In the Matter of Kelly Scaturro, Board of Education of the Borough of Monmouth Beach, Monmouth County , 10/8/19, (#264-19SEC)

264-19SEC
Agency Dkt. No. 243-9/19
SEC Dkt. No. D05-19
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
In the Matter of Kelly Scaturro, Board of Education
of the Borough of Monmouth Beach, Monmouth
County.
The Commissioner has reviewed the record of this matter and the decision of the School
Ethics Commission (SEC), finding that respondent violated the School Ethics Act for failure to timely file
her Personal/Relative and Financial Disclosure Statements (“Disclosure Statements”) in accordance with
N.J.S.A. 18A:12-25, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-26, and N.J.A.C. 6A:28-3.1. The SEC’s decision was forwarded to the
Commissioner for final determination on the recommended penalty pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-29(c). The
SEC advises that the respondent ultimately filed disclosure statements on the same day that the SEC issued
its July 23, 2019 Order to Show Cause; therefore, the SEC recommends a penalty of reprimand. Respondent
has neither filed exceptions to the recommended penalty, nor has she instituted an appeal of the SEC’s
underlying finding of violation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:4-1 et seq.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the penalty recommended by the SEC in
consequence of respondent’s failure to timely honor an obligation placed upon school board members by
law. Additionally, respondent is admonished for causing the unnecessary expenditure of administrative and
adjudicative resources at both State and local levels.
Accordingly, respondent is hereby reprimanded as a school official found to have violated
the School Ethics Act.
IT IS SO ORDERED.1
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 	October 8, 2019
Date of Mailing: 	October 9, 2019
1 This decision may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to P.L. 2008, c. 36
(N.J.S.A 18A:6-9.1).