClure

Literacy Leader Parker FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Octavia Lee Literacy Leader Columbus FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Leslie Septor Language Arts Supervisor

Central Services

FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Mary Tomlin

Literacy Leader Jefferson FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Cassandra Holcomb

Literacy Leader Robbins FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


Oct. Stephanie Gammone

Literacy Leader Mott FEA: Close Reading in K-5

Monroe Township, NJ


e. Facilities Report – October 2016

BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools approves School and Community Organizations to use Trenton Board of Education Facilities.

ORGANIZATION/ DEPT.

DATES OF

USEAGE

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Tanya Oznowich - Mercer County/DEP

Meeting

09/21/16 Wednesday Administration 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

8287 OUTSIDE X

Dwayne Mosley - Facilities Advisory

Board

09/28/16, 10/26/16, 11/16/16, 12/14/16, 01/25/17, 02/15/17, 03/15/17, 05/24/17, 06/14/17

Wednesdays Administration 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

8216 TBOE X

Twanda Taylor - Parent, Community, Student

Roundtable

10/125/16 Tuesday Administration 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM

8249 TBOE X

Greg Grant - GGrant94ft. - After-

School Program

09/07/16 - 06/25/17

Mon. - Fri. Robeson 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

8589 OUTSIDE X

Sheree Dublin - Pre-K Fair

02/28/17 - 03/02/17

Tues. - Thurs. Administration 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

8232 TBOE X

Joyce Spady - Teacher Roundtable

09/28/16 11/09/16 01/11/17 02/22/17

Wednesdays 09/28/16 - King 11/09/16-

Hedgepeth-Williams

01/11/17 - TCHS - West

02/22/17 - Columbus

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

King - 8243 Hedgepeth-Williams -

8244 TCHS - West - 8246

Columbus - 8245

TBOE X

Susan Johnson - Parent Roundtable

11/16/16 01/11/17 02/22/17

Wednesdays 11/16/16 - Rivera

02/08/17 - Hedgepeth-

Williams 04/12/17 - Dunn

05/31/17 - Kilmer

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

King - 8243 Hedgepeth-Williams -

8244 TCHS - West - 8246

Columbus - 8245

TBOE X

Lisa Murray - Safety Committee Meetings

10/19/16, 11/09/16, 12/14/16, 01/11/17,

02/08/17, 03/08/17,

Wednesdays Administration 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

8532 TBOE X




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04/12/17, 05/10/17, 06/10/17

Samuel Frisby - YMCA - After-School Program

09/12/17 - 06/17/17

Mon. - Fri. King 3:15 PM - 6:15 PM

8595 TBOE X

Samuel Frisby - YMCA - After-School Program

10/03/17 - 06/17/17

Mon. - Fri. Columbus 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

8593 TBOE X

Hope Grant - Women's History Tea

03/29/17 Wednesday TCHS - 544 Chestnut Ave.

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

8449 TBOE X

Hope Grant - 2nd Semester Back to

School Night

02/23/17 Thursday TCHS - All Campuses

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

8445 TBOE X

Hope Grant - Family Fun Night

12/08/16 & 03/16/17

Thursday TCHS - All Campuses

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

8444 TBOE X

Hope Grant - Back-to-School Night

09/15/16 Thursday TCHS - All Campuses

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

A16-8644 TBOE X

Hope Grant - SLT Meetings

Sept. 2016 - Jun. 2017

1st & 3rd Tuesdays

TCHS - 544 Chestnut Ave.

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

A16-8639 TBOE X

Hope Grant - 9th Grade Parent Meeting

02/16/17 Thursday TCHS - 145 Pennington Ave.

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

8443 TBOE X

Hope Grant - Senior Class Parent Meeting

04/25/17 Tuesday TCHS - 544 Chestnut Ave.

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

8442 TBOE X

Hope Grant - FAFSA Workshop

02/08/17 Wednesday TCHS - 520 Chestnut Ave.

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

8441 TBOE X

Hope Grant - Father/Daughter Dance

04/07/17 Friday TCHS - 145 Pennington Ave.

6:00 PM - 12:00 AM

8446 TBOE X

Hope Grant - Senior/Junior Class

Parent Meeting

09/13/16 Tuesay TCHS - 544 Chestnut Ave.

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

8450 TBOE X

Hope Grant - PTA Meetings

09/27/16, 11/29/16, 02/28/17

Tuesdays TCHS - 544 Chestnut Ave.

