Board approves education items: gifted handbook, report cards, practicum and sensory-space updates
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The board approved the education section, including the gifted and talented handbook, standards-based elementary report cards aligned to core standards, a gifted program entry and a Kean University practicum agreement; the superintendent also announced sensory-space improvements and one open paraprofessional position.
The Roselle Park Public School District board approved multiple education items during its year-end meeting, including materials and programs related to gifted instruction, changes to report cards and school partnerships.
Speaker 1 noted the board had discussed the gifted and talented handbook and said a link is available on the district website. The board also heard that elementary standards-based report cards are now aligned to core curriculum standards and that the district’s website has resources to help parents interpret the new format. In the education slate read aloud by the presiding officer, the board approved items that included grant approval, a Kean University practicum agreement and the gifted and talented education program.
On special-education supports, Speaker 1 reported the Special Education Committee met on Dec. 11 and that the district has one open paraprofessional position. The same speaker said the district will place an order for sensory items and décor to revamp sensory spaces to better serve students who need them.
The education section passed on a roll-call vote after a motion and second were recorded. The approvals encompass curricular materials and programs and do not, in themselves, mandate further budget or staffing changes beyond the items listed on the agenda.