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Board hears septic‑system update, spring NJSLA results and anti‑bullying self‑assessment
Summary
Engineers told the board that replacing the school septic system will require a Sussex County service‑area amendment likely to take 12–18 months and preliminary costs around $100,000; district staff presented Spring 2025 NJSLA results and a high score (76/78) on the antibullying self‑assessment.
At the Oct. 15 Green Township Board of Education meeting, CP Engineers presented Phase I of a proposed septic-system replacement and district staff reviewed the Spring 2025 NJSLA results and the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act self-assessment.
Joe Mikulka of CP Engineers told the board that the project's design flow will depend on student population, food service and shower usage and that the district's existing system is functioning. He said the district is not at immediate risk of permit denial by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection but will need an amendment to the Sussex County Waste Water service-area management plan to include Green Township before the DEP can issue a permit; Mikulka estimated that amendment process could take 12–18 months and that additional testing (ground-penetrating radar and hydraulic testing) and installation of groundwater monitoring wells may be required. He said CP Engineers will provide a proposal to oversee installation of two replacement tanks and obtain a DEP letter permitting preliminary work. Mikulka gave a preliminary cost estimate of about $100,000 including tank installations.
Dr. Jennifer Cenatiempo and JP Bollette presented the Spring 2025 NJSLA results and next steps. Bollette reported that intervention efforts are showing results and noted the district will move to an adaptive test (Cambium Assessment) next year replacing Pearson. Bollette also presented the district's school self-assessment under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, reporting a score of 76 out of 78 and describing the annual review process.
Board members requested that CP Engineers provide a proposal and plans to be memorialized at the November meeting, and noted that if project costs exceed the $53,000 bidding threshold the district will go out to bid and involve the architect.
The presentation materials and score details were referenced as attachments on the district website.
