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Key approvals recorded in public session:
- Approval of meeting minutes (vote recorded; two abstentions on specified agenda items). The board approved minutes from prior meetings; the roll call reflected two abstentions for some items.
- Appointments for the 2025 Extended School Year (ESY) and Vernon Township High School summer credit/retrieval program and associated summer curriculum work were approved by board motion. These approvals allow staff hires and stipend authorizations for summer programs listed in the superintendent’s recommendations.
- Superintendent- and personnel-related resolutions (agenda items labeled N2A–N2U) were approved by roll call. The package included routine staff appointments, summer program staffing, professional development approvals and policy adoptions required for 2025–26.
- Business-administrator and finance resolutions (agenda items O2A–O2AA) were approved by roll call. Among those actions the board accepted a school-alliance insurance fund assessment for 2025–26 in the amount shown on the agenda, authorized procurement actions and renewals (including a Turnitin renewal), accepted donations, and awarded a snow‑plowing contract to a single bidder for the district’s winter services.

Finance and contract highlights noted in the meeting packet and in discussion:
- Maschio’s Food Service requested a contract price adjustment tied to wage and staffing changes; the board approved a supplemental payment after district negotiation that the agenda listed at $66,900.
- The district closed ESIP bond financing with a market rate noted in the packet; district staff said bond proceeds will be held in a separate, sweep‑linked account pending project execution.
- The board approved a renewal of the Turnitin product for the 2025–26 school year and authorized submission of the Perkins CTE grant application and other routine grant and contract actions.

Roll-call outcomes: multiple recorded roll calls in the meeting show motions carried for the superintendent’s package and the business-administration package. Where abstentions were recorded, the minutes note which agenda items were affected. The board president confirmed motions carried after the roll calls.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOE Meeting 7/24/25","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved routine minutes, personnel appointments for summer programs and a package of finance and administrative resolutions, including an ESIP bond, food-service adjustment and several contracts.","taxTitle","Vernon Township School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",54426,"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},6484711,"Board spends meeting on self-evaluation, strategic planning and AI policy development",2071,3515000,5586000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5591067-71f75d65d3c84c442c63139ca4a5c01e&start=3515&end=5586","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5591067-71f75d65d3c84c442c63139ca4a5c01e/thumbnail_3515000.jpg","/articles/6484711/New-Jersey/Board-spends-meeting-on-self-evaluation-strategic-planning-and-AI-policy-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6484711-fa2ca92e77f2cb8ccb0fe2a8735090e6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770982435&Signature=HayU-0Lk8ftILQILgpgFu2KB4S8a1rglEj2f13gRtor-smlCkT9W-70QrNvpLtjRUIezzdKJLH3uwTZcxZLOcZnJSUqvfPaYNcxGAndNLxca1PdXhQOWYmrgzaTov-RXlhuStS1EmGh36JUOKRabXl-OeuT5fS1EYI2K6iWxcN4K2FEVe9yMs9NUEEqmn23g6n1SdCdMSaCs1EgEq8UlW2S2Vt2W-Erpor0lWxFBJw678VsGOi6GNrRJ00cpEQhaHVNYnis-hv27DWuvYz~OofReW~i~mBoIJ7Z2rzx2zMuEVeH3Gt0n2fZ4mccE4UjduGW7c0-EmaTKhg1DmQwOzw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vernon Township Board of Education devoted a substantial portion of its July 24 public meeting to a facilitated review of the board’s self-evaluation and governance practices, followed by discussion of next steps for strategic planning, member onboarding and communications.

Consultant Kelly Mitchell led the board through a new-format self-evaluation overview that aggregated member ratings and written comments across governance categories including vision and goals, policy, student achievement, team governance and resource oversight. Board members identified strengths — committee use, policy updates and a focus on student achievement — and growth areas such as strategic planning, regular goal monitoring, and a formal onboarding program for new board members.

Board discussion focused on a near-term strategic-planning effort. Several members urged a five-year strategic plan with community input sessions and periodic progress checks; others recommended building goal-monitoring into meeting agendas or using a strategic-agenda format to protect time for discussion. The board agreed to defer finalizing three-to-five focus areas until August, so the district’s new superintendent can participate in goal-setting.

Board members also discussed communications and community relations as a recurrent weakness in the self-evaluation. Members debated a district-managed “board corner” on the website versus a board-controlled social-media presence; board members and the consultant recommended centralized, administration‑managed communications to avoid ethics and policy pitfalls and to ensure consistent messaging.

Policy and committee work emerged as a clear success area. The board’s policy committee reported progress on a comprehensive AI policy; committee members said the draft is intended as a flexible operational guide that avoids frequent policy rework while providing guardrails and a list of approved vendor/technical resources. Committee members said the AI policy will be routed to technology and curriculum committees for technical and instructional review before a future board vote.

