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Closter Board approves routine minutes, HIB findings, contracts, grants and personnel actions
Summary
Trustees approved meeting minutes, affirmed two HIB determinations, authorized fundraisers and donations, approved summer programs and multiple vendor subscriptions, amended Title I grant by $6,712 carryover, approved substitute nursing contracts and several personnel motions including one new Tenakill special-education hire.
The Closter Board of Education approved a slate of routine business items at its Feb. 12 meeting, voting by roll call on minutes, discipline affirmations, contracts, grants, purchases and personnel actions.
Board operations: The board approved the Jan. 22, 2026 meeting minutes and affirmed superintendent HIB determinations for incidents TMS-2526-14 and TMS-2526-15. The roll-call for that set of motions (A-F) recorded YEAS from Mr. Shih, Ms. Argenziano, Ms. Estrems, Ms. Micera, Ms. Lee, Ms. Finkelstein and Ms. Ravid; Mr. Paldi recorded an abstention; NAYS: none.
Fundraisers, donations and programs: Tenakill Middle School fundraisers (Green Team plant sale; Student Council Valentine's lollipop sale; Student Ambassadors snack sale) were approved. The board accepted a donation of two Accuscope 3080 microscopes (total value $500) from John Simon Instrument Company. Hillside Elementary summer programs (multiple one-week sessions; tuition $185 per student per week) and Closter Recreation Department—s use of Tenakill Middle School for its summer camp (June 29—Aug. 7, 2026) were approved.
Grants and payments: The board approved payments of bills for Jan. 23-31 in the amount of $820,921.38 and for Feb. 1-12 totaling $1,543,605.25. The board also approved an amendment to the ESEA Title I grant to add $6,712 in carryover funds, increasing the grant to $55,521.
Purchases and contracts: Trustees approved multi-year license agreements and subscriptions including JAMF Pro ($22,491), World Almanac for Kids (Infobase, $2,256.45), Alexandria library automation (COMPanion; Hillside $4,773, Tenakill $4,593), World Book ($2,894.06), Scholastic Digital Bookflix ($4,275), Wixie (Tech4Learning, $6,786), and PebbleGo (Capstone, $6,488.40). The board also approved substitute nursing contracts with EmpowerCare Healthcare Staffing, BrightStar Care and Home Care Medical Staffing.
Personnel: The board approved an internship for Sarah Cho (physical therapy intern), approval of a parent-paid behaviorist for a named student, paid leave for a Tenakill Grade 8 teacher (Scott Lewis, Feb. 25—Mar. 30), the appointment of Bernadette Flood as a Tenakill special-education teacher (MA+30 Step 9, $92,450, start Mar. 2 pending background check), acceptance of the resignation of Susan Osso (effective Apr. 6), and other personnel adjustments. Personnel motions (A-G) were approved by roll call: YEAS: Mr. Shih, Ms. Argenziano, Ms. Estrems, Ms. Micera, Ms. Lee, Ms. Finkelstein, Ms. Ravid, Mr. Paldi; NAYS: none.
These routine items were presented across committee reports and were approved without further substantive debate.
