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Meeting
Efficiency study results
revealed. PAGE 3
HEATHER FIORE/The Hopewell Sun
Hopewell Valley Central High School 2013 class president Ria Sabnis and vice president Mandy Lee address the class of 2013 at its commencement ceremony on June 21,
which was held on Ackerson Field.
Hopewell Valley Central High School graduation
School board renews superintendents contract
BY HEATHER FIORE
The Hopewell Sun
For the first time in more than
20 years, the Hopewell Valley
School Board has renewed the dis-
trict superintendents contract.
At the Board of Educations
meeting on June 20, members
unanimously approved the five-
year contract renewal for Dr.
Thomas Smith, superintendent of
Hopewell Valley Regional School
District.
The
Hopewell Val-
ley Regional
School District
has not re-
newed a super-
intendents
contract in
decades, and I
am thrilled
that this
Board of Edu-
cation was able to break that
cycle, said Lisa Wolff, board pres-
ident. It is a real score for the stu-
dents and our district considering
that the odds of keeping a quality
superintendent are not in our
favor due to both internal district
history and New Jerseys current
educational climate that is not en-
couraging for superintendent
longevity.
The last superintendent to
serve more than five years was
Edward Gola, who served the dis-
trict from 1986 to 1992, said
Richard Lang, assistant superin-
tendent. Wolff is happy to keep
Smith as superintendent, saying
he has helped improve student
performance and overall success.
Studies show that superin-
tendent tenure is positively corre-
lated with student achievement;
our experience with Dr. Smith
concurs with that finding, she
said. Not only has our overall
achievement risen under his
tenure, but the gaps among our
schools have narrowed as well.
His focus is all about improv-
ing outcomes for our students,
she said. When he started in
2009, his first order of business
was researching the best practices
utilized in our schools, and he in-
sisted that they were used consis-
tently. His goal was to see all of
our students receiving equivalent
educational outcomes.
Throughout his career in the
district, Smith has successfully
implemented a new high school
see SUPERINTENDENT, page 11
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Efficiency study
results shown at
committee meeting
BY HEATHER FIORE
The Hopewell Sun
Last fall, Hopewell Township
hired the Center for Governmen-
tal Research to conduct an effi-
ciency study in the township, the
results of which were revealed at
the township committees meet-
ing on June 24.
Three representatives from the
non-profit organization Joseph
Stefko, president and CEO; Paul
Bishop, senior associate; and
Scott Sittig, associate director
presented the companys findings
from the internal review, which
included 13 recommendations.
The idea was to give the town-
ship committee some data to be
able to make future decisions as
theyre developing future budg-
ets, but to also develop a conver-
sation with the community in the
process so that the township is
being held accountable to the
way its using its resources, Sit-
tig said.
We developed a baseline
analysis, which included collec-
tion of data budgets, work
charts, personnel and since
data doesnt tell the whole story,
we conducted interviews with all
staff and elected officials to try to
get a sense of how the township
is working and how all different
please see STUDY, page 5
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Friday, July 12, when the Jugtown
Mountain String Band teams up
with caller Sue Dupre during the
farms spring barn dance.
The event is among the evening
programs offered in the Charles
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parts are working together.
Although CGR found that
Hopewell is running relatively
well, with a very high level of ef-
ficiency, there were some areas
throughout the township CGR
identified to have potential for
improvement.
These areas included the po-
lice department, where they sug-
gested looking at lowering
staffing and creating floating offi-
cers; court, where they suggested
reducing staff and consolidating
court into day-only time periods ;
public works, where they sug-
gested shared service opportuni-
ties and reducing the salaries of
some employees; health depart-
ment, which they suggested
tweaking slightly; refuse collec-
tion, which is not currently pro-
vided and they suggested provid-
ing; zoning, land use and commu-
nity development and planning,
where they suggested reallocat-
ing employees from other depart-
ments to assist the current zon-
ing officer; receipting and bank
deposits, which they suggested
streamlining; records manage-
ment, which they suggested con-
verting into electronic storage;
human relations and finance,
which they suggested conducting
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F
or once, New Jersey should get
some positive national atten-
tion. Last week, the state made
two major moves in a public higher ed-
ucation reorganization in an attempt
to put New Jersey colleges on the na-
tional map.
Rutgers University added two new
medical schools, immediately jumping
the school into the top 25 in the coun-
try for research funding. Gov. Christie
said it puts Rutgers on the path to
being one of Americas great research
institutions.
Rowan University also became a re-
search university through the reor-
ganization, giving New Jersey a solid
foothold of attractive public colleges
in the southern part of the state.
