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Freehold Township school board hears district goals focused on student achievement 25:52

  • A district staff member presented the district's goals for the year, which the staff member said were focused on student achievement and rooted in iReady performance data from the '25-'26 school year. 25:52
  • The goals included raising the share of kindergartners meeting a letter naming fluency expectation from 86% to 90%, and moving 89% of identified 1st graders to a score of at least 434. 27:36
  • Committee representatives moved personnel and policy, curriculum, and finance, facilities and transportation items. 46:16
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and minutes 15:02
    • The meeting was called to order and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 15:02
    • A roll call was taken, and a motion and second were made to approve the September 8th, 2026 regular meeting minutes. ~16:27
  2. President's remarks 17:02
    • The president said the back-to-school nights attended were well attended by parents. 17:02
    • The president reminded the board that this is the NJ SBA convention month and said an email might go out about a board dinner there. 17:29
  3. Administrative report 18:49
    • A district administrator said this is the district's monitoring year, with February 1st set as the evaluation day, and said concerns had been voiced about how student growth would be measured. 18:49
    • The administrator said a meeting had been requested with state legislators about a proposed bill relative to Chapter 44 that could have significant impact on the district budget. 18:49
    • A staff member described school activities planned for Week of Respect and School Violence Awareness Week in October. 21:35
  4. District goals presentation 25:33
    • A staff member said this year's goals were set by grade level, with targets raised 4 percentage points over last year's results. 26:02
    • Renata Brand asked what percentage of students would be at or above grade level at the end of the year based on iReady. 31:31
    • The staff member said 87% of targeted 3rd graders were expected to reach grade level proficiency and said NJSLA scores would be presented in November. 31:42
  5. Budget calendar and secretary certification 40:14
    • The business administrator presented the '27-'28 budget calendar and said it was the same as in recent years and is a requirement of QSAC. 40:19
    • The business administrator certified that as of August 31st, 2026, no line item had been overspent and sufficient funds were available for the rest of the fiscal year. 42:07
  6. Personnel, policy and communications items 42:42
    • A committee representative said the committee did not meet and moved items including first reading of policies, resignations, new employment, leaves of absence and substitutes. 46:16
    • The board held a roll call on the items. 47:42
  7. Curriculum items 48:13
    • A committee representative said the Curriculum Committee did not meet and moved course reimbursement and home instruction items. 48:13
  8. Finance, facilities and transportation items 48:53
    • A committee representative said the committee discussed a transportation appeal, facility use, a referendum update and proposed Chapter 44 legislation, and said the roofs are all done except for some flashing. 48:53
    • The representative moved items including bills and claims, transfers, a contract with W.E. Mason Interiors and a contract for referendum furniture. 48:53
  9. New business and adjournment 51:44
    • During new business, a speaker encouraged everyone to check their training schedules for required courses and said the speaker believed the courses were given in Atlantic City as an alternative to the online version. 51:44
    • The board opened a second public participation period and then took a motion to adjourn. 51:44

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Video: posted by the district as “Freehold Township School District Board of Education Meeting 09/29/2026”