Hunterdon Central board approves annual organizational items, capital projects and personnel slate

The Hunterdon Central Regional Fiscal Board of Education on Monday approved its annual organizational agreements, multiple operations and capital projects and a slate of personnel appointments needed for the 2025–26 school year.

The board voted by roll call to adopt routine items 1–8, which the agenda described as yearly agreements needed for district operations. The motion passed on a roll call that recorded the eight regular members in attendance voting yes and several committee motions later passed with similar tallies.

Among operations approvals, the board authorized capital work including an 11–12 locker conversion, transportation repaving, and updates to the rear athletic field access road and the administration reception area. The board also authorized the purchase of a 54‑passenger bus and moved funds among capital reserve and maintenance accounts to cover expected costs. SSP Architects were approved to update the district long‑range facilities plan and to provide design services for the listed projects.

On personnel, the personnel committee’s slate of 34 items — resignations, contractual appointments, curriculum writing assignments, revised staff agreements, leaves of absence, and other routine hires — was approved by roll call. Committee members noted two recusals during the vote on specific items when a board member identified a potential conflict.

Board chair Lisa Santangelo presided over the roll calls. The motions to approve organizational, operations/transportation, and personnel items were moved and seconded from the dais and carried by majority vote; the clerk recorded individual yes votes and the recusals given when applicable.

No substantive debate accompanied most of these approvals; several board members noted there had been no public questions submitted prior to the meeting on these agenda packets. The administration said the approvals were necessary to continue day‑to‑day operations and to begin planned capital work during the summer.

The board’s motion to convene executive session on personnel and HIB issues concluded the public portion of the meeting before the board adjourned to a closed session for approximately 45 minutes.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of items 1–8 (annual organizational agreements): motion passed (roll call recorded board members voting yes; motion carried). - Operations & transportation items (including locker conversion, repaving, SSP architects engagement, bus purchase): motion passed (vote recorded; motion carried). - Personnel items (1–34): motion passed; two recusals noted on individual personnel items. - Motion to adjourn to executive session: passed by roll call; no action announced publically after session.

The board did not give numeric dollar totals for each capital contract during the public meeting; specific contract awards and budget line references appear in the packet and will be available from the board secretary’s office.