Friday, March 1, 2019

A story today on nj.com provides another teachable moment about statutory violations in Lodi superintendent contracts…





Link to article on nj.com:




A really interesting line from the article:


“Gangadin and Rivera had announced in December 2015 that Lyles’ contract automatically renewed because her contract required the board to give her notice by the end of 2015. But state law gave the board a March 2, 2016 deadline.”



And,



This line is very interesting because in January 2017 Lodi BOE members were told that they couldn’t discuss the Superintendent’s contract for renewal/nonrenewal because the contract automatically renewed effective January 1, 2017.  The board was never informed of the automatic renewal and no discussion ever took place. The contract was expiring on June 30, 2017.  According to state statute, the Board should have had until January 30, 2017 to determine renewal/nonrenewal.  The contract approved by the Lodi BOE in 2012 and rubber-stamped by someone in the County Office did not meet state statutory requirements.  No shocker there.



From Mr. Quatrone’s current contract:



Link to Mr. Quatrone’s current contract:


 


Link to some background on the Jersey City article: