Thursday, March 28, 2013
What's next for the BOE now that a member has resigned?
Now that John Tavis has resigned, what does the Board of Education do now? According to state law, the board will have 60 days from the date of the resignation to fill the vacancy, normally by a majority vote of the board. If the board fails to do so, the vacancy could be filled by the county superintendent, the law reads. The Wall Township Board of Education bylaws say that the board will publicly notice for the vacancy and solicit candidates willing to fill it. The board will then interview candidates for the vacancy. This may or may not be done in public session. The vote to appoint a candidate, however, will be in public session, the bylaws read. Whoever is appointed to the seat will serve until the board’s next organization meeting, …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Just three months after election to a three-year term, Tavis calls it quits
In a surprise development at Tuesday’s school board budget meeting, recently elected school board member John Tavis announced his intention to resign his seat after serving just three months of a three-year term. Tavis, who in November was elected in an uncontested race to a three-year term, will quit the board officially when he delivers a letter to Business Administrator Brian Smyth -- an action he said would be completed within a week. Tavis said he simply did not have the time to dedicate to the position that he feels it deserves. Tuesday’s meeting will be his last, Tavis said in an interview following the meeting. In a short prepared speech Tavis thanked the board members for their support during his 23 months on the 9-member panel. …
Unanimous vote to adopt budget under cap with significant tech purchases, hiring
The Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved the budget for the upcoming school year following a presentation by administrators and a public hearing at a special meeting held at the Intermediate School. The vote to adopt the budget was 8-0. Board member Donald Herbert, who was present prior to the start of the meeting, left the building before the board was called to order. He did not return. No explanation was given for his absence. The vote followed about an hour-long presentation by district administrators that varied little from the presentation given on Monday. Some budget numbers were changed slightly from Monday’s presentation, but those changes were largely insignificant. The $68,462,470 total budget comes with just shy…
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Tuesday's meeting the first ever for some members and first regular business meeting of the year
The Wall Township Board of Education is set for its first regular meeting since organizing at a brief meeting earlier this month. The regular business meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Intermediate School. The time is 30 minutes earlier than the board normally meets. The new time will be the new normal starting time, according to Superintendent Dan Simon. Longtime board member Eva Applegate will run Tuesday’s meeting. Applegate was chosen by the 9-member panel to become this year’s president. Former board President John Tavis nominated Applegate for the presidency at the board’s brief organization meeting, held Jan 3. The vote to install Applegate was 8-1. Board member Donald Herbert cast the lone vote against. Joseph …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Thursday organization meeting will fill board with new members
Three new school board members are scheduled to take their seats on the 9-member panel Thursday during the board’s organization meeting. Board President John Tavis will join newcomers Robin Zawodniak and Kenneth J. Dioguardi and Mary Catherine McCarthy in a swearing-in ceremony when the board meets at 8 p.m. at the Intermediate School. No agenda was posted for the meeting Wednesday morning. Tavis won a full, three-year term on the board in the November elections, along with Zawodniak and Dioguardi. The three were uncontested in the race. McCarthy, who won a one-year seat, finishing out the unexpired term of longtime board member Laurie Cannon, who resigned last year. McCarthy also was appointed to fill Cannon’s seat until the end of last …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
All 10 candidates for Board of Education seats are invited to forum
All candidates for Board of Education are invited to a “Meet The Candidates’’ night on Tuesday. The event, open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. at the Intermediate School cafeteria. There are three, three-year terms up for grabs and one, one-year term available in the Nov. 6 election. Ten candidates have filed to run, making this year’s election one of the biggest in memory. Running unopposed for the three-year terms are Kenneth J. Dioguardi, 2315 Orchard Crest Blvd., Robin Zawodniak, 1439 Garrett Dr., and Board President John Tavis, 1610 Holly Blvd. — the only incumbent running this year. Incumbent board members Deidre Kukucka and Melissa Peters are not seeking re-election. Zawodniak was recently appointed to fill the seat of former …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Filling seat vacated by former Vice President Laurie Cannon
The Board of Education at its regular meeting Tuesday is expected to fill the seat left by Laurie Cannon, who abruptly resigned in late August. The school board’s agenda calls for nominations for Cannon’s seat early in the order of business. Cannon’s term, which expires in 2013, cannot legally be left vacant until January, when a new member will finish out her term. Whoever is appointed will serve only until January. Nominations will be made, then a majority of the eight-member board will decide which among the nominees – if there are more than one – will fill Cannon’s seat. Next month, however, voters will choose which of the seven candidates who filed to run for the remainder of Cannon’s term will be seated in January. Kristen Casais, …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Board of Education to hold public meeting in Superintendent's conference room
The Board of Education on Tuesday afternoon is scheduled to hold a public meeting in the conference room of the Superintendent of Schools Daniel Simon. The meeting, which is not part of the board's monthly public sessions but is nonetheless open to the public, is a "retreat'' to be held with members of the New Jersey School Boards Association. The purpose of the meeting, according to a public notice, is to set goals and complete self-evaluations, as well as talk about members' board training. The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. in the superintendent's conference room, located behind the Board of Education administrative offices — the red school house — on 18th Avenue.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Cannon's resignation accepted at hastily called emergency session of the Board of Education Friday morning
School board Vice President Laurie Cannon has resigned from the Board of Education, leaving the board scrambling for a replacement for the remainder of Cannon's term. The Board of Education in an emergency session held in the Superintendent's conference room at 11 a.m. Friday unanimously accepted Cannon's resignation, dated Aug. 29. Citing personal commitments, Cannon's resignation letter was read at Friday's emergency session. The letter, signed by Cannon, said her resignation was effective Aug. 21. "This letter is to confirm my Aug. 21 resignation from the Wall Township Board of Education," said Business Administrator Brian Smyth, reading from Cannon's letter. "I've considered it an honor to serve the students and community of Wall in …
Friday, August 17, 2012
10-minute limit on public comment proposed in new bylaw
The Board of Education is mulling a new bylaw that would limit the time a member of the public can speak during its meetings. The board by a unanimous vote on Wednesday introduced a new measure that if passed would for the first time limit to 10 minutes the time allowed each member of the public to speak during the panel’s meetings. That measure, Bylaw #0167, is in large part carved out of its companion bylaw —#0164 — that regulates the conduct of the board’s meetings. The portion regulating public participation would be excised from that law and used to create the new bylaw. Large chunks of the old regulation serve as the basis for the new bylaw, such as addressing only the board president and making supporting documentation available to …
Johnson
10:05 pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
What is going on in Wall Township? There has been one after another BOE member who resigned....Something must be going on there. more ›