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Wayne board ratifies teachers' memorandum of agreement, approves contracts and settlements
Summary
The board ratified a memorandum of agreement with the Wayne Education Association covering 07/01/2025–06/30/2028, approved several personnel appointments and awarded a $16,800 geotechnical contract for an elevator addition at Preakness Early Childhood Center; settlement agreements on student matters were also approved as listed on the agenda.
On July 15 the Wayne Board of Education read and approved several consent items and agreements. The board ratified a memorandum of agreement with the Wayne Education Association (successor collective bargaining agreement and salary guides for the period 07/01/2025–06/30/2028) and authorized the board president to execute the successor agreement. The board also read employment agreements for an interim business administrator/board secretary (Vincent Occhino) and an interim superintendent (Donna Reichman) for short-term dates as listed on the agenda.
The board awarded a geotechnical investigation contract for the elevator addition at Preakness Early Childhood Center to French and Perillo Associates for a base amount of $16,800, describing that three proposals were received and the lowest responsive bidder was selected per public school contract law. The board also approved several settlement and release agreements in special-education and student matters as read into the record and authorized execution by the board president and secretary.
A motion to adopt the agenda and consent items was moved and seconded and passed by roll call with some item-specific recusals and abstentions recorded. The board did not vote publicly on each individual consent-line item in speech but the meeting record lists the personnel and contract approvals presented on the agenda and the roll call confirmed passage of the overall motion.
Why it matters: The teachers’ agreement sets salary guides and terms that affect staffing costs and labor relations; contract awards and settlements have fiscal and programmatic implications that the board authorized to proceed.
What’s next: The administration is authorized to execute contracts and implement settlements as described; the district will proceed with the Preakness elevator geotechnical work and post contract documents as required.