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

8440 TBOE X

Hope Grant - College Application Nights

10/19/16, 11/15/16, 12/06/17, 01/10/17, 02/08/17

Tues. & Weds.


5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

A16-8640 TBOE X

Paula Bethea - Back-to-School Night

09/14/16 Wednesday Kilmer 5:30 - 7:30 PM

8324 TBOE X

Denyce Carroll - Negotiations

10/4/2016 Tuesday Administration 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

9632 TBOE X

Freddy Albarran - Literacy Night

Workshop, Poetry Night, Parent PARCC

Workshop, March Madness Event

10/20/16 04/27/17 01/19/17

03/22/17 & 03/23/17

Wed. & Thurs.

Wilson 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

10957 10961 10959 10960

TBOE X

Keshia Gaymon - Teacher Meetings, PAC Meetings, Extendned

Day Program

10/01/16 - 06/30/17

Tues - Thurs. TCHS - West 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

8542 TBOE X X


Day Program, Exit Celebration

10/01/16 - 06/30/17

Mon. - Fri. Dunn 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

8544 TBOE X X

Keshia Gaymon - Teacher Meetings,

Extendned Day Program

10/01/16 - 06/30/17

Mon. - Fri. Washington 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM

10015 TBOE X X


Day Program

10/01/16 - 05/30/17

Tues. - Thurs. Robbins 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM

8541 TBOE X X


Day Program

09/22/16 - 05/30/17

Tues. - Thurs. King 3:45 PM - 7:00 PM

8543 TBOE X X

Terrance Stokes - Trenton Police Youth

Kickoff Meeting

10/05/16 Wednesday Administration 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM

8386 TBOE X

Randy Morrison - SAT Testing

11/05/16, 12/03/16, 01/21/17, 03/11/17, 05/06/17, 06/03/17

Saturdays TCHS - West 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

10040 TBOE X




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Andrea Harris - Trenton (SEPAG) Special Services Advisory Group

Meeting


8296 TBOE X

Everene Downing - Non-Public Meeting

09/23/16 Friday Administration 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A16-8608 TBOE X

Celeste Williams - Meeting with TESA

Members

09/23/16 Friday Administration 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

8213 TBOE X

Celeste Williams -Negotiations

10/11/16 & 11/20/16

Tues. & Thurs.

Administration 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

8215 TBOE X


12/08/16 Thursday Administration 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

9633 TBOE X

Leslie Septor - Districtwide K-3

Literacy Professional Development

10/17/16 Monday Hedgepeth-Williams

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

8242 TBOE X

Jason Klugman - Princeton University

Prep Program

09/20/16 - 06/30/17

Mon., Wed., & Thurs.


3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

A16-8647 TBOE X

Nancy Lee - TCHS Class of 2017 Homecoming

Dance

10/08/16 Saturday TCHS - 520 Chestnut Ave.

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

10997 TBOE X

Gwen Hansen - Ivy League College Fair

10/06/16 Thursday TCHS - 520 Chestnut Ave.

5:30 PM 9:30 PM

10063 TBOE X

Mack Patterson - Health and Wellness

Seminars

11/18/16, 12/16/16, 01/19/17, 02/16/17, 03/16/17, 04/20/17, 05/18/17

Thursdays Robeson 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

8281 TBOE X

Mack Patterson -PTO Meetings

09/20/16, 10/18/16, 11/15/16, 12/20/16, 01/17/17, 02/20/17, 03/20/17, 04/17/17, 05/15/17, 06/09/17

