Votes at a glance: Hunterdon Central board approves routine minutes, personnel and operations items; schedules executive session
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Summary
The board approved prior meeting minutes, multiple organizational and personnel actions, accepted donations, approved a revised tuition contract and scheduled a special executive session after Feb. 17 strategic planning to address litigation and HIB matters; some items had recusals or abstentions.
The Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board recorded several routine approvals and committee motions during the meeting.
Meeting minutes: The board approved December 15 meeting minutes (one abstention by Miss Bryce, who said she was not a board member in December). The board also approved the January 5 and January 12 minutes together after noting a typo on the agenda.
Organizational items: The board moved items 1–3 together. Items 1 and 2 passed; item 3 failed due to multiple abstentions and concerns that all required HIB-reporting components had not been documented for a vote.
Student life and program: Items 1–5 were moved as a block and approved on roll call.
Operations & transportation: The board approved items 1–10, which included a revised tuition contract with the Hunterdon Vocational District for 2025 academic programs and several donations: $235 for a staff holiday event (item 5), $3,902.25 for staff professional development (item 6), a microscope valued at $195 (item 7), and a donation of 20 used Chromebooks valued at $400 for recycling (item 8). A listed NJEA grant was removed from the agenda because the grant was provided directly to the local association, not the district.
Personnel: The personnel slate (items 1–18 plus an addendum) was approved; highlights included three retirements (noted by the personnel chair: Michael Couch with 25 years, and two additional retirees) and multiple appointments and stipends (including a 6-block stipend for Christopher Belotti). Some specific subitems received negative votes or recusals as recorded during roll call.
Executive session and follow-up: A motion to table a special-meeting request to executive session was adopted; the board later voted to hold a special executive session after the Feb. 17 strategic planning meeting to discuss litigation strategy and a potential liability assessment.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned after the board voted in favor of adjournment.