Thursday, March 21, 2013
The public will vote on all three items on April 16.
The Board of Education approved the 2013-14 school budget with two extra questions by a unanimous vote of 7-0 Thursday evening. The vote came after two contrasting comments from Gordon Brown and Nabil Mouline. Brown spoke first, saying his last child left the district in 1988 when his taxes were $3,862 per year. Now, he said, he and his wife pay $8,134 per year. "In between, we have paid $124,717 into the school system, and no one has been in school from our family," Brown said. "I call this legalized extortion, paying a lot of money and getting very little back for it." Brown criticized the Mandarin program at Chatham Middle School and Chatham High School, and recommended those who want to learn Mandarin purchase a Rosetta Stone program …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Board of Education accepted the resignation of Bryan Fleming Monday.
The Board of Education of the School District of the Chathams accepted the resignation of Bryan Fleming Monday during its regular public meeting. Interim Superintendent Dennis Fyffe said Fleming's departure to become the principal at Mountain Lakes' Briarcliff Middle School was "good news" for him, "though not necessarily for the district." "He gave us five excellent years as assistant principal, and there is no question that he is ready to run his own building," Fyffe said. Fleming's departure is effective Aug. 4. He was unanimously appointed to the role of principal Briarcliff Middle School in Mountain Lakes. Fleming will replace the school's former principal, who died in April. Tom Belding, the president of Chatham's Board of Education…
Dennis Fyffe will retire after 42 years in various New Jersey school districts.
After one year with the School District of the Chathams, Dennis Fyffe will step down as interim superintendent and into retirement. During the school board meeting Monday, Tom Belding, the president of the Board of Education, congratulated and thanked Fyffe for his years of service, which included six interim positions. "This has been a very good place to finish what has been a very good career," Fifee said of Chatham. "Virtually everbody I've dealt with has been great," he said, and "I've never felt, any time this year, 'I can't wait to get to the last day.'" Fyffe was hired in 2011 to replace outgoing superintendent James O'Neill. Part of his job was to mentor and groom Assistant Superintendent Michael LaSusa to take his place, which he …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Everything to know before you head to the polls.
Chatham residents can make their voices heard in the polls Tuesday, when they can vote on their representatives to the Board of Education, and on the 2012-13 school budget. Before you head out to vote, here are some things you need to know: When and where can I vote? Polls open at 2 p.m. and remain open until 9 p.m. Chatham Borough residents over 18 who have registered to vote may do so at Chatham Middle School. Chatham Township residents over 18 who have registered to vote may do so at Chatham High School. What Am I Voting On? The district has proposed a budget of $60,943,789 for the 2012-13 school year, which residents can vote to approve. Last year's tax levy was $52,791,296. In the upcoming school year, the tax levy will increase by 2.…
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Monday, April 16, 2012
The Board of Education president is running for a second full term.
Thomas Belding is running for re-election for his spot on the Board of Education for the School District of the Chathams. Since he was appointed to the board in February 2009, Belding was elected to the board once in April of that year. He now serves as the board's president and is running unopposed for a second three-year term. Belding is a certified school business administrator in the state of New Jersey and works as a director and teacher of business at The Newgrange School of Princeton. Prior to his time on Chatham's Board of Education, he also served on the Planning Board in Short Hills and the Board of Education for the Millburn School District. The deadline to return mail-in ballots is April 10, and voters can report to the Morris…
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Monday, January 23, 2012
The complete text of Tom Belding's speech to the Board of Education.
Editor's note: The following is the complete text of Board of Education President Tom Belding's remarks recommending Dr. Michael LaSusa for the position of superintendent for the School District of the Chathams. These remarks were made at the Jan. 9, 2012 Board of Education meeting held at Washington Avenue School. For the past 18 months Dr. LaSusa has done an outstanding job as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction—the second ranking position in the District. Prior to that time, as most of you know, Mike was a teacher, supervisor, Dean of Students, and Principal in Chatham. Mike is a Phi Beta Kappa Summa Cum Laude graduate of Gettysburg College, and achieved a 4.0 average in his Doctoral program at Rutgers. Throughout…
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
A new state law requires all school board members to pass a background check.
All nine members of the Board of Education of the School District of the Chathams have completed and passed a required criminal background check before the state deadline. The backgroung checks are required by a state law unique to New Jersey, and the deadline to complete the checks was Dec. 31. Board President Tom Belding and Interim Superintendent Dennis Fyffe said all board members have met the requirement and are compliant with the law. However, NJ.com reported that more than 350 school board members statewide failed to complete a criminal background check. Belding said board members will receive a clearance letter from the Department of Education after they pass the check. "Most of our members already have their clearance letters; we …
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The full text of Board President Tom Belding's statement to the Board of Education regarding four students taken to local hospitals for excessive alcohol consumption.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The following is the complete text of Board of Education President Tom Belding's statement on Sept. 19, 2011 regarding four students who had to be transported to hospitals after arriving for a Chatham High School pep rally under the influence of alcohol. Students who remained at the pep rally behaved in what Principal Darren Groh described as unruly and rowdy, causing the rally to be ended prematurely. Here is Belding's statement: As you are all aware, a number of students were under the influence of alcohol when they arrived at our pep rally on Friday evening. Four students had to be taken to area hospitals; two of these required assistance before they arrived at the pep rally. We are grateful that this incident passed without personal …
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Work underway to install 82 additional spaces before start of school year.
Construction of the parking lot expansion at Chatham High School was underway by Monday morning, with construction equipment, marking posts and a gravel path at the scene. Interim Superintendent Dennis Fyffe and Board of Education President Tom Belding said district officials met with John Ruschke, the engineer for Chatham Township, last Wednesday to discuss several outstanding "minor issues," according to Belding. Fyffe said the issues included a revised lighting plan for the parking lot, the wall height along a certain part of the lot, and, what Fyffe said is the biggest discussion item, stormwater management. Construction was scheduled to begin as soon as these issues were resolved. "The contractor is mobilizing equipment and …
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The President of the Board of Education said meetings are scheduled with the township engineer this week.
Board of Education President Tom Belding said Monday that the district has not yet received the necessary permits for the expansion of the Chatham High School parking lot. In an email Monday evening, Belding said that he expected the permits to be approved "pending discussion of a few minor issues with the [Chatham] Township engineer on Wednesday." Interim Superintendent Dennis Fyffe said Tuesday that the issues included a revised lighting plan for the parking lot, the wall height along a certain part of the lot, and, what Fyffe said is the biggest item for discussion, stormwater management. "I think it's just different interpretations of what's required [in stormwater management," Fyffe said. Fyffe said he believed the discussion on …
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