Hawthorne Public School District board meeting, Aug 18, 2026
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Hawthorne board hears bell-to-bell plans and dual enrollment offerings for 26-27 14:54
- Board committee chairs and liaisons gave reports, including a description by Abigail Goff of a possible phlebotomy and patient care certification program costing about $3,400 per student. 19:17
- During discussion of curriculum resolutions, a speaker described the dual enrollment partnerships for the 26-27 school year, and one board member said $2.4 million out of the district budget goes to BCTVS and that the funding formula needs to change. 28:40
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Item by item (10)
- Opening and approval of minutes 9:44
- Superintendent's report 12:32
- The superintendent said Lincoln Middle School welcomed more than 100 incoming 6th graders for leadership camp and that 12 new staff members would attend new teacher orientation. 12:38
- The superintendent said acceptance letters went to the first group of middle school students selected for the new 1A program, with a meeting for accepted students and parents set for Tuesday, August 25th at 6 PM. 12:38
- The superintendent said the district is preparing to implement the NJDOE Bell-to-Bell instructional expectations and would send more information that week. 14:56
- Committee and liaison reports 16:42
- Alex Clavijo reported that a payroll consultant would be brought back at $63 per hour with a $4,000 cap and that auditors reduced the amount owed to the state from $62,000 to $57,310.10. 16:56
- Abigail Goff described a certification program for phlebotomy and patient care of about 250 hours, with an all-in cost of about $3,400 per student. 20:17
- Abigail Goff said Hawthorne High School now qualifies for Title I and that the district's transition program for 18 to 21-year-olds is anticipating 8 students this year. 20:18
- Curriculum and instruction resolutions 27:22
- Abigail Goff moved resolutions CI 1 through CI 26 on behalf of the Committee on Curriculum and Instruction. 27:28
- A speaker described the dual enrollment partnerships in CI 20 for the 26-27 school year, including offerings with Fairleigh Dickinson University, Ramapo, Passaic County Community College and Seton Hall. 28:40
- One board member said $2.4 million out of the district budget goes to BCTVS and that the funding formula needs to change. 33:01
- Personnel resolutions 38:40
- Jen Ehrentraut read personnel resolutions P1 through P34 and highlighted P29, which approves reclassification of instructional staff on the teacher salary guide. 38:42
- Alex Clavijo asked how the P34 academic coordinator relates to the high school, and a staff member said the position oversees high school students in an academic study rather than using substitute teachers. 43:14
- Finance and administration resolutions 44:00
- Monthly bill list 45:13
- It was recommended that the board approve the bill list for the month of August 2026. 45:18
- Buildings and grounds resolutions 45:49
- Policy resolutions 46:50
- Public comment and board comments 48:06
- No one spoke at the public comment period. ~48:06
- Alex Clavijo thanked those who facilitated a facilities walkthrough of the high school and commended those responsible for leadership camp. 48:26
- A speaker raised recent flooding and the district's field, and a staff member said the district was in good shape. 50:18
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Video: posted by the district as “BOE Regular Meeting 8-18-26”