The word of the day at the Feb. 14 meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education was “positive.” But at the Little Egg Harbor School District BOE meeting the next evening, that word didn’t apply.

Melissa McCooley, superintendent at both districts, thanks to a shared service agreement, gave an unusually long superintendent’s report at Pinelands, sprinkled with words such as “great,” “amazing,” “wonderful” and, especially, “positive” throughout.