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Jersey Shore Area School District board meeting, Sep 28, 2026

43 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board hears high school science lab proposal; a motion fails 5 to 2 9:52

  • A district staff member presented a proposal from Hunt Engineering to renovate the high school science labs and said it was not on the agenda for a vote but the firm would like approval at the next meeting. 10:32
Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and routine approvals 4:22
    • A staff member called the roll and reported 7 members present and 2 absent. 4:37
    • This year's student board representatives, a returning senior representative and a new junior representative, were introduced. 5:09
    • Motions to approve the treasurer's report and the bills passed. 7:11
  2. President and committee reports 8:27
    • The chair said the board met in executive session before the meeting to discuss personnel and legal matters. 8:27
    • Mary Thomas said the policy committee had nothing new and would meet in October on policy updates. 9:03
    • Harry Brungard said the middle school gymnasium was completed and the bleachers might not be pulled out for about a month. 9:18
  3. High school science lab proposal 9:52
    • A district staff member said the first public event in the new gym would be a junior high girls basketball game the last week of October, then presented an engineering proposal for the high school science labs, saying the firm would like to bid the work in the spring and do it in the summer of 2027. 9:52
    • A speaker asked to look at the classrooms, and a staff member said a message about a tour would go out to the board. 14:58
    • A speaker asked whether 35% soft costs would push the project above the 1.8, and the staff member said the question would be clarified and the firm would be asked whether the proposal could be broken into pieces. 19:33
  4. Student representative report 25:39
    • A student representative reported that the marching band was promoted to open class and that 34 seniors had signed up for instant decision days hosted by the guidance office. 25:39
  5. Lead testing and job descriptions 27:24
    • During the superintendent's report, a district staff member said the district tests drinking water for lead annually and that the school code permits 0.005 milligram per liter. 27:18
    • A speaker asked why testing must continue if levels have been acceptable, and the staff member said the law requires it and later said the grant could pay for testing. 31:58
    • The staff member presented 2 secretary job descriptions that were not up for approval. 34:01
  6. Personnel items 35:23
    • A speaker asked why the A1 stipend was higher than A2, and a staff member said they are different positions in the contract. 36:12
  7. Miscellaneous items and policies 37:48
    • One board member said requested language explaining how constituent emails are handled had not been added to the board website and said the board member would be voting no on A1 until it was. 38:39
    • A speaker noted that A2 included multiple policies. ~41:03
    • The chair announced that the motion on A2 passed. ~42:28

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Video: posted by the district as “JSASD Board of Directors Meeting 9/28/2026”