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- Salvatore BalsamoVice President
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Nutley board agenda includes policies for state cell phone law 1:11
- Salvatore Balsamo said the agenda included policies for the state cell phone law and that the board stands behind working toward a solution for bring your own devices to the extent the law allows. 1:11
- The superintendent gave a report on preparations for the 2026-27 school year, including the transition of 6th grade to John H. Walker Middle School and an emphasis on inclusive education. 2:13
- Salvatore Balsamo read a resolution for the board to recess to a closed executive session to discuss personnel contracts and legal issues. 16:46
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Item by item (11)
- Opening and meeting notice 0:04
- Salvatore Balsamo read the open public meetings notice and said the board president could not attend the meeting. 0:04
- Salvatore Balsamo said the agenda included policies for the state cell phone law and that the board would move toward a bring your own devices solution to the extent the law allows. 1:11
- A staff member reported no correspondence, and Salvatore Balsamo called for a motion to approve past minutes. 1:55
- Superintendent's report 2:06
- The superintendent said the district is moving forward with a pathway to send students to be educated for electrical trades and is welcoming 38 new faculty and staff members. 2:13
- The superintendent said the renovation at John H. Walker Middle School is complete and described the move of 6th grade there as the first step toward a 6-8 model. 4:41
- The superintendent said students who need to bring their own device must register using a Google Form, and that students will have half days on Wednesday, September 2nd, and Thursday, September 3rd. 6:29
- Business administrator's report 8:30
- Academic Committee report 9:04
- Hearing of citizens 10:06
- A speaker at public comment raised concerns about staffing continuity in the ERI program at Washington School and said a question about whether a full-time teacher was assigned had not been answered. 11:23
- A staff member said an LRT teacher for the ERI class was on the agenda for approval, as well as the other full-time teacher there. 13:03
- Academic resolutions 13:16
- Administration resolutions 14:17
- Finance resolutions 14:45
- Daniel Fraginals moved finance resolutions 1 through 18 as written. 14:49
- Policy resolution 15:46
- Nicholas Scotti moved Policy Resolution 1 as written, and the board held a roll call vote. 15:46
- Personnel resolution 16:07
- Teri Quirk moved Personnel Resolution Number 1 as written. 16:17
- Executive session 16:46
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Video: posted by the district as “Nutley Board of Education Meeting 2026-08-24”