Kenilworth Board of Ed 5/14/2002
The euphoria of a glowing Middle States Validation Report giving Kenilworth Schools full accreditation status was offset by parental concerns about overcrowding and staff reductions at the town’s Board of Education meeting Monday night at David Brearly High School.
“This is a great honor for the school system “ said Superintendent Dr. Lloyd M Leschuk about the final report which was released last week.
“We have only been open five years and we welcomed the ten person committee to come in and fully look at our entire district”.
Leschuk added that it is extremely rare for a town to opt for full accreditation, noting that most towns only seek to have their high school
cited.
After Leschuk’s comments which opened the meeting, came public discussion which was dominated by concerns over the lack of space
at Harding School which hosts a Developmental Learning Center (DLC) for the Morris Union Jointure. The Jointure,which runs DLC’s at numerous locations throughout Union and Morris counties, pays the district for the use of the facilities.
“We are not against the Jointure” said Cindy Manto,PTO president at Harding School.
Manto voiced concern about the amount of extra buses the program’s students need that adds to congestion in front of the school..
“We want to make sure it is manageable. We need to know there will be limits on the amount of students “ added Manto.
“The Jointure is a very good program”, said Leschuk.
“We have four students in the program. It helps keep them closer to home”.
The program benefits students from various neighboring towns.
There was also concern about the layoff of a secretary which would cause an extra burden on the current staff.
“We got no extra money at all this year. We went through a difficult process just trying to keep the school running, “ said board member Gerry Laudati.
After a nearly two hour meeting,closed to the public the board amended the resolution to cut the secretary with Leschuk stating”We are going to seek additional funds to bring her back”.
“We are going to do whatever we can to find the funds but there’s no guarantee”, said Leschuk.
There was also concern about the switching of a special services secretary to another position.
“You just can’t put anyone in that position. It’s a very specialized position. I think the board is making a big mistake “ said resident Joanne Melici.
Among the 28 resolutions that were passed included the hiring of Scott Miller as the new football coach. Miller was passed over for the position two years ago and wound up assistant coach at Johnson Regional the past two years.
“This is a great honor for the school system “ said Superintendent Dr. Lloyd M Leschuk about the final report which was released last week.
“We have only been open five years and we welcomed the ten person committee to come in and fully look at our entire district”.
Leschuk added that it is extremely rare for a town to opt for full accreditation, noting that most towns only seek to have their high school
cited.
After Leschuk’s comments which opened the meeting, came public discussion which was dominated by concerns over the lack of space
at Harding School which hosts a Developmental Learning Center (DLC) for the Morris Union Jointure. The Jointure,which runs DLC’s at numerous locations throughout Union and Morris counties, pays the district for the use of the facilities.
“We are not against the Jointure” said Cindy Manto,PTO president at Harding School.
Manto voiced concern about the amount of extra buses the program’s students need that adds to congestion in front of the school..
“We want to make sure it is manageable. We need to know there will be limits on the amount of students “ added Manto.
“The Jointure is a very good program”, said Leschuk.
“We have four students in the program. It helps keep them closer to home”.
The program benefits students from various neighboring towns.
There was also concern about the layoff of a secretary which would cause an extra burden on the current staff.
“We got no extra money at all this year. We went through a difficult process just trying to keep the school running, “ said board member Gerry Laudati.
After a nearly two hour meeting,closed to the public the board amended the resolution to cut the secretary with Leschuk stating”We are going to seek additional funds to bring her back”.
“We are going to do whatever we can to find the funds but there’s no guarantee”, said Leschuk.
There was also concern about the switching of a special services secretary to another position.
“You just can’t put anyone in that position. It’s a very specialized position. I think the board is making a big mistake “ said resident Joanne Melici.
Among the 28 resolutions that were passed included the hiring of Scott Miller as the new football coach. Miller was passed over for the position two years ago and wound up assistant coach at Johnson Regional the past two years.
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