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Pennsauken board approves new hires, resignations and multiple coach/stipend appointments
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Summary
The board approved several personnel actions including new teacher appointments contingent on background checks, multiple leaves and retirements, and a long list of stipends and coach assignments for winter and fall seasons.
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education on Nov. 18 approved numerous personnel actions including new hires, leaves of absence, retirements and a wide array of stipend positions for the 2024–25 school year.
Appointments listed in the packet included Mark Bekarciak (Special Education Teacher at HPMS) and Marcus Wooding (HVAC-R Teacher at PHS). The packet notes start dates are contingent on fingerprint criminal-history review approval, certification, PPD and completion of a physical exam. The board also authorized several leaves of absence under FMLA and personal leave provisions, with return-to-work dates contingent upon medical certification where specified.
The meeting ratified multiple resignations and retirements, among them Gloria Hurley, Assistant Transportation Supervisor, retiring Dec. 31, 2024, and Joyce Kinsley, Business Office Manager, retiring Dec. 31, 2024. The Board approved vacation sell-backs for three employees at listed per-diem rates.
The Board also approved an extensive set of stipends and coaching assignments across the district for fall and winter seasons. Notable items in the addendum included a District Title I Coordinator stipend for Tarah Gillespie ($10,000), JROTC activity stipends of $10,000 each for Daniel Bouchee and Vivian Bender, and athletic trainer stipends for PHS and Phifer Middle School ($8,120 each). Coaches for HPMS and PHS winter sports were listed with their contracted stipend amounts in the packet.
All personnel and stipend items on the agenda were approved as presented; motions for approval were carried in open session.