Regular Session - February 20, 2018

Approve: A) Retirement; B) Resignations; C) Appointment Of Leave Replacement Staff; D) Suspension; E) Change In End Date; F) Transfer/Reassignment; G) Leaves Of Absence; H) Salary Adjustments; I) Stipends

Approve: A) Appointment Of Substitute Teachers For The 2017-2018 School Year; B) Appointment Of Long-Term Substitute Teacher For The 2017-2018 School Year Paid At A Daily Rate Of $160; C) Appointment Of Out-Of-District Coach For The 2017-2018 School Year; D) Appointment Of Volunteer For The 2017-2018 School Year

Approve: 2017-2018 School Year Out of District Placements

Approve Revised Curricula: A) Revised ELA-American Literature; B) Revised ELA-Literature of Social Criticism; C) Revised Fine Arts – AP Art History; D) Revised Fine Arts – Art 2 (HS); E) Revised Fine Arts – Art 2 (HS); F) Revised Fine Arts – Fiber Arts; G) Revised Fine Arts – Fibers (Weaving, Structure and Surface); H) Revised Fine Arts – Filmmaking 2; I) Revised Fine Arts – Masterworks Chamber Orchestra; J) Revised Fine Arts – String Orchestra; K) Revised Fine Arts – Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra; L) Revised Physical Education & Health-Physical Education & Health (9-12); M) Revised Social Studies – American History and Culture I & II; N) Revised Social Studies – AP United States History 1 & 2; O) Revised Social Studies – Economics, Personal Finance and Entrepreneurship; P) Revised Social Studies – Race, Genocide, and the Holocaust; Q) Revised Social Studies – Sociology; R) Revised Social Studies – Social Studies Grade 1; S) Revised Social Studies – Social Studies Grade 2; T) Revised Social Studies – Social Studies Grade 3; U) Revised Social Studies – Social Studies Grade 4; V) Revised Social Studies Grade 5; W) Revised Social Studies – Social Studies Kindergarten; X) Revised Social Studies – United States History 2; Y) Revised STEM – Advanced Television Production; Z) Revised STEM – Advanced Topics in Mathematics; AA) Revised STEM – AP Computer Science Principles (with Pre-calculus); BB) Revised STEM – CHS News I & II; CC) Revised STEM – CHS News AM; DD) Revised STEM – English as a Second Language (ESL) Math 1; EE) Revised World Language – Elementary Spanish; FF) Revised World Languages – English Language Learners ELL (6-12); GG) Revised World Languages – French 2; HH) Revised World Languages – French 3; II) Revised World Languages – French 4; JJ) Revised World Languages – Mandarin 1; KK) Revised World Languages – Spanish I; LL) Revised World Languages – Spanish 5; MM) Revised World Languages – Teaching Foreign Language to Elementary Students (FLES); NN) Revised – Learning Strategies; OO) Revised – Supplemental Resources I & II; PP) Revised World Language and Cultures

Approve: School Field Trip Destinations

Approve: Book Adoption

Approve: Affirmation of Harassment, Intimidation And Bullying (HIB) Investigations For The Month of January 2018

Approve: Student Suspension

Approve: Transfer/non domiciled student

Approve: A) Financial Reports; B) Board Of Education’s Monthly; 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 2017-18 School Year; F) Approves Use Of Vendors; G) Approve Sliding Scale For Preschool Tuition For SY 2018-2019; H) Approve MECC Summer Camp Tuition For School Year 2018-2019; I) Approve Carry Over Unexpended FY 2017 Federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, Part B-Basic And Preschool Funds; J) Approve Carry Over Unexpended FY 2017 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Consolidated Entitlement Funds; K) Accept Federal FY2018 Carl D. Perkins Vocational And Technical Program Entitlement Funds; L)  Accept State Nonpublic Auxiliary And Handicapped Services (Chapters 192 & 193) Entitlement For 2017-2018; M) Authorize Joanne Butler To Provide In-House Counsel Services; N) Approve Organizational Appointment For 2017-2018 School Year; O) Authorize Reimbursement: P) Approve The Lenox Law Firm To Provide Legal; Q) Approve The Renewal Of Paraprofessionals; R) Approve An Agreement With PowerSchool Group LLC To Provide A Three Day Power Scheduler Training For Columbia High School Staff; S) Accept Donation To Parenting Center; T) Accept Adjusted 2017-18 Budget; U) Accept Donation For The Fine Arts Department; V) Approve An Agreement With Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Approve: A) Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID#51864; B)Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID#59532; C) Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID# 60460; D) Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID #51115

Approve:  Authorization for Teacher to Conduct Informal Literacy Assessments and Lessons

Approve STEM Curricular Realignment

Approve: A Research Proposal by Staff Member