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Wayne Township school board swears in three members; Don Pavlac elected president, Barbara Regoso vice president
Summary
At its Jan. 2 reorganization meeting the Wayne Township Public School District board seated three newly elected members, elected Don Pavlac president and Barbara Regoso vice president, heard a public request to change the facility-naming policy and moved into executive session on a personnel matter.
The Wayne Township Public School District held its reorganization meeting Jan. 2, 2025, swearing in three newly elected board members, electing Don Pavlac as board president and Barbara Regoso as vice president, and moving into executive session on a personnel matter.
Wilson Alquin, Ryan Paul and Harry Pacos each repeated the oath of office and were seated as members of the board. Mayor Patterson administered the oath for Pacos and offered brief remarks recognizing family ties to the district.
The board then confirmed a slate of leadership. Mr. Tian nominated Don Pavlac for president; with no further nominations the body took a roll-call vote and the motion carried. For vice president, board members cast ballots at their desks; the tally was announced as seven votes for Barbara Regoso and two for the other candidate, and Regoso was declared elected.
The new board immediately turned to priorities. The newly elected board president said selecting a new superintendent would be a top task for the year, and he told members the district must confront rising enrollment, aging buildings and staff retention while operating under local budget constraints. He urged a thoughtful, inclusive search process and strategic planning to address facilities and fiscal challenges.
During the public-comment period a resident asked the board to amend Policy PO 7250 so the district could name the natural-grass soccer field at Wayne Hills High School for retired coach Nelson Graham while he is still living; the commenter said a prior request had been sent to the assistant principal in charge of athletics and asked the policy committee to bring a recommendation to the full board.
Before adjourning into executive session for a personnel matter, board members were asked to sign an acknowledgement of receipt of code-of-ethics materials and to complete committee-choice forms. The board said it would not return to open session to take action that night.
(Attributions and procedural details are drawn from the meeting record; where a speaker was not identified by name in the meeting transcript the account uses a functional label such as “resident.”)
