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Byram board accepts preliminary finances, approves contracts and tuition placements totaling six‑figures
Summary
The board accepted June preliminary financial reports showing $6,493,929.02 in district funds, approved vendor contracts (fire protection, boiler cleaning), a shared occupational‑therapy agreement ($66,564 Byram share) and multiple tuition contracts, including two placements at Lake Drive School at $80,704 each.
The Byram Township Board of Education on July 23 accepted June preliminary financial reports showing total funds of $6,493,929.02 and certified that no major account was over‑expended.
On motion of the superintendent and upon board approval, the board authorized several vendor and service contracts: an equipment repair agreement with Confires Fire Protection Service (estimated $2,269) and an annual boiler cleaning and inspection with Combustion Service Corp. ($9,485 plus up to $2,485 for gaskets if necessary). The board also approved a contract with Performance Pediatrics setting hourly therapy rates (occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy at $89/hour; COTA/PTA $77/hour; evaluations $475; BCBA $89/hour; behavior plan rates $95/hour) and a 1% administrative fee for 2025–26.
The board approved a shared‑services agreement with the Netcong Board of Education to share a licensed occupational therapist; Byram’s share of salary and health insurance for the position is listed at $66,564 for 2025–26. The board also approved tuition contracts for specialized placements: two tuition agreements with Lake Drive School at $80,704 each (one contract also includes an extra occupational‑therapy charge of $1,250); a Mountain Lakes Board of Education itinerant ESY placement for $950; and a Shepard School contract for total services (regular tuition, ESY and extraordinary services) totaling $122,485.65.
The board approved bills for June ($866,265.06) and July ($766,669.51) and retroactively approved a $14,237 withdrawal from capital reserve for a BIS boiler replacement project that included additional asbestos abatement costs; those funds are to be returned to capital reserve once ROD Grant reimbursements are received.
Board members voted to approve the finance and contract items as part of the consent agenda. Mr. James McBain noted the board's standard review of vendor and tuition contracts; no separate public comment on individual contracts was recorded.
Next steps: the shared‑service and tuition contracts will be executed and vendor services scheduled; grant reimbursements are awaited before returning capital reserve funds.