Tuesdays Robeson 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

8281 TBOE X

Jocelyn Tyree - SMILE Gear Up EOF College

Fair

11/18/16 Friday TCHS - West 8:30 AM - 2:15 PM

10696 TBOE X

Wayne Murray - 21st Century - VIP Program

After-School Enrichment Program

09/12/16 - 06/30/17

Mon. - Fri. TCHS - West 2:30 PM - 6:15 PM

10694 TBOE X

Keshia Gaymon - Extended Day Program

10/10/16 - 06/30/17

Tues. - Thurs. Mott 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM

A16-8707 TBOE X

Keshia Gaymon - Teacher

Meetings/Extended Day Program

10/01/16 - 06/30/17

Tues. - Thurs. Hedgepeth-Williams

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

10183 TBOE X X



10/01/16 - 06/30/17

Mon. - Fri. Columbus 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM

8539 TBOE X X

Keshia Gaymon - Teacher Meetings/PAC


10/01/16 - 06/30/17

Mon. - Fri. Robeson 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM

A16-8705 TBOE X X



10/01/16 - 06/30/17

Mon. - Fri. Daylight/Twilight

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

A16-8708 TBOE X X

Keshia Gaymon - Extended Day Program

10/01/16 - 06/30/17

Tues. - Thurs. Parker 3:45 PM - 6:00 PM

A16-8704 TBOE X X

Sharron Grady - Girls & Boys Basketball Games

12/01/16 - 03/15/17

Saturday Kilmer 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

8113 TBOE X

Nicole Marino - School Leadership Team

Meetings

10/19/16, 11/16/16, 12/14/16, 01/18/17, 02/15/17,

Wednesdays TCHS - West 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

10692 TBOE X




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03/15/17, 04/26/17, 05/16/17, 06/14/17

Michael Tofte - Professional

Development

10/17/16 Monday King 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

8297 TBOE X

Denyce Carroll -Arbitration

01/18/17 Wednesday Administration 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

9634 TBOE X

Denyce Carroll - Arbitration

02/06/17 Monday Administration 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

9636 TBOE X

Perry Lattiboudere - Community Forum

Superintendent Search

10/05/16 Wednesday Administration 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

9635 TBOE X

Jasamine Young-Paulhill -

Soure4Teachers Training Sessions

10/06/16, 11/03/16, 11/17/16, 12/01/16, 12/15/16

Thursdays Administration 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

8292 TBOE/ OUTSIDE

X

Aliyalh Mitchell - Parental Involvement

Workshops

10/19/16, 10/26/16, 11/02/16, 11/16/16, 12/07/16

Wednesdays Franklin 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

5222 TBOE X

Jason Klugman - Princeton University

Prep Program

10/03/16 - 06/27/17

Tuedays TCHS - West 2:45 PM - 4:30 PM

A169-8648 TBOE/ OUTSIDE

X

Regina Thompson-Jenkins - Parental

Engagement Meetings

10/18/16, 11/15/16, 12/13/16, 01/17/17, 02/21/17, 03/21/17, 04/18/17, 05/16/17, 06/13/17

Tuesdays Hedgepeth-Williams

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

10178 TBOE X

Twanda Taylor - Cancer Survivor Luncheon/Set

Up

05/04/17 & 05/05/17

Thurs. & Fri. Administration 05/04/17 2:00 PM-8:00 PM

05/05/17-8:00 AM-8:00 PM

A16-8761 TBOE X


12/13/16 & 01/09/17

Tues. & Mon. Administration 12/13/16-10:00 AM-2:00 PM

01/09/17-10:00 AM-

4:00PM

9637 TBOE X

Norberto Diaz - Visual Performing Arts

Professional Development

10/17/16 Thursday Columbus 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM

8342 TBOE X

Tanisha Smith - Negotiations


A16-8768 TBOE X

Yvonne Diaz - Children's Home

Society TEDI

10/11/16 - 05/25/17

Tuesdays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A16-8661 TBOE X

Melissa Wyatt - Hispanic Cultursl

Festival

10/14/16 Thurday TCHS - 544 Chestnut Ave.

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

8464 TBOE X

Joyce Spady - Roundtable Discussion

11/02/16 Wednesday Dunn 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

A16-8758 TBOE X

Caren Wilson - Rising Stars Academy for

District Staff

10/17/16, 01/18/17, 02/22/17, 03/20/17, 05/15/17

Mondays & Wednesdays

Administration 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

A16-8725 TBOE X

Leslie Septor - Districtwide K-3

Literacy Professional Development

101716 Monday Kilmer 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

8325 TBOE X

B. Sellers - PBSIS Rewards/Incitive Social

Event

12/14/16 Wednesday Hedgepeth-Williams

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

10180 TBOE X

B. Sellers - PBSIS Rewards/Incitive

10/28/16 Friday Hedgepeth-Williams

4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

10181 TBOE X

Louise Shabazz - TEDI 10/04/16 - Tues. & Robeson 11:00 AM - A16-8660 TBOE X




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05/30/17 Thurs. 4:00 PM Michael Yaris -

