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Board approves administrative, personnel, finance, curriculum and policy packages
Summary
During its June 18 meeting the Watchung Borough Board of Education approved bundled administrative, personnel, operations/finance, curriculum and policy items by roll call; seven trustees voted yes and two were absent on multiple blocks of motions.
The Watchung Borough School District Board of Education on June 18 approved a series of bundled motions covering administrative, personnel, operations and finance, curriculum and policy items.
Administrative block: Moved by Fatima, the administrative slate included approval of minutes, acceptance of Bayberry and Valley View security drill reports, and acceptance of the Bayberry corrective action plan for attendance. The motion passed by roll call (yes: Mr. Desaniano; Mrs. Maddox; Mrs. Santos; Mr. Tricka; Mrs. Harvey; Mrs. Amado; Mrs. Aglaro; absent: Mr. Craft; Mrs. Marcellus).
Personnel block: The board approved multiple personnel actions including authorizations to hire, contract renewals for business/administrative roles, summer curriculum writers and summer technology staff. The personnel slate was moved and approved by roll call with the same seven affirming votes and two absences.
Operations and finance block: Trustees approved payment of bills, fund transfers, use of maintenance reserve to cover carpet replacement (an added $14,000 for two rooms raising the total maintenance reserve use from $145,000 to $159,000), insurance renewals, shared services agreements (including transportation), and accepted donations for assemblies and Chromebook cases. The motion passed by roll call of the seven present members; two were absent.
Curriculum and policy: The board adopted a grades 6–8 science resource and readopted K–8 textbooks; it also advanced several policies (textbook adoption for first reading; lice management, school threat assessment teams, and student smoking for second reading). Both motions were approved by roll call.
Roll‑call procedure: Votes on block motions were recorded aloud during the meeting; the motion records in the transcript show the same seven trustees voting yes and two trustees absent for these approvals. No votes recorded a 'no' or 'abstain' during the meeting.
What’s next: The board moved into a second executive session to discuss personnel matters and adjourned with no additional public comment.
