Link to article from the Asbury Park Press:
From the article:
“Before a contentious crowd of nearly 300 teachers,
parents and others on Tuesday, Wall Township’s board of education president
said the board would hold a do-over of a controversial contract approval for
its superintendent.
The board said it will abide by a court ruling last
week overturning
its 2017 approval of raises and an extension of the superintendent’s
contract, and would hold a new vote on May 7 -- this time with the required 30
days notice and public hearing.”
And,
“Kathleen Doran, an attorney and mother of three Wall
students who had joined the Wall Township Education Association Union as a
plaintiff in the contract’s appeal, reminded board members that others had
cautioned against the 2017 vote, which was approved by a 5-1 vote, with three
members abstaining due to conflicts of interest.
“You own them an apology,” Doran told the board.”
In 2018, Lodi Board of
Education members with conflicts of interest negotiated and approved a contract
giving Lodi’s superintendent a 20% pay raise and up to $200,000 for unused
sick/vacation days. The contract was
renegotiated without the required 30 day notice and public hearing. The contract was renegotiated 8 months after board members were told that the superintendent's contract automatically renewed on July 1, 2017 with the same terms as the previous five year contract.
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