Meet our School Board...

  •  Meet your School Board...

     

    STANDING:  John Conover, Judson Moore, Joyce Klemic, Kathy Dolton, Karen Tomasello, Mark Leung

    FRONT ROW: Nicholas Wagner, Emerald Hornig, Alice Myers, Amy Elco, Staci Endicott, Ted Pugliese

     

    Board of Education Members

     
    Name Position E-Mail
    Staci Endicott (December 31, 2025) Board President sendicott@sptsd.org
    Alice Myers, PhD. (December 31, 2025) Board Member amyers@sptsd.org
    Nicholas Wagner (December 31, 2026) Board Member nwagner@sptsd.org
    John Conover (December 31, 2025) Board Member jconover@sptsd.org
    Kathleen Dolton, PT, DPT, PCS (December 31, 2026) Board Member kdolton@sptsd.org
    Judson Moore (December 31, 2026) Board Member jmoore@sptsd.org
    Karen Tomasello (December 31, 2025) Board Member ktomasello@sptsd.org
    Joyce Klemic (December 31, 2025) Board Member jklemic@sptsd.org
    Emerald Hornig (December 31, 2027) Board Member ehornig@sptsd.org

     

    Legal Services - Amy Houck-Elco, Esq.

    School Solicitor - Cooper Levinson

     

    District Administration Members


    Ted Pugliese, Superintendent of Schools

    Mark Leung, Business Administrator/Board Secretary

     
     
     
     
    Atlantic and Cape May County Association of School Business Officials Joint Insurance Fund Annual Dinner Meeting
     

    STANDING:  Mark Leung, Ken Berardis, John Conover, Karen Tomasello, Ted Pugliese, Chris Osbeck, Judson Moore, Dave Tomczak, Frank Bilotta, Nicholas Wagner

    FRONT ROW: Kathy Dolton, Melanie Wagner, Staci Endicott, Tina Loder, Joyce Klemic
     
     
    Somers Point Board of Education Goals & Norms 2024-2025

    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:

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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:

    1. Preserve and maintain the confidentiality of interactions and communication among all Board Members.

    2. 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.
    3. 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                                 Dr. Alice Myers, Board Vice-President - 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

     

     
    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. 

     Instruction

    Student & Community Affairs

    Finance

    Policy

    Negotiations

     
     
                         
     
     
    BOA

    Board 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!

     
     
     

    SOMERS POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT

     
    Administrative Offices
    121 W. New York Avenue 
    Somers Point, NJ 08244
    (609) 927-2053  

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  •  SOMERS POINT BOARD OF EDUCATION GOALS:

    1. 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.

    2. 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 New York Avenue School, as well as attention to preventative and on-going facilities improvements as well as other restructuring opportunities in other departments such as the business office, as recommended by the Superintendent.

    3. 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:

    1. Preserve and maintain the confidentiality of interactions and communication among all Board Members.

    2. Continue to develop a shared dynamic of teamwork for the completion of tasks.

    3. 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.