The schools chief began the week by personally checking in with all eight of the district schools.
Hazlet School district's eight buildings were personally visited by Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen and Assistant Superintendant David Roman this morning, on the first day back to classes after the tragic news of Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Ct. that left 20 children and six administrators dead. "We visited with each administrator, and asked them to go over with their each of their staff the safety protocols -- especially those who grant access to the buildings," Bragen said. Safety and security of students and staff is of paramount concern, he said -- not just today but every day. The district's security plans are in compliance with state regulations and were developed in partnership with the Hazlet Police Dept. Raritan …
Superintendent Barbara Duncan accepts a lower salary, capped by state regulations, and signals intent to continue through 2016.
The Holmdel Board of Education voted unanimously to renew the contract of Superintendent Barbara Duncan for a three-year contract, from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016. Duncan is paid $231,000 a year to oversee the 3,221-student Holmdel Township public school district in four buildings. Under the new state regulations to cap superintendents' salaries and end tenure, Duncan's salary will be capped at $167,500 based on Holmdel's district size and configuration. Going forward, a school superintendent's salary can be increased up to 15% via up to five possible “merit bonuses” payable that year only, and not pensionable. Before the Board vote on June 27, Board President Barbara Garrity said that the whole Board was pleased with Duncan’s …
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Anthony Cooper
10:42 am on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Mr. Boulman, I can offer the following in response to your questions: 1) Attendees at a January Township Committee meeting learned that a group of municipal employees would be getting "double raises" in 2012 in exchange for deferring their 2011 raises. 2) The "phantom paydown of debt" is shown on 2012 municipal budget Sheet 27 as $1,570,000 for 2012 (item FCOA 45-925). And since this item is … more ›