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Pennsauken board approves broad slate of hires, stipends and finance items; $12.24M in bills cleared
Summary
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education on Oct. 15 approved dozens of personnel appointments, stipends, after‑school programs and finance items, including a bill list totaling $12,235,867.55 and a $342,236 payment application for HVAC work; a Camden County town‑hall facility request was tabled and later failed.
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education on Oct. 15 approved a wide-ranging package of personnel hires, co‑curricular stipends, program staffing and finance items, and certified monthly financial reports required by state rules.
The board approved dozens of personnel actions across the district — including educational assistants, substitute nurses, transfers and retirements — with start dates for several hires contingent on fingerprint/background checks, certification and medical clearances. It also ratified stipend appointments for athletics and co‑curricular programs and approved staff to run Title I homework‑help programs and Adult ESL classes funded through federal Title accounts.
Why it matters: The approvals authorize payroll and contract commitments across multiple schools and programs and clear funds for ongoing facility and instructional work as the district enters the winter season.
Most significant financial items included board approval of the October bill list totaling $12,235,867.55, which the board certified under N.J. statutes and administrative code, and approval of Payment Application #3 to W.J. Gross, Inc. for the Carson & Franklin elementary HVAC project in the amount of $342,236.00; the agenda notes a remaining balance, plus retainage, of approximately $1,075,559.00 to finish the work.
The board also awarded procurement and cooperative contracts: a transportation route for a special‑needs student to First Student was approved after receiving multiple quotes; Morton Salt, Inc. was approved under the Camden County cooperative pricing system for sodium chloride and pretreated salt supplies at specifically listed per‑ton unit prices; and the district awarded IFB#2025‑025 for HVAC filters to a set of responsible bidders listed in the agenda exhibits.
Among program approvals, the board authorized a Shared Services Agreement with the Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative to provide nursing services for nonpublic schools (state‑funded), tentatively approved adding a Marksmanship and Archery component to AFJROTC contingent on insurance/ grant approval, and approved placing a certified therapy dog named Mikey in the Phifer Autistic Classroom, reimbursing handler membership and certification and pet insurance totaling $1,197.24 (funded through Title IV).
Union involvement in superintendent search: Matt Sax, PEA president, used the agenda‑item public comment period to thank Acting Superintendent Caroline Steer and district HR for assisting a teacher with an early retirement on medical grounds and requested that the PEA be included on the superintendent interview committee.
What’s next: The board approved the comprehensive maintenance plan and other required filings and will reconvene for its next business meeting on Nov. 18, 2024.
