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Board approves return to split theater programs after student and parent advocacy
Summary
The district will restore separate theater programs for Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley next school year after administrators and the board decided to split the programs; students and parents addressed the board in support during public comment.
Interim Superintendent Phillips announced that the theater program will return to two separate programs next school year, a decision he said followed consultation with parents and students.
Phillips told the board that details for the 2025–26 theater season are being finalized and will be released once decisions are complete. The district is in the process of collecting devices and preparing new laptops for next school year, Phillips added in the same update.
Several students and parents addressed the board during the public-comment portion to thank trustees and administrators for the decision. A speaker representing the Pascack Hills players invited the board to attend performances and said the group was “very excited” about the school’s sixtieth season. Student speakers Jupiter Tammany (Montvale) and Rati (last name not provided) thanked the board for listening to student input, and parent Elizabeth Glugler (Montvale) thanked district principals and Superintendent Phillips for their work on the decision and praised the students’ advocacy.
Board members thanked students and parents for engaging in the process. The decision was presented as finalized for next school year; the board did not record additional votes at the meeting concerning the theater program beyond the superintendent’s announcement and the public comments that followed.
No changes to board policy were cited at the meeting; district officials said logistical details will be shared once finalized.
