Woodbridge Township Board of Education approves superintendent's agenda and committee recommendations; audit praised
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Summary
On Jan. 15, the Woodbridge Township Board of Education approved the superintendent's 32-item agenda and multiple committee recommendations (curriculum, finance, dining, personnel). Board members commended the finance team for a clean CAFR and single audit; two abstentions were recorded on individual personnel and agenda items.
The Woodbridge Township Board of Education on Jan. 15 approved the superintendent's 32-item agenda and a slate of committee recommendations, including curriculum, finance and insurance, dining and transportation, and personnel actions.
The meeting opened with the board taking routine procedural steps, then moved to adopt the superintendent's agenda, which Dr. Massimino presented as comprising 32 separate items. A motion to adopt was made and seconded; during the roll call Mr. Mohammed said he would abstain on item No. 29 "in the name of workers, UBHC" and vote yes on the remaining superintendent items. The board carried the motion and proceeded with committee votes.
Members voted to adopt four items from the Communication Policy and Planning Committee and three items from the Curriculum, Extracurricular Activities and Technology Committee, each on the recommendation of the superintendent and assistant superintendent. The Finance and Insurance Committee presented 12 items for adoption. During finance discussion, Mr. Mohammed publicly thanked Brian Wolferman and the district's business office team, and also acknowledged Erica, the confidential business secretary, for their role in producing a clean Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and single audit for fiscal 2025. "If you folks would like to take a look at the audit, it should be on the website," he said, adding that it is important for the public to understand the district's finances given the size of the budget.
The Dining and Transportation Committee's three recommended items were approved on roll call. The Personnel Committee brought 31 items forward; the motion to adopt passed on roll call with one recorded limited abstention: Mr. Treblasser said he would abstain on item 27 "in the name of Michael Henderson" and vote yes on all other personnel items. Aside from the noted abstentions, roll-call responses recorded board members as voting in the affirmative.
The board also complied with open-meeting requirements: the secretary read the district's public notice under the New Jersey Open Public Meetings law. No bids were reported for the record.
The board recessed to a closed session earlier in the meeting to discuss personnel matters and privacy interests; the board stated that any information from the closed session would be released when legally permissible. The meeting later reconvened to public session and completed its agenda before adjourning.
What happens next: The board did not specify public follow-up on the abstained items at the meeting; district documents and the posted Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and single audit are available on the district website for public review.
