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Swedesboro-Woolwich board approves personnel slate and names new principal
Summary
The Swedesboro-Woolwich Board of Education on Nov. 20 approved multiple resignations, hired a new principal, and authorized several leaves and internships; many hires are contingent on completion of state-required paperwork.
The Swedesboro-Woolwich Board of Education approved a large personnel slate at its Nov. 20 meeting that included multiple resignations, several new hires and extensions of leaves of absence.
On a recommendation from the Personnel/Finance Committee, the board accepted resignations listed in the personnel report, including Jeanette Marr, Lori Anne Belluscio, Christine Zingo, Sonia Hamaty and Dr. Jennifer Garcia-Griffin, with effective dates shown in the personnel roster. The board also accepted the retirement of paraprofessional Sue Hunt, effective Jan. 31, 2025. The motion to approve the personnel items was presented by committee leadership and carried unanimously.
The board approved the hire of Kim Cheesman as a new school principal at an annual salary of $109,900, effective Jan. 21, 2025, pending completion of required state paperwork. Several long-term substitutes and temporary hires were also approved (including Gracie Mills and Tammy Romansky at the listed per-diem rates) and paid placements and field internships were authorized for social work, occupational therapy, speech/language and counselor internship candidates for specified terms in 2025. One previously extended offer for a maintenance position was rescinded.
The personnel report also recorded multiple approved leaves: FMLA and medical leaves with revised return dates for several staff members, and requests for unpaid days. The district noted dates for medical leaves and FMLA extensions; where dates are not listed in the personnel roster the record states them as "not specified." All approved hires were recorded as contingent on completion of all required state paperwork.
Superintendent Dr. Kristin Kellogg opened the meeting’s administrative items by thanking staff and board members for their work across the district. The personnel items were handled as part of the board’s regular action items and carried by recorded motions.
The board did not vote on any funding increases connected to the hires during the meeting; payroll and fund payments were approved separately in a finance motion.
