Regular Session - September 17, 2018

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Dates: 
Monday, September 17, 2018 - 7:30pm
BOARD OF EDUCATION
School District of South Orange Maplewood, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ 07040
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA      PUBLIC BOARD MEETING   
Monday, September 17, 2018

REGULAR MEETING (7:30 PM)

Call to Order – Announcement of Notice
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Board Recognition
Approve Board Minutes: Executive and Public Session Minutes: August 20, 2018; Executive Session Minutes; September 5, 2018 

SUPERINTENDENT’S MONTHLY UPDATE (7:35 PM) 

  • QSAC
  • Opening of Schools
  • Chain of Command Update

PRESIDENT’S UPDATE (7:45 PM)

STUDENT BOE REPRESENTATIVE UPDATE (7:50 PM)

HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS (7:55 PM)

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 (8:20 PM)

  • PARCC Results
  • Preschool Education Expansion Aid Discretionary Grant (PEEA)
  • Committee Reports

ACTION (10:20 PM)

3772
Approve: A) Memorial; B) Resignations; C) Appointments; D) Appointment Of Leave Replacement Staff; E) Transfers/Reassignments; F) Change In Start Date; G) Salary Adjustments; H) Stipends; I) Rescind Stipend; J) 2017-2018 School Year SOMEA Teaching Staff Perfect Attendance; K) Staff Funded By Preschool Education Expansion Aid (PEEA); L) Staff Funded By Title I Funds; M) Staff Funded By Title II-A Funds
3773
Approve: A) Appointment Of Substitute Teachers For The 2018-2019 School Year; B)  Appointment Of Substitute School Nurse For The 2018-2019 School Year Paid At A Daily Rate Of $215; C) Appointment Of Permanent Substitute Teachers For The 2018-2019 School Year Paid At The Daily Rate Of $160; D) Appointment Of Permanent Substitute Teacher For The 2018-2019 School Year Paid At The Daily Rate Of $170; E) Appointment Of Substitute Secretary For The 2018-2019 School Year Paid At The Hourly Rate Of $10; F) Appointment Of Home Instructor For The 2018-2019 School Year Paid At The Hourly Rate Of $35.00; G) Appointment Of Volunteer For The 2018-2019 School Year; H) Reappointment Of Substitute Teacher For The 2018-2019 School Year
3774
Approve: A) 2018-2019 Extended School Year Out of District Placements; B) 2018-2019 School Year Out of District Placements
3775
Approve: School Field Trip Destinations
3776
Approve: A)Financial Reports; B) Board of Education’s Monthly Certification; C) Approve Attendance And Work Related Travel Expenses; D) Approve Special Education Related Service Providers For The 2018-19 School Year; E) Approve Agreement With Essex Regional Educational Services Commission For Management Services For The 2018-19 School Year; F) Approve Rates For Beyond The Bell After School Program For The 2018-19 School Year; G) Approve Interlocal Agreement With Maplewood For Vehicle Maintenance; H) Renew Interlocal Agreement With Township Of Maplewood For Furnishing Of Diesel Fuel; I) Accept State Nonpublic Auxiliary And Handicapped Services (Chapters 192 & 193) Entitlement For 2018-2019; J) Approves Use Of Vendors; K) Accept Donation To Columbia High School; L) Accept Donation From Seth Boyden PTA; M) Approve Organizational Appointment For 2018-2019 School Year; N) Approves Awarding Of Joint Contract With South Orange Village For Mowing Of Fields; O) Accept Federal FY2019 Elementary And Secondary Education Act (ESEA); P) Accept Preschool Education Expansion Aid (PEEA); Q) Accept Donation To Parenting Center; R) Approve Transition Planning Contract; S) Approve Orton/Gillingham Training; T) Kindergarten Bathroom Waiver For Montrose Early Childhood Center; U) Accept Preschool Education Expansion Aid (PEES); V) Award Contract For Insurance Broker Of Record – Health Benefits; W) Approve A-Wing Mechanical Upgrades At Columbia High School
3777
Approve: Submission Of Anti-Bullying Bill Of Rights Act (ABR) Self-Assessment To The NJDOE For The 2017-2018 School Year
3778
Approve: Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement - Student ID #57676
3779
Approve: Middle School Math Curriculum Writers for the 2018-2019 School Year

HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS (10:35 PM)

NEW BUSINESS (10:50 PM)

The Board of Education will attend a Board Retreat on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ.  No action will be taken.
The Board of Education will meet in Closed Session on Monday, October 15, 2018 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.