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Maywood Board approves referendum payments, personnel actions and routine district motions
Summary
The Maywood Board of Education approved a block of routine agenda items on Oct. 16, 2024, including three referendum contractor payments totaling $921,536.14, payroll and multiple personnel appointments and resignations; the block motion passed 6–0.
The Maywood Board of Education on Oct. 16 approved a block of routine motions that included payments to referendum contractors, personnel appointments and financial certifications.
President Taylor moved and Ms. Kiely seconded a single block motion covering dozens of items; the board approved the motion by a 6–0 vote. The block included approvals ranging from policy updates and safety drills to personnel appointments, class trips and facility-use requests.
Among the finance actions, the board approved Payment Application #8 to Daskall LLC for the addition at Memorial School for $423,977.40; Payment Application #5 to TEO Technologies, Inc., for HVAC upgrades at Maywood Avenue School for $360,150.00; and Payment Application #1 to GL Group, Inc., for the STEM Lab at Maywood Avenue School for $137,408.74. LAN Associates had reviewed and verified each application, according to the agenda materials.
Board members also approved preliminary Board Secretary and Treasurer reports for Sept. 30, 2024; preliminary transfers of funds; and payroll for September that listed Fund 10 payroll of $1,095,017.41 and Fund 20 payroll of $1,866.94 (total $1,096,884.35), with a stated total payroll expense of $1,179,640.40 and related employer contributions.
Other approvals in the block motion included the QSAC Statement of Assurance and DPR self-assessments for 2024–2025; submission of a School Bus Safety & Security Drill scheduled for Oct. 21, 2024; revisions to the District I&RS manual and policy; the 2024–2025 Nursing School Level & District Nursing Services Plan; the Comprehensive Maintenance Plan and M-1 worksheet submissions; volunteer approvals for Memorial and athletic programs; conference attendance and class trip authorizations; and multiple stipends and extracurricular pay rates.
The board approved new paraprofessional positions and specific hires (including Cheryl Moritz and Marissa Sykes), additions to the substitute list, and accepted resignations from Alice Clifford (teacher, Memorial; effective Dec. 5, 2024) and Zamira Santana (lunch aide, Memorial; effective Oct. 1, 2024).
Three acceptance-of-minutes items were excepted from the block vote and handled separately: A.14 (June 13, 2024 minutes) passed with a recorded vote of 4–0 with one abstention; A.67 (July 17, 2024 minutes) passed 5–0; A.90 (Sept. 18, 2024 minutes) passed 4–0.
The board entered a closed session from 7:10 p.m. to 7:23 p.m. to discuss personnel and adjourned at 8:13 p.m.
Procedural notes: adequate meeting notice was recorded under New Jersey Statutes 10:4-8 and several financial certifications cited N.J.A.C. provisions on budgetary reporting in the agenda materials.
