MILLSTONE — Many of the staff members let go at the Millstone Township Board of Education’s June 14 meeting were reappointed at the June 28 meeting.

Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Donahue said the rehired staff members did not receive pay cuts, although some had their hours cut.

All three nurses let go two weeks ago were reappointed, although nurse Lori Blazier had her hours reduced by 20 percent. Social worker Jason Suleski lost 10 percent of his work time, and several others not teaching regular classes received time reductions.

Of the 11 custodians and maintenance workers who were notified their jobs would end on June 30, four custodians and three maintenance workers were rehired, according to Business Administrator Bernard Biesaida. He said that whether any others would get jobs back depends on the results of the district’s appeal of the Township Committee’s decision to cut $1.2 million from the budget after the spending plan failed in the April 20 election.

Bus drivers have been given notice that they would not be rehired. Donahue said that a large number of bus drivers would not be rehired. Normally, the district rehires drivers at this time of year for the beginning of school in September.

“We don’t know how much money we’ll have,” Donahue said. “The board’s intention was always to have bus drivers, but $130,000 was cut from transportation.”

Biesaida said bids for transportation services opened June 30.

“There is a provision in the bid specs to lease [school district] buses to a contractor to transport children,” he said.

Transportation issues will be further discussed at the July 12 board meeting, he said.

Donahue said specific line items cuts made by the Township Committee has prevented the district from rehiring certain staff

at this time.

“In instructional staff, a lot of money was cut from line items,” she said. “Without the money, we can’t hire them back.”

Among those who will not be rehired is Louise San Nicola, public information officer. Her position had been eliminated when the district lost nearly 30 percent of its state aid for the budget. Her employment with the district ended June 30.

Donahue thanked San Nicola for the years she worked in the district, and said she was saddened by the loss of her position.

“You offered so many ideas for moving the district forward,” Donahue said.

Donahue said the district did hire back as many people as it could.

The district’s appeal of the $1.2 million budget reduction to N.J. Commissioner of Education Bret Schundler has not yet been heard. Donahue said district representatives are anxious to meet with Schundler in Trenton.

“Our program will be devastated by the cuts,” Donahue said. “I hope the commissioner will listen to us.”

During the meeting, the board announced that middle school Principal Matthew Howell has submitted his resignation to join the Hazlet Township School District next year.