Board approves minutes, curriculum items, staff retirements and shared‑services lawn agreement

The Caldwell‑West Board of Education voted on multiple consent and action items during its March 24 public meeting. Key outcomes:

- Approval of minutes: The board voted to approve the prior meeting minutes; the roll call recorded a 5–0 vote in favor.

- Curriculum and technology: "Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, motion to approve items a through i under curriculum and technology on this evening's agenda" passed on a 5–0 roll call.

- Personnel: The board approved certificated and non‑certificated personnel items, including acceptance of retirements. The superintendent and board members recognized several long‑serving staff who announced retirements (including James Colwell, Ms. Holman, Mr. Birnbaum, Ms. Kyle and nurse Marianne Rivera as described in the meeting). The personnel motions passed on a 5–0 roll call.

- Facilities shared‑services agreement: The board approved a shared‑services lawn‑cutting agreement with the Township of West Caldwell, which the board described as an "enormous cost savings" and a continuation of quarterly shared‑services coordination; the motion passed 5–0.

- Executive session: The board ended public session and voted to return to executive session at 7:57 p.m.; the motion carried.

All listed roll‑call votes recorded "5‑0 Motion carried" in the public record. Board members and the recording secretary completed the roll calls; the meeting transcript lists individual affirmative responses but does not record named movers or seconders for each motion in a way that unambiguously maps to a single speaker for every motion.