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Board president Lisa Santangelo moved the organizational items and an unnamed board member seconded; the subsequent roll call recorded unanimous approval on the calendar and Chapter 27 items. During the superintendent's report, Jessica Candelosi Haight told the board the calendar change removes the second fall back‑to‑school night and sets the remaining fall back‑to‑school night for Thursday, Sept. 18.

The board also advanced a slate of committee action items in single motions with roll‑call votes:

- Student Life & Program (items 1–7): renewals and approvals including a professional‑services contract, a new aerospace club, IEP transportation contract and an overnight dance trip. The motion carried by roll call with all yes votes.
- Operations & Transportation (items 1–19): monthly financial reports, invoices, budget transfers, insurance renewals, bus routes and acceptance of a $700 donation to the music department from Catherine Allworthy. The motion carried by roll call with unanimous approval.
- Personnel (items 1–29): resignations, contractual appointments and leaves of absence; motion carried by roll call.
- Policy committee motions to adopt vendor policy updates and abolish conflicting facilities policy (75.10.1): motions passed by majority roll call despite several recorded no votes on specific items.

After moving into executive session to discuss HIB litigation and review cases, the board reconvened and voted to \"affirm the Hunterdon Central administration disposition\" for the HIB cases reviewed in closed session. The roll call on that motion recorded all yes votes and the motion carried.

Why it matters: the calendar adjustments change the school year's daily schedule and the Chapter 27 plan meets a state requirement that the district have a remote instruction plan in place. Committee approvals cover contracts, student activities and personnel actions that affect operations and services for the coming school year. The board's affirmation of administration HIB dispositions completes the board's review mandated under district policy and state law.

What happened next: after the votes the meeting adjourned; board members asked administration to circulate draft administrative regulations associated with policy changes and requested continued transparency on vendor and contract discussions so families could understand service availability.

Ending: motions passed by roll call; the board directed staff to follow up on administrative regulations and to provide additional information at the next meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Of Ed Meeting 7/21/25","oneSentenceSummary","Hunterdon Central's board adopted a revised 2025‑26 school calendar with three early‑dismissal staff‑development afternoons, approved the Chapter 27 emergency remote‑instruction program, advanced committee action items across curriculum, operations and personnel, and affirmed administration HIB dispositions during reconvened open session.","taxTitle","Hunterdon Central Regional High School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",49729,"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},6161215,"Public speaker urges board to reject counseling policy revision as committee advances vendor updates",670,3407000,4077000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5443012-27e360ba7ad17e32f101d3481666603a&start=3407&end=4077","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5443012-27e360ba7ad17e32f101d3481666603a/thumbnail_3407000.jpg","/articles/6161215/New-Jersey/Public-speaker-urges-board-to-reject-counseling-policy-revision-as-committee-advances-vendor-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6161215-9d20ae514e8b0f0aa18659b56f0a3bb2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775652539&Signature=bRe6cdGw1JyQoPYXYtraJm5CqRDXDtX7Ps1-JIs7As5hL0GMNgmm8oPUZruope-GbqEKHXi~qgQ1Qlo7SlKssqB7xztWxlCU-0EYDOurHLK6FXcbQaF3it6RCGwQOP0Tvm13YqpOGRDx798cKtVGJy5h32QT1iFRWkiLDQUo8KtqQQ8agzrXdeXNV5EfwRT81S5qe5VyH2-wjoFPadJFqo566rujs0XhKFKMbSdnGwQoY9S3Qg03ckC5xLnA6gl3xwNgzcc~trdoMkmJF0lPSeWQFfgNt3~SqnnSedvddnP72ynMTCzWlSFP1hqIuArDf2jvlWftEJr21FclFh5uzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Raritan Township minister urged the Hunterdon Central Board of Education July 21 not to approve a revision to the district's counseling policy on second reading, saying the newer draft omits language he and others valued from the older policy.

\"Can you tell us if you still believe in the philosophy and theory of action of the district's former policy at 24 11, counseling services?\" Reverend Vernon Williams asked during the meeting's public forum, addressing the superintendent and board. Williams said the prior policy explicitly framed counseling around building strong, culturally responsive relationships with students and families and warned that the revised policy could reduce services.

The board did not take action immediately in response to that single public comment; the policy committee later reported work on a multi‑month overhaul of the district policy manual. Rebecca Peterson, policy committee chair, summarized the committee's July 10 meeting and said the board is replacing many older local policies with updated vendor model policies to bring the manual into compliance and to resolve conflicts. She said the committee planned to adopt an updated acceptable‑use policy and to abolish an older facilities communication policy (75.10.1) that conflicted with the vendor's mandated facilities policy (75.10).

Peterson noted that the administration amended some policy language to align with current practice (for example, administrative vacation and military leave language) and that some older policies had been missed in prior policy cycles. The policy slate advanced on motions and roll calls at the July 21 meeting; board members recorded a mix of yes and no votes on specific items but the overall motions passed. Two board members registered specific no votes on select items, though the motions carried by majority roll call.

Why it matters: counseling policy language governs the district's stated priorities for student social‑emotional services and can shape expectations for counselors' roles and for public transparency about services. Changes to policy wording do not by themselves change day‑to‑day counseling practice, but they affect governance, public notice and the formal policy manual that the board must keep current.

What happened next: the policy committee moved several items forward for second reading and abolition of conflicting policies; the board approved the motions on roll call. A public commenter asked the board explicitly not to approve the counseling change; the record shows the comment occurred during the action‑item public forum.

