Board of Education News & Notes

The Flemington-Raritan Regional Board of Education held a regular meeting on August 28, 2023. Below is a recap of the meeting:

• All motions were approved: Agenda
• Dr. McGann presented information on district goals, student enrollment, and on the opening of the 2023-2024 School Year.
  
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The following goals were approved for the 2023-2024 school year:

Board Goals

1. Participate in more training to understand the roles of the Superintendent versus the Board.
2. Adhere to board norms and operations, monitoring progress throughout the year.
3. Invite stakeholders from all schools, PTOs, and the community to be recognized at public meetings.

District Goals

1. The District will establish an ad hoc "Rigorous Learning Committee" with the task of developing strategies needed to achieve rigorous learning, which will in turn be shared with the school communities.
2. The District will create a long range facility plan and prepare to financially implement the plan.
3. The District will target opportunities for increasing revenue to the District through alternative methods other than tax increases on the public community (i.e. application to grants and increasing revenues through facility rentals).

Please click this link to view Board Committee Reports presented by each Committee Chairperson during the meeting. Each summary provides a brief overview of the notable business of each Board committee that was discussed and approved this month but is not a comprehensive list of action items.

The following policies and regulations were presented for a 1st reading:

• R6115.01 - Federal Awards/Funds Internal Controls-Allowability of Costs (M)
• P6115.04 - Federal Funds- Duplication of Benefits (M)

The following new policies and regulations were adopted:

• P1642.01 - Sick Leave
• R1642.01 - Sick Leave
• P2419 - School Threat Assessment Teams (M)
• R2419 - School Threat Assessment Teams (M)
  

The following revised policies and regulations were adopted:

• P2520 - Instructional Supplies(M)
• R2520 - Instructional Supplies(M)
• P2530 - Resource Materials
• R2530 - Resource Materials
• R2530.01 - Selection of Resource Materials
• P5200 - Attendance(M)
• R5200 - Attendance(M)
• P5310 - Health Services (M)
• R5310 - Health Services (M)
• P6112 - Reimbursement of Federal and Other Grant Expenditures (M)
• P6311 - Contracts for Goods and Services Funded by Federal Grants (M)
• P9130 - Public Complaints and Grievances
• R9130 - Public Complaints and Grievances
  

The following policies and regulations were abolished:

• R2461 - Special Education/Receiving Schools (M)
• R2461.01 - Special Education/Receiving Schools - IEP Implementation (M)
• R2461.02 - Special Education/Receiving Schools - Suspension/Expulsion(M)
• P3244 - In-Service Training(M)
• P3432 - Sick Leave
• R3432 - Sick Leave
• P4010 - Maintenance Department Terms and Conditions
• P4020 - Technology Department Terms and Conditions
• P4430 - Benefits of Excluded Secretaries
• P4432 - Sick Leave
• R4432 - Sick Leave
• R6470c - Payment of Claims - Charter School
• P9140 - Citizens Advisory Committees(M)
• R9140 - Citizens Advisory Committee(M)

• R9322 - Drug Free School Zone
  

All Board-approved policies and regulations are available online here.

• The next regular meeting of the Board will be held on Monday, September 11, at 7 p.m. at J.P. Case Middle School.
  
• Click to view the 2023 Board Schedule.

Jaclyn Arce (Vice President), Valerie Bart, Loretta Borowsky, Lilian Colpas, Gina Criscitiello, Michelle Hurley (President), Tiffany Jarrett, Laurie Markowski and Susan Mitcheltree.

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