Board of Education Subcommittee Assignments Announced

Millburn's recently elected Board of Education President Jeff Waters announced the subcommittee assignments for 2013 at last week's board meeting.

Waters said, he consulted with Superintendent Dr. James Crisfield and Vice President Rona Wenik after asking board members what committees they were interested in. 

During the reorganization meeting, Waters explained, although he would consult with Crisfield and Wenik, it was would ultimately be his decision as president. 

The assignments are as follows:

Personnel (ad hoc)

• Wenik (Chair)
• Regina Truitt
• Jean Pasternak

Property

• Truitt (Chair)
• Michael Birnberg
• Dr. Eric Siegel
• Wenik

Program

• Wenik (Chair)
• Birnberg
• Truitt
• Raymond Wong

Finace

• Birnberg (Chair)
• Lise Chapman
• Siegel
• Dr. Rupali Wadhwa

Special Education (ad hoc)

• Chapman (Chair)
• Siegel
• Truitt
• Wenik

Board Staff

• Waters (Chair)
• Chapman
• Wadhwa
• Pasternak

Student Liaison

• Truitt (Chair)
• Wadhwa
• Wong
• Waters

Policy

• Siegel (Chair)
• Birnberg
• Chapman
• Wenik

Negotiations

• Birnberg (Chair)
• Pasternak
• Wadhwa
• Wong

Also at the meeting:

• Millburn's Board of Education President , for their service on the board.
• Superintendent Dr. James Crisfield presented the intial 2013-2014 budget.
• Millburn-Short Hills Special Education Committee (M-SPEC) protested the formation of a new parent advisory committee for special education.

The protest generated responses from both Crisfield and the executive board of MSPEC. Articles can be found below:

• MSPEC Releases Statement on District's New Advisory Committee
• Crisfield Responds to Concerns with New Parent Advisory Committee