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Neptune City board approves minutes, personnel and policy items; administrator reports on discipline and playground
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Neptune City Board of Education approved routine minutes, accepted small donations for student activities, approved human-resources and policy items (including a second reading of FMLA policy 1643) and heard an administrative report noting 18 out-of-school suspensions and a fully funded preschool playground installed with a PEA grant.
The Neptune City Board of Education approved routine governance items and heard the chief school administratorreport at its July 14 meeting.
The board moved to approve minutes from the June 11 special, regular and executive sessions; the chair recorded two abstentions and indicated the motion carried as a majority. The chief school administrator presented the administration report, saying enrollment was steady and that between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2026 the district recorded 18 students who received out-of-school suspensions and four investigations into harassment, intimidation and bullying; those matters had been previously voted on by the board. The administrator thanked the boosters for end-of-year support and reported the new preschool playground funded through a PEA grant is installed and nearing final fencing and gate work.
The administrator also said the district has been removing storage pods and estimated the district spent approximately $30,000 on pods since COVID; the district is coordinating pickup and recycling of surplus metal and replaced kitchen racks. The board noted upcoming dates including the next regular meeting on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Wilson Library.
In finance and operations, the board accepted donations to be used for student activities: $600 from 5 Kids Group LLC (to support a 7th- and 8th-grade trip), $150 from Ocean CrossFit and $250 from Shipwrecked in Neptune City. The human-resources items approved included authorizing a CST member to conduct additional testing for a student being considered for out-of-district placement and adding a substitute custodian who is a Neptune City resident and holds a Black Seal certificate and electrician license (pending required checks). The board also completed a second reading and approval of multiple policies; the transcript cites Family and Medical Leave Act policy 1643 among those reviewed, and the administrator said the board selected terms (options around 12 to 24 months) intended to balance staff protections and operational needs.
All routine items referenced were presented as motions and passed in roll-call or voice vote as recorded in the transcript. There were no public commenters on agenda or non-agenda items during this meeting.
