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Maywood Board approves consent block including construction payments, personnel moves and $10,000 bus purchase
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting, the Maywood Board of Education approved a block of routine motions that included personnel leaves and appointments, a $2.09 million December check run, a $10,000 purchase of a used wheelchair bus and three referendum payment applications totaling $785,551.34 for ongoing construction and HVAC work.
The Maywood Board of Education on Dec. 18 approved a consent block of routine motions, adopting minutes and reports, authorizing personnel leaves and appointments, accepting financial reports and approving three payments tied to ongoing referendum projects.
Board President Taylor moved the block approval BL.7, which was seconded by Board member Bendezu and passed 6–0 with no abstentions. Superintendent Michael Jordan reported routine district business, and Business Administrator Jennifer Pfohl presented the financial and personnel items listed on the agenda.
Among the financial approvals, the board authorized a December check run totaling $2,094,974.01 and a separate cafeteria check run of $18,909.77. The board also approved payroll-related entries for November that showed a total payroll expense of $1,231,424.20, including board and state shares of FICA/Medicare and related contributions.
In facilities business, the board approved three referendum payment applications reviewed by LAN Associates: a $511,115.08 payment application to Daskall LLC for the Memorial School addition; a $233,975.00 payment application to Teo Technologies for HVAC upgrades at Maywood Avenue School; and a $40,461.26 payment application to GL Group for the STEM lab at Maywood Avenue School. Business Administrator Jennifer Pfohl said LAN Associates verified each application’s conformance with completed work. Combined, the three payments total $785,551.34.
The board also approved the purchase of a 2011 wheelchair-accessible bus from the River Edge Board of Education for $10,000.
On personnel matters, the board approved several leaves and appointments. Motions included the appointment of Danielle Cironi as a paraprofessional (pro-rated salary specified) and Pedro Nunez as a custodian (pro-rated salary specified). The board approved a multisensory reading teacher contract through Region V at $90 per hour up to 14 hours per week not to exceed $30,000, and corrected the per-evaluation rate in a separate motion to $900 per evaluation.
Other approvals included conference attendance for staff (examples on the agenda: S. Boneta on Jan. 14, 2025; J. Russo on Jan. 31, 2025; and Eileen Davis to attend the NJ Pupil Transportation Conference March 26–28, 2025 at an estimated cost of $976.96), volunteer approval for Victoria Eisenberg as a cheerleading coach, acceptance of recorded drills for November, and authorizing disposal of computer equipment with no fair market value.
Superintendent Michael Jordan also highlighted non-action items: the district’s toy drive for Tomorrow’s Children’s Fund was successful and gifts will be delivered this week; MAS grades 6–8 students who made honor rolls will be invited to the January meeting for recognition; and the district will be subject to a county building-and-grounds walkthrough on Jan. 14 and a DPR visit on Feb. 11.
The meeting opened at 6:30 p.m. and adjourned by acclamation at 7:18 p.m. The minutes were submitted by Board Secretary Jennifer Pfohl.
