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Mount Olive board approves expenditures, personnel, curriculum and revised school calendar; resident objects to new custodial supervisor position
Summary
The board approved monthly expenditures and reports, personnel action items 8.1''3, curriculum action items, finance and administrative items including a revised school calendar. Public comment criticized the creation/retitling of a supervisor of custodial services position.
The Mount Olive Township School District Board of Education approved a series of routine and personnel items at its April meeting, including the monthly expenditures, personnel appointments and a revised school calendar with give-back snow days.
Monthly expenditures and reports (items 7.1'—) were approved on a motion by Mrs. Fitzgerald. During the roll call, Mrs. Narcisse said she would "abstain on 7.3 and 7.4." The motion carried with the board recording approval of the slate and the noted abstentions.
On personnel, Ms. Fenton moved approval of personnel action items 8.1 through 8.23; the motion was seconded and approved by roll call. The agenda included a title change for a custodial supervisor position described by district staff as a retitle intended to clarify command structure and save money; one member of the public voiced opposition to that change.
During public comment, Tony Strelacci of Flanders criticized the proposed supervisor-of-custodial-services position and the proliferation of supervisory titles in the facilities department. "I really do. I urge you, do not put that position of director of custodians or supervisor of custodians. It's not needed," Strelacci said, adding that he believes the buildings-and-grounds director should handle those responsibilities.
Curriculum and technology action items 9.1 through 9.7 were approved on a motion by Ms. Figueroa. The Finance action item 10.1 and administrative action items 11.1 through 11.6 were also approved; administrative item 11.1 revised the 2025 school calendar to return give-back snow days to the schedule.
Nut graf: Most votes were procedural and passed by roll call; the meeting recorded one public objection to a staffing restructure in facilities and an abstention on two expenditure subitems.
Ending: Board members closed the meeting after final comments and adjourned. Minutes and committee reports are posted on the district website for further detail.
