1. Statement of Public Notice of Meeting in Accordance with New Jersey Public Meeting Act

 

2. Motion for Executive Session

 

3. Reconvene

 

4. Flag Salute

 

5. Approval of Minutes

 

A. July 23, 2025 Executive Minutes (attachment)

B. July 23, 2025 Public Minutes (attachment)

 

6. Opportunity for Public to Address the Board of Education regarding specific agenda items

 

In accordance with the Public Participation in Board Meetings, in Board Bylaw No. 0167, the Chair shall limit discussion from each individual, or group representative, to five (5) minutes.

 

7. President’s Report

 

8. Report of the Superintendent of Schools

 

A. Recognition of Catherine Torbik, Director of Special Services, Dr. Al Lewis

B. Student Safety Data System Report (SSDS) Presentation, Dr. Al Lewis

 

9. Board Committee Reports & Action Items

 

10. Old Business

 

11. New Business

 

12. Opportunity for the Public to Address the Board of Education

 

In accordance with the Public Participation in Board Meetings, in Board Bylaw No. 0167, the Chair shall limit discussion from each individual, or group representative, to five (5) minutes.

 

13. Adjournment

 

 

DATE:              August 20, 2025

TIME:               7:00 PM

LOCATION:      Glassboro High Media Center

 

 

 

Public notice of this meeting or work session has been made in accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Law of 1975.

 

Advanced public notice of this meeting was given January 3, 2025 including the time, date and place of the meeting.

 

Said public notice has been made as follows:

 

Notice has been posted in the Board of Education Office, Carpenter Street and Bowe Boulevard, Glassboro, NJ

 

Notice has been communicated to the following newspapers:

 

a.  South Jersey Times

b.  Courier Post

 

Notice has been filed with the Clerk of the Borough of Glassboro

 

Glassboro Municipal Building, 1 South Main Street, Glassboro, NJ

 

 

WHEREAS The matters to be discussed in Part I of this session are matters listed for private discussion under Section 7, b, (1)-(9) of the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, and 

 

WHEREAS The general nature of the subjects to be discussed are listed in the agenda for Part I of this meeting, attached, and 

 

WHEREAS The discussion on these matters will be disclosed to the public, if possible, when the Board convenes or at the next regular meeting of the Glassboro Board of Education on 

 

Date:                August 20, 2025

Time:                5:30 PM

Location:           Glassboro High School Room A103

 

THEREFORE,

 

BE IT RESOLVED That the Glassboro Board of Education will discuss the matters listed in the agenda for Part I of this session in private. 

 

 

 

A. Resignations/Retirements/Leaves of Absence/Rescind Action

1. Resignations

 

a. Recommend Board approval for the resignation of Yuna Park effective August 30, 2025. (attachment)

 

b. Recommend Board ratify the resignation of Tiffany Chandler effective August 12, 2025. (attachment)

 

c. Recommend Board approval for the resignation of Cheyenne Fowler effective September 22, 2025. (attachment)

 

2. Revocation of Tenure

3. Dismissal/Suspension

4. Leaves of Absence

 

a. Recommend Board approval of the attached August 2025 Leave of Absence list. (attachment)

 

5. Retirement

6. Reduction in Force

7. Increment Withholding

8. Rescind Action

 

a. Rescind Action-Retirement

Recommend Board approval to rescind the previously approved retirement date for Karen Peale from January 2, 2026 and approve the new retirement date of June 30, 2026. (attachment)

 

b. Rescind Action-Assistant Football coach

Recommend Board ratify rescinding the offer of employment to Michael Jimenz as Assistant Football Coach, effective August 7, 2025. (attachment)

 

B. New Employees/Transfers/Assignments/Contracts

 

1. New Employees

Based on the recommendation of the Superintendent, the following personnel recommendations are submitted as follows.

