Montville board elects Daughtry president, Zuckerman vice president and adopts amended meeting calendar

The Montville Township Board of Education held its annual reorganization meeting and swore in recently reelected members before electing leadership and setting its meeting schedule for the year. Joseph Daughtry was elected board president after a nomination and roll-call vote; Daughtry thanked colleagues, saying, "I just wanna say thank you to my board colleagues for their, confidence in me as president for this year." Michelle Zuckerman was elected vice president by roll call after a separate nomination.

The board read and adopted its code of ethics, with members reciting formal ethical commitments to uphold state education rules and to prioritize students' educational welfare. The board also moved through its organization and committee resolutions and asked members to email preferences for committee and liaison assignments.

A major agenda topic was the annual meeting calendar. The board considered two calendar options — a regular monthly meeting schedule (Option B) and a more frequent schedule with extra meetings during busy months — and discussed whether to add meetings during the budget season to improve public outreach and transparency. Supporters of fewer meetings cited cost savings and efficient committee work, while supporters of more meetings said smaller, more frequent updates help inform the public. After a motion and an amendment to add an extra meeting on March 3, the board approved the amended calendar by roll call; members recorded their votes on the motion.

The meeting concluded after general board comments, including praise for continued township partnerships on school resource officer agreements. The board set public sessions to begin at 7:30 p.m. with closed sessions at 6:30 p.m. on scheduled meeting dates.