Regular Session - July 18, 2022

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Dates: 
Monday, July 18, 2022 - 7:30pm
BOARD OF EDUCATION
School District of South Orange Maplewood, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ 07040
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA PUBLIC BOARD MEETING
Monday, July 18, 2022
In-Person and Using online video conference platform
(The instructions are placed at the end of the agenda)
 
REGULAR MEETING  (7:30 PM)
Call to Order – Announcement of Notice
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Board Recognitions 
Approval of Board Minutes:  Special Meeting Minutes - Staff Recognition/Retiree - June 6, 2022, Executive Session and Special Meeting Minutes - June 9, 2022, Executive Session and Special Meeting Minutes - June 20, 2022, Executive Session and Regular Meeting Minutes - June 27, 2022, Executive Session and Special Meeting Minutes - June 29, 2022
 
 
BOARD PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT
 
The school board meeting is a business meeting in public and not a meeting with the public.  Oftentimes it may appear to members of our audience that the Board of Education takes action with very little comment and in many cases a unanimous vote.  Before a matter is placed on the agenda at a public meeting, the Administration has thoroughly reviewed the matter with the Superintendent of Schools/Chief School Administrator (CSA).  If the Superintendent of Schools/Chief School Administrator is satisfied that the matter is ready to be presented to the Board of Education, it is then referred to the appropriate Board Committee.  The Members of the Board Committee work with Administration and the Superintendent to assure that the members fully understand the matter.  After the committee discusses the matter, it is then shared with the other Board members for consideration.  Only then is it placed on the agenda for Board discussion and action at a public meeting.
 
SUPERINTENDENT’S MONTHLY UPDATE
 
  • Seth Boyden’s Artists in Education (AIE) Steppers Presentation
  • Long Range Facilities Plan Update
 
PRESIDENT’S UPDATE
 
HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS
Please note that Public Speaks is not a time for dialogue with the Board of Education – It is an opportunity for you to share a comment with the Board of Education. In addition, by law, administrators and Board of Education members are not permitted to publicly discuss personnel matters, student discipline, or other issues requiring confidentiality.  While we may not respond to comments, all input shared with the Board of Education is taken very seriously, and will inform future deliberations and work by the Board of Education and its committees.  
 
DISCUSSION
  • Committee Reports
ACTION
 
4321
Approve:  A) Retirement; B) Resignations; C) Appointments for the 22/23 SY; D) Appointment of Leave Replacement Staff for the 22/23 SY; E) Rescind Appointments; F) Transfer/Reassignment; G) Leaves of Absence; H) Salary Adjustments; I) Stipends; J) Co-Curricular Stipends; K) Summer Employment
4322
Approve:  A) Appointment of Substitute Teachers for the 21/22 SY; B) Appointment of Summer Substitute Teachers for the 22/23 SY Paid at the Daily Rate of $110; C) Appointment of Out of District Coaches for the 22/23 SY
4323
Approve:  A) 2022 Extended SY Out of District Placements; B) 2022/23 SY Out of District Placements
4324
Approve:  A) Financial Reports, B) Board Of Education's Monthly Certification; C) Approve Attendance And Work Related Travel And/Or Workshop Expenses; D) Approve Related Service Providers; E) Apply For Fy 2023 Federal I.D.E.A. Basic Part –B And Preschool Handicapped Funds; F) Approves Partnership With Seton Hall University Graduate Certificate Nursing Program; G) Accept State Nonpublic Textbook Aid Entitlement For 2022-2023; H) Accept State Nonpublic Nursing Aid Entitlement For 2022-2023; I) Accept State Nonpublic Technology Aid Entitlement For 2022-2023; J) Accept State Nonpublic Security Aid For 2022-2023; K) Approve Agreement With Essex Regional Educational Services Commission For Technology Services To Nonpublic School Students For 2022-2023; L) Approve Agreement With Essex Regional Educational Services Commission For Security
Services To Nonpublic School Students For 2022-2023; M) Amend Federal Fy2022 Elementary And Secondary Education Act (Esea) Grant; N)  Approve Change Order For Renovations And Additions To Seth Boyden And Tuscan Elementary School Projects; O) Approve Change Order For Renovations And Additions To South Mountain And South Mountain Annex School Projects
4325
Affirm:  Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) Investigations For The Month Of June 2022
4326
Abolish and Adopt Board Policies
 
