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Votes at a glance: Galloway Board approves consent items, hires and several policies; tables Policy 5517
Summary
At the July 14, 2025 regular meeting the Galloway Township Board of Education approved minutes, field trips, finance and personnel items, several policies on second reading, and affirmed an HIV determination report; the board introduced two new hires and tabled Policy 5517 (agenda 10.2) for further review.
The Galloway Township Board of Education on July 14, 2025 took multiple routine and personnel votes and introduced two new administrators. Separately, the board tabled Policy 5517 (agenda item 10.2) for policy-committee review; that action is covered in a separate report.
Key approved items (motions, movers/second, roll-call outcomes):
- Approval of prior meeting minutes (June 9 regular minutes and June 9 executive minutes). Motion to approve carried by voice call; no opposed or abstentions recorded in the minutes.
- Field trips (agenda items 7.1–7.3). Motion to approve (mover not specified in minutes transcript); roll-call recorded as unanimous yes by the board members present.
- Finance and facilities consent agenda (agenda items 8.2–8.27). Motion to approve carried on roll-call; recorded votes indicate all listed board members voted yes.
- Personnel agenda (items 9.1–9.6). Motion to approve carried; President Suzette Carmen recorded an abstention on item 9.3 and voted yes on the remaining personnel items. The board introduced two administrative hires: Jennifer Levins, supervisor of student services, and Dominic Mivoli, supervisor of special education (introduced publicly after the personnel vote).
- Policies on second and final reading (agenda items 10.1 and 10.3–10.7). The board approved items 10.1 and 10.3–10.7 on a roll-call vote. Policy 10.2 (5517) was removed from the vote and tabled for policy committee review (see separate article).
- Old business: Item 11.1, affirming the HIV determination report, was approved on roll call (unanimous yes recorded).
Procedural notes: Several consent items were approved as a block (e.g., 8.2–8.27). The personnel block included a recorded abstention on one hire (9.3). The board changed its August meeting date from August 11 to August 18 and highlighted upcoming district events (GTMS Little Mermaid performances July 24–25, summer Pops concert July 31, Ed Foundation events in September and October).
The meeting adjourned after public comment; no executive session took place.
