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At the start of the meeting the board approved the minutes of the June 10, 2025 regular meeting and the June 10, 2025 executive session minutes (the executive session minutes passed with one abstention). Later in the meeting the board took recorded votes on personnel and contractual items.

Memorandum of agreement (Item 2): Board member Dr. Casey moved and a colleague seconded the motion to approve “item number 2, memorandum of agreement as listed.” A roll call vote recorded multiple yes votes and one abstention (Mister Williams). The motion carried.

Personnel and consent agenda (Items 3–30): The board approved a large consent block that included resignations, new employments for the 2025–26 school year, established salaries, contract renewals for central administrators and non‑affiliated staff, leaves of absence, unpaid days, stipends, ESY (Extended School Year) staffing, translators/interpreters, and affirmative HIB investigation findings, among other personnel and policy items. A roll call vote recorded unanimous or majority yes votes and the motion carried.

Finance, facilities and transportation measures: The finance committee moved a package that included the secretary and treasurer’s report for May 2025, bills and claims totaling $4,744,763.17, travel expenses, transfers and end‑of‑year transfers, transfer of current surplus to reserves, approved out‑of‑district contracts and updates, Title II A and IDEA grant items, meal pricing, acceptance of an RFP for Wilson Foundations training, Parcel 23 (537 road project) items, acceptance of construction manager RFPs, and selection/approval of an asset management construction manager. After committee discussion the board voted in favor and the motion carried.

Construction management selection: Committee members said three firms interviewed were highly qualified and that the board approved a construction management firm (committee discussion identified the selected firm as Epic). Members noted the need for on‑site presence for complex, concurrent projects and thanked committee volunteers for vetting candidates.

Insurance and facility update (discussion, not a separate vote): Board members and staff discussed environmental insurance related to Donovan (a district building) and reported ongoing follow‑up with the insurer (Beasley) and the district’s broker; the discussion reviewed past remediation, submitted engineering reports and next steps on renewal and potential placement. No formal insurance decision was recorded at the meeting.

Motions to adjourn and other routine agenda approvals were passed by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Freehold Township School District Board of Education Meeting 06/24/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Freehold Township Board approved a memorandum of agreement, a multi‑item personnel consent agenda and finance/facilities items including selection of a construction manager; roll calls were recorded for major actions.","taxTitle","Freehold Township School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",55336,"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},6553672,"Freehold Township reports large year-over-year gains on i‑Ready benchmarks; district readies early literacy screening",2389,1364000,3753000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066888-ffd08af08943db9974d1bb8dcb16a390&start=1364&end=3753","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066888-ffd08af08943db9974d1bb8dcb16a390/thumbnail_1364000.jpg","/articles/6553672/New-Jersey/Freehold-Township-reports-large-year-over-year-gains-on-iReady-benchmarks-district-readies-early-literacy-screening","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553672-8b582739be71ab1e61205fd99e49606a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770933967&Signature=EdAGiWWAmMMxBwHMRWdLMbEoIw2cvOudK02UtadlhlPdEJ7fln0I9xy0DX-b~~hxLJ63viFOE~RaJAU~6EuSMq-cYNhkPYFET345Pj21h4oPbCyeQ3JMSTGyBNaExsofsonaee9RMCEu3jz-qdftZo1KDAkx2Of3rgOm8iM0Ytb0wbN-zAbJyDLAL8ATYV4aLuo60eUVT8m7dr2l30oragTknHhzXutXqa4KSy7XCmh7GzrSJt5Rw9eVuSzY0Khc3Kh3K38LJn49fttQ2sqgC3uzIHjwa5GrBCYDgihJ2eftwlV8hdbYfusFy0uQJ8AoZ5n4ge4UORIKzyiZbpgl6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Freehold Township School District officials reported substantial student gains on the district’s first full year using the i‑Ready benchmark and MyPath personalized instruction, and said the i‑Ready platform will satisfy the State of New Jersey’s new early literacy screening requirements.

The district presentation to the board said fall-to-spring diagnostic results show a rise in students meeting or exceeding grade-level standards and a marked reduction in students two or more grade levels below. Districtwide, the presenter said about 44% of students were at or above grade level on the fall diagnostic; by spring the combined “mid or above” and “early on grade level” groups rose to about 71% (47% mid/above plus 24% early on grade level). The share of students two or three or more grade levels below reading dropped from about 19% in the fall to about 10% in the spring, the presentation said.

Supervisors framed the gains as the result of three factors: tiered core curriculum and first‑instruction programs (Foundations in K–1 and Envisions in elementary math), targeted interventions through the district MTSS structure, and time students spent on the i‑Ready MyPath lessons. The district reported average MyPath lesson time per student of about 10 hours and 41 minutes for the year and said students who spent the recommended 30–45 minutes per week on MyPath made about 136% of their “typical growth” target, meaning many of those students exceeded growth expectations.

District-level goal outcomes presented included: kindergarten 91% and first grade 82% attainment of foundational reading goals; second grade foundational reading goal at 94%; elementary math goals met at rates ranging from 90% to 97% (third 95%, fourth 90%, fifth 97%); and middle‑school language arts goal at 87% achievement. Presenters said first‑grade pacing this year was slower than recommended because those students had not received Foundations in kindergarten; the district expects pacing alignment next year after broader implementation.

Presenters also summarized subject‑area diagnostic performance: gains in high‑frequency word fluency, persistent work needed on vocabulary and comprehension, and notable gains in math across district grade levels. The board was shown comparative i‑Ready data indicating the district’s spring performance exceeded other New Jersey i‑Ready districts and national i‑Ready norms, which the presenter said reflects stronger green (proficient) bands on the diagnostic charts.

The superintendent and curriculum staff described how i‑Ready’s MyPath flags lessons that students fail repeatedly so teachers can intervene, and noted that the platform includes Spanish language assessments and pathways for multilingual students. The district said additional literacy tasks recommended by the New Jersey literacy framework are included in its current i‑Ready license at no extra cost and that staff will be trained to administer those screening tasks in K–3 beginning next school year.

On student climate and safety, administrators reported the district’s HIB (Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying) self‑assessment scores met the maximum (78) for all schools and that the district logged seven confirmed bullying incidents this year. Cumulative HIB reports fell from 84 last year to 58 this year, a 31% decrease; the largest single‑school decrease was at Barkalo/Barkalow (district transcript spelling inconsistent) with more than a 10‑case drop, and Donovan and West Freehold showed decreases of four or more cases each, district staff said.

Board members and staff praised teachers, instructional coaches and building leaders for implementation work, noting the move to new curricula in multiple grades and the district’s full rollout of i‑Ready diagnostics and MyPath within one year.

Looking forward, presenters said the district will continue to recommend two successfully passed MyPath lessons per subject each week and provide guidance to middle‑school teachers on finding time for MyPath work. They also said the district will adopt the additional literacy screening tasks in i‑Ready to meet the state’s new early literacy screening guidelines for kindergarten through third grade.

No formal board action on curriculum or assessment was taken during the presentation; staff described the report and fielded questions about benchmarks, pacing, and comparisons to state and national norms.","District leaders told the board that K–8 students made substantial gains on the i‑Ready diagnostic and personalized MyPath lessons this year, with marked reductions in students multiple grade levels below standards; the district said it will use i‑Ready to meet upcoming New Jersey early literacy screening requirements.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: board approves memorandum of agreement, personnel items and finance measures

Freehold Township reports large year-over-year gains on i‑Ready benchmarks; district readies early literacy screening