Newark’s school board president said he will call on colleagues to make improving students’ academic performance the district’s top priority during Thursday’s reorganization meeting, when a slate of incumbents who swept the April 16 school election will be sworn in. “I’m ecstatic to be welcoming back the incumbent board members, and I look forward to working with them and moving our district forward by increasing the literacy rates and academics and making sure that we stick to upgrading our facilities,” Newark Board of Education President Hasani Council said Monday. When asked what his top pr…