Regular Business Meeting

FRANKLIN LAKES BOARD OF EDUCATION

FRANKLIN LAKES, NEW JERSEY

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA

                                                                       
755 Franklin Avenue

                                                                                                                   Multi-Purpose Room

1.       CALL TO ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT

2.       FLAG SALUTE

3.       PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

In accordance with the provisions of the New Jersey Open Public Meetings 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.

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 meeting on February 07, 2017

OFFERED BY______________________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

2017-18 Preliminary Budget Presentation – 15 minutes

Presentation of District Configuration Options – 60 minutes

9.             PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON AGENDA ITEMS (45 MINUTES)

Motion to open the meeting to public comment on agenda items

Statements made by individual participants are limited to a duration of five (5) minutes unless otherwise announced at the beginning of the discussion. 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 limit 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 comment session is closed by the President, no other comments from the audience will be permitted until the “Public Comments from the Audience on Any Topic of Concern” at the end of the agenda.  At that time, comments do not have to be confined to agenda items.

Motion to close the public comment session and re-enter the regular public meeting
 

10.          RESOLUTIONS

1CW Approval of 2017-18 District Calendar

2CW Aprove Use of Parking Lot

1BGO Boiler Replacement at Franklin Avenue Middle School

1CUR Approval of Field Trips

1F Joint Transportation for 2017-2018

1P Approval of Staff Trips and Conferences

2P_3P Personnel Resolutions

4P Approval of Job Description (Admin Assistant to the Business Administrator/Payroll)

5P Approval to Extend Medical Leave

1POL First Reading of New and Revised Policies

3572 Green Initiatives

3501 Conservation Sustainability and Green Initiatives

3320.1 Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

3516.1 Chemical Management

3510.1 Green and Healthy School Cleaning

5119 Transfers

5131 Conduct/Discipline

5141.3 Health Examinations and Immunizations

6114 Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness

6140 Curriculum Adoption

6141 Curriculum Design/Development

6142 Subject Fields

6142.4 Physical Education and Health

11.          SUSPENSION REPORT
 

12.          BOARD COMMENTS/NEW BUSINESS
 

13.          PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC OF CONCERN – 30 MINUTES

Motion to open the meeting to public comment session

Please follow the guidelines as stated under “Public Comments from the Audience on Agenda Items”

Motion to close the public comment session and re-enter the regular public meeting

14.          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 _________________

15.     ADJOURNMENT    

OFFERED BY _______________   SECONDED BY _________________

Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                                      Michael Solokas

                                                                                                     Business Administrator/Board
                                                                                                      Secretary