Regular Session - September 21, 2020

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Submitted by liz_brinkerhoff on Thu, 09/17/2020 - 11:36am

Dates:

Monday, September 21, 2020 - 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 21, 2020

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 Recognition

Approval of Board Minutes: Executive and Regular Session Minutes; August 17, 2020

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 presented to the full Board for discussion before any action is taken. Only then, is it placed on the agenda for action at a public meeting.

SUPERINTENDENT’S MONTHLY UPDATE

District Goals
Debt Service/Capital Plan

PRESIDENT’S UPDATE

STUDENT BOE REPRESENTATIVE 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

4047	Approve: A) Retirements; B) Resignations; C) Rescind Appointment; D) Appointments; E) Leave Replacement Appointments; F) Change In Start Date; G) Leaves Of Absence; H) Salary Adjustments; I) Approve Co-Curricular Stipends
4048	Approve: A) Appointment Of Long-Term Substitute Teachers For The 2020-2021 School Year Paid At The Daily Rate Of $160; B) Appointment Of Volunteer Coaches For The 2020-2021 School Year; C) Appointment Of Stipend Position For The 2020-2021 School Year
4049	Approve: A) 2020 Extended School Year Out of District Placements; B) 2020-2021 School Year Out of District Placements
4050	Approve: A) Financial Reports; B) Board Of Education’s Monthly Certification; C) Approve Related Service Providers For The 2020-2021 School Year; D) Approves Use Of Vendors; E) Award Contract For SOMS Parking Lot Repair; F) Reject Bids For Transportation Routes; G) Accept State Nonpublic Nursing Aid Entitlement For 2020-2021; H) Renew Contract For Professional Services-Professional Development Elementary Language Arts; I) Accept Donation Of Office Furniture; J) Accept Donation Of Plastic Face Shields; K) Authorize Towing Agreement For The 2020-2021 School Year; L) Approve Parental Contract For Student Transportation; M) Approve Agreement With The South Mountain YMCA; N) Approve Contract With Hetrick-Martin Institute; O) Accept Donation From Achieve Foundation; P) Award Bid For Custodial Services; Q) Accept State Nonpublic Technology Aid Entitlement For 2020-2021; R) Establish Fee Schedule For Independent Evaluations
4051	Approve: New/Revised Curricula A) Revised STEM/Business Law; B) Revised STEM/Pre-Calculus Academic; C) Revised World Languages/Chinese 4-4HN; D) Revised World Languages/French 3-3HN; E) Revised World Languages/Grades 4&5; F) New World Languages/Mandarin Grade 6; G) Revised World Languages/Spanish 5-5HN; H) Revised Fine Arts/Grade 6-8, Art 3D; I) Revised Fine Arts/Excelsior Singers –HN; J) Revised Fine Arts/HS Chorus; K) Revised Fine Arts/Fiber Arts; L) Revised Fine Arts/Fibers; M) Revised Fine Arts/Grade 6, Dance; N) Revised Fine Arts/Grades 6-8, Band; O) Revised Fine Arts/Canens Vocem-HN; P) Revised Fine Arts/Grades 6-8,Drama; Q) New Fine Arts/Grades 7&8, Dance; R) Revised ELA/Grade 5, Fantasy Book Club; S) New ELA/Grade 4 Notebooks to Projects; T) Revised ELA/Grade 4 Historical Fiction Clubs; U) Revised ELA/Grade 3 Building a Reading Life; V) New Special Education/6-12 Adaptive PE-Health Supplemental (Healthy Relationships)
4052	Adopt: Policy 1648 Restart and Recovery Plan Policy 1648.02 Remote Learning Option for Families Policy 3212 Attendance (Teaching Staff) Policy 4212 Attendance (Support Staff) Policy 5120 Assignment of Students Policy 5310 Health Services Policy 5320 Immunization Policy 8420 Emergency and Crisis Situations Policy 8451 Control of Communicable Disease Policy 8510 Operation and Maintenance of Plan Policy 8541.33 Transportation Safety Policy 8635 Student Transportation Vehicles and School buses Policy 9150 School Visitors First Readings: Policy 0143 Board Member Election and Appointment Policy 0143.1 Board of School Estimate Policy 0143.2 Student Representative to the Board of Education Policy 0145 Board Member Resignation and Removal Policy 0148 Board Member indemnification Policy 0151 Organization Meeting Policy 0154 Annual Motions and Designations Policy 0155 Board Committee
4053	Approve: A) Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID# 607446738; B) Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID# 6147904334; C) Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID# 8606779173; D) Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID# 5465990208; E) Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID# 8115637802; F) Confidential Special Education Settlement Agreement – Student ID# 6074469738
4054	Approve: Resolution Urging Continued State Funding Of The School Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP)
4055	Approve: District Goals
4056	Approve: Agreement To Resolve Grievance Brought Forth By SOMEA On Behalf Of Employee ID#3988
4057	Approve: Resolution Determining The Form And Other Details Of $60,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount Of School Bonds, Series 2020 Of The Board Of Education Of The South Orange-Maplewood School District In The County Of Essex, New Jersey, Providing For Their Sale And Determining Other Matters In Connection Therewith
4058	Approve: COVID impacts on the 20/21 Student Board of Education Representative Election

HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS

NEW BUSINESS

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Meeting Password: MapleOrange2020

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The Board of Education will meet in Closed Session on Monday, October 21, 2020 at 6:30 pm via online video conference platform 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 using the online video conference platform. The community can view the meeting by following the steps below. Action will be taken.

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