New Jersey is the 11th most popu-
lous state, with 8.8 million people, as of
July 1, 2012, despite being the fourth
smallest state in terms of size. Howev-
er, due to a lack of major public uni-
versities, many of the Garden States
college students were traveling to
neighboring states for higher educa-
tion.
Penn State University, Temple Uni-
versity, the University of Delaware,
the State University of New York, the
University of Maryland and the Uni-
versity of Connecticut are all popular
public school choices for New Jersey
students.
Over the last 10 years, Rutgers and
Rowan have made great strides in
keeping students in our home state,
and last weeks moves only further
that aim. We must continue to im-
prove our public universities, in addi-
tion to focusing on our local K-12 pub-
lic school districts.
If we keep our home-grown stu-
dents in state for public higher educa-
tion, then were all able to reap the re-
wards. If were able to go even further,
well be able to attract outside talent,
and become part of the list of dream
colleges for out-of-state students.
New Jersey is filled with promising
students and bright minds ready to be-
come world leaders.
Lets continue to foster that intelli-
gence, that drive and that desire right
here in New Jersey.
Producing more home-grown talent
Improvements at Rutgers, Rowan may keep students in-state for college
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police reports
This information was provided by the
Hopewell Township Police Department.
On June 13 at noon, Det. Daniel McKe-
own conducted an investigation of a theft
from a Woosamonsa Road residence and a
Dionis Court residence. This investigation
revealed that a 32-year-old female, a house
cleaner, took various items from these resi-
dences between February and June. The
items taken from the residences consisted
of clothes, jewelry and cash valued at more
than $2,000. The womans case will be for-
warded to the Mercer County Prosecutors
Office for review.
On June 26 at 7:10 p.m., Officer John
Ferner responded to Mercer Street in
Hopewell Borough for a report of juveniles
loitering in a cemetery. Ferner located five
juveniles sitting within the cemetery. A 16-
year-old male from Hopewell Borough and
a 14-year-old male from Hopewell Borough
were found to be smoking marijuana.
When Ferner attempted to apprehend the
16-year-old he fled on foot, after a brief
chase he was taken into custody. While
chasing the 16-year-old the remaining juve-
niles fled the cemetery. The 14-year-old who
was also smoking marijuana was later ap-
prehended at his residence. The remaining
three juveniles were also located; however,
no charges were filed against these juve-
niles. The 16-year-old was charged with pos-
session of marijuana, possession of drug
paraphernalia and resisting arrest. The 14-
year-old juvenile was charged with posses-
sion of marijuana, possession of parapher-
nalia and obstruction of justice.
All of the juveniles were released to their
parents. Their cases will be forwarded to
the Mercer County Family Court for re-
view.
On June 30 at 4:20 p.m., officer Joseph
Maccaquano responded to a Columbia Av-
enue address for a suspicious person. Mac-
caquano located a 25-year-old male lying
next to a residence. He was extremely in-
toxicated. Maccaquano charged the man
with an ordinance violation for public in-
toxication.
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your community music school
Off-Broadstreet Theatre
presents Curtains
Curtains, a large Broadway-
style musical filled with singing
and dancing, opened July 5 at the
Off-Broadstreet Theatre in
Hopewell. With music by Kander
and Ebb and a book by Rupert
Holmes, the show is a surefire
crowd-pleaser. Bob and Julie
Thick are celebrating Off-Broad-
streets 29th anniversary with a
big musical comedy who-dun-it at
their unique Dessert Theatre. One
of the four desserts for this show
is bound to be scrumptious old-
fashioned strawberry shortcake,
made with biscuits and fresh
berries. Dessert plus unlimited
fruit salad and coffee or tea pair
up with a light musical for a per-
fect summer evening or after-
noon. Off-Broadstreet is once
again encouraging families to
enjoy the theatre live experience
this summer. Special childrens
pricing is available for the show.
OBT Artistic Director Robert
Thick is directing the large cast
musical while Julie Thick has
provided the choreography. Ed
McCall of Hopewell is musical di-
rector and will be at the piano as
the live orchestra plays for each
performance. Ritzy Costumes is
providing the lavish clothing.
The toe-tapping mystery musi-
cal Curtains will play weekends
July 5 through Aug. 10. Friday and
Saturday evenings doors open at 7
p.m. for dessert with an 8 p.m.
show. Sunday matinees feature a
1:30 p.m. dessert with a 2:30 p.m.
show. Admission for Friday and
Sunday is $29.50; Saturday is
$31.50. There is a senior rate of $27
for Sunday matinees only.
