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Santelli said Pomona has six classrooms, including one in a relocatable trailer, and that the building is not ADA compliant. He said state rules on preschool expansion and classroom square‑footage limits mean the district would effectively have fewer usable classrooms there next year unless changes are made.

The relocation plan, Santelli said, would prioritize continuity for currently enrolled three‑year‑olds by reserving seats in their home schools for the 2025‑26 school year. He also said district leaders will support parents, guardians and staff through the move and handle the logistics of transferring materials and programs.

\"My focus is on supporting the parents, guardians, the staff that are in that building to make sure that we give them what they need so we can then close that building, you know, and make sure that they have all their things moved to the proper locations,\" Santelli said during the meeting.

Why it matters: Pomona has been part of the district for nearly a century, and relocating preschool programs affects families, staffing and space at multiple elementary schools. Santelli said the superintendent’s recommendation is not a final decision on the building’s ultimate use; that determination will be part of the district’s strategic‑planning process and will involve the full board, staff and the community.

Operational details Santelli provided at the meeting:
- Classroom counts: Six classrooms currently at Pomona, one housed in a relocatable trailer; next year that relocatable cannot be used under expansion rules, reducing capacity.
- ADA compliance: The building is not ADA compliant, a factor cited in the evaluation.
- Preschool seats and expansion: The district projects it can accommodate incoming three‑year‑olds by placing currently enrolled children in their home elementary schools; the district will continue to run a wait list while expansion proceeds.
- Head Start partnership: The district currently operates two Head Start classrooms and plans to add a third classroom next year, which Santelli said could provide space for roughly 15 additional students.

During board questions, a board member asked specifically about students in Pomona’s autism program and whether home schools offer comparable services. Santelli said each elementary school in the district has a preschool disabled class and that, based on current projections, students served at Pomona can be placed in their home elementary schools with their program supports retained.

Santelli stressed community input and timing: the board will review the matter again during May’s budget hearing and as part of a strategic planning process that will include staff and community engagement. He repeatedly framed the announcement as an operational step to ensure program continuity, not as a final disposition of the Pomona facility.

Next steps: Santelli said the district will communicate more formally with affected families and that any long‑term decisions about Pomona’s future will be addressed through the district’s strategic plan and with the full board’s participation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting 4/14/25","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent Santelli told the Galloway Township Board of Education on April 14 that the district plans to relocate Pomona School students and staff into their home elementary schools next year and that more formal planning on the building’s long‑term use will be part of a forthcoming strategic plan.","taxTitle","Galloway Township Public School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",46612,"location","New Jersey","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6272967,"Votes at a glance: Galloway Township Board of Education, April 14, 2025",935,2149260,3084495,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3005648-4fa68e6e3f7a52713babcacdc28fdd5a&start=2149&end=3084","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3005648-4fa68e6e3f7a52713babcacdc28fdd5a/thumbnail_2149260.jpg","/articles/6272967/New-Jersey/Votes-at-a-glance-Galloway-Township-Board-of-Education-April-14-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6272967-392f156903384ef9714dad1342183350/orig.mp4?Expires=1771108201&Signature=cKWT8cZHOBfoWMrglXZ4wYF0e1amSp8Osj88bCKEB5ybSeZPN2N2~5gohNwM6~YL8tXDUJbDgMMd35e07lnFpTzrpqOidZq1hrFNYSbtDa2mSJ3p84P-hbZ1CpCThEfyoCgU6BhZPeN1U1nPiwsz695Spm1MHZbP9Afd0p8tyQK59EHF6Y~GsQbthYqVPi5bJMGnrdHf3R65DDFm~T8jkvus~RWXNEvqHXVGf2yq48wq09bqcBj8mryZlyK9uPjhhpB8gTRXrQpK-pMtr7uBnG-re3isOsR9D1heDUztcx9PRmRw2Bd1e7cEZLPF0-i5B-6zPQZVq-bTV2aw3qMD~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","GALLOWAY TWP., N.J. — The Galloway Township Board of Education approved a package of routine and substantive items at its April 14 regular meeting. Below are the actions taken, vote tallies and key notes drawn from the meeting record.

Votes at a glance
- Minutes: The board approved minutes from March 17 regular and executive meetings (items 2.1 and 2.2). Vote: unanimous in favor.
- Curriculum and instruction: Items 6.1 and 6.2 (as listed and attached) were approved. Vote: unanimous in favor.
- Finance: Items 7.2 through 7.21 were approved as listed and attached. Notation: a board member abstained on two School Specialty LLC purchase orders (PO 505089 on page 22 and PO 505118 on page 23). Overall motion outcome: approved.
- Personnel: Item 8.1, acceptance with regret of the letter of intent to retire from Kevin McGloin, Arthur Rand Elementary School principal (25 years of service), was approved. Vote: approved with members recording the affirmation \"with regret.\" Items 8.3 through 8.9 (staff appointments/assignments listed and attached) were approved.
- Policy: The board approved items 9.2 through 9.11 (second/final readings) and 9.13 through 9.17 (first readings) as listed and attached. A board member abstained from policy item 9.6. The board also approved item 9.19, abolishment of certain New Jersey board policies replaced by new policy language; one abstention was recorded on that item.
- HIB affirmation: Item 10.1 (affirmation of previously presented HIB determination reports) was approved.
- New business — GTEA contract: Item 11.1, approval of the GTEA contract, was approved. Two board members recorded abstentions on this vote.

