Board of Education Meeting

FRANKLIN LAKES BOARD OF EDUCATION

FRANKLIN LAKES, NEW JERSEY

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA

Franklin Avenue Middle School

755 Franklin Avenue, 8:00 PM Multi-Purpose Room

1.       CALL TO ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT

2.      FLAG SALUTE

3.      PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advance notice and to attend the meetings of public bodies at which any business affecting their interests is discussed or acted upon.  This does not extend to Board discussions of pending or active litigation, contract negotiation, and matters involving the confidentiality and privacy rights of students and employees.  In accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Franklin Lakes Board of Education has caused notice of this meeting to be published by having the date, time, and place thereof posted on the School website; published in the Board’s designated newspapers: The Record and The Suburban News; and mailed to all persons, if any, who have requested said notice.  In addition, please be aware that employees of this School District retain the right of privacy and shall retain all rights regarding defamation and slander according to the laws of New Jersey.  The Board shall not be held liable for comments made by members of the public and, in order to protect the privacy rights of employees in the District, the Board shall not respond to statements made by the public of or about District employees. 

Meetings of the Board are conducted for the purpose of carrying on the business of the schools and, therefore, are not public meetings, but meetings held in public.
As a reminder, the Board of Education has a “BOE Suggestion Box” located on the District Website under “Board of Education.” The Board welcomes your questions, input and suggestions.

4.      ROLL CALL

5.             APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion to approve the Minutes from the meetings on May 12, 2015

OFFEREDBY______________________SECONDED BY__________________ 

6.             MOTION TO APPROVE BOARD SECRETARY AND TREASURER’S REPORTS
None

7.             APPROVAL OF MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS CERTIFICATION

None

8.             PUBLIC WORK SESSION

    Report of Committees – 30 minutes

9.             QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON AGENDA ITEMS
(30 MINUTES)

·    Motion to open the meeting to public discussion on agenda items

·    Statements made by individual participants are limited to a duration of three (3) minutes unless otherwise announced at the beginning of the discussion.  The Board urges large groups to select one person to represent them.  The Board utilizes a yellow and red color-coded system to reinforce the three (3) minute time allotment to ensure the best opportunity for the Board to hear from all members of the public who wish to speak.  The Board reminds those individuals who take the opportunity to speak to please step up to the microphone, identify themselves by name and address, and to limit their comments to items listed on the agenda.  The Board may or may not respond to issues raised by members of the public.  All comments will be considered and a response will be forthcoming if and when appropriate.  The Board asks all members of the public to be courteous and mindful of the rights of other individuals when speaking.  Specifically, the Board discourages comments regarding students and employees and will not respond to such comments. Please note that after the public discussion is closed by the President, no other questions or comments from the audience will be permitted until the “Questions and Comments from the Audience on Any Topic of Concern” at the end of the agenda.  At that time, questions do not have to be confined to agenda items.

·    Motion to close the public discussion and re-enter the regular public meeting
 

10.         RESOLUTIONS

1CW Out-of-District Placements

1CUR Approval of Field Trips

1P Approval of Staff Trips

2P Accept Resignation of Dina Stepansky

3P-4P Personnel Resolutions

5P-6P Personnel Resolutions

7P-8P Personnel Resolutions

11.         SUSPENSION REPORT
 

12.         ENROLLMENT REPORT
 

13.         REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
 

14.         BOARD COMMENTS/NEW BUSINESS
 

15.         QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC OF CONCERN – 30 MINUTES

·    Motion to open the meeting to public discussion

·    Please follow the guidelines as stated under “Questions and Comments from the Audience on Agenda Items”

·    Motion to close the public discussion and re-enter the regular public meeting

16.         PRIVATE WORK SESSION TIME:

 WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act and the Franklin Lakes Board of Education reserve the right within the constraints of State Law to sit in Private Session; and WHEREAS, there now exists a need for this Board of Education to meet in Private Session;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Franklin Lakes Board of Education recess into Private Work Session to discuss exempt matters pertaining to personnel, legal matters and any such matters that may come before the Board; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public will be informed regarding the topics discussed in Private at a later date undetermined at this time.

OFFERED BY _______________   SECONDED BY _________________

18.     ADJOURNMENT    

OFFERED BY _______________   SECONDED BY _________________

Respectfully submitted,

                                                               Michael Solokas

                                                               Business Administrator/Board
                                                               Secretary