THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY

TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026

MEETING AGENDA

of the Metuchen Board of Education

Metuchen High School

400 Grove Avenue

Metuchen, NJ  08840

1. Call to Order

2. Flag Salute

3. Notice of Meeting

I hereby make this statement to indicate compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act known as Chapter 231 of the Public Laws of New Jersey, 1975, which became effective 90 days after enactment, January 19, 1976.

Notice of this meeting was given by providing the location, time and date of this meeting, and posting of the same on the front door of the Board of Education offices, by delivering copies to the Borough Hall and the Metuchen Public Library, The Home News and Tribune, and by filing a copy with the Borough Clerk as prescribed by this law.

4. Roll Call

5. Showcase of Success

❖    MHS Spring Musical

The MHS Footlighters will present the musical Shrek on Friday, March 13th, Saturday March 14th, and Sunday, March 15th. Tickets are available at MHSFootlighters.org, or at the door of the performances. In Shrek, a group of unlikely heroes discover what it means to be authentically themselves. Tonight, seniors Ryan Stein, who plays Shrek, Miles Gordon who plays Donkey, & Manali Weller, who plays Fiona, will sing an excerpt from the show, performing the song: Who I'd Be.

❖     Winter Sports Champions

MHS Girls Track Team 

Sectional Champions

Ella Andersen

Kadijata Bah

Jocelyn Branch

Makenna Bruns

Maria DiFino

Olivia Irving

Sabrina Kandel

Julia Kelly

Amber Murray

Lucy Ongteco

Lola Petro

Ella Regan

Madeline Sinclair

Rose Surgan

Jordana Woods

Taylor Zaneto

Sectional Champion

State Group I Champion

400m

Makenna Bruns

Sectional Champion

800m

Rose Surgan

Sectional Champion

55m Hurdles

Julia Kelly

GMC Champions

Sectional Champions

State Group I Champions

4x400m Relay

Kadijata Bah

Makenna Bruns

Sabrina Kandel

Rose Surgan

MHS Boys Basketball Team

White Division Champions

Brandon Arthur

Drew Chonka

Colin Gawronski

Cameron Hayes-Durina

Bravian Jung

Ian Jung

Peter Khain

Ellis Kirin

Kyle McPartlan

Benjamin Oakes

Reece Osborn-Jones

Alexander Perez

Matthew Smith

Layne Taylor

Luis Vigo

MHS Girls Swim Team

White Division Champions

Karen Blevins

Lily Bohra

Ashley Chen

Isabella Cosenza

Evalyn Deng

Maya Girin

Callie Hanbridge

Emma Hogan

Mirabella Hom

Mira Karwowski

Eloise Koscs

Elizabeth Lau

Chelsea Lu

Lucy Magee

Janhavi Malik

Lia Petersen

Janice Yip

GMC Champion

500m Freestyle

Lily Bohra

MHS Wrestling

GMC Champion

Celeste Falkovich

District Champion

Daniel Montemurno

Edgar Swim Team

Undefeated

Emma Begarney

Nolan Begarney

Levi Bohra

Katherine Cosenza

Cal Crawford

Joseph Cuomo

Lucas Dascalu

Christina Donohue

Jonah Dreyfus

Calvin Dupuis

Courtney Farrell

Alexandra Gumbrecht

Olivia Lazar-Galoiu

Sebastian Lazar-Galoiu

Daniel Ma

Zoe Mojica

Kayla Nalepa

Robert North

Ashley Ouyang

Olivia Palmer

William Petersen

Shane Soe

John Styner

Sofia Vega Sanchez

Thomas Whittington

Jayden Yip

Bryan Zheng

Edgar Wrestling Team

Undefeated

Anushervon Bahridinov

Alexander Boudouvas

Evan De La Garza

Jacob Feldmann

Christian Guiendon

Jack Hale

Jackson Hassett

Gabriel Kaiser

Cameron Lamela

Alister Liu

Declan Logan

Jeven Londono

Chace Lynch

Justin Montemurno

Michael Mudalel

Noah Mikholus Sanchez

Bezhan Tabarov

Matteo Yannaccone

Jackson Zazzi

6. Meeting Open to the Public (for any topic)

7. Presentations 

❖ School Based, Athletics and Special Eduation Budget Presentations

8. Reports

• President’s Report

• Superintendent's Report 

• Committee Reports

• Student Board Member Report

9. Old Business

10. New Business

11. Approval of Minutes of the Board of Education Meetings

12. Meeting Open to the Public (for any topic)

13. Recommendations of the Superintendent of Schools

(at this time the Board will take formal action on the following items – see attachments)

