Schools
Central Regional Board of Ed Says No to Proposed Budget Cuts
Meeting scheduled with Ocean County schools superintendent on Monday
The Central Regional Board of Education has refused the proposed $815,233 in budget cuts suggested by the five towns in the sending district.
The board also held off on sending the budget to the state Department of Education for review, a move schools Business Administrator/Board Secretary Kevin O'Shea has said might result in an even bigger cut.
Board members last night asked O'Shea and schools Superintendent Triantafillos "Tom" Parlapanides to review the district's staffing and programs again for potential cuts.
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O'Shea and Parlapanides have scheduled a meeting with Ocean County schools Superintendent Thomas Dowd on Monday to discuss the district's options, O'Shea said.
"By law, the Board of Education has 10 days to appeal, so they will make a decision at their regular meeting next week on May 26," he said.
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"The Board of Ed is extremely upset by what they termed "outrageous" cuts that were imposed by Seaside Park," O'Shea said.
Come back to Berkeley Patch later in the day for more on this developing story.
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