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Roselle Park posts higher anti-bullying rubric score; superintendent reports enrollment growth and budget pressures as board approves routine items
Summary
The district's anti-bullying self-assessment improved to 70/78, the superintendent reported enrollment of 1,974 and outlined budget pressures including substantial insurance cost increases and staff nonrenewals; trustees approved multiple employment, education and business agenda sections and formalized HIB incident reports.
The Roselle Park Board of Education received the district's anti-bullying self-assessment and several administrative updates at its June 16 meeting, and then approved routine personnel, education and business sections by roll call.
The district's anti-bullying coordinator presented the New Jersey Department of Education-required self-assessment for the 2024-25 school year, explaining the 78-point rubric used to measure compliance with eight core elements. The coordinator said the combined district score was 70 out of 78, four points higher than the previous year, and then reviewed school-level breakdowns (Roselle Park High School 74/78; Middle School 72/78; Aldine 71/78; Robert Gordon 59/78; Sherman 72/78). The coordinator described prevention and training efforts implemented across schools, including suicide-prevention lessons, McKinney-Vento and HIV-policy trainings, start-with-hello and week-of-respect activities.
On enrollment and operations, the superintendent (referred to in the record as Miss Goyce) reported district enrollment of 1,974 students as of May, up from 1,921 in September and slightly down from a March peak of 1,981. The superintendent summarized residency-verification work (73 verifications completed April 15—May 16; 68 found in compliance; five requiring additional documentation) and noted one residency violation investigation pending a board hearing (held in executive session).
Fiscal pressures were a notable part of the superintendent's report. The superintendent said the district faces sharp increases in benefit costs and that, in response, the administration issued nonrenewal notices to 10 staff and 9 paraprofessionals as part of planning for the 2026-27 school year. The transcript records an increase of 35.83% in health-insurance costs, a roughly 35% increase in prescription coverage and a 3% increase in dental costs as cited by the superintendent during the meeting.
After presentations, the board approved the following by roll call:
- Employment/personnel section (agenda items 1—12), including appointment and contract items; the motion passed (one board member recorded a differing vote on item 2).
- Education section (items 13—24), including field-trip approvals, curriculum work, grant acceptance, and conference requests; approved by roll call.
- Business section (items 25—36), including monthly certification, bills and treasury reports, summer camp operations and contract approvals; approved by roll call.
- Harassment, intimidation and bullying incident reports (item 37); approved by roll call.
The superintendent also brought a first-reading proposal to name a section of the football stadium to honor John Wagner; the item was presented for board review and may be formally considered at a future meeting.
The meeting closed after additional public comments and the board confirmed the next open session and location.
