July 29, 2020 Agenda

Glassboro Public Schools
Glassboro, New Jersey
July 29, 2020

1. Statement of Public Notice of Special Meeting in Accordance with New Jersey Public Meeting Act

 

2. Motion for Executive Session

 

3. Reconvene

 

4. Flag Salute

 

5. Opportunity for Public to Address the Board of Education regarding specific agenda items

 

In accordance with the Public Participation in Board Meetings, in Board Bylaw No. 0167, the Chair shall limit discussion from each individual, or group representative, to five (5) minutes.

 

6. President’s Report

 

7. Report of the Superintendent of Schools

 

a. Interim Chief Academic Officer Rob Preston’s GPSD Reopening Plan and Hybrid Learning Presentation (attachment)

 

8. Board Committee Reports & Action Items

 

9. Old Business

 

10. New Business

 

11. Opportunity for the Public to Address the Board of Education

 

In accordance with the Public Participation in Board Meetings, in Board Bylaw No. 0167, the Chair shall limit discussion from each individual, or group representative, to five (5) minutes.

 

12. Adjournment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE:              July 29, 2020   

TIME:               7:00 PM

LOCATION:      GHS Auditorium

 

 

 

Public notice of this Special Meeting or work session has been made in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Law of 1975.

 

Advanced public notice of this Special Meeting was given July 27, 2020 including the time, date and place of the meeting.

 

Said public notice has been made as follows:

 

Notice has been posted in the Board of Education Office, Carpenter Street and Bowe Boulevard, Glassboro, NJ

 

Notice has been communicated to the following newspapers:

 

a.  South Jersey Times

b.  Courier Post

 

Notice has been filed with the Clerk of the Borough of Glassboro

 

Glassboro Municipal Building, 1 South Main Street, Glassboro, NJ

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS The matters to be discussed in Part I of this session are matters listed for private discussion under Section 7, b, (1)-(9) of the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, and 

 

WHEREAS The general nature of the subjects to be discussed are listed in the agenda for Part I of this meeting, attached, and 

 

WHEREAS The discussion on these matters will be disclosed to the public, if possible, when the Board convenes or at the next regular meeting of the Glassboro Board of Education on 

 

Date:                July 29, 2020

Time:                5:30 PM

Location:           GHS Media Center

 

THEREFORE,

 

BE IT RESOLVED That the Glassboro Board of Education will discuss the matters listed in the agenda for Part I of this session in private. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. Grants/Assessments/Curriculum/Workshops/Professional Development

 

B. Field Experience/Enrollment

 

C. Testing

 

D. Special Education/Other Student Issues

 

E. Athletics

 

F. Miscellaneous

 

1. 2020-2021 District Calendar Modification

Recommend Board approval for the modification of the 2020-2021 calendar. The modification moves two Teacher In-Service Days forward in the calendar to September 2, 2020 and September 3, 2020 and changes the first day of school for students to September 8, 2020. (attachment)

 

G. Informational

 

A. Building Issues

1. Rodgers School
2. Bullock School
3. Bowe School
4. Intermediate School
5. High School
6. Beach Administration Building
7. Technology

a. Special Technology Report (attachment)

B. Awards/Donations

C. Transportation

D. Budget Recommendations/Grants

E. Resolutions/Contracted Services

1. Policies/Regulations

a. Recommend Board approval of the first reading of the following regulations and policies (attachments)

 

2. 2020-2021 Restart & Recovery Plan Resolution to Reopen Schools Preschool through Twelfth Grade

Recommend approval of the 2020-2021 Restart & Recovery Plan and Resolution to Reopen Schools Preschool Through Twelfth Grade Hybrid Half Day Schedule. The framework for this plan was developed after careful consideration of The Road Back, the NJDOE’s 104-page guidance document for the reopening of schools. The plan was crafted after the completion of focus groups, community surveys, restart committees and protracted administrative discussion. The requirements outlined in the NJDOE Guidance and incorporated into this plan are controlled by Executive Order of the Governor of New Jersey and are subject to change. This plan is pending County Review.

a. Board Agenda Item for Resolution (attachment)

b. Resolution (attachment)

c. Restart and Recovery Plan (attachment)

d. Questions and Answers Addressing the 2020-2021 Restart Plan (attachment)

3. Ocean Computer Technology Repair Assistance

Recommend Board approve the use of three technicians from Ocean Computer for no more than 20 hours per week and a maximum of four weeks for a total not to exceed $15,600 to assist with repair and configuration of existing laptops in lieu of delivery delays of new laptops and Chromebooks. (attachment)

F. Informational – Reports/Articles/Miscellaneous

 

A. Resignations/Retirements/Leaves of Absence/Rescind Action

1. Resignations

2. Revocation of Tenure

3. Dismissal/Suspension

4. Leaves of Absence

5. Retirement

6. Reduction in Force

7. Increment Withholding

 

B. New Employees/Transfers/Assignments/Contracts

 

1. New Employees

a. Teachers/Nurses/Secretaries/Aides

b. Administration

c. Bus Drivers/Bus Aides

d. Substitute Bus Drivers and Aides

e. Custodians/Housekeeper

f. Substitute Custodians/Grounds

g. Athletics

h. ESS (formerly Source4Teachers) Substitutes

i. Other

 

2. Employee Transfer/Appointments

3. Assignments

4. Contracts

5. Miscellaneous

6. Legal

 

C. Job Descriptions

 

D. Public Relations

 

E. Miscellaneous