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Teaneck Board holds Reorganization meeting, approves Items #1–37 and administrative appointments for 2026
Summary
At its Jan. 7, 2026 reorganization meeting, the Teaneck Board of Education accepted election results, conducted nominations for board officers, approved a package of 37 reorganization resolutions including appointments and purchasing authority, and set the 2026 meeting schedule. The minutes record openings of two public-comment periods but show no individual public remarks in the excerpt.
The Teaneck Board of Education met in person and virtually on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, for its annual Reorganization meeting at Teaneck High School. Board President Nadia Hosein opened the session with the formal meeting-notice statement and the board proceeded through roll call, the administration of oaths to newly elected members, nominations for board officers, and a package of routine reorganization resolutions.
The meeting’s central action was a motion to approve Items #1–37, a bundle of reorganization and administrative resolutions that the minutes show were adopted after a motion by Mr. Jonathan Rodriguez and a second by Ms. Latisha Isley-Robinson. The package approved or reaffirmed district policies for 2026, designated The Record and The Star-Ledger as official newspapers for notices, adopted the 2026 meeting schedule, and confirmed use of Robert’s Rules of Order and the Uniform Minimum Chart of Accounts for district business. The minutes record that Items #1–37 were approved; the excerpt does not include item-by-item roll-call tallies.
Among the appointments and authorizations included in the approved package, the board: appointed Dr. Victor J. Anaya as School Business Administrator/Board Secretary (Jan. 7–June 30, 2026) and custodian of records (through Dec. 31, 2026); designated him as the Qualified Purchasing Agent with statutory authority to award contracts up to an aggregate of $53,000 and to solicit competitive quotations above $7,950 pursuant to cited statutory authority; authorized use of State contracts for procurement; engaged Phoenix Advisors, LLC as continuing disclosure agent for 2026 with specified fees; and appointed Antoinette Kelly as Treasurer of School Monies. The minutes also list appointments of DiCara Rubino as Architect of Record, Lerch, Vinci & Bliss, LLC as district auditors, and Drs. Barry Weissman and Joseph Fruchter as district physicians, with the specific fees or hourly rates noted in the minutes.
The minutes record official adoption of the School Board Member Code of Ethics under the School Ethics Act (c.178, P.L. 2001) and a requirement that board members sign an acknowledgement of receipt. The district approved participation options for retiree health benefits programs, set petty-cash and signatory arrangements, designated TD Bank and Teaneck Federal Credit Union as depositories, and approved a set of insurance coverages and carriers listed in the minutes.
Board business also included naming district compliance and safety officers for the calendar year — for example, Dr. Marshall Scott III is recorded as 504 Compliance Coordinator, ADA Officer and Title IX Officer; Laura JohnsonRodriguez as District McKinney-Vento Liaison; and Anthony D'Angelo in multiple facilities and environmental compliance roles. The board set standing committee assignments and agenda formats for Workshop and Regular meetings and identified signatories for student activity and scholarship accounts across the district’s schools.
The board opened two public-comment sessions. Public Comment Session I was opened at 7:29 p.m. and closed at 7:53 p.m.; Public Comment Session II was opened at 7:58 p.m. and closed at 8:03 p.m. The minutes excerpt provided does not include verbatim public remarks or identify speakers for those portions of the meeting.
No executive session was held, and the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
The minutes provided are a formal record of the board’s reorganization actions and routine administrative approvals for 2026. Where the minutes excerpt does not provide per-item roll-call tallies or specific public-comment content, the article states that those details are not specified in the excerpt rather than inferring counts or remarks.
