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The board approved four new hires — including a new Brayton principal and an interim principal — and heard committee recommendations to revise course names and move physics later in the high‑school sequence to align with algebra preparation.
New Jersey / School Districts / Summit Public School District
The Summit Board of Education voted to accept 24 grants from the Summit Educational Foundation totaling $99,384, funding safety, belonging and project‑based learning programs across all nine district schools.
New Jersey / School Districts / Summit Public School District
Board operations committee reported health‑care and special‑services cost drivers that could affect the 2026–27 budget, noting $15–$17 million in annual health‑care spending, a roughly $14 million special‑services program and the growing share of prescription costs tied to GLP‑1 drugs.
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Kristen Schumann and Jefferson Elementary students presented a five‑year update on the district K–5 STEAM program, describing dedicated labs, cross‑grade alignment, robotics and coding units, and teacher reports of higher engagement and improved middle‑school science readiness.
New Jersey / School Districts / Summit Public School District
District auditors commended the Summit Public School District's fiscal management while recommending tighter student‑activity deposit practices; the board approved routine finance items and an added settlement with Bennett Company and asked for more review before deciding on bus replacements and electric‑vs‑gas options.
New Jersey / School Districts / Summit Public School District
Heather Rocco, the Summit Public School District director of curriculum and instruction, presented the district’s spring 2025 standardized test results and a state‑mandated testing platform change to the Board of Education at its October meeting.
New Jersey / School Districts / Summit Public School District
Multiple Brayton and Brighton parents told the board that second‑grade classes are operating at 22–23 students, exceeding district guidelines in some cases; parents requested a dedicated classroom aide for core instruction and asked the board to prioritize staffing changes for next year.
New Jersey / School Districts / Summit Public School District
During its Sept. 11 meeting the Summit Board approved a slate of routine agenda items including new hires, HIB recommendations, curriculum and finance items (including a $78,300 added cost), and adopted an executive‑session resolution citing NJSA 10:4‑12b to discuss attorney–client privileged matters and pending or anticipated litigation.
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A Summit resident urged the board to create or assign a property‑manager function to guard against unbudgeted maintenance and replacement costs; the district replied it maintains an asset list, a director of facilities and submits a five-year long-range facilities plan to the state.
New Jersey / School Districts / Summit Public School District
The Summit Board of Education approved five 2025–26 board goals and a new mission — "to prepare all students to thrive in an evolving world" — after a presentation by Superintendent Scott Huff that summarized a year-long strategic planning process with the Madison Institute.