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Board approves capped activity fees, reviews ad revenue proposal and payment-platform change
Summary
The board moved forward on finance items: county approval of the budget, recommended activity fees ($100 high school/$50 middle school), consideration of an advertising partnership proposal, and a switch from MySchoolBucks to PaySchools for payments.
The Bernards Township Board of Education finance report covered several budget and operational items, and the board approved related consent items.
Budget and fees: The county approved the district budget. The finance committee recommended activity fees reduced from the preliminary proposal to $100 per participating high-school student and $50 per participating middle-school student; the board recorded approval of those items during the consent votes.
Advertising and payment platforms: The committee reviewed a proposal from Foxrun Group to pursue advertising placements (reporting a 35% commission and a projected revenue range of $60,000–$400,000 annually). The committee will continue evaluation on placement and community controls; the district would retain veto power over specific ad placements. The board also approved transitioning food-service and activity payments away from MySchoolBucks to PaySchools, with new fee terms for e-checks and credit-card payments disclosed in committee discussion.
Chromebooks and retirement administration: Finance recommended securing Chromebook replacement funds early because of supply-chain pressures related to increased chip demand for AI; the board also approved moving 403(b)/457 administration to a third-party provider (PlanConnect) to mitigate fiduciary risk.
Food-service update: Masio's, the new food-service provider, is operating at an approximate $40,000 shortfall in its first year; administrators said this is not uncommon for year one and that the provider has been responsive to feedback.
What happens next: Committee follow-ups include further evaluation of the ad proposal, finalizing PaySchools migration timelines, and early procurement planning for Chromebook replacement.
