Lacey Township Board appoints Dr. Jeffrey Brewer as superintendent

The Lacey Township Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Jeffrey Brewer as superintendent of schools, approving a three-year contract that runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.

The board president announced the result of an 18-month search and introduced a resolution noting that the employment contract had been submitted to and approved by the executive county superintendent on June 24, 2026. The resolution authorizes the board president and the business administrator/board secretary to execute the contract on behalf of the board.

During the public-comment period, Matthew Holberg, a middle-school teacher who said he works in the district, praised Brewer’s leadership and gave a personal account of working with him in extracurricular programs. "He always led with a servant's heart — with compassion and practicality," Holberg said. Dennis Brewer, who identified himself as Dr. Brewer’s father, and a woman who identified herself only as Brewer’s mother offered brief congratulations.

The resolution presented to the board states that Dr. Brewer meets the board’s qualifications and references NJSA 18A:7-8 (cited in the transcript as NJSA18A7-8J) and NJAC 6A:23A-3.1A. The resolution, read in public, specifies the three-year term and an annual salary of $25,000 "under the terms and conditions set forth in the employment contract," and directs that a copy of the resolution and approved contract be kept on file at the board secretary’s office for public inspection.

A roll-call vote followed a motion and second; each member present answered "yes" on the record and the motion carried. The meeting transcript lists the roll-call answers in the public record as all affirmative.

After the vote, Dr. Jeffrey Brewer spoke to the audience and board members, describing his local background, thanking family and former colleagues, and asking for collective effort from the community. "I don't know everything. I'm going to be the first one to admit it. And when I do make a mistake ... just be mad at yourselves because you're saying yes to this," he said, adding that he expected to work together with staff, families and residents.

The board adjourned the meeting after the remarks. The approved resolution and the signed contract will be kept on file at the board secretary’s office, per the resolution language.

Notes: The transcript consistently spells the district name as "Lacy Township" in places; the official district name used here is "Lacey Township School District" (normalized per known proper-name list). The resolution text in the transcript lists an annual salary of $25,000; the article reports that figure as stated in the public resolution rather than independently verifying customary local superintendent salaries.