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Woodland Park board accepts business administrator resignation, approves contracts and personnel moves
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Woodland Park Board of Education accepted Business Administrator Dwayne Ortiz’s resignation effective Jan. 31, approved personnel appointments and class changes, affirmed an HIB ruling and approved contracts for homebound instruction and transportation and a $470,180.62 bill list.
The Woodland Park Board of Education on Jan. 13 accepted the resignation of Business Administrator Dwayne Ortiz effective Jan. 31, 2025, and approved a slate of personnel appointments and finance items including contracts for homebound instruction and a transportation route.
The action was approved unanimously by roll call during the board’s regular meeting. Shannon Marren moved the personnel motion; Julissa Rodriguez seconded. The personnel vote included acceptance of Ortiz’s resignation and the resignation of speech therapist Nicole Espinosa, effective Feb. 14; three part‑time aides (Nancy Estrada, Mona Matar and Susan Capo) were appointed at $26.85 per hour (not to exceed 28.5 hours per week). The board also approved staff class/salary changes for Dounia Omran (from MA, Step 3 $68,010 to MA+30, Step 3 $72,560) and Amanda Samra (from MA, Step 4 $68,510 to MA+30, Step 4 $73,060), all effective Feb. 1, 2025.
Dwayne Ortiz also delivered the Business Administrator’s report earlier in the meeting, stating that the district audit is complete and that administrators are beginning budget planning for 2025–2026. "The audit is complete and we are waiting for the final reports," Mr. Ortiz said during his report.
On finance items the board approved a bill list totaling $470,180.62 (Bill List #68: $408,408.81; #L68: $61,771.81) and affirmed the November Secretary/Treasurer reports consistent with N.J.A.C.6:20-2.12(c). Contracts approved included LearnWell to provide homebound instruction for student #33353 (5 hours/week at $60/hour, 11/21/2024–12/1/2024) and two Silvergate Prep homebound contracts (student #33353, 10 hours/week at $40/hour ~12/30/2024–~3/21/2025; student #33173, 10 hours/week at $40/hour 12/2/2024–~2/21/2025). The board also approved an NRESC transportation contract (Route 3685, Allegro School) with Alpha Generation at an estimated cost of $30,114.00 plus a $1,806.84 surcharge for service from Dec. 11, 2024, through June 25, 2025.
The board affirmed the Superintendent’s decision in HIB Investigation #2025-24 as part of the consent agenda. The consent agenda and listed contracts were approved by motion of Julissa Rodriguez, seconded by Kim Galbraith; roll call votes were recorded as 9 YES for the listed items.
The board entered executive session at 7:41 p.m. to discuss personnel and related confidential matters and returned to open session at 8:53 p.m. The executive-session minutes state only that the superintendent discussed personnel matters. The meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m.
What happens next: With the business administrator resigning at month’s end, the board will proceed with interim coverage and the district’s budget-planning timetable; no hiring timeline was specified in the meeting minutes.
