Middlesex Board approves consent items, amends Chromebook expenditure; superintendent reports near-full staffing and registration push

The Middlesex Borough School District Board of Education on Wednesday approved a package of consent items across minutes, personnel, education, policy and facilities/finance and adopted a resolution amending the district's Chromebook expenditure. Superintendent Roberta Freeman told the board the district is "almost fully staffed," and district staff described an ongoing push to complete reregistration for students before the start of the school year.

Board members voted to approve minutes and multiple action lists that the administration said had been reviewed by committee. The board also approved a motion to amend the amount allocated for Chromebooks for students and teachers, a change the public raised during the meeting.

The matter matters because the Chromebook amendment alters a previously approved expenditure line and because district staffing and reregistration affect classroom readiness on day one. Public commenters pressed the board for clarity on how the Chromebook allocation was recorded in minutes, how many reregistration files remain incomplete, and on district policy changes affecting how student achievement is recognized.

Superintendent Roberta Freeman said the administration has "almost fully staffed" the district and that "we only have about 5 openings currently,"…