Special Meeting Set For School Regionalization In Seaside Heights

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ — A special Seaside Heights Board of Education meeting has been set for this week.

The meeting is scheduled for Dec. 8 at 8:20 a.m., according to a public notice. It will take place in the cafeteria of the Hugh J. Boyd Elementary School.

The Board will be discussing the potential regionalization of Seaside Heights and Toms River schools. Read more: Seaside Heights-Toms River School Regionalization: What It Would Mean

Also, the Board will be approving a resolution supporting the borough's regionalization efforts and will submit a petition to the Commissioner of Education to hold a referendum.

Other action may be taken as well.

Later that same day, the Toms River Regional Board of Education has set a special meeting of their own, beginning with an executive session at 5 p.m. and a business session at 5:30 p.m. Read more: Toms River Regional School Board Sets Special Meeting

No agenda has been posted for Toms River's meeting as of Tuesday afternoon.

The 104-page study that outlined the impacts of the regionalization said the proposal offers "distinct educational advantages for both districts and no identifiable impact, much less a substantial negative impact, on Central Regional if the small number of students from Seaside Heights (is) phased out." Read more: 'Questionable Findings' In District Merging Report: Central Regional