Monday, February 10, 2014

Tuesday February 11- HOBOKEN BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: Revised Calendar for 2013-14; Request to Raise Salary Cap $20K for Superintendent

No. 8 School (Leinkaulf School)
BREAKING NEWS: NJDOE Commissioner Cref to step down at the end of the month. CLICK HERE. 

The following is the full Board Agenda for the February 11 Board of Education Meeting. You can see the full agenda at the end of this post. Some items of interest to the general public in full text have also been posted for general review. One item addresses changes to the school calendar in light of recent weather closures and another concerns a request to NJDOE Commissioner Cref seeking a waiver to the salary cap for the Superintendent. 

All readers of this blog are encouraged to review the entire agenda in order to be better informed. -Dr. Petrosino 

MEETING HELD AT 1115 CLINTON STREET, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 
7:00 P.M.

Feb 11, 2014 - AGENDA
Category
ACTION - GOVERNANCE AND PERSONNEL
Subject
Approval of change to the 2013-2014 school calendar
Type
Action (Consent)
Recommended Action

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the
Superintendent. approves the following change to the 2013-2014 school
calendar for the Hoboken Public Schools due to the district's use of snow
days for inclement weather:

Thursday, February 13th, 2014 will be a full day of school.
Friday, February 14th, 2014 will be a 1:00 p.m. dismissal for entire district


Category
ACTION - GOVERNANCE AND PERSONNEL
Subject
Approval to Submit a Letter to Commissioner Cerf Regarding the 
Existing Superintendent Salary Cap
Type
Action (Consent)
Recommended Action

WHEREAS, the Board's contract with its current superintendent will expire
on June 30, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Board is looking ahead to negotiating with this and/or
future candidates for the office of superintendent; and
WHEREAS, salary caps for school superintendents in New Jersey took
effect in 2011; and
WHEREAS, in light of the significant challenges we face as a District,
the Board would like the option of offering a salary in excess of the
applicable salary cap.
NOW, THEREFORE, in anticipation of negotiations with this
and/or future candidates for the office of superintendent, the Board
hereby authorizes the Board Secretary to send a letter to the
Commissioner of Education, on behalf of the Board, requesting
a waiver of the applicable salary cap so that it would have the
option of offering a salary amount up to $20,000.00 above
the existing cap.

According to the Asbury Park Press's DATA UNIVERSE, the 2012 
(most current published) total compensation for the 
Hoboken Superintendent includes: 
Base Pay: $157,500
Allowances: $5,201
Bonuses: $23,610 
Insurance: $20,212
Additional Pension: $10,458
Retirement Pay: $30,144
Total Compensation: $247,125

For more details, Click Here 


Additionally, the Cost of Living adjustment (COLA) for 2012 was 
1.7% and for 2013 was 1.5%. The $20,000 waiver the Board 
seeks for the position of Superintendent is in the neighborhood 
of an additional 12.9% from the 2011 NJDOE cap. 


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