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Jackson Township School District Board of Education

12 meetings on our record, 8 of them from the past year and 4 with unconfirmed dates · typical meeting 1 h 22 min · 7,628 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Sep 16, 2026
Jackson school board reviews graduation assessment and English learner test scoresPlay 32:37
Newest meeting we have
Sep 16, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)
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On the board: Megan Gardella, Board President · Allison Barocas, Board member · Tina Kas, Board member · Brian McCarron, Board Vice President · Erica Osmond, Board member · Tara Rivera, Board member · Michael Walsh, Board member

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 2 h 12 minWednesday, September 16, 2026Jackson school board reviews graduation assessment and English learner test scoresChronic absenteeismPhones in schoolReading and test scoresSpeakers: Megan Gardella, Brian McCarron, Allison Barocas, Tina Kas and 2 more
Play 32:37
Board meeting · 41 minWednesday, August 19, 2026Jackson school board hears first-reading policy requiring devices off and away bell to bellBudget cuts and layoffsPhones in schoolSpeakers: Brian McCarron, Allison Barocas
Play 9:01
Board meeting · 1 h 21 minWednesday, July 15, 2026Jackson board takes up flag football as high school spring sportChronic absenteeismSafety, weapons and policeSpeakers: Megan Gardella, Brian McCarron, Allison Barocas, Erica Osmond
Play 1:08:42
Board meeting · 33 minWednesday, May 20, 2026Speakers: Michael Walsh
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The board

Who talks on this board

Minutes speaking per full board meeting · 8 board meetings, Dec 17, 2025 – Sep 16, 2026 · talk time only, never tone or stance

Listed by seat2 members were seated for fewer than 8 board meetings on our record, leaving 3 to compare; we rank at 4.
Coverage: about 62% of members’ speaking time named (53%–63%)

Minutes = time we heard them speak per meeting, from the speech we have named so far, so each is a floor: at least that much.

Runs the meeting
Megan GardellaBoard President · runs the meeting, not rankedShare3.7min, at least4 of 8meetings heard, of those while seated—runs the meeting, counted apart1.5questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · listed by seat
Allison BarocasBoard memberShare0.9min, at least5 of 8meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.6questions asked per meeting, at least
Tina KasBoard member · We could name only 24% of the speech they may have given; we rank at 30%Share0.4min, at least3 of 8meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.7questions asked per meeting, at least
Brian McCarronBoard Vice PresidentShare1.6min, at least6 of 8meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Erica OsmondBoard member · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.5min, at least2 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Tara RiveraBoard member · Seated for 3 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.0min, at least1 of 3meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Michael WalshBoard memberShare1.1min, at least6 of 8meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked2.0questions asked per meeting, at least

Minutes speaking per full board meeting held while seated; a meeting they missed or stayed silent in counts as zero · bar = minutes named so far · talk time only, never tone or stance · Hamlet

Meetings on our record
All 12 meetings on our record
On the map · Phones in school

August 19, 2026

The board discussed phones in school.

Its first meeting on phones in the year we read; phones came up at 2 of its meetings.

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Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Budget and finance13%2%–23%
Public comment5%2%–10%
Ceremony and recognition3%0%–8%
Safety and discipline2%0%–7%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 45% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 12 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 8; 6 had at least one. The busiest, on Sep 16, 2026, heard from 6.

    6 on Sep 16, 20266 speakers3 speakers1.5 a meeting on average
    Attendance

    The roll call at 7 of the 12 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it

    Roll-call attendance, member by meeting
    MemberSep 16Aug 19Jul 15May 20Apr 29Mar 18Jan 21Dec 17
    Michael WalshPresentNot recordedNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Allison BarocasPresentNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Megan GardellaPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Brian McCarronPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recorded
    Tina KasPresentNot recordedNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Erica OsmondPresentNot recordedNot recordedPresentPresentNot recordedPresentPresent
    Tara RiveraPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent

    PresentNot shownNot recorded

    Federal district ID 3407740 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district