Dodgeball Tournament to Benefit the American

Cancer Society

03/23/17 Thursday Rivera 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

10025 TBOE X

Alex Bethea - Wrestling Clinic

10/15/16 & 10/16/16

Sat. & Sun. Hedgepeth-Williams

10/15/16-5:00 PM-8:00 PM 10/16/16-8:30 AM-11:30AM

10/15/16 - 8591

10/16/16 - 8592

TBOE X

Michael Rosenberg - Parents Academy

10/13/16 Thursday Hill 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

A16-8773 TBOE X

Antoinette Shannon Aitken - Blood Drive

10/20/16 Thursday TCHS - West 7:00 PM - 3:30 PM

10697 TBOE X

Perry Lattiboudere - Water Report

Mtg/Conference


9638 TBOE X

f. Acceptance of Donations

BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, accepts funding from the following generous donors:

DONOR AMOUNT RECIPIENT PLANNED USE FOR FUNDS

If I Need Help Custom shoe tags valued at approximately

$2,250.00

Grant School To indicate identifying health information for students who are

unable to self-advocate in an emergency The Trenton

Literacy Movement $4200.00 All Second Grade

Students at Robbins Elementary School

Extended Day Lexia Learning supporting the District’s Early Literacy

Initiative

g. List of Bills

WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 18A:19.1 and N.J.S.A.18:6-31 provides for the Board of Education to authorize the payment of bills; and WHEREAS, the Business Administrator/Board Secretary has reviewed the documentation supporting the attached lists of bills; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, authorize and approve the payment of bills on the attached lists for the Thursday, September 29, 2016 Board meeting in the amount of $10,289,760.62. (Attachment 3-G – bill list of 9/30/16)

h. Resolution Authorizing Creative Achievement Academy, LLC to Continue Providing Lunch to Students with Disabilities for the 2016-2017 School Year BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education authorizes Creative Achievement Academy, LLC to continue providing lunch to students with disabilities for the 2016/2017 school year. Creative Achievement Academy, LLC will not charge the families of students with disabilities for the meals it provides, or apply for reimbursement from the Child Nutrition Program, and the cost of the lunch will continue to be included in the school’s tuition from July 2016 to June 2017.

i. Resolution Approving QSAC Statement of Assurance and District Performance Review for 2016-2017 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the QSAC Statement of Assurance and District Performance Review for 2016-2017 for submission to the New Jersey Department of Education by November 15, 2016. (Attachment 3-I)




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j. Renewal of the Annual Memorandum of Agreement with Law Enforcement BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves Renewal of the Annual Memorandum of Agreement with Law Enforcement (Attachment 3-J).

k. Out of District Placements – October 2016 BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Out of District Placements for October 2016. (Attachment 3-K)

l. Resolution Approving Invoice from CJ PRIDE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Resolution for Central Jersey Program (CJ PRIDE) to provide assistance in the recruitment of diverse educators at a cost not to exceed $300.00. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. Account Code: 11-000-251-330-0000-00-52

m. Resolution Approving Invoice from Global Compliance Network, Inc. BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Resolution for Global Compliance Network, Inc. to provide unlimited access to online tutorials related to Human Resources, OSHA and Professional Development at a cost not to exceed $1,000.00. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant. Account Code: 11-000-251-330-0000-00-52

n. Resolution Awarding Contract for Emergency Required Maintenance Project WHEREAS, the Trenton Board of Education entered into a contract per N.J.A.C. 18A:18A-7 Emergency Contract with the following vendor

W.R. Burnett Paving Inc. - Parking lot sink hole, drains, and asphalt repairs/replacement at Daylight/Twilight High School at a cost not to exceed $80,572.80 ($73,248.00 + 7,324.80 10% contingency).

BE IT RESOLVED: that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, approves the Resolution for emergency services affecting the health or safety of occupants of Daylight/Twilight High School approves the Resolution for payment and services to the vendor’s noted above. Account Code: 11-000-263-420-0000-00-61

o. Recommendation for RFP #1617-24 Award of Contract for Prospective Organization to Provide Home Instruction to Trenton Public School Students in a Hospital Setting




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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Public School Contract Law and the New Jersey Statutes Title 18A:18A-37, the proposal solicitation for Prospective Organization to Provide Home Instruction to Trenton Public School Students in a Hospital Setting was received on September 20th, 2016; and WHEREAS, the proposals were reviewed by Trenton Board of Education Staff per N.J.S. 18A:18A-4.5d; and WHEREAS, the Board received the following responses: American Tutor, Inc. WHEREAS, based on the evaluation criteria included in the solicitation American Tutor, Inc. received the only score within the qualifications listed below: 1. Technical Criteria 2. Management Criteria 3. Cost Criteria WHEREAS, funds will be made available from the following Account: 11-150-100-320-0000-00-84. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, awards a contract to American Tutor, Inc. for the proposal solicitation as indicated, at a cost not to exceed $125,000.00. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant.

