Abel Cabrera

The board meeting agenda focused on various personnel actions including new hires, salary adjustments, professional development credits and stipends, leaves of absence, retirements, resignations, and terminations. Other key discussion topics included the superintendent's report, use of school facilities, fundraising activities, professional services, vehicle maintenance, and educational policy revisions such as the grading policy. The board addressed grant submissions, calendar adjustments, donations, field trips, professional workshops, HIB cases, financial reports, budgetary transfers, construction change orders, procurement awards for partitions, disposal of equipment, payment ratifications, and immigration protocols.

The meeting proceedings included the appointment of Lorgia Hector to fill the Board vacancy previously held by Luis Diaz, followed by her swearing-in ceremony. Numerous resolutions were approved, primarily concerning personnel actions such as emergent employment authorizations for a District Grant Writer/Community Liaison and an Assistant Supervisor of Facilities. Several new hires were appointed as teachers and a substitute teacher, along with appointments for a School Nurse, Clerk, and Substitute Custodian. The Board also approved re-appointments for Full-Time and Part-Time Custodians. Personnel transfers were approved for professional staff, school nurses, custodians, and housekeepers. Additionally, the Board granted full and half sabbaticals for the 2026-2027 school year, approved a volunteer coach appointment, and processed several salary adjustments and differentials based on continuing education achievements. Employment leaves of absence (FMLA, Medical, NJFLA) were granted or utilized for multiple staff members, and the retirements of two teachers were accepted. The Superintendent's Monthly Report for December 2025 was approved, and requests for the use of school facilities for various activities, including basketball and soccer practices, testing, and school events, were granted. Several fundraising events were approved, and a District Wide Dress Down day was scheduled. The Board also accepted the completion of a merit goal by the Assistant Superintendent for Business related to the Horace Mann School boiler project, accepted a $50,000 grant award for the Hudson County Youth Services Program, and approved a Change Order No. 062 for the NBHS WEST Project.

The agenda for the regular meeting included numerous resolutions requiring board action. Key items involved personnel matters such as the appointment of a District Supervisor of Special Services, numerous new hires (Substitute Teachers, Substitute Custodians, One On One Aides), staff transfers across various roles (Clerk, Clerical Aide, One on One Aide, Custodian, Professional Staff), and salary adjustments. Other significant topics covered included approvals for salary differentials, designation of roles like District Wellness Policy Manager and Coordinators for After School Activities, resolution of credit recovery hours, stipends, approvals related to curriculum and policy (District Wellness Policy, AI Curriculum, HIB reports), review of financial reports, budgetary transfers and line item adjustments, award of bids/purchase orders for services and supplies (e.g., architectural doors, excavation), change orders for capital projects (HVAC & Electrical Upgrades), acceptance of grants (Mini Wellness Grant, NJ State House Transportation Grant), and a closed session resolution concerning the continuation of a suspension.

The meeting addressed numerous resolutions concerning personnel actions and administrative matters. Key decisions included the appointment of a District Supervisor of Special Services, appointments of various Substitute Teachers and Custodians, and One On One Aides. Several title transfers were approved for staff positions, including Custodian to Clerk and Clerical Aide to Clerk. The Board approved salary differentials based on Continuing Education achievements and salary adjustments. Resolutions covered the assignment of staff to After School Programs, acceptance of Credit Recovery hours, stipends for Sixth Class assignments, and the appointment of managers and proctors for Portfolio Assessments. Furthermore, volunteer coaches and extra-curricular high school and junior high school coaching appointments were made. The Board accepted the completion of two ASBA Merit Goals by the Assistant School Business Administrator, named the official responsible for the Application for State Aid Summary compilation, approved several leaves of absence, and accepted staff resignations. Finally, the Board approved the disposal of outdated textbooks, several fundraising events, district-wide dress down days, awarded a contract for Professional Services for Special Education, accepted/approved evaluation rubrics and grants, approved policy/regulation adoption/revision, and approved various field trips and facility use requests.

The meeting featured numerous resolutions pertaining to personnel actions, including appointments for a District Director of Special Services, a District Supervisor of Special Services, new hire teachers, substitute teachers, a housekeeper, and several full-time custodians. Additional resolutions covered new hires for One-On-One Aides, re-appointments of a Full-Time Custodian, professional staff transfers, custodian transfers, approval of a volunteer coach, Title I stipend, salary differentials and adjustments for professional and support staff, appointment to Teacher Coordinator ELA, appointments to S.A.R.P. Personnel, authorization for home instruction, approval of stipends for sixth classes and credit recovery hours, approval for a Self-Care Stipend, appointments to various extra-curricular positions for NJSJHS, NBHS, and Elementary Schools, coaching appointments for NBHS, acceptance of merit goal completions for the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction and the Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Business, and salary splits for Title I/Basic Skills personnel.