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Byram Township board approves hires, stipends, ESY dates and summer program
Summary
The board approved multiple personnel actions including a Lakes Elementary secretary hire (Erin Yeager), substitute and long-term substitute appointments, ABA stipends, ESY dates (7/6/26–8/6/26), and the Byram Summer Adventure program and set district calendars for 2026–27 and 2027–28.
The Byram Township Board of Education approved a slate of personnel and program items Dec. 17 as part of its consent agenda.
Among the items, the board accepted the resignation of Lakes Elementary secretary Krista Gimigliano (effective Dec. 31, 2025) and approved hiring Erin Yeager as Lakes Elementary secretary effective Jan. 5, 2026 at a $32,000 annual rate pro-rated through June 30, 2026. The agenda also included substitute and long-term substitute appointments (including James Acevedo as a prorated long-term substitute), multiple internship and student-teacher placements, and ABA stipends of $3,150 (prorated) for several staff members listed on the agenda.
Instructional programming approvals included the Byram Summer Adventure program (July 6–Aug. 26, 2026) and ESY (Extended School Year) dates for 2026 (July 6–Aug. 6, Monday–Thursday, four hours per day) to give families earlier planning notice. The board approved a range of field trips (including an 8th-grade Washington, D.C. trip) and extracurricular activities listed in the consent agenda.
The board also approved the proposed district calendars for 2026–27 and 2027–28 and authorized two new administrative positions — Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology (pending county approval) and Supervisor of Special Education (pending a sidebar agreement with the supervisors’ union) — both noted on the agenda for future implementation.
These personnel and program actions were approved by roll call as part of the consent agenda; the motion was made by Mr. James McBain and seconded by Mrs. Kristy McFarlane.
