Board of Education (BOE)
Assignment 6: Attend a Board of Education meeting (your local School District or the School District you are currently working in) Total 10 points
Watch this recorded video of a Board of Education Meeting for Howell Township Schools and then answer the questions in the attached document. Please choose the 10/12/2022 meeting.
https://www.howell.k12.nj.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1161469&type=d&pREC_ID=1617246
Type your answers within the section titled, “Response.”
| l. Summary of the agenda; Demographics of School Community; Are the BOE members elected or appointed? Does this have any impact on the discharge of their duties? |
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| 2. Were any statutes or board policies discussed? If yes, explain in detail the outcome. |
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| 3. Were any health services or health education issues discussed? If yes, explain in detail. Include all discussion both on the part of the BOE and Community regarding COVID-19. |
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| 4. What was the most significant aspect of this observation for you and your practice as a Certified School Nurse? |
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| 5. What was the least significant aspect of this observation for you as a citizen and/or faculty member of the school district? |
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| 6. Were any students present? If yes, what role did they play? If no, do you think it would have been beneficial for students to be present and why? Were there any actions taken regarding students (i.e. HIB reports, suspensions, expulsions)? If yes, how did the BOE refer to the student and what was the outcome if you know? |
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| 7. Were there any negotiations issues, employment issues, appointment of new employees or other personnel matters discussed? If yes, please explain. |
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| 8. Were any comments from the public of interest to you? If yes, why. |
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| 9. Was there anything presented during this meeting that would encourage you to attend again? If no, what would encourage you to attend again? |
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| 10. Did you find this observation helpful? If yes, why? If no, why not? |
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