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Jackson Township board adopts multiple policy updates including family-leave and legal-notice changes
Summary
The board unanimously approved a slate of policy revisions to align with state and federal requirements, including online posting of legal notices, family-leave eligibility changes and new reporting requirements for restraint and seclusion; votes were recorded by roll call.
The Jackson Township Board of Education voted unanimously during its June meeting to adopt a set of policy and regulatory updates driven by recent state and federal changes.
Key changes the presenter highlighted included aligning curriculum and graduation policies with New Jersey standards, requiring public posting of curriculum pacing guides and core instructional materials on the district website, and participating in the New Jersey Seal of Biliteracy program (the board will not commit district funds for student testing costs). The presenter said legal notices no longer must be published in newspapers and now must be posted visibly on the district’s website for at least one week and archived for one year.
The presenter also described a change to family-leave eligibility: eligibility will begin after 250 hours worked, a substantial reduction from the prior requirement (the presenter said the requirement had been 12 months of employment). The board also adopted an updated restraint and seclusion policy requiring reporting of incidents through the Student Safety Data System (SSDS), federal grant policy updates tied to Title I usage, and school nutrition procurement thresholds aligned with state guidance (micro-purchases set at $7,950 and small purchases at $53,000, with Buy American provisions).
The board moved several policy items in sequence (first-reading revisions, new policies, regulation adoptions and abolishments) and approved them by roll call with unanimous yes responses from members present.