 

a. Teachers/Nurses/Secretaries/Aides

 

1) Art Teacher-Bullock

Recommend Board approval of Dayna Ensminger, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Art Teacher at Dorothy L. Bullock School for the 2025-2026 school year, BA Step 14, at an annual salary of $74,522.00, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement, with a tentative effective date of October 1, 2025 unless released earlier by previous employer. Ms. Ensminger is replacing Jennifer Versak-Kennedy due to retirement. (attachment)

 

2) Grade 5 Teacher-Bullock

Recommend Board approval of Dara Harvey, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Grade 5 Teacher at Dorothy L. Bullock School for the 2025-2026 school year, MA Step 7, at an annual salary of $66,972.00, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement, effective August 28, 2025. Ms. Harvey is replacing Dana Maiorini due to assignment change. (attachment)

 

3) 1:1 Aide-CST/GHS

Recommend Board approval of Shaista Khan, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as an Associate Aide in the position of 1:1 Aide at CST/GHS for the 2025-2026 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, Step 1, at a rate of $20.84 per hour. Start date to be determined. This is a new position. (attachment)

 

4) Special Education/ERI Aide-GHS

Recommend Board approval of Awwal Ayinde, pending receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as an Associate Aide in the position of Special Education/ERI Aide at CST/Bowe MS-GHS for the 2025-2026 school year, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, Step 1, at a rate of $20.84 per hour. Start date to be determined. Mr. Ayinde is replacing Carleigh Galasso due to resignation. (attachment)

 

b. Administration

 

1) Interim Assistant Principal-GHS

Recommend Board approval of Paul Berardelli, pending clearance from the NJ Department of Education and receipt of a positive criminal history background check, as Interim Assistant Principal at GHS for the 2025-2026 school year, 10.5 months, 7.5 hours per day, $425.00 per diem, effective August 28, 2025. Mr. Berardelli is replacing Yuna Park due to resignation. (attachment)

 

c. Bus Drivers/Bus Aides

 

1) Bus Driver

Recommend Board approval of Raquel Iglesia as Bus Driver 189 for the 2025-2026 school year, Step L1Y1, 6.5 hours per day at the hourly rate of $24.52, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement.  Start date to be determined. Ms. Iglesia is replacing Gabriella Alexander due to resignation. (attachment)

 

d. Substitute Bus Drivers and Aides

e. Custodians/Housekeeper/Grounds

 

1) Housekeeper

Recommend Board ratify Jah’lil Whitehead as Housekeeper for the 2025-2026 school year, Step 4, at an annual prorated salary of $33,170.00, effective August 1, 2025. Mr. Whitehead was previously a student worker in the district through June 2025.  He is replacing Joe Negron due to resignation. (attachment)

 

f. Substitute Custodians/Housekeepers/Grounds

g. Athletics

 

1) Volunteer Soccer Coach

a. Recommend Board approval of Gilberto Ferreira-Arce as Volunteer Boys Soccer Coach for the 2025-2026 school year from August 18, 2025 to November 23, 2025. (attachment)

 

b. Recommend Board approval of Marcus Brown as Volunteer Girls Soccer Coach for the 2025-2026 school year from August 21, 2025 to November 23, 2025. (attachment)

 

2) Assistant Girls Soccer Coach

Recommend Board ratify Steve Pasquarello as Assistant Girls Soccer Coach for the 2025-2026 school year, effective August 18, 2025 through November 23, 2025, Step 4, at the stipend amount of $5,140.00, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement. (attachment)

 

3. 2025-2026 Fall Athletic Coaches

Recommend Board approval of the following Fall Athletic Coaches for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

 

*pending settlement of the GEA Agreement

 

h. ESS Substitutes

Recommend Board approval of the August 2025 ESS Substitute list. (none at this time)

 

i. Other

 

2. Employee Transfer/Appointments

 

a. Guidance Counselor-GHS

Recommend Board approval of Nancy Sapanara as Guidance Counselor at GHS for the 2025-2026 school year, MA+15 Step 5, at a prorated annual salary of $66,322.00 and MA Guidance in the amount of $3,316.00, effective October 1, 2025, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement. Ms. Sapanara has served as Secretary in the Guidance Department since 2016. She is replacing Mary Elizabeth Ragozzino due to retirement. (attachment)

