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Board approves overnight trips, hears public concern about Spanish program and moves to closed session on finances
Summary
The board approved a curriculum item authorizing overnight/out‑of‑state trips, responded to a public comment urging changes to the Spanish program at Linwood schools, and adopted a resolution to enter closed session to discuss financial matters.
At the Feb. 25 conference meeting the North Brunswick Township Board of Education approved a motion to adopt the curriculum-and-instruction item authorizing overnight and out-of-state student trips.
A board member moved the motion to approve the listed curriculum and instruction item; a colleague seconded. After a voice vote the board chair announced the motion was approved.
During the public-comment period, Mina Shao asked about the Linwood schools' Spanish program, saying she was concerned it relies on a fully computer‑based platform. "The kids are not really learning anything in that class," Shao said. Superintendent Dr. Zukowski acknowledged the concern and offered to follow up: "What I would love for you to do, is leave me your name and where we can contact, we'll reach out and I'll make sure our director of curriculum..." he said, adding that recruiting world-language teachers is a districtwide challenge.
Later in the meeting the board adopted a resolution to move into closed session under the Open Public Meetings Act to discuss specified subject matter described as financial matters. The chair read the resolution and a motion to enter closed session passed on a voice vote; the board returned to open session later and adjourned without further public action on the financial items.
No detailed vote tally with member names was recorded in the transcript for the curriculum motion or the closed‑session motion beyond the board's verbal 'aye' responses and the chair's announcement that items were approved.
