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The board voted to approve a paid medical leave for an employee (Employee ID 5034) from April 14 through July 11, 2025, and to appoint Michelle Johns as interim principal of Collins School from April 29 through June 30, 2025, at a per-diem rate of $125. The board also approved John Fiorentino as interim director of special education for the same dates at the same per-diem rate.

The board rescinded an earlier April 9 motion transferring Dan Gunderson from director of student services to district vice principal, and subsequently approved a revised transfer moving Gunderson from director of student services to director of special projects along with a revised job description for that role. The board also approved a revised job description for supervisor of guidance and authorized administrative overtime for Christina Ozello and Mary Camerato to provide additional building support at Collins School (not to exceed 25 hours between April 29 and June 30, 2025).

The board accepted the April 2025 HIB (harassment, intimidation and bullying) report as presented in executive session and approved staff renewals for the 2025-26 school year (with several members recorded as abstaining on specific renewal items during roll call). The board additionally approved the first reading and/or adoption of policy 3.124 (teaching staff members) and policy 4.124 (support staff members).

Votes and abstentions: the motion bundle of 12 new-business personnel and policy items was approved after roll call. Several members recorded no votes or abstentions on some numbered items: the meeting record shows individual yes/no/abstain calls for items 1 through 12 and for committee motion bundles (personnel committee motions 1\u0000\u000019) earlier in the agenda. For transparency the board read each numbered motion into the record before taking the roll-call vote.

Why it matters: The personnel approvals fill temporary leadership gaps, revise supervisory roles and confirm staff for the next school year. Approving the HIB report and renewing staff contracts are standard board responsibilities that directly affect school operations and student services.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Barnegat BOE Monthly Meeting April 29, 2025 ","oneSentenceSummary","The Barnegat board approved a slate of personnel actions in executive session, including medical leave, interim assignments, transfers, revised job descriptions and staff renewals; the board also approved first-reading/adoption of two personnel policies.","taxTitle","Barnegat Township School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",53583,"location","New Jersey","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6034674,"Barnegat board adopts 2025-26 budget, approves 3% tax levy after state aid changes",774,2719000,3493000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5123289-7d456a43b8e9263265e75659185f8ba2&start=2719&end=3493","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5123289-7d456a43b8e9263265e75659185f8ba2/thumbnail_2719000.jpg","/articles/6034674/New-Jersey/Barnegat-board-adopts-2025-26-budget-approves-3-tax-levy-after-state-aid-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6034674-0658d11a4d5486b762a729c2fff0fcb2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771130955&Signature=VsYLlZzI1Zou1rgqiQ6IlZ4N2CSg5TFt2TdSBe5FrLFl~CP9nEhZ9cTQiqTRi3ysYSivn4DMIDFTaAffTzNzukIsYC62mEG8xWxJWhI~NL4b6CFvTS8SPhvN8DlRGsXlJO~Dm-RmiquUUHnD9J---OJJGlIBoLyNXkI2eQx7y4kcP9rpyid3aJUs14tvY5DQoSXbmz92u6yY29jU68~shxRRN1EBZVZYWLfhtd-r6R0qnZEAHiEAJ-yuaeCANMa6RTBQ0DF0fOssG8N5E8OYJhd330AHIT7V-PILT7daA8EKs4OdJp0OwNpNtBcroTYmlFU2rCqU9UPFNyAGhBoyFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Barnegat Township Board of Education on April 29 approved the district's final 2025-26 budget and a proposed 3% tax levy increase after the New Jersey Department of Education approved the district's levy adjustment.

Board President Scott Sarno said the administration and board worked to avoid staff layoffs despite reductions in state aid, and that the package keeps the district \"student-focused\" while responding to mounting costs. \"We did not cut any staff. We did not cut any programs,\" Sarno said during the hearing.

Business administrator Kate Van Tassel and Superintendent Brian Latwes led a public budget presentation and hearing before the vote. Van Tassel said the district faced roughly $3 million in reduced state aid over the past two years, but identified savings that limited program cuts. She told the board that transportation outlays previously paid to outside vendors were reduced from about $2.4 million to roughly $1.1 million after moving more routes in-house, and that improved extraordinary-aid accounting recovered approximately $1.5 million for the district this year.

Van Tassel also cited rising fixed costs: payroll rising from about $33 million to $37 million year-over-year, utilities increasing from about $1.1 million to $1.4 million, and an anticipated 15% increase in health-benefit costs. The administration said those pressures, along with growing special-education demands and increasing student mobility, prompted the district to request the higher levy. Van Tassel said the proposal would increase taxes on a $300,000 home by about $7.92 per month.

During the hearing, Superintendent Latwes outlined program priorities: adding two special-education classrooms this year with two more expected the next year, continued investments in technology and preventive facilities maintenance, and a push to capture all eligible state aid by verifying student special-education costs and free/reduced lunch eligibility. He said the district expects to continue pursuing shared services and tuition revenue from other districts to offset local costs.

Resident commenters asked about energy and digital-textbook cost savings. Michelle Laswitz suggested conservation measures and device-lease or rental options; Van Tassel said the district uses lease-purchase agreements for Chromebooks and that mold risk prevents simply turning HVAC systems off. Latwes added that some digital-subscription platforms can cost more than multi-year hard-copy purchases, so the district evaluates those on a case-by-case basis.

The board opened the budget hearing by roll call and later closed it. Members then voted to adopt the final 2025-26 budget and related motions. The motion to approve the final budget passed on a roll-call vote with all nine members recorded as Yes: Miss Cherney, Miss Continenza, Mr. Fedorzic, Ms. Jeannie, Mr. Hearn, Ms. Miska, Ms. Taranowski, Ms. Washburn and Mr. Sarno.

Why it matters: The board's action sets the district's spending and tax levy for the coming year and funds rising costs in special education, benefits and facilities while preserving current staffing levels, according to administrators.","The Barnegat Township Board of Education approved a $2025-26 final budget that includes a 3% tax levy increase after the state approved supplemental aid; board leaders said the plan avoids staff cuts while addressing rising costs in special education, benefits and utilities.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves multiple personnel motions, interim administrators and two policy adoptions following executive session

Barnegat board adopts 2025-26 budget, approves 3% tax levy after state aid changes