Oftentimes it may appear to members of our audience that the Board of Education takes action with very little comment and in many cases a unanimous vote. Before a matter is placed on the agenda at a public meeting, the administration has thoroughly reviewed the matter with the Superintendent of Schools. If the Superintendent is satisfied that the matter is ready to be presented to the Board of Education, it is then referred to the appropriate board committee. The members of the board committee work with administration and the Superintendent to assure that the members fully understand the matter. When the committee is satisfied with the matter, it is presented to the Board of Education for discussion before any final action is taken. Only then, is it placed on the agenda for action at a public meeting.

1. PERSONNEL

Motion/Second/Comments/Roll Call

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2. FINANCE

Motion/Second/Comments/Roll Call

1.    Professional Development

    Move to approve the following professional development activities as shown on the following chart: 

2.    Nonpublic Security Aid

    Move to approve the following nonpublic security aid for the 2025-2026 school year. These expenditures are required for the district to fulfill certain legal obligations under state legislation to administer federal or state funds provided to nonpublic schools within our jurisdiction:

3.    In-District Transportation Routes

    Move to approve the following daily routes for in-district transportation routes for Edgar Middle School and Campbell School with George Dapper Inc. for the 2026-2027 school year and do not exceed $520,693.56:

4.    Athletic Transportation Routes

    Move to approve the following rates for athletic transportation routes with George Dapper Inc. for the 2026-2027 school year and do not exceed $15,000:

5.   Payment of Bills

a)  Board Secretary’s Certification

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6:20-2A.10(d), the Board Secretary has certified that as of March 10, 2026 no budgetary line item accounts have obligations and payments which exceed the amount appropriated by the Board of Education.

         ________________________________________                  _______________

Michael A. Harvier, Board Secretary                         Date

b)  Approve the Following Items Submitted by the Board Secretary

Payment of bills and claims, as shown on the attached list(s) that have been certified by the Board of Education and filed in the Business Office.

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3. POLICY

Motion/Second/Comments/Roll Call

1.    Suspensions

The Board hereby acknowledges receipt of the suspension report summary for February 23, 2026 - March 6, 2026. 

2.    Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying

    Move to affirm the findings of the previously reported case.

• EMS013026001

• EMS020426001

3.    Second Reading of Policies and Regulations

Move to approve the second readings of the following policies and regulations:

• P142.1        Nepotism (M)

• P1220        Employment of Chief School Administrator (M) 

• P 1552        Sexual Harassment – Staff (M)

• R 1552     Sexual Harassment – Staff (M)

• P 3362     Sexual Harassment (Abolished)

• R 3362     Sexual Harassment of Teaching Staff Members Complaint  

Procedure (Abolished)

• P 4352     Sexual Harassment (Abolished)

• R 4352        Sexual Harassment of Support Staff Members Complaint 

Procedure (Abolished)

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4. CURRICULUM

Motion/Second/Comments/Roll Call

1.    Field Trips

Move to approve the following field trips for students in the Metuchen School District  as shown: 

2.    ESSA Grant Carryover

Approve the district’s ESSA Grant Carryover for the 2025-2026 school year:

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14. Meeting Open to Public (for any topic)

15. Announcements

16. Motion to Go Into Executive Session (when applicable)

Resolution to Close Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the Sunshine Act, N.J.S. 10:4-12 and 13, that the Board of Education will now meet in executive session to discuss _____________________________________ and that matters discussed will be disclosed to the public as soon as the reason for confidentiality no longer exist.

17. Adjournment