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Mountainside Board approves administration, budget and personnel items; PTO donation noted
Summary
The Mountainside Board of Education approved routine administration, budget and personnel items, including a $45,000 fundraising contribution from the PTO; one member abstained on a single administration item.
The Mountainside Board of Education on a routine vote approved administration items, its fiscal agenda and a slate of personnel actions during its August meeting.
The board moved and approved administration items 1–9; Board member Bill Dillon abstained from item 1 and voted yes on the remaining administration items. Budget and finance items 1–21 and addendum items 22–23 were approved without recorded dissent. During the budget discussion members and administrators noted that the parent-teacher organization raised about $45,000 this year to fund equipment including new basketball hoops and sound-system upgrades.
The board also approved personnel items 1–13 and addendums 14–15. Superintendent (speaker 2) welcomed James McCullough, the newly hired music teacher who will work at Beechwood and Deerfield schools.
These votes were conducted by roll call. The meeting then proceeded to other agenda items and ultimately returned to executive session.
Votes at a glance - Administration items 1–9: approved; Bill Dillon abstained on item 1, others recorded as yes. - Budget & Finance items 1–21, addendum 22–23: approved (yes vote recorded). - Personnel items 1–13, addendums 14–15: approved (yes vote recorded).
The board did not provide detailed line-item debate on most passed motions during the public session; the superintendent and business office staff noted ongoing capital and operational projects related to these approvals. The meeting moved back into executive session at the end of the public portion.
