Schools Updates
In his November letter to the community, Interim Schools Superintendent Peter E. Carter said the search for a permanent principal for Plainfield High School was not successful.
The previous principal, Frank Ingargiola, left the district before the end of the 2006-07 school year. After Carter was hired in wake of former Schools Superintendent Paula Howard's resignation, he recommended and the board approved a plan to have Interim Assistant Superintendent Walter Rusak also serve as interim high school principal.
Carter said it has been recommended that the search be taken up again in the spring. Meanwhile, he said, he will make "alternative recommendations" to the board for the interim period.
The high school has had a high turnover of principals in past years. Members of the public have called for a strong disciplinarian to be in charge of the high school, where a teacher and a vice principal were assaulted last year by students. A state report listed 34 incidents of violence and 34 incidents of vandalism at the high school in 2006-07. But others say the high school also needs a skilled academic leader to improve student performance.
The district web site has no schedule of upcoming meetings posted yet, but the board normally holds its work-and-study session on the second Tuesday and the business meeting on the third Tuesday of each month. Plaintalker will watch for news of the alternative recommendations.
In other news, Gov. Jon Corzine has named Union County School Superintendent Carmen Centuolo as one of 10 "Executive County Superintendents" who will work on fiscal reforms in their districts. They will also monitor district effectiveness in governance, fiscal management, instruction and program, personnel and operations, the five components of the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.
Corzine's nominees were to begin serving in acting capacity after his Oct. 22 announcement, but must be confirmed by the state Senate later this fall.
From the press release: "Each Executive County Superintendent will have the authority to disapprove portions of a school district's budget if a district has not implemented all potential administrative efficiencies or if a budget includes excessive non-instructional expenditures. In addition, the Executive County Superintendents will be responsible for developing plans to eliminate school districts that do not operate schools and for recommending and developing a school district consolidation plan to create or enlarge regional school districts in order to eliminate all but K through grade 12 districts, subject to voter approval. Furthermore, the Executive County Superintendents will work with school districts to control costs by developing in-district special education programs and services and shared special education services within each county."
The positions were created as part of a package of long-term property tax reform and immediate tax relief measures enacted by Corzine and the state Legislature, according to the press release.
--Bernice Paglia
The previous principal, Frank Ingargiola, left the district before the end of the 2006-07 school year. After Carter was hired in wake of former Schools Superintendent Paula Howard's resignation, he recommended and the board approved a plan to have Interim Assistant Superintendent Walter Rusak also serve as interim high school principal.
Carter said it has been recommended that the search be taken up again in the spring. Meanwhile, he said, he will make "alternative recommendations" to the board for the interim period.
The high school has had a high turnover of principals in past years. Members of the public have called for a strong disciplinarian to be in charge of the high school, where a teacher and a vice principal were assaulted last year by students. A state report listed 34 incidents of violence and 34 incidents of vandalism at the high school in 2006-07. But others say the high school also needs a skilled academic leader to improve student performance.
The district web site has no schedule of upcoming meetings posted yet, but the board normally holds its work-and-study session on the second Tuesday and the business meeting on the third Tuesday of each month. Plaintalker will watch for news of the alternative recommendations.
In other news, Gov. Jon Corzine has named Union County School Superintendent Carmen Centuolo as one of 10 "Executive County Superintendents" who will work on fiscal reforms in their districts. They will also monitor district effectiveness in governance, fiscal management, instruction and program, personnel and operations, the five components of the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum.
Corzine's nominees were to begin serving in acting capacity after his Oct. 22 announcement, but must be confirmed by the state Senate later this fall.
From the press release: "Each Executive County Superintendent will have the authority to disapprove portions of a school district's budget if a district has not implemented all potential administrative efficiencies or if a budget includes excessive non-instructional expenditures. In addition, the Executive County Superintendents will be responsible for developing plans to eliminate school districts that do not operate schools and for recommending and developing a school district consolidation plan to create or enlarge regional school districts in order to eliminate all but K through grade 12 districts, subject to voter approval. Furthermore, the Executive County Superintendents will work with school districts to control costs by developing in-district special education programs and services and shared special education services within each county."
The positions were created as part of a package of long-term property tax reform and immediate tax relief measures enacted by Corzine and the state Legislature, according to the press release.
--Bernice Paglia
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