 

b. Teacher Coach-District

Recommend Board approval of Nicole Werner-Pidgeon as District Teacher Coach located at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year, effective August 28, 2025. This position will replace Ms. Werner-Pidgeon’s current position as Basic Skills/Remedial English Teacher at Dorothy L. Bullock School. Salary will remain the same at   MA+30, Step 18, $98,173.00, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement. Ms. Werner-Pidgeon has been employed by the District as a Teacher since 2002. This is a new position. (attachment)

 

c. Staff Transfer-CST

Recommend Board approval for the transfer of Shurr Little, Special Education Aide, from Thomas E. Bowe Middle School to Dorothy L. Bullock School for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

d. School Secretary-GHS

Recommend Board approval of Julia Voluntad as Secretary-12-Mo “A” (Guidance) at GHS for the 2025-2026 school year, Step 3, at a prorated annual salary of $41,456.00 and Secretary-Credits, Step 3, in the amount of $500.00, effective October 1, 2025, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement. Ms. Voluntad has served as Secretary-10-Mo “B” since January 2024. She is replacing Nancy Sapanara due to assignment change. (attachment)

 

e. Transfers-CST

Recommend Board approval of the following CST Transfers for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

 

3. Assignments

 

a. Head Teacher-Rodgers

Recommend Board approval of Christine Williams as Head Teacher at J. Harvey Rodgers School for the 2025-2026 school year at the stipend amount of $1,450.24, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement.

 

4. Contracts

5. Miscellaneous

 

a. Schedule Accommodation-CST

Recommend Board approval to amend the hours for Catherine Leamon, ABA Aide, for the 2025-2026 school year as follows. Accommodation of schedule change will allow for Ms. Leamon to continue with college courses towards ESL certification.

 

5.75 hours per day, 4 days per week from August 28, 2025 to December 31, 2025. A substitute Aide will replace Ms. Leamon on Tuesday of each week during this timeframe.

 

5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.

 

6. Legal

 

C. Job Descriptions

 

D. Public Relations

 

1. Community Affairs Secretary Report – July 2025 (attachment)

 

E. Miscellaneous

 

1. Co-Curricular Club-Bowe MS

Recommend Board approval of Joseph LaFiora as Advisor of Building Men co-curricular club at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year at the stipend amount of $1,278.00, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement.

 

2. Change of Degree and/or Salary Status

Recommend Board approval for a change of degree and/or salary status for the following staff members.  After reviewing records, it is recommended that the change be effective August 28, 2025.

 

                       

*pending receipt of official transcript

 

3. Additional Hours-School Nurse-Bullock

Recommend Board approval of Judith Shone-Tamaska to be paid for additional hours as needed throughout the 2025-2026 school year at a rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement. This will help support the nurse’s office with the number of students in the building.

 

4. Handle With Care Recertification Training

Recommend Board ratify compensation for the following staff members for Handle With Care Recertification Training on July 28, 2025. NJDOE and Board policy require yearly training in restraint use for identified staff. The training during the summer reduces the need for staff to miss class time and reduces cost of substitute coverage.

 

Support Staff - $19.00 per hour

 

Certificated Staff - $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement

 

5. 2025-2026 Medical Standing Orders

Recommend Board approval of the 2025-2026 Medical Standing Orders for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. (attachment)

 

6. Clerical Support-Nursing Staff-Rodgers

Recommend Board approval of clerical support through ESS for the nursing staff at J. Harvey Rodgers School from September 3, 2025 to September 30, 2025 at a daily rate of $130.00, funded through Preschool Expansion Aid (PEA). Additional clerical support at the preschool level is essential to mange the high volume of physicals and immunization records at the start of the school year. This will ensure state health requirements are met promptly and allow the school nurse to focus on direct student care.

 

7. Preschool Parent Workshops/Meetings

Recommend Board approval of the following staff members to be compensated up to 40 hours each at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement, during the 2025-2026 school year to facilitate parent workshops and conduct required Preschool Expansion Aid (PEA) stakeholder meetings. Funding is provided through Preschool Expansion Aide (PEA).

