BOE Special Meeting will be Held March 24

The board of education’s regular meeting tonight and special public budget hearing scheduled for March 31 have been cancelled. Instead, one meeting will be held March 24 at 8 p.m. in the municipal building council chamber.  A public hearing on the proposed budget will take place at that meeting.

A special meeting to discuss the district’s proposed 2011-2012 budget will be held Monday, March 21 at 8 p.m. in the Wayne Hills High School auditorium.

In other board news, Erin Garolis has withdrawn her candidacy for the Wayne Board of Education 2011 election. A phone number for Garolis could not be obtained.

All three incumbents on the board, Darren Del Sardo, Donald Pavlak Jr., and Joan Walsh are running for re-election. Gregory Janz, Robyn Kingston, and Laura Stinziao are also running for election to the board.

Kingston and Stinziano are co-presidents of the Wayne Council of Parent Teacher Organizations, a $1.3 million not-for-profit entity that works to educate residents about the school district and provide a support system for parents and guardians.

“The Board needs new energetic members who will bring a fresh perspective and will strive for excellence,” Kingston and Stiniziano said in a joint statement. “We have been very involved in the district for the past seven years and we feel the time is right for us to pursue a seat on the Board of Education.”

Kingston and Stiniziano have taken a leave of absence as presidents of the PTO while pursuing their seats on the board, Janine Del Vecchio, the council’s acting president, said in an e-mail.

A Candidates Night will be held in the council chambers in the municipal building April 5 at 7 p.m. The public will have the opportunity to ask the candidates questions at the event.