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Nicole Luciano, a parent from 10 Justin Drive, raised concerns about visitor screening at Haverley School and inconsistent ID checks at events. \"It could have been anybody walking in off the street, and our kids were sitting ducks in that building,\" she said, and asked why the district's school safety specialist was not allowed to manage the building's entry procedures.

Luciano also criticized late notices for schedule changes, citing an email she said was sent May 23 at 12:56 p.m. notifying families of a 1 p.m. early dismissal the same day. She said automated absence calls continued when parents communicated directly with the school and asked for better advance notice and clearer attendance procedures.

Several other parents raised facility and staffing concerns. One parent said a classroom lacked air conditioning late in the year; administrators had moved students to the library or multipurpose room, she said. Parents reported an entire-year absence of a music teacher at some schools and cited recent resignations of teachers and counseling staff as worsening morale and prompting some families to consider private school.

Councilman Karnes (identified in public comment as the borough council liaison) said he was concerned about a breakdown in communication between the borough council and the board, and asked for a joint public meeting of both governing bodies to discuss shared services, SROs, and mutual responsibilities. He said he would forward a text message exchange between the superintendent and the mayor that he said contradicted the superintendent's account of who requested a meeting.

Cheryl Jarvis, speaking for members concerned about SROs, urged the board to resolve outstanding legal or contractual questions with the mayor's office and counsel so arrangements are finalized in time for the school year.

Melissa Zymax and Amy Carnoy, parents who spoke later in public comment, also criticized the district's security procedures and the lack of a ratified teacher contract. Zymax said promised improvements to security had not materialized and faulted the superintendent for not addressing issues to parents' satisfaction. Carnoy praised an interim teacher hire at Hazelwood but called for clearer communication to families when staff positions are vacant.

Andrew Sample spoke in support of Hazelwood's new principal, Dr. Roxanne Clark Holmes, saying many problems cited by parents predated the principal's appointment and that some criticism had unfairly focused on the new leader rather than systemic issues.

The board did not take formal action on SRO placement, shared-service requests, or the security concerns during the meeting. Several speakers asked the board to finalize the SRO arrangements and to schedule joint discussions with municipal leaders; the board indicated willingness to discuss a combined meeting but no date or formal vote was recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular BOE Meeting June 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Several parents and Councilman Karnes pressed the Middlesex Borough Board of Education to improve security procedures, finalize arrangements for school resource officers, and fix communication problems including short-notice early-dismissal notices.","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},6658322,"Board approves minutes, organizational motions, personnel and finance items; several recusals and abstentions recorded",915,1759000,2674000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5022641-7ddad3582fb1c93ac36bba1de0825f13&start=1759&end=2674","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5022641-7ddad3582fb1c93ac36bba1de0825f13/thumbnail_1759000.jpg","/articles/6658322/New-Jersey/Board-approves-minutes-organizational-motions-personnel-and-finance-items-several-recusals-and-abstentions-recorded","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6658322-5167f93ab50bea0230c9f3b6f73c664f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771182926&Signature=LQyhQm~5UDCmFXEIDHwuAaWZq6rwrDnvmcJDwrFeREEveSaTOJNn~j3BPNKOAl40KDbvcOsHWGk1Z~3Xm-R8RIHx0w5lQiAxr7hIXzXsOq7BA6w9BGewrk478JSumqgBr4sVA4h6RT7RDyK~DVEaJG8GQ069S-ynm~QDPwgNzPIAb~ahEzWrVGUd7L8mhuWb-50eLRfrAvXUNX5Lm8ryPKfKYar1pE4pqEufiQsOU5HxSFek7cZ8HvZL~zJ9cn7H8kUscb-JAhaiSNL5-4PaRiy23iKhsUwF9Y8X6k69ZQY9FyDvsnRmJGJXRSIkmyOouk9qYBp-etw-~iFuWQGQsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Middlesex Borough Board of Education voted to approve its posted consent items, including minutes, annual organizational appointments, personnel actions, education items, policy readoptions, and facilities and finance recommendations.

Superintendent Dr. Roberta Freeman recommended approval of the minutes from the committee of the whole (May 19), the executive session on that date, and the regular public meeting on May 20; the board approved those minutes by roll call.

The board approved annual organizational motions and the designation and appointment of professional services as presented. The board also approved personnel action items (11.01 through 11.12) and education action items (13.01 through 13.06) as presented. The personnel slate included new hires and other staffing adjustments; roll call voting was used for approval.

Several members recorded recusals and at least one abstention during the personnel and education votes. The transcript records recusals on an item labeled 13.12 by multiple members (Danielle Parenti, Sharon Schueller, Mister Nicolai, Missus Terry, Missus Reynolds, Mister Thornton) and an abstention recorded for Gary Brenner on personnel item 11.12 (transcript: \"11.12. Abstain Gary Brenner, and yes for the rest\"). The board secretary, Annette Giordano, conducted roll calls for each set of items.

Policy items 14.01 through 14.03 were approved with one recorded \"no\" vote on bylaw 0167 (item 14.02) and approval on policy 5111 (item 14.01) as noted in the roll call. The facilities and finance action items (16.01 through 16.16) were approved by roll call without extended discussion.

