Following on the recent introduction of possible restructuring in the middle schools — including the introduction of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme and accelerated de-leveling across grades — school district administration plan to unveil a plan for restructuring academic placements at the high school tonight.

South Orange-Maplewood School District staff will introduce proposed changes at the meeting which takes place at 7:30 p.m. at 525 Academy Street in Maplewood on Jan. 18.

Last week, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian Osborne and middle school principals Jeff Truppo (Maplewood) and Joseph Uglialoro (South Orange) fielded questions from community members about the middle school proposals, after the Superintendent's annual State of the District address. The pertinent item on tonight's agenda is labeled "CHS: Academic Placement Recommendations."

Discussion items on the Jan. 18 Board of Education meeting agenda are as follows:

• CHS: Academic Placement Recommendations
• 2012-2013 Budget Discussion
• Special Education Opportunities Review
• Committee Reports
• Policy 5200 Attendance – 2^nd reading
• Policy 5519 Dating Violence at School – 2^nd reading
• Policy 8505 School Nutrition – 2^nd reading

Action items on the agenda for tonight include:

• Personnel Fiscal
• Personnel Substitute
• Transfer/Removal of Non Domiciled Students
• Special Ed Out of District
• Class Field Trip Destinations
• New Course of Study: A) Computer Fundamentals (MSFT); B) Computer Literacy; C) Game Design; D) Programming I: VISUAL BASIC.NET; E) Programming II: JAVA; F) Web Design
• New Course of Study: Special/Advanced Drama
• Adopt Policy (Action 2846)
• Adopt Confidential Settlement Agreement
• Approve Research Proposal
• Approve 2012-2013 Calendar
• Financials