Board accepts facilities manager resignation, approves chaperones and substitute appointments

The Mount Arlington Board of Education approved multiple personnel actions at its Feb. 24 meeting, including a facilities manager resignation, chaperone and substitute approvals, home-instruction arrangements for a special-education student and a planned maternity leave.

The board accepted the resignation of Pat Spezza, Facilities Manager, effective April 13, 2026. The personnel slate also included approval of chaperones for music and field-trip events: listed chaperones for the Roxbury High School All District Concert and the 8th-grade Hershey Park trip (March 18 and June 3–6, 2026, respectively). The board approved a stipend-based chaperone list for those events and a one-time chaperone support payment for special-education coverage at an elementary concert.

For a special-education student the board approved home instruction by Stephanie Guida from Feb. 17 through May 18, 2026, at two hours per day at $44.04 per hour. The board also approved a maternity leave for Employee #10420 beginning on or about June 3, 2026, through Nov. 2, 2026. District officials approved adding three individuals to the substitute-teacher list and one to the substitute-aide list for the 2025–26 school year pending required state background checks and certification.

A motion to approve Personnel Agenda Items 022426-S-1 through S-9 was presented by Mr. Svenningsen, seconded by Mrs. Studint, and passed by roll call 7–0.

What’s next: The district will process resignations, update substitute rosters after receipt of background checks, and coordinate home-instruction and leave logistics with affected families and staff.