p. Recommendation for RFP #1617-22 Award of Contract for Prospective Organization to Provide Reading & Mathematics Diagnostic Assessment K-12 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Public School Contract Law and the New Jersey Statutes Title 18A:18A-37, the proposal solicitation for Prospective Organization to Provide Reading & Mathematics Diagnostic Assessment K-12 was received on June 10th, 2016; and WHEREAS, the proposals were reviewed by Trenton Board of Education Staff per N.J.S. 18A:18A-4.5d; and WHEREAS, the Board received the following responses: Curriculum Associates Illuminate Education LinkIt Northwest Evaluation Association NCS Pearson, Inc. Performance Matters WHEREAS, based on the evaluation criteria included in the solicitation Curriculum Associates, LLC received the highest score within the qualifications listed below: 1. Technical Criteria 2. Management Criteria 3. Cost Criteria WHEREAS, funds will be made available from the following Accounts:




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11-000-221-320-0000-00-81 ($74,400.00) 15-190-100-320-0000-00-28 ($10,432.00) 15-190-100-320-0000-00-12 ($11,302.00) 15-190-100-320-0000-00-21 ($10,888.00) 15-190-100-320-0000-00-26 ($10,498.00) 15-190-100-320-0000-00-30 ($8,140.00) 15-190-100-320-0000-00-32 ($7,978.00) 15-190-100-320-0000-00-15 ($14,600.00) 15-190-100-320-0000-00-17 ($10,064.00) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, awards a contract to Curriculum Associates, LLC for the proposal solicitation as indicated, at a cost not to exceed $158,302.00. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that the Trenton Board of Education, upon the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, directs administration to obtain a purchase order and have it provided to the vendor/consultant prior to receiving any goods or services from said vendor/consultant.

ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION President Redd read the Executive Session Resolution:

EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION

October 24, 2016

WHEREAS, The Open Public Meetings Act, codified as N.J.S.A. § 10:4-6, et seq., permits the exclusion of

the public from a meeting under certain circumstances; and,

WHEREAS, the Trenton Board of Education is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist,

indicated as follows:

Any matter which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of individual privacy if disclosed;

DESCRIPTION OF MATTER: Update on P.J. Hill incident

Any pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiations to which the Board is or may become a

party, and any matter falling within the Attorney-Client Privilege, to the extent that confidentiality is

required to preserve the Attorney-Client relationship and allow the Attorney to exercise his/her ethical

duties as a lawyer;

MATTERS/CAPTION: Legal Invoices totaling $2,750.00 reimbursement to American Arbitration

Association

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Trenton Board of Education, County of Mercer, State of

New Jersey, that an Executive Session will be held on October 24, 2016 for the statutorily permissible

purposes indicated in this resolution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that action may be taken by the Board when it reconvenes in Open Session.




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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the minutes of the Executive Session with regard to the above subject

matter shall be disclosed to the public at a later date and to the extent that the same is not prejudicial to the

interests of the parties involved, no longer adverse to the public interest, or does not endanger any

individual’s right to privacy.

President Redd called for a voice vote to adjourn the meeting into Executive Session. All were in favor, 0 opposed 0 abstentions.

ADJOURN 10:32 p.m. REOPEN PUBLIC MEETING Open Public Meeting reconvened at approximately 11:25 p.m.

1. Legal Invoices TESA Arbitration Cases – AAA Docket Numbers 01-16-0004-

0285-2-JH, 01-16-0004-0281-2-JH, 01-16-0004-0283-2-JH, 01-16-0004-0282-2-JH, 01-16-0004-0275-2-JH, 01-16-0004-0279-2-JH, 01-16-0004-0277-2-JH, 01-16-0004-0280-2-JH, 01-16-0004-0278-2-JH and 01-16-0004-0650-1-JH – Total Reimbursement of $2,750.00 to American Arbitration Association

Motion was made by Ms. Gussin and seconded by Dr. Graham to approve the above Legal Invoices. The motion was approved by all Board Members present.

ROLL CALL YES NO ABSTAIN Gene Bouie X D. A. Graham X Fiah Gussin X Jane Rosenbaum X Guillermo Gomez Salazar X Gerald Truehart II X Lucy Vandenberg X Jason Redd X

Motion was made and properly seconded to adjourn the meeting at approximately 11:30 p.m. ADJOURN approximately 11:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted

Jayne S. Howard




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