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Watchung Hills honors retiring business administrator Timothy Stice, credits referendums for $5M in state aid
Summary
The Watchung Hills Regional High School Board honored retiring Business Administrator Timothy Stice for 18 years of service and showcased recent facility renovations they say were enabled by nearly $5 million in state aid from past referendums.
The Watchung Hills Regional High School Board on Aug. 19 honored Business Administrator Timothy Stice as he retires after 18 years with the district, and leaders highlighted multi‑year facility upgrades they say were funded in part by state aid tied to past referendums.
"We've spent the last several years focused on renovating spaces throughout the school," Superintendent Elizabeth Jewett said as she introduced a video tour of recent projects. Jewett listed a new design lab, a learning commons completed in 2021 with a podcast room and TV studio, renovated ceramics and photography labs, upgraded locker rooms, and an enhanced nurses' office and athletic trainers suite.
Jewett told the board the district secured "nearly $5,000,000 in state aid through our past 3 referendums, which meant these renovations did not impact local taxes." The board then read a resolution honoring Timothy Stice, noting he was first employed in July 2007, has 18 years of service, and "initiated and completed 5 referendums" and major capital projects.
Board members and former board members offered tributes during a ceremonial segment. Dan Gallant praised Stice's "professionalism" and budgetary leadership, saying the district will miss his institutional knowledge. Former board member Greg Grama Przybylski called Stice's work "beyond reproach," and Principal Bill Aberra recalled Stice's steady financial footing during crises, including the pandemic.
Stice, in turn, reflected on the challenges he helped the district navigate — from a difficult referendum history and Superstorm Sandy roof damage to COVID‑era logistics — and thanked staff and family. "It has been a pleasure and an honor working for this great community for 18 years," he said, and publicly thanked Billy Schultz as the person he expects will take on the business administrator role going forward.
After the tributes the board recessed for photos and cake and then returned to the business portion of the meeting.
The resolution and the tributes conclude with the board extending best wishes to Stice in his retirement; no related policy actions or votes were recorded as part of the recognition.
