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Board approves administrative hires and personnel shuffle; one long‑time bus driver retires
Summary
The board moved a package of personnel items including appointments and internal transfers to reassign administrators and fill a vice principal vacancy; the meeting also recognized the retirement of bus driver Judith Scully after nearly 25 years of service.
The West Milford Board of Education approved a set of personnel actions Wednesday that included new appointments, internal transfers among administrators and a retirement notice for a long‑time employee.
Why it matters: Administrative reassignments affect school leadership structure and supervision duties at multiple schools; the vice‑principal appointment specifically touches Highlander Academy operations.
What the board approved: In a consent motion the board moved items (13.2–13.28) and hand‑carry items (14.2–14.4) that together contained hires and transfers. Administrators described the change as a planned administrative shuffle to align supervisors with campus needs and to backfill a retirement at the high school.
Key personnel named at the meeting include Patty Capello, described during discussion as being hired into a vice principal role and placed at the Highlander Academy building after an internal shuffle. The administration said Capello had been supporting the Highlander Academy program and would take on a vice‑principal assignment there. The board also discussed that Mr. Schuette would return to a role as athletic director and that Joe Trent Acosta would step into a vice‑principal role.
The board publicly recognized the retirement of Judith Scully, identified as a bus driver who has served the district for almost 25 years.
Discussion: Administrators told the board an explanatory note at the bottom of the personnel hand‑carry explains that supervisor responsibilities will be assigned and are subject to change; the administration said it plans to bring a fuller outline of supervisory assignments to the next committee meeting and for final approval at the following board meeting. Board members who spoke praised the shuffle as carefully discussed and said the individuals affected had been part of the planning.
Votes and next steps: The consolidation of personnel items was moved as a block and carried by roll call; the administration said any additional adjustments to supervisory responsibilities will be presented for board consideration next month.
Speakers quoted are listed in the speaker roster below; quotations are verbatim from the meeting transcript.
