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Rumson-Fair Haven board approves minutes, personnel hires, payrolls and out-of-district placements
Summary
At its April 16 meeting the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board approved the March 12 minutes, multiple personnel items (including a new Supervisor of Special Services), bill lists totaling $1,016,248.05, and several out-of-district special-education placements; it later entered executive session to discuss student matters and attorney-client privileged items.
The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board of Education approved a package of routine and substantive items at its April 16 regular meeting in the Learning Commons.
On a motion by Mrs. Whitehouse and seconded by Mr. Page, the board approved the March 12, 2024 regular meeting minutes. The roll-call vote recorded all present members as "Yes"; Mrs. Halcrow was noted as absent.
The board approved personnel items 2–11, including an amended resignation date for Dr. Malleswari Ponnala and an adjusted start date for Michelle Krupa. The board also approved the appointment of Lauren Malaney as Supervisor of Special Services for 2024–25 at a salary of $131,565 (Step 11), and the hiring of Dylan Langford as a physics teacher effective for the 2024–25 school year. The board approved AVA coordinators (Nicholas DelBuono, Anna Higgins, Elisa Verran), substitutes and spring coaches, and amended leave-of-absence dates under the New Jersey Family Leave Act. The personnel package was approved on a motion by Mrs. Kiley and seconded by Mr. Page with the same roll-call pattern (all present "Yes", Mrs. Halcrow absent).
Business Administrator Sean Cranston presented the bill lists dated April 12, 2024: General Fund $846,141.06; Special Revenue Fund $41,352.93; Capital Projects Fund $7,606.30; Food Services Fund $121,147.76, for a total of $1,016,248.05. Payrolls listed were $612,001.80 (March 15) and $608,066.33 (March 28), and total expenditures were shown as $2,236,316.18. The finance package (Items 12–18) — which also included facility-use approvals, conference attendance approvals, contracted student services, and out-of-district placements — was approved on a motion by Mr. Grant seconded by Mrs. Thompson.
The board approved several out-of-district special-education placements with annual costs listed in the minutes, including placements at The Shore Center ($64,500), Collier High School ($79,722.30), Oakwood School (~$64,499.40), and Search Day Program ($88,286.00). Some placements noted transportation arrangements and parent/contract transport where specified.
Education items approved included field trips (e.g., Brookdale Community College Peer Leaders, State Teen Arts Festival), fundraising requests, and two home-instruction arrangements for medical reasons with specified hourly provider rates ($55/hour and $42/hour).
Board President Mrs. McGinty opened the meeting at 6:33 p.m.; student representatives Patrick Thompson and Olivia Rome reported on prom, spring sports, AP exams, "Dawgs of the month," and the school play. Mrs. Hickey and Superintendent Darren Groh both praised the play during communications; Mrs. Hickey said it was "amazing," and Dr. Groh said he went to the play and commended the cast and crew.
The meeting recessed into executive session at 7:26 p.m. to discuss student matters and matters subject to attorney-client privilege, then returned to public session at 7:41 p.m. The board adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
Meeting documents recorded enrollment at 857 students as of March 31, 2024, and summarized recent safety drills (fire and lockdown).
