Regular Business Meeting

FRANKLIN LAKES BOARD OF EDUCATION

FRANKLIN LAKES, NEW JERSEY

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA

                                                                        Franklin Avenue Middle School

                                                                        Instrumental Music 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 meetings on September 12, 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

          2016-17 HIB Grade Report –Amy Gallagher, Director of Special Services -

               10 minutes

         NJ Student Learning Standards Alignment – ELA/Math K-8 Update -

               20 minutes

          Committee and Liaison Reports – 30 minutes

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

Motion to open the meeting to public comment 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 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_2CW Committee of the Whole Resolutions

 3CW Adoption of District Goals for the 2017-18 School Year

 4CW Adoption of Board of Education Goals for the 2017-18 School Year

 5W Approval of the annual Nursing Services Plan for the 2017-18 School Year

 6CW Approve Contract with Aspirations for Bullyproof Life Movement Program

 1CUR Approval of Field Trips

 2CUR_3CUR Curriculum Resolutions

 1F Approval of Annual Contracts for Public Transportation Routes

 2F Approval of Budget Preparation Calendar for 2018-2019 Budget Planning

 3F Approval of PTA Fundraisers for the 2017-2018 School Year

 4F Approve Nonpublic Technology and Nonpublic Security Initiatives Program Agreement

 1P Approval of Staff Trips and Conferences

 2P Horizontal Movement

 3P Approval of Contract Stipends for the 2017-18 school year

 1POL Second Reading of Revised Policies

 2130 Principal Evaluation

 3324.1 Contracts

 3510 Operation and Maintenance of Plant

 3516 Safety

 4116 Evaluation of Teaching Staff Members

 4117.4/4217.4 Reduction in Force/Abolishing a Position

 5120 Assessment of Individual Needs

 5131.1 Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying

 6161 Equipment, Books and Materials

 6161.1 Guidelines for Evaluation of Instructional Materials

11.          SUSPENSION REPORT NONE
 

12.          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

13.          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 _________________

14.     ADJOURNMENT    

OFFERED BY _______________   SECONDED BY _________________

Respectfully submitted,

                                                               Michael Solokas

                                                               Business Administrator/Board
                                                               Secretary