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ASSESSMENT from pany put in a proposal – we [James Doran Jr., Sebastian Viscuso, Bernadette McDonald and Lindenfelser] wanted to send [the solicitation] out again.” She also felt it was wrong to spend so much money for the audit because “we don’t have an unlimited checkbook” and, since “it’s really a money question – looking at the in-and-out match – we could just have our regular auditor and business administrator look at the numbers.” Meanwhile, Ferraro will
look to his new No. 2, Assistant Superintendent Debra Sheard, an 18-year educator, for help in coordinating the new staff evaluation protocol, among other duties. Ferraro said the district is paying LoTi, a Californiabased educational consulting firm, around $120,000 to train Kearny teachers and administrators in the new system. In other school developments, the board has authorized Mark Bruscino, director of plant operations, to prepare bid specifications for the installation of lights at the Franklin School athletic field
as a potential backup play site for the town’s environmentally compromised Gunnell Oval recreational complex off Schuyler Ave. Sheard came to Kearny this month from Hunterdon County where she worked the past year as interim superintendent for the tiny (pre-k to grade 8) district of Califon with an enrollment of 153. “My smallest class was eight,” Sheard said. “My biggest had 21.” For two years before that, Sheard was director of secondary education for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional
School District which had 4,500 students spread among seven schools. Her most lengthy tenure was at Franklin Township where she spent five years as director of social studies and technology in a district with 8,000 students. Part of the new evaluation system for public school instructional personnel very specifically factors in student “readiness” in English language arts, math, social studies and science in grades 3 to 11, as measured by standardized tests, which, in turn, are aligned with the district’s achievement goals for each
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grade, Sheard said. Thirty percent of a teacher’s evaluation will be based on a student’s performance, Sheard said. Teachers will be evaluated three times during the school year and will end up with one of four possible ratings: highly effective, effective, partially effective and ineffective. Teachers who get an ineffective rating two years in a row cannot continue. Anyone hired as a teacher after July 1, 2012, can attain tenure rights after working in good standing for four years and one day.
Let Captain Jack be the light of your life Captain Jack (ID#89437), an adult, senior Jack Russell terrier, is seeking his forever home while at the Bergen County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, 100 United Lane, Teterboro. This sweet 8-year-old pooch was given to the shelter because his original family didn’t trust their grandchild around him. Captain Jack is looking for a calm, patient home with no young children, especially since the owner claimed he is now frightened of children due to her grandchild. When you lay eyes on Captain Jack, you will instantly feel his sorrow and want to take all his pain away. Sadly, Captain Jack is a fitting name since this unfortunate JRT mix appears to have only one eye. But that doesn’t stop him from exploring the world around him. However, the shelter advises that he is quite hesi-
Even though he’s 8 years old, he still has a lot of spunk and will still need plenty of walks and mental stimulation for energy release. Helping him stay active not only helps provide him with physical stimulation, but it aids in the bonding process as well.
For more information, call 201-229-4600. Hours for adoption are 1 to 5 p.m. every day except Monday, including weekends. The shelter is open Thursdays from 1 to 7:30 p.m. There are also many other adoptable animals that can be seen at the shelter’s website
http://www.petfinder.com/ shelters/NJ29.html. In addition, many local towns have a Patch website where the shelter’s animals are featured. The shelter also has a page on Facebook. Please visit and “like” the Bergen County Animal Shelter.
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tant when first introduced to people and will probably need to acclimate to his new home before socializing him with the public. The more time spent trying to bond, the more outgoing he will probably become and light up your life.
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