Superintendent reports HIB counts and district presents 2023–24 NJSLA results

Superintendent Greg Maceri reported during the Oct. 29 Franklin Lakes Board of Education meeting that the district’s Period 2 SSDS/HIB report (Jan.–June 2024) showed two incidents recorded as HIB, three non‑HIB findings and five violence incidents; the report listed no entries marked "Some Founded" or "Founded No Perp." The suspension report later noted one in‑school suspension.

Ms. Liesel Steines, the district’s director of curriculum and instruction, presented an overview of 2023–24 New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) for grades 3–8 and outlined an action plan the district intends to use to improve scores. During questions, board members pressed for more detail on subgroup and cohort performance. Ms. Elisa Billis asked about reporting for special‑needs cohorts; Mr. Scott Loia raised what he described as a concern "for student motivation regarding taking [the] test if it does not count" and said it "is not a bad idea to approach the test differently and have some kind of incentive/reward."

During public comment, a speaker identified as Alicia raised absenteeism and lack of motivation and urged the district to consider tutoring, saying, "She feels tutoring can make a difference." The district did not take formal action on testing incentives or tutoring at the meeting; the presentations were informational and part of the public work session.