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Board advances second reading of revised policy 4420 as part of ongoing policy review
Summary
The Board of Education approved a second reading of revised policy 4420 at its Jan. 28 work session and said the administration is continuing a phased review of the 4000 section of board policies.
The Township of Ocean Board of Education placed the revised Policy 4420 on its second reading Jan. 28 as part of a wider review of board policies in the 4000 section.
Mrs. McCarthy, board member and committee participant, said the policy committee recommended the second reading of Policy 4420. “Resolved that the board approved the second reading of the revised policy, 4420,” McCarthy said. The item will come up for a public vote in regular session.
Nut graf: The district is conducting a phased, comprehensive review of existing policies to align them with recommended updates; the work session emphasized that staff and the committee are addressing policies incrementally rather than attempting an exhaustive single‑meeting rewrite.
Committee members told the board they reviewed the 4000 section and found no necessary changes to multiple items, so only Policy 4420 was scheduled for the second reading at this time. The board did not vote to adopt the policy at the work session; the second reading was set to proceed to a formal vote during regular public session.
The administration was directed to continue the staged review against recommended updates and return future policy revisions as each is ready for board consideration.