Second Reading & Adoption
 
  1. 2415.04 Title 1 District-Wide Parent/Guardian & Family Engagement
  2. 2416.01 Postnatal Accommodations for Students
  3. 5512 Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
  4. 5752.1 Student Post Maternal Accommodation (Abolish)
  5. 8210 School Year
  6. 8220 School Day
  7. 9720 Solicitations By Vendors
 
First Reading
 
  1. 2417 Student Intervention & Referral Services
  2. 2422 Comprehensive Health & Physical Education
  3. 2622 Student Assessment
  4. 5513 Care of School Property
 
 
4327

Approve:  Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – A) Student ID #3345365730; B) Student ID 4618621280; C) Student ID# 6561391346

4328

Adopt:  State Approved Educator Evaluation Rubrics

4329

SOMEA Grievance - Hand Carry

4330

Affirm: HIB APPEAL #230168_CHS_03212022 - Hand Carry

 

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Hearings of Individuals and Delegations / Public Speaks - Audio Comment
 
In addition to written comments, community members can sign up to provide audio comments to the Board of Education. Audio comments can be provided by connecting to the district's Webex platform during a scheduled Board of Education meeting.
 
Step 1 - Install Webex on your device.
 
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Event: Board of Education Meeting - Public Session
Date / Time: July 18, 2022 - 7:30 PM
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Event Number:  2338 533 0199
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Telephone Number: 408-418-9388
 
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During your turn to speak, your microphone will be unmuted. Please speak clearly into the microphone/headset. After your time for public speaks has passed, your microphone will be muted.
 
 
NEW BUSINESS -
 
FUTURE MEETINGS-
 
The Board of Education will meet in a Special Public Meeting on  Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 6:30 pm in the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ, as well as using the online video conference platform, which will include Hearing of Individuals and Delegations. Immediately following the Public Session, the Board of Education will move to go into Board Retreat, in person and utilizing an online video conference platform to discuss the Board and District Goals.  The community can view the meeting by following the steps which will be listed on the agenda. If there are members of the community who would like to attend the meeting in person, please note that masks and social distancing are optional in accordance with the guidance received from the local DOH and the CDC. Action may be taken.
 
The Board of Education will meet in a Special Public Meeting on  Monday, August 1, 2022, at 6:30 pm in the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ, as well as using the online video conference platform, which will include Hearing of Individuals and Delegations. Immediately following the Public Session, the Board of Education will move to go into Board Retreat, in person and utilizing an online video conference platform for a District Goal Setting Retreat.  The community can view the meeting by following the steps which will be listed on the agenda. If there are members of the community who would like to attend the meeting in person, please note that masks and social distancing are optional in accordance with the guidance received from the local DOH and the CDC. Action may be taken.
 
The Board of Education will meet in Public Session on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 6:30 pm in the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ.  Immediately following the opening of Public Session, the board will move to go into a Closed Session in the Superintendent’s Office, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ, as well as using an online video conference platform to discuss personnel, matters within the attorney-client privilege, legal, negotiations, and other matters that may arise and require discussion, to be announced at a later date.  Immediately following the Closed Session, the Board of Education will meet in Public Session (estimated to be 7:30 pm) in the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ in person and utilizing an online video conference platform which will include Hearing of Individuals.  The community can view the meeting by following the steps which will be listed on the agenda. If there are members of the community who would like to attend the meeting in person, please note that masks and social distancing are optional in accordance with the guidance received from the local DOH and the CDC. Action will be taken.
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