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SWEA leaders tell Swedesboro-Woolwich board of concerns over leave approvals, training pay and staffing
Summary
During the public comment period, Eileen Healey, SWEA president, and Vice President Chris Zingo raised issues including unapproved absences, unpaid summer training, an inappropriate in‑service video, and understaffing for the Child Study Team.
During the public comment portion of the Swedesboro-Woolwich Board of Education’s Sept. 11 meeting, union leaders laid out several concerns for the board to address.
Eileen Healey, president of the Swedesboro-Woolwich Education Association, told the board the union’s members are experiencing unapproved absence denials, said an in-service video shown to staff was inappropriate, and said SWEA members were not compensated for summer training. Healey also urged that negotiations-related information not be discussed publicly and raised a concern about understaffing in the Child Study Team (CST).
Chris Zingo, SWEA vice president, asked when SEPAC meeting dates will be set and pressed the district on outstanding classroom and curriculum materials, asking when they will be distributed. The minutes note Zingo also said board member Kenneth Riley contacted the SWEA about cutting financial waste and that the union looks forward to working with the board in the 2024–25 school year.
The minutes record these items as public-comment submissions; the text does not show a board response or any immediate remedial action taken during the meeting. The board did not record verbal replies in the minutes; follow-up through the superintendent’s office or written communication to the board secretary was suggested for items that cannot be addressed immediately.
