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Superintendent spotlights athletics recognition, NightReach service and urges parents to pay attention to TikTok; suggests rethinking school openings onElection
Summary
Superintendent Danielle Shanley informed the board of athletic recognitions, NightReach student service activities, asked for support for junior football busing, and encouraged parents to monitor student social media use (TikTok). She also suggested considering closing schools on election day due to safety and operational concerns.
Superintendent Danielle Shanley reported several district updates to the New Milford Board of Education on Nov. 16, including athletics recognition, student service activities, a request to support junior‑football busing and a recommendation that the district consider closing schools on election days.
Shanley announced that Director of Athletics Joe Ricardelli was recognized by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) as a nationally certified athletic administrator; the superintendent described the NIAAA certification process as a voluntary, rigorous evaluation including education, experience and a written exam.
She also described NightReach, a community‑based service program of student athletes that has been meeting weekly and will visit elementary school book fairs and run a toy drive for pediatric cancer patients through Hackensack Medical Center. The superintendent requested the board’s support for busing to help junior football teams traveling to a Nov. 27 game at Reagan Field in East Rutherford; the agenda included a red‑lined addition to authorize support for busing.
Shanley said parents raised concerns about having school buildings open on election day and suggested the district explore closing schools on election days when planning future calendars to remove that operational concern.
She urged parents to familiarize themselves with social media platforms students use, in particular TikTok, which she noted as highly downloaded and a significant presence in student life; Shanley suggested parents “meet them where they are” to understand their children’s online activity and recommended that teachers sometimes use TikTok positively to showcase classroom work.
The superintendent closed her report by congratulating student‑athletes being recognized and wishing the community a safe Thanksgiving. There was no formal board action from the superintendent’s report; a request for busing support was included on the night’s agenda.