 

 

8. 2025-2026 Foremen

Recommend Board ratify the following staff members as Foremen for the 2025-2026 school year to be paid $2,300.00 (50% to be paid in December; the remaining 50% in June) effective July 1, 2025.

 

 

 

9. ASD Monitors-Bullock

Recommend Board approval of all certificated staff members of Dorothy L. Bullock School as After-School Detention Monitors for the 2025-2026 school year, on an as-needed rotating basis, Monday through Thursday from 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm at the rate of $38.11 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement.

 

10. AM-PM Monitoring-Bullock

a. Recommend Board approval of all certificated staff members of Dorothy L. Bullock School to monitor students who arrive at school early for the 2025-2026 school year, on an as-needed rotating basis, Monday through Friday, from 8:15 am to 8:35 am at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement. This will help decrease traffic in the school parking lot and New Street.

 

b. Recommend Board approval for all certificated staff members of Dorothy L. Bullock School to monitor students due to late buses for the 2025-2026 school year, on an as-needed rotating basis, Monday through Friday, at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement. This will allow staff time to participate in faculty meetings, professional learning communities, after-school tutoring and professional development opportunities.

 

11. Co-Curricular Clubs

a. Recommend Board approval of the following staff members as Dorothy L. Bullock School Co-Curricular Club Advisors for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

 

*pending settlement of the GEA Agreement

 

b. Co-Curricular Club Advisors-GHS

Recommend Board approval of the following individuals as GHS Fall Drama Co-Curricular Club Advisors for the 2025-2026 school year from September 3, 2025 to November 26, 2025.

 

 

*pending settlement of the GEA Agreement

** paid as vendor through GOA Account

 

Recommend Board approval of the following staff members as GHS Co-Curricular Club Advisors for the 2025-2026 school year

.

 

*pending settlement of the GEA Agreement

 

12. Summer Teacher Academy Training Participants

Recommend Board approval of the following staff members to be compensated at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement, for participating in the Summer Teacher Academy sessions scheduled for August 18, 2025 through August 20, 2025. Staff members will be compensated only for the sessions they participate in (maximum six 1.5 hour sessions). Presenters were approved at the June 19, 2025 BOE meeting. The total cost of the Summer Academy will not exceed $25,000.00. 2024-2025 Title I Carryover funds will be used to fund the program.

 

 

13. Translation Services

Recommend Board approval to compensate Aileen Matias-Castro for a district flyer translation from English to Spanish at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement.

 

 

A. Building Issues

1. Rodgers School

2. Bullock School

3. Bowe Middle School

4. High School

5. Beach Administration Building

6. Technology

 

B. Awards/Donations

 

C. Transportation

 

D. Budget Recommendations/Grants

 

1. Recommend Board approval of the following Reports per attachments:

a. August 2025 Bill Lists

1) Warrant Account (attachment)

2) Student Activities (attachment)

3) Cafeteria (attachment)

4) Athletic Officials (none at this time)

b. Handwritten Check List July 1-31, 2025 (attachment)

c. Board Secretary’s Report June 2025 (attachment)

d. Revenue Report June 2025 (attachment)

e. Treasurer’s Report June 2025  (attachment)

f. Food Service Profit & Loss June 2025 (none at this time)

 

Board Secretary’s Reports in accordance with 18A:17-36 and 18A:17-9 for the month of June 2025.  The Board Secretary certifies that no line item account has been over-expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)3 and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.

 

Treasurer’s Reports in accordance with 18A:17-36 and 18A:17-9 for the month of June 2025.  The Treasurer’s Reports and Secretary’s Reports are in agreement for the month of June 2025.

 

Board Secretary in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)2 certifies that there are no changes in anticipated revenue amounts or revenue sources.

 

Board of Education Certification – pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)4.  We certify that after review of the secretary’s monthly financial report (appropriations section) and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, that to the best of our knowledge no major accounts or fund has been over-expended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)3 and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district’s financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year.

 

2. Transfer Authorization

a. Recommend Board approval of the authorized transfers for June 2025 (attachment)

 

3. 2025-2026 IDEA Basic & Preschool Grant

Recommend Board approval for the submission and acceptance of the 2025-2026 IDEA Basic and Preschool Grant application.  The IDEA Basic and Preschool Awards will continue to fund tuition for students placed out-of-district.

