The public hearing on the school district’s proposed 2012-’13 budget has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, with formal adoption to follow if there are no further deliberations necessary.
In other board action, WW-P will send some teachers back to school for professional development in math and science. The board approved a partnership with Rider University‘s CONNECT-ED Consortium Program Phase III Initiative, which involves a two-year agreement covering 2012 and 2013. Participation costs for this year will total $2,500.
High School North will participate in the Champion Schools Program to promote teen driving safety. The district accepted a $1,000 award to fund the project.
For High School South’s Model United Nations, the board voted to approve one overnight field trip while rescinding its approval of another. Students will visit Washington, D.C., from March 22-25. The cost will be approximately $325 per child.
The Future Problem Solvers student group will travel to Bloomington, Indiana, from June 7 to 10 for a cost of $1,000 per student.
National History Day middle and high school students will travel to College Park, Maryland, between June 10 and 14 at a cost of $700 per student.
The district has entered into transportation agreements with the educational services commissions of Mercer County and Middlesex County to participate in coordinated transportation for next school year.
Bills run on February 28 totaled $10,578.24 while the district’s capital projects bill list totaled $32,393.
The board approved renewals of the following contracts:
– Custom Care Services for landscaping and mowing services; $120,165, covering the third year of a three-year contract originally agreed to for 2010-’11.
– Interline Brands Inc. (dba AmSam) for cleaning chemical management systems; $48,027.55, the second year of a two-year agreement.
– A third year of garbage, trash collection, and recycling for Central Jersey Waste and Recycling for $131,880.
– Majek Fire Protection; $11,300, for the test, inspection, and service of extinguishers, sprinklers, and fire suppression systems in 2012-’13. This is the third year of a three-year agreement.
