About the Board of Education
Ocean Academy Charter School is governed by a Board of Education. This Board of Education has the same legal responsibility and authority as a Board of Education does in any other school district.
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The Board of Education is charged with keeping the overall mission of the school in focus and continuously confirms that the objectives of the various parts of the school are in harmony with the mission. They are also responsible for the direction of the district, its solvency and making personnel, financial, curricular and other major decisions.
Concerns of the Board of Education
The concerns of Ocean Academy’s Board of Education include:
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Providing guidance of the charter school system through policy development;
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Providing for a program of quality instruction;
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Providing for management and direction of the charter school;
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Providing for communication between the charter school and the community served by the school.
Members of the Board of Education
Ocean Academy’s Board consists of nine members who each serve a three-year term of office. Members of the Board are volunteers.​​
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Anita Lepelstat, President
Term Expires: September 2026
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Jim Muzikowski, Vice President
Term Expires: September 2027
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David Corso
Term Expires: September 2026
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Aase Schults Hare
Term Expires: September 2025
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Sharon Hollander
Term Expires: September 2027
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Roxanne Martin
Term Expires: September 2025​
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Marshall White
Term Expires: September 2025​
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Raul Orellana
Term Expires: September 2026
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Gregory J. Brandis Jr.
Term Expires: September 2028
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To Contact Members of the Board of Education: Board@oceanacademycs.org
Open Public Meetings of the Board of Education
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR:
The Board of Education of Ocean Academy Charter School (Lakewood, Ocean County) holds all board meetings at Ocean Academy Charter School, located at 1650 Massachusetts Avenue, Lakewood, NJ. If virtual attendance is needed, please call (732)987-6525 for log-in information and any other needed information. Legal Notice of these meetings has been published in the Asbury Park Press, Paper of Record. ​
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Additionally, The Board of Education will be meeting on the following dates (Tuesdays at 6:15 PM) for the 2024-25 School Year:
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August 20th, 2024
October 8th, 2024
November 12th, 2024
January 14th, 2025
February 11th, 2025
March 11th, 2025
April 8th, 2025
May 13th, 2025
June 10th, 2025
August 12th, 2025
2023-2024
Board Meeting Minutes
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February 2024*
December 2023*
September 2023*
July 2023*
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(*No Board of Education Meeting)
(**Minutes are pending Board Approval)
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2024-2025
Board Meeting Minutes
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December 2024*
September 2024*
July 2024*
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(*No Board of Education Meeting)
(**Minutes are pending Board Approval)
2020-2021
Board Meeting Minutes
November 2020*
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(*No Board of Education Meeting)
(**Minutes are pending Board Approval)
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2021-2022
Board Meeting Minutes
April 2022*
December 2021*
September 2021*
July 2021*
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(*No Board of Education Meeting)
(**Minutes are pending Board Approval)
2022-2023
Board Meeting Minutes
​​February 2023
​January 2023*
September 2022*
July 2022*
​​(*No Board of Education Meeting)
(**Minutes are pending Board Approval)
2017-2018
Board Meeting Minutes
April 2018*
January 2018*
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(*No Board of Education Meeting)
2018-2019
Board Meeting Minutes
September 2018*
July 2018*
​(*No Board of Education Meeting)
2019-2020
Board Meeting Minutes
June 2020*
March 2020*
February 2020*
November 2019*
September 2019*
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(*No Board of Education Meeting)
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