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Rumson-Fair Haven board approves personnel hires, $1.32M bill list and contracts
Summary
The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board approved personnel items, a $1,319,792.36 bill list and finance items (total expenditures $2,120,150.29), prom contracts, an ice-rental contract of $30,918.75 and policy second readings during its Sept. 16, 2025 meeting.
The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board of Education on Sept. 16, 2025 approved a slate of routine personnel, finance and policy items, including a bill list that totaled $1,319,792.36 and reported total expenditures of $2,120,150.29.
Finance Items: The board approved bill lists dated Sept. 16, 2025 showing fund subtotals of General Fund $744,503.25, Special Revenue Fund $39,703.48, Capital Projects Fund $474,110.41 and Food Services Fund $61,475.22 (subtotal $1,319,792.36). Payrolls listed were $197,857.52 (8/29/25) and $602,500.41 (9/15/25), with Total Expenditures reported as $2,120,150.29. On the same motion the board approved contracts and facility use requests, including prom contracts (The Gramercy for the junior prom April 17, 2026; TillingHouse for the senior prom May 21, 2026) and the Internal Capital Projects Plan (LRFP).
Contracts and consultants: The board approved an ice-rental contract with RB Generals Hockey Club LLC of Red Bank, NJ for ice time in the 2025–26 season in the amount of $30,918.75, pending scheduling, and approved hiring Kathy Helewa as a consultant at a cost not to exceed $1,200.
Personnel: The superintendent recommended and the board approved Personnel Items #3–14, which included creation of new positions (AVA Computer Tech; two Security Monitors), a long-term leave replacement for math (L. Michael Muschello, $65,335 prorated; effective Oct. 6, 2025–June 30, 2026), new staff appointments (security monitors Patrick Martin and John Tsoukaris at $25.00/hour effective on or after Oct. 1, 2025), paraprofessional assignments paid by other districts, mentor and advisor assignments, approval of extracurricular club status changes and stipend adjustments, and substitute teacher approvals.
Education and policy actions: The Board approved field trips, fundraising activities for the 2025–26 school year, home instruction placements (example listed with a provider at $48/hour), a revised 2025–26 school calendar, and approved the second reading of several bylaws and policies including Bylaw 0143, Bylaw 0174, Bylaw 0177, Policy & Regulation 1570, Policy 2361, Policy 2422, Policy & Regulation 6111 and Policy 5339.01 (Student Sun Protection).
Votes and procedure: Action Items #1–2 (including approval of minutes and board goals), Personnel Items #3–14, Finance Items #15–24 and Education Items #25–28 were approved in separate motions with roll call votes recorded; in each recorded roll call Mr. Dougherty was marked n/a/absent while all voting members present recorded 'Yes.' The meeting moved into an executive session at 7:40 p.m. to discuss permitted topics including negotiations and a board vacancy before reconvening and completing the evening's actions.
The meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m.
