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March 24, 2026 - Preliminary Budget Adoption

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Submitted by Adaliana_Cuadrado on Thu, 03/05/2026 - 9:13am
Dates: 
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 6:30pm
BOARD OF EDUCATION
School District of South Orange Maplewood
525 Academy Street, Maplewood, NJ 07040
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 6:30 pm
In-Person and Using online video conference platform
(The instructions are placed at the end of the agenda)
 
 
  1.  ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
  1.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  1.  NOTICE OF THE MEETING:  Please take notice that adequate notice of this meeting has been provided in the following manner:
  1. That written notice was sent from the Office of the Secretary of the Board at 10:08 a.m. on March 9, 2026.
  2. That said notice was sent via email to Maplewood and South Orange Township Clerks and the Editors of the News Record, Star-Ledger, TapintoSOMA, and the Village Green.               
  1.  EXECUTIVE SESSION:
WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-11, permits the Board of Education to meet in closed executive session to discuss certain matters, and
 
WHEREAS, the length of the Executive Session is estimated to be seventy-five (75) minutes after which the public meeting of the Board shall (select one) □ reconvene and immediately adjourn or X reconvene and proceed with business where formal action will be taken, now, therefore be it
 
RESOLVED: The Board of Education adjourns to closed session to discuss personnel, legal, and miscellaneous confidential matters.  Be it further
 
RESOLVED:  The minutes of this closed session will be made public when the need for confidentiality no longer exists.
 
  1.  BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE:
    • Budget Representation
  1.  FIRST HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS:
  • Public participation in board meetings is governed by Policy 0167.  The second public comment period may be limited to 60 minutes.  Statements are limited to three (3) minutes, except that if it appears public comments may exceed 60 minutes, statements may be limited to two (2) minutes.  (Instructions for remote participation can be found below.)
 
  1.  ACTION ON BOARD RESOLUTIONS
4932
Approve:  A) Appoint Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary; B) Organizational Appointments for the 25/26 SY; C) 26/27 SY Preliminary Budget
4933
Approve:  Leave of Absence
 
  1.  SECOND HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND DELEGATIONS
  • Public participation in board meetings is governed by Policy 0167.  The second public comment period may be limited to 30 minutes.  Statements are limited to three (3) minutes, except that if it appears public comments may exceed 30 minutes, statements may be limited to two (2) minutes.  (Instructions for remote participation can be found below.)
  1. NEW BUSINESS
  1.  FUTURE MEETINGS
The Board of Education will meet in Public Session on Thursday, March 26, 2026 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.
  1.  ADJOURNMENT
 
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Date: March 24, 2026 | Time: 6:30 PM

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Public Attachments: 
PDF icon C. 4932 A-C Financials.pdf
Groups audience: 
Board of Education 2026