Board reviews strategic plan progress; district to publish first 'Highlander Press' newsletter Nov. 30
August 03, 2025 | West Milford Township Public School District, School Districts, New Jersey
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Administrators presented Year‑1 results from the West Milford Township Public School District strategic plan and described a living Year‑2 action plan at the Nov. 21 board meeting. The presentation explained how activities are tracked (explore → plan → implement → monitor → evaluate), how each activity is assigned a lead, and how human and fiscal resources and current status will be recorded.
Why it matters: The strategic plan frames the district's spending, staffing and program priorities for multiple years. The Year‑2 'living' document is intended to keep the board and community informed as initiatives move through implementation stages.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Furnari said the administration added a fiscal stability goal during Year‑1 to capture work on budgetary pressures, and that some tasks completed in Year‑1 will not carry forward while others will move into subsequent years. "It's 1 that I've used before and I kind of tailored it to this district," she said of the template used to produce the action plan.
Highlights presented to the board included:
- Goal 1 (Learning and academics): expansion of standards‑based math work (district K–12 outreach with Conquer/Cochrane Math approaches), additional professional development with state and national math teacher organizations, appointment of a STEM supervisor effective Dec. 18, and a literacy vendor review day scheduled for Dec. 14 to evaluate Success for All, Magnify/Curriculum Associates and Amplify.
- Goal 2 (Hometown pride): branding and communications work culminating in the first district newsletter, "Highlander Press," to be released Nov. 30 and published quarterly.
- Goal 5 (Financial stability): a new emphasis added to reflect the district's response to recent state aid reductions.
Board members praised the clarity of the document and asked for ongoing midyear and June updates; the administration said the Year‑2 document will be posted on the district website after Thanksgiving and will be updated at least twice more before the end of the school year.
Next steps: The administration will post the Year‑2 action plan, proceed with the Dec. 14 ELA review day and bring progress reports back to the board midyear and in June.
Why it matters: The strategic plan frames the district's spending, staffing and program priorities for multiple years. The Year‑2 'living' document is intended to keep the board and community informed as initiatives move through implementation stages.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Furnari said the administration added a fiscal stability goal during Year‑1 to capture work on budgetary pressures, and that some tasks completed in Year‑1 will not carry forward while others will move into subsequent years. "It's 1 that I've used before and I kind of tailored it to this district," she said of the template used to produce the action plan.
Highlights presented to the board included:
- Goal 1 (Learning and academics): expansion of standards‑based math work (district K–12 outreach with Conquer/Cochrane Math approaches), additional professional development with state and national math teacher organizations, appointment of a STEM supervisor effective Dec. 18, and a literacy vendor review day scheduled for Dec. 14 to evaluate Success for All, Magnify/Curriculum Associates and Amplify.
- Goal 2 (Hometown pride): branding and communications work culminating in the first district newsletter, "Highlander Press," to be released Nov. 30 and published quarterly.
- Goal 5 (Financial stability): a new emphasis added to reflect the district's response to recent state aid reductions.
Board members praised the clarity of the document and asked for ongoing midyear and June updates; the administration said the Year‑2 document will be posted on the district website after Thanksgiving and will be updated at least twice more before the end of the school year.
Next steps: The administration will post the Year‑2 action plan, proceed with the Dec. 14 ELA review day and bring progress reports back to the board midyear and in June.
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