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Rumson-Fair Haven board approves finance items including $159,812 IDEA grant and contract changes
Summary
The board adopted Finance Items Aug. 12, including bill lists totaling $3,153,969.98, a resolution raising the statutory bid threshold to $39,000, submission of a $159,812 IDEA grant application, contracts with Panda LLC and Speech Start LLC, and renewal of school lunch prices.
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Board of Education approved multiple finance items that the agenda grouped as Items #31–49.
School Business Administrator and Board Secretary Sean S. Cranston certified compliance with N.J. administrative rules (6A:23A-16.10(c)3) and presented bill lists dated Aug. 8, 2025 showing totals of $1,371,771.27 (General Fund), $1,776,707.53 (Capital Projects Fund) and a total bills line of $3,153,969.98; total expenditures on the worksheet were listed at $3,506,330.00. Payroll entries for July 15 and July 31, 2025 were recorded as $178,801.73 and $173,558.29 respectively.
The board approved a resolution to set the district’s bid threshold at $39,000 (citing N.J.S.A. 52:34-7 and N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3), enabling the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary to award contracts up to that threshold and outlining procedures for competitive quotations under the statute. The agenda also included approval to submit the FY2026 IDEA grant application for $159,812 and accept funds upon state approval.
Contract approvals included Panda LLC for reconciliation services ($5,100 for the 2025–26 school year plus additional hourly billing as needed) and Speech Start LLC for social-skill training for a student (rate $190 per week, not to exceed $9,880). The board also approved therapy and consulting service providers with listed assessment and hourly rates and renewed school lunch prices for 2025–26 (Premium Class A student lunch $6.00; reduced $0.40; adult $6.00).
On a motion by Mr. Page and seconded by Mrs. Whitehouse, the board approved Finance Items #31–49 by roll-call vote; the minutes record yes votes from present members and list absentees as 'n/a.' The minutes do not include contract exhibits or grant applications as attachments within the text.
