NOW I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING. You are going to hire someone on a per diem basis to a tune of $600 a day for two weeks from JULY 16 THRU JULY 31!! If my calander is right, SCHOOL IS CLOSED FOR SUMMER VACATION????????Why DO WE NEED THIS?

Unfortunately, some seem to think there is a correlation between dollars spent on education and excellence in education. There is no statistic that bears this out. What is known is that when parents put a premium on education and see to it that their child(ren) study, completely homework assignments, etc., performance is quite high. I do believe this is the case for the good performance of Wayne schools - the succeed in spite of the administration. Montclair State has a program in school administration and in one course the students were actually told that when they seek a position, stay away from Wayne.

Wayne needs Gonzales out before it’s too late. Not only the Wayne schools are soon becoming comparable to Urban schools the new “Super” is also charging extra$$$ to our PAL, B&G Club for using the facilities… which we already been paying in our property tax. GET HIM OUT

I am infuriated by this Board of Ed and the recent decisions they have made regarding the reorganization of the Athletic Departments at both high schools and the pay for facility space for our youth programs in town. At Wayne Hills our enrollment is over 3000 students, Wayne valley, 4000. at each high school there are 30 some sports offered, many with three levels. That accounts for over 74 coaches on staff at each school, not to mention the volunteer coaches. Our system of having an AD at each school and a secretary has been very successful. The BOE because of the current political and economic pressures, are requiring us to do more with less. It makes no sense to hire an assistant AD at each high school and an athletic czar, who I understand will be at the administration building, to run both athletic departments. This will result in failure. On any given day, there are always issues that the coaches need to confer with the Ad about.To combine all of these responsibilities into a joint initiative will fail. Our education based athletic system has faced challenges in the past, but none more serious than the current challenge. One fact is clear, we must defend our current status.

What a good summer job and well paying too. Only in Wayne. Hey, whats $6000.00? Its only the hard earned money of the taxpayer. Can I get a job here? Gee, I will have to see who I know downtown. Two weeks! We could do without this waste of money for sure.

Pad,SCHOOLS OUT!!!,AND SO SHOULD ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS!!!!!

Gonzalez , pavlak & the board must go! Shame on all of you! !! This is about the children, not your benifits, political aspirations or otherwise! This is disgusting and a shameful example of self serving politics at its best!

Rex.....OUTSTANDING!

Sue- please know your facts- both high schools have populations under 1600. I agree that we need two AD's, but know your facts so that people can support you without exaggeration.

Sad, Can not believe what i witnessed tonight ! Disgusting and shameful example of self serving politics as you stated is an understatement. Everyone should watch channel 77 when it is on again. Can't make this stuff up!!!

Wake Up Wayne Taxpayers.
Where is your integrity ?

@ Joe, They sold their souls when they accepted the status quo and sold out their neighbors. Typical "Judas" for a few pieces of silver.

Justice,Typical BOE!! Did all of you get your FREE ticket to the circus last night. Did i say FREE? We are all paying for it !!

Where are the new principale from? What experiance do they have?

It would have been nice last night to tell the public a little bit about these 2 principals that were hired. Possibly tell us about their education, what their past experience is, where they are coming from, etc., etc. It also would have been nice possibly for these 2 people to be there and to introduce them to the public who were at the meeting, as well as all the people watching it on TV.Now, maybe they were there. If they were, why weren't they introduced? If they weren't there, they should have been.After all, one of these principals is being paid $147K plus and I think the other one is being paid $139K plus.

Al, those figures are astronomical. Who are these blood-sucking financial vampires??
Are they from Paterson, Hackensack or Newark, as those systems receive combat pay? Combat pay should stay in combat area, not carried over to the suburbs when you get tired of fighting.

Justice....pulled that info right off last night's agenda.

Al, I can't seem to locate last night's agenda on line. Where can I find it? Thanks

I remember years ago when someone was hired, they had to come to the Board meeting to be introduced. What happened to that practice? Interesting how the Channel 4 news team left after Pavlak's speech, and they weren't there for the open forum. I think I see the PR firm at work here- earning their $2000 a month.

I know I have disagreed with lots of the commenters here on a lot of things before...but I agree...this looks shady. These new employees should have been there. There should have been questions asked.

I actually dont think the principal salaries are astronomical per se (that is actually around what I expected an experienced, qualified principal to earn), but only after a thorough vetting process. The way this board seems to operate is that they decide and let the public know what they have decided whether or not the public likes it.

The amouny they are paying these new principals is close to if not more then some principals make that have been in district for 30 years? What was the salary of the principals leaving?And why did the board not hire from with in? Then replace those teachers with new ones at a lower salary?

I hate to disagree because I know I'm going to get back-lashed...if clubs and organizations can make money, why not the board of ed? would we as tax payers benefit? don't you think the clubs are making tons of money? sorry but its just my opinion.

Its unbelievable that there are no qualified people in the Wayne School District to be administrators. We have to bring in outside people to be administrators from under performing school districts. Wake up! They are bringing their friends in for jobs here. This is a slap in the face to all the career teachers in Wayne who have worked long and hard with the goal of someday becoming a administrator in the district. They gave the taxpayers no information on their backgrounds or details of their contracts. What about transparency? What are they hiding now? The only thing these two new Superintendants brought to Wayne is all the tricks of the trade they learned in their previous failing districts. With these two in charge? Taxpayers you haven't seen anything yet! How about student population being about the same levels and predicted to drop in the next few years but the BOE staff, employee's and administrators is up about 20%. You figure it out.

