Winter Sports Coaches Up for BOE Approval

Over two dozen people will be up for approval as winter coaches at the Board of Education meeting Monday.

Three of these names, all for the fencing team, are repeats from a board meeting earlier this year, when they were approved by the Board of Education. There is no change to their salaries from the June 4 meeting to the agenda for the Oct. 8 meeting.

The district pays a portion of the fencing coach salaries. Parents of the players pay the remaining balance and other expenses for the sport, usually with the help of donations. The Chatham Athletic Foundation, for example, is a donor to the fencing team.

The names up for approval Monday are:

* district staff member

** parent-funded

Swartz, Palmer, Gilberti, Ervin, Gaba, Cassera, Ullmeyer and Barry are all returning head coaches.

If approved, this will be DiGiacomo's first year as the head coach for the swim teams. 

Also on Monday, Superintendent Dr. Michael LaSusa will present all staff members who get tenure this year to the Board of Education. This is an annual tradition for the Board of Education.

Currently, tenure takes three years to acquire, but new state-mandated changes will require staff members currently on a tenure track to wait four years instead of three.

The board will also vote on a motion to approve the retirement of Carole "Peach" Bolton, a teacher at Southern Boulevard School, and the resignation of Carmine Bassolino, a custodian at Milton Avenue School.

Salary guides for certified staff will also be up for approval, as it is each year.

The Board of Education meets at the Chatham Township Municipal Building at 7:30 p.m. Monday. A full copy of the agenda can be found attached to this article.