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Members Pictured:
Chandra Coady (School Business Administrator/Board Secretary), Staci Endicott (Board President), Emerald Hornig (Board Member) Joyce Klemic (Board Member) Nicholas Wagner (Board Member), Judson Moore (Board Member), Theodore Pugliese (Superintendent of Schools), Kathleen Dolton (Board Member), Karen Tomasello (Board Member), Amy Houck Elco (Attorney).
Members Not Pictured:
John Conover (Board Member), Alice Myers (Board Vice President)
Board of Education Members
Name
Staci DiMattia Endicott (December 31, 2028)
Alice Myers, PhD. (December 31, 2028)
Nicholas Wagner (December 31, 2026)
John Conover (December 31, 2027)
Kathleen Dolton, DPT (December 31, 2026)
Judson Moore (December 31, 2026)
Karen Tomasello (December 31, 2028)
Joyce Klemic (December 31, 2027)
Emerald Hornig (December 31, 2027)
Position
Board President
Board Vice-President
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Legal Services
Amy Houck-Elco, Esq.
School Solicitor
Cooper Levinson
District Administration Members
Ted Pugliese, Superintendent of Schools
Chandra Coady, Business Administrator/Board Secretary
guide-to-boe-meeting.pdf13-things.pdfSomers Point Board of Education Goals & Norms 2025-2026
Somers Point Board of Education Goals & Norms 2025-2026
The Board of Education holds an Annual Planning Retreat where it reviews its Operational Self-Assessment, works with the Superintendent and Administration in their development of District Goals, and develops its own Goals and Norms by which it functions.
The Board of Education holds an Annual Planning Retreat where it reviews its Operational Self-Assessment, works with the Superintendent and Administration in their development of District Goals, and develops its own Goals and Norms by which it functions.
SOMERS POINT BOARD OF EDUCATION GOALS:
SOMERS POINT BOARD OF EDUCATION GOALS:
- The Board of Education will strive to have effective and efficient Board and Committee meetings, and maintain the highest level of boardsmanship by following a set of collectively established norms, and encouraging and continuing participation in NJSBA sponsored meetings, training, and workshops.
- The Board of Education will implement a cost-effective budget and long-range facilities plan which provides a safe and healthy learning environment for students and staff, is responsive to the needs of the community, and focuses on the plans for the New York Avenue School building, as well as attention to preventative and ongoing facilities improvements. Further, it will explore other restructuring opportunities in other departments such as the Business Office, as recommended by the Superintendent.
- The Board of Education will work to ensure continued resources are provided to implement a robust and well-developed curriculum in support of student growth and academic achievement, focusing on delivering an equitable and rigorous education to every student regardless of economic or educational needs, as well as review student achievement through board presentations toward progress on district goals throughout the year.
SOMERS POINT BOARD OF EDUCATION NORMS:
SOMERS POINT BOARD OF EDUCATION NORMS:
- Preserve and maintain the confidentiality of interactions and communication among all Board Members.
- Continue to develop a shared dynamic of collaboration for the completion of tasks while acknowledging the strengths of our multidisciplinary team of individuals that make up our governing body.
- Facilitate ongoing communication with each other regarding questions, concerns, sharing of information and/or new ideas, as per the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act.
Ted Pugliese, Superintendent
Staci Endicott, Board President
"A positive and effective Board-Superintendent relationship sets the tone for the entire school community—from the administrative team to the instructional staff, from the parents to the students. When the relationship works well, schools run smoothly, and great things can be accomplished. And the Board President is a critical factor in that partnership."
-Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod
NJSBA Executive Director Emeritus
Dr. Alice Myers, Board Vice-President
Staci Endicott, Board President
Board Committees
Board Committees
Active, engaged Board Committees are the engines of high-functioning school boards. Committee Meetings are the working and learning meetings of the Board, with work divided into categories that provide members an opportunity to study and review issues within the committee’s scope of responsibility in greater detail than possible at the entire board level. Each committee consists of 3 Board Members plus the Board President. Committee meetings focus on topics being discussed within the named committee, and serve as the starting point for policies, initiatives, or planning, and make recommendations for action by the Full Board at Regular Board Meetings.
Active, engaged Board Committees are the engines of high-functioning school boards. Committee Meetings are the working and learning meetings of the Board, with work divided into categories that provide members an opportunity to study and review issues within the committee’s scope of responsibility in greater detail than possible at the entire board level. Each committee consists of 3 Board Members plus the Board President. Committee meetings focus on topics being discussed within the named committee, and serve as the starting point for policies, initiatives, or planning, and make recommendations for action by the Full Board at Regular Board Meetings.
Instruction
Student & Community Affairs
Finance
Policy
Negotiations
Shared Services
code-of-ethics.pdfpublications_whodoeswhat2014.pdfBoard of Education members attending the Annual NJ School Boards Professional Learning Convention, Cooper Levinson's Benefit for the Community Food Bank of NJ & Let Us Eat Please, Inc, and receiving a Proclamation from Council President Charlie Haberkorn and Council Member Janice Johnston on behalf of Somers Point City Council acknowledging the ongoing work of the Board for our children, families and community.
A good working relationship between the Somers Point Board of Education and Somers Point City Council is essential for our schools and community!
A good working relationship between the Somers Point Board of Education and Somers Point City Council is essential for our schools and community!
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Somers Point School District
Administrative Offices
Administrative Offices
121 W. New York Avenue
121 W. New York Avenue
Somers Point, NJ 08244
Somers Point, NJ 08244
(609) 927-2053
(609) 927-2053
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