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“Reading the bill list, you’re just reading what’s been paid, but you have no control over what the money is being spent on,” the resident said, urging the board to provide “a list of potential expenditures that are over $500” for board review before purchases are made.

The resident also asked the board to table the reappointment scheduled for 02/25/26 and to review performance evaluations before any decision. The speaker said parents have raised concerns about practices at Hazelwood, naming issues they described as: failure to follow board policy on visitor identification and badges; a fire incident that parents learned about on social media and that was not recorded as a drill in the school record; a delayed internal hiring decision tied to a planned maternity leave; lapses in ticket collection for school events; and incidents of student-on-student contact that, according to the speaker, were not properly communicated to parents. “A principal’s job is very important as it requires great leadership,” the resident said, and urged further investigation before reappointment.

Board leadership responded that the district’s finance and facilities committee reviews the bill list in committee and that the full board sees the bill list when the agenda is released. “We usually get that before a publicist,” the board president said when answering questions from the resident about whether board members see bills in advance.

No motion to table the reappointment or any board action on the request was recorded during the public-comment period. The board secretary’s public-comment instructions were read at the start of the period; speakers were asked to give their name and address for the record and to limit remarks to agenda items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular BOE Meeting May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","During public comment a resident asked the board to provide advance lists of proposed expenditures above $500, questioned the timing of the bill list, and asked the board to delay the scheduled reappointment of the Hazelwood principal pending further review of evaluations and parental concerns.","taxTitle","Middlesex Borough School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",38827,"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},6543719,"Architect firm reviews district capital improvement plan, outlines priorities through 2040",700,756000,1456000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410574-f2508f1c6bcdfe634c20bb8c1ad511e1&start=756&end=1456","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410574-f2508f1c6bcdfe634c20bb8c1ad511e1/thumbnail_756000.jpg","/articles/6543719/New-Jersey/Architect-firm-reviews-district-capital-improvement-plan-outlines-priorities-through-2040","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543719-bbf239163799fc7744afe52477f9fef7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151039&Signature=HNuRhz2Sm-gQ43D0b~JQQZoBiyiMJ9QTGegPdqOSTobSptVvFsx3wj7IHiqbqEtWR2~E4L91o0ancozFYnIrpi87Vet0cV9lvxOHerbWr4vi7khjaJKvL8oj1Lp7oJjIEc~2lzlhOHlo0kqm3lgWqw22GpU6sodzwwKm8qEJoVeR~8CLSmkmC3Vvej1qF3yLFp11smn9Y0QrqsQ3q8Jim~PGKmdho6u~VnnJBWnuOlyDpGJYSMG4MnmYTKqk8jXf0OWYskxBfC33h4cOd-T2D9ZiFoorqLhYCrflHnT0ZXYBMoHoBsU0CkdVpO6-ZRXsbiIN1v7lipWP8P08i4h2dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Middlesex Borough School District’s architectural firm of record updated the board on the district’s capital improvement plan and recent construction work, saying the plan was created in 2019 and is tracked through 2040.

The firm representative said the district is into its fifth construction season under the plan and described how project completion percentages are calculated. “It’s strictly based off of the quantity of projects that we included in the capital improvement plan,” Caitlin Adonis said, explaining that if a category contained four projects and one was completed, that category would be reported as 25 percent complete.

The presentation grouped projects by site work (parking lots, playgrounds, sidewalks, fencing), building envelope (windows, roofs, exterior masonry), interior finishes (classrooms, corridors, ceilings, flooring), mechanical (HVAC and unit ventilators), electrical (service upgrades and fire alarm systems) and plumbing (student and faculty restrooms). The presenters said some schools have seen recent roof and window work and a districtwide fire alarm upgrade was recently completed or is in punch-list status at multiple buildings.

Architect representatives gave school-level snapshots: Hazelwood’s listed items include interior work and HVAC planned for the summer; Parker has site and parking work planned for a future season and unit-ventilator replacements tied to a lab grant; another elementary building’s site work and gym roof were noted as recently completed or scheduled. At the high school, the presenters said windows were installed in 2016, gym roofing has been addressed, and corridor abatement and ceiling replacement work is underway.

On funding, the presenters listed routine local options the district has used or may use: capital reserve, maintenance funds, referendums and targeted state grants. Adonis described a state grant opportunity she called a “broad grant,” saying it is available to regular operating districts for qualified projects such as HVAC and that the program can cover up to 34 percent of an eligible project; she said bids for recently submitted projects came in below the estimate, which would allow the district to capture full grant funding for those projects.

The architects also explained hazardous-material abatement. “Abatement is the removal of the hazardous material in a safe manner,” an architect representative said, describing different procedures for non-friable and friable asbestos and noting the requirement to abate when walls are opened.

The presenters repeatedly framed roofs and heating systems as the highest priorities for keeping buildings operational: if a building lacks heat or has an uncontained roof leak, it can force closures. A firm representative said districts typically face many competing needs with limited funds and urged the board to use the plan to prioritize projects and budget across a 20-year horizon.

No formal board action or vote was recorded during the presentation. Board members asked clarifying questions about the percentage calculations, the meaning of abatement and timing of planned summer work.","The district's architectural firm presented a progress update on the capital improvement plan, describing how projects were prioritized, how percent-complete is calculated, funding sources under consideration and why roofs and boilers remain top priorities.","actionData","errors"]

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Resident asks board for earlier notice on large purchases and calls for review of Hazelwood principal reappointment

Architect firm reviews district capital improvement plan, outlines priorities through 2040