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Board hears committee reports on budget, I‑Ready algebra expansion, security and facilities updates
Summary
Committee chairs reported on budget submissions, donor listings, transportation routing, I‑Ready Algebra I expansion, policy reviews, security trainings and personnel changes at the Barnegat Township Board meeting.
Committee chairpersons and district administrators provided monthly reports covering finance, buildings and grounds, education, governance, health and safety, and personnel at the Barnegat Township Board of Education meeting.
Finance chair Miss Tarnowski reported the finance committee met March 12 and reviewed the bills list, donor acknowledgements (including Patriot Financial Group, Peter and Lauren Rawlis, Granucci’s Pizzeria, Barnegat Animal Clinic, IC Fire Stop and US Games) and discussed preschool education aid and the district’s budget submission, which appears elsewhere on the agenda.
Buildings, grounds, transportation and food services chair Miss Washburn said the facilities update included ongoing fire inspections, progress on water testing, personnel changes and athletic season transitions. She reported positive feedback on the district’s partnership with Nutriserve for food services and mentioned an upcoming menu update. Transportation staff continue to address staffing, bus maintenance and replacements and are transitioning to new routing software.
Education committee chair Miss Cherney said the committee received a presentation from the supervisor of mathematics on adopting I‑Ready for Algebra I as an extension of the district’s K–8 program. The education report also covered work‑based learning placements, college/university placements, continuing education requests and field‑trip reviews. Cherney thanked participants in Read Across America and noted the high school NJROTC inspection scheduled March 25.
Governance chair Mrs. Continenza reported the committee met March 10 and brought forward a second reading and adoption of policy 0131 (Bylaws, Policies and Regulations) and the proposed 2025–26 school‑year calendar; she said a staff policy dashboard has been uploaded to the staff portal and staff will be asked to acknowledge policies and regulations after adoption.
In health and safety and technology, Continenza reported high‑school and middle‑school security staff attended CASIM training and that the middle school attended a "7‑6‑4" training; the administration plans to share details with parents. The nursing supervisor reported the district is fully staffed for nurses but continues to recruit substitute nurses. The district’s business administrator updated the board on tech fines, replacement docking stations and a planned device leasing program for next year.
Personnel committee chair Mr. Sarno reported retirements (including a transportation bus driver, Pasquale Giancaspero, and Cynthia Hopkinson) and new hires including a custodian and a preschool special‑education teacher, and several part‑time paraprofessional hires. He noted a retired staff member returning as a volunteer chaperone for field trips.
Board members asked questions and received clarifications during these reports; no substantive policy changes were adopted during the committee report period other than items moved later on the agenda for formal motions.
