Board Meeting - January 7, 2020

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Submitted by ctaylor on Fri, 01/03/2020 - 3:06pm

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Friday, January 3, 2020 - 3:00pm

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY

THE ANNUAL REORGANIZATION MEETING

of the Metuchen Board of Education

Metuchen High School

400 Grove Avenue

Metuchen, NJ 08840

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

7:00 pm

1. Call to Order by Pro-Tem Chair, Michael A. Harvier, Board Secretary

2. Sunshine Statement and Announcement of Purpose of Meeting

I hereby make this statement to indicate compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act known as Chapter 231 of the Public Laws of New Jersey, 1975, which became effective 90 days after enactment, January 19, 1976.

Notice of this meeting was given by providing the location, time and date of this meeting, and posting of the same on the front door of the Board of Education offices, by delivering copies to the Borough Hall and the Metuchen Public Library, The Home News and Tribune, The Criterion Sentinel, The Star Ledger, The Metuchen Mirror, and by filing a copy with the Borough Clerk as prescribed by this law.

3.Flag Salute

4.Administration of required oaths to Board Members elected on November 5, 2019.

5. Roll Call

Mr. Benderly		Mr. Lifton
Ms. Cook		Mr. Manley
Mr. Derflinger		Mr. Small
Mr. Glassberg		Mr. Suss
Ms. Killean

6. Announcement of Election Results

Candidates in Ballot Order	Total Votes
Jonathan Lifton	1,820
Alicia Killean	1,951
Eric Suss	1,767

7. Pro-Tem Chair will conduct election of the Board President

8. President Takes Chair

9. Board President will conduct election of the Board Vice-President

10.Meeting Open to the Public on all previous items

11.Presentations/Discussions

Audit 2018-2019: A representative from Suplee, Clooney & Company will be present to discuss the results of the 2018-2019 school year audit

12.Remarks by President

13.Report of Superintendent

14.Report of Business Administrator

15. Committee Reports

16. Meeting Open to the Public

(for comments on the recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools)

17. Approval of Minutes of the Board of Education Meetings:

Move to approve the minutes of the following meetings:

December 17, 2019	Special Business Meeting (1)
December 17, 2019	Special Executive Meeting (2)
December 17, 2019	Board Meeting

18. Recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools

(at this time the Board will take formal action on the following items – see attachments)

Personnel
Finance
Policy
Curriculum

19. Reorganization

Set Regular Meetings of the Board of Education

Move to approve the Board of Education Meeting Schedule for 2020.

NJSBA Code of Ethics

Move to approve the adoption of the NJSBA Code of Ethics for the 2020.

20. Meeting Open to Public (for anything you wish to discuss)

21. Announcements

22. Motion to Go Into Executive Session (when applicable)

Resolution to Close Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the Sunshine Act, N.J.S. 10:4-12 and 13, that the Board of Education will now meet in executive session to discuss __________________ and that matters discussed will be disclosed to the public as soon as the reason for confidentiality no longer exist.

23. Adjournment

Public Attachments: