Francesca Amato

The agenda included citizen comments and various reports from the student body and the Board. Key new business items covered finance, personnel, and administration. Financial matters involved approving lists of supplies and services rendered, certifying the Secretary's and Treasurer's reports for December 2025, and accepting monthly budget transfers for December 2025. Personnel actions included approving additional paid positions for home instruction and stipends for coaching/extracurricular assignments, appointing an Interim Business Administrator, hiring new hourly staff and substitutes, accepting retirements and resignations, and approving new salaried staff appointments and a leave of absence extension. Administrative actions addressed HIB report acceptance, the submission of a High Impact Tutoring Competitive grant application, approval for the Hoboken Dance School to use WHS, approval of Construction Change Directives and a Change Order with H&S Construction & Mechanical, Inc., approval of a contract with Bergen County Special Services School District for Work-Based Learning internships, approval of the 2026-27 school calendar, and approval for a non-resident tuition student.

The agenda for this meeting included essential components such as Roll Call, Citizens' Comments, various Reports (Student, Board, and Superintendent's), New Business spanning Finance, Personnel, and Administration, and an Executive Session. Key financial discussions involved approving lists of supplies and services rendered, certifying the Board Secretary's and Treasurer's reports for November 2025, accepting monthly budget transfers, and formally accepting the 2024-2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Auditor's Management Report, including the acceptance of the Corrective Action Plan addressing six audit findings. Personnel actions included appointing staff to additional positions, accepting new hourly staff, approving changes to retirement and resignation dates, and granting an extension of a leave of absence for childcare. Administrative matters included issuing written decisions affirming findings on Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying reports from November 2025, approving a contract for in-school nursing services, approving two change orders (for additional steel detailing and steel work) for H&S Construction & Mechanical, Inc., approving a $25,000 total reimbursement to parents for unilateral placement expenses, altering the school calendar for an election, and approving submissions for two competitive grant applications (Climate Literacy Innovation Opportunity and Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Course Expansion). The Board also accepted the recommendation to approve two interns.

The agenda includes items related to finance, personnel, and administration. Financial matters include approving lists of supplies and services, budget certifications, treasurer's reports, and budget transfers. Personnel items cover appointments of staff members to additional positions and rates, and granting an extended leave of absence for a teacher. Administrative matters involve harassment, intimidation, and bullying incident reports, change orders for construction, out-of-district student placement contracts, a home instruction provider contract, non-resident tuition student approvals, submission of the HIB Grades Self-Assessment, altering the school calendar, and adopting/revising policies and regulations. Additionally, the board will consider accepting a grant award from the State of NJ Phones Free School Grant.

The agenda includes items related to finance, personnel, and administration. Financial matters include approving lists of supplies and services, certifying financial reports, accepting the Treasurer's Report, and approving budget transfers. Personnel matters involve appointments of staff members to additional positions, new hourly staff, resignations, and retirements. Administrative items cover approving interns, addressing harassment, intimidation, and bullying incidents, contracting with a Third-Party Administrator for retirement plans, wage increases for hourly employees, approval for non-resident tuition students, the Preschool Projected Enrollment and PreSchool Grant Operational Plan for 2026-27, the Health and Safety Evaluation Checklist, and changes of category for teachers. Additionally, change orders for construction and mechanical work, an emergency services contract for lead abatement, a service contract with a nursing service, the 2025-2026 Nursing Plan, out-of-district student placement contracts, contracts with a Home Instruction provider, reimbursements for professional development, and the adoption/revision of various policies/regulations are discussed.

The meeting included discussion of student representative reports and an assessment presentation. The board approved lists of supplies and services, appointed staff members to additional positions, and approved coaching and extracurricular assignments. The board accepted the resignation of staff and discussed Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) incidents. The board also approved the use of school facilities by the Japanese Swordsmanship Society, accepted a grant, approved an agreement for business office consulting services, reviewed the Student Safety Data System, approved the annual Budget Calendar, and approved non-resident tuition students.