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Hainesport board approves routine policy, personnel and finance items; authorizes shared-services BCBA agreement
Summary
At its May 21 meeting the Hainesport Township Board of Education approved a package of policy updates, personnel contracts and financial reports and authorized a shared‑services agreement with Westampton School District to provide a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). The board also entered a brief executive session on personnel and negotiations.
The Hainesport Township Board of Education approved a slate of routine policy, personnel and finance items and authorized a shared‑services agreement with Westampton School District for a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) at its regular meeting on May 21, 2024.
The meeting opened at 7:01 p.m. and the board read its public‑notice compliance per the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4‑12(a)). Jason Cardonick, board president, presided over the meeting; Joseph R. Corn, superintendent, delivered the superintendent’s report that included NJSLA, the district’s Green & White event and the upcoming summer barbecue.
Under committee reports, Kristin Jakubowski, Student Services/Community Services Committee chair, presented a package of policy and regulation updates (items P1140, P1523, P1530, R1530, P1550 and others) addressing educational equity, equal employment opportunities, curriculum content, guidance counseling and related student‑services policies. The board approved items 1–18 listed under the Student Services/Community Services committee.
The Human Resources committee, chaired by Jason Cardonick, presented employment contracts for the 2024–25 school year. The board approved multiple administrative contracts effective July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, including contracts for Christopher C. DeSanto (Business Administrator/Board Secretary), Meredith Gocke (Confidential Administrative Assistant to the Chief School Administrator), Pat Gwynne (Confidential Assistant to the Business Administrator), Lisa Tedesco (Confidential Business Office Clerk), Ramon Santiago (Principal 5–8/Curriculum & Instruction), Julia Wolfrom (Principal PreK–4/Director of Special Education) and others listed on the agenda. Professional development attendance and several volunteer approvals were also ratified.
Finance Committee Chair Larry Brandolph presented monthly financial items — Board Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports for April 2024, appropriation adjustments, payment of bills, EFT activity, student activity account and the cafeteria report — and the board approved the routine finance reports.
A highlighted action on the agenda, Resolution 2023‑24 #30, authorized the district to enter into a shared‑services agreement with Westampton School District to secure a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to support student needs; the board approved the resolution by roll call.
During public comment Julia Wolfrom, principal PreK–4 and director of special education, thanked administrators, the PTO and the board. A resident identified as Harris noted a township meeting about finance and referenced the board vacancy.
The board voted to enter a closed executive session for approximately 15 minutes to discuss personnel and negotiations; Jennifer Weres moved the motion, which Larry Brandolph seconded. The board returned to open session at about 8:33 p.m., and a motion to adjourn, moved by Jill Ormsby and seconded by Erin Minero, carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:33 p.m.
Votes at a glance: motions and committee packages listed on the May 21 agenda (minutes approval, superintendent reports, Student Services policies 1–18, HR contracts 1–11, finance reports 1–7 and Resolution 2023‑24 #30) were approved as recorded on the meeting roll calls. Where the agenda listed specific roll‑call results the transcript records “Motion Carries”; individual yes/no assignments were not detailed in the transcript for each item.
