Brick Board Approves New Athletic Director, Transportation Director

The Brick Township Board of Education got down to business with new member Vito Gagliardi Sr. seated Wednesday night, approving the interim superintendent’s recommendations for athletic director and head of the transportation department.

Edward Sarluca, who has been a physical education teacher and a coach in the Brick schools for 16 years, was promoted to athletic director at Brick Memorial High School and Veterans Memorial Middle School, effective Oct. 1, to replace retiring athletic director Bill Bruno.

Sarluca, 40, is a 1993 graduate of Brick Memorial and holds a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Elon University and a master’s degree in administration and leadership from the University of Scranton. He has been the head coach of the boys basketball team since 2006.

Donald Wilson also was approved as the new supervisor of pupil transportation, effective Aug. 24. He replaces Joseph Sangiovanni, whose contract was not renewed in June.

In addition to the retirement of Bruno, who will be taking a position as an assistant director at the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association, the district’s supervisor of language arts, is resigning effective Aug. 16, according to the agenda.

(Vito Gagliardi Sr. takes the oath of office as he’s sworn in by Board Attorney Jack Sahradnik at Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting. Credit: Karen Wall)