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Workshop votes: payments, personnel moves, settlement and stadium days approved
Summary
At its April 1 workshop the Paterson Board of Education approved payment of bills ($25.45M), personnel recommendations (7–2), conference expenses ($8,902.90), a special-education settlement and a Hinchliffe Stadium usage amendment; votes were recorded by roll call.
The Paterson Board of Education approved a series of resolutions at its April 1 workshop meeting, including payment of bills and claims totaling $25,445,082.46 and several personnel and operational items.
Key votes included approval of payment of bills and claims (checks and wires totaling $25,445,082.46) on a roll call after the superintendent presented the list. The board approved recommended personnel actions for adoption at the April 1 meeting by a 7–2 vote; Commissioners Simmons and Tee registered no votes. The board also approved attendance for board and staff conferences/workshops in the amount of $8,902.90.
A settlement agreement in a pending special-education matter (OAL docket EDS21228-25, agency reference 2026-40146) was discussed earlier in the meeting, pulled for further review, and — after an executive session — the board reconvened and approved the settlement by roll call. The settlement concern related to services for a student with a traumatic brain injury being placed in an out-of-district program; board discussion indicated confidentiality needs and noted the option to consider executive session for details.
An add-on resolution authorized the district to utilize an additional 60 days of its 180-day annual usage calendar with Hinchliffe Stadium for the 2025–26 school year and adopt a 2026–27 usage calendar; the motion passed unanimously. The meeting also included routine committee reports and recognition of nine students as Passaic County Unsung Heroes.
Votes at a glance: - Approve payment of bills and claims: $25,445,082.46 — Roll call: 9 yes, 0 no. - Personnel recommendations: Roll call: 7 yes, 2 no (Commissioners Simmons and Tee voted no; standing abstentions noted). - Conference attendance: $8,902.90 — Roll call: 9 yes, 0 no. - Settlement (OAL EDS21228-25): Approved after executive session — roll call affirmative (standing abstentions noted). - Hinchliffe Stadium usage calendar amendment: Approved — roll call: 9 yes, 0 no.
Each item was moved and seconded as recorded in the meeting minutes; in one instance (the special-education settlement) the motion and second were rescinded earlier in the meeting to allow executive-session consideration before final action.
