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Teaneck board appoints Dr. Victor Anaya interim business administrator, approves hires and separations
Summary
The board approved an employment contract for Dr. Victor Anaya as Interim School Business Administrator/Board Secretary and designated him custodian of records and purchasing authority; the board also approved multiple retirements, resignations and staff appointments.
The Teaneck Board of Education approved an employment contract Dec. 18 for Dr. Victor Anaya to serve as Interim School Business Administrator/Board Secretary from Dec. 9, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The minutes state that the Bergen County Superintendent of Schools approved the contract Nov. 22, 2024.
The board further designated Dr. Anaya as the custodian of records for Dec. 9, 2024–Jan. 7, 2025 and, pursuant to statute, the board authorized him to act as Qualified Purchasing Agent and to award contracts in the aggregate not to exceed $44,000 in a contract year without public advertising, with authority to solicit quotes for purchases in excess of $6,600.
Personnel motions recorded in the minutes included retirements (for example, Monica Lawson, teacher of kindergarten, effective April 1, 2025; Caridad Clavelo, teacher of Spanish, effective Oct. 1, 2025) and accepted resignations. The board approved certificated appointments such as Cody Conrad (teacher of social studies/ACI) and Nancy Loiacono as Assistant Business Administrator/Board Secretary (effective Feb. 16, 2025). The minutes also list long-term substitutes, leave replacements and other hiring and transfer items.
The personnel section also lists payments for separation leave and unused time for departing employees; several lump-sum amounts are recorded in the materials (examples in the minutes include $33,136.04 and $28,336.04 for separation payments to departing custodial and operations staff). These payments were approved as part of the personnel motions.
The board approved these items by motion; the minutes provide the list of positions, effective dates and stipends or salaries and record that motions carried where votes are shown in the meeting record.
