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Warren Hills board reestablishes Director of Special Services position, approves staff appointments and paraprofessional job description
Summary
The Warren Hills Regional Board approved multiple personnel actions Feb. 11, 2025, reestablished a Director of Special Services job description, adopted an updated paraprofessional description, and authorized appointments including teachers and substitutes; it also approved a two-year cooperative girls' tennis program with Belvidere.
The Warren Hills Regional Board of Education on Feb. 11 approved a slate of personnel items, including the reestablishment and adoption of a Director of Special Services job description and a revised paraprofessional job description.
The board, meeting in Washington-area jurisdiction for the Warren Hills Regional School District, approved teacher and support staff appointments recommended by Superintendent Earl C. Clymer, III. Appointments listed on the agenda included Kelsey Connelly (teacher), Elizabeth Kurpat (school psychologist), Patrick O’Brien (teacher), Stephanie VanAlstine (teacher), Madeline Call (substitute teacher), Kristen Ciborski (secretary), and Melissa King (substitute nurse). Salaries and effective dates were recorded on the agenda; some hires were pending receipt of required paperwork.
The Director of Special Services position—whose duties in the adopted description include supervising Child Study Team members and all special education staff, coordinating IEP processes and state reporting, overseeing out-of-district placements, and leading compliance with federal and state special education mandates—was reestablished and the organization chart updated. The paraprofessional job description approved by the board sets minimum qualifications (high school diploma and required federal Title I conditions where applicable), summarizes responsibilities for small-group instruction support, clerical tasks and behavior tracking, and references applicable legal citations (e.g., N.J.S.A. 18A provisions and Title I guidance).
The Personnel & Student Activities committee had discussed the job descriptions earlier in February, and the superintendent administratively split the earlier combined agenda item into two specific resolutions so each could be voted on separately. The board approved related travel requests and a medical/maternity leave listed on the agenda.
Also approved during the personnel motion was a cooperative sports agreement: Warren Hills will partner with Belvidere School District to run a girls' tennis program for two years (2025–2027), with Warren Hills listed as the local education agency for the cooperative program.
The personnel package passed by roll call with seven members voting in favor; two members (Thomas Dufner and Amy Kemp) were recorded as absent. The board took no public comments during the meeting.
