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She said the district supplied large volumes of documentation to reviewers and praised staff who supported the visit. The update matters because QSAC affects district compliance and public reporting; a final report will be presented to the board when received.

Candelosi Haid also reviewed the school calendar and emergency closing days. The district has used one emergency closing day this year; the superintendent said the calendar originally allowed three. If no additional emergency days are used, the district could move the last student day from June 23 to June 18 and schedule graduation for June 19, instead of a June 24 graduation currently on the calendar. She said the administration will notify staff and families by the end of the week once the district confirms whether unused emergency days permit the earlier end date.

On transportation, Candelosi Haid described ongoing discussions with the Flemington-Raritan School District about shared transportation next year. She said the districts had decided to end the existing joint transportation committee at the end of the school year and that leaders are exploring a new shared-services agreement similar to the district’s arrangements with two other sending districts. “Both districts' leaderships and boards of education are committed to ensuring that all eligible students receive the transportation they deserve at the lowest possible cost to our taxpayers,” she said.

The superintendent also shared recognitions: strength and conditioning coach Paul Collodi was named National Coach of the Year by the National High School Strength Coaches Association; students and teams received district and state honors in fencing, choir and wrestling. Student representatives Bronwyn Downey and Aaron Johnson gave a student report on music, theater and athletics.

There was no board action on these informational items. The superintendent said the district expects state aid figures soon and that the budget remains on the district timeline; she referenced a March 19 county submission date for the budget.

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The presentation matters because MTSS determines how the district identifies students who need extra help, what interventions they receive and how progress is monitored. District leaders emphasized that attendance is a required component of New Jersey’s MTSS approach.

Matt Hall, the district’s director of curriculum and instruction, told the board that the system has “four legs” — academics, social-emotional growth, behavior and attendance — and described MTSS as a pyramid of supports. “Tier 2 tends to be, you know, a smaller percentage, 5 to 15% of the students,” he said, describing the graduated intensity of interventions.

Using a hypothetical ninth-grade student the presenters named “Jonathan,” the district illustrated how supports work across tiers: tier 1 is high-quality classroom instruction and differentiation; tier 2 can include required tutorials, small-group instruction or response-to-intervention blocks with biweekly progress monitoring; tier 3 comprises more intensive, programmatic changes or individualized services. Presenters described behavioral supports such as counselor check-ins and classroom signal systems, and attendance responses including family contact and attendance contracts.

Assistant staff member Mr. Brandt said the initiative’s early steps have been creating a common language among staff, informal classroom walkthroughs to identify effective strategies, professional development days devoted to high-impact instructional practices and work on a dashboard to monitor MTSS data in the district’s student‑information system.

Board members asked clarifying questions and noted that New Jersey’s requirement to address chronic absenteeism is a reason the district explicitly includes attendance among MTSS pillars. The presenters said the district is working on data reporting capabilities so staff can identify needs before problems escalate.

No board vote was required; the session was an informational presentation and the board took no formal action beyond receiving the update.

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The action matters because the board’s longtime legal firm is being replaced and several residents at the meeting raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest among board members named to the ad hoc committee. Board members defended following standard committee procedures and said interviews of prospective counsel will be held March 12.

Board President Lisa Santangelo moved the item identifying ad hoc committee members as Ellen Halpern, Leslie LaCosta, Rebecca Peterson and the board president; the motion was seconded and carried after roll call. The item was included among organizational items the board approved on the consent motion that also covered the mandated comprehensive equity plan team and the district HIB report.

Members of the public used the meeting’s resident forum to press the board about the legal-counsel process and to ask whether board members who have been parties to litigation against the district should sit on a committee choosing the district’s lawyers. A resident who identified herself as Jessie said she was concerned that a board member who works at a local firm and another board member who has been involved in litigation against the board could present an appearance problem: “I see potentially some conflicts of interest amongst and within the board on being the people deciding on who gets to be the new lawyer,” she said.

Another resident, Susan Toselowski, questioned the timing and motivation of the change, naming the previous firm and asking whether the change was retaliatory. Ed McLaughlin and Scott Cohen, both in the audience, urged more open deliberation and said committee discussions and committee minutes should not be used to avoid public scrutiny.

Board members responded during the vote and in committee reports that the ad hoc selection follows the board’s established process for procurement of professional services and that the committee will conduct interviews and make recommendations to the full board. The board did not adopt any new procurement policy at the meeting; it established the committee and scheduled interviews for March 12.

No bid documents, contract terms, or selection criteria were adopted at the meeting. The record shows the board approved formation of the committee but did not take a final selection or sign a contract at the meeting.

The board’s action distinguishes discussion vs. decision: the decision taken was to form the ad hoc committee and schedule interviews; questions about committee membership, potential recusals, and whether board members with existing litigation should participate were discussed but not resolved by formal policy change. Several public commenters asked the board to address perceived conflicts before interviews proceed.

The board did not announce a timetable for choosing the final legal services vendor, nor did it release redline contract terms. The superintendent and board president said administration will coordinate the interview schedule and provide committee materials in advance.

The board’s motion carried by roll call; minutes record multiple yes votes and some abstentions on related consent items, and the chair declared the motion carried.

Residents seeking further detail were advised to send written questions to the board chair so they can be placed on committee agendas for deliberation.

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