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Boards approve staffing, FMLA and a corrected military‑instructor pay; students recognized
Summary
The boards approved dozens of staff funded by the 21st CCLC grant, multiple personnel actions (hires, transfers, FMLA, resignations), confirmed a retroactive pay correction for a military instructor, and recognized Students of the Month.
Board members approved a lengthy set of personnel and program actions at the Sept. 26 meeting, including staffing for grant‑funded programs, hires, FMLA leaves, resignations and internship placements.
The board approved staffing lists for the Nita M. Lowey 21st CCLC grant (Salem County Achievers 2028), which include instructional aides at $18/hour, instructors at $38/hour, site coordinators and a technology coordinator at $43/hour, plus named substitutes and other roles. The board also approved homebound instruction compensation ($50/hour) and several salary‑guide changes for district instructors effective Sept. 1, 2023.
Separately, the board approved a revised employment contract and retroactive pay for CMSgt Keith Zulkowski, a military‑instructor position. The packet states verification of a corrected Military Instructor Pay (MIP); retroactive pay from Jan. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023 totals $4,897.80, and the revised annual MIP and salary figures were recorded in the materials.
Personnel motions included acceptance of resignations (e.g., Kellie Mitchell), approval of intermittent and scheduled FMLA requests (Martha Arrizon, Laurie Taormino, Alexia Cuff), transfers and new hires (examples: Kristen Maltman for Early Intervention contract work at $75/hour and Brooke Bitzer at $50/hour), and approval of additional stipends and mentor arrangements for novice instructors. The meeting minutes list individual names and positions for each approved item; motions passed on roll call with four board members recorded in favor.
Student recognition and program notes closed much of the public session: students of the month were recognized (Daretown, RDS‑Salem, Cumberland, SCVTS), administrators reported strong enrollment figures at several campuses and a successful start to the school year, and a proposed rain‑garden installation with Rutgers Cooperative Extension was approved with no district installation cost reported (grant‑funded). The district also accepted a donation of power‑tool attachments and hand tools from Tractor Supply for career programs.
The meeting proceeded to executive session at 8:13 p.m.; the public portion ended with no further board action reported.
