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Manchester Township School District board meeting, Jul 22, 2026

16 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Staff member reports projected 30-plus percent state health benefits increase 7:23

  • During the report of the business administrator, a staff member said the company that analyzes the state health benefit program was recommending another 30-plus percent increase in health care, on top of the 34% increase last year. 5:32
  • The staff member said the district would look at its options for getting out of state health benefits and would update the board as the rates are set. 7:33
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening 0:01
    • The meeting opened with a roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. ~0:01
  2. Welcomes and district updates 0:29
    • A speaker welcomed new administrators, including one at Wading Elementary School. 0:53
    • The speaker said ESY started July 2nd, described summer programs at each school and said high school football players helped senior citizens with technology through Tech 101. 1:33
  3. NSA Lakehurst school supply drive 4:07
    • A staff member said NSA Lakehurst and TES partnered through the Doc School program on a school supply drive. 4:16
    • A speaker said alerts from the base about weather and air quality helped schools decide whether students could be outside. 4:39
  4. School safety report 5:32
    • A speaker said the school safety report for the 2025⁠-⁠2026 school year should be available later. 5:32
  5. Business administrator agenda highlights 5:32
    • A staff member said a shared services item with Plumstead Township covers a physical therapist shared 2 days a week, and that the staff member would recommend Professional Orthopedic as school doctor after an RFP. 5:49
    • The staff member described a lease purchase mainly for textbooks and software and a resolution to submit drawings for 2 kindergarten bathrooms at Ridgeway. 6:25
    • The staff member said a 26-year-old scissor lift needing about $9,000 in repairs would be sold. 6:57
  6. State health benefits costs 5:49
    • The staff member said the recommended increase of 30-plus percent would come on top of last year's 34% increase, driven by medical costs, prescription drugs and districts leaving the state plan. 7:41
    • The staff member said brokers recommended an earlier start on figuring out how to get out of the state plan and that the district would request its claims history. 8:15
    • The staff member said the district is in a better budget position this year than last year. 11:18
  7. Correspondence 11:54
    • A staff member said the board received a letter from a past scholarship recipient thanking the district for the scholarship. 12:17
  8. Action items 12:33
    • Public comment and adjournment 15:46
      • The chair invited public comment and then moved to adjourn the meeting. 15:46

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    Video: posted by the district as “MTSD BOE Meeting 7/22/2026”