 

 

4. 2025 NJSBA Workshop

Recommend Board approval of the following individuals to attend the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) Workshop in Atlantic City, NJ from October 20, 2025 to October 23, 2025. The district will use the regular group registration rate of $2,300.00.

 

 

E. Resolutions/Contracted Services

 

1. Policies/Regulations

Recommend Board approval for the first reading of the following policies/ regulations. (attachment)

 

 

2. Textbook Disposal-Bullock

Recommend Board approval to discard Fountas and Pinnell and Leveled Literacy Intervention books at Dorothy L. Bullock School. The books are from 2013 and have not been part of the curriculum for years.

 

3. Shared Services Agreement-Speech Therapy

Recommend Board approval of the Shared Services Agreement for Speech Therapy between the Clayton Board of Education and the Glassboro Board of Education for the 2025-2026 school year, as attached. (attachment)

 

4. Recycling-Technology Department

 

a. Recommend Board approval for the Technology Department to list the following damaged unrepairable Ricoh IM C6500 MFD on GovDeals. (Any tech equipment containing a hard drive will be sanitized or the hard drive removed prior to sale. Any equipment that does not sell at auction will eventually be responsibly recycled)

 

Ricoh IM C6500 Asset Tag # - 806574

 

b. Recommend Board approval for the Technology Department to recycle the following items. (Any tech equipment containing a hard drive will be sanitized or the hard drive removed prior to sale.)

 

4x Hewlett Packard Rack Servers

Asset Tax # - 808293, 808294, 808295, 808296

 

2x Hewlett Packard AIO Desktops

Asset Tax # - 801109, 800177

 

2x Hewlett Packard Port Replicator

Asset Tag # - 801537, 801469

 

InFocus Projector

Asset Tag # - 800040

 

3x Sanyo XGA Projector

Asset Tag # - 5466, 5462, 5460

 

HP Compaq Pro 6300

Asset Tag # - 801289

 

Hovercam T3 Document Camera

Asset Tag # - 800113

 

ClearTouch Interactive Board

Asset Tag # - 804613

 

6x Dell Latitude 3380 Laptop

Asset Tag # - 803149, 802146, 808388, 802259, 802258, 804696

 

Old Monitors, Keyboards, Mice, etc.

Miscellaneous cables, headsets, batteries, cell phones, desktop phones, printers, speaker, server rails, etc.

 

5. 2025-2026 Athletic Stipend Sidebar Agreement

Recommend Board approval of the Sidebar Agreement Between the Glassboro Board of Education and Glassboro Education Association regarding coaching stipends for the 2025-2026 school year. (attachment)

 

F. Informational – Reports/Articles/Miscellaneous

 

1. Reports

a. Maintenance Report (attachment)

b. Security Drill Report (attachment)

c. Facility Request Report (attachment)

d.  IT Report (attachment)

e. Food Service Monthly Report (none at this time)

 

2. Articles

3. Miscellaneous

 

A. Grants/Assessments/Curriculum/Workshops/Professional Development

 

1. Grants

 

a. 2025-2026 Perkins Grant

Recommend Board approval for the refusal of funds for Perkins Grant for 2025-2026 school year.

 

b. NJDOE COACH Grant

Recommend Board approval to apply for the Cultivating Ongoing Achievement through Coaching in Literacy (COACH) grant currently available through the NJDOE.

 

“The Cultivating Ongoing Achievement through Coaching in Literacy (COACH) grant opportunity is a 5-year grant program intended to support LEAs to hire and train literacy coaches who support kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) educators within their schools, The NJDOE will train and support the statewide cohort of literacy coaches selected through the grant opportunity. The NJDOE also anticipates that over the 5-year continuation project term up to 2,400 teachers may be served by literacy coaches within the new network created through this subgrant opportunity.” This competitive grant program is open to New Jersey LEAs with 40 percent of their students receiving free or reduced lunch. If successful, Glassboro would be awarded up to $150,000.00 in year one and in subsequent grant years as well.

