Board hears referendum project updates and approves consent agenda including personnel, grants and curriculum purchases

Dr. Labbe and finance staff briefed the board on ongoing referendum projects and facility work. They reported panel and switchgear replacements at Truman and other schools, switchgear connected to new transformers in some locations, and HVAC installations that have brought air conditioning to many spaces (Samsel fully air conditioned; other buildings scheduled for completion by early September when work, and utility connections, are finished).

Finance reported an unanticipated uncharted manhole found during parking‑lot work at Eisenhower that required remediation and a change order estimated in the low five‑figures; the board was presented with a change‑order line (a district staff member cited $10,008.30 for a parking‑lot remediation item). The administration also noted ongoing litigation with GreenSky and the borough (oral arguments occurred) and that a planned solar bid produced no responses.

Grants and purchasing items on the consent agenda included the Perkins grant, IDEA grant and a proposal to purchase Study Sync materials for the middle school. Staff noted that the district intends to use grant funding to acquire a digitalized literacy screener (DIBELS) as an NJDOE requirement.

The board moved and seconded to approve the consent agenda. During roll call the chair called the vote; the chair later noted an abstention from Missus Bloom on a personnel item (personnel page 44, number 33). The chair declared, "All motions pass." The board did not take separate recorded roll‑call votes for each agenda line in the public transcript; the administration said members could ask questions before the final vote.

Next steps: change orders and grant acceptances will proceed per the approved consent agenda; staff will continue to report on project timelines and any necessary utility coordination.