At its reorganization meeting, the Secaucus Board of Education administered oaths of office to three newly elected members and elected its leadership for the year, then approved a slate of routine resolutions and scheduled a closed-session briefing ahead of the next regular meeting.
The board administered the oath of office to Tatiana Geller, Gerald Lyons and Melissa Howard after the official election results were read into the record: Gerald Lyons, 2,347 votes; Tatiana Geller, 2,306 votes; Melissa Howard, 2,171 votes. The oath was administered by Mister Fogarty.
Kelly Diadetta was elected board president following nominations at the reorganization meeting; Lance Bartletta was elected vice president. The board proceeded by roll call ballots for each office and closed nominations before taking the votes.
The board approved and adopted resolutions R1.01 through R1.22 for the 2024–2025 school year on a motion to accept the recommendation of the acting superintendent and the business administrator/board secretary. The roll call on the resolutions recorded two abstentions: Tatiana Geller and Gerald Lyons abstained; the remaining members voted to approve the package.
Board members discussed scheduling an executive session before the next regular meeting. The board secretary said an executive agenda will be published in advance of the Jan. 16 regular meeting and will include items related to outstanding litigation, personnel and contract matters. Members said the closed session would allow new trustees to be briefed on matters that cannot be discussed in public.
The meeting concluded with brief member remarks welcoming the newly sworn-in trustees and affirmations to work together during the coming year. No further substantive public-business items were taken at the reorganization meeting.