Rochelle Park Board convenes executive session to discuss personnel and contracts

The Rochelle Park Board of Education met in a special session on Jan. 17, 2026, during which Board President Scott Kral read the New Jersey Open Public Meeting Act and the board resolved to meet in executive session to discuss confidential personnel and contract matters.

"The New Jersey Open Public Meeting Law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advance notice of and to attend the meeting of bodies at which any business affecting their interests is discussed or acted upon," Kral read, noting that notices were sent to local outlets and posted on the district website at least 48 hours before the meeting.

The agenda lists the board membership and a business recording secretary, Ellen Kobylarz. The meeting materials state that public comment was limited to three minutes per person and that no members of the public were present for the special meeting.

The board’s resolution in the public record states: "Be it resolved that the Rochelle Park Board of Education will convene in Executive Session to discuss confidential matters regarding personnel and contracts." The transcript does not record the content of those executive-session discussions, which were held in closed session and are not disclosed in the minutes.

The board announced its next regular meeting for Jan. 27, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. in the Midland School Gymnasium, with an executive session scheduled for 6:00 p.m. A special meeting on Jan. 22, 2026, was also noted. The meeting record shows the session was adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

No formal votes, motions with recorded movers/seconders, or public testimony on agenda items appear in the transcript provided.