The board also discussed governance practices such as assigning mentors to new members, creating a new-member handbook, and targeted training for committee chairs. Members suggested a mix of formal onboarding, mentoring and distributed committee-level briefings to shorten the informal \"deep end\" learning curve new members described.

Board president Jen Pellet confirmed the board will use the self-evaluation results to craft board goals later this summer and expects to file a timeline for goal development with the board and the new superintendent.","At its July 24 meeting the Vernon Township Board reviewed a new self-evaluation, discussed creating a strategic plan and onboarding program, and heard policy committee updates including work on an artificial intelligence policy.",{"_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},6484719,"Vernon Township posts gains on NJGPA; district outlines supports for students who fall short",470,5654000,6124000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5591067-71f75d65d3c84c442c63139ca4a5c01e&start=5654&end=6124","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5591067-71f75d65d3c84c442c63139ca4a5c01e/thumbnail_5654000.jpg","/articles/6484719/New-Jersey/Vernon-Township-posts-gains-on-NJGPA-district-outlines-supports-for-students-who-fall-short","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6484719-3448215b291eaab042bc56f35acf2fa8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770982435&Signature=h21wmADTXah2IsG6NUkbGr50YXMwO2d-YS0D7dkqC7SCWORz~35Idtjt5rOPNBCwQb4eEtsnpo9OtE1a3niv-f2ZrWF~i8WgjVlpT3SwPlDsv-NNfrFn1NKkTGxz6N3h-FuPW18b9vy1SeT~yOaSTGAI7wd-Qnq17gZaNjK4qNW~eAIEIVt4nYkJPELJEapaOIlM8TnaP2HqK-qYeQXC8a1xmfvLOOjn0Yae3fsGXetxhbDmVukMaLvsRBFVAIAe4smTFN~H1ATC9KURnUCxt0keuFNrNuCNcQ-8Y6OAIkQSK5cgcWFaayu7rFah~FcT9C9uYKapjPayzsyi1PQbkg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Vernon Township School District officials reported improved results on the spring 2025 New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) and presented program-level supports for students who have not yet met the state’s graduation-readiness cut scores.

District presenters said 211 eleventh-grade students took the English component and 89.1% met the NJGPA English readiness threshold; in math, 210 students took the assessment and 65.2% met the math readiness threshold. Presenters said both figures are above the most recent statewide comparisons and represent year-over-year gains for the district.

The district described the pathway for students who do not meet the cut scores: a fall retake of the NJGPA, a menu of approved substitute assessments (SAT, PSAT, ASVAB, ACCUPLACER and others) and, if necessary, a portfolio review and appeal process. Presenters said high-school staff and guidance teams coordinate targeted interventions, including math labs and content-specific interventions, and that teachers and instructional coaches provide tiered supports.

Officials highlighted subgroup and program-level detail during the presentation. Where subgroup counts were fewer than 10 students, state reporting rules required suppression of percentages; for groups large enough to report, presenters said the district saw upward trends across race and gender cohorts while noting gaps remain to close. The district flagged multilingual learners (ML) and some special education cohorts as priorities for deeper review.

District leaders said the math gains this year reflect curricular work, strengthened Tier 2/3 interventions and greater emphasis on reading comprehension of math problems. They said the district developed refreshed college-preparatory math curriculum and review materials and expanded student-facing supports over the past year.

Officials described operational steps to increase on-time graduation: early-warning data dashboards to identify at-risk seniors, summer credit-retrieval offerings, and dedicated teacher support for portfolio appeals. The district also plans to offer the NJGPA again in the fall for eligible students.

Superintendent Russell Rogers and district staff fielded questions about subgroup trends, transfer students and the role of language acquisition in numeric results; they said some subgroup differences reflect the composition of the eleventh-grade cohort and the presence of recently arrived multilingual learners. Officials said more detailed disaggregated analyses will be shared with the board and will inform targeted interventions.

The district also presented 2025 New Jersey ACCESS (WIDA) results for multilingual learners. Presenters said 66 students were assessed this spring and that the majority scored in developing-to-expanding bands; the elementary-band ML cohort showed a majority scoring at the expanding band (level 4). Officials emphasized that ACCESS results are one input among several the district uses to plan instruction and monitor longitudinal ML growth.

Officials said they will post the full slide deck and detailed subgroup tables on the district website and will follow up in committee meetings with more detailed item- and question-type analyses to guide instruction and supports.","District presenters reported an increase in students meeting NJGPA graduation-readiness benchmarks in English and math and described retake, alternate-assessment and targeted-support plans for students who do not meet the cut scores.","actionData","errors"]

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