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Board hears enrollment, grant deadlines and health-policy updates
Summary
The New Brunswick Board of Education received district metrics (8,270 students; attendance and suspension figures), was briefed on grant application deadlines including a $33,000 'permanent' grant (due Feb. 18) and a $400,000 High-Impact Tutoring grant (due Feb. 26), and reviewed revisions to mandated policies to follow current NJDOH tuberculosis guidance.
District staff presented a routine district snapshot and program updates at the New Brunswick Board of Education meeting.
An unidentified district speaker reported enrollment of 8,270 students and cited recent figures including one reported case of harassment/bullying, 104 suspensions, staff attendance at about 94% and student attendance at about 91%. The speaker also noted recent and upcoming events, including a reception on Jan. 21 and an All City choir concert on Feb. 20.
On grants, the board heard that four active grants (Impact, Coach, RISE, LIFT) continue and that potential new applications include a 'permanent grant' of $33,000 with a deadline of Feb. 18 and a High-Impact Tutoring grant of $400,000 due Feb. 26. The district said preliminary discussions would use tutoring funds for mathematics if the grant is awarded.
Policy updates: administrators reported revisions to Policy/Regulation Guide 15-70 (internal controls) and to Policy/Regulation Guides 31-60 and 41-60 (physical examination and school health policy). As stated in the meeting: "the board of education will follow current NJDOH guidance for tuberculosis testing in New Jersey schools." The speaker said school nurses are familiar with the 2023 guidance and that policies need not be revised each time state health guidance updates.
Why it matters: Enrollment and attendance figures underpin budget and staffing planning; grant deadlines create immediate opportunities for program funding; and the decision to align physical-exam and tuberculosis-testing policies with current New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) guidance affects school health procedures.
What happens next: Grant applications are due in mid- to late-February; administrators indicated follow-up with school leaders on cycle-two data and forthcoming meetings to review grant and policy implementation. No budget adoption vote was recorded in the provided transcript segments.
