Special Meeting Set For Hazlet Board Of Education

HAZLET, NJ — The Hazlet Board of Education will host a special meeting on Thursday at Raritan High School.

The meeting, which will begin at 5 p.m., follows a recent announcement from Superintendent Scott Ridley about the schools’ 2025-26 budget.

According to Ridley, the district contracted an external vendor to study the schools’ transportation routes but the vendor made a miscalculation in how much the schools stood to save by eliminating courtesy busing.

Instead of saving $800,000, the district would only save $200,000, Ridley said, requiring the district to find an additional $600,000 to balance the budget.

On Monday, the board met in a no-action-taken meeting to discuss available options moving forward.

Now, Ridley said the board will meet again on Thursday to continue this conversation and discuss how to address the miscalculation, as well as some of the hardships faced across the district.

On Monday, April 14, Ridley said the board will host another meeting at Raritan High School to share their decision, which will be reported out in full at the regularly scheduled board meeting on April 28th. The April 14th meeting will start at 6 p.m.

For Thursday’s meeting, the board will host a citizens’ question/comments section before going into executive session. To see the agenda, you can click here.

Raritan High School is located at 419 Middle Road, Hazlet.

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