Public expresses frustration and even anger with the way the school board is handling the search for a permanent superintendent.
Formerly Acting Superintendent of Schools Steven Engravalle is officially “acting” in the role no longer, after the Fort Lee Board of Education approved a walk-in resolution at its regular business meeting Monday approving his contract as Interim Superintendent through Feb. 29. But the meeting, which grew heated at times, was dominated by discussion of when a search for a permanent superintendent would be conducted and where the search process stands now, with some members of the public openly criticizing the board for what they saw as a lack of transparency and potentially doing damage to its own public image and trust. Board secretary and business administrator Cheryl Balletto explained the walk-in resolution and the reason for the …
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Fort Lee School No. 1 principal’s contract was not renewed for the 2011-2012 school year; one concerned parent hopes her efforts will change that.
When students at Fort Lee School No. 1 return to their classrooms on September 7, one thing is certain: they will have a principal. School officials have said it’s required by law that every school building must have a certified principal in the building at all times. The question however is who that principal will be, and whether it’s Kristine Cecere, the school’s current principal whose contract was not renewed, an interim principal or someone else entirely remains very much up in the air. One concerned parent of a kindergartener at the school and staunch supporter of Cecere is doing her part to try and save the current principal’s job, taking it upon herself to start a petition she plans to present to the Fort Lee Board of Education and…
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Shoesymama
4:33 pm on Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Unless you were at the meeting, what you're stating is hearsay and I don't think it's fair to spread an opinion as fact. My personal sense is that just as many experienced teachers, if not more, would like for her to stay. Given that neither the Principal nor the teachers are allowed to publicly comment on the matter, I think it would be better to try and be as factual and truthful as possible … more ›