Board discusses public training, meeting locations and community outreach; plans follow‑up

Board members at the Washington Township School District meeting debated governance practices, training and community engagement after reorganizing the board. The discussion covered ethics training, committee structure, meeting dates and locations, parent‑communication tools and efforts to recruit substitute teachers.

Why it matters: decisions about training, meeting format and outreach shape how the board communicates with residents and how transparent its deliberations will be during the year, especially while the board prepares the district budget and other priorities.

Key governance items discussed included whether the evening’s planned attorney‑client ethics training should be held in public. Multiple members and public commenters urged that a general ethics presentation be done publicly and recorded when…