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Cinnaminson board approves curriculum, personnel and finance items; referendum planning continues
Summary
At its June meeting the Cinnaminson Township Board of Education approved routine business, personnel appointments, a new girls-wrestling team, calendar adjustments, and finance and contract items; a referendum committee update said district borrowing capacity is about $60 million and a November bond is unlikely.
The Cinnaminson Township Board of Education approved a slate of routine business, personnel, curriculum and finance items at its June meeting, and the district's referendum committee reported that its revised project list currently exceeds the district's borrowing capacity of approximately $60 million.
Votes at a glance - Routine business (section 4, receipts/appropriations, treasurer's report, activity reports, certified bill list, minutes): motion moved by Mr. Bramhall and seconded; approved by voice vote. - Routine matters (section 5; enrollment/health/fire/crisis drill/superintendent report): motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote. - Personnel (section 11, appointments, transfers, resignations, MOA updates, extra-duty appointments, student teachers): motion moved by Ms. Iacon, seconded; approved. The record includes at least one abstention noted on a sub-item; the overall personnel motion passed. - Curriculum & instruction (section 12): approved. The board approved field trips and professional development requests, accepted official school grades previously submitted to the New Jersey Department of Education, approved girls wrestling as a new athletic team at Cinnaminson High School with a dedicated head coach, and approved a revision to the 2024–25 calendar moving a professional development day to June 20. - Business and finance (section 15): grants, finance items, operations and contracts were approved as listed on the agenda; the board approved the 2025–26 school breakfast and lunch prices with no increase. - Other business: the board approved the annual renewal of standing orders from the district physician for school nurses.
Committee report and referendum planning The referendum committee reported that the district’s borrowing capacity is approximately $60,000,000 and that the committee’s current list of projects contains three questions that together total more than that borrowing capacity. The committee has formed or proposed subcommittees for finance, construction, public relations, athletics, and early childhood and plans additional meetings. Superintendent Capello told the committee that, given the preparatory work required, a November bond referendum is unlikely; committee members said they are exploring later timelines such as December or January.
How the board voted Most motions were approved by voice vote. Where abstentions were recorded on specific sub-items, the agenda and meeting minutes identify those items for the official record; the public transcript records the overall motions as approved.
What the approvals mean - Girls wrestling will be added at Cinnaminson High School next school year with a head coach; details about roster size, budgets, and competition schedules were not provided in the public session. - The calendar adjustment rescheduled a professional development day to June 20; student schedules were unchanged. - The renewal of standing medical orders allows school nurses to continue to operate under the district physician’s established guidance.
Next steps and follow-ups The referendum committee will meet again (committee scheduled virtual meeting June 24) and district staff will meet with the architect and engineer to refine the project list and costs. Board members asked for additional timeline clarity; staff said more work must be completed before a public referendum can be scheduled and that winter or early next year are potential windows.
