A vote on the controversial contract of superintendent Charles Epps was postponed by the Jersey City Board of Education Thursday for a second time this month, shifting the focus of the meeting away from the contract and back to the day-to-day struggle to improve Jersey City schools.
- Epps Contract: The Board of Education will not vote on superintendent Charles Epps’ controversial new contract at its meeting tonight after all. The contract must still be approved by the state before coming back to the board; state officials aren’t sure when their review will occur.
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- Fire Chief to Retire: Although he’s only been chief for 2.5 years, and at 49, wouldn’t be forced to retire for another 16 years, Jersey City Fire Chief Michael O’Reilly is calling it quits on September 1. He blames personnel shortages within the department for his departure, though Gov. Christie’s proposed changes to the [...]
- TDR Plans: Jersey City planning officials hope to employ Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) to turn the industrial area along Jersey Avenue, between 10th and 18th streets, into a neighborhood resembling nearby Hamilton Park. Officials also have their eye on Montgomery Street between Grove Street and the waterfront. Public meetings about the process are [...]
Even though the Board of Education didn’t vote on a new contract for superintendent Charles Epps, this week’s three-hour public hearing exposed fault lines in state, city and community politics that are likely to persist even after the board votes.
- Epps Contract Hearing: As we reported last night, no vote was taken on the controversial contract of superintendent Charles Epps at the special Board of Education meeting. Both NJ Spotlight and Politicker have good reports on the proceedings; look for our full report soon.
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The Jersey City Board of Education (BOE) has punted on its scheduled vote to approve a controversial new three-year contract for superintendent Charles Epps.
Instead, the BOE decided — after hearing public testimony at its meeting this evening — to first have county superintendent of schools Timothy Brennan approve the contract. According to JCI’s Suzanne [...]
With a public hearing and vote on superintendent Charles Epps’ controversial new contract set for tomorrow evening at 6 pm, the Jersey City Board of Education (BOE) finally made the proposed agreement public today. The release of the contract comes just a few hours after BOE member Sterling Waterman called on the vote to be [...]
As the Jersey City Board of Education (BOE) prepares to hold a public hearing and vote on a contract extension for superintendent Charles Epps tomorrow night, confusion abounds and one BOE member is calling for the vote to be postponed, since he hasn’t seen the proposed contract.
“Once again, there is a breakdown in this process,” [...]
- Epps Contract Confusion: With a public hearing on superintendent Charles Epps’ new contract on tap for tomorrow at 6 pm, local school officials say they can’t release the terms publicly until the county superintendent of schools signs off on the new pact. But county Superintendent Timothy Brennan says the public needs to weigh in [...]
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