1) There
is no permanent Business Administrator because Frank Quatrone refused to
interview anyone in the last six months.
There is a large stack of resumes with some really good candidates. Board members are not allowed to vote on any candidate that is not put up by the superintendent. Most members of the public are unaware of that.
2) Months
ago, at a public meeting, I directed that a request for proposals for Board
Attorney be posted in the newspapers.
That directive was ignored for a very long time because Quatrone wanted
to keep his current attorney in place.
Proposals were received on June 13th but board members were
not provided copies of the proposals until the June 26th. I requested that board members be provided
copies of the proposals over a week ago.
3) Superintendent
Search: The School Board’s Association
advised that anyone with a relative employed in our schools should not
participate in the superintendent search.
Therefore, the only members participating and voting on matters
with the superintendent search are Al Mastrofilipo, Kerry
Mastrofilipo, Marc Schrieks, Joseph Ramos and Jeff Telep.
Adhering to that guidance, I
am not involved in the search for superintendent. I wish I could be involved because I
can be fair and objective. I am not
involved because of the advice I received from a NJSBA attorney. Frank Quatrone called me incompetent over a
process I had nothing to do with. He is
aware I am not involved in the process. I
will take full responsibility for my actions.
I am not responsible for the actions of five others.
Link to article on northjersey.com is very unfair to
me. I said we are in better shape than
last year with the board attorney timeline.
I did not comment on the superintendent search because I am not involved
in it.
