Highlights From Nov. Holmdel Board Of Ed. Meeting

HOLMDEL, NJ — Provided by the Holmdel school district, here are highlights from Wednesday's Holmdel Board of Education meeting. The Board of Ed.:

• Recognized a moment of silence for the passing of high school nurse Alexandra McKechnie and special education monitor Michael Ackerman.

• Celebrated Holmdel High School’s Girls Tennis Team and Boys Soccer Team for earning the title of New Jersey Group 2 Champions!

• Accepted a donation of “Buddy Benches” from the Village School Parent School Association. “Buddy Benches” are designed to create “safe spaces” for students to foster friendships on playgrounds.

• Accepted a donation of the novel “Eleven” by Tom Rogers from the William R. Satz School Parent Support Group for a school-wide literacy initiative.

• Approved the submission of the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC) Statement of Assurance for the 2017-2018 school year to the New Jersey Department of Education with a district score of 100% in all five areas of accountability.
• Approved SSP Architectural Group to provide professional architectural services for the Holmdel 2020 projects.

• Discussed the ongoing work of various board committees via sharing of monthly reports (see all posted committee reports here).

• Discussed a first draft of the 2018-2019 School Year Calendar.
• Accepted comments from the public on a variety of topics, including 5th Grade Math, the Gifted and Talented Program (Voyagers) scheduling, and Course Placement criteria for 2018-2019 (See criteria for grades 6-8 here and grades 9-12 here).

Read the full meeting agenda or listen to the audio on the district website.

Read the Superintendent’s report to the Board here.

The next meeting of the Holmdel Board of Education is scheduled for December 20, 2017 at 8 p.m. at William R. Satz School.

Photo of Satz school by Carly Baldwin/Patch