The board then moved on to ongoing and new business. No additional action was recorded regarding the public-comment items presented earlier in the meeting.

Votes at a glance (key items recorded in the meeting):
- Minutes (6.01-6.02): approved by roll call.
- Organizational motions and professional services (9.01-9.02): approved by roll call.
- Personnel (11.01-11.12): approved by roll call; abstention recorded on item 11.12 for Gary Brenner (transcript note).
- Education (13.01-13.06): approved; multiple recusals recorded on an item labeled 13.12 (as noted in the roll call record).
- Policy (14.01-14.03): approved; recorded committee/roll-call notes include a recorded \"no\" on bylaw 0167 and \"yes\" on policy 5111 for others.
- Facilities & Finance (16.01-16.16): approved by roll call.

The minutes show approvals occurred after committee recommendations and administration presentation; the board used roll-call voting for each grouped item as required by the agenda.

Notes: where the transcript lists item numbers or recusals that appear inconsistent with the printed agenda (for example, repeated references to \"13.12\" where the education slate shows 13.01'13.06), the meeting record was reported as read from the transcript without alteration.","The Middlesex Borough Board of Education approved multiple consent agenda items including minutes, annual organizational appointments, personnel actions, policy readoptions and facilities/finance items. Several members recorded recusals or abstentions on specified items; votes were taken by roll call.",{"_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},6658327,"Middlesex teachers' association issues no-confidence memorandum over block schedule rollout",580,2712000,3292000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5022641-7ddad3582fb1c93ac36bba1de0825f13&start=2712&end=3292","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5022641-7ddad3582fb1c93ac36bba1de0825f13/thumbnail_2712000.jpg","/articles/6658327/New-Jersey/Middlesex-teachers-association-issues-no-confidence-memorandum-over-block-schedule-rollout","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6658327-0e1b918e4b70699a856ba1f7df9c6827/orig.mp4?Expires=1771182926&Signature=js4b~M~7EYOQW988lDL8d9tiAgocnx4UMYvgv36p6pK2QiZLBtnvvcKuGym8GKl5kjXZ8rpCf3YjY4a7ypuBFy-hMXioQe2LcR7~7sHhZQ8aobltqpP3rpFt5fMOuYbHqWse2OcOmbg8tou-ca1hD~I~1w3Kwbn8v-pwNB88ux7MEdnldR3ZtI1m2NHLa9Dk0r7wXllA5PTqEiOEMGTfMX1Vm-BcOJ0F6vpE~uY0NG-gl1NJkE6Nw30PMdjZDKyITePXewaEo67uxpOyHZV63KL33dIC8-gpE02OafR~TSmV4hJRdSDs2xT2cnmBbXyA-MErDGdMVynwI6Z4z5Z7MQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Meetings Petroski, speaking for the Middlesex Education Association, told the Middlesex Borough Board of Education on the record that the association had issued a vote of no confidence in the district's implementation process for the new block schedule.

The memorandum, delivered at public comment, criticized the rollout for violating collective-bargaining language, failing to provide adequate training or planning time, sidelining teacher input, and creating a hostile facilitation environment. \"The administration has chosen to abandon that partnership in favor of a unilateral action disregarding established norms of mutual respect,\" Meetings Petroski said.

The association said the schedule was implemented despite repeated faculty concerns during the year leading up to the change, and that alternatives consistent with the collective-bargaining agreement were ignored. Petroski also described the consultant retained to assist with the transition as having created a \"hostile and demoralizing environment\" that led the committee to disband and left teachers feeling excluded.

The memorandum requested a formal reevaluation process before the next academic year, including: a clear timeline for review with options to modify or delay the schedule; a formal review of contract compliance and the implementation process; meaningful representation for a faculty committee with authority over future revisions; inclusion of parents and students in the review; and targeted professional development and planning time aligned to the block model.

Petroski said the memorandum was signed by staff but did not specify an exact signature count in the meeting record. The association framed the action as a call for transparency and renewed collaboration rather than a rejection of block scheduling as a pedagogical concept.

No formal board motion or vote on the association's memorandum was recorded during the meeting. Board members heard the presentation during the public-comment period and later continued with the meeting agenda without taking formal action on the memorandum.

What happened next: the board proceeded to its posted business, including multiple personnel and policy items, which were considered later in the meeting.

Why it matters: teachers and staff said implementation problems are affecting morale and classroom preparation at a time when the district is also experiencing resignations and unfilled positions. The association asked the board to pause and reexamine the schedule implementation process in a way that the association said would restore adherence to the collective-bargaining agreement and rebuild trust.

The board did not announce a timeline for responding to the association at the public meeting. The association requested that any reexamination include a representative faculty committee, documented contract-review steps, and a plan for additional professional development and planning time.","The Middlesex Education Association presented a signed memorandum and a formal vote of no confidence in the administration's implementation of a new block schedule, citing contract violations, inadequate training, and diminished staff morale; the board did not take formal action during the meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Parents and councilman press board on school security, resource officers and communication

Board approves minutes, organizational motions, personnel and finance items; several recusals and abstentions recorded

Middlesex teachers' association issues no-confidence memorandum over block schedule rollout