 

c. ESEA Grant Allocations

Recommend Board approval for submission and acceptance of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Grant for the 2025-2026 school year. The grant will be submitted by September 19, 2025.

 

 

2. Title I Staff

3. Assessments

4. Curriculum

 

a. Eureka Math Program

Recommend Board approval to pilot the Eureka Math² program in 2 classrooms at each grade level (1-5) at the Dorothy L Bullock School. Additionally, the pilot will include 2 kindergarten classrooms at J Harvey Rodgers School. Training to implement the program was provided this summer (Board approved June 19, 2025). This program balances conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and application. Student performance data will be monitored, and PLC discussions will capture teacher feedback on the program and how it compares to our existing Eureka math program. The intent is to transition from this pilot to full adoption of Eureka Math² in 2026-2027, assuming the data supports the change.

 

b. English IV Curriculum Maps

Recommend Board approval of English IV Curriculum Maps for a Macbeth Unit and a Lord of the Flies unit.

1) English IV Curriculum Map-Macbeth (attachment)

2) English IV Curriculum Map-Lord of the Flies (attachment)

 

c. ELA Based Courses

Recommend Board approval of curriculum units for two new ELA based courses, Creative Writing Grade 7 and Film Studies Grade 8, at Thomas E. Bowe School for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

1) Unit 1-Grade 7-Creative Writing (attachment)

2) Unit 2-Grade 7-Creative Writing (attachment)

3) Unit 3-Grade 7-Creative Writing (attachment)

4) Unit 4-Grade 7-Creative Writing (attachment)

5) Unit 1-Grade 8-Film Studies (attachment)

6) Unit 2-Grade 8-Film Studies (attachment)

7) Unit 3-Grade 8-Film Studies (attachment)

8) Unit 4-Grade 8-Film Studies (attachment)

 

5. Professional Development/Workshops

a. Recommend Board approval of the attached professional development/ workshops. (attachment)

 

b. 2025 NJPSA/FEA/NJASCD Fall Conference

Recommend Board approval for travel reimbursement for Lauren Kerr to attend LEAD with JOY, 2025 NJPSA/FEA/NJASCD Fall Conference on October 16-17, 2025 in Atlantic City, NJ to include the following. The costs are covered, up to state and federal travel guidelines by Title II funds.

 

 

c. HIB Training Program

Recommend Board approval for travel reimbursement for Lauren Kerr to attend a HIB Training Program on September 29, 2025 in Toms River, NJ to include the following. The costs are covered up to state and federal travel guidelines by Title II funds.

 

 

d. Sheltered English Instruction Training

Recommend Board approval for the following staff members to participate in the online Sheltered English Instruction (SEI) training through Stockton University. Teachers will receive 15 hours of mandatory training to meet the guidelines for the sheltered instruction teaching model for English Language Learners. Staff will submit proof of completion through a certificate that is provided at the completion of all modules. Upon completion of the training, staff will be paid at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement. Funding is through Title III Immigrant and Title III funds.

 

 

B. Field Experiences/Enrollment

 

1. Field Experience

 

a. Clinical Practice-Rowan University

Recommend Board approval of Rowan University student, Joseph Viespoli, for Clinical Practice placement with Matthew Schwarz at Thomas E. Bowe Middle School from September 3, 2025 to December 9, 2025 and January 20, 2026 to May 8, 2026.

 

b. Social Work Practicum-Rowan University

Recommend Board approval of Rowan University Social Work student, Yoosuf Byrd, for Practicum with Kyle Morris at Thomas E. Bowe MS from September 3, 2025 to June 17, 2025.

 

2. Enrollment/ADA (none at this time)

 

C. Testing

 

1. Testing/Technology Support

Recommend board approval for the following staff members to receive a building stipend for Testing Technology Support at each building. Testing now includes MAP, NJGPA, and NJSLA.