What the roll calls show: The meeting record provides roll‑call responses from the board for each motion. Where abstentions were recorded, the meeting minutes identify the member and the item cited (see finance and GTEA contract notes above).

Why it matters: The votes finalize personnel changes, policy updates and a collective‑bargaining agreement (GTEA) that will affect staffing and operations for the coming year.

Procedural notes: Most motions were moved and seconded on the consent agenda; the record shows board discussion on some items (retirement recognition, policy questions, and the GTEA negotiations) prior to roll calls.

Full action log (summary)
- Approved: Minutes (2.1–2.2); Curriculum items (6.1–6.2); Finance (7.2–7.21) — abstentions noted on School Specialty POs; Personnel (8.1; 8.3–8.9); Policy (9.2–9.11; 9.13–9.17; 9.19) — abstentions noted on specific policy items; HIB affirmation (10.1); GTEA contract (11.1) — abstentions noted.

The board’s approved materials and detailed roll‑call votes are attached in the official board packet and minutes for April 14, 2025.","The board approved routine minutes, curriculum items, finance and personnel items, several policy actions, the GTEA contract and the acceptance with regret of a long‑time principal’s retirement. Abstentions were recorded on specific purchase orders and the GTEA contract.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6272972,"Galloway superintendent declines state one‑time tax‑levy option; district presented balanced budget",356,1203495,1559679,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3005648-4fa68e6e3f7a52713babcacdc28fdd5a&start=1203&end=1559","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3005648-4fa68e6e3f7a52713babcacdc28fdd5a/thumbnail_1203495.jpg","/articles/6272972/New-Jersey/Galloway-superintendent-declines-state-onetime-taxlevy-option-district-presented-balanced-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6272972-39e7bfa160654e520bef2c03351e4c38/orig.mp4?Expires=1771108201&Signature=XHIoF82~vz72ybdHZ26o9YGdF3sE4gPNzh5EiR2SP~0iJwqj1SB4WLVCXvFew~ymaX4bgf7MLNEZv53bLoFKcK9-4166WFbqVLF31DO0v3YVJunl5EoQxQpk8DR7~3-3IFhHotlqNPS17QG1Iur1fTTepYvIwM5kDxYqsUQyI2-reh815uL02~AIWCs75DxMedkaG~BIT57yBLn2tNfQRa0epHwRxfOa7vMD-Od4euti4QKqyICJ6dPOohVNUi4jQ28GqasoE5in0u4~UfWoRCc6A-vowpcPvDShyLB8Bw3v6eqyH3rz6Nmr0Jgal-WPQymCPj20-3lLV7mW8ykvkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","GALLOWAY TWP., N.J. — Superintendent Santelli told the Galloway Township Board of Education on April 14 that the state offered districts a one‑time tax‑levy option that would allow Galloway Township Public School District to increase its local levy without a public referendum. Santelli said the district considered the option but will not recommend it to the board because doing so would increase the local tax burden and would first require use of remaining bank cap funds.

“The information came. I can’t stand here and say that I don’t certainly want certain resources, but I can tell you that we did our due diligence and presented a balanced budget,” Santelli said. “As superintendent, there is no way I would make that recommendation.”

Context: Santelli and the district business administrator, Mrs. Nixon, presented a balanced budget in March that included a 2% tax levy and the use of some bank cap to meet obligations. At the meeting Santelli said the state’s late communication offered an opportunity to ask voters for an additional levy equivalent to about $7.5 million but that the option is not free money and would fall on local taxpayers.

District officials said the state previously capped local fair‑share increases at roughly 6 percent, which produced about $1.5 million in additional aid for the district; without the cap the district’s state aid projection would have been closer to $3.2 million, Santelli said. The new one‑time option, he said, would have required using remaining bank cap resources first and then the additional levy.

Board members praised the district for presenting a balanced budget and for opting not to recommend the state option to taxpayers. One board member said the administration, teachers and staff did an \"exceptional\" job preparing the budget.

Why it matters: A decision to use the one‑time state option would affect local taxpayers and district operating revenues; Santelli framed the choice as an ethical and fiscal judgment about whether to shift additional cost to local residents.

What the district said it will do next: Santelli said he would answer questions from board members and the public and that more details are available in the district’s Friday bulletin and at the May budget hearing.

Notes: Santelli also discussed other operational items during his superintendent’s report at the meeting, including a recent IT migration from Microsoft Outlook to Gmail led by IT staffer Joe Valver and an anticipated delivery of a GTMS chiller later in the week.","Superintendent Santelli told the board the state offered a one‑time option that could add roughly $7.5 million to local spending but said the administration would not recommend using that measure because it would shift cost to local taxpayers and require drawing remaining bank cap funds.","actionData","errors"]

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Galloway superintendent outlines plan to move Pomona preschool students into home schools; formal decisions to await strategic plan

Votes at a glance: Galloway Township Board of Education, April 14, 2025

Galloway superintendent declines state one‑time tax‑levy option; district presented balanced budget