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Toms River board approves contracts, personnel items and proclaims April World Autism Month
Summary
The board approved professional-service contracts, appointed affirmative action officers for 2025–26 (with two dissenting votes recorded), certified the board secretary's report, approved personnel items, and passed a resolution declaring April World Autism Month; the board also recognized the district purchasing director's retirement.
At its March meeting the Toms River Regional School District board took multiple routine actions: it approved the award of professional-service contracts, certified the board secretary’s January 2025 report, approved personnel agenda items and addenda, and unanimously passed a resolution proclaiming April as World Autism Month.
The appointment of affirmative action officers for the 2025–26 school year and authorization for yearly equity training was approved, though at least two board members (Contessa and Lamb) recorded their votes as 'no' on the motion. The professional-service contracts carry an expressed 'yes' majority with one recorded 'no' vote from Pascarella.
The board held a moment in the meeting to honor Bernadette Khutajar for 49 years of service as the district’s purchasing director, including 18 years as director. An administrator commended her long tenure and contributions; the board passed personnel items that included retirements and other staff actions.
The board also heard and affirmed an HIB appeal in the educational program section of the agenda. Several consent-agenda items (agenda numbers 19–24) were approved with abstentions noted in the official packet for certain page items.
These items were approved by motions and roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes. No prices for contracts or detailed contract language were read into the public record at the meeting.
