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Angela Lawler of 54 Herndon Street asked about requirements tied to FAFSA and whether families can opt out. Superintendent Glover responded that parents \"do have the ability to sign out of it,\" but urged that school counselors discuss the implications with families before they decline, particularly for students planning to attend college.

Anthony Salters raised three items: a worn dedication plaque for former board member Robert Jones at Hillside High School, Comcast broadcasting of school events and a warning about possible tax increases. Salters asked the board to refurbish the plaque and to ensure the board’s programming is available through Comcast as the franchise agreement prescribes. The board said it would review the plaque and continue outreach on the broadcasting issue.

Shatida Davidson raised a family concern about her son’s three‑day suspension at Hillside High School after a teacher alleged vaping. She told the board she had asked the superintendent’s office for a response and had not yet heard back. Dr. Brevere, identified in the meeting as the district’s director of curriculum and instruction and the executive over the high school, was asked to follow up directly with the parent; the superintendent said Brevere could meet that evening or make an appointment.

The public comment period was opened and closed by unanimous procedural voice votes recorded by the board president. The board reminded attendees that comments about district employees and students are discouraged in public comment because of legal rights that protect those individuals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","HBOE MEETING 02-27-2025.","oneSentenceSummary","Several residents used public comment to ask about FAFSA opt-outs and Google Education permissions, request refurbishment of a plaque honoring Robert Jones, and seek district follow-up on a suspension for an alleged vaping incident; district officials offered next steps.","taxTitle","Hillside Public School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",60596,"location","New Jersey","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6660066,"Hillside superintendent outlines budget timeline, grants and new policy requirements",221,2834000,3055000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2438062-b31168083799dab1e1e788be672b1700&start=2834&end=3055","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2438062-b31168083799dab1e1e788be672b1700/thumbnail_2834000.jpg","/articles/6660066/New-Jersey/Hillside-superintendent-outlines-budget-timeline-grants-and-new-policy-requirements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6660066-8254011cbe27944777c8ae6524ead4d1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172917&Signature=doQ6GIDHKtOaV015adBXGGnuz7cN1oFaW-2zt3jrnMowZ7wg9AFqvy0cGBQh8IJgP3mTvZLeyw0wEyfUeOH2~QQ662LzLevZYCpMkBEWpvytiNa9JZsluBVQjr0gm67lknR6jpR~5P0WPBlmXyHkt3qQI2uAj-tr7FTi6D10zWIwGRPgqMyVWdIVPtDnUZcIb9PhFA73if-3KaukkdJrx~RGFBzUKwWZj1P04K1oSYHeB379usHKwigXQAPZPhD0DQ~DC~r88sm4SEZxgNF171vtKZEvw7nK-oHpo8bXSIxoppn8nEAOcdFgZM5V0eqLREX3Pp3CKFS3zVC3GsETvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Glover told the Hillside Public School District board the district received preliminary budget allocations and outlined key deadlines and policy requirements for the coming months.

\"We received our preliminary budget allocations for the 2025–26 school year\" and the district must prepare materials for the New Jersey Department of Education, Glover said. He told the board March 19 is the date to prepare a budget for NJDOE review and described planned community forums in April to gather public input ahead of final board action. He noted the local tax-cap limit is 2 percent for typical budget increases and that any request above that requires additional state approval.

Glover discussed district grants, saying the district receives a little over $2 million in grants overall and singled out a mental‑health grant of about $1.25 million. He said the district manages roughly nine grants and that paperwork and reporting requirements are extensive; he told the board three more grants had been received and would be before the board for approval that night and that another $10,000 grant was expected in roughly three weeks. In response to a public question about a proposed $12,000 grant‑manager stipend (motion 21 on the labor agenda), Glover described the scale of the grant portfolio and the staffing and compliance needs that accompany grant management.

Glover addressed federal and vendor requirements related to student technology. He said Google Education requires a parent permission form for every student because of new national requirements tied to Google Education access; he said the district has about 3,000 students and parents will be asked to complete the permission form through Genesis. \"You can opt out,\" Glover said of FAFSA-related and similar permissions, \"but it's essential before they sign out of it, the guidance team ... need to make sure they're having conversation with their parents about the importance of it.\" He also told the board the governor has proposed a cell‑phone ban policy and allocated grants to districts that choose to adopt such policies, and that the district must produce an artificial‑intelligence policy for review by the board within the coming months.

