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Berkeley Heights board tables regionalization grant application, approves routine business and policy first reads
Summary
The board voted to table a SERP grant application that would fund a feasibility study on regionalization after divided comments on staff workload and pending legislation; the board approved multiple consent, finance, personnel and policy items and discussed translation services and PTO fundraising procedures.
At its Jan. 20 meeting, the Berkeley Heights Board of Education voted to table resolution 12, an application for a SERP grant the district described as financing a feasibility study on regionalization or consolidation. A board member moved to table the item; after discussion the motion passed by roll call (yes: Bradford, Morales, Jolley, Forger, Torero; no: Dylan).
Board members who opposed tabling argued the resolution merely authorized an application and would not obligate the district to any action if the grant were awarded. "This resolution tonight is only to apply for the grant," one trustee said, arguing that tabling would foreclose an opportunity to explore options. Other trustees said pending legislation and…
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