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Votes at a glance: Board approves routine financial, personnel and site items; air-quality monitor and curriculum purchase noted
Summary
The board approved routine items including minutes, treasurer’s report, bills, personnel actions A–M, buildings and grounds item to host an air-quality/weather monitor at Avis Elementary, and finance items A–I that include a reading curriculum purchase described as up to $53,699 for 2025–26.
At its May 19 meeting the Jersey Shore Area School District Board of School Directors approved a suite of routine motions by voice vote, including minutes, financial reports, personnel items and several operational items.
Key approved items (voice votes; board used "aye"/"opposed" format; no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript):
- Approval of minutes (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approval of the treasurer’s report and an investment update presented by Mr. Enders: the district reported continuing a CD ladder strategy with short-term (3-month) and 12-month CDs at the stated rates discussed during the treasurer’s report.
- Approval of bills. Discussion noted a higher-than-normal month due to large certificates of deposit with Journey Bank requiring check payments; otherwise monthly invoices were described as routine.
- Personnel: Board approved personnel items A through M (motion carried by voice vote).
- Buildings and grounds, letter A: Board approved hosting an outdoor air-quality/weather monitor at Avis Elementary (DEP program). Staff noted the device is self-contained with solar power and does not use district electricity; it will be located in the front yard near the entrance. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Finance items A through I: Board approved finance letters A–I. The president earlier clarified a finance item to add wording allowing purchase of Journey's reading curriculum "for the 2025-26 school year at the cost of up to $53,699." Board members discussed the curriculum’s scope and asked for stronger reading-comprehension supports before final adoption; the finance motion including those items carried by voice vote.
- Miscellaneous items A–H: Approved by voice vote.
Motions were approved by general voice vote with the chair calling for "all those in favor say aye"; the transcript records unanimous "aye" responses, with no roll-call vote counts recorded in the meeting transcript.
Ending: Several approvals were routine operational motions. Items that required further board direction (notably the class-size staffing question and the EF Tours item) were left for future meetings.
