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Board reviews curriculum items, accepts small grant, notes no audit findings and asks policy committee to review volunteer‑coach rule
Summary
Trustees moved to approve curriculum items, discussed Keys Academy and a student trip capped at $50 per student, accepted a $2,500 grant, heard an auditor report with no findings, and referred a request to review a policy that requires volunteer coaches to hold a substitute teaching certificate.
The Matawan‑Aberdeen Regional School District board considered several consent and business items on curriculum, finance and policy.
During the curriculum and instruction portion of the agenda, an administrator asked for a motion to approve listed curriculum items; board members discussed the district’s hopes of securing a grant for Keys Academy and noted that PTO and eighth‑grade fundraising will keep a planned National Constitution Center trip to no more than $50 per student. "There it will not go over $50 per student," a board member said, adding that fundraising will continue through March to make the trip accessible.
The board recorded a motion and second to approve curriculum items. The transcript excerpt does not include a recorded roll‑call vote result in the provided text.
Consent items on the agenda included acceptance of a $2,500 grant from a local source described in the transcript as for a school program; the board discussed and moved forward with grant acceptance. The administration also noted it is in year five of a contract (named in the transcript as AirMark or similar) and will use competitive contracting to solicit bids for the next procurement cycle.
The treasurer's report and an auditor presentation were highlighted: the new auditor conducted a review of the 2024–25 school year and, according to the presenter, found no audit findings. Board members praised the central office and auditors for financial stewardship.
Separately, board member Miss Wedekind raised a community question about a board policy that currently requires volunteer coaches to obtain a substitute teaching certificate. She asked that the policy be reviewed and the policy committee agreed to place the item on a forthcoming agenda. The board also discussed recent facility‑booking violations and communications between the superintendent and municipal officials; administrators said they would review communications and clarify responsibilities while preserving legal obligations.
Where the transcript records motions and seconds, the motions are noted in meeting minutes excerpts; the transcript does not contain complete vote tallies in the provided segments.
