Secaucus has pink-slipped a handful of teachers and notified aides that their jobs might not be around next year, despite passage of the $32.2M budget by voters earlier this month.

Superintendent Cynthia Randina is on bereavement leave but district spokesman Gene Manfra said that four non-tenured teachers were notified that their contracts would not be renewed next year, and several teacher assistants and a number of Chartwell aides were told they might not have jobs next year, as well.

But three of the staff posts were later restored, she said, and the fourth position will not be filled because of a lack of enrollment in the subject area.

Thirteen teachers are retiring this year and more could file as well, as Gov. Chris Christie has pushed through cuts to public pension laws that would take effect with the next school year.

Secaucus’ student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15:1 in 2008-09 to 14:1 this year, the district noted.

The district staffs about 335 employees.

“Hopefully, based on availability and qualifications, we will be in a position to rehire most of our employees who did not receive contracts,” said a statement from the district.

The statement also noted that inn Secaucus, like other school districts, it “is not uncommon for this type of personnel information to be protected from general disclosure under federal and/or state confidentiality laws.”

The district added that a “major factor” in preventing much deeper staff cuts was the Superintendent’s administrative reorganization plan which saved the district approximately $800,000.

Robert Anderson, president of the Secaucus Education Association, blasted the cuts to the Hudson Reporter: “When we passed the budget, the teachers’ union was under the impression there would be no cuts.”

The board of ed meets on Thursday, May 27 at Huber Street School at 7 p.m.