Ending: board members and the committee chair said they will continue to publish minutes and regulatory drafts; one board member requested the draft administrative regulation for 75.10 be provided alongside the second read so members can review details before final votes.","A public commenter pressed the board July 21 to halt a second‑reading revision to Policy 24.11 (counseling services), while the policy committee reported a broader effort to replace out‑of‑date local policies with vendor model language and to abolish conflicting facility‑use policies.",{"_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},6161220,"Hunterdon Central shows cohort growth on NJGPA; ACCESS gains lag for multilingual learners",2630,620000,3250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5443012-27e360ba7ad17e32f101d3481666603a&start=620&end=3250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5443012-27e360ba7ad17e32f101d3481666603a/thumbnail_620000.jpg","/articles/6161220/New-Jersey/Hunterdon-Central-shows-cohort-growth-on-NJGPA-ACCESS-gains-lag-for-multilingual-learners","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6161220-666ed2d0b6b9d6d3e031fbfe7e969749/orig.mp4?Expires=1775652539&Signature=OFsxy71kBlDUqnyLMItn2QJhH4WpZY6CjczsxKf-ek~fwM1uUqCoEyuZx7GZSnEs6MyKPrlIF7haddA4-xWk0MkXM6AoEoktaGuL4ECPspNDXl27uDxtwrmcay1VtcEIWvzNhDKUJ5Jiz9lReIqxttompJLo3MfmHwl~rTdTwo~H4D82eSzomungGoMowZA-p9KCsHK2sVsZ73qnNpTyhn81KWAaaAHy0bfwjihEho8eHI5Ams0dx3dKLWmspnzYxYEzqzK-fY6E5q4vwb5hhw8aEA5cgm1xc8b3OUcbgFupxDR6f1jySeE63LPidhpawZtCxTwGjngjku~UbsgNIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hunterdon Central Regional High School administrators reported July 21 that cohort tracking of state and federal assessments shows substantial gains for the district's current 11th-grade cohort on the NJGPA in English language arts and mathematics, but that English‑language proficiency growth measured by the ACCESS test fell short of state targets for many multilingual learners.

The presentation, led by Dr. Matt Hall, director of curriculum and instruction, put the district's spring NJGPA results into context with new longitudinal data enabled by the district's student information system. \"This is the test that really is the opportunity for students to demonstrate that they're, quote, 'graduation ready,'\" Hall said, describing NJGPA as a primary graduation pathway in English language arts and mathematics.

Hall reported that roughly 88 percent of the district's 11th graders met the NJGPA standard in English language arts and about 69 percent met it in mathematics. Using cohort tracking, he said about 54.7 percent of the current 11th-grade cohort were performing at or above grade level in English in eighth grade; that same cohort reached about 86.1 percent proficiency by 11th grade. For a subgroup who took Algebra I as ninth graders (about 342 students), Hall said performance rose from roughly 16 percent at or above grade level in eighth grade to about 73.4 percent by 11th grade.

Hall cautioned that a higher participation rate can depress aggregate percentages and noted Hunterdon Central achieved a participation rate above 99 percent. He also explained multiple graduation pathways remain available for students who do not meet the NJGPA threshold, including retaking state assessments, SAT or Accuplacer scores, and a portfolio option. \"No one is getting left behind,\" he said, adding that the portfolio pathway had been \"super successful\" this past year, with close to 100 students passing through that route.

On the ACCESS test, administered annually to multilingual learners and scored on WIDA standards from 1 to 6, administrators reported about 125 multilingual learners districtwide. Hall and members of the administration said sample‑size issues and student churn complicate year‑to‑year comparisons: only about 70 students in the 2025 spring cohort had prior ACCESS scores for within‑student growth comparisons. The district's internal target for mean growth on ACCESS is about 0.5 scale points year to year; staff said the mean did not reach that target for 2025 and that the state expects about 60 percent of students to meet 0.5 growth in accountability years.

Administrators cited absenteeism and interrupted or disrupted prior schooling as two of several factors that make growth for multilingual learners difficult to measure and to accelerate. They described ongoing work to improve outreach and family engagement, and a registrar‑led and administrator‑led task force to address attendance and welcome new families. The administration also noted federal support for multilingual programs may change and said the district will need to plan for potential funding reductions.

Why it matters: the NJGPA and ACCESS results are used for graduation decisions, program placement and state and federal accountability. The board heard that cohort tracking gives the district more context to evaluate program effectiveness and to target supports where students enter high school below grade level.

What happened next: board members thanked staff for the analysis and asked that the district continue to use cohort methods to monitor program impact. Superintendent Jessica Candelosi Haight said the leadership team will continue to refine goals and provide additional information at future meetings, and she plans to begin strategic planning with a professional services provider in October.

Ending: administrators recommended deeper curriculum and program reviews where subgroups lag, continued attention to absenteeism, and monitoring of federal funding for multilingual services.","District leaders told the board July 21 that new cohort tracking shows notable gains from eighth to 11th grade on the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA), while English-proficiency growth for multilingual learners (ACCESS) did not meet state growth targets and remains a concern.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves 2025‑26 calendar changes, Chapter 27 remote‑learning plan and a slate of committee action items; affirms HIB dispositions

Public speaker urges board to reject counseling policy revision as committee advances vendor updates

Hunterdon Central shows cohort growth on NJGPA; ACCESS gains lag for multilingual learners