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Wallkill Valley board accepts $123,900 SREP grant and taps Rowan to study regionalization
Summary
The Wallkill Valley Regional High School Board accepted a $123,900 New Jersey SREP grant and moved to appoint Rowan University’s Regionalization Institute to conduct a feasibility study of regionalization and consolidation; the contract is listed as not to exceed $123,900 and is pending attorney review.
The Wallkill Valley Regional High School Board on Aug. 27 accepted a School Regionalization Efficiency Program (SREP) grant of $123,900 from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and approved appointing the Rowan School Regionalization Institute to conduct a feasibility study.
Superintendent/Principal David Carr and finance committee members presented the SREP grant and the recommended contract structure. The board recorded that the contract would not exceed $123,900 and included a fee schedule in the motion: $175 per hour for consultant investigators and $225 per hour for a consultant project manager. The minutes show the board moved to appoint Rowan University to perform the study; approval is recorded as pending attorney review.
The study is described in the resolution as analysis of governance and law, demographics, education and programs, and finance and operations to produce recommendations for greater district effectiveness and efficiency. Board members and trustees approved the motion by roll call; specific vote tallies are not specified in the published minutes.
The SREP program is intended to help districts examine whether regionalizing or consolidating services would improve efficiency. Earlier in the meeting, several residents had asked about the regionalization study during public comment and Superintendent Carr answered follow-up questions, according to the minutes.
Next steps listed in the minutes include finalizing the contract after attorney review and beginning the feasibility work within the contract period (noted as Sept. 1, 2024–Dec. 31, 2025 in the resolution).
