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President McCarthy said the canceled meeting had been noticed in accordance with Chapter 231, Public Laws 1975, and that notices had been posted in the Administration Building lobby, at district schools and on transportation, on the district website and on social media; notices were also run in the Asbury Park Press and the Coaster and filed with the municipal clerk on Sept. 10. \"I do wanna apologize for that disruption to you all,\" McCarthy said, adding the administration told the board there had been no disruption to the district's ability to carry out necessary operations.

McCarthy addressed constituent correspondence and why the board had not publicly responded to certain emails. He said the board centralizes communication through the board president to maintain a \"unified voice\" and explained personnel matters raised in correspondence were confidential: \"There will be no discussion of that... this is a personnel matter, and we do not discuss personnel matters with the public.\" He said anyone seeking further detail should contact the administration.

Near the close of the meeting, McCarthy asked whether the board agreed to move back into executive session and to end that session at approximately 7:58 p.m. so the board could proceed downstairs for the regular meeting. The motion to adjourn the preliminary session was made and seconded; the transcript does not capture a roll-call vote on that motion in the captured excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 16, 2025 - Work Meeting of the Board of Education","oneSentenceSummary","Board President McCarthy apologized for last week's canceled meeting, outlined the district's notification steps and said personnel matters cited by commenters are confidential. He also sought the board's agreement to return to executive session before the regular meeting.","taxTitle","Township of Ocean School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",72509,"location","New Jersey","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6469255,"Board notes donations, Special Olympics grant and sponsor lineup as school year begins",0,767830,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5781028-4859aac2842acedd66b7a48869f201af&start=767&end=767","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5781028-4859aac2842acedd66b7a48869f201af/thumbnail_767830.jpg","/articles/6469255/New-Jersey/Board-notes-donations-Special-Olympics-grant-and-sponsor-lineup-as-school-year-begins","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469255-8ae5943d08a905ba3c665e792689e8e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1773138125&Signature=VUi5RfYEoVuSuDyoVtyPvgpsZG~HpOKWfs4cRqfLc7y7FDhXJ5jcM0G9KUY5afuDauXsF7K0UhV6d8QIqbIPGNmzpaM8epv50LY8KZ1uDExe744uNiz6XxOG0RpOTenFRiyfT6PmrrM0L-h-OW~-ghnSpbMd~IR33ygnbZdlTEuwjKLw~IUz-oMZCvtrceydwWW-Bscj0B1K1R2hBeNSHmUsAqbfNTg4PCuMjd4lW7e2DfG4mmOqjbEV8E~Dz8UTpBWhJBTwNTemlv5OtjN7Hqh3Fqvfw5zTd3fBAWL6o3ykhHrXYfCEyyBlvlBzvdYWoyBCuwNWGoBOueIoECwpwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Township of Ocean Board of Education reviewed donor and grant items on its Sept. 16 agenda, including a 20-backpack donation, new percussion kits for the intermediate school band and a Special Olympics New Jersey grant designed to support inclusion and a unified club.

School Business Administrator Hastings identified agenda item 9.2 as a donation from Saint George Greek Orthodox Church: \"They donated 20 backpacks full of supplies to the district.\" He also told the board the district received percussion kits from Gina McKeever for the intermediate school band and said the Special Olympics New Jersey grant was in place to emphasize inclusion and allow a unified club to operate for the full school year.

Separately, the district presented sponsorships for board approval. Hastings said seven sponsors were being approved at the gold level, five of which were repeats from the prior year; two years ago one sponsor had been at the platinum level, accounting for a higher fee then. Hastings said the district has been consistent in recruiting roughly seven to eight sponsors each year and that the funds from sponsorships had been similar year to year.

The board also heard a first reading of board goals (agenda item 11.2). Hastings and other members noted the goals would be revisited and the board is not restricted to a tight timeline for finalizing them. These donations, the grant and the sponsorship approvals were listed on the agenda for formal vote in the regular session; no final votes were recorded in the transcript excerpt.

No public commenters addressed these items during the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript.","The business administrator reported a donation of 20 backpacks from Saint George Greek Orthodox Church, percussion kit donation to the intermediate school band and a Special Olympics New Jersey grant to support inclusion and a unified club; seven gold-level sponsors were listed for board approval.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6469260,"Board hears summer facilities upgrades; change order for preschool bathrooms and bus contract renewal to be voted",469,467410,937000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5781028-4859aac2842acedd66b7a48869f201af&start=467&end=937","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5781028-4859aac2842acedd66b7a48869f201af/thumbnail_467410.jpg","/articles/6469260/New-Jersey/Board-hears-summer-facilities-upgrades-change-order-for-preschool-bathrooms-and-bus-contract-renewal-to-be-voted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469260-dbd1c1b01893012ea754ab2d0ccf79c6/orig.mp4?Expires=1773138125&Signature=i2jaW1CC9PJOr6aDH2LZuobVCOed5SBDbTrMZ0OWIvyWJc8geYXFuiMtk8eJOt4DMOy007v8aGSI3XeoPqEZY9sd2bWUCexBlSZHmAl7ZTGnIBZk-XpYWSepcYj3UT35RkLxOE4ZX7cmMX7ilDKE2D2aijIBMGK8NwXHfiauAv5kciZc29XXs6CKIRFFXbkiw1uDBPWwDlGqOhFk1D43ZWloBfB8jmgNdBkEoBi-MiHzwqCHV6avfujsxcMwXHZjQ~0hQU3tHvvhuJeS53Sjy6LJnVg91HVf-g1IH5yPDjd52SGXfuZSxw5yEAO~izcJBrBXpuZH2gaxAhfRsEqVng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Township of Ocean Board of Education heard an update on summer facilities work and related contract items at its Sept. 16 meeting, including completion of six preschool classrooms with in-class bathrooms and a change order of approximately $4,700 related to remobilization after abatements.

School Business Administrator Hastings told the board the district completed six preschool classrooms that now “have bathrooms within the classrooms” and that new bleachers, a gym floor on the fifth-grade side of TOIS and added pickleball courts were installed over the summer. Hastings said auditorium equipment was delivered and installed at the high school and staff training is being scheduled to operate the system.

The board was notified that the project contract contained a $35,000 allowance and that work overruns increased the final cost to roughly $39,700, leaving a net change order of about $4,700 for remobilization and scheduling adjustments after an abatement was required. Hastings described the $4,700 figure as the difference between the allowance and actual overage.

Also on the agenda for later action was a one-year renewal of the district's school bus fleet management contract. Hastings said the original contract had been for three years and the one-year renewal will allow the district to go out to bid this year. The board was told contractors provide maintenance and repair services for the district's buses.

Hastings told the board that auditors from Will Cutts and Company were conducting the annual audit for the year ending June 30, 2025, with the audit to be submitted by Dec. 5. He said the district would present audit findings to the board in December or January.

No votes on the change order, contract renewal or audit acceptance were recorded at the public portion of the meeting; the business administrator indicated these items (agenda references 9.9 and the bus contract renewal) would be voted on later in the evening during the regular session.","School business administrator reported six preschool classrooms with in-class bathrooms completed, new bleachers, gym floor, pickleball courts and auditorium equipment installed. A $4,700 change order for preschool bathroom remobilization and a one-year renewal of the bus fleet management contract were placed on the agenda for a later vote.","actionData","errors"]

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