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Secaucus board extends acting superintendent through June 30; accepts harassment findings and adopts governance resolutions
Summary
The Secaucus Board of Education voted to extend Acting Superintendent Charlie Voorhees' contract through June 30 and accepted harassment, intimidation and bullying findings as reported by the acting superintendent. Several board members recused or abstained on specific resolutions during roll-call votes.
The Secaucus Board of Education voted to extend the contract of Acting Superintendent Charlie Voorhees through June 30 and approved multiple governance resolutions during the meeting.
The business administrator moved to accept the harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) findings "as reported by the acting superintendent and are available at the administrative offices for review." The board conducted a roll-call vote on that motion; the roll call recorded yes votes from Mister Bartletta, Miss Didera, Mister Barry, Mister D'Ombre, Miss Geller, Miss Howard, Mister Lewis and Mister Lyons.
Under governance, the board also advanced resolutions R1.01 through R1.16 and motion M1.01, which included the extension of Mr. Voorhees' appointment to June 30. During the roll call for those governance resolutions, Mister Bartletta recorded a recusal on R1.09, and Miss Howard recorded a recusal on R1.02. The board president and voting members approved the remaining items by recorded vote; the clerk's roll call shows the board approving the package with the stated recusals.
Board members noted conflicts and abstentions where required by policy during subsequent finance votes: Miss Geller abstained on R4.02 and R4.03, and Mister Lyons said he would align his votes with fellow members who were absent for past discussions on some items. The board discussed community input and asked that the governance committee ensure public opportunities to comment on calendar and schedule adjustments that affect the evaluation and school-day calendar.
These governance votes were recorded during the regular meeting; materials referenced in the motions (including the HIB findings) were said to be available for public review at the administrative offices.
