Board Meeting - December 14, 2020 | Metuchen School District

Dates:

Friday, December 11, 2020 - 3:00pm

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2020

MEETING AGENDA

of the Metuchen Board of Education

Metuchen High School

400 Grove Avenue

Metuchen, NJ 08840

1.Call to Order

2.Flag Salute

3.Notice 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.

4.Roll Call

Mr. Benderly		Ms. Killean
Ms. Cook		Mr. Lifton
Mr. Derflinger		Mr. Manley
Mr. Glassberg		Mr. Suss
Dr. Johnson-Marcus

5.Showcase of Success

6.Meeting Open to the Public (for any topic)

7.Presentations/Discussions

8.Reports

President’s Report
Superintendent’s Report
Business Administrator/Board Secretary’s Report
Committee Reports

9.Old Business

New Business

11.Approval of Minutes of the Board of Education Meetings

Move to approve the minutes of the following meetings:

November 24, 2020	Special Business Meeting (1)
November 24, 2020	Special Executive Meeting (2)
November 24, 2020	Board Meeting

12.Meeting Open to the Public (for any topic)

13.Recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools

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

Often times 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. If the Superintendent 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. When the committee is satisfied with the matter, it is presented to the Board of Education for discussion before any final action is taken. Only then, is it placed on the agenda for action at a public meeting.

Personnel
Finance
Policy
Curriculum

14.Meeting Open to Public (for any topic)

15.Announcements

16.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.

Adjournment

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13. Recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools

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

PERSONNEL – SEE ATTACHED

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13. Recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools

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

FINANCE

1. Payment of Bills

Board Secretary’s Certification

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2A.10(d), the Board Secretary has certified that as of December 15, 2020 no budgetary line item accounts have obligations and payments which exceed the amount appropriated by the Board of Education.

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Michael A. Harvier, Board Secretary Date

Approve the Following Items Submitted by the Board Secretary

Payment of bills and claims, as shown on the attached list(s) that have been certified by the Board of Education and filed in the Business Office.

2. Budget Transfers

Move to approve budget transfers effective October 31, 2020.

3. Professional Development

Move to approve the following professional development activities as shown on the following chart:

Start Date	End Date	Activity Title	Last, First Name	Building	Requested	Payment Method	FFPI #
7/29/2020	7/29/2020	Facilitating SEL in a Remote, Blended, and Traditional Learning Environment	Spring, Christina	CES	$ -	No cost
9/25/2020	5/14/2021	Traumatic Loss Coalition	Chango, Lisa	EMS	$ -	No cost
11/30/2020	1/5/2021	New Jersey Leadership Academy Series 7	Azevedo, Suzy	EMS	$ -	No cost
12/17/2020	12/17/2020	Middlesex County Council for Children's Services Minorities Issues Advisory Committee	Hsu, Erica	CES	$ -	No cost
1/2/2021	1/10/2021	NISE National Certificate for STEM Teaching	Divanno, Rachel	EMS	$ 625.00	FFPI	21-037
1/22/2021	2/5/2021	Affirmative Action Officer Certificate Program	Evans, Neyda	EMS	$ 400.00	Other

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13. Recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools

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

POLICY

First Reading of Policy

Move to approve the first reading of the following policy:

* 1648 – Restart and Recovery Plan

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13. Recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools

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

CURRICULUM

Move to approve the revised curriculum guides for the following subjects:

Revised Curriculum Documents
Subject	Description
Art	AP Art and Design
Art	Art 1-Introduction to Art
Art	Art 2-Color Dynamics
Music	General Music-Theater Grades 5-8
Music	Edgar Chorus Grades 5-8
Music	General Music-Theater Grades 1-4