The Lakewood Board of Education awarded contracts for the 2026/2027 school year at a meeting held Wednesday, October 28, 2026, according to the board’s Notice of Contract Award.
The notice lists three awards. Delta T Group was awarded a contract for paraprofessionals for the 2026-2027 school year in an amount not to exceed $390,000, according to the notice. Brett DiNovi & Associates was awarded a contract described as “Social Skills for Students and Professional Development” for the 2026-2027 school year, with the amount stated as “NTE IDEA ALLOCATION.” IDEA refers to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a program that provides grant funding for special-education services; the notice does not state a specific dollar figure for this award. Dr. Mary-Elizabeth Kilkenny, Au.D, CCC-A, was awarded a contract as educational audiologist for the 2026-2027 school year in an amount not to exceed $6,000, according to the notice.
The Notice of Contract Award states that the resolutions authorizing the contracts are on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Board Secretary at 200 Ramsey Ave, Lakewood. The notice is signed by Business Administrator/Board Secretary Kevin Campbell.
Why it matters
The paraprofessional contract carries the largest stated dollar figure of the three, at a not-to-exceed $390,000, according to the notice. The notice identifies the awarding body as the Lakewood Board of Education and the term of all three contracts as the 2026-2027 school year. The notice does not state the procurement method used for each award, and the authorizing resolutions themselves are not part of the published notice.
Separately: a township storage-shed purchase
In a separate matter involving the municipal government rather than the school district, the Township of Lakewood issued a Notice of Intent to Award a contract for a large commercial storage shed through Clear Span of Glastonbury, Connecticut, under the Sourcewell national cooperative purchasing contract (RFP #071223). The township notice states the purchase is permitted under N.J.S.A. 52:34-6.2(b)(3), which allows national cooperative purchasing agreements, and that Lakewood joined the Sourcewell cooperative as of March 2024. The notice states a comment period ending November 10, 2026, and it does not list a contract dollar amount. Because this is a notice of intent, the cited record does not yet show a completed township award.
What happens next
The Lakewood Board of Education has scheduled a board meeting for Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at the Lakewood High School Commons, 855 Somerset Avenue, with an executive session opening at 7:00 p.m. and public session at 7:30 p.m., according to its meeting notice. The notice states the agenda may include award of contracts, personnel matters, and payment of bills, and that formal action may be taken. The meeting notice does not specify which contracts, if any, will be acted on.