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Board approves personnel moves, tutoring hires, grants and professional-service contracts
Summary
The board approved retirements and resignations, appointed substitutes and after-school staff, approved NJ High Impact Tutoring hires at $54.36/hr, and authorized professional-service contracts, grant amendments (IDEA-B, ESSA) and the disposal of obsolete technology.
At its March 17 meeting the Springfield Board of Education approved a slate of routine personnel and program items recommended by committees.
Personnel actions approved included acceptance of the retirement of Kendra Kinney (Elementary Teacher, effective July 1, 2025), resignations for Emma Correia (Instructional Aide, eff. March 20, 2025), Ana Lam (Custodian, eff. April 30, 2025) and Nicole Birkmann (World Language Teacher, eff. July 1, 2025), and one rescission (Evan White, Instructional Aide). The board also approved additional district substitutes, with daily rates listed in the packet (NJ Certified Teachers $135/day; Sub Certified $125/day; Paraprofessionals $20/hr; Secretary $20/hr; Custodian $20/hr; Nurse $190/day; Bus Driver $25/hr).
The board approved leave-of-absence requests with dates and pay treatment specified in the packet (examples include Anthony DeNicolo — NJFLA 9/2/2025–11/23/2025 unpaid — and Rachel Hough — pre-disability leave/FMLA with salary and sick-day treatment noted). Co-curricular and spring-musical stipends at JDHS were approved with specified rates; the packet lists the exact stipend amounts and funding sources (student activities accounts where noted).
The board approved staffing for the NJ High Impact Tutoring program, with listed staff to be paid at $54.36 per hour (account number provided in the packet). The board also approved multiple professional services contracts for home instruction, ABA/BCBA services and other student services; contract cost-not-to-exceed amounts are listed in the meeting materials (for example, Teachers Tutors, LLC home instruction increase to a cost not to exceed $30,000).
Grant amendments were approved to submit amended applications for IDEA-B (Part B) and ESSA grants for FY2025 and 2025 respectively (carryover reflected in the amendments). The board approved disposal of obsolete and surplus technology property and directed staff to seek the most beneficial disposal method.
The board approved these personnel, program and contract items by roll call (unanimous Yes votes recorded for committee items).
