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Pennsauken board approves large personnel slate, accepts $3.07M in federal ESSA funds and $931K in athletic stipends
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Pennsauken Township Board of Education approved a broad personnel slate, accepted ESSA/ESEA federal grant allocations totaling $3,073,622, adopted co-curricular and athletic stipend schedules totaling $349,905 and $931,242 respectively, and approved routine contract and facility items. A PEA representative raised a grievance over stipends during public comment.
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education on Sept. 16 approved a broad package of personnel appointments and administrative items, accepted federal ESSA/ESEA grant allocations totaling $3,073,622 for the 2025–26 school year and adopted the district—s co-curricular and athletic stipend schedules, which together list more than $1.28 million in position payments.
The actions were approved en bloc as agenda items 2–56. The grants accepted were listed on the agenda as Title I Part A ($2,423,070), Title I SIA Part A for Phifer Middle School ($86,244), Title II Part A ($289,493), Title III ($99,138), Title III Immigrant ($16,629) and Title IV Part A ($159,048). The agenda also included a detailed co-curricular stipend schedule (agenda subtotal $349,905) and an athletic Schedule "C" listing that the agenda shows totaled $931,242.
Board President Mrs. Young called the meeting to order, and the board moved into and returned from an executive…
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