Kristen Joly

The board discussed a calendar adjustment for the 2025-2026 school year necessitated by a clerical error regarding professional learning days required by the READ Act. The proposal involved moving the final day of school for students and adjusting staff development days. Additionally, the Superintendent provided updates on compensatory aid dollars, staffing strategies, service contract reviews including HR and transportation services, and legal billing processes.

The board discussed and approved a 2025-2026 school calendar adjustment to account for required professional learning days. The meeting also included a detailed superintendent's report regarding financial updates, the impact of compensatory aid reduction on the budget, and the district's ongoing process of reviewing vendor contracts and service agreements for transportation and legal services.

This School Improvement Plan serves as a roadmap to achieve the vision of the school and drive system-wide progress by implementing strategies based on root-cause analysis to improve student outcomes. Key strategies include establishing a comprehensive Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Framework for academic support and implementing a professional development plan focused on personalized learning. The plan aims to increase the three-year average for the 4-year graduation rate to 67.0% for all students and for F/R Lunch students by 2021, while also ensuring compliance with Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements, fostering stakeholder engagement, and addressing resource inequities.

The board meeting included recognition of the Employee of the Month and a review of graduation outcomes. Reports were presented on nutritional services and the upcoming district budget. Key actions involved the approval of the 2018-19 budget, adoption of a long-term facility maintenance plan, and authorization of legal agreements related to the dissolution of TIES and the acceptance of a proposal from NJPA. Additionally, the board approved participation in the Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District No. 916's maintenance budget, accepted various district donations, approved a Lead in Water Management Plan, ratified contracts for nutritional services, clerical, and paraprofessional staff, and adopted a policy regarding school visitors.

The board discussed the three-year board agenda and received an update regarding the district reopening.