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Lakewood board signs off on broad personnel roster changes, stipends and after‑school programs
Summary
The board approved dozens of personnel actions Sept. 25, including certified and non‑certified resignations, hires and transfers, retirement payout calculations, and multiple after‑school and tutoring stipend allocations across the district.
The Lakewood Board of Education approved a lengthy superintendent personnel agenda on Sept. 25 that included certified and non‑certified resignations, reassignments, new appointments, leaves of absence and retirement payout calculations.
The certified‑staff section of the agenda listed multiple leaves and maternity/NJFLA requests, resignations and new hires. Examples in the certified section include the appointment of Monica Musto as a second‑grade special‑education teacher (LECC) effective Sept. 1, 2024 (pending new‑hire processing) and the hiring of Munira Jamali for a secondary math position effective Nov. 11, 2024. The agenda also recorded retirements and payout calculations for certificated employees where applicable, with the meeting packet including the calculation method used for each payout.
The non‑certified personnel section recorded paraprofessional resignations, emergent hires and many campus‑to‑campus paraprofessional transfers tied to LECC preschool placements. The board approved appointments for school security specialists and a 12‑month district security specialist hire, with salaries and budget accounts shown in the agenda.
Administration presented and the board approved numerous co‑curricular and after‑school stipend items and program budgets across multiple schools: late‑bus funding shared by Lakewood Middle School and Lakewood High School, after‑school tutoring and intervention programs paid at $50/hour for targeted students, and a large set of club/chaperone/coach stipends for the high school and middle school. Title III and other grant funds were identified as pay sources where applicable. Several staff members were approved to take online professional development paid from Title II or Title III funds.
All certified and non‑certified personnel actions were approved as part of the superintendent’s consent agenda and are documented in the meeting packet; the board approved the superintendent agenda by motion and the meeting proceeded to adjournment at 7:47 p.m.
The board’s actions move many of the district’s staffing decisions into implementation; administration is responsible for onboarding, completing criminal‑history checks where required and executing payroll changes per the listed accounts.
