BOE Weekly Report

Dear Members of the Board of Education,

I hope this message finds you well. This week has been marked by meaningful moments for our district.

We also celebrated a successful Back to School Night at Eleanor Van Gelder School, where families and staff came together to strengthen the important partnership between home and school. The evening highlighted both the enthusiasm of our students and the dedication of our educators.

Coffee and Conversation was a great success with thirty school community members in attendance. I linked the agenda for the meeting below. However, it was so much more than the agenda; it was an opportunity to get together and connect. I will always be accessible, collaborative, and engaged with our school community.

Thank you, as always, for your support and commitment to our students, staff, and families.

Warm regards,

• QSAC County Meeting - September 16, 2025

• Transition Team Meeting #2 - September 17, 2025

• Coffee and Conversation with the Superintendent - September 18, 2025

• Board of Education Meeting - September 18, 2025

• District Closed - September 23, 2025, for Religious Observance

• Edgewater/Leonia Superintendent's Meeting - September 24, 2025

• District Closed - October 2, 2025, for Religious Observance

• Title I Family Night - October 7, 2025

• Book Fair Family Night at GW - October 8, 2025

• Staff Professional Development - October 13, 2025

• Teachers worked during Targeted Support Planning with the Literacy Coach and administration to prepare for the new Literacy Task directive from the state

• Teachers facilitated grade-level meetings on Wednesday

• Kindergarten students are learning about navigating the building, procedures, and expectations

• Targeted planning sessions (one for each grade)
• Back-to-School night for over 200 EVG families.
• Finalized i-Ready diagnostic testing. Meet with teachers and the Director of Curriculum to analyze data. Also facilitated makeup testing.
• Planned and led the Wednesday staff meeting. Introduced staff to i-Ready data reports (Reviewed both student and class level reports and the family report that will be sent home soon)
• Did two formal observations and 11 other classroom visits with notes for teachers.

• The department continues to review student IEPs to ensure readiness for the upcoming school year. Collaboration with case managers and general education staff has been ongoing to support smooth transitions and implementation.

• Continued to troubleshoot ongoing tech issues

• Genesis, ClassLink, LinkIt

• Met with support teams within each platform

• Facilitated Targeted Support Planning Meetings at both EVG and GW

• ELA District Assessment Review and Expectations

• Literacy Task Assessment Administration Review

• Conducted Literacy Task Administration Training for grade 3

• Continued development of the district’s ESEA Grant

• Attended the NJDOE’s virtual training on the new NJSLA assessment

• Met with the ESL Coordinator to review job description, annual responsibilities, and role expectations

• Met with Title I Tutoring Coordinators to review job description, program tasks, and expectations

• Began development of the Spring 2025 NJSLA Assessment Data Presentation

• Agenda preparation

• BOE Meeting

• Answered a variety of questions related to the budget and agenda

• Supported Business Office personnel on a variety of matters
• Met with the Superintendent of Schools regarding EA to SBA

• Projects are ongoing in both GW and EVG
• Mr. Gannon meets with building and district administration daily to go over a variety of items related to the buildings and grounds
• Custodial staff does a fantastic job maintaining the buildings and assisting throughout the day

• None at this time.