In other news, the district will pay $41,984.47 in unused sick and acation days to Howard Bodine, former co-director of buildings and grounds who retired on December 31. James Stives, the other co-director of building and grounds, took on the role full-time (WW-P News, January 20).
– WW-P has hired Couples Therapy Center of New Jersey, LLC, to provide a one-hour after-school parent and student program titled “Parents & Kids: Getting Past the Conflicts” on Wednesday, February 15. The cost is $450 funded through Title I grant money.
– The district has received a grant of over $1.8 million from the state Department of Education’s combined basic and preschool IDEA of 2004 part-B funds (for special education). $1,762,032 will be allocated for basic education of students ages 3 through 21. Of that amount $1,492 will come from non-public funding. Another $54,555 will be allocated for education of special education needs of the district’s 3, 4, and 5 year-old children, all from public funding.
– The board voted to accept one student from China on an F-1 visa to attend 11th grade in West Windsor-Plainsboro next school year, with regular full tuition guaranteed to be paid ahead of September.
– A one-day professional development program will be provided for district personnel on Friday, February 17. The board approved the following professionals to lead sessions: Dr. Michelle Kames will present to child study team members. She will be paid $1,200 for the full day. Susan Coleridge and Rick Ellis will present to the district’s K-5 instructional assistants. They will each be paid $1,000.
Twenty members of the district’ staff will be paid $47.09 per hour (not to exceed 10 hours) for their roles in the planning of the February 17 professional training day. They are Claire Barcless, Melissa Collins, Mary Fregosi, Jeffrey Grabell, Ellen Incollingo, Juliana Johnson, Richard Knoblock, Robert Krech, Mildred Mansfield, Linda Masure, Teresa McClendon, Wanda McGuiness, Kristin Miller, Diane Miness, Tiffany Pelliccioti, Joan Reil, Eber Riley, Lisa Valeriani, Michele Walsh and Christopher Wilson.
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– Village School Language Arts teacher Frances McDonough will retire on February 29 after 20.5 years teaching in WW-P. Also Wicoff learning disabilities teacher consultant Karen Kelley will retire on June 30 after 25 years spent with the district.
– In other personnel moves the board voted to change ESL/Korean teacher Hai Kyong (Janice) Chai from splitting her duties at both Community Middle School and Millstone River to working full-time at Millstone River. Chai’s prorated salary is $88,940. The district also changed ESL/Korean teacher Inja Chang from a schedule of 60 percent spent at Wicoff Elementary and 40 percent at High School South to 56 percent at Wicoff, 40 percent at South and 4 percent at Community Middle School.
– Two special education instructional assistants were appointed to 3.5 hour-per-day positions, paid at $17.22 an hour, until June 30. They are Sujata Ray at High School North and Rosalie Kadis at Community Middle School.
– On February 8 Grover Middle School teacher Andrew Maskell resigned from his position after five years, as he will not return from a leave of absence.
– Leaves of absence were approved for Wicoff Elementary first grade teacher Lindsay Mulshine from September 1 through November 26; an unpaid with benefits FMLA maternity leave.
The end date of Grover Middle School teacher Jennifer Boutros was changed from February 29 to April 30. Boutros’ leave is unpaid with benefits.
An LOA was extended for a second year, through June 2013, for Theresa LaManna, a Community Middle School special education teacher.
– The end date for Special Education teacher Carol Greenfield-Dubin, a 100 percent leave-replacement for Joan Resnick, was officially changed from January 24 to January 26, with a prorated salary of $52,220.
– Mary Parker will receive a prorated stipend of $1,911 for lunch duty from January 19 through June 30 at Community Middle School.
– An athletic stipend of $2,844.24 was approved for new CMS baseball coach Daniel Voorhees.
– Michelle Crilly was named nurse for the annual Grover Middle School Basketball tournament and student/faculty game from February 14 through 24. She will be paid $47.09 per hour, not to exceed 15 hours.
– Leah Best-Damron was approved as a chaperone (as needed) at High School North for a rate of $62.43 per hour.
– Extra duty stipends for homebound instruction, at a rate of $47.09 per hour, were approved for the following personnel (by school):
High School North: Albert Paulsson, six hours teaching economics and social problems; Max Achtau, eight hours teaching AP German.
High School South: Kathleen Marrioli, 52 hours spent teaching Language Arts II and Geometry; Maureen Leleszi, 16 hours teaching consumer economics; Bonne Brienza, 16 hours teaching AP calculus; Szilivia Fejes, 16 hours teaching French V.
From January until April 20, Kathleen Marrioli will also spend up to 10 hours teaching reading, writing, math social studies and science for Millstone River; up to 20 hours teaching the same subjects for Town Center School, as well as up to 10 hours teaching IRLA, math, social studies, and science teaching for Community Middle School.
At its February 7 meeting the board also approved the following costs of attendance for district staff:
– One staff member to attend the “Infinite Campus Interchange” on March 13 and 14 in New York City; not to exceed $775.
– Two teachers to attend the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference, April 26 and 27 in Philadelphia; not to exceed $671 per person.
– One administrator to attend the School Transportation Supervisor’s conference on March 26 and 27 in Atlantic City; not to exceed $300 plus mileage.
– Two administrators to attend the Level 2 Transportation Coordinator’s certificate program on March 25; cost not to exceed $94 per person plus mileage.
Two student transportation contracts were awarded at the meeting. A-1 Limousine will provide bus service for the High School South Junior Prom trip to Adventure Aquarium (formerly the New Jersey State Aquarium) in Camden. The cost will be $818.64 per bus for 12 buses.
Also, Irvin Raphael Bus Company will provide transportation to and from Middlesex County Vo-Tech school and district schools for a $231 per diem cost over the next 75 days.
