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Jackson Township School District board meeting, Aug 19, 2026

41 min · 0 public speakers

Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 24:34Phones in school ▶ 9:01

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Jackson school board hears first-reading policy requiring devices off and away bell to bell 9:01

  • District staff members presented the nursing plan and data for the year, the district's mental health services and a new policy and regulation on internet-enabled devices. 0:00
  • Under the device policy presented for first reading, home internet-enabled devices must be off and away from bell to bell, while school-issued Chromebooks are allowed. 9:01
  • The board took up motions on the policy first reading, the bill list and personnel. 27:47

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Item by item (14)
  1. Nursing and mental health presentations 0:00
    • A staff member said the district had 74,441 health visits this year, and only 2,611 resulted in a student being sent home or to a health provider. 0:00
    • The staff member said nurses manage 340 active emergency health plans and 533 individual healthcare plans, and the district added a full-time nurse at Elms Elementary School. 2:20
    • A second staff member said over 128 students received in-school therapy, with over 1,000 sessions in schools. 7:47
  2. Internet-enabled device policy presentation 9:01
    • A staff member said state legislation signed in January requires the district to prohibit, at a minimum, non-academic use of internet-enabled devices on school grounds during the school day. 9:01
    • The staff member said devices must be stored in backpacks or bags in grades K-4, in lockers in grades 5 through 8, and in lockers or bags in grades 9 through 12, with use allowed on the bus and before and after school. 9:01
    • The staff member said exclusions include a student's IEP or 504 plan, health plans, translation needs and emergencies, with requests submitted through an application on the district website. 14:41
  3. Community partner recognition 18:35
    • The board recognized the YMCA of the Jersey Shore, which a speaker said provided on-site student counseling free of charge for the '25-'26 school year. 18:46
    • The speaker said 68 students received 1,000 counseling sessions at no cost to the district, and the YMCA again waived the program's costs for the '26-'27 school year. 18:46
  4. State monitor report 21:18
    • The state monitor wished administrators, teaching staff and students a great school year and commended the board on its work. 21:24
  5. Buildings and grounds committee report 21:51
    • Brian McCarron reported completed projects including parking lot, sidewalk and flooring repairs and a fine arts room renovation. 21:57
    • Brian McCarron said 13 of 27 HVAC units had been installed at Johnson Elementary and 4 of 27 at Holman Elementary. 22:22
    • Brian McCarron said a middle school paving project was approved by the Ocean County Road Department with an expected start date of August 25th. 23:05
  6. Transportation committee report 23:21
    • Allison Barocas said the committee discussed bus routes, open positions, bus maintenance, the transportation budget and aid-in-lieu. 23:28
    • Allison Barocas said the district will no longer offer paid subscription late busing for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year due to low numbers. 24:00
  7. Advocacy committee report 24:34
    • A speaker said a plan developed with the state monitor would use proceeds from the sale of McAuliffe to pay off debt service and reallocate that money to the general fund. 24:34
    • The speaker said the district has not heard from the education commissioner on whether the plan is acceptable after 3 letters and multiple phone calls. 26:01
    • The speaker said the committee reached out to the Assembly and the Senate for support in getting an answer. 26:09
  8. Policy committee report 26:52
    • A speaker said the committee recommended policy and regulation 5516 and an adjustment to Regulation 9191 allowing athletic teams and co-curriculars to host banquets off campus. 27:01
  9. Policy and regulation votes 27:47
    • The board held roll call votes on a revised policy first reading, a regulation first reading and a policy regulation abolishment. 27:47
  10. Bill list, reports and minutes 28:55
    • A motion and a second were made to approve the minutes of the July 15th, 2026, closed session and business meeting. 29:47
    • No one came forward during the public forum on agenda items. 30:27
  11. Finance items, donations and energy co-op 31:00
    • A speaker thanked donors for a $360 grant supporting multilingual learners at the middle school and an electric piano for the middle school. 31:08
    • A speaker explained that an item on the agenda is an energy co-op sponsored by the New Jersey School Boards Association that finds the best prices for the district's energy. 32:06
  12. Student agenda items 33:39
    • The board took up a motion on students items 1 through 13, including 3 resolutions added at the meeting. 33:41
    • A staff member said 75 students attend full-time academies and approximately 253 attend shared-time. 36:31
  13. Personnel items 37:06
    • One board member said abstain from 7B and yes to everything else. 37:20
  14. Public forum and board comments 37:37
    • No one came forward during the public forum on any topic. 37:44
    • During board comments, one speaker thanked the YMCA, and another wished athletes good luck trying out for fall sports. 38:16

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