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North Bergen board approves dozens of hires, stipends and program contracts at December meeting
Summary
The board unanimously approved multiple personnel appointments (teachers, substitutes, aides), stipends, program payments and contracts including re-employment of a retired teacher, Reichman Educational Consulting workshops ($14,000) and a William Paterson University externship agreement.
At its Dec. 18 meeting the North Bergen Board of Education approved a broad slate of personnel appointments, stipend awards and program contracts covering classroom staff, aides, coaches and training providers.
Key personnel actions included appointment of new teachers Katherine Tamay (Kennedy School, Grade 2) and Caitlin Murray (Robert Fulton School, ELA), and the re-employment of retired special-services teacher Susan Klein as a self-contained teacher at Horace Mann School for the 2024-25 year at a salary recorded as $77,730 under a state-designated critical-need determination (Resolution No. 3). The board also approved multiple substitute teachers, clerical aides, one-on-one special-education aides and ACES early-childhood aides with specified start dates and stipend levels.
Other approved items included the appointment of Justin Cabrera as Computer Technician at $67,680 (Res. 5), a twelve-month security appointment for Claudio Pascual at $69,270 (Res. 6), volunteer high-school coaches and sixth-class stipends for teachers assigned extra classes. The board authorized an emergent-hiring process for certain vacancies allowing temporary appointment pending criminal-history clearance and set conditions for extension if checks are delayed (Res. 9).
Program and contract approvals included Reichman Educational Consulting LLC to deliver seven NJTSS training workshops at a total cost of $14,000 funded by Title II (Res. 48), and a Collaborative Field Experience Agreement with William Paterson University to host a speech-language pathology externship through Dec. 31, 2027 (Res. 49). The board also approved Title IV-funded wellness and nutrition lessons at Horace Mann totaling $3,400 to be delivered by a registered dietitian nutritionist (Res. 25).
The board recorded numerous leave approvals (FMLA and sick-day usages) and accepted personnel resignations effective on listed dates. Motions across the personnel and program agenda were carried unanimously by the seven members present unless otherwise noted in the minutes.
Superintendent Dr. George J. Solter Jr. addressed the audience near the close of the meeting, reporting the N.J. Department of Education had approved the districtNJQSAC District Improvement Plan (DIP) implementation and reviewed recent HIB (Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying) determinations that are posted on the district website.
The meeting adjourned at 5:16 p.m.
