Hazlet school board approves superintendent consent agenda, hires and adjusts transportation budget

The Hazlet Township Board of Education voted to approve the superintendent's consent agenda, including personnel appointments and a correction to the transportation budget, during its public meeting.

The board approved the superintendent's consent agenda after a motion and roll call. The items approved included the hire of Cameron Slade Hensberger at MA Step 13 with an annual salary of $78,250, effective Sept. 1, 2025; the appointment of Mary Lyndon Appley as district paymaster with a stipend of $1,500 per month effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; and a clarification that the district's transportation total is $43,000 (not $42,000) as reflected in the agenda. Board members also noted a group abstention on a separate professional development line for board members' own travel on page 12 of the agenda.

The superintendent's consent agenda passed on a roll-call vote after a motion by Jody and a second by David. Individual roll-call responses recorded in the meeting transcript show board members voting “yes” (see provenance for exact transcript blocks). The board subsequently accepted the superintendent's report by a separate roll-call vote.

Board discussion before the vote included the specific edits to personnel and budget lines: the Hensberger appointment and salary, Appley's paymaster stipend and effective dates, and the corrected $43,000 transportation total. The motion text on the record and the roll call established those outcomes; no amendment to those items was recorded.

The board also received a legislative update noting the district has received a preliminary letter about incentive tax grant aid and is awaiting a final letter from the state, expected between June and early July.

What happened next: the meeting proceeded to a public comment period where residents raised personnel and program concerns and praise (see a separate article).