Overview

  • The Board of Education is a governing body which oversees the operation of the school. Our guiding philosophy is to put the best interest of our students first.  Although the board delegates the administration to the school’s superintendent, it is actively involved in the district’s annual goal-setting and evaluation.

    Generally, the board is responsible for the following:

    Policy Oversight
    Developing and evaluating the effectiveness of school policy

    Educational Planning
    Obtaining and evaluating information from responsible sources in order to continually improve the  school’s educational program

    Provision of Financial Resources 
    Adopting a budget annually which allows the school to function optimally and which is responsible to the taxpayers

    Communication
    Providing the liaison between school and its two communities; the board is obliged to keep that community informed and for being responsible messengers from the community to the school administration

    Personnel
    Appointing the school’s superintendent, evaluating personnel recommendations, negotiating contracts with the school’s staff through its bargaining unit

    Buildings and Grounds
    Reviewing a 5-year maintenance plan; approving capital projects

    Terms of Office
    The nine-member board is comprised of four members from Fair Haven and five from Rumson. Members are elected from their representative communities in November of each year. Each member is elected to a three-year term and serves on committees.

    Meeting Times and Agendas
    The board wholeheartedly welcomes attendance at our meetings, which are usually held once per month. Meetings convene usually at 6:30 pm in the school library. The public has opportunities to speak directly and publicly to the board at both the start and end of our meeting, at a designated time. Members of our school community provide insightful presentations and the board recognizes students and staff. Please check this page of our website for specific meeting agendas.