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Millville board approves $1.635M alternative-education contract, new telephone system and state grants
Summary
On July 21, the Millville Board of Education approved a $1,635,028 contract with Transforming Lives, Inc. for alternative education services, authorized purchase and 5-year lease financing for a new telephone system valued at $850,897.61, and accepted several NJDOE grants for literacy and screening tools.
The Millville Board of Education on July 21 approved an Alternative Education Agreement with Transforming Lives, Inc. for $1,635,028 to provide alternative education services for the 2025–26 school year. The contract was presented and recommended by the Finance & Facilities Committee and approved by roll-call vote.
The board also authorized purchase of a districtwide telephone system through CORE BTS for $850,897.61 and approved a five-year, 0% lease financing agreement with De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc., with annual payments of $170,179.52 to cover the cost. Mr. Beatty, speaking for the Finance & Facilities Committee, reviewed the purchase and the financing proposal during the meeting.
In other finance actions, the board accepted several state grant awards from the New Jersey Department of Education: $81,864 for the BRIDGE grant (Building Responsive Instruction through Data-Guided Evaluation) to pay for literacy and data-gathering software, $11,980 for the FOCUS grant to purchase the DIBELS universal literacy screener, and approved submission of the Perkins Secondary Consolidated grant application for $60,538 (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026). The BRIDGE and FOCUS grants will support literacy screening and related professional development.
The board passed Resolution 1338 to raise the district bid threshold from $44,000 to $53,000 effective July 1, 2025, and authorized the district Qualified Purchasing Agent to award contracts up to that amount. The board also awarded RFP 25-03 for banking services to OceanFirst Bank and RFP 25-07 for school physician services to Dr. Brian Davis (Cumberland Family Medicine LLC), effective July 1, 2025, with an annual school physician fee listed at $11,000.
Additional purchasing actions included bid awards for bread and paper supplies and authorization to use a national cooperative to purchase two ovens and one range for Bacon Elementary for $46,362.47. The board approved a parental transportation reimbursement contract for ESY routing with a total not to exceed $2,140.
All finance and facilities motions were approved by roll-call vote. Ms. McCarron registered abstentions on two listed finance items during the vote record as noted in the minutes.
