Friday, September 16, 2011
Concerns about the policy affecting the hiring of relatives of BOE members or district employees, though, remain.
Despite concerns, the Board of Education on Sept. 15 voted in favor of the new revised nepotism policy. Board member Lawrence Miloscia voted against the measure, which is part of the New Jersey Department of Education new school accountability regulations. The new revised policy states the Board of Education, in order to avoid both the reality and the appearance of conflict of interest in employment, will not appoint a relative of a board member or of the superintendent of schools to any employment position in the district. A question was raised about who is allowed to negotiate teacher contracts. Board Attorney Jonathan Busch said this was an administrative function and if someone were to fall through the cracks [regarding violating the …
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
BOE candidate David Pinkowitz uses social media to keep Woodbridge residents in the loop
This is the first in a series of profiles on Woodbridge's Board of Education candidates. David Pinkowitz didn’t like what he was seeing, coming out of the school board. So he took his message to Twitter. Pinkowitz, who is running in the school board elections in April, has been using the popular social media platform to report from Woodbridge Board of Education meetings. While attending a board meeting typically means taking time away from one’s evening to attend, those who can't get to the meetings but who want to know what's going on in real time can follow Pinkowitz’s Twitter account. The Twitter idea was born of necessity, said Pinkowitz. The first meetings he went to had no television coverage, he said. "There would be no way for …
Friday, February 25, 2011
Business admin DeMarino anticipates annual savings of $200,000.
Citing significant savings, the Woodbridge Township School District will conduct a $50,000 feasibility study on telecommunications across the district. The Board of Education voted 5-2 in favor of awarding a contract for a telecommunications feasibility study for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) to TransNet Corporation of Somerville at a cost not to exceed $50,000. Board President Brian Small and Board member John Golden were not present at the vote. Schools Business administrator Dennis DeMarino said the implementation of VOIP has an anticipated annual savings of $200,000. “The study will be conducted over two school years,” he said. Board members Judy Leidner and Brian Molnar voted against the measure. Both cited economic reasons …
