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Tabernacle board approves multiple special-education contracts and tuition agreements totaling at least $137,964.60
Summary
Trustees approved ESY and special-education tuition contracts, collaborative services and a tuition placement from Medford Lakes; the minutes list specific contract amounts and show unanimous roll-call approval for the package.
The Tabernacle Township Board of Education approved multiple contracts and tuition agreements for the 2024–25 school year at its Sept. 16 regular meeting, according to the board minutes.
Agenda approvals included a 2024–25 ESY one-to-one teacher assistant contract with Burlington County Special Services School District for $6,406.00; a 2024–25 one-to-one teacher assistant ESY contract for the extended school year also listed at $6,406.00; two special-education tuition contracts with Burlington County Special Services for $46,890.00 and $54,229.00 respectively; an agreement to join the Camden County Educational Services Commission collaborative for Early Childhood/Preschool Consultation and Staffing for $6,300.00; and approval of one tuition student from Medford Lakes at $17,733.60 for the 2024–25 year. The minutes list additional vendor approvals (First Children Services, Lotus Learning Group) with rates attached but not restated in the public minutes.
Taken together, the line items in the minutes sum to at least $137,964.60 in explicit dollar amounts recorded on the agenda; the minutes do not present a single omnibus total. The personnel and contracts package was moved by Lauren Fanti and seconded by Dr. Kevin McCloy and carried on a roll-call vote recorded in the minutes.
The board also approved a contractual arrangement with Burlington County Special Services to cover the cost of a 1:1 substitute at per-diem rate after 10 absences; the minutes do not specify a dollar amount for that per-diem arrangement.
Board members did not add further public discussion about these contracts at the time they were approved in the consent/agenda section; the minutes reflect standard roll-call approval.
Enrollment reported at the meeting showed TES at 408 (including one tuition student) and OMS at 306 (including four tuition students), for a district total of 716 students—context relevant to special-education placements and tuition decisions.
The meeting record notes the board reconvened in public after an earlier closed session and concluded the meeting at 8:38 p.m.
