$5.44M in Spending, New Film Rules, and Data Center Limits- John’s Notes on the 7/7 Council Meeting
The June 16th meeting saw a $10M+ bond, OPRA fees, the appointment of a new Councilmember and AI Data Center...
More Than $10M in Bonding, OPRA Fees, and Political Fireworks: Inside the June 16 Summit Council Agenda
A few big items are coming back for the 6/16 Summit Council meeting including three bond ordinances and the OPRA...
Summit BOE’s Year-End Agenda: $5M Bills List, Reserve Transfers and Summer Hiring Authority
The meeting starts with recognizing ’25-’26 retirees along with a presentation on the Rutgers Waksman Student Scholars Program. The superintendent’s...
SAT Score Showdown: How Our 7 Districts Ranked Statewide
We cover proficiency scores because they are the more relevant indicator in evaluating how well schools are teaching however, there...
NJDOE 2026 Special Education Determinations: Our 7 Dashboard Districts Meet Requirements But Details Vary
The NJDOE released its 2026 Local Special Education Profiles and Determinations this week which gives us an understanding of how...
High Price Tag on Police Transparency, Big Spending, and Packet Confusion: Inside the June 3 Summit Council Agenda
The agenda for the 06/03 Summit Council meeting starts much the same as the last one – a closed session...
This Week at NJ21st: School Dashboard Trends, AI Student Surveillance and $2.9M Bonds
This week was packed, and it feels like we covered almost every topic, so let’s get started because there is...
7 Districts, 5 Years, 1 Dashboard: A Comparative Performance Summary
Across our 7-District group proficiency rebounded from the 2021–22 post-pandemic testing period but not evenly across subjects and still below...
Summit by the Numbers: Part 3 of Our 7-District Performance Comparison
The Third of Seven Reports on our 7-District Dashboard We’ll start with the housekeeping and go over the same spiel...
Ovens, Crocs and a $100K Blind Spot: The Summit Council Agenda
The agenda for this week’s Common Council Meeting starts where we left off last time – a closed session with...