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Superintendent outlines summer initiatives: backpack drive, lunch-app push, middle-school upgrades and Aspiring Leaders Academy
Summary
Dr. Alfonso summarized summer leadership work including a vision retreat, legal briefing, national convening, a reallocated federal grant covering more than $30,000 of summer programs, a district-wide lunch-application drive at the Aug. 21 backpack event, new middle-school furniture and a new Aspiring Leaders Academy for staff.
Dr. Alfonso, the Belleville Public School District superintendent, told trustees the central office used the summer to plan for the upcoming school year and prepare several initiatives intended to support students and staff.
At a leadership retreat the district conducted vision-planning sessions, a legal briefing led by NJPSA lead counsel David Nash, and a two‑day “strength finders” workshop. The district team also attended a U.S. Department of Education convening in Washington, D.C.,…
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