BERKELEY – Although the former superintendent had resigned some time ago, the district is now legally allowed to begin their superintendent search.
Triantafillos Parlapanides resigned in February after making statements to an international newspaper about the family of a student. Assistant Superintendent Douglas Corbett has been the acting superintendent since.
Parlapanides had announced his resignation prior to a raucous February meeting that was held immediately after the death of student Adriana Kuch. However, because the separation of his contract was being settled, he was still considered an employee. A public relations firm told officials not to comment on his employment status, only to say it was a personnel matter. Most issues regarding employees are not public, but people at the February meeting thought that the officials were trying to hide things. It didn’t help that some media misreported the “personnel matter” as a “personal matter.”
Superintendent contracts are often five years long.
By law, the Board of Education has to obtain approval from the State Commissioner of Education for an early termination of a superintendent. At 3 p.m. on March 14, on the afternoon of the March meeting, the board was informed that the employment separation was approved by the State commissioner, which was the last roadblock.
Board attorney Marc Toscano said that his official day of retirement will be May 1.
During the meeting there was also discussion about whether the new superintendent would be the leader of the Seaside Heights district because that was a shared services contract already in place. The explanation was that the contract would remain.
The Board voted to pass this resolution. Board President Denise Wilson and member Louis Tuminaro abstained but the rest of the board voted in favor.
One parent at the meeting asked the board to include parent input for the superintendent search.
The post Central Begins Superintendent Search appeared first on Jersey Shore Online.