Savage To Step Down As Lacey Schools Business Administrator, Brower Out In June

by Patricia A. Miller

The two top officials in the Lacey Township school district won’t be presiding over Board of Education meetings for too much longer.

The Lacey Board of Education recently authorized spending up $7,500 to conduct a superintendent search to replace Sandra Anthony. A previous board in 2014 gave Anthony - who was known as Sandra Brower then - a notice of non-renewal of her contract.

Brower was suspended without pay in June 2013, after she was indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury and charged with second-degree official misconduct, third-degree hindering apprehension and fourth-degree obstruction during the time she was assistant superintendent in Wall Township.

Sandra Brower was reinstated in February 2014, after the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office dropped all charges.. She was entitled to back pay from the time she was suspended. Her salary is $167,500 a year.

When a resident asked if the superintendent search was still on at a recent Board of Education meeting, Board President Maureen Tirella said it was.

Tirella said there are four new board members since Anthony returned to the district and they would like a say in who will replace Brower.

Just a week ago, the board began advertising for a new administrator/board secretary to replace James Savage.

Savage - who makes $200,000 a year - more than Brower - is retiring as of Jan. 1, 2016. The job was posted on Oct. 7. The deadline to apply is Oct. 21.

The district website lists the requirements for Savage’s position. They include:

• NJ Schools Business Administrator Standard Certificate Required
• Qualified Purchasing Agent (QPA) Certificate Required
• 5 or more years successful experience as a School Business Administrator or Assistant School Business Administrator
• Comprehensive understanding of accounting and reporting procedures in relation to statute, code, and GAAP
• Experience with Systems 3000
• Knowledge of statutory requirements and accepted practices in school districts related to insurance, purchasing, transportation, food services, school plant operations and facility planning
• Experience in human resource management and understanding of statutory requirements related to public employment and collective bargaining
• Thorough understanding of regulations for administration of federal and state grants
• Experience in supervision personnel
• Understanding of confidentiality of student and personnel matters
• Provide leadership to Board committees both as direct contact and professional liaison
• Conversant about educational technology and systems

Qualified applicants are asked to submit an online application at www.applitrack.com/lacey/onlineapp including an upload of cover letter, resume, and four letters of recommendation on or before Wednesday October 21, 2015.