Schools
9 New Security Officers, Teachers Hired At Hillsborough Schools
The hires are a result of the successful passage of the Build Boro Back referendum.
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Nine new building monitors and teachers are joining the Hillsborough School District as part of the "Build Boro Back" referendum.
The Board of Education approved the hires during its Monday night meeting.
"And we have more in the pipeline that you will see on the February agenda," said Superintendent Michael Volpe at the meeting. "Promises made, promises kept. We said we are hiring for this year and we are doing that. We will get security in our schools and we will get teachers in our classrooms."
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Below are the new hires:
| Name | Assignment | Building | Effective | Salary |
| Kenneth Bayer | Building Monitor | Amsterdam Elementary School | TBD-6/30/2024 | $45,000 prorated |
| Eduardo De Oliveira | Building Monitor | Auten Road Intermediate School | TBD-6/30/2024 | $45,000 prorated |
| Megan Jannone | Teacher of Art | High School | 1/23/2024-6/30/2024 | $63,340 prorated BA Step 1 |
| James Kelly | Building Monitor | Middle School | TBD-6/30/2024 | $45,000 prorated |
| Karlie Manco | Interventionist | Sunnymead Elementary School | 1/23/2024-6/30/2025 | $63,340 prorated BA Step 1 |
| Rainer Rogers | Teacher of English | High School | TBD-6/30/2024 | $63,340 prorated BA Step 1 |
| John Skikus | Building Monitor | High School | TBD-6/30/2024 | $45,000 prorated |
| Heather Waters | Teacher of Biology | High School | TBD-6/30/2024 | $63,340 prorated BA Step 1 |
| Edward Wheeler | Building Monitor | Woodfern Elementary School | TBD-6/30/2024 | $45,000 prorated |
The new positions and hirings were the result of the passage by voters of the school referendum questions on school security and teacher staffing on the November ballot.
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The $934,636 security referendum allocated funds to be used exclusively to create a security department, including salaries and other compensation, benefits, uniforms, and supplies for a supervisor and nine building monitors.
The second part of the referendum was for $1,901,880 in funds to be used exclusively to hire 20 additional staff for the purpose of reducing class sizes and adding program offerings, interventionists, and mental health supports, and will include salaries, benefits, and classroom supplies.
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