The Moorestown Township Public School District Board approved appointments effective Jan. 6 (items 1–17), routine reorganization matters, signed the New Jersey school-board code of ethics acknowledgement, established petty cash, and approved professional services items 1–5; amounts and appointment details were not specified in the transcript.
At its reorganization meeting the Moorestown Township Public School District board elected Mick Weeks president by roll call (8–1) and Jackie Barnes vice president unanimously; Weeks gave brief remarks after being sworn in.
Board members reviewed RFP responses for strategic-planning consultants, selected two finalists for presentations in January, and set a target to complete the strategic-planning process by September 2026 with broad community engagement.
The Moorestown Board of Education reported a $108 million bond sale that drew seven bidders; a 3.86% winning rate reduced the districts estimated average tax impact to about $590 per assessed home over the life of the bonds, down from a preliminary $659 estimate.
Superintendent Dr. McNeely told the board that all students and adults involved in an earlier bus accident were safe, a small number were taken to hospitals as a precaution, and school counselors will be available to support students in the coming days.
Finance & Operations committee told the board that rising health-benefit and out-of-district tuition costs make the 2026–27 budget challenging; the administration proposed a 12-month transportation coordinator role and said driver staffing is near full strength with a 30-driver target.
Student board representatives updated the board on spirit week, sports records and upcoming events including prom planning and a powder-puff fundraiser; multiple teachers used the public-comment period to highlight author visits, cultural events and student projects.
District counselors presented the Student Safety Data System (SSDS) report covering Jan.–Jun. 2025, outlining alleged and confirmed HIB counts and district SEL programs; the board moved to submit the period-2 SSDS report and approved that submission in the meeting.
Superintendent and finance committee reported the district is on track to complete a bond sale by Dec. 3 to fund first-phase referendum work, including fire-panel replacements, roofing, stadium turf and new tennis courts; the finance committee also discussed RFPs and potential impacts to a tenant (ESF).
At its November meeting the board approved consent business including submission of the SSDS report, policies on second reading, finance and business items, renewal of joint insurance fund membership, and personnel items and suspensions discussed in executive session.
