Bold move Mr Superintendent! Are we to expect another friend waiting in the wings? Just make sure the reorganization keeps the children in mind. Prediction ... a patronage hire followed by the hire of two assistant AD's costing the district more than we now pay. That followed by ineffective supervision of athletic programs setting them on the path to mediocrity that the BOE is leading us on. Get out to vote in November!

I think its the other way around Warren. I think the BOE has become the Superintendent's tool and stooge. It seems like they don't ever vote against him or his ridiculous policies. I agree that the AD should be an AD only. However, 1 AD for both high schools? Are they crazy? That is WAY too much work for 1 person! And if H.Hugley's predicition comes true with 1 AD and 2 Asstnt ADs, then I will not be voting for ANY current BOE members in November.

The compensation received for all of these positions (Athletic Director, Superintendent, etc) is way too high. This is one thing that the BOE should be reviewing. Why does the Superintendent need an assistant?

This system is very top heavy. Re-structure it to save money, not incur more expenses.

Seeeeeeeeeeee ya

one athletic director for the two high schools...a very good decision!

I thought they were given until June 30 to decide what position to take??? Now the job has been taken away?

The board has been a problem since all of this started. They couldn't make a firm decision on anything. They gave a deadline of June 30th for a decision by the AD's and now that decision has been made. Not only that the Superintendent hasn't decided whether they will be back as coaches. Where is the voice of the board??? If you aren't going to be speak then why are you even there! It's time for change and in November the people will speak even if the board won't.

Good riddens Olsen!! Serves you right.

poor Kit. i guess its time to move out of wayne with your false god

I hate to say "I told you so" but I'm pretty sure I mentioned that these men were not given a choice of job in the first place. That was just gossip and rumor. No Board of Ed would go through the trouble of changing a rule like that just to offer the big job back to those same people again.

Can we stick a fork in this charade.

I wonder if Olsen had to do it all over again, would he have made different choices, like abandoning the dog and pony show at the BOE that night and sitting the kids...hmmmmm. Oh well, we'll never know. Frankly don't care either...

In my opinion change is a good thing. Mr. Olsen has been here to long and has become the "god" to some of the Wayne folks. I agree with Rich I think he made the wrong move by showing off with his team at the B of Ed meeting. He may have been a good coach and brought championships to the school but is that what our tax dollars are going for -sports? The next few mionths for Wayne residents should be very interesting to see how the chess game is played out by the B of Ed. I can guarantee you that the end result will be more taxpayer money spent. I wish that some of the Board members would be let go and we get people in position to protect the people who pay the tax bills for this town. Just to much waste & we can't continue to afford this.

WOW! could it be that the BOE is really going to do something positive, or is it just another one of their ways to divert the taxpayers attention while they slip something pass them as they always do.

When he leaves will all of his devoted mindless flock leave town also? One can only hope!

Good Bye and don't let the door hit you on the way out. His appearance at the BOE meeting was a disgrace. A typical bully. Im glad he was put in his place. He has a unsportsman like attitude. He should have benched those involved and took control instead of trying to control the BOE members.

This is equivalent to OSW or the Arab Spring.

Better Wayne

He was let go in Paterson and fired from his other position also before coming to Wayne. Yes he was here for many years while but not without problems. There was an assault of another coworker etc and recently the incident with his players in the assault in town. It just goes to show you a leopard can't change its spots. I am sure he has had many incidents that we don't even know about. There is so much more to being a good coach then winning games. Its called being a good role model in life and that he certainly wasn't.

"Assault of a coworker" Really? Were charges filed with the police? Investigated and proven? Or are you speaking of the desperate, unproven testimony given at the state education commission? Did Wayne a favor and made the school safer. Olsen will cash in hundreds of sick days and retire on a pension paid for by the miserable masses of Wayne taxpayers. Who, i'm sure will find plenty to complain about in the school system they are so proud of. What we are seeing is the same loss of exceptionalism the President has so successfully driven into to american way of life. Striving to be like a failed school system is not something to be proud of!

i think the wayne school system will survive even without their very "exceptional" football coach. Another Olsen apologist in H Hughly. Why exactly was Olsen suspended by the NjSIAA years back? was it really desperate unproven testimony ? Yes the school seems much safer with the football coach in place who refuses to discipline his 8 players who plead down their assault charges.

It was mentioned months ago that a coach cannot be an athletic director, so this isn't really news. Olsen is a great PE teacher and an even better coach. The Record stated that he will continue coaching. I agree the district needs to revisit the current situation, and I would say re-evaluated the salaries (way too high). However, I don't see how you can have one athletic director for so many teams between both schools and do anything effectively. Yeah, we are great within the county in terms of performance for most teams - big deal. Once you go to sectionals and groups, we get our butts kicked. Let's step up these programs!

Eyes reread the post. It is a comparison to the disgraceful policies of the President and very different but distasteful policies of the Board of Education. Democrat or Republican, ineffective leaders are ineffective leaders. Political party shouldn't mean anything to anyone with an independent thought. It is criticism of past Board policy, union patronage, and continued leadership that lacks vision, understanding and backbone.

Rex,

The superintendent did NOT do "just fine" without an assistant. Not Gonzalez, not the interims, not any of the previous full timers. it is a big job, in a district the size of ours. Unless you want the superintendent to run himself into the ground, and fail..