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Stanhope Borough School District board meeting, Jul 29, 2026

48 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Stanhope board approves first reading of policies on transporting students in private vehicles 32:10

  • A district staff member described policies 8660 and 8662, which cover staff and parents transporting students in private or district-owned vehicles, and recommended approval of the first reading. 32:10
  • Speakers asked what qualifications parent drivers would need, and the staff member read requirements including advance written approval for each instance and vehicle standards. 37:13
  • The board carried a motion on education action items 1 and 2 after a roll call vote. 43:49
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and roll call 12:15
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call, and a staff member said there was a quorum. 12:15
    • The open public meetings notice and the district mission and vision statements were read. 12:46
  2. School safety data presentation 12:46
    • A district staff member reported that the school year ended with 3 incidents, 2 restraints, 0 seclusions and 5 HIB investigations that were alleged but unfounded. 13:46
    • The staff member also reported 28 HIB trainings for staff and 14 HIB programs for students, with a new report expected at the January meeting. 14:07
  3. Administrative report and project updates 14:56
    • A district staff member said the ice cream social would be held Monday, August 31st at 4 PM and students return September 2nd. 15:47
    • The staff member said the district still had not hired a physical therapist and had scheduled 6 interviews for paraprofessional positions. 19:33
    • The staff member said the parking lot project was on track to be completed within the next couple weeks and that replacing the swing set would cost $17,000. 20:57
  4. Curriculum updates 23:05
    • A district staff member said a state directive requires cursive instruction in grades 3, 4, and 5, and new cursive curriculum was provided to the board. 23:05
    • The staff member said the goal was to give the board new art, music, and STEM curriculum for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade by August 15th. 24:23
    • The staff member said all but about 10 students would get their top 3 elective choices, and electives would be delivered in trimesters. 24:58
  5. Board president's report 26:13
    • The board president said a community forum on regionalization was held July 6th and a page with study data and a public email address was set up on Lenape Valley's webpage. 26:13
    • A staff member asked board members to say whether they planned to attend the school boards conference in October. 27:35
  6. Public comment, reports and minutes 28:06
    • No one spoke at the first public session. 28:06
    • The board took a voice vote on minutes of the prior regular meeting and executive session. 28:06
  7. Administrative action items and prep time agreement 28:28
    • A district staff member said teacher preps would move to 40 minutes from 42, with teachers receiving an additional prep per week under a memorandum of agreement. 29:32
    • The staff member said K-5 students would receive a 3rd day of PE each week. 30:31
  8. Policy action items on student transportation 31:51
    • A district staff member said policy 8660 would allow selected staff and parents to transport students to school events, and policy 8662 covers staff transporting students home using private or district-owned vehicles. 32:10
    • The staff member said policy 8662 requires yearly physicals, background checks and a list sent to the county office by August 15th. 32:10
    • One speaker suggested parent drivers should be fingerprinted. 40:44
  9. Education action items 43:49
    • A staff member announced that the motion carried. 44:10
  10. Personnel action items 44:11
    • Business services action items 45:34
      • A staff member announced that the motion carried. 46:26
    • New business and adjournment 46:28
      • Under new business, Carmen Pico thanked fellow board members for their help. 46:48
      • No one spoke at the second public session, and the board voted to adjourn. 47:39

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    Video: posted by the district as “Stanhope Board of Education - Regular Meeting 7/29/2026”