The Woodbridge Township Board of Education on Nov. 20 approved a series of consent items from the superintendent and standing committees, including personnel actions, curriculum updates and finance items, while recording one abstention on a personnel-related name.

Superintendent Dr. Massimino presented 14 items for board adoption; a motion to adopt the slate passed on a roll-call vote. Committees brought forward their own packages: the curriculum, extracurricular activities and technology committee advanced 11 items; finance and insurance presented 10 items; safety and security presented two items; dining and transportation presented seven items; and the personnel committee presented 40 items for adoption. Each set of recommendations was moved, seconded and adopted by roll call.

The meeting record shows a single abstention reported during roll calls related to dining/transportation and personnel slates: a board member stated they would abstain on the name "Linda Trebois" on item 25 and voted "Yes" on all other items. Board roll-call affirmations for each package were otherwise recorded as "Yes." The board did not discuss the substantive details of those slates on the public record during this session.

Superintendent Dr. Massimino and committee chairs framed the evening as routine business to execute the district’s operating needs. Earlier in the meeting, Massimino presented the district’s graduation profile and noted, "the overwhelming majority of our students, cumulatively, 4 out of 5 are attending either a 2 or 4 year college," a characterization he offered to describe graduates’ postsecondary destinations.

What happened next: The board continued with public comment and then adjourned after exchanging holiday greetings. Any documents or detailed item descriptions referenced in the motions (the specific personnel listings, contract terms, or budget line items) were not read into the public record during the meeting; the minutes and the posted agendas are the appropriate sources for item-level specifics.

Votes at a glance: the meeting transcript records each committee motion and a roll-call series of "Yes" votes; where a roll-call speaker recorded an abstention it was specified in the public roll-call exchange. No recorded motions failed.