Glen Rock BOE Meeting Highlights
June 23rd, 2025
The Board of Education appointed Ms. Kelly Hughes as the principal of Byrd Elementary
The Board of Education extends it congratulations to Ms. Hughes, welcomes her to Glen Rock and wishes her all the best in her new position. Pictured below is Ms. Hughes, her parents, boyfriend Colin and his children Gavin and Tommy.
The Board of Education recognized the following students for their contributions to the technology department and BOE meetings
The following students were recognized:
- Connor Bratspies (pictured)
- Nathan DeLibero (pictured)
- Lara Hernandez
- Craig Hillyer
- Saanj Selarka
The Board of Education recognized the Boy's Baseball team for their success this year
The Baseball team was the 2025 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Baseball North 1 Group 2 Sectional Champions and Bergen County Group 1 & 2 Team of the Year. Players and coaches recognized were as follows:
- Ben Kaufman
- Nick Atme
- Ryan Loren
- Casey Loren
- Maddox Tennant
- Kenny Rodriguez
- Jack Spitaleri
- Daniel Stutzke
- John Colonna
- Evan Lagemann
- Peter Lagemann
- Zack Silberstein
- Sean Loren
- Andy Arrighi
- Wyatt Morrissey
- Sean Spitaleri
- Luca Lanza-Ronquillo
- Michael Cohen
- Nikhil Lalwani
- Aidan Alvino
Coach - Steve Spitaleri
The Board of Education recognized the Boy's Winter Track team for their success this year
The Boy's Track team was the 2025 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Winter Track North 1 Group 1 Sectional Champions. Players and coaches recognized were as follows:
- Connor Bejot
- Brennan Donatelli
- Grant Haley
- Christopher Allison
- Sebastian Balbi
- Tobin Caswell
- Kevin Chen
- John Finn
- Wyatt Kaufman
- Jaskaran Kocar
- Aidan Lee
- Noah Lee
- Kacper Majewski
- Santiago Sotomayor
- Daniel Stutzke
- Mason Weiss
- Evan Yuzon
- Rick Berrouet
- Leighton Kelly
- Jack Manley
- Neil Saxena
- Tyler Caswell
- Jake Dreyer
- Kaleb Shim
- Devin Smith
- Jeremy Thurber
- Harrison Wortley
Coaches - Brian Weinberg and Stacie Gallo
The Board of Education approved the following revised job descriptions in addition to abolishing the existing job description as listed below
Revised
- Confidential Administrative Assistant to School Business Administrator/Board Secretary
- Payroll Manager
- Accounting Coordinator
- Abolished:
- Accounting Clerk
The Board of Education had a 2nd reading and adoption of the following policies
The Board of Education approved the Virtual or Remote Instruction Plan during a district closure lasting more than three consecutive school days due to a declared state of emergency, declared public health emergency or a public health-related closure for the 2025-2026 school year.
The plan is posted to the district page and can be found by clicking on the link below.
The Board of Education approved Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP (SPSK) be appointed to provide legal services for the 2025-2026 school year
The Board of Education and administration look forward very much to working with SPSK.
The Board of Education approved the renewal of the contract with Strauss Esmay Associates for policy alert and support system in the amount of $5,015.00 for the 2025-2026 school year
Strauss Esmay provides policy updates for the district that align to state and administrative codes and laws.
The Board of Education approved rejoining the NJSIAA for its athletic teams
The Board of Education approved the non-resident tuition rates for the 2025-2026 school year
Please find below tuition rates for the 2025-2026 school year.
The Board of Education accepted the very generous donations
The Board of Education thanks the Yoo family, GR Boosters and the O'Shea Foundation for their generosity and commitment to Glen Rock Public Schools.
The Board of Education approved a withdrawal of $1,363,200.00 from capital reserve
The monies will be used to fund the replacement of Rooftop Units #18, 24, 11, 15, and 5 at GRHS-MS.
The Board of Education accepted a credit in the amount of $92,500.55 from the contractor FAI-GON Electric, Inc.
The credit closes out the lower field light project. Credited monies will be returned to capital reserve.
The Board of Education approved the following teachers for a September 1st, 2025 start date
The Board of Education welcomes Ms. Cinquino, Mr. Devlin, Mr. Kilday, Ms. LoDestro and Ms. Territo to Glen Rock Schools and wishes them all a long, happy and rewarding career here in Glen Rock.
- Nancy Cinquino - Middle School Family & Consumer Science Teacher
- Brian Devlin - Middle/High School Computer Science Teacher
- Joseph Kilday - Hamilton School Physical Education Teacher
- Samantha LoDestro - Middle School English Teacher
- Marisa Territo Middle School English Teacher
The Board of Education approved professional development, conferences and workshops for staff in the amount in the amount of $5,950.18
Some of the workshops and conferences include:
Next Glen Rock Board of Education Meeting - COW Meeting
The Board of Education meeting will occur in the HS/MS cafeteria. The public portion of the meeting will start at 7:00 pm.