Doug Goldsmith, Athlete of the Week
December 5, 2014
Pancake Breakfast with Santa at OTHS
December 9, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. -to- 9:00 p.m. the residents of Ocean Township are asked to vote on a $28.9 million referendum proposed by the Board of Education.
The referendum project includes facilities additions and renovations at each of the district’s five schools. The program includes renovations to many of the core spaces as well as upgrades to instructional spaces and mechanical and electrical infrastructure.
Ocean Township Immediate School ($1.75 million):
• Renovation to the grades 6, 7 & 8 science labs for STEM studies
• HVAC upgrades
Wayside Elementary School ($3.4 million):
• An addition of six (6) Small Group Instruction (SGI) Classrooms
• Art and music room upgrades (including casework finishing and lighting)
• Upgrades to the cafeteria serving area
• HVAC upgrades
• Installation of a sound amplification system
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Ocean Township Elementary School ($1.9 million):
• Art and music room upgrades (casework and finishes)
• HVAC upgrade
• Installation of a sound amplification system
Wanamassa Elementary School ($6.4 million):
• Addition of a gymnasium, classroom, and art and music rooms
• Renovation to the multipurpose room to create a cafeteria with storage and serving areas
• Playground and parking lot upgrades
• HVAC upgrades
• Installation of a sound amplification system
Ocean Township High School ($15.4 million):
• Renovation and addition to the performing arts auditorium to create a dance studio, a music technology classroom, a new band room and a black box theater.
• Creation of the physical performance and wellness center with a two-story addition and a one-story gymnasium that will contain fitness center and wrestling room, a sports medicine classroom and a fitness center.
• HVAC upgrades
What is this referendum going to cost Ocean Township residents?
• Because the bond from the 1995 referendum is being paid off, there will not be a debt service tax increase with this referendum. The new debt will replace the retiring debt with each taxpayer paying no more in the debt service tax than they are currently paying.
The goals of the proposed referendum are:
• To maintain fiscal responsibility in the district,
• To increase energy efficiency for long-term savings,
• To enhance the facilities for the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM),
• To enhance the study of the fine and performing arts,
• To enhance the study of physical performance and wellness,
• To continue to be pioneers in the area of academics, arts, and athletics,
• To provide the necessary facilities for both students and the community, and
• To modernize the facilities for health and safety of faculty, staff, and students,
