North Caldwell School Board Considers Going All-Remote

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — After delaying a decision to get more feedback from the community and collect data, the North Caldwell Board of Education is planning to discuss the possibility of moving to all-remote classes at their public meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

The meeting will be held remotely via Zoom at 7:30 p.m. due to the coronavirus crisis. See more information below.

The North Caldwell school board offered the following details about the upcoming meeting in an email to the community on Friday:

“At this meeting, the board will discuss, among other items, the possibility of moving to all-remote instruction for the two weeks following winter break. This issue was raised at the last board meeting, but the decision was delayed until the upcoming meeting so that the board could receive more data and community feedback.”

The board of education continued:

“As always, the December 15 meeting will have a public recognition portion at which community members will have an opportunity to address the board on this and other issues. At that time, you will be able to comment live using the Zoom platform. Alternatively, you can submit your comment in advance by emailing it to the Business Administrator/Board Secretary at mhalik@ncboe.org. If you submit your comment in advance, please make sure you provide your name and address as both are required for public comment; we cannot take anonymous public comments. All comments should be submitted by 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15.”

The agendas for board meetings are posted prior to the meeting dates. For a complete list of currently scheduled meetings, click here.

Here’s how to join the Dec. 15 meeting, the board stated:

“Click on the link below under ‘Join Zoom Meeting.’ If you are connecting via smartphone, download the Zoom app prior to the meeting from either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Click the 'Join a Meeting' button in the app and enter the Meeting ID below. Please be sure to mute your audio after entering the meeting to avoid unnecessary background noise. You can unmute it during the public comment section of the meeting when it is your turn to speak.”

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