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Board approves $901,790.04 in bills; OKs food-service, out-of-district placements and grant applications
Summary
The board approved a $901,790.04 bill list, a Maschio's food-service contract totaling $112,788.40, out-of-district placements totaling more than $190,000 in contracts, and submitted ESEA and IDEA grant applications for FY2025.
At its July 17 meeting the Stanhope Board of Education approved a bill list totaling $901,790.04 and a suite of business-service items, including a cost-reimbursable food service management contract with Maschio's Food Services, Inc., and several out-of-district student placements.
Key approvals and amounts: The board approved the bill list of $901,790.04. It approved a Maschio's Food Services, Inc. cost-reimbursable contract for the 2024–25 school year with a total contract cost of $112,788.40 and an annual management fee of $12,500 (an increase of $3,914.87 from the prior year); the contract notes a guaranteed return to the district of $0. The board also approved an out-of-district placement to Celebrate the Children for one student at a daily rate of $484.00 for 180 billable days (totaling $87,120.00) and a retroactive placement to P.G. Chambers School for one student at $499.78 per day for 210 billable days (totaling $104,953.80). A parental transportation contract was approved for $6,720 ($672 per month for 10 months).
Grants and services: The board authorized submission of ESEA-ESSA FY2025 grant applications with proposed funding levels of Title I = $45,958; Title IIA = $7,533; Title IV = $10,000; and Title III = $3,923, and IDEA Basic of $94,446 and IDEA Preschool of $5,101. The board approved a resolution appointing Kennedy Greene, LLC as a professional development consultant (initiative I not to exceed $1,926; additional initiatives may total up to $9,654) and entered agreements for ESY physical therapy services with Netcong at $85 per hour and consultative services with the New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education totaling $21,600.
Process notes: The board delegated authority to the Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary to handle district business operations from July 18 until the next meeting, including transfers and payment of bills.
What happens next: Contracts will be implemented by the business office and invoices processed per the approved delegations; out-of-district tuition payments are subject to state audit where noted.
