works for me

makes total sense

How was he acting as his own supervisor when he was following what the acting super and the boe told him what to do?

As a public school teacher in another district I think this is a superb policy. I hope it sets a precedent throughout the state of New Jersey.

No it is about Olsen who are they kidding! I guess that would include drama, chess team, debating team, dance team, cheerleading, band etc. or is it Just football in Hills & Soccer in Valley.

Is there additional pay for having the second position? I assume tat there is.

I can't believe this hasn't been addressed before. In Clifton they passed this rule a few years ago. No coach can be a coach and the AD. In Bloomfield, same rule applies. I don't know Wayne is always so far behind. You would think a town of this size would be a leader not a follower.

Kudos to the board for getting this done. You learn from your mistakes and that is what they did. I do not know Mr. Olsen but do know Mr. Kilday and I am sure he will miss being on the field with his soccer teams if he decides to stay on as AD. I am sure Mr. Olsen will have a difficult decision to make as well. But this is for the benefit of everyone.

Thank GOD, he's OUT with the tide...Don't let that cabin door hit him in the butt on the way out

finally some sanity in wayne!

It's nice to see that our BOE has rectified a bad decision they made at an earlier time. Better late than never!

Olsen should not be allowed to continue as AD, He was derelict in his duties as AD relating to the football episode. He gets paid in excess of 100,000 for being AD and 1/10th of that as football coach. What do you think he will choose? he will continue to manipulate his players away from playing other sports and have selective and arbitrary enforcement of rules based upon his own criteria. He doesnt respect most of the other sports so why let him continue as AD? He will somehow manipulate the BOE and still have his hands all over the day to day of the football team but not have the title. Who are we kidding here? He was never allowed to be both AD and coach but the BOE caved to his demands just a few years ago and then had to follow suit with Kilday. Now Kilday gets punished for olsen's indescretions

All this BOE knows is to raise more taxes in April for its own satisfaction.

Known as the Do-si-do: A movement in square dancing in which two dancers approach each other and circle back to back, then return to their original positions.
This is the call that signals the start of the movement.
Not to be confused with the teachers and administrators leash laws that generally require our finest educators to be under control when-ever they are on school property.
Has there been any word about updating our school website ? A student portal will have a greater positive effect on all of our students and parents, especially those that don't wish to participate in administrative rituals and dances.

anything that keeps Kilday away from running (ruining) wayne athletics is a good thing!

there are school districts in Nj and across the country where respected and intelligent individuals successfully maintain the AD job while coaching . You just need a man/woman with integrity. Why didnt the board just fire Olsen as AD since he didnt do his job? Just another cop-out buy the BOE by not being able to make a concrete decision. Did olsen go in front of the Board that night as Coach or AD?

So dory do you really think the kids got to play bc Olsen bullied the boe? Were you in the closed door session? Did you see the evidence presented? Do you know why they let them play?????

this just in, new superintendent has announced the hiring if an assistant to the assistant superintendent to be the liason to the assistant in charge of assisting with assisting the athletic directors, calling it a great hire to assist the district!

What a bunch of crap, this should never have been allowed to start with and now that he is under the gun they pretend like their doing something. After the public outcry about the fight he should have been sent packing, the BOE will always dance around what really needs to be done to set things right in Wayne.

How is holding the athletic director and coaches position any different from a a department chair teaching in the classroom?
What really needs to be addressed is the lack of oversight, action and concern exhibited by our administrators at the school and BOE offices. How do you justify salaries well in excess of $100,000 without the brains or guts to make a black and white decision. When will this board realize that problems will not be answered by additional policy, positions and salaries as long as they continue to govern selfishly and hire blindly? Our teachers, administrators and boe trustees need to do the job expected of them without looking for political advancement or union favor?
So to the superintendent and Ms. Kingston, I would submit to you that your policy is flawed by a selfish desire to demote a recognized leader with a strong following and will result in addition dollars thrown into the black hole that our district has become without any recognizable benefit.

Can't we do better?

he will remain as coach and they will just find another 100,000 position for him somewhere else in the school system. I am surprised they didnt just make him Superintendent or Asst Superintendent since he runs the show anyway. No penalty for not doing his job at AD I guess. he spit intheir faces and they seem to enjoy it.

Since we are talking about those who didn't do the job they were hired to do, get rid of the principal, vice principal and anyone who was supposed to be in charge at the boe offices. Tell Roth to return his per diem since he advised the district the players could not sit until he felt the heat and reversed. They all had a chance to step up and voice an opinion, quote a policy or demand better. Not one of them had the guts, Which policy addresses cowardice?
You answered my point perfectly. He is set, and may even choose to stay as AD since that will allow him to hire his replacement. Anyone who feels Coach Olsen runs the "show" must realize he is protected by a union put into power by former board decisions and parents lulled into promoting the union line of crap.
I don't know, maybe he would have been better suited for superintendent over another who's first decision is to hire an assistant for $160,000 because he's realizing he is in over his head!.

Well done. Time to move on.

but isnt he truly the Superintendent? The BOE cowers to him. And they have caved into his every whim for years. They show no embarrassment by their behavior. and it continues

and if that is indeed true, shame on the entire wayne school district!

Kelly you have a lot to say about mr Olsen and seem to think he possesses super powers.....it's just funny

How did the assistant super get approved on my dime?

kit, do u think its funmny to have an AD in place that puts football ahead of all other sports? An AD that gives his own players special treatment? An AD that prohibits students from participating in other sports? An AD that does not allow other teams to use the snack bar, the lights, the sound system , the cafeteria? An AD that challenged the Board of Ed on punishments they see fit ...that the AD has given out to other players on other teams quite regularly? I dont think its funny at all and I think its sad that you are another brain-washed fool.

I don't know where you get your information. I really don't. There are many kids who play football lacrosse baseball track basketball or hockey. With regard to the snack stand, each game is given to a different sports teams parents to run it. It is however the football parents who stock the place and keep inventory. I know this bc I have kids on other teams and have worked the stand myself for those teams.
I never said one way or the other if an ad should be able to coach so don't put words in my mouth..... Call me brainwashed, call me a fool,,,,,you are clearly bitter and that is what is funny.

Thnx dory. I agree!

Being AD and a coach is a big conflict of interest especially when it's Olsen. I have friends that go to both Wayne schools. I have a couple friends that graduated from Wayne Hills that can't stand Olsen. They weren't allowed to play in their sport because they got Accused of things. They told me if they had been accused of doing what those 9 boys did they wouldn't have been allowed to play. However they also haven't graduated recently so Olsen may have changed his ways. I doubt it though.

be careful. the forum police might call you bitter and mean for such an opinion!! whers there is smoke, there is fire

well if i have first hand knowledge, second hand kowledge and 3rd hand knowledge of my allegations so i of course would not classify them as rumors. i'm glad you had a better experience then most but that does not discount other people's encounters. many many people have similar stories to mine throughout the years. if you choose to not believe them that is certainly your perogative, but that does not make them untrue. I am not bitter at all. Why does stating fact make someone appear bitter? Should i just sit in the corner and be a good boy and keep my mouth closed because it would make you happy?

Jeez dory, i thought you meant kellynwhen she called me a brainwashed fool. Silly of me. For the record I am really not a mean person.