Regular Session - August 24, 2015

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Dates: 
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 7:30am

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION

School District of South Orange Maplewood NJ

525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ 07040

AGENDA   

PUBLIC BOARD MEETING

Monday, August 24, 2015

 

 

7:30 PM

REGULAR MEETING

 

Call to Order – Announcement of Notice

Pledge of Allegiance

OATH OF OFFICE – Nina Kambili –Student Representative to the BOE

Roll Call

Board Acknowledgement

Approve Board Minutes:  Executive & Public Session Minutes:  July 20, 2015  

 

 

7:35 PM

SUPERINTENDENT’S MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT ON DISTRICT GOALS

 

 

7:45 PM

PRESIDENT’S UPDATE ON BOARD GOALS

 

7:50 PM

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.

 

8:20 PM

DISCUSSION

 

  • Sage Consultants
  • District Goals 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
  • Policy 3218 Substance Abuse/Teaching Staff – 2nd reading
  • Policy 4218 Substance Abuse/Support Staff – 2nd reading
  • Policy 8510 Wellness Policy – 2nd reading
  • Policy 8630 Bus Driver/Bus Aide Responsibility – 2nd reading
  • Committee Reports

 

10:20 PM

ACTION

 

3311

Approve: A) Retirements; B) Resignations; C) Rescind Appointment Of Leave Replacement Staff; D) Reappointment Of Staff; E) Appointments ; F) Appointment Of Leave Replacement Staff 2015-16 School Year; G) Transfers/Reassignments; H) Leaves Of Absences; I) Stipends; J) Staff Funded By Title I; K) Summer School

 

3312

Approve: Approve Substitute Teacher Rates Of Pay For The 2015-2016 School Year; B) Appointment Of  Substitute Teachers For The 2015-2016 School Year; C) Reappointment Of Home Instructors For The 2014-2015 School Year Paid At The Hourly Rate Of $35.00; D) Appointment Of Stipend Position For The 2015-2016 School Year; E) Rescind The Appointment Of Coaches For The 2015-2016 School Year; F) Appointment Of Out-Of District Coach For The 2015-2016 School Year; G) Appointment Of Athletic Event Ticket Sellers, Ticket Takers, Supervisors And Officials For The 2015-2016 School Year; H) Reappointment Of Substitute Teachers For The 2015-2016 School Year Teacher Certified; I) Appointment Of Substitute Teachers For The 2015-2016 School Year Paid At A Daily Rate Of $100; J) Reappointment Of Substitute Teachers For The 2015-2016 School Year Paid At A Daily Rate Of $160; K) Reappointment Of Substitute Nurse For The 2015-2016 School Year At A Daily Rate Of $160; L) Reappointment Of Substitute Secretaries For The 2015-2016 School Year Paid At A Hourly Rate Of $10; M) Reappointment Of Substitute Secretaries For The 2015-2016 School Year Paid At A Hourly Rate $10.50; N) Reappointment Of Substitute Bus Aides For The 2015-2016 School Year At A Hourly Rate OF $9.00

 

3313

Approve: A) 2014-2015 Extended School Year Out of District Placements; B) 2015-2016 Extended School Year Out Of District Placements; C) 2015-2016 School Year Out Of District Placements

 

3314

Approve: Book Adoption

 

3315

Approve Curriculum: A) Effective School Solutions; B) Language Arts The Iliad; C) Language Arts Travels with Charley; D) Language Arts The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; E) Language Arts Analyzing An Author’s Style; F) Social Studies National History Day; G) Social Studies – Model UN: Human Rights; H) Science – Scientific Investigation and Inquiry; I) Science – Detectives in The Classroom


 


3316


Approve: A) Policy 3218 Substance Abuse/Teaching Staff; B) Policy 4218 Substance Abuse/Support Staff; C) Policy 8510 Wellness Policy; D) Policy 8630 Bus Driver/Bus Aide Responsibility


 


