Thursday, September 13, 2012
James F. Habel's Point Pleasant Borough home raided this morning
Investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Thursday morning raided the Point Pleasant home of former Wall Township Superintendent of Schools James F. Habel. Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni was tight-lipped about the raid, saying only that the office "conducted an investigative action'' at Habel's residence. Gramiccioni did not say what investigators were looking for or what was taken from Habel's home at 1614 Blue Heron Court in the raid, which began at 6:30 a.m. Attempts to reach Habel were unsuccessful Thursday afternoon. Habel took the helm of the Wall School district beginning in 2003. Habel received a base salary of $220,048 in 2011, plus extensive benefits. The retirement payout for the former …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Daniel Simon, principal at High Technology High School, to be next Superintendent of Wall schools
The Wall Township Board of Education on Tuesday named the principal of a Monmouth County magnet school as the next superintendent of schools. Daniel Simon, principal of High Technology High School, beat out a field of about 30 applicants over a 10-month-long search for the district’s top spot. Simon will take the reins of Wall Township Schools in July. The board’s vote was 7 to 1 with one abstention to approve the appointment. Board member Donald Herbert cast the sole vote against hiring Simon. Melissa Peters abstained. Several board members praised Simon's enthusiasm, dedication and colloborative management approach in speeches before the vote. Board member Robin Cervantes said Simon caught her attention early in the interview process and…
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Open communication and transparency among chief characteristics
Leadership. Open communication. Transparency. A commitment to ‘bottom-up’ decision-making. Community involvement. Those were chief among the characteristics the next superintendent of schools should have, according to the 45 residents who attended a forum Tuesday to solicit community input into the choice of a new schools superintendent. The 2 1/2–hour meeting, one of the first in a long process that eventually will choose a new leader for the school district before next school year, was held at the Intermediate School. It was run by Rich Marasco, who heads Leadership Advantage, the firm contracted by the Board of Education for $9,900 to help guide the process. The meeting was part kvetch and part wish list, as residents announced what …
Jennifer Klahre
9:20 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
My name is Jennifer Klahre and my login name was Wall Resident and I guess the way Wall Patch works many people can have that login name. Which there are 12 as of right now. So just to let everyone know I am not the "Wall Resident" that is saying hateful things on here. I have not commented on anything in over 6 months. I have deleted my login name Wall Resident because I do not want to be … more ›