For reservations, contact the
Off-Broadstreet Theatre at 5 South
Greenwood Ave. in Hopewell, at
(609) 466-2766 or visit off-broad-
street.com.
THURSDAY JULY 11
Toddler Rock: Ages 2 to 3. Adult
supervision required. 10 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. at the Hopewell
Library. Join us for singing, danc-
ing and rhymes. Through struc-
tured group activities, we play
with musical instruments, pup-
pets, parachutes and more. There
is an emphasis on interaction
with the music and the rhymes
through singing, actions and
props to build pre-literacy skills.
Story Time: Ages 2 to 5. Siblings
are welcome. 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
at the Hopewell Library. These
story times introduce children to
the best age-appropriate stories
in childrens literature. An age-
appropriate craft follows story
time.
Pajama Story Time: Ages 2 to 5.
Siblings are welcome. 6:30 p.m.
to 7:15 p.m. at the Hopewell
Library. These story times intro-
duce children to the best age-
appropriate stories in childrens
literature. Action rhymes, songs
and felt board activities are part
of the program. The content of
each story time centers on a dif-
ferent theme. An age-appropriate
craft follows story time.
Hopewell Township Planning Board
meeting: 7:30 p.m. the fourth
Thursday of the month in the
Municipal Auditorium. For more
information visit
hopewelltwp.org.
Hopewell Public Library Board of
Trustees meeting: 7 p.m. in the
library building, 13 East Broad St.,
Hopewell. All meetings open to
the public. For more information
call (609) 466-1625.
FRIDAY JULY 12
Fun and Games: Ages 6 to 11. 1 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. at the Hopewell
Library. Stop by the library to do
a craft and/or play games. Each
week we'll have a new craft proj-
ect. Feel free to bring your
favorite board game(s). No regis-
tration required.
SATURDAY JULY 13
Writing Series: 10 Breaking Into
Magazine Writing. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
at the Hopewell Library. Profes-
sional writer Terri Huggins will
guide you through the process of
getting your work published in
magazines. Shell provide an
overview for germinating ideas,
drafting proposals, contacting
editors and deciding which maga-
zine is best for your work.
SUNDAY JULY 14
Hopewell Presbyterian Church:
Worship service at 10:30 a.m.
Intergenerational Sunday School
from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Coffee fellow-
ship from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
80 West Broad St., Hopewell.
Hopewell United Methodist
Church: Worship service at 10
a.m. Teen/adult education from 9
to 9:45 a.m. Sunday school at 10
a.m. Youth group at 6:30 p.m. 20
Blackwell Ave., Hopewell.
Word Christian Fellowship Interna-
tional: Worship service at 10 a.m.
Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. 44
Van Dyke Road, Hopewell.
MONDAY JULY 15
Story time: 10:30 a.m. at Hopewell
Public Library. For toddlers and
preschoolers. Stories, songs and
finger plays. Registration is not
required.
Teen Book Club: Ages 12 and older. 7
p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hopewell
Library. Tonight is our teen advi-
sory group. Join us to discuss
future library events, your
favorite books and more. No reg-
istration required.
Hopewell Township Recreation
Advisory Committee meeting: 7
p.m. at the Hopewell Municipal
Building, 201 Washington Cross-
ing-Pennington Road. Open to
the public. Visit hopewelltwp.org
to confirm time or for more infor-
mation.
TUESDAY JULY 16
Hopewell Township Environmental
Commission meeting: 7:30 or 8
p.m. at the Hopewell Township
Municipal Building, 201 Washing-
ton Crossing-Pennington Rd. the
third Tuesday of the month. Veri-
fy time at hopewelltwp.org.
Historic Preservation Commission
meeting: 7:30 p.m. in the
Hopewell Township Main Admin-
istration Building the third Tues-
day of the month. For more infor-
mation visit hopewelltwp.org.
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BRIEFS
Residents graduate
from their universities
Brianna McCarthy and
Danielle Gabai, both residents of
Hopewell, graduated from James
Madison University on May 4.
Stephanie Elden, a resident of
Hopewell, received a BA degree
from Drew University on May 18.
Illana Tuozzolo, a resident of
Hopewell, received a BA from the
University of Hartford on May 18.
Andrew McQueary, a resident
of Hopewell, received a BSA from
Villanova University on May 19.
Gabriela A. Wyatt, a resident of
Hopewell, received a BA degree
from Colby College on May 26.
Paul Kuehnert, a resident of
Hopewell, received a DNP in
Nursing Practice from UIC Col-
lege of Nursing in May.
Samantha Nussbaum, a resi-
dent of Hopewell, received a BS
in Psychology from Lafayette Col-
lege in May.
