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The approvals matter because they authorize district spending, accept donor funds and finalize personnel actions that affect staffing and programs for the 2025–26 school year.

Key items approved (roll‑call votes recorded in the meeting):

- A resolution honoring departing board member Jennifer Calais (proclamation read at the meeting). The proclamation text contains inconsistent spellings of the honoree’s surname; the board publicly recognized Jennifer Calais during the meeting and presented a plaque.

- Approval of minutes for the business and closed session on April 24, 2025.

- Finance items 1–18: roll call approved a batch of payments and supplemental architect services associated with post‑referendum work (architects will evaluate redesign options for cafeterias and gymnasiums to fit remaining funds). The board also approved accepting several donations: the Landry family donation to Salt Brook Elementary, a donation from the Athletic Booster Club to the high school, and a $25,000 donation from the high school PTSA to install customized digital graphics in high school hallways.

- Acceptance of a Local Recreation Improvement Grant in the amount of $70,000 to be used toward replacing the Salt Brook playground.

- Approval of the school emergency bus evacuation drill and disposal of old technology (items approved by roll call).

- Education items 1–9, including authorization for the district affirmative action team to conduct a needs assessment and approval steps related to the district’s comprehensive equity plan for the 2025–26 school year.

- Personnel items 1–20: the board approved multiple personnel appointments, resignations and retirements, and ratified an agreement with the assistant principals and directors association. New hires introduced during the meeting included Kelly Hawkins (teacher assigned to the behavioral development program), Ruth Azorko (returning staff) and a new assistant principal at the high school (introduced as Kelly), among others; the board also acknowledged the retirement of a long‑time employee with 25 years of service.

Board members recorded aye votes during each roll call; no no votes were announced in the public roll calls included in the transcript.

The approvals were presented as routine consent‑agenda or grouped motions; no substantive debate on these matters was recorded in the public portion of the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","New Providence Board of Education Meeting - 5/29/25","oneSentenceSummary","The New Providence Board of Education approved a slate of housekeeping resolutions including minutes, finance payments, acceptance of donations and a $70,000 local recreation improvement grant, personnel appointments and other routine items in roll‑call votes.","taxTitle","New Providence School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",72624,"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},6534221,"District posts anti‑bullying self‑assessment scores; public hearing closed with no public comment",329,2961000,3290000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3634488-008f695ab696358d86032ff4ba0dde3d&start=2961&end=3290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3634488-008f695ab696358d86032ff4ba0dde3d/thumbnail_2961000.jpg","/articles/6534221/New-Jersey/District-posts-antibullying-selfassessment-scores-public-hearing-closed-with-no-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6534221-3ae071dd80fe75c05934506011f4d69a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183941&Signature=Rfc8JyXBqaQNOYfUMvlZNjlE~GD03fzyZjyLwZBAftXbVLLejZ988o9PiTsV46A5T7u6jfvs6QOLYhf2o6IacqmhhumqgZXJPi5geRe73hulMJygfeqjpWmy0pTNbHXBKuneKd5XvvImJXCayGP~5rAuOP2~WaEuy1UZ4G5tm3Bi7Hp3Q~q1aN8QW-k7g4JpfdHAjFw2HdPfa0BfxOnI96f4hUqoDN2Kyx7h6q5ony2XVjm2EBvdDZkp0icxY87Li3dWn7K-zekTpOwA~iWqMnZF2dlppcMb38bqnuPdQdXGwyAeEKFIuTZLTBQemmOv6pDncohY3Oo0T7fQ-3Ah3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The district’s anti‑bullying coordinator, Assistant Superintendent Mr. Ugliaro, reported the New Providence School District’s 2023‑24 school self‑assessment scores under the New Jersey Anti‑Bullying Bill of Rights Act and said the district had posted the official scores to its website by the Department of Education deadline of May 21, 2025.

The report matters because scores are publicly posted and reviewed in a public meeting as required by state law, and they provide parents and the community with the district’s self‑assessment of anti‑bullying practices across schools.

Ugliaro said the school scores for 2023‑24 were: Allen W. Roberts (AWR) 72 of a possible 78 points; Salt Brook 75 of 78; New Providence Middle School 73; New Providence High School 78; with a district average of 73 out of 78. He said the Department of Education has approved the district and school scores and that the district had posted them on its website by the May 21 deadline. The superintendent declared the public hearing on the scores opened and closed at the meeting; the board then provided an opportunity for public comment on agenda items and received no public speakers on the self‑assessment.

