Shedell Gresham

The Irvington Public Schools' Technology Plan 2022-2027 outlines a comprehensive strategy to integrate technology across the district for governance, teaching, and learning, while prioritizing internet safety. Key focus areas include improving student academic achievement through technology, ensuring equitable access for all staff and students, increasing technology knowledge and use, and enhancing productivity and efficiency. The plan aims to provide exceptional learning experiences that prepare students for future careers and foster lifelong learning in an increasingly technological world.

The Board meeting covered a comprehensive agenda, including personnel actions such as leaves of absence, returns to work, appointments, reassignments, and separations. Discussions also involved various afterschool programs, mural projects, and curriculum development initiatives. The board addressed student placements for children with disabilities, home instruction services, and autism study data collection. Additionally, policy revisions and new policies were reviewed, alongside various grants, cooperative purchasing agreements, and financial reports.

The Board discussed various personnel actions including leaves of absence, returns to work, new substitute teacher appointments, and staff separations. Additionally, administrative, certificated, and non-certificated appointments were approved for the 2017-2018 school year, along with salary increases for non-bargaining staff. Other topics included contract renewals for custodial and maintenance staff, various summer program approvals such as the Promotional Summer School, Summer Bridge, and PBSIS training, and the implementation of afterschool programs like the Chorus Club and Academic Enrichment. The Board also reviewed and authorized student placements for children with disabilities and discussed revisions to special education curriculum definitions.

The board meeting agenda focused on various personnel matters including leaves of absence, returns to work, substitute appointments, and staff separations. Key administrative items included the creation of a new Dean of Students position, reclassifications of staff roles, and the approval of various stipends for roles such as NJ Smart Coordinator and Webmaster. The board addressed programmatic approvals for summer and after-school programs, curriculum development, and the acquisition of educational software and instructional materials. Additionally, the meeting covered policy revisions and adoptions, facilities and maintenance service contracts, athletic program preparations, financial reports, and contractual settlements with staff associations.

The document serves as a central repository for the Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes. It provides links to documentation for regular board meetings, budget hearings, and reorganization meetings across multiple school years.