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School Ethics Commission Decisions
Public Advisory Opinions
Search, Hire & Participation in Employment Decisions for CSA & Other Administrators
| A10-00 | Board member whose spouse is employed as a teacher in the district may participate in search for administrators and vote on the appointments, but would violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(c) if he or she were to participate in employment decisions regarding those administrators after they became the supervisors of the spouse. | 6/27/00 |
| A30-05 | Board members would violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(c) if they were to participate in evaluations, personnel actions and compensation for the principals who supervise their spouses, the Director of Elementary Education (for board member A only) and the Superintendent. The Commission advised the board members to recuse themselves and not to participate in any discussions regarding the above matters. | 3/10/06 |
| A07-06 | Board member with a spouse who is a teacher’s assistant in the district would violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(c) if he were to participate in the hiring and any employment issues regarding the superintendent, where the assistant superintendent supervises the board member’s spouse’s supervisor and is a candidate for superintendent. | 7/31/06 |
| A14-06 | Board member would not violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(c), if he or she were to participate in discussions and votes on the employment and compensation of the superintendent and building principals since his or her spouse serves as needed as an on-call substitute teacher. | 10/19/06 |
| A23-06 | The Commission advised four board members who have various family members and/or relatives working in the district whether or not they would violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(c) by participating in the search for a new superintendent, the interview process for the potential candidates, contract negotiations, the hiring of the new superintendent and employment issues related to the new superintendent. | 11/15/06 |
| A30-07 | Board member whose spouse is a security guard in the district could not participate in the |
01/11/08 |
| A06-08 | The Commission advised that a board member would violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24(b) if he were to participate in the evaluation of the Superintendent where, prior to his becoming a board member, his employment with the district was terminated as a result of a decision made by the Superintendent. |
06/10/08 |
| A25-08 | The Commission advised that two board members, one whose spouse was employed as a secretary in the district and the other whose spouse was employed as a caller of substitutes in the district, would not violate N.J.S.A. 18A:12-24.1(c) if they were to participate in the discussion and adoption of the board’s goals and objectives for the superintendent as long as those goals and objectives do not touch upon the employment of the board members’ spouses. | 01/29/09 |
