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Votes at a glance: Metuchen board approves minutes, personnel, finance, policy and curriculum items
Summary
On Feb. 24 the Metuchen Board of Education approved minutes, personnel items A1–A11 (one abstention on A1), finance items B1–B8 (B7 moved to policy), policy items C1–C4 and curriculum items D1–D3 by roll-call votes.
The Metuchen Board of Education approved multiple routine agenda items at its Feb. 24 meeting. Key outcomes recorded by roll call:
• Minutes: The board approved the minutes for the February special business meetings 1 and 2 and the board meeting. Roll call recorded yes votes from Mister Bott, Miss Cheatham, Mister Glassburg, Doctor Johnson Marcus and Miss Zimmerman; Miss Killeen and Mister Suss abstained. The motion carried.
• Personnel (A1–A11): The slate of personnel actions A1 through A11 was approved. The record shows an abstention on A1 by Miss Zimmerman; she voted yes on A2–A11. Motion carries.
• Finance (B1–B8): Mister Suss moved approval of finance items B1 through B6 and B8 (B7 was administratively moved to the policy section). The slate passed by roll call with yes votes from members present.
• Policy (C1–C4): Policy items C1 through C4, including calendar revisions prompted by recent snow days, were approved by roll call. The board confirmed that the high-school graduation date remains tied to project graduation on June 24.
• Curriculum (D1–D3): Curriculum items D1 through D3 were approved as moved from committee. The motions passed by roll call.
The board also accepted a retirement resolution for Kathleen Zalick, honoring her service since 2012 and her role as a special-education teacher. Meeting minutes and personnel records reflect the approvals and the single recorded abstention noted above.
