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Warren Hills Regional board approves 2025–26 personnel slate, contracts and grant submissions
Summary
At its July 15 meeting the Warren Hills Regional Board approved a wide-ranging personnel slate, awarded transportation and service contracts including a $159,599.96 building-management contract, accepted tuition and special-education agreements, raised its bid threshold to $53,000 and authorized IDEA and Perkins grant submissions for 2025–26.
The Warren Hills Regional Board of Education on July 15 approved a broad package of personnel appointments and coaching assignments, awarded transportation and service contracts and authorized grant submissions and tuition contracts for the 2025–26 school year.
The action items passed by voice and roll call included the hiring of security staff and seasonal and school-year coaches, approval of multiple tuition contracts and the award of service contracts. The board also carried a resolution to increase the district bid threshold to $53,000, reflecting the state-authorized increase for districts with a Qualified Purchasing Agent.
The personnel motion approved replacements and summer appointments, including a maternity-leave teacher replacement, David Lance Sr. as security staff, a summer ESY nurse, and more than a dozen coaching and advisor stipends for fall and winter sports. The board accepted the retirement of grounds/maintenance employee Jerry Bamford and the resignation of teacher Nicole LabritPetrewski. The personnel slate was moved and seconded and passed on the recorded roll call; two members were absent for the vote.
On finance matters the board accepted the May 2025 Board Secretary and Treasurer’s reports and approved a bill list totaling $3,830,316.21 and transfers of $1,220,480.22. The board approved contracts for central late-run transportation services, awarding routes at per-diem rates to Krapf School Bus ($125.00/diem; $1.95 per mile) and Snyder Bus Service ($290.00/diem; $1.49 per mile).
Tuition agreements approved included a contract with Lopatcong Township to accept one student at $28,600 and a contract with Oxford Township to accept 77 regular-education students at a rate of $20,500 per student for 2025–26. The board also approved multiple special-education placements and contracts with Sussex County Educational Services Commission for Northern Hills Academy at the rates listed in the agenda.
The board approved service and vendor contracts including: • American Protective — CCTV, fire-alarm and security monitoring services totaling $69,912.00 annually; • i3Education (PaySchools) as the cafeteria sales software vendor for $7,690.25 for 2025–26; • A.M.E. Inc. to install the Honeywell WEBs-N4 building-management software platform to upgrade the district’s building-management system at $159,599.96 per Quote #12050-2LE.
The board enacted a resolution to set the district bid threshold at $53,000, citing the state increase effective July 1, 2025 for districts with a Qualified Purchasing Agent and authorizing the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary to award contracts not exceeding that threshold consistent with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3 and related statutes.
Grant-related approvals included submission of the IDEA Basic Grant for $406,083.00 and the Perkins Grant for $15,422.00 for the 2025–26 school year. The board accepted donations of items worth $1,110 from the Streaks Running Club and a $500 sponsorship from Good Impression Print Communications, LLC.
During the meeting Mrs. Anderson asked where and when copies of the policies scheduled for first reading would be available; the board and administration noted policies are posted and available upon request per board procedures. In the general comment period Ms. DeStefano said parents were organizing to try to preserve programs in the district.
The board held first readings of multiple revised policies, including P5111 (eligibility of resident/nonresident students), P5460 (high school graduation), P5512 (harassment, intimidation or bullying), P7441/R7441 (electronic surveillance) and others, and approved the School Safety and Security Plan Annual Review Statement of Assurance.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 7:12 p.m.; minutes were filed by Donnamarie Palmiere, Business Administrator/Board Secretary.
Votes at a glance: Approved — Approval of June 17 minutes; Personnel slate (I.1–I.3); Policy first readings (II.1); School Safety and Security Plan Review; Bill list $3,830,316.21; Transfers $1,220,480.22; Transportation contracts (Krapf and Snyder); Tuition contracts (including Oxford Township and special-education placements); A.M.E. Inc. building-management contract $159,599.96; IDEA Grant submission $406,083; Perkins Grant $15,422; Donations and sponsorships. (Recorded roll-call outcomes appear on the meeting agenda/minutes.)
