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Toms River board reviews elevator, boiler and roofing projects; schedules beautification and moves to closed session
Summary
At a special board meeting the district described a series of facilities and capital work — including a $37,000 elevator quote, intermediate boiler engineering at $55,000, a $44,000 electrical purchase, Beachwood roofing expansion, and a kindergarten addition at Washington Street — praised volunteer beautification partnerships and then moved into executive session without taking public action.
The Toms River Regional School District board met in special session Aug. 5 to review a range of facilities and capital projects and to announce a move into executive session for personnel and litigation matters; no public actions were taken.
District facilities staff summarized several capital items the board will consider at its regular meeting. Staff said they plan to seek permission to bid an elevator replacement at South Tom River Elementary and disclosed one contractor quote of $37,000 to replace the elevator unit (not the shaft). An Intermediate North boiler replacement is planned with TNM Management proposed as engineer at $55,000, and the district cited a Sal Electric purchase of about $44,000 to repair a major transition switch that serves roughly half the building. The Sal Electric repair was described as necessary to resolve power issues before the school year.
Officials also reported High School South upper coping and brick issues that are expected to lead to a larger brick repair and window replacement project and recommended adding that work to the five‑year capital plan. At Beachwood Elementary the district expanded a roofing scope to cover an entire slope roof and plans to paint and warranty replaced materials when vendor scheduling allows.
Because of increased kindergarten enrollment, staff told the board they will add a kindergarten classroom at Washington Street Elementary and will place it where it best connects to the playground and nearby bathrooms.
Staff described other items including tenant fit‑up work for county use of third‑floor space, right‑to‑know chemical inventory submissions required by the state, and the district’s participation in a demand response energy program that temporarily reduces building power use during extreme temperatures (staff said Cedar Grove and Silver Bay have been used and the district received compensation for several shut‑downs in July and August).
The board also highlighted recent volunteer partnerships that aided building grounds—staff named PNG Landscaping and Amazing Creations among partners—and a district beautification day set for Wednesday, Aug. 20 to mobilize student ambassadors, staff and community volunteers.
Following the presentations the board opened a brief public‑comment period (no speakers) and then approved a motion to move to closed executive session "for the purpose of personnel item #1585, legal litigation and the superintendent evaluation," with the motion moved by Coin and seconded by Jubert. The board recorded that no public action would be taken that evening; the closed session location was specified as High School North executive session room.