The presentation was an informational item required by state rules; no board action beyond posting and the public review was recorded.","Assistant superintendent reported district and school scores under New Jersey’s Anti‑Bullying Bill of Rights Act for the 2023‑24 year; district posted official scores on May 21 as required and held a public review at the board meeting with no comments.",{"_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},6534226,"New Providence reports kindergarten enrollments; seven exception transfers assigned under district policy",228,79000,307000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3634488-008f695ab696358d86032ff4ba0dde3d&start=79&end=307","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3634488-008f695ab696358d86032ff4ba0dde3d/thumbnail_79000.jpg","/articles/6534226/New-Jersey/New-Providence-reports-kindergarten-enrollments-seven-exception-transfers-assigned-under-district-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6534226-3807a4a69ecfd644a677ab53dcb9da17/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183941&Signature=eyshrLwNWva96iVRSneOp6APQVzGz2tDzymRVxBeC5q-n5d2kTW423I1Fegd~RnfgLKHiiRnwgqjR-VyXpLObEj9UAYD-S66q6as7XC0LfhjlUlqcnTTAEu2qh-wpu1WWtIV6SsySo-fGSNJeFISCoicr-YjhDMOD7RxZ7oPAnHI9hKdfqEZfqghSyuCfnKrxj551l2EHDbOLNW4e0iPcu267U6fhNqLF0Z-05-onnJs9Rxb4yX0U5fDoDnozH3ZPqAx6ZkfD87qrPGmN66fuxR8aD~fo6KHLf-YYTiyvvN~zWt4h43hdISXgiznWNOZQNnRFbek1t3M7xOMBqNcSg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Zirpoli updated the board on incoming kindergarten registrations and the district’s exception list for the 2025–26 school year, reporting updated counts and assignment decisions tied to the district’s redistricting policy.

The update matters because kindergarten section counts determine classroom staffing and space planning for the upcoming school year.

As of the report, Salt Brook School had 96 students registered and Allen W. Roberts had 51. Under the district’s redistricting plan and Board of Education policy 23‑12, seven students on an exception list who meet eligibility criteria will be permitted to attend kindergarten at Allen W. Roberts and remain there through sixth grade. Once those seven students are reassigned from Salt Brook to Roberts, the superintendent said projected kindergarten enrollments will be 89 at Salt Brook and 58 at Roberts. Based on those numbers, the district will open four kindergarten sections at Salt Brook and three at Roberts.

Zirpoli said the district will notify the seven families by email and regular mail the next morning and that all incoming kindergarten families have received a “save the date” for kindergarten orientation on Wednesday, June 4. He added that kindergarten screening letters will be sent the morning of May 30 and recommended families contact their school with questions. The superintendent also said that if Roberts’ enrollment reaches 64 or more before the school year starts, the district is prepared to open a fourth kindergarten section at Roberts and will continue to monitor enrollment.

The actions described were administrative assignments and notifications; the board did not take a separate vote on the enrollment update at this meeting.","Superintendent reported updated kindergarten registration totals and that seven students on the exception list will be permitted to attend Allen W. Roberts through sixth grade under board policy 23‑12; the district will open four kindergarten sections at Salt Brook and three at Roberts unless Roberts reaches 64 students.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6534231,"District to open in‑district behavioral disabilities program at Salt Brook for elementary students",1471,2254000,3725000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3634488-008f695ab696358d86032ff4ba0dde3d&start=2254&end=3725","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3634488-008f695ab696358d86032ff4ba0dde3d/thumbnail_2254000.jpg","/articles/6534231/New-Jersey/District-to-open-indistrict-behavioral-disabilities-program-at-Salt-Brook-for-elementary-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6534231-ae09bead4fc1dd75f151f420422c20dc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183941&Signature=l4gSqVV1b21jvvUGiic6IAbr6oj3oaUwogk8ziFoMA2xs2VeRmlEJvaaA8v~Kq~GkQQ-apyq~RFGYZYjH4DRTA3B2tDj3SqVlwcqgx-86teLtSCxjQb1yJsuSJ5PZvvO-vfwGRrYOrVWRPBL0DEGp3kd32tlz8uslKyK~CfjPnCMYVi4QO3MZfU23d4UEqcuFpI9GClLOLZPpdQU4lpMp-LYJM1KrRU68-KUjrFRP3jAWChAvJv8YRG0gOGt1YivoL3PSO3LdLUMIyuz65Bke7MtvdeHRHHc717LcmNpgdnTC05oIkrUVuUrllHF4JGcSqjigWdlg~rMxGdskdDTDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Providence School District described a new in‑district behavioral disabilities program to open this fall at Salt Brook School, designed to support elementary students eligible for special education who have substantial emotional‑regulation or behavioral needs. The Office of Special Services presented program design details and a consultation arrangement with Newmark, a state‑approved private school for students with disabilities.

The program is intended for kindergarten through fourth grade students who require a specially designed environment. Dr. Harvey, presenting for the Office of Special Services, said the program will “create an immersive environment” staffed by one teacher and one aide, with individualized behavior plans, frequent progress monitoring (approximately every half hour during the school day), explicit social‑decision‑making instruction, a token economy tied to a classroom store, and an intervention room across the hall for de‑escalation and reflection.

Dr. Harvey said the district has observed an increase in young students demonstrating significant regulation needs and that placing those students out of district can be disruptive and costly; an in‑district program allows students smoother transitions back to mainstream classrooms when ready. The district plans multi‑day summer training for staff and ongoing consultation and onsite support from Newmark, which will assist with classroom design, curricular supports and behavior‑management practices.

The presenter emphasized that the program is a special‑education placement requiring an individualized education program (IEP) team decision. Dr. Harvey said an IEP team — including child study team members, parents, teachers, related service staff and behavior specialists — will make placement, entry and exit decisions based on individual student needs.

