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Board approves preschool provider contract, lease, transportation jointures and referendum bank account
Summary
The Seaside Heights Board approved Business Administrator recommendations including a Preschool Education Private Provider Contract and lease with Rooster Roundup for 2026–2027, multiple transportation jointures, payroll and bills, and authorized opening a dedicated Ocean First Bank account for referendum bond proceeds; all items passed 5–0.
Seaside Heights, N.J. — At its April 30 meeting the Seaside Heights Board of Education approved a set of business-administration items that included provider contracts, transportation jointures, financial certifications and action to segregate referendum bond proceeds.
By motion (Ms. Richardson, second Mr. Hershey) the board approved business items 1–10 with a recorded roll-call vote of 5–0. Major items included:
• Preschool Education Private Provider Contract with Rooster Roundup for the 2026–2027 school year and a related lease agreement authorizing Rooster Round Up to provide before-and-after-care services for students.
• Transportation jointures for specified MOESC student IDs covering dates through June 30, 2026 with per-diem rates of $176.19 and $242.65 where listed.
• Financial approvals including minutes of March 23, 2026; a bills list totaling $241,993.81; bi-monthly payrolls of $173,743.34 (March 15) and $159,779.90 (March 30); and appropriation transfers for March 2026.
• Certification of the Board Secretary's Report under N.J.A.C. 6A:23-2.11(c)4 confirming no major account has been over expended as of March 31, 2026, and acceptance of the Treasurer of School Monies report showing agreement with the Board Secretary's report.
• A resolution authorizing the opening of a separate Ocean First Bank account exclusively for referendum bond proceeds; the authorized signatories for that account are the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary and the Board President.
All business-administrator items were approved in a single motion recorded in the minutes as: Motion by Ms. Richardson, second by Mr. Hershey; roll-call vote — Ms. Franciosi Yes, Ms. Richardson Yes, Mr. Hershey Yes, Mr. Wright Yes, Dr. Marko Yes.
The approvals establish contracts and financial controls needed to implement programs and to segregate capital funds derived from the voter-approved referendum. Specific contract and lease documents were listed as attachments in the board packet; the transcript references those attachments without reciting full contract terms.
