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Closter Board approves bills, contracts and capital projects including PTO‑funded camera installation
Summary
Trustees approved payment of $1.377 million in bills, transportation and maintenance contracts, a PTO‑funded security camera installation ($33,177.90), a Big Ideas Math three‑year purchase ($43,125.70), and asbestos abatement for boiler rooms ($39,950 plus contingency).
At its May 21 meeting, the Closter Board of Education approved routine monthly financial items and several contracts and capital projects for the 2025–26 school year.
The board approved payment of bills totaling $1,377,165.83 covering operations through May 19, 2025. Trustees also adopted the 2025–26 tax levy payment schedule and authorized the Superintendent and Business Administrator to implement the 2025–26 budget as presented.
Among contracts approved: a transportation contract for Closter Route 2 with Valley Transportation Co., Inc. for a maximum annual cost of $84,324.28 (within the state CPI increase of 3.57%); a landscape and lawn maintenance contract with Lupardi Nursery Inc. (specified line items totaling several thousand dollars); and a contract with Eastern DataComm for purchase and installation of additional security cameras at Hillside Elementary and Tenakill Middle School for $33,177.90, a project funded by the Closter PTO, the minutes state.
Curricular and technology purchases approved include a three‑year agreement with Cengage Learning for Big Ideas Math (grades 5–8) totaling $43,125.70 and renewal of Learning A‑Z (RAZ Plus) for $16,926.90. The board also approved the annual Realtime suite for student information and special education management at an annual cost of $25,909.71.
Facilities items approved were an asbestos abatement contract with Lilich Corporation for boiler room work at Hillside Elementary in preparation for a boiler replacement ($39,950 plus contingency not to exceed $4,000) funded from the Capital Projects Fund (F30), and New Wave Engineering for environmental/compliance support ($5,700 for 2025–26). Board members voted to authorize capital project expenditures already accounted for in the district’s Fund 30 plan.
Votes on motions in this section were recorded as unanimous where noted in the minutes. Board President Ms. Finkelstein and Business Administrator Floro M. Villanueva, Jr. were recorded as responsible for executing agreements and publishing required notices where applicable.
