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South River board recognizes 16 educators, adopts broad consent resolution including grants and contracts
Summary
At its June 16 meeting the board honored 16 educators (Governor's Educator of the Year program representatives and retirees) and approved a consent resolution that bundled routine personnel, finance, instruction and policy items; a single abstention on finance item 8.9 was recorded.
The South River Board of Education recognized 16 educators and retirees and approved a broad consent resolution that bundled routine personnel, finance, instruction and policy items at its June 16 regular meeting.
Board President Cynthia Urbanek and Board Secretary Johnny Rosa read resolutions honoring educators selected as district representatives to the State of New Jersey’s Governor’s Educator of the Year program. Recipients recognized at the meeting included Corey Procasini (middle school educational services professional of the year), Jenny O’Hara (primary school), Barbara Januskevich (athletic trainer/high school representative), Rebecca Cardinella (primary school social worker), Vivian De Figueiredo (Early Learning Center), Francine Baker (Early Learning Center), Kristen Monahan (elementary school), Diane Steinberg (elementary school), Brianna O’Reilly (middle school teacher of the year), Ellen Sharp (high school), and several retirees including Doreen Zadlock, Loretta Abdul Malik, Sandra Andrasco, Leslie Ryan and others.
Superintendent Dr. Zurcher earlier summarized district activity including scholarship totals ($72,985) and summer programming; the board also heard that facilities work planned for the summer includes an outdoor classroom at the Primary School, a new press box at Denny Stadium, roofing work and new HVAC installations, many of which are funded by grants.
The board adopted a consent resolution that consolidated many agenda items across operational areas: superintendent items (3.1–3.2), president's items (5.2–5.17), athletics (6.1), finance (8.1–8.38), instruction (9.1–9.2), policy and legislation (11.1–11.7), human resources (12.1–12.28) safety and risk management (13.1–13.2) and residency (16.1). Vice President Nielsen moved the consent resolution; Mr. Bezak seconded. During roll call the board recorded yes votes from Mr. Bezak, Mr. Budson, Mrs. Loehl (Lell/Lehi in transcript), Vice President Nielsen, Mr. Ang Wudowei, Mrs. Yong Yao and Mrs. Urbanek; one board member abstained on finance item 8.9.
Other procedural motions recorded in the meeting included approval to move May 19 pre-meeting minutes and May 22 regular-meeting minutes into the record (motion by Vice President Nielsen, second by Miss Lell); approval of listed uses of district facilities (motion by Vice President Nielsen, second by Mr. Bezak); certification of the finance report for April 2025 indicating no major accounts were overexpended (motion by Mrs. Loehl, second by Vice President Nielsen); and approval of the bill list presented by the school business administrator (motion by Mrs. Loehl, second by Vice President Nielsen). All motions carried as recorded in the transcript.
The board also noted committee reports: athletics confirmed summer athletic programming; finance reported acceptance and amendments to multiple state-funded grants for AP expansion, computer-science access and universal screening, and authorized contracts including legal, nursing, transportation and mental-health services.
