The school board meeting is a business meeting in public and not a meeting with the public. Oftentimes it may appear to members of our audience that the Board of Education takes action with very little comment and in many cases a unanimous vote. Before a matter is placed on the agenda at a public meeting, the Administration has thoroughly reviewed the matter with the Superintendent of Schools/Chief School Administrator (CSA). If the Superintendent of Schools/Chief School Administrator is satisfied that the matter is ready to be presented to the Board of Education, it is then referred to the appropriate Board Committee. The Members of the Board Committee work with Administration and the Superintendent to assure that the members fully understand the matter. After the committee discusses the matter, it is presented to the full Board for discussion before any action is taken. Only then, is it placed on the agenda for action at a public meeting.

• Roll Call
• Notice of Meeting
• SOMSD Board of Education Resolution Authorizing Executive Session
• Regular Public Board of Education Meeting - Agenda and Attachments
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Performance by: South Mountain Elementary School Chorus
• Approval of Board Minutes: Reorganization Meeting - January 5, 2023
• Approval of Board Minutes: Executive Session and Regular Meeting Minutes - January 26, 2023
• Approval of Board Minutes: Executive Session & Special Meeting Minutes - January 31, 2023
• February 2023 Board Recognitions

• BOE Student Representative Report
• Business Administrator Update: Budget, Construction & Transportation Updates

• A full list of action items and associated resolutions is available here.
• Approval of Revision to 2022/23 SY Calendar - Click here to view the updates. The following (2) District closure dates are now added to the calendar: 1) EID al-Fitr, April 21, 2023 2) Election Day, June 6, 2023

• SOMSD III Year 2 Review, Year 3 Considerations / Delia Bolden/Marshall Unparing
• 2022 Start Strong Data Presentation

Approved Resolutions:

• 4410: Personnel Resolutions
• 4411: Substitute/Stipend/Volunteer Resolutions
• 4412: 2022 ESY OOD Placements | B) 2022-23 SY OOD Placements
• 4413: Financial Reports
• 4414: New/Revised Curriculum
• 4415: Book Adoption
• 4416: Transfer or Removal of Non-Domiciled Students
• 4417: Affirmation of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Investigations for the Month of January 2023
• 4418: Special Education Settlement Agreements
• 4419: Abolish and Adopt Board Policies
• 4420: Field Trip Destinations

• 4421: Sidebar Agreement with SOMEA for the 2022 - 2023 SY

• 4422: Amended School Calendar for the 2022/2023 SY
• 4423: Revised BOE Committees for the 2023 Calendar Year
• 4424: Revised BOE Committee Liaisons for the 2023 Calendar Year
• 4425: HAND CARRY - Approve: HIB Appeal # 235202_CHS_09292022
• 4426: HAND CARRY - SOMEA Grievance

1. 1648.11 The Road Forward (Abolished)
2. 1648.13 School Employee Vaccination (Abolished)
3. 2361 Acceptable Use of Computer Networks/Computers and Resources
4. 5460 High School Graduation

There were first readings of 14 policies:

1. 0152 Board Officers
2. 0161 Call, Adjournment, and Cancellation
3. 0162 Notice of Board Meeting
4. 2260 Affirmative Action Program for School and Classroom Practices
5. 2423 Bilingual and ESL Education
6. 3321 Acceptable Use of Computer Network(s), Computer and Resources by Teaching Staff Members
7. 5200 Attendance
8. 5440 Honoring Student Achievement
9. 5516 Use of Electronic Communication and Recording Devices (ECRD)
10. 5701 Plagiarism
11. 5710 Student Grievance
12. 7440 Security on School Premises
13. 8140 Student Enrollment
14. 8420 Emergency and Crisis Situations

• Thursday, March 16, 2023: Board of Education Meeting (Preliminary Budget Adoption) - Public Session @ 7:30 pm
• Thursday, March 30, 2023: Board of Education Monthly Public Meeting @ 6:30pm

Note: to email all board members, please email boemembers@somsd.k12.nj.us.

Kaitlin Wittleder
Board President
Term: 2022 - 2024

email: kwittled@somsd.k12.nj.us

Elissa Malespina (1st Vice-President)
Term: 2021 - 2023
email: emalesp1@somsd.k12.nj.us

Nubia DuVall Wilson (2nd Vice-President)

Term: 2023 - 2025
email: nwilson@somsd.k12.nj.us

Vacancy

Term: 2023

Regina Eckert
Term: 2023 - 2025
email: reckert@somsd.k12.nj.us

Bill Gifford
Term: 2023 - 2025
email: bgifford@somsd.k12.nj.us

Qawi Telesford

Term: 2022 - 2024

email: qtelesfo@somsd.k12.nj.us

Arun Vadlamani

Term: 2022 - 2024

email: avadlama@somsd.k12.nj.us

Courtney Winkfield
Term: 2021 - 2023
email: cwinkfie@somsd.k12.nj.us

Student Representatives to the Board of Education

Noah Morros
Term: 2022 - 2023
email: boestudentrep1@somsd.k12.nj.us

Vanessa Previlon
Term: 2022 - 2023
email: boestudentrep2@somsd.k12.nj.us