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Ogdensburg board approves para‑professional hires, curricula and personnel actions for 2024–25
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting the Ogdensburg Borough Board of Education approved para‑professional appointments, stipends, a student‑teacher placement and a series of curriculum adoptions and plans for the 2024–25 school year.
The Ogdensburg Borough Board of Education on Aug. 20 approved multiple personnel appointments and instructional plans for the 2024–25 school year.
Board members voted to appoint three para‑professional staff members — Allison Fanelli, Tina Styles and Merry Bulas — under Resolution P/P‑17. MOTION to approve the June 2, 2024 minutes and the personnel slate was presented by Ms. Allen and seconded by Ms. Kondik; the board recorded ayes from Mr. Donegan, Ms. Schinn, Ms. Allen, Ms. Kondik, Mr. Gorsky and Mr. Mendendez, with Mr. Mortensen absent.
The board approved stipends and job‑description updates, including a $3,000 technology assistant stipend for Krysten Struble (P/P‑03) and $200 stipends for Lauren Conklin, Marisa Baeli and Kaitlyn Trotta for supervision of the Girls on the Run program (P/P‑05). "All policies and procedures have been followed and met;" the Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) report for July 2024, presented on the Superintendent's recommendation, recorded zero incidents (P/P‑01).
Direct instructional actions included the board's adoption of the 2024 ELA curricula for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, the 2024 Math Curriculum, the 2024–25 School Action Plan for Attendance, and the 2024–27 Mentoring Plan (P/P‑06 through P/P‑11). The board also approved Acceptable Use Policies for staff and students and the 2024–25 Professional Development Plan and NJQSAC District Improvement Plan (P/P‑12 through P/P‑14).
Personnel approvals further authorized a William Paterson University candidate, Julia Macedo, to complete clinical practice (student teaching) in fall 2024 and spring 2025 (P/P‑18); the board set a maternity leave for Krysten Struble estimated Oct. 1, 2024–Apr. 1, 2025 (P/P‑20); and it approved Jackie Bronstein as a substitute teacher at $120 per day and Patricia Bianco as a substitute paraprofessional for 2024–25 (P/P‑21, P/P‑22). The board also approved a Virtual/Remote Instruction Plan for 2024–25 (P/P‑22).
Why it matters: these personnel and curriculum actions set instructional staffing and program priorities for the coming school year and allocate recurring stipends and training commitments.
The board adjourned at 6:38 p.m. following routine business.
