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Votes at a glance: Green Township BOE approves routine contracts, personnel moves and field trips
Summary
The board approved routine motions including appointment of special counsel, a J and B Therapy contract for 2025–26, participation in the Sussex County transportation cooperative, multiple field trips and ESY staffing and leave extensions.
At its March 12 meeting, the Green Township Board of Education approved a slate of routine motions and contracts.
Board business and legal: The board appointed Patrick Carrigg of Lenox Law Firm as special counsel; rates were recorded in the minutes (attorney $200/hour; associates $175/hour; paralegals $100/hour). The motions to accept minutes from prior meetings and to accept HIB reports from the February 19 meeting also passed.
Finance and contracts: The board approved the general fund bills list for Feb. 20–March 12, 2025 (totaling $901,209.63) and accepted monthly financial certifications. The board approved a contract with J and B Therapy, LLC for the 2025–26 school year with detailed rates for services such as occupational/speech therapy ($97.50/hour), physical therapy ($99.50/hour), evaluations ($439.00 each) and bilingual evaluations ($535.00 each).
Transportation: The board approved participation in the Sussex County Regional Cooperative joint transportation agreement for 2025–26, with administrative fees set by service type (Public school routes 2%, athletics/field trips 4%, non-public routes 2%, special education routes 4%).
Curriculum and activities: The board approved multiple field trips across grades K–8 (locations, dates and transportation costs recorded in the minutes) and authorized the Student Council to hold a floor hockey tournament March 21, 2025 to raise funds for sports equipment. Several professional development requests were approved as recorded.
Personnel: The board approved staffing for the Extended School Year (ESY) program with listed staff and dates in July 2025, substitute rates (substitute teacher $115/day; substitute nurse $250/day or $125 half-day) and approved an extension for Edward Bradley’s leave-replacement assignment through the end of the school year (tentatively June 19, 2025). The board also approved leave-extension requests for an employee (ID#0979) as listed.
Policy: The board approved second readings for policies P5533 (Student Smoking), P5701 (Academic Integrity), P5710 (Student Grievance) and P7441 (Electronic Surveillance in School Buildings and On School Grounds).
Most motions passed on roll call as recorded in the minutes. Where a detailed vote tally was not individually listed in the minutes, the meeting record indicates the motion carried.
