Board of Education Meeting June 18, 2026

The June 18 Elizabeth Board of Education business meeting at Donald Stewart Early Childhood Center School No. 51 opened with a moment of silence for the recent passing of retired Elizabeth High School House Director James Joseph Feehan, Jr.

Before going through the agenda, the Board acknowledged two Elizabeth Public Schools team members with over 85 years of combined service to the district who are retiring from the district at the end of June. The Board first presented a resolution to Chief of Operations Francisco Cuesta, who started at Elizabeth Public Schools in September 1977 as a Spanish teacher and member of the inaugural faculty at the newly opened Elizabeth High School and also served as a vice principal, principal, house director, and Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources during a 44-year career. A resolution was also presented by the Board to Elizabeth A. Krutis,  who began her professional career at Elizabeth Public Schools in July 1980 immediately following high school graduation as a 12-Month Secretary/Stenographer in the Word Processing Center of the Superintendent’s Office,  and would later serve as an Administrative Secretary II in the Division of Secondary Instruction and Curriculum, an Administrative Secretary III in the Office of the Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, and ultimately as Confidential Administrative Secretary to the Superintendent of Schools during a 42-year career.

While the Board was in private session, a video was shown of Elizabeth Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Olga Hugelmeyer presenting the community updates for June.