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Dr. Caputo said the total number of graduates in the prior school year was 173. He reported that 26 unique students met graduation requirements through substitute competency tests in English language arts, math, or both; 11 met requirements through portfolio appeals; zero students met requirements through alternate IEP pathways; and zero students were denied graduation based on the listed measures.

The board asked no substantive questions during the presentation and the superintendent said minutes would record the data for the official record.

Why it matters: State and district rules require boards to report graduation outcomes and the means by which students achieved credentials; the data inform district accountability and supports for students who require alternate pathways.

The board reserved the data for the official minutes and moved on to committee reports.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Metuchen Board of Education Meetings Live Stream","oneSentenceSummary","The district reported 173 students graduated in the prior year; 26 met requirements via substitute competency tests, 11 via portfolio appeals, none through alternate IEP requirements, and none were denied graduation, the superintendent said.","taxTitle","Metuchen Public School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",75049,"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},6454197,"Metuchen district posts high CUSAC placement scores in review of five indicator areas",77,733000,810000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5861894-ca88afb6e945d4b4152db74baf3cc0a9&start=733&end=810","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5861894-ca88afb6e945d4b4152db74baf3cc0a9/thumbnail_733000.jpg","/articles/6454197/New-Jersey/Metuchen-district-posts-high-CUSAC-placement-scores-in-review-of-five-indicator-areas","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6454197-45257780813b21ff539c4acf41a7e0fe/orig.mp4?Expires=1775390405&Signature=U6sf-86fZw7gScJIzboRyxUMCkjGZ8FguLpkyUkwwBDmK5KOYn2xE2uG4rMJfuN5IJC7cIosA61XhxjVjaGqUry5iwfMAI8Nl-xKE8S-lmAe7iaRD9S1oGgsa7arRp~Jq~MTJCEmEW7G4ZnCPunBiaAu-e1pIjfIedzh0UmYsdWDfP63SpnGI2V7VtixpzO3dZldqOLmgsl8VuZFBVez8fS82WS5iICWnyRuvE9pZyxUxzdjgDxd7AtGhrr~6DOtexUpNpuDLg0idjTfaYL3oRJANk~SL-Mg-lqIB06XZ29W-MuhNVw2CxsVGrY9jTbBLU75JDgb7jyLkOwRXYP~BQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District administrators told the Metuchen Board of Education on Sept. 30 that the district’s placement scores under New Jersey’s CUSAC review exceeded the 80-point threshold in every required area.

Dr. Caputo, the superintendent, said the district received final placement scores last week following a state review that included district self-evaluation, county office electronic review and an on-site visit. ‘‘We are doing things right,’’ Dr. Caputo said while reporting placement scores: instruction and program 90; fiscal management 92; governance 95; operations 100; personnel 100.

Under the CUSAC process, districts that score below 80 in any of the five indicators must enact an action plan. Dr. Caputo told the board the district’s scores were accompanied by positive feedback from the county executive superintendent and county-level education staff.

The board subsequently moved policy items that included the CUSAC placement report as part of items C1–C2; the policy motion carried by roll call later in the meeting.

Why it matters: CUSAC placement results are a periodic accountability check that can trigger required action plans when scores fall short. Metuchen’s results, as presented to the board, show no immediate state-mandated corrective plan was required.

Board discussion about the placement scores was brief; the board scheduled the formal policy vote as part of the agenda’s consent items.","District officials reported that Metuchen exceeded the state threshold in all five CUSAC indicator areas; the board moved policy items that document the placement.",{"_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},6454200,"Metuchen board approves superintendent five-year contract; routine personnel, finance, policy and field trips pass unanimously",82,2129000,2211000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5861894-ca88afb6e945d4b4152db74baf3cc0a9&start=2129&end=2211","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5861894-ca88afb6e945d4b4152db74baf3cc0a9/thumbnail_2129000.jpg","/articles/6454200/New-Jersey/Metuchen-board-approves-superintendent-five-year-contract-routine-personnel-finance-policy-and-field-trips-pass-unanimously","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6454200-e4296b85a5a3df5b6372997629233a53/orig.mp4?Expires=1775390405&Signature=BK~xrjnYmW5c4IVqc5PHgeE0S9O2MNKj~l7ovQunr77j51wipipbsgZbHHjOIIU~IoEk8CUuAC6JBLU4pj0xk4HVdjxvv49NOAXjC7ydnWjc1mT8TWk2qDt1sW~TtO9A9Rp9JJ9MULzgZkZayei9tvvj71Il4G2PsrZ1pQ6NET6H7-vHd1kkdMHGrF8Yfj8R-qXZCzQNNS7YBhcDyW1VSV7WpYgU4zaRozR8ueGk6gp1shZLWJO2~9pTmgTQFhrqwi0OEbBY-qSiuAl64qmUXIJG61zQXwTFVxq~KvGYjvoB47D5CexW6aYuG38DdmdOUleFqaLUOgDswE1mo1jW1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Metuchen Board of Education members voted unanimously Sept. 30 to approve a five-year contract for Superintendent Dr. Caputo and to adopt bundled personnel, finance, policy and field-trip items placed on the consent portion of the agenda.

