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Cinnaminson Township School District board meeting, Aug 25, 2026

55 min · 7 public speakers

Phones in school ▶ 7:58Reading and test scores ▶ 16:24

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What happened at this meeting

Cinnaminson school board approves internet-enabled device policy and suspends two-reading rule 29:23

  • A district staff member presented results from the ACCESS test for multilingual learners, which 128 students took, and said 50 graduating seniors earned the Seal of Biliteracy. 16:59
  • Speakers at public comment asked about the tax impact of proposed construction projects, existing bond debt and the funding of pre-K. ~39:07
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and routine business 6:24
    • The board reconvened the public meeting after executive session. 6:24
    • Routine business included the board secretary's report and treasurer's report for June of 2026, the certified bill list and minutes of the July 21st meetings. 6:39
    • The routine business motion was approved. 7:41
  2. Superintendent's report and routine matters 7:41
    • Routine matters included the enrollment report as of August 20th, the fire alarm report and the crisis drill report. 7:41
    • The superintendent said the district would welcome back over 3,100 students and that pre-K would operate in 7 different sites this year. 7:58
    • The superintendent thanked buildings and grounds, transportation and technology staff for summer work and listed back-to-school nights beginning September 8th. 7:58
    • The routine matters motion was approved. 12:13
  3. Student representative report 12:13
    • The high school student representative reported on fall sports preseason scrimmages and the freshman orientation held August 25th. 12:26
  4. Language proficiency assessment presentation 16:04
    • A presenter said 128 students took the ACCESS assessment, 16 scored 4.5 or higher and exited ESL, and 6 met the mid-year criteria to exit. 16:59
    • The presenter said 50 graduating seniors earned the Seal of Biliteracy and 8 of them received the seal in 2 languages. 19:24
  5. Correspondence and committee reports 22:30
    • The only committee that met this month discussed banners, a one-page advertisement and printed informational materials at a July 21st meeting. 22:30
    • The committee reports motion was approved. 24:24
  6. Personnel 25:16
    • A district staff member presented appointments, 11 resignation and retirement items, a leave of absence, transfers, salary guide advancements, mentor teachers, substitutes, tutors and an increment withholding. 25:24
    • The personnel motion was approved. 27:24
  7. Curriculum and instruction 27:24
    • A staff member presented professional development, a field trip, curriculum documents and the monthly HIP report. 27:29
    • The curriculum and instruction motion was approved. 28:11
  8. Special education 28:11
    • Items included sending tuition agreements, four consultant agreements and criteria for independent evaluations for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 28:50
    • The special education motion was approved. 29:17
  9. Policy 29:17
    • A district staff member asked the board to suspend Bylaw 0131 requiring 2 readings, to adopt Policy 5516 and Regulation 5516 on student use of internet-enabled devices, and to abolish 2363. 29:23
    • The policy motion was approved. 30:10
  10. Business and finance 30:10
    • Grants, finance, operations and contracts items were presented for the board's approval. 30:15
    • The business and finance motion was approved. 31:12
  11. New staff introductions 31:14
    • A district staff member asked that new staff members in attendance be introduced. 31:14
  12. Public comment 32:10
    • A speaker at public comment asked how the district verifies student addresses and how much is still owed on a 2014 bond. 35:21
    • A speaker said an increase of $560 a year was not feasible, and another asked what would happen to pre-K if grant money went away. 39:07
    • A speaker said the district already owes $33 million on existing bonds and the proposal would add $58 million. 42:42
  13. Board comments and adjournment 53:51
    • Ed Kenney thanked the maintenance crew and teachers for summer work and wished students and families well for the new school year. 54:05
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~55:02

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