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Long Hill Township School District board meeting, Jul 13, 2026

1 h 33 min

Reading and test scores ▶ 5:15

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Long Hill administrators report on district goals, iReady results and Learning Commons survey 1:47

  • A district staff member outlined four annual district goals aligned with the strategic plan, covering teaching and learning, a mentoring pilot, the new Learning Commons at the middle school and building community. 1:47
  • Justin Foster asked about testing timelines and benchmarking the survey against state numbers, and Kim Case asked about the number of survey respondents. 21:50
  • Kim Case moved the board to resolutions and called for motions on the minutes, financials and personnel. 1:25:56
  • Justin Foster announced an intent to resign from the board effective September 1st. 1:29:12
Item by item (12)
  1. District goals overview 1:16
    • A staff member said the strategic plan produced four goals and the district created annual district goals aligned directly with them. 1:47
    • The staff member said one goal measured whether at least 75% of students met Tier 1 goals in ELA during at least 2 MTSS instructional cycles. 3:57
  2. Reading and math diagnostic results 5:15
    • A staff member said districtwide reading results went from 47% of students on or above grade level to 74%, and math went from 34% to 69%. 5:15
    • Justin Foster asked whether the 1-to-1 ratio would shorten the testing timeline and whether iReady scores could be correlated with state assessments. 21:50
    • The staff member said NJSLA and end-of-year data would be compared at data meetings on August 31st, September 1st and 2nd. 23:43
  3. Teaching and learning goal 24:56
    • A presenter said the district fell a little short of the 75% Tier 1 ELA benchmark goal in the first MTSS cycle, met the goal with a composite of 77% in cycle 2 and reached 84% in cycle 3. 24:56
    • The presenter said planning for next year's professional development has already started. 29:08
  4. Peer mentoring pilot program 31:00
    • Staff members said 7th graders at Central Middle School and 1st graders at Gillette exchanged letters during the year and ended with a live Google Meet between the two classes. 32:53
    • Karen Nyquist asked whether the Google Meets were individual, and a staff member said it was a class. 35:11
    • A staff member said the goal is to include as many classes as possible, pairing older students with younger ones. 35:33
  5. School climate survey results 36:04
    • A staff member said Central students declined slightly in relationships and sense of belonging, from 3.01 to 2.92, and named grades 6 through 8 belonging and staff-student relationships as focus areas. 36:04
    • Justin Foster asked about benchmarking against state numbers, and the staff member said none could be found and offered to keep looking. 43:04
    • Kim Case asked whether the district could set goals for the number of survey respondents, and Katie McLennan asked whether results could be broken down by grade level. 43:41
  6. Learning Commons evaluation 50:54
    • A staff member said teachers asked for a reservation system, room for two classes at once, more instructional technology and movable furniture. 53:29
    • A staff member said nearly 80% of survey respondents rated the Learning Commons renovation as good or excellent. 54:34
    • A staff member said recommendations included a makerspace, charging stations and improved sound management, to be evaluated as funding becomes available. 55:46
  7. Building community goal and next steps 57:45
    • A staff member said the district communication plan used monthly parent sessions, weekly e-blasts, emails and board reports. 58:22
    • A staff member said proposed district goals for 2026⁠-⁠27 would be shared with the board at its August goal-setting meeting. 1:03:14
  8. Board member resignation communication 1:05:44
    • A staff member reported that a board member was resigning from the board effective that day. 1:05:47
  9. Committee and liaison reports 1:06:24
    • Karen Nyquist said 2 new out-of-district placements could mean potentially $350,000 that is not budgeted. 1:13:22
    • Alexander D'Jamoos said unit ventilators were being installed in Central Middle School rooms 10, 11, 12, and 13. 1:18:01
    • Katie McLennan said the Long Hill Ed Foundation provided $24,964 in grants to the district against an annual budget of about $25,000. 1:19:05
  10. Superintendent and business administrator reports 1:22:59
    • The superintendent said the district lost power for 45 minutes after the July 3rd storm and has 65 days from the resignation to appoint someone to the board vacancy. 1:23:07
    • A staff member giving the business administrator's report said the excess fund balance allows the district to replace reserves and put $330,000 toward the future year budget. 1:24:25
  11. Resolutions 1:25:56
    • Kim Case called for motions on the minutes number 1, financials numbers 2 through 26 and personnel numbers 32 to 41. 1:25:56
    • Katie McLennan recused from item 22. 1:26:48
    • Kim Case asked a question about item 31, saying it was supposed to be 26⁠-⁠27, and a staff member said it was for 26⁠-⁠27. 1:27:28
  12. New business and adjournment 1:29:04
    • Justin Foster announced an intent to resign from the board effective September 1st. 1:29:12
    • Kim Case said the board hoped to give Justin Foster a farewell on August 3rd and called for a motion to adjourn. 1:32:05

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Just to give you a little explanation, what it is is that we maintain about— it's $1,500 in the school budget that we donate. And what it's for is for students to rent music equipment. So students that wouldn't be able to afford participating in our music program because they couldn't afford an instrument now may do so.Katie McLennan · BOE Member1:19:05
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Video: posted by the district as “LHTSD Board of Education Meeting, 07/13/2026”