The board approved three sets of meeting minutes, personnel items A1–A28 (which included the superintendent contract as item A23), finance items B1–B6, policy items C1–C2, and field-trip item D1 by roll call votes. No board member recorded a nay or abstention during the recorded roll calls.

The board president moved the consent agenda items; several motions received named seconds on the record (for example, the personnel motion was seconded by Mr. Glassberg). Board Secretary Mrs. Alievich called roll for each vote, and the clerk recorded each motion as carried.

Board members who voted “yes” in the recorded roll calls include Botte, Derflinger, Glassberg, Dr. Johnson Marcus, Killeen, Lifton, Dr. Spigner and Suss; the motion summaries above reflect the items as listed on the meeting agenda.

The superintendent thanked the board after the personnel vote, saying he was “very grateful to the Board” and noting his intention to continue working in the district. The board’s approval of the contract and the other consent items concluded the substantive business of the evening and the meeting adjourned shortly afterward.

Votes at a glance
- Minutes: Approval of the Sept. special business meetings 1 and 2 and the regular board meeting — outcome: approved (roll call unanimous)
- Personnel A1–A28 (including A23, five-year contract for the superintendent) — outcome: approved (roll call unanimous)
- Finance B1–B6 — outcome: approved (roll call unanimous)
- Policy C1–C2 (first reading including CUSAC placement reporting) — outcome: approved (roll call unanimous)
- Field trips D1 (with attachments) — outcome: approved (roll call unanimous)

No formal motion failed or was tabled during the meeting; no roll-call vote recorded a no or abstention.

Meeting minutes and the board’s official agenda list the full text of each personnel, finance, policy and field-trip item and are the official record of the motions approved.","At its Sept. 30 meeting the Metuchen Board of Education approved a five-year contract for Dr. Caputo and passed grouped personnel, finance, policy and field-trip items by roll call votes, all carried unanimously.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6454182,"Metuchen parent asks board to request additional stop on Woodbridge Academy bus route",50,1766000,1816000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5861894-ca88afb6e945d4b4152db74baf3cc0a9&start=1766&end=1816","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5861894-ca88afb6e945d4b4152db74baf3cc0a9/thumbnail_1766000.jpg","/articles/6454182/New-Jersey/Metuchen-parent-asks-board-to-request-additional-stop-on-Woodbridge-Academy-bus-route","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6454182-62e84e9077622d8b48ac4cd786f3ecc4/orig.mp4?Expires=1775390405&Signature=IUv88qNEEOrm52da9oJE33Jd6WuwOnzI5cK~n7NP4QZbd4dhDoLVK3vu1Qz0ttZjh9-Vf~hYU-I7jKvFFz-GDw1HAdysPucO7QRrRrZE~bFvRPc9qJZVF57k6RMpkJc58XUhJH8Tihh2mWdftWYq0Xe56PJsdXZjWflw8hRW1HvPhR611NC6BiUfcmhG6rOYV6cJvxI7eU9VAudGmh6Ezxy9knzJHxYRnF-DQonPbh9G-0bpFx62qapqIcQLKOGjwpNqi7m1E0sJLcOJ2SS2T5Qx22n5JAUh6n0gWutyhF1XgvMHDWJwrDlALo1hB9GQ93PR1XoIYkI9nlMyJY59HA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Metuchen parent asked the Board of Education on Sept. 30 to seek an additional bus stop on the Woodbridge Academy route after his son was assigned a stop farther from home.

Tom Itkuri, introduced himself as a 12-year Metuchen resident and asked the board to request a stop near the Egert and Amboy intersection so his son need not walk about two miles each way to the assigned pick-up. ‘‘All I’m requesting is if you look at the map there, you know, 1 mile from where he's taking the current bus, 1 mile from there, Egert and Amboy is 1 mile away from Brunswick,’’ Itkuri said, adding that he was not seeking a special deviation but a stop on the bus’s existing route.

