Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • November 5, 2014 Allendale School board approves instructional stipends by John Koster The Allendale Board of Education has approved a number of stipends to cover instructional programs for five teachers, with other staff members attending conferences at no expense to the district. Elizabeth Diomede was approved for $175 to attend the National Association of Music Education All-Eastern Divi- sion Conference at the Rhode Island Convention Center at Providence, Rhode Island for two days in April 2015. The board approved $100 for each of four teachers to attend the Dr. Gravity Goldberg Reading at Barnes & Noble in Paramus with the department administrator, Cathy Danahy, admitted at no cost. Allendale teachers who will attend this program include Nancy Asbury, Jennifer Jacobsen, Michelle Pepper, and Shannon Rutowski. The program covers ways of making the most of individualized instruction. Dr. Michael Bardecapone, superintendent of schools, will attend the New Jersey Police/Bergen County Office of Emergency Management Multi-Hazards Emergency Plan- ning for Schools seminar at the Bergen County Emergency Operations Center in Mahwah at no cost to the district. Building and Grounds Supervisor Tony DeMarco and Assistant Supervisor Jaehoon Kim will attend the New Jersey Buildings and Facility Maintenance Show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus at no cost to the district. The board also acknowledged the $2,000 gift from the Parent Teacher Organization to defray some of the expenses of the sixth grade field trip to the Fairview Lake YMCA Camp in December. The board approved the no-cost kindergarten field trip to Allendale’s Lee Memorial Library where each student will receive his or her first library card and learn how to take books out from the library. A sum of $1,740 was approved to cover the Brainbusters 2014-15 bus trips for competitors. Students will travel to competitions at schools in Ho-Ho-Kus, Allendale, Upper Saddle River, Ramsey, and the final at Bergen Community College in Paramus. Club installs new members The Allendale Woman’s Club launched its fall membership drive, ‘Rake in New Friends,’ with the installation of four new members. Pictured with AWC President Maureen Mamunes are new members Noel Brown, Theresa Jackson, Anne Ward, and Jennifer Scott. The club is dedicated to bringing women together for friendship and community service. The AWC is a member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs representing more than 100,000 members. For more information about the AWC, contact Molly Kissel Patrick at (201) 925-0254, mollykiss elpatrick@weichert.com, or visit www.allendalewomansclub.org.