The Ocean City School District Board of Education approved a slate of routine motions and resolutions at its meeting, including minutes approval, personnel job-description updates, and acceptance or pursuit of several grants.

In a roll-call vote on full-board resolutions, the motion was moved (mover recorded in the transcript as 'Neemuch') and seconded (transcript shows 'Newman'). Several board members cast recorded 'Yes' votes; Dr. McAllister said she would abstain on one item and vote 'yes' on the remainder. The board president stated an abstention on check number 201014 under item I1 and otherwise voted 'yes'. The transcript records: "All motions passed." (Transcript roll-call entries, SEG 677–714.)

Among the administrative items described in committee reports, the building and grounds committee reported that the OCHS auxiliary gym floor replacement is scheduled before the December holiday winter sports season and that an auditorium carpet replacement will be covered under an insurance claim from a prior flood. Facilities staff are exploring grant eligibility to recoat the high school roof, which is approximately 20 years old, and the district is pursuing New Jersey Department of Agriculture grant opportunities to replace or update cafeteria and kitchen equipment across buildings (SEG 418–466).

The finance update noted an additional emergency contract for moisture mitigation in the high school auxiliary gym and acknowledged a donation from the Ocean City Education Foundation for outdoor basketball equipment at the primary school (SEG 591–604). Personnel items included approval of six aide job-description revisions aligned to a new template and updated evaluation and ADA-compliance language; the superintendent stated these did not add new responsibilities (SEG 605–629).

The curriculum committee reported the district intends to submit a preschool expansion grant to the New Jersey Department of Education’s early childhood office to request federal funds for up to five classrooms serving a maximum of 75 students; the board must approve the grant submission when it comes to the agenda (SEG 468–505).

The meeting adjourned following public comment (SEG 777–1480).