 

 

D. Special Education/Other Student Issues

 

1. Staff Children Attending District Schools

Recommend Board approval of the following children of staff members to attend the below listed schools for the 2025-2026 school year. (attachment)

 

 

2. Partners In Learning

Recommend Board approval for Partners In Learning to provide 6 hours of services Monday through Friday in the school district with supervised visits periodically for Student ID #51179 for the 2025-2026 school year. This is a parent requested service. There is no cost to the district. Partners In Learning has provided background and health clearances for all staff.

 

3. ABA Centers of America

Recommend Board approval for ABA Centers of America to provide 6 hours of services Monday through Friday in the school district with supervised visits periodically for Student ID #50736 for the 2025-2026 school year. This is a parent requested service. There is no cost to the district. ABA Centers of America has provided background and health clearances for all staff.

 

4. Home Instruction Services

Recommend Board approval for certificated District staff members to provide Home Instruction services, as needed, for the 2025-2026 school year at the rate of $42.00 per hour, pending settlement of the GEA Agreement. Students that are identified as needing Home Instruction will be provided services throughout the school ear in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:16. Students receiving Home Instruction are provided 10 hours of services per week; 5 hours are asynchronous learning.

 

5. Out-of-District Placements

a. Recommend Board ratify the following out-of-district placements per IEP’s for the 2025-2026 school year, effective July 1, 2025.300*260

 

 

b. Recommend Board ratify the following out-of-district placements for attending Extended School Year at Bankbridge Regional, effective July 1, 2025. Students should remain in this placement per IEP’s. Cost to the district is $52,470.00.

Student ID #:

 

c. Recommend Board ratify the following out-of-district placements for the cost of 1:1 aides for the 2025-2026 school year per IEP’s, effective July 1, 2025. Cost to the district is $296,870.00. IDEA funds may be utilized for some of the cost.

 

Student ID #:

 

d. Recommend Board ratify the following out-of-district placements at Bankbridge Regional for the 2025-2025 school year per IEP’s, effective June 1, 2025.

 

 

e. OOD Placement-Student ID #25-15

Recommend Board approval for the out-of-district placement of Student ID #25-14 at Abilities Solutions as per parent request and IEP, effective September 8, 2025. Cost to the district is $26,700.00. (attachment)

 

E. Athletics

 

1. 2025-2026 Fall Athletic Schedules

Recommend Board approval of the attached 2025-2026 Fall Athletic Schedules. (attachment)

 

F. Miscellaneous

 

1. Technology Use & District Issued Technology Device Guidelines

Recommend Board approval of the Revised (6/25/25) Glassboro Public Schools District Technology Use & District-Issued Technology Device Guidelines. These guidelines include, for students and parents, information regarding acceptable use of district-issued technology devices. The previous board approved AI Tools Acceptable Use Plan (Board Approved May 21, 2025).

 

a. Revised Technology Use & District Issued Technology Device Guidelines (attachment)

 

2. Student Internship Agreement-Rowan University

Recommend Board approval of the attached Agreement for Student Internships Between Rowan University & Glassboro School District, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029. (attachment)

 

3. 2025-2026 Threat Assessment Teams

Recommend Board approval of the attached 2025-2026 list of the Glassboro Public School District Threat Assessment Teams per building. (attachment)

 

4. 2025-2026 District Mentoring Plan

Recommend Board approval of the 2025-2026 GPSD District Mentoring Plan. (attachment)

 

G. Informational

 

1. HIB Report (none at this time)

2. Suspensions (none at this time)

3. Board Reports

a. Rodgers (attachment)

b. Bullock (attachment)

c. Bowe MS (attachment)

d. GHS/GHS Guidance/Athletics (attachment)

e. AEHS (none at this time)

f. Rodgers Guidance (none at this time)

g. Bullock Guidance (none at this time)

h. Bowe MS Guidance (none at this time)

i. CST (attachment)

4. Assistant Superintendent Report (attachment)

5. Opening Day Schedule (attachment)

6. WIDA Access for ELLs 2025 Presentation, Craig Stephenson (attachment)

7. 2025-2026 Student Code of Conduct

a. J. Harvey Rodgers School (attachment)

b. Dorothy L. Bullock School-Grades 1-2 (attachment)

c. Dorothy L. Bullock School-Grades 3-5 (attachment)