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Holmdel superintendent reports summer AI camp, curriculum work and tech upgrades
Summary
The superintendent told the Holmdel Township School District board that multiple summer programs are underway — including an Inspirit AI camp — and that curriculum-writing teams and technology installations are preparing the district for the coming school year.
Dr. Keskoff, the district superintendent (the transcript also later refers to him as “Dr. Cascone”), updated the Holmdel Township School District board on summer programs, curriculum work and technology upgrades at the board meeting.
He said the Inspirit AI summer camp has begun at the high school, where middle- and high-school students are “exploring artificial intelligence, learning about its origins, machine learning, and natural language processing,” with mentor-led projects and a student presentation day planned next Thursday. He also reported that the district’s “summer step up” program enrolled 106 students in its first week and that the extended school year (ESY) program is serving 48 students with dedicated staff.
The superintendent described ongoing athletics preparation, saying voluntary summer practice sessions are underway and that the first home varsity football game is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 30, at 6 p.m. against Long Branch. He also told the board that 14 literacy teachers collaborated on a new English curriculum and a separate group of 14 math teachers began work on vertical alignment for math standards.
On technology, the superintendent said Promethean interactive boards were installed at several schools with support from the Holmdel Foundation for Educational Excellence and that the district is configuring devices and preparing Chromebooks for incoming ninth graders. He noted the district hosted a Monmouth County data summit with partner LinkIt to examine student-achievement data and that buildings-and-grounds staff completed lighting work for a new turf field and are conducting summer cleaning and field preparations.
The superintendent told board members there are 33 days remaining until the start of the school year as stated in the meeting and said principals will send families schedules and other details; he added he would issue a mid‑summer update to the community. He also publicly thanked Sean Macaulay for serving as acting principal through the summer and keeping planning on track until the new principal arrives.
The superintendent concluded by submitting his report into the record.
