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Board amends policy 9113 language on vacancy interviews and introduces several policy updates on first reading
Summary
Board members debated whether policy 9113 should permit closed-session discussion about candidates; member Torres moved and the board passed an amendment removing the optional 'acting as committee of the whole' paragraph and then introduced several policy updates on first reading (no adoptions tonight).
Board members discussed recommended policy updates provided to the district following New Jersey School Boards alerts and placed several items on the agenda for first reading.
Member Torres asked to pull policy 9113 (filling board vacancies) for discussion and moved an amendment to remove language that referenced "acting as committee of the whole" and an optional closed-session clause for candidate follow-up. Supporters said the change clarified that interviews of candidates would be conducted in public by the board and removed redundant wording; the amendment passed on a roll-call vote. The motion to introduce the remaining policies for first reading (with 9113 amended) was carried; the board emphasized these were first readings and would not be adopted tonight.
Policies discussed on first reading included conduct and discipline related to student internet-enabled devices, special-education communication requirements (two-day pre-IEP written notice items), agenda-notification and meeting-material delivery language, water lead-testing statement of assurance timing, seizure-disorder training frequency updates and suggested home-instruction language tied to attendance. Board members referred remaining questions back to policy committee for additional review before adoption.
