Comittees

Board of education members serve on at least one committee. The board president determines the makeup of these committees based on member interest and expertise. Committee reports are given on a monthly basis at the board's public meetings. The committees include but are not limited to (click on a committee to view its duties):

 

Committee	Chairman	Members	Alternate
Buildings and Grounds	Hector Munoz	Jerome Fernandez   Laura Gamarekian  Yelena Zolotarsky	Meredith Murphy
Finance	Hilary Turnbull	Jerome Fernandez   Kristy Rubin  Yelena Zolotarsky	Laura Gamarekian
Public Relations	Laura Gamarekian	Jerome Fernandez  Meredith Murphy  Yelena Zolotarsky	Hector Munoz
Negotiations	Marc Miller	Meredith Murphy  Kristy Rubin  Paula Saha	Yelena Zolotarsky
Sports	Hilary Turnbull	Jerome Fernandez    Hector Munoz  Yelena Zolotarsky	Marc Miller
Policy	Marc Miller	Laura Gamarekian   Hector Munoz  Meredith Murphy	Kristy Rubin
School Government	Meredith Murphy	Kristy Rubin  Hilary Turnbull  Marc Miller	Hector Munoz
Teacher Administrator Board (TAB)	Kristy Rubin	Marc Miller   Hector Munoz  Hilary Turnbull	Jerome Fernandez
Township Liaison	Committee Rotation
Municipal Alliance Liaison	Paula Saha

 

Committee	Representative
Union County Education Services Commission	Hector Munoz
NJSBA Delegate	Laura Gamarekian
UCSBA Representative	Kristy Rubin

 

PTA/PTSO Representative To:	Representative	Representative
Edward V. Walton	Laura Gamarekian	Meredith Murphy
James Caldwell	Meredith Murphy	Yelena Zolotarsky
Thelma L. Sandmeier	Laura Gamarekian	Hector Munoz
Florence M. Gaudineer	Kristy Rubin	Jerome Fernanedez
Jonathan Dayton	Paula Saha	Hilary Turnbull

 

Buildings and Grounds Committee

1. Periodically inspecting all buildings and grounds in conjunction with the Superintendent, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Director of Buildings and Grounds and/or principals
2. Making recommendations regarding major repairs
3. Monitoring identified project needs
4. Reviewing, evaluating and making recommendations based upon staff reports

 

Finance Committee
 

1. Review all bills and requisitions by one member of the committee prior to consideration by the full board
2. Make recommendations as necessary regarding such items as insurance policies and firms, auditors, audit reports, budget
3. Serve on screening committee in conjunction with the Superintendent as needed for the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary position
4. Meet periodically with the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary in regards to financial reports
5. Conduct a preliminary budget review prior to presentation to full Board

 

Public Relations Committee
 

1. Regular reports on major current legislation and how it effects the school district
2. Draft correspondence for legislators in conjunction with the central administration for the Board president to sign on behalf of the board
3. Recommend public relations strategies to the Board and Superintendent
4. Attend regional public relations workshops as necessary
5. Provide information concerning Board of Education activities as necessary

 

Negotiations Committee
 

1. Representing the Board of Education in all negotiations sessions with all units as necessary
2. Consulting with the Superintendent and Business Administrator/Board Secretary during negotiations as needed
3. Recommending action to the Board regarding negotiations
4. Advising the Board regarding individual staff letters or agreement and salary increments as needed
5. Serving on the screening committee for a professional negotiator as recommended by the Board
6. Attending regional negotiations workshops as necessary
7. Reviewing formal grievances with the Superintendent and making recommendations to the full Board
8. Making no commitments in the negotiation process without prior approval of the majority of the Board

 

Sports Committee

Meeting with the Director of Athletics & Physical Education, Supervisor of Buildings & Grounds, Superintendent, Building Principals and/or Central administration when necessary to discuss the athletic program

 

Policy Committee
 

1. Recommending needed policy and fulfilling state mandates for new policies
2. Drafting recommended policy for presentation to the full board
3. Reviewing and updating the policy manual annually
4. Attending regional policy workshops as necessary
5. Serving as a policy resource at Board meetings
6. Reviewing action items on the agenda for policy implications prior to Board meetings
7. Maintaining a master policy book
8. Making sure copies of all policies passed by the Board are distributed to all district-wide policy books
9. Requesting review by the school Attorney for legality and wording of proposed policies where necessary
    

School Government Committe

1. Developing or selecting an evaluation instrument on job targets for the annual Superintendent evaluation
2. Collating the results and reporting to the full Board on the Superintendents evaluation
3. Developing or selecting an instrument for the Board self-evaluation
4. Serving as a screening committee for the following administrative appointments: Assistant Superintendent, directors and/or building Principals in conjunction with the Superintendent
5. Serving as a personnel committee for any such issues that may be warranted and/or recommended by the Superintendent.
    

Teacher Administrator Board (TAB) Committee
 

1. Attending TAB meetings as necessary
2. Report to the entire Board regarding TAB recommendations
3. Serving as an information mechanism to relay ideas and/or opinions regarding major policy changes that may effect the staff