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Dates: 
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 7:30pm
WESTFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION
Westfield, New Jersey
Office of the Secretary
AGENDA –Board Meeting
November 1, 2016
October 27, 2016
Notice is hereby given of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of the Town of Westfield, in the County of Union, New Jersey, at 7:30 p.m. on the evening of Tuesday,November 1, 2016, in the Board Room of the Administration Building, 302 Elm Street, Westfield, New Jersey.  The purpose of the meeting is to transact the regular business of the Board and to transact any other business to come properly before the Board.
 
This is to advise the general public and to instruct that it be recorded in the Minutes that in compliance with Chapter 231 of the Public Laws of 1975, entitled the "Open Public Meetings Act,” the Westfield School Board on Thursday, October 27, 2016, caused to be posted at the Office of the Board of Education located at 302 Elm Street, Westfield, New Jersey, and delivered to The Westfield Leader, The Star-Ledger, the Westfield Library, Town Clerk of Westfield, TAP into Westfield and Patch.com, a meeting notice setting forth the time, date and location of this meeting.
 
1. ROLL CALL     
Mr. Friedman, Mr. Galligan, Mr. Garrison, Mr. Langhart, Mrs. Leiz,
Ms. Ohlig, Mrs. Oster, Mr. Ostroff, Mrs. Root
 
2. FLAG SALUTE (Mr. Galligan)
 
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
4. RECOGNIZE PUBLIC for agenda items only
 
5. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (Dr. Dolan)
 
6. MINUTES       
Approve Minutes of the Board Meeting held on October 18, 2016, and Private Minutes of October 18, 2016.
                                                               
7. PERSONNEL (Mr. Friedman)
The following items relative to personnel are recommended to the Board of Education by the Superintendent of Schools in accordance with Policy 3125 and state guidelines, pending school employee criminal history review.
 
8. FACILITIES (Mr. Galligan)
 
9. LONG RANGE PLANNING (Mrs. Leiz)
 
10. POLICIES (Mr. Langhart)
                                                                               
11. CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION & PROGRAM (Ms. Ohlig)
 
12. FINANCE (Mr. Friedman)
  1. Approve in accordance with Policy 6471, Travel Expenses for Board Members, Administrators and Teachers, travel request, as per attached. ADMINISTRATIVE MEMO #
 
13. LEGISLATION (Mr. Galligan)
 
14. TECHNOLOGY (Mrs. Oster)
 
15. NOTES FOR THE RECORD
 
16. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
 
17. NEW BUSINESS
 
18. LIAISON REPORTS
 
19. RECOGNIZE PUBLIC for questions and/or comments
 
20. PRIVATE SESSION
Approve the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education move into Private Session for the purpose of discussing matters rendered confidential by state and federal law, personnel, pending or anticipated litigation and pending or anticipated contract negotiations and be it further.
RESOLVED, that any discussion held by the Board which need not remain confidential and the results of the discussion will be made public as soon as practicable.
 
21. ADJOURNMENT
 
Groups audience: 
- Private group -