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Pennsauken board submits superintendent contract for county review; executive session addressed superintendent matters
Summary
The board voted to submit a superintendent contract for Dr. James Bevere, effective June 1, 2025, to the Camden County Office of Education for review; the board held an executive session to discuss personnel including the superintendent contract and later returned to public session.
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education on March 18 recommended submission of a superintendent contract for Dr. James Bevere, effective June 1, 2025, to the Camden County Office of Education for the required pre-approval review under N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-3.1.
The agenda item noted the submission to the County Office is required prior to final board approval. The board also recommended submission of the 2025–2026 contract for John Ogunkanmi, the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, to the Camden County office for review.
Earlier in the meeting the board moved into executive session under the Sunshine Law to discuss legal and personnel matters and listed the Superintendent Contract specifically among the topics for closed session. Meeting minutes state the public portion was closed at 8:10 p.m. for executive session and that the board reconvened in public at 9:02 p.m. The agenda and minutes do not disclose confidential discussion details from the executive session.
Why it matters: submission to the County Office is a required administrative step for superintendent contracts in New Jersey; it begins a county-level review before the district can take final public action on employment terms.
Next steps: the county review must be completed before the board may return to public session with a final approval vote on the contract; the agenda listed the effective date as June 1, 2025.
