Special Meeting - Dr. Fergus Implementation Committee - July 24, 2024
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Submitted by Adaliana_Cuadrado on Wed, 07/17/2024 - 7:43am
Dates:
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - 6:30pm
BOARD OF EDUCATION
School District of South Orange Maplewood
525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ 07040
SPECIAL PUBLIC BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 6:30 pm
Using online video conference platform
(The instructions are placed at the end of the agenda)
SPECIAL MEETING (6:30 PM)
- ROLL CALL OF THE MEMBERS
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- NOTICE OF THE MEETING: Please take notice that the adequate notice of this meeting has been provided in the following manner:
- That written notice was sent from the Office of the Secretary of the Board at 10:58 a.m. on July 15, 2024
- That said notice was sent via email to Maplewood and South Orange Township Clerks and the Editors of the News Record, Star Ledger, the Village Green, and TapIntoSOMA
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.
DISCUSSION
● Dr. Fergus' Reflection on the Implementation of the District Plan
HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS
Thank you for coming in-person and dialing-in by phone this evening. The South Orange - Maplewood Board of Education certainly respects that you’ve taken the time out of your busy day to address the Board at tonight's meeting. We value public involvement in our school district, and we are eager to hear what you have to say. The board does have time limits by policy, and it will be enforcing those to enable as many people to speak as possible this evening. Each individual will be given three minutes to speak, please do your best to stay within the time afforded to you. The first public comment period is usually limited to one hour and the second public comment period may be limited to thirty minutes. 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.
HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS
Join By Computer / Smartphone
Choose one of two options:
● Watch on SOMSD's YouTube Live Stream: Click Here (https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthOrangeMaplewoodSchoolDistrict)
● Watch on SOMSD's Webex Platform: Click Here For More Information (https://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/board-of-education/board-meetings)
Hearings of Individuals and Delegations / Public Speaks - Audio Comment
Connect To BOE Meetings Using Cisco Webex
In addition to live streaming the meeting using the Youtube or SomaTV links above, community members can view/participate in district BOE meetings by using Webex. Please use the information below to connect via Webex.
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:
Fergus Implementation Committee Meeting
Date / Time: July 24, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Webex Link: Click Here
Event Number: 2330 840 7469
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 -
The Board of Education will meet in Public Session on Thursday, July 25, 2024, 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, 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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