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Collingswood board honors students, reviews safety and enrollment data, and approves routine committee items
Summary
The board recognized Hawk Heroes students, heard an SSDS safety report showing three alleged investigations and zero confirmed, reviewed enrollment figures (packet listed 269 and 273 in two January lines) and approved several committee items and the HIV report before adjourning.
The meeting opened with recognition of students selected as February 'Hawk Heroes' for honesty, with staff reading teacher comments about honorees including Rowan Carney, Dash Veith, Fletcher Scott, Braylon Holmes, Phoebe Kirk and Claire Gribach.
The board received its Student Safety Data Systems report for September through December. The presenter (identified in remarks as Miss Saway) reported three investigations alleged and zero confirmed, two incidents leading to removals or general-education suspensions, and three restraints (one incident involving a single student). The presenter also reviewed recent trainings and programs (SEL curriculum modules, World Kindness Day, Inclusive Schools Week) and said the full report is attached to the meeting materials.
Superintendent Dr. McDowell congratulated German-language students who earned honors on the national exam and noted upcoming student activities, including district-sponsored blood drives and community engagement events. The packet included enrollment lines showing an earlier January figure of 269 and January 2026 listed as 273.
On routine business, the board approved minutes from the January meeting, accepted committee recommendations and passed motions from the finance and curriculum committees (items 10.1–10.11 and 11.1–11.5), and approved the HIV instruction report following a roll-call vote. Several agenda items related to shared services were tabled because some board members lacked access to attachments; those items will be returned next month with full documentation.
The meeting concluded with no public comments in the second comment period and a voice vote to adjourn.
