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Superintendent announces principal resignation, testing changes and district updates
Summary
Superintendent reported Lincoln Roosevelt principal Chris Argenziano's resignation and an ongoing search, described upcoming NJSLA adaptive field testing, and gave operational updates including a $91,000 insurance payment for a June flood, a new aviation concrete pad, an investment return, and a procurement audit by the Department of Agriculture.
Superintendent Dr. Santor told the Roxbury Township School District Board of Education on Sept. 15 that Lincoln Roosevelt School principal Chris Argenziano has resigned to accept a central-office position in another district and that the search for a replacement is underway, with the board expected to appoint a new principal at its Oct. 13 meeting.
Dr. Santor also briefed the board on changes to the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA). He said the state is moving the NJSLA to an adaptive model designed to provide more diagnostic information tailored to individual students; field testing for the adaptive version will take place this fall, and the adaptive NJSLA itself will be administered in 2026, he said. He emphasized the fall field test is for test development and that districts will not receive field-test results.
Operational updates provided by business administrator Joe included an insurance payment of $91,000 for a June minor flood at EMS and that a concrete pad for the district's aviation program was completed on Sept. 2 and now holds the program aircraft. Joe reported the district sold an older Ford F-350 Mason dump truck for $21,000 and that the district remains under a procurement audit by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for food-service purchases.
The superintendent noted benefits and staffing matters, thanking staff and families for a strong start to the 2025-26 school year and announcing a parent advisory committee for the district's ESL program; he corrected that the first meeting will be Sept. 29 (not Sept. 30) and said more information will follow.
On benefits, district leaders told board members they met with union representatives about a dental plan change: the Delta Dental flagship plan will no longer be offered after Dec. 31, and the district will provide access to an alternate plan (DeltaCare USA) for the remainder of the contract. The business administrator also said a consultant will present at the finance committee on Oct. 7 about health-insurance market projections; the consultant expects a projected 30% increase in the state health-insurance plan. The district stated it is not currently in the state plan; the business administrator said a 30% increase in the state plan would equate to "almost a $4,000,000 increase" in cost for the district if applied to their coverage, and he contrasted that figure with the district's stated tax-levy figure from the meeting packet.
Other community notes: the superintendent praised fall extracurricular events including the marching band competition and encouraged families to attend back-to-school nights and a superintendent coffee on Sept. 22 focused on the HIB (Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying) process.
