The board read a resolution recognizing January as Board of Education Recognition Month and members discussed committee preferences and a request from Mayor Longo for a district representative on the Memorial Day parade committee.
The Bound Brook Board of Education voted to approve a slate of organization resolutions (items 2–27) after board members flagged an apparent discrepancy in substitute daily pay rates and requested the district purchasing manual; staff said they would investigate and provide documentation.
At its reorganization meeting the Bound Brook Board of Education swore in three newly elected members, elected Mister Gianuzzi as president and Mister Bau as vice president, and the new president thanked colleagues for their support.
The board approved the annual comprehensive financial report and management report, minutes from Nov. 19, 2025 (with two abstentions recorded), district personnel and education resolutions, and HIB case resolutions for high school and middle/elementary schools after executive session.
Valerie Dolan presented a clean audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, reporting increased fund balance and $2.8 million in federal/state grants; the board accepted the report and the operations committee warned of potential double-digit health-insurance cost increases to watch for in 2026.
A district presentation on the Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) self-assessment showed strong school-level scores and a reported decline in incidents from 80 to 57 (about 29%). The superintendent and HIB specialists highlighted training, multilingual staffing increases and revised investigation procedures.
Board committee reports covered an assessment platform demonstration (LinkIt), a delayed audit due to a government shutdown, HR hiring updates and building operations including heating and snow‑removal coordination after the district took over a parking lot.
The Bound Brook School District board approved minutes and multiple consent items including personnel and education resolutions, passed board action resolutions, and approved PIDs and elementary/middle school items before moving to executive session.
At its regular meeting the Bound Brook School District recognized students of the month from multiple schools and named an educator and support staff member of the month, celebrating bilingual instruction and school nursing services.
At its meeting, the Bound Brook School District board honored students and staff of the month, heard committee reports and approved minutes and multiple blocks of resolutions by roll-call votes; a resident asked the district to update its website calendar before the board entered executive session to consider personnel/contract items.