Pennsauken board approves personnel hires; proposed administrator and teacher transfers fail
May 29, 2024 | Pennsauken Township Board of Education School Dist, School Districts, New Jersey
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The Pennsauken Township Board of Education approved a slate of personnel appointments for the 2024–25 school year but did not approve proposed administrator and teacher transfers during a special meeting on May 29, 2024.
Board President Mrs. Young declared the meeting lawful after confirming public notice had been published and posted. The board entered executive session to discuss personnel matters under N.J.S.A. 10:4‑12 at about 7:06 p.m. and returned to the public portion at about 7:40 p.m.
The actions taken affected multiple positions across the district. Agenda item 1, the recommended appointments, was approved; it included hires such as Charles Dempsey as an Auto–CTE teacher at Pennsauken High School and Cynthia Fatosa for a math position at HPMS, with the agenda listing salaries and account numbers for each appointment. The agenda also listed Jonathan Reising as principal at HPMS with a salary of $130,600 (effective July 1, 2024).
Agenda items 2 (administrator transfers) and 3 (teacher transfers) were considered as part of consolidated motions but ultimately failed to pass. Board members debated procedural motions, including a motion to table items 2 and 3 that failed; after rescinding and re‑calling motions, the record shows agenda item 1 passed while items 2 and 3 did not.
During the public comment period, resident Susan Williams asked about expectations for students enrolled in the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The board did not record an extended public discussion on that topic at the meeting.
Vice President Ms. Johnson also recognized JROTC participants and noted that the middle school inducted students into the Junior Honor Society that evening. The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
The board’s actions implement a set of personnel changes documented in the meeting agenda; several transfer items remain unresolved and would need to be reintroduced or reposted for future consideration if the administration seeks to pursue them again.
Board President Mrs. Young declared the meeting lawful after confirming public notice had been published and posted. The board entered executive session to discuss personnel matters under N.J.S.A. 10:4‑12 at about 7:06 p.m. and returned to the public portion at about 7:40 p.m.
The actions taken affected multiple positions across the district. Agenda item 1, the recommended appointments, was approved; it included hires such as Charles Dempsey as an Auto–CTE teacher at Pennsauken High School and Cynthia Fatosa for a math position at HPMS, with the agenda listing salaries and account numbers for each appointment. The agenda also listed Jonathan Reising as principal at HPMS with a salary of $130,600 (effective July 1, 2024).
Agenda items 2 (administrator transfers) and 3 (teacher transfers) were considered as part of consolidated motions but ultimately failed to pass. Board members debated procedural motions, including a motion to table items 2 and 3 that failed; after rescinding and re‑calling motions, the record shows agenda item 1 passed while items 2 and 3 did not.
During the public comment period, resident Susan Williams asked about expectations for students enrolled in the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The board did not record an extended public discussion on that topic at the meeting.
Vice President Ms. Johnson also recognized JROTC participants and noted that the middle school inducted students into the Junior Honor Society that evening. The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
The board’s actions implement a set of personnel changes documented in the meeting agenda; several transfer items remain unresolved and would need to be reintroduced or reposted for future consideration if the administration seeks to pursue them again.
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