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Warren Hills board appoints interim business administrator, approves personnel slate and multiple finance contracts
Summary
The board appointed Stephen Frost as Interim Business Administrator (contingent on county approval and contract), approved personnel appointments and a $1.8M bill list, awarded transportation contracts, and approved change orders totalling $111,128.44 funded from capital reserve.
The Warren Hills Regional Board of Education on June 23 approved a package of personnel and finance motions that included appointing Stephen Frost as Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary and multiple contracts and expenditures.
The board approved the appointment of Stephen Frost as Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, at $150 per hour not to exceed 25 hours per week unless additional hours are authorized in writing by the superintendent. The appointment is explicitly contingent on approval by the Executive County Superintendent of Schools and on execution of an employment contract prepared by board counsel.
The board approved an en bloc personnel slate including teacher appointments, paraprofessionals, a head girls basketball coach, custodial hires and mentor assignments. Several appointments were noted as pending receipt of required paperwork. The personnel motions were approved on a motion by Molly Fraumeni, seconded by Lisa Marshall, with roll call showing approval by the members present.
On finance actions the board accepted the April and May 2026 Board Secretary and Treasurer reports certifying no line-item overexpenditures and approved a bill list for June 3–22, 2026 in the amount of $1,804,336.68 and a Student Activities bill list of $49,625.09. The board approved transfers (April $242,573.52; May $45,639.24) and several tuition contracts for the 2026–2027 school year, including acceptance of Tuition Student #3218337303 from Allamuchy Township for $22,500 and other special education tuition contracts with stated amounts.
Contracts and service approvals included a Homecare Therapies (dba Horizon Healthcare Staffing) contract for student transportation nursing services at $85.00 per hour for 2026–2027; service contracts with American Protective for CCTV, fire alarm and security/elevator monitoring totaling $69,912; elevator maintenance with Jersey Elevator; and software renewals with OperationsHero totaling $6,362.21. The board awarded ESY Special Education transportation routes to GST Transport and WCSSSD and awarded Transportation Route #17 to Snyder Bus Service at $208.00 per diem.
Notably, the board approved two change orders from A.M.E. for controller replacements in the District Building Management Project (Change Order No. 1: $12,739.89; Change Order No. 2: $98,388.55) and resolved to withdraw $111,128.44 from Capital Reserve to cover those change orders. The motions for Budget & Finance were approved on a motion by Corey Piasecki, seconded by Paula Merrill, with roll call recorded in the minutes.
Other approvals included the purchase of art tables from Blick Art Materials for $8,400 using Title IV funds, submission of the 2026–2027 Perkins Grant for $17,067, and disposal of specified district assets per policy.
A brief public comment segment included a parent from Oxford questioning possible policy changes and a member of the public thanking Mr. Clymer and Mrs. Palmiere. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
