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Pennsauken board approves dozens of staff moves, $12.7 million in payments and several contracts
Summary
At its July 15 meeting, the Pennsauken Township Board of Education approved multiple personnel appointments and separations, ratified summer program staffing and incentive bonuses, and signed off on the July bill list totaling $12,724,281.29; the board also awarded several vendor contracts and reviewed HIB findings.
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education on July 15 approved a broad slate of personnel actions, financial items and contracts as part of a regularly scheduled business meeting.
The board approved multiple certified hires effective Sept. 1, 2025, including Nick Viera as an art teacher at Pennsauken High School and My Huyen Tran as a special education teacher at HPMS, with start dates contingent on fingerprint and medical clearances. The packet also listed numerous reassignments, resignations and retirements, including Kristi Lukasiak (29 years) and other long-serving staff whose separations were ratified.
Superintendent Dr. James Bevere reminded the board that prekindergarten students must be re-registered under a new state formula to ensure accurate counts and funding; he also noted pre-K classes will begin Sept. 8, 2025, rather than Sept. 4, 2025, to allow staff and bus runs to be fully prepared. "We are re-registering all Pre-k students due to the new formula put out by the State," Dr. Bevere said.
The board ratified summer staffing for the district’s Summer Academy (July 7–Aug. 14) and the Extended School Year (ESY) program, approving contractual hourly rates for teachers and hourly rates for educational aides. It also approved the second half of biannual exemplary-attendance bonuses for multiple employee groups (secretaries, AFSCME, food services and transportation), with amounts specified in the agenda packet.
On finances, Business Administrator and Board Secretary John Ogunkanmi presented the July bill list and related payments. The board approved bills, special checks and payroll totaling $12,724,281.29 and accepted the Treasurer’s and Secretary’s reports for May 2025 as reconciled and certified per applicable New Jersey statutes and administrative code.
The meeting packet included multiple informational and program approvals: ratification of the July 8 job fair (linen rental $359.93), approval of summer professional development and travel requests, and acceptance of the Perkins grant for career and technical education ($70,828 for 2025–26). The board also reviewed HIB investigation findings from May 2025 with some matters confirmed and others alleged, and authorized moving into executive session to discuss a student HIB matter in closed session under N.J.S.A. 10:4-12.
The meeting concluded after approving addendum items and entering/exiting executive session; motions recorded in the minutes include routine approvals and carried votes for the agenda blocks.
