Glassboro holds Board of Education Meeting

Technology is changing the way we approach education, especially in Glassboro NJ. During their board of education meeting on September 21,2022 the topic of technology and how it was being implemented in school learning was discussed.

Charles Chuck Baur, director of the IT department started his position on February 24 2022. The department has recently been filled with a lot of new hires for different job titles. Baur's goal is to improve the relationship between staff and students that they help in all the different schools they work with. This includes issues such as their response time, and addressing tickets quickly. Over the summer, there was intern-miter school closing, which created challenges. Access to the network and keeping track of missing materials were just a few of the difficulties that they were facing, according to Baur’s report. In the summer of 2023, Baur and his team are looking to replace the laptops 390 that students currently use.

Baur notes that this will affect both staff and high school students. Due to Covid-19, there have been backup in part shipment causing a shortage and repaired delays. The department also takes into account that device damage is expected to happen, so they have created video guidelines for parents and staff to identify damaged products and submit a request. There are currently a few missing laptops. On a brighter note, Baur and his colleagues are working with technology that is changing the ways students are being taught. These panels are for staff to use to educate their students in more interactive learning experiences.

An issue that Covid-19 had also arisen was equity and inclusion.There are a few programs that are being used to address this matter. The district is offering parents with wireless hot spot. These can be taken home, for students who are in need of accessing the school network system. Parents will need to fill out forms to get one. Parents are to return these wireless hotspots after use. More information parents can contact Susan Kornicki.

Susan Kornicki, supervisor of intrusion and curriculum, is the person who oversees a lot of things, including clear touch ambassadors,who are individuals that go around in school and classroom to help teachers learn how to use their panels. She presented the instructional annual technology report.The instruction agenda was put into motion and it carried 7-0-0.

Another subject discussed during the Glassboro board of education meeting was NJCAP Grant. CAP is statewide child abuse prevention program, it is a program that is funded and supported by the NJ Department of Children and Families. CAP works with local school districts, parents, teacher associations, home school groups and other community groups. On Wednesday the board approved submission and acceptance of the NJCAP grant for the year 2022-2023. This also allows the schools to have adult workshops, created by NJCAP, these workshops are meant to train individuals to recognize abuse and learn how to help when someone is in need. These are programs meant to be taught to secondary and elementary schools students that involve role-playing and detailed training.

Other grants that were mentioned were education foundation grants.

In an opportunity for the public to address the board Tysha Jefferies, a resident of Glassboro, read a letter from her son, bringing attention to an issue that they are currently facing with Glassboro high school. The board stated that they are doing their best to work with Jefferies to come to a resolution. This is currently an ongoing situation, with no new updates.