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Union representative asks Cliffside Park board to reconsider outside coaching policy
Summary
Lindsey Rego, a high-school building representative speaking for union leadership, told the board the proposed outside coaching policy "would create a hardship" for members and asked the board to reconsider; the coaching policy was on the evening's agenda and one trustee signaled opposition during roll call.
At the Cliffside Park Board of Education meeting, Lindsey Rego, a building representative at the high school speaking for union leadership, used the public comment period to urge the board to reconsider a proposed outside coaching policy.
Rego read a prepared statement to the board: "Although board policy is not inherently a union matter, this policy would create a hardship and have a potentially negative effect on some of our members. As an organization that deeply values this community, we ask you to reconsider your this policy." The statement was delivered during the allotted public-comment time and the speaker noted it was not a Q&A.
The coaching policy had been published as part of the agenda materials; meeting presenters said the "outside coaching policy" had gone through multiple readings and was listed for adoption that evening. During the roll-call vote to approve the meeting agenda, a trustee (Mr. Alfano) indicated opposition to the coaching policy while otherwise participating in the agenda vote, according to the transcript.
The transcript records the union's request but does not record a board discussion or a separate vote on the coaching policy itself in the public-comment portion. The board did proceed with routine agenda approval and other business.
