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Hudson Reporter Board of Education tables revision to ‘controversial issues’ policy Teachers' union president objects × BEA President Gene Woods addresses the board at its July meeting. The Bayonne Board of Education has voted to table part of a resolution That would revise a board policy regarding “controversial issues.” The move came at the request of Bayonne Education Association (BEA) President Gene Woods. Woods took issue with some of the language in that policy at the July 27 board meeting. Reviewing policy changes At the June meeting, the board announced it would ...

Hudson Reporter Board of Education appoints emergency response coordinator The embattled board approved the position by a razor thin margin × VIce President Christopher Munoz criticized the need for the board to have an OEM at the April meeting. The Bayonne Board of Education has voted to create its own Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and has appointed former Deputy Police Chief Walter Rogers as the emergency response and crisis coordinator. In his new role, Rogers will earn $65,000, and a $5,279 stipend for having armed security credentals. No other school district in New ...

Hudson Reporter Board of Education approves new contract with educators The contract includes a pay raise of approximately three percent each year × The Bayonne Board of Education met on Jan. 5. The Bayonne Board of Education approved new contracts with the school district’s educators and paraprofessionals at the Jan. 5 meeting. The first contract, for educators, was for the next four years. Board President Maria Valado said the contract was approved by the Bayonne Education Association (BEA), formerly the Bayonne Teachers Association, prior to the expiration of the current co...

Hudson Reporter Too early or too late? The Board of Education squabbles over resolution timing × Heated discussion flared between socially distant board members behind plexiglass. The Bayonne Board of Education voted down a resolution at its Dec. 10 meeting authored by Trustee Ava Finnerty regarding proposed changes to policy dictating board meeting conduct. Throughout the year, she has been calling for an earlier deadline regarding when resolutions can be added to a meeting’s agenda. Preventing last-minute resolutions Finnerty wants a rule that resolutions or other items must...