Board approves special-education agreement discussed in closed session

The Hillside Public School District Board unanimously approved a walk-on item to accept a proposed special-education agreement, a board member told the meeting.

"This is a, an agreement in a special education matter ... to approve the proposed agreement discussed in closed session," a board member said when introducing the item. The member said the case is pending before the Office of Administrative Law.

A motion to approve the agreement was made and seconded. The clerk conducted a roll call; the transcript records unanimous votes by members present. The board did not discuss the agreement’s terms on the public record during the meeting, citing that the matter had been discussed in closed session and noting the case is before the Office of Administrative Law.

The board’s action accepts the settlement or agreement in principle for the purposes of the district’s record, and the transcript shows no on-the-record exchange of student-identifying information beyond initials. The meeting record does not include the agreement’s text, dollar figures or additional terms; those details are not in the public portion of the transcript.

The clerk announced the approval and the board moved on to other agenda bundles before adjourning.