Sean Brophy

This document outlines the district goals for Lincoln Park Public Schools for the 2025-2026 academic year. The strategic focus areas include enhancing academics and student assessment through the implementation of new state standards, curriculum, and adaptive assessments, supported by staff development and regular local assessments. Another key area is optimizing transportation logistics and cost efficiency by expanding the district's van driver program and considering additional staffing. Lastly, the plan emphasizes improving communications and outreach to families and stakeholders through dedicated personnel, consistent digital updates, and various engagement initiatives like parent involvement projects and community meetings.

The agenda for this special meeting included procedural items such as a Call to Order, Flag Salute, Presiding Officer announcement, and Roll Call. The main substantive part of the meeting consisted of an Executive Session, which commenced at 6:31pm and concluded at 11:03pm for discussion purposes. The meeting was formally adjourned at 11:04pm.

This document outlines the Lincoln Park Public Schools Board of Education Goals for the 2025-2026 academic year. The strategic objectives include the selection and onboarding of a permanent superintendent by March 2026, a commitment to academic excellence by implementing new state standards and adaptive assessments in language arts literacy and mathematics, and the finalization of a new contract with Chapel Hill Academy.

The meeting included discussions on school self-assessment under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act and a NJSLA review. The Superintendent's report covered updates, agenda changes, suspension, HIB, and enrollment reports. The Business Administrator presented a report on emergency drills. Committee reports were given for Curriculum/Personnel, MCSBA, Finance/Facilities, Negotiations, Shared Services, Policy/Public Relations, MCESC, NJSBA, and High School Representative. Resolutions were made regarding professional day workshop attendance, the HIB report, school self-assessment, a uniform state memorandum of agreement, board of education goals, district goals, school building level objectives, a side bar agreement with LPEA, a mentoring plan, and donations for LPES. Policy resolutions included abolishing Policy 1648.15 and a first reading of new policies and regulations. Personnel resolutions covered leaves, rescinding appointments, resignations, leave replacement extensions, mentorship, and the post-approval of an Office Assistant, Paraprofessional, Instructional Aides, a Playground/Cafeteria Aide, stipend positions, aide services outside of school hours, and summer hours for scheduling. Finance resolutions included the Board Secretary's and Treasurer's Reports, a payroll and general accounts bills list, a superintendent search consultant, the Comprehensive Maintenance Plan and M-1 Annual Maintenance Report, ESEA grant carryover funds, and a settlement agreement. There was also a discussion on facilities, board discussion, public recognition, and an executive session.

The meeting included discussions on various topics such as the payroll personnel officer, language arts, special education MDT teachers, social worker leave replacement, van drivers, summer curriculum, advertisement of substitute and aide positions, referendum and the possibility of the window project not being completed, van purchases, LPMS field conditions, tree removal request at 72 Brook Street, Chapel Hill appraisal, a new student sun protection policy, hazardous routes, and end-of-year activities. Additionally, there were reports from the Business Administrator regarding the fund balance, maintenance reserve, purchase of hybrid vans, health benefit increases, and the year-end audit. Committee reports covered personnel renewals, supervisor of buildings and grounds, payroll positions, curriculum revision, van drivers, nurse replacement, referendum funds, unit ventilators, windows, van purchases, resident request to cut trees, field conditions at the Middle School, appraisal of Chapel Hill, contract negotiations, student transportation, and hazardous routes. The board also discussed flashing signs, sidewalks, committee minutes sharing, the status of the Chapel Hill appraisal, the conditions of the Middle School Fields, and the inventory of smartboards.