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Board reviews preschool tuition increase, dual-enrollment MOA, facility bids and personnel changes
Summary
The board reviewed routine agenda items including a proposed preschool tuition increase (full day to $8,000; half day to $4,000), a memorandum to expand dual-enrollment credit with the College of New Jersey, facility bids and cap-reserve transfers for school renovations, and announced retirements/resignations to be handled in closed session.
At its meeting, the Saddle Brook School District Board of Education reviewed several routine but consequential agenda items: a proposed increase in preschool tuition, a memorandum of agreement to expand dual-enrollment credit options, procurement and facilities work, and personnel matters slated for closed session.
The superintendent presented a recommended revision to preschool tuition. The proposal to the board increased full-day preschool tuition to $8,000 and half-day to $4,000, based on a county-wide survey of rates; the presenter said the new figures reflect local comparators and constitute a recommended change for the 2026–27 school year.
The board also reviewed a memorandum of agreement to expand dual-enrollment opportunities with the College of New Jersey so that some AP courses will carry college credit for students whether or not they pass AP exams. The superintendent said the move is intended to incentivize AP participation and strengthen local college partnerships.
On facilities and procurement, presenters summarized a bid opening for renovations (including high-school storage/renovation work and Franklin School media-center reconfiguration), cap-reserve transfers to fund work, and change-order items tied to School Development Authority projects (including contract adjustments and a $15,000 change listed in the meeting materials). A bid protest from a second bidder was noted and said to be under review.
The superintendent announced personnel actions to be taken in closed session: a high-school English teacher submitted retirement paperwork and the high-school vice principal submitted a resignation to accept a principal position elsewhere. Summer hours for counselors and summer curriculum-writing work were also listed among personnel items to be discussed in closed session.
Other routine items noted in the meeting included renewal of the district—s food-service management contract (listed in the transcript as "Pontonian"), a list of technology and other equipment for planned sale, impending copier-lease changes to reduce units and add cloud faxing features, and standard regular approvals for petty cash and bidding thresholds.
What’s next: the board moved into closed session for personnel and attorney-client matters; the meeting adjourned with plans to complete closed-session work and to take final action on budget adoption at a subsequent meeting.
