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Saddle Brook Board approves routine agenda items, sidebar agreement to pay club advisors and personnel changes
Summary
The board approved education, budget, facilities and policy items, a last-minute sidebar agreement to compensate five club advisors, and multiple personnel appointments and resignations; several abstentions on specific subitems were recorded.
The Saddle Brook Board of Education on Sept. 18 approved a slate of routine agenda items — including education, budget, facilities and policy packets — moved at the superintendent’s recommendation, and acted on personnel appointments and resignations. The board also voted to approve a last-minute sidebar agreement with the Saddle Brook Education Association to compensate advisors for five clubs at the middle and high schools.
At the start of the business portion the board moved to approve E2425 (education and curriculum items), which included mandated submissions such as the district emergency virtual remote-learning plan, a statement of insurance for paraprofessionals and the district nursing services plan. The board then approved BF2425 (budget/finance items), noting a $1,500 gift-card donation from Acme Markets to support families and an expanded agreement with Newbridge Medical Center to add psych evaluations and behavior assessments to services the district uses.
Facilities (F2425) and policy second readings (P2425) were presented and approved by roll call; board members also approved personnel motions that listed several resignations, paraprofessional and lunch-aide appointments, a Franklin school nurse, a special-education teacher, and volunteer additions to support the marching band. The administration noted that all hires remain pending background checks and required paperwork.
A last-minute sidebar agreement dated Sept. 18, 2024 between the Saddle Brook Board of Education and the Saddle Brook Education Association was introduced to formally pay advisors for five clubs (Best Buddies; Falcons for Change; Chess Club; Asian American Heritage Club; and DECA). The motion was seconded and passed by roll call; the transcript records at least one named abstention on this item. The board discussed recusal/abstention options for members with potential association ties and confirmed there were sufficient votes to move forward.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in roll-call segments): - E2425 (education/curriculum packet): motion moved at the superintendent’s recommendation and approved by roll call; specific subitem abstentions were noted in the transcript for particular members but a full numerical tally by item was not provided in the record. - BF2425 (budget/finance packet): approved by roll call; donors and vendor agreements noted in discussion. - F2425 (facilities packet): approved by roll call. - P2425 (policy second readings): approved by roll call. - Sidebar agreement (dated Sept. 18, 2024) to compensate five club advisors: motion seconded and approved by roll call; the transcript records at least one abstention (member Laurentino recorded as abstaining on that item in the roll-call exchange). - Personnel packet: approved by roll call; multiple resignations and appointments recorded.
What’s next: administration will proceed with onboarding hires (pending paperwork) and the board will implement the sidebar terms for the five clubs.