I just googled Jack Leonard and Toni Ferry. Jack Leonard was formerly principal at Byram Intermediate school and most recently Woodcliff Lake Middle School. Toni Ferry was principal at Plumstead Township School in New Egypt NJ. I don't think the claims of the superintendent bringing in friends from Paterson and Hackensack are valid based on this information. All candidates must submit resumes and go through 3 stages of interviews where I'm certain many questions were asked and answered.

Whats astonishing is the recital of arbitrary rule issued by the BOE through the president censuring the free speech of the attending public. Where is the ACLU protecting the constitutional right of every american to question the use of tax dollars? Can the residents of Wayne be laying down to accept this affront?

Sound familiar ...

On May 17, 2010 the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the Appellate Division's decision that the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District (Board) violated Plaintiff, Philip Besler's first amendment rights, when he was gaveled down and silenced at a Board meeting for no other reason other than the unpopular viewpoint he expressed. This decision will have serious freedom of speech implications for all boards of educations in New Jersey, and likely all public Boards throughout New Jersey.

freedom means free!

The paragraph related to speech in the agenda is totally out of line. At a meeting where the Board President was chastising the public for not communicating, he was reading a statement that basically defined communication as illegal. Unbelievable! Of course, the statement is wrong. I expect it to be changed and I will be vigilant until it is. This Board has one of the worst records of open governing that I've seen in years. When was the last time anyone saw a PWS? They don't have them. Why? I sure would like to know. Why is all business being conducted behind closed doors. I've been asking why the public are not allowed to attend committee meetings. Never received an answer other than "NO". The gentleman who was writing letters in Wayne Today about offering solutions was allowed access that isn't granted to anyone else. Why? We all have to OPRA information, that we would prefer to receive answers to publicly. It's clear that citizens have ideas and solutions, but it is hard to offer them when we don't know what's going on. I don't think it's asking too much to know what is being considered before it reaches an agenda for a vote. These items are supposed to be discussed at the PWS, which is open to the public. At least, that is how it used to be.

i miss donna summer.

In Wayne, PWS stands for "Private Work Session" NO PUBLIC ALLOWED. How else are they going to plan and concieve how to BS the Wayne taxpayer. These behind close doors have to go. The minutes of these meetings should be available to the public. The BOE in Wayne needs a full investigation into all its fianancial and buisness decisions by an independant goverment agency. What goes on in this town in unbelievable. It is a disgrace. They are all political wannabe's. Look at the Mayor and Town Council members, almost all are former BOE members. The recent fee for use of facilities is a joke. They got caught with their pants down, the public isn't buying into it and all Cerberio has to say is "We should have planned this better". What he really means is, the board could care less about what you think. We are doing this any way. The non-profits can't afford to pay these high fees. They are not at all reasonable. Maybe they should all boycott the use of these facilities all together. Then see what the BOE does with the loss of income.

Guess when I asked at the B.O.E. meeting about the 600.00 per day for Jack Leonard at G.W. being on the agenda and was told that it was a rumor, I was misinformed. Approval of Appointment of Per Diem Principal H-12-23
-RECOMMENDED ACTION:
"that the Board approve the Superintendent's recommendation to
approve for the 2012-2013 school year, Jack Leonard, per diem
principal, $607.62 per day, effective July 16, 2012 through July
31, 2012, no medical benefits, George Washington Middle
SchooL"

Jack Leonard:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/125123728_New_principal.html

Cathy, Thanks

8 Hours x 76 dollars =608 Dollars we are paying this principal to look out the window and watch the birdies fly by. July 16 thru July 31= SUMMER VACATION. WASTE,WASTE,WASTE!! ATTABOY AGAIN BOE

Just don't understand why we need to spend thiis money. We have administrators in 14 schools as well as a host of well paid people in Nellis Drive. You mean we couldn't get someone to fill in for two weeks? You've got to be kidding me! Where is the fiscal management here? Do we have the luxury to do this? They cut the outdoor lab, still don't have a full day Kindergarten, etc., etc., and they want to flush down the toilet $6000.

Al,Why do you have to have a principal in a school if you do not have any students? Is it to watch the cuatodians? They have supervisors for that.

Nose Wayne.....I'm not certain of this, but I think the Principals work 11 months. I think they get 4 weeks vacation, although, I'm not really sure of this. Why can't we have the Ass't Principal cover this 2 weeks. I'm at a loss here why they are bringing this guy in 2 weeks early and paying him over $600/day.for a total of about $6000. Something is not right here! This is a total waste of money.

Al, I will say it again 'There is the right way and the wayne way.The carnival is moving from OLV Church to 50 NELLIS DRIVE! Have to go on the GONZALES-GO-ROUND

Rob, The Outdoor Lab behind the BOE has plenty of room for a chicken coop and a beautiful GARDEN! Children need to learn what this town used to be like. Farming and gardening! If i remember correctly, it still says it on everyones plates on their car-GARDEN STATE!!

Time to start a petition. Bring back outdoor lab to our children. Why bus them to the Meadowlands when you have such an amazing outdoor lab right in your town. The town is paying 6.00 for each 4th grader to go to the Meadowlands. Why??? B.O.E. Cut one of the best school programs for our children and then use the money to give raises to the folks on Nellis.

It seems when the BOE Trustees want something, money is available. When the Taxpayers request something or want something to stay, ( Environmental Lab), there is no money. They are sensoring us or limiting us to what we can say at a Board meeting. They're telling us maybe they'll answer our questions, maybe not. What type of Board do we have?. This is absurd. These people need to go. From Ceberio right on down. Each and everyone of them need to go. Bring back some fiscal sanity. Bring back the quality education we used to have here in Wayne.

AL,VOTE OUT these BOE (BEING OVERLY EXPENSIVE) In NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AL,Watch for the moving truck!!