2019 Board of Education Members

Back Row Left to Right: Interim School Business Administrator Nick Puleio, Mr. Christopher Emigholz, Mr. Vito Galluccio, Mrs. Lisa Temple, Mr. Richard Young, Mrs. Shaina Ciaccio, Mrs. Sharon DeVito, Mr. Craig Heilman, Assistant Superintendent Kim Tew
Front Row Left to Right: Vice President Scott Veisz, President Jane Luciano, Superintendent Kathie Foster

Roles and Responsibilities

The Board of Education is an organization of elected citizens and residents living in the district for a minimum of one year. Once a member has been elected to the Board, they gain the right to vote on proceedings concerning the school district. The Board of Education is responsible for a wide variety of transactions and decisions that are made in the district. Some of their responsibilities include:

• Regulating student activities, rules and regulations, and appeals
• Decisions associated with dress code regulations
• Training new board members
• Developing and maintaining policies
• Providing an annual district budget

The Board of Education meets annually for the first time as an organization to appoint their members to their place in office. Board meetings occurring during the school year never start later than eight p.m. and are announced in the Trenton Times. The Robbinsville Board of Education meets in the Student Activities Center in Robbinsville High School on the last Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

The Robbinsville Board of Education is made up of nine members. Three Board seats are filled through a community election each year for a term of three years. 

1. Foster a strong academic culture in Robbinsville where clearly articulated curriculum, expectations, and attitudes motivate students to high levels of academic success.
2. Create conditions where good citizenship and strength of character are an integral part of the school community's culture.
3. Ensure that district facilities are well managed, secure, and maintained so that the learning environment for every student is optimal.
4. Promote community collaboration and information sharing so that all members of the Robbinsville community are valued as important contributors to the health of the school district.
5. Create an annual financial plan that advances important district goals yet continues to stabilize the community tax rate.

The Robbinsville Board of Education meets on the last Tuesday of every month at 6:00 P.M. in the Robbinsville High School Student Activity Center unless otherwise noted.  Executive session will take place from approximately 6:00 P.M. – 7:00 PM.  No action will be taken until public session resumes at 7:00 P.M. Additional executive sessions may be scheduled during and/or after a regular session of the Board, depending on necessity, for the purpose of discussing confidential matters that are permitted to be discussed in executive session under the Open Public Meetings Act.  Information pertaining to the discussion will be made available to the public as soon as possible once the reasons for confidentiality are no longer applicable.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 (BOE Retreat) - Public Session 6:00 PM Start
January 29, 2019
February 26, 2019
March 12, 2019 (Budget Discussion) - Public Session 6:00 PM Start
March 18, 2019 (3rd Monday) (Preliminary Budget Hearing & Monthly Meeting) 
April 29, 2019 (Budget Adoption)
May 28, 2019
June 25, 2019
July 17, 2019 (Goal Setting Retreat) - Public Session 6:00 PM Start
July 30, 2019
August 27, 2019
September 24, 2019
October 28, 2019 - Note: Change in Date (Originally scheduled for 10/29/19)
November 26, 2019
December 17, 2019 (3rd Tuesday)
January 6, 2020 (Annual Reorganization) (1st Monday) Public Session 6:00 PM Start

Mrs. Lisa Temple, Chair
Mrs. Shaina Ciaccio
Mrs. Sharon DeVito
Mr. Craig Heilman

Personnel Committee
Mr. Scott Veisz, Chair
Mrs. Shaina Ciaccio
Mrs. Sharon DeVito
Mrs. Jane Luciano

Finance, Facilities, Transportation Committee
Mr. Vito Galluccio, Chair
Mr. Chris Emigholz
Mrs. Jane Luciano
Mr. Richard Young

Community Relations Committee
Mr. Craig Heilman, Chair
Mr. Vito Galluccio
Mr. Scott Veisz
Mr. Richard Young

Negotiations Committee
Mrs. Shaina Ciaccio, Chair
Mr. Craig Heilman
Mrs. Lisa Temple

Security Committee (Adhoc)
Mr. Richard Young, Chair
Mrs. Jane Luciano
Mrs. Lisa Temple
Mr. Scott Veisz

New Jersey School Boards Association Representative
Mr. Vito Galluccio
Mrs. Shaina Ciaccio, Alternate

Mercer County School Boards Association Representative
Mrs. Lisa Temple

Legislative Representative
Mr. Richard Young

Township Liaison
Mrs. Jane Luciano