District staff member Mr. Harvey responded that adding stops ‘‘would cost more money’’ and that the transportation commission or the contracted bus company had raised similar concerns; Harvey said the district could ask the commission again but expected a similar answer. The board president agreed it was appropriate to take another look and said the district would follow up and communicate what it learns.

Why it matters: Student transportation decisions involve multiple entities (district administration, county transportation/commission and vendors) and affect students’ daily commute time and safety. Parents and guardians may seek adjustments when routing places undue burdens on students.

Next steps: District staff said they will contact the commission again and update the parent on its findings; no formal board motion or vote was recorded on the request during the meeting.","A parent asked the board to press Middlesex County/transit commission for an additional stop on the bus to Woodbridge Academy; district staff said adding stops increases cost and may set precedent, but will re-raise the request with the commission.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6454187,"High school construction advances; contingency nearly used and several openings set for fall and winter",54,969000,1023000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5861894-ca88afb6e945d4b4152db74baf3cc0a9&start=969&end=1023","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5861894-ca88afb6e945d4b4152db74baf3cc0a9/thumbnail_969000.jpg","/articles/6454187/New-Jersey/High-school-construction-advances-contingency-nearly-used-and-several-openings-set-for-fall-and-winter","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6454187-3700267100e8ceafc0631c22d0236b1a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775390405&Signature=SmzGfMVE2C~qvK9RgbCBFCPHoW8wCsxh-mLkVMUDnxLdG3RdW77OEyfnjTxLTFZJLOLHg5V69ARlKAqSBdQQWQbW1u0XuOdzSolIJipzLYtG7qfCvRQlllFu4goCWsoquEmfzAOKa6qf7xuA7-hLIBIWAmAK~v~xWVBX33jjejKcvc-T2QrhDdSd2NpZdy9J8x-1E-aPUrFFtRJ9o7ASP5ug7h1fLVtYraR9Ys9ERyhG4aM~NEl1-lWKH1HFRaPZjZsOafDNwLZsrayWXgDL1b5noi61FpTGLWa4czMZtQwt4zpH1Zx56kuziemBE1jzXTqtiaOicI6Ev7bY4XIrAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Metuchen Board of Education’s construction committee reported progress and remaining tasks for multiple school construction projects during the Sept. 30 meeting.

Committee chair Mr. Glassberg said soils removal at the high school remains under discussion with responsibility for that work unresolved, and that most of the project contingency has been used. He said the committee is quantifying change orders before recommending next steps.

Glassberg reported that the high school outdoor patio is complete but not yet in regular use; the new gymnasium, classrooms and board offices are targeted for completion in the middle to later part of December. The cafeteria addition is expected to come back online in January after temporary board offices move. Field lights were targeted to be energized in mid-December.

At Edgar, Glassberg said some rooms have new air conditioning operational while others do not; district staff expected the new air conditioning to be fully operational soon and noted the new office suite is open. At Campbell the air conditioning is up and running, the cafeteria is in use, and the playground and basketball court are open. At Moss the air conditioning is operational, repurposed board offices converted into classrooms are in use, and an addition is targeted for late January to accommodate first- and second-grade classrooms in time for next September’s realignment.

The committee flagged remaining site work and the near-exhaustion of contingency funds as issues the district must monitor; it said the committee will meet Oct. 6 for a public update and to discuss the budget.

Why it matters: Construction timelines affect classroom availability, short-term space arrangements for staff and students, and the district’s capital budget. The committee’s report underscores continuing project management tasks (change orders, contingency management and remaining site work) ahead of planned openings.

Mr. Glassberg and the board encouraged public tours and celebratory events once projects are complete; the committee scheduled its next public meeting for Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Metuchen High School Media Center/Library.","Construction committee update noted completed and upcoming work across district schools: Edgar patio done, gym/classrooms/board offices targeted for late December, cafeteria to reopen in January, field lights mid-December; Moss and Campbell projects also advanced.","actionData","errors"]

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Metuchen reports prior-year graduation outcomes to board: 173 graduates; no denials recorded

Metuchen district posts high CUSAC placement scores in review of five indicator areas

Metuchen board approves superintendent five-year contract; routine personnel, finance, policy and field trips pass unanimously

Metuchen parent asks board to request additional stop on Woodbridge Academy bus route

High school construction advances; contingency nearly used and several openings set for fall and winter