August 1, 2022 - Special Public Meeting & Board Retreat

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Dates: 
Monday, August 1, 2022 - 6:30pm
BOARD OF EDUCATION
School District of South Orange Maplewood, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ 07040
SPECIAL SESSION AGENDA PUBLIC BOARD MEETING
Monday, August 1, 2022
In-Person and Using online video conference platform
(The instructions are placed at the end of the agenda)
 
SPECIAL MEETING  (6:30 PM)
Call to Order – Announcement of Notice
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
 
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.
 
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.  
 
ACTION
 
4331
Approve:  Revised BOE Committees for the 2022 Calendar Year
4332
Approve:  Retro Salaries for the 2021/22 School Year
 
BOARD RETREAT
 
  • Board Self Evaluation Review and Discussion on Board Goals and District Goals
 
Join By Computer / Smartphone
 
Choose one of three options:
 
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.
 
Step 2 - Submit a Request To Speak
Submit a request to speak during the public comment section of BOE meeting by completing the following form:
 
 
Step 3 - Connect To The BOE Meeting
 
Connect to the BOE Meeting using the information below:
 
Event: Board of Education Special Meeting - Public Session
Date / Time: August 1, 2022 - 6:30 PM
Webex Link: Click Here
Event Number:  2337 636 4293
Event Password: Orange20Maple (67264320 from phones)
Telephone Number: 408-418-9388
 
Please check your audio connections are set correctly. Failure to do so will prevent you from being heard during the public speaks portion of the meeting.
 
Step 4 - Provide your audio comment
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 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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