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Votes at a glance: Woodland Park Board approves transfers, hires, contracts and grants on July 15, 2024
Summary
The Woodland Park Board approved a slate of financial and personnel actions July 15, including budget transfers, a $558,544.36 bill list, multiple hires/resignations, contracts for student services, and acceptance of FY2025 IDEA and ESEA grant awards.
At its July 15, 2024 regular meeting the Woodland Park Board of Education approved a series of motions that set district finances, staffing and services for the 2024–25 school year.
Key votes
- Budget transfers and financial reports: The board accepted the Secretary and Treasurer reports for May 2024 and approved a set of budget transfers reallocating funds across salary, utilities, supplies and construction accounts (motion 225-02 and 225-03).
- Bill approvals: The board approved a bill list totaling $558,544.36 (motion 225-04). The minutes list Bill List Nos. #73, #L73, #60 and #L60.
- HIB decisions and donation: The board affirmed the superintendent’s HIB decisions for investigations 2024-89 and 2024-90 (225-05), and accepted a $2,590 donation from Woodland Park SNAC for special education teachers (225-06).
- Personnel actions: The board approved multiple personnel items in a single personnel block, including rescissions of two prior appointments, acceptance of several resignations, approval of leaves under FMLA/NJFLA, home-instruction and classroom hires, part-time aides, staff transfers, workshop reimbursements, stipends and a retroactive change in summer custodial hours (225-08 through 225-23). Notable individual approvals include: • Jordan Rinaldi, Memorial math teacher, MA Step 1, $67,010 (225-15) — passed 5 yes, 1 recusal (Mark Salemi recused). • Alrick Douglas, Dean of Students, MA+30 Step 6, $75,010 (225-17). • Employment contract for Samantha DeSanto, District Behaviorist, $85,000 for 2024-25 (225-2A).
- Contracts and services: The board approved a contract with the NJ Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired to provide services to student ID#33072 at a cost of $2,420 (225-26) and a contract with Aveanna Healthcare for a one-to-one nurse for student ID#34120 at $75/hr (225-27). The board also approved NRESC transportation contracts for field trips with per-trip rates listed for several contractors (225-25).
- Grants: The board accepted FY 2025 IDEA awards (IDEA Basic $333,233; IDEA Preschool $11,232) and FY 2025 ESEA awards (Title I $380,785; Title II $37,832; Title III $13,342; Title III-Immigrant $5,781; Title IV $30,540), contingent on subsequent approvals (225-3A, 225-4A).
Votes and procedure
Most items were approved on roll-call votes recorded in the minutes as 6 yes (members present), with 3 members listed absent for the meeting. Personnel appointment 225-15 recorded a single recusal: Mark Salemi recused and the motion passed 5 yes, 1 recusal.
What happens next
Approved contracts and hires move to implementation under the appropriate district departments (Business Office, Human Resources, Special Education, Transportation). Grant acceptances are contingent on subsequent administrative approvals noted in the minutes. The board met in executive session for personnel and contract matters and returned to adjourn at 8:34 p.m.
Provenance: The items above are recorded in the July 15, 2024 meeting minutes (motions 225-02 through 225-28; grants 225-3A and 225-4A).