Residents make deans
list at universities
Ian Lowry, a resident of
Hopewell, was named to the
deans list at Drew University for
the spring 2013 semester.
Samantha Nussbaum, a resi-
dent of Hopewell, was named to
the deans list at Lafayette College
for the spring 2013 semester.
The following Hopewell resi-
dents have been named to the
deans list at the University of
Delaware for the spring 2013 se-
mester Kathleen Goodson,
Marisa Goshorn and Cassandra
Whitebread. Morgan Barresse, a
resident of Hopewell, was named
to the dean's list at Roger
Williams University for the
spring 2013 semester.
Nicola Burrow, was named to
the deans list at Alvernia Univer-
sity.
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Officials want residents to review
study and give suggestions
a new evaluation process on; re-
tiree health insurance, which
they conceited tweaking; the
recreation department, where
they suggested bringing in the
trust fund money into the gener-
al fund; township accessibility,
where they suggested changing
hours to accommodate people
during the nighttime hours; and
advisory boards, which they sug-
gested consolidating some of
them.
To move forward with CGRs
recommendations, the committee
members want all residents to re-
view the study and suggestions
and make their recommenda-
tions as to what theyd like to see
change in the township. They
also want all members of the ad-
visory boards in the township to
review the study.
Mayor Vanessa Sandom also
wants to reach out to Hopewell
Borough and Pennington Bor-
ough to see if there are any possi-
ble opportunities for shared serv-
ice agreements.
As much as I was hoping that
we would find a lot of problems,
inefficiencies or a lot of areas
where we could improve, I am
gratified that we did not, she
said. It is good to know that
what weve been doing for the
past couple of years, weve been
doing it well.
Copies of CGRs study are
available at the municipal build-
ing and on the townships web-
site at hopewelltwp.org.
For more information, call the
township at (609) 737-0605.
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schedule and standardized ele-
mentary schedule, added a
kindergarten extension to allow
students the opportunity for addi-
tional reinforcement, headed a
major renovation of before- and
after-care to ensure more control
and consistency, overseen facili-
ties improvements and additions
that brought the district awards
for being environmentally con-
scious, helped add a new turf field
and baseball field, initiated the
new Bring Your Own Device pro-
gram in all schools, and recently
adopted the new homework policy.
He has a good vision for the
districts future, and we recently
applied with the state Department
of Education to start up acade-
mies in high school performing
arts, and STEM and gender-specif-
ic elementary programs, Wolff
said. He has been a stabilizing
force in our district and has made
a tremendous contribution to our
students and the community.
Under Smiths new contract, he
will be taking a pay cut, making
an annual salary of $167,500, com-
pared to $181,000 from his last con-
tract. His pay cut is a direct result
of the newly enacted, state-im-
posed salary cap for superintend-
ents, which has caused about one-
third of all superintendents to
leave their school districts over
the last two years, according to
the New Jersey School Boards As-
sociation.
The NJSBA found that, during
the 2011-2012 school year, there
was a 31.4 percent turnover rate,
which was the highest rate in the
11 years the NJSBA has moni-
tored superintendent employ-
ment. Wolff said this cap has also
affected several of Hopewells
neighboring districts, including
Montgomery Township, West
Windsor Township and Prince-
ton.
This year, Montgomery hired
a new superintendent, and the su-
perintendents in West Windsor
and Princeton have both given no-
tice [of relocation/retirement],
she said. There are also openings
in Hunterdon County.
It [the cap] has been a big con-
troversy because a lot of folks
have left the state because of it,
Smith said.
According to an article pub-
lished by the NJSBA in October
2012, superintendent contracts are
now capped at $120,000 for small
districts with fewer than 250 stu-
dents, and $175,000 for districts
with up to 10,000 students.
Superintendents in districts
with more than 10,000 students
are subject to separate rules devel-
oped by the state Department of
Education, and extra stipends can
be awarded in certain situations,
such as when a superintendent is
in charge of two school districts.
Although the new salary cap re-
duces Smiths salary, hes still op-
timistic and looking forward to
serving for another five years.
For me, I'm happy to be able to
provide stability to district, he
said.
Goals are set every August for
the district, and for the next
school year, one of the main focus-
es is continuing the administra-
tions efforts to improve elemen-
tary schools, Smith said.
We found that we had incon-
sistencies amongst our four ele-
mentary schools, which is a focus
of ours, he said.
Were also revising our cur-
riculum on the middle school and
high school levels. But, for us, its
really about improvement at this
point. We changed schedules and
some other things over the last
couple of years, and now its just
ensuring theyre implemented
correctly and that were making
adjustments as necessary.
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