The Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board of Education approved four operations and transportation items at its reorganization meeting, including small grants, a bus valuation and updates to vendor contracts.

The board accepted a New Jersey STEM Month mini-grant of $500 awarded to the district robotics team. Trustees also authorized a bus valuation with the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission not to exceed $5,000.

Separately the board accepted $135,000 in district state aid and designated those funds for regular-bus transportation. The board also moved to update professional services contracts for Omega Laboratories and Total Compliance Network; the motion covered contract updates rather than new vendor awards.

All four items were moved as a block and approved by roll-call vote; the board clerk announced the vote as unanimous.

Why it matters: The actions provide immediate, targeted operational funding and address transportation asset valuation and vendor contract currency. The $135,000 in state aid is specifically allocated to transportation rather than general operations.

Details and limits: The STEM mini-grant amount is $500. The bus valuation is authorized at a not-to-exceed cost of $5,000 and will be performed in partnership with the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission. The $135,000 was described as district state aid to be used for regular-bus transportation; the board did not provide a line-item spending breakdown beyond that designation during the meeting. Contract updates for Omega Laboratories and Total Compliance Network were approved; the transcript does not state the dollar amounts or the precise scope of the contract changes.

Decisions: The board approved the grant acceptance, the bus valuation authorization, the acceptance of transportation-dedicated state aid, and the service contract updates in a single motion. No trustee comments requesting further detail were recorded during the roll call.

Next steps: Staff will carry out the bus valuation and apply the state aid to transportation as authorized; the board did not specify additional reporting requirements during the meeting.