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Board approves routine finance, facilities, personnel and policy items; personnel hires announced
Summary
The New Providence Board approved multiple agenda items including finance items 1–23, facilities items 1–2, approval to continue the PALS with Paws therapy program, personnel items 1–15 (including four new hires), and a board policy item. Minutes from May 29, 2025 were approved.
At its public meeting, the Board of Education of the Borough of New Providence approved multiple routine agenda items across finance, facilities, education and personnel committees.
Motions and roll‑call votes
- Finance: A motion to approve finance items 1 through 23 as listed on the agenda was made by Mister Walsh and seconded. A roll‑call vote recorded unanimous approval by board members present. (Recorded votes: Miss Castellano — Aye; Miss Cucara — Aye; Dr. Ebsen Hayden — Aye; Miss Moreno — Aye; Mister Walsh — Aye; Miss Zane — Aye.)
- Facilities: A motion to approve facilities items 1 and 2 as listed on the agenda was made and seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous roll‑call vote (same voting members recorded as above).
- Education: The board approved items 3 through 7 including continuing the PALS with Paws therapy program for the coming year. The motion passed by roll call with all members voting Aye.
- Personnel: A motion to approve personnel items 1 through 15 was moved (mover recorded during the meeting) and seconded; the board approved the personnel slate by roll call. The administration highlighted several new hires during the meeting, which the board then approved: • Raquel Dejico — high school chemistry and STEM (joins from a collegiate teaching role at Wagner College; resides in a neighboring town). • Karen Gaeta — moving from a kindergarten leave replacement to a tenure‑track first‑grade position at Salt Brook. • Grama Hoffheinz — high school special education teacher (coming from Marist College; first year of teaching). • Corrine Rubenetti — high school special education teacher (graduate of Ramapo College; student teaching in Chatham).
- Board policy: The board moved and approved board policy item 1 as listed on the agenda. The motion passed on a unanimous roll call.
- Minutes and contracts: The board approved minutes for the business and closed session of May 29, 2025, and administration reported on contracts awarded during the year per statutory reporting requirements.
Votes at a glance (summary)
- Finance items 1–23: Approved (unanimous roll call). - Facilities items 1–2: Approved (unanimous roll call). - Education items 3–7 (including PALS with Paws therapy program): Approved (unanimous roll call). - Personnel items 1–15 (new hires and appointments): Approved (unanimous roll call). New hires named in meeting listed above. - Policy item 1: Approved (unanimous roll call). - Minutes (Business & Closed Session, 05/29/2025): Approved.
No contested votes or recorded no/abstain votes were reported in the roll calls during the meeting. The board did not split any of the listed omnibus motions into individual recorded votes during the meeting.