3317


Approve: Revised Board of Education Committee and Liaisons Chart


 


3318


Approve: Student Suspension ID #20101


 


3319


Approve Teacher Evaluation Process Waiver


 


3320


Approve: Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement


 


3321


Approve: A) Financial Reports; B) Board Of Education’s Monthly Certification; C) Approve Attendance And Work Related Travel Expenses; D) Approve Board Member Attendance And Related Travel Expenses; E)  Approve Special Education Related Service Providers For The 2015-16 School Year; F) Approve Agreement With Rutgers The State  University “Answer” To Provide One Day Of Training To 6-12 Health And Physical Education Teachers; G) Accept State Nonpublic Auxiliary And Handicapped Services (Chapters 192 & 193) Entitlement For 2015-2016; H) Approve Contract With Morris Union Jointure Commission For Outreach Services For The 2015-2016 School Year; I) Accept State Nonpublic Textbook Aid Entitlement For 2015-2016; J) Accept State Nonpublic Nursing Aid Entitlement 2015-16; K) Accept State Nonpublic Technology Aid Entitlement For 2015-16; L) Approve Agreement With Effective School Solutions; M) Approve Agreement With Essex Regional Educational Services Commission For Technology Services To Nonpublic School Students For 2105-16; N) Establish 2015-16 Tuition Rates; O) Authorize Disposal Of District Property; P) Approve Agreement With Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office For Lease Of Photocopy Equipment, Maintenance And Supplies; Q) Approval Of School Breakfast And Lunch Prices For The 2015-2016 School Year; R) Approve Agreement For Kiva Facilitator; S) District Improvement Plan; T) Suspend By-Laws In Connection With Procedure For Hiring Of New Staff; U) Approve Termination Of Participation In The State Health Benefits Plan; V) Approve Agreement With Horizon Blue Shield Blue Cross Of New Jersey; W) Approve Agreement With Paul J. Riccomini For 3 Days Of Professional Development Workshops; X) Approve Contract With Morris Union Jointure Commission For Home-Base Applied Behavior Analysis Services For The 2015-16 School Year; Y) Approve Agreement With Montclair State University For The 2015-16 School Year; Z) WITHDRAWN 


 


3322


Approve: Tuition Free Student For The 2015-2016 SY


 


 


 


10:35 PM


HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS


 


10:50 PM


NEW BUSINESS


 


 

 

The Board of Education will meet in Closed Session on Monday, September 21, 2015, at 6:30 pm in the Superintendent’s Office to discuss personnel and legal issues, negotiations and other matters to be announced at a later date.  Immediately following the Closed Session, the Board of Education will meet in Public Session at 7:30 pm in the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ.  Action will be taken.

 

 

 

Members of the public are invited on Monday, September 21, 2015, at 7:30 pm to submit public comments regarding the proposed addendum to the Superintendent’s contract to include the provision of health benefits. Immediately following the public hearing, the Board will vote on the proposed addendum to the Superintendent’s contract.

 

 

 

The Board of Education will meet in Closed Session on Monday, October 19, 2015, at 6:30 pm in the Superintendent’s Office to discuss personnel and legal issues, negotiations and other matters to be announced at a later date.  Immediately following the Closed Session, the Board of Education will meet in Public Session at 7:30 pm in the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ.  Action will be taken.

 

 

 

The Board of Education will meet in Closed Session on Monday, November 16, 2015, at 6:30 pm in the Superintendent’s Office to discuss personnel and legal issues, negotiations and other matters to be announced at a later date.  Immediately following the Closed Session, the Board of Education will meet in Public Session at 7:30 pm in the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ.  Action will be taken.

 

 

 

The Board of Education will meet in Closed Session on Monday, December 21, 2015, at 6:30 pm in the Superintendent’s Office to discuss personnel and legal issues, negotiations and other matters to be announced at a later date.  Immediately following the Closed Session, the Board of Education will meet in Public Session at 7:30 pm in the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ.  Action will be taken.

 

 

 

 

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