Board members asked about plans to expand beyond a single site. In response, Dr. Harvey and administration said the program will be housed at Salt Brook initially because suitable space is available there; additional sites would be considered only if referrals and need require expansion.

District leadership also announced staffing decisions related to the program later in the meeting: a teacher for the behavioral development classroom, Kelly Hawkins, was introduced at the personnel portion of the agenda and appears on the personnel appointment list approved by the board during the meeting.

No formal board vote to create the program was recorded in this meeting; the presentation outlined program design, training and partnership plans and the district described next steps for staffing and implementation.","Office of Special Services described a new intensive behavioral disabilities program to begin this fall at Salt Brook School, developed with consultation from Newmark; staffing, classroom structure, and selection criteria were presented to the board.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6534236,"New Providence Board unveils 2025–2030 strategic plan focused on equity, wellness and future readiness",1994,406000,2400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3634488-008f695ab696358d86032ff4ba0dde3d&start=406&end=2400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3634488-008f695ab696358d86032ff4ba0dde3d/thumbnail_406000.jpg","/articles/6534236/New-Jersey/New-Providence-Board-unveils-20252030-strategic-plan-focused-on-equity-wellness-and-future-readiness","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6534236-5fca4b39bd838cbc4105158672d3ab82/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183941&Signature=haara-n8qe87V9~lzQRELzXnj1-UdMNqN7lmTf4a6ctOCEsOJhFe~XITLz2dI0BCyYK59eNQR51XXNtQc2J2EtBp~0fWILvVUJgFD3uES3t6qgo1QbT5TIl5W5pRrbA-8xJDqa3CUzAiL-rBuSriYamGFQzFoWxy2M5-LFQ298ddyYHFd~FF5gneVmwt59SUMKjcuOTaS9KkeW7yolA2n~4CLBWREdD47RK1HQc6fuxxJmczQVgT~fkdTrjMPJNmzuuMrQRVjaebTqsd6Nom7IvccV~JLIisbrUcKadCUYuVeSs4iHpPbGnOr9vw33Adf-HrgxNn2t0PFEaME0owzw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Zirpoli presented the New Providence School District’s proposed five-year strategic plan for 2025–2030, saying the plan is “rooted in purpose, growing together” and reflects months of community input. The plan frames district priorities around 10 themes and seven overarching strategic goals that the board and administration say will guide work through June 2030.

The plan matters because it sets districtwide priorities that will shape staffing, curriculum, budgeting and school safety decisions across all four district schools. Board members and committee chairs described how the plan will be translated into measurable annual targets and scheduled workstreams.

Zirpoli said the district’s planning process included an eight-month, districtwide listening effort involving students, teachers, administrators, parents and community leaders. The plan groups priorities into 10 themes summarized by the acronym FOUNDATION: Future readiness; Operational efficiency and accountability; Understanding through equity and access; Nurturing mental resilience and emotional intelligence; Developing leadership; Advancement through innovation and modernization; Teaching and workforce development; Inclusive community and stakeholder engagement; Ongoing safety and well‑being; and Navigating sustainability and fiscal responsibility. The board also identified seven strategic goals tied to those themes.

The seven strategic goals include: (1) balanced classroom technology integration; (2) strengthening data‑driven instructional practices; (3) embedding a districtwide social‑emotional learning (SEL) framework; (4) strengthening staff wellness and professional capacity; (5) improving transparent and inclusive communications; (6) aligning multi‑year financial planning to instructional priorities; and (7) enhancing physical and digital safety and expanding mental health supports.

Committee chairs described how the board’s three standing committees will convert the strategic goals into SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time‑bound) objectives. Dr. Empson Hayden, chair of the curriculum, instruction and technology committee, detailed committee SMART goals including technology guidelines by grade band and a middle‑school behavioral intervention target: by June 2026 the middle school will implement a data‑informed intervention plan intended to reduce discipline referrals among certain subgroups by 40% and strengthen consistent routines in at least 75% of observed classrooms.

Ms. Marrano, chair of the finance, facilities and security committee, said the finance committee will recommend a budget by April 2026 that remains within the state’s tax levy cap and will propose allocations for remaining bond referendum funds toward prioritized infrastructure. Ms. Gunderman, chair of personnel management and communications, described goals to implement a professional development and staff wellness framework and to enhance family engagement through a tiered outreach model and district communication platform.

The superintendent said administration will be responsible for implementing the plan and that the board will align annual goals by committee to support accountability. Zirpoli said the board intends to adopt the strategic plan at its June meeting and will post the full plan and the committee annual goals on the district website before that vote.

Board members thanked the community participants, district staff and committee members who contributed to the planning process and emphasized ongoing community engagement as the plan moves to implementation.

The board did not take a final vote on the plan at this meeting; the board scheduled the adoption vote for its June meeting and directed administration to post the plan online ahead of that vote.","Superintendent Dr. Zirpoli presented a five-year strategic plan organized around 10 themes and seven strategic goals; board committees will translate the plan into annual SMART goals and return with recommendations during the 2025–26 school year.","actionData","errors"]

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