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Rochelle Park board approves $377,354.14 in payments, hires search firm for superintendent
Summary
On Oct. 28 the Rochelle Park Board of Education approved payments totaling $377,354.14, several vendor contracts and personnel actions, and authorized an $11,000 contract with Strategic Exemplary Alliance for a superintendent search.
The Rochelle Park Board of Education on Oct. 28 approved payment of bills and mandatory payments totaling $377,354.14 and moved forward on multiple contracts and personnel actions.
In a motion carried by roll call vote 5–0, the board approved the Oct. 28 payment listing that totaled $377,354.14 across general, grant, food service and aftercare funds. Business Administrator Michele Rainere presented the financial reports and explained the checks and fund allocations prior to the vote.
The board also approved vendor and contract items, including annual vendor approval for Happy Numbers at $370 and a contract with Strategic Exemplary Alliance (SEA) llc to conduct a comprehensive superintendent search at a cost of $11,000. The SEA contract was included in a slate of finance resolutions adopted by the board.
Other approved finance and service actions on the consent agenda included tuition and placement changes, therapy and neurological evaluations for students (individual CST case authorizations), purchase of Pearson Q-global assessments ($945), and approval of out-of-district paraprofessional services with River Dell School District at an annual rate of $42,649.30 for an identified CST case. The board accepted placement terminations for two students previously enrolled in external programs and approved a home-instruction amendment for services not to exceed specified totals.
Personnel actions approved in the same meeting included several substitute teacher appointments, an IT assistant appointment, coaching stipends for the 2025–26 season, and the acceptance of a part-time lunch aide resignation effective Nov. 18, 2025. The board also approved leave dates for an employee under FMLA and NJFLA as listed in the agenda.
All routine and consent finance and personnel motions reported a 5–0 roll call result at the time of adoption. The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Nov. 18, 2025.
