Business Office
TRACY PETRINO
SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
SCHOOL BOARD SECRETARY
Ms. Petrino began her role as the School Business Administrator / Board Secretary for Hazlet Township Public Schools in December 2021. After staying at home to raise her daughters Ms. Petrino returned to the workforce. Ms. Petrino began her tenure in Hazlet Township Public Schools as the District’s Paymaster in 2009. She worked as the Bookkeeper from 2013 to 2017 and as the Assistant Business Administrator in 2017 to 2021.
Ms. Petrino holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Walden University and a Bachelors Degree in Finance from St. John’s University. Ms. Petrino worked as a Banking Officer in International Banking from 1984 until 1991; as a Foreign Exchange Trader from 1991 until 1995 and as a Project Manager / Business Analyst for Citicorp Investment Services in the Brokerage Industry from 1995-2002.
Email Address: tpetrino@hazlet.org
Secretarial Information:
Joy Derechailo
jderechailo@hazlet.org
732-264-8402 ext. 1109
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As the school business administrator or chief financial officer of the district Ms. Petrino is responsible to perform duties at the district level in the areas of financial budget planning and administration, financial accounting and reporting, insurance/risk administration, purchasing, payroll and health benefits, investment management, facilities planning, construction and maintenance, personnel administration, administration of transportation, food services, technology and security.
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
School Business Officials facilitate efficient operations so that more resources may be invested in educational programs. A few examples may include:
A trained School Business Official carefully managing a district's cash flow can maximize return on investments (even during periods of low rates of return) and manage the timing of expenditures to use available resources more efficiently.
By effectively monitoring budgeted expenditures, the School Business Official can quickly identify potential savings and reallocate them to other needed areas rather than waiting until the next budgeting cycle begins.
By analyzing business operations throughout the organization, the School Business Official can identify and implement strategies which reduce the cost and the time necessary to complete ordinary business tasks such as payroll management, the processing of purchase orders and the payment of bills and other administrative functions while continuing to meet requirements for auditing and reporting.
School Business Officials across the state have developed and shared other strategies for cost savings in a variety of activities, resulting in economies in areas such as insurance, construction management, transportation, food service and other areas.
ASSOCIATIONS
New Jersey Association of School Business Officials -- www.njasbo.com
Monmouth County Association of School Business Officials (2025-2026 Executive Board Member) - www.mcasbo.org
Association of School Business Officials -- http://www.asbointl.org/
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
This link will provide resources on school financing from the Department of Education
http://www.nj.gov/education/finance/
BIDS/RFPs
http://hazlet.org/o/htpsd/page/rfpbid
Legal Notices/RFP
https://www.hazlet.org/page/legal-notices
Tracy Petrino
Board Secretary/ School Business Administrator