Glover said Hillside had been removed from an unidentified NJDOE status — a change that will reduce some state funds the district had been receiving — but that removal signaled the high school is meeting state expectations. He also mentioned discussions with Apple Education about potential district partnerships, saying the talks could bring resources and job opportunities to students.

Separately, Glover said 72 percent of district students receive free or reduced‑price lunch and urged families to address unpaid lunch balances, calling food access an important but fiscally constrained priority.","Superintendent Glover reported the district received preliminary budget allocations, outlined a March 19 NJDOE submission deadline and described grant totals and new technology permission requirements for students, including Google Education/FAFSA guidance and state cell phone policy developments.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6660071,"AP Morris students demonstrate ScratchJr coding as pre-K registration opens",660,380000,1040000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2438062-b31168083799dab1e1e788be672b1700&start=380&end=1040","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2438062-b31168083799dab1e1e788be672b1700/thumbnail_380000.jpg","/articles/6660071/New-Jersey/AP-Morris-students-demonstrate-ScratchJr-coding-as-pre-K-registration-opens","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6660071-5bfae44ddc192ca6e3ceddaf278821c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172917&Signature=IpdAFsf915Szkuy0U6U-U3GPewEKvtZkCW4HkiU2Sgwz~lWIvswHLbDywdKeLpZGmro4kSc3iqpSi0~qnLLsULy~ybq0RIfEsmcQ929l-B3I-cftQHZhWTf8IvztDtHhbTWLwgNFP9bxauHD5sDFcE5yex~oGePzsxR8xtV1CtSKgqmQGP-6oNSWZj5abJvwUF~zdz47bfy1p-ktb7aWN3Y90MEb5nmRNxmFZK-syiITZW94LF4uX9Rz9KgLU7s7S58GyqbtRn4X0WcNmjXNhzGocSOdAYLxgqFs9W~TMEqEAhmxEJRJjUjZSDzk7RvxEhhn4k7lekuiEc-pVjiwvw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Students from AP Morris Early Childhood Center demonstrated a ScratchJr coding exercise and school leaders outlined registration and family engagement events during the Hillside Public School District board meeting. Principal Victoria Palmer Gillard told the board the school is running an early childhood coding initiative and invited families to upcoming registration and coding events.

The demonstration and presentation took place during the public portion of the meeting, where Gillard said AP Morris serves pre-K 3, pre-K 4, first grade and kindergarten classes and reported a daily average attendance rate of about 92.4 percent. \"Scratch Junior introduces students to coding in fun, interactive ways,\" Gillard said, describing how first-grade teachers are integrating coding into content areas and how kindergarten will be integrated into the coding work for the 2025–26 school year.

Gillard said pre-K registration is open and will close March 10, with an evening registration event scheduled March 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. She also announced a family coding night on March 20. The principal identified the program partnership as with Amazon (discussed in the meeting as a district technology partner) and said the school’s ScratchJr work began about a year ago with first graders and expanded due to early success.

In addition to the coding demonstration, Gillard described attendance celebrations for parents and students, a \"pre-K ambassador\" program she said was selected as a model for the district’s creative curriculum, and recent family math and literacy events that drew more than 100 parents. She said classroom data show growth in early literacy and math benchmarks since the start of the school year.

The presentation ended with students showing a short coding project on Chromebooks to board members and attendees. The district noted family and community involvement as key to sustaining the programs and encouraged parents to attend the scheduled registration and family coding events.","Students from AP Morris Early Childhood Center demonstrated beginner coding using ScratchJr at a Hillside Public School District board meeting; principal outlined high attendance, upcoming registration, family coding night and creative‑curriculum recognition.","actionData","errors"]

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Residents press Hillside board on FAFSA, Robert Jones plaque and a student suspension during public comment

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AP Morris students demonstrate ScratchJr coding as pre-K registration opens