Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Personnel Operations Policy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Lopatcong board approves stipends, personnel moves, preschool providers and policy readings
Summary
The board approved stipend allocations for clubs and activities, accepted resignations, appointed new hires (including a special-education teacher), approved Preschool Expansion provider contracts for Busy Bees and Kiddie Academy, and advanced a slate of policy readings including an Acceptable Use of Generative AI entry.
At its Aug. 21 meeting the Lopatcong Township Board of Education approved personnel and operational resolutions covering stipend positions, resignations, substitutes, reassignments and new hires for the 2025–26 school year.
Stipends and personnel: The board approved stipend positions for extracurricular roles (listed at $783.00 per stipend) including student council, special Olympics, yearbook, instrumental and choral music, drama clubs, National Junior Honor Society and morning monitors. The board accepted resignations from Autumn Weidlick (paraprofessional, effective Aug. 1, 2025) and Melissa Allen‑Wiltsey (special-education teacher, effective July 29, 2025). The board approved ESY substitutes and retroactive appointments and approved new hires contingent on completion of required paperwork; among the hires listed was Alexandra Pierson as a special-education teacher (start effective July 1, 2025, Step 4 salary $62,296.00 as listed in the minutes).
Operations and providers: The board approved R-019-26 contracting Preschool Expansion Program providers Busy Bees and Kiddie Academy for the 2025–26 school year and accepted the September volunteer list and multiple facility-use requests (contingent on required paperwork). The board also approved submission of annual bathroom waivers for specified elementary-school rooms to the Executive County Superintendent and adopted District and Board Goals for 2025–26.
Policy actions: The board approved first readings of multiple policies and regulations (including Internal Controls, Budget Preparation and SEMI program items) and second readings of policies such as Attendance Areas and others. The minutes list a new policy entry for Acceptable Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence among other policy/regulation codes approved for first reading.
Executive session and closing: The board entered executive session at 8:06 p.m. to discuss personnel and returned to open session at 9:14 p.m. No additional open-session personnel actions beyond the public resolutions were recorded; the meeting adjourned at 9:14 p.m.
Votes: Personnel and operations bundles were moved and approved by roll-call with all present voting Yes and one member absent.
