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Caldwell-West Caldwell board approves submission of tentative 2025–26 school budget
Summary
The Caldwell West Caldwell Board of Education voted 5-0 to submit its tentative 2025–26 budget to the Essex County superintendent of schools; board members, superintendent and a resident discussed posting and capital-reserve contributions for security vestibules.
The Caldwell West Caldwell Board of Education voted 5-0 Monday to submit its tentative 2025–26 school district budget to the Essex County superintendent of schools, meeting a statutory filing deadline.
The board adopted a resolution authorizing submission of the tentative 2025–26 school district budget after Finance and Facilities discussion; a roll call showed Miss Demartini, Miss Landolfi Jefferson, Miss Mack, Mr. Diambola and Miss Grosso voting yes. The board president said the vote was to meet a statutory deadline and emphasized that this is not the final budget.
The vote forwards a tentative budget for county review. The board’s speaker for finance said the county must approve the tentative budget before the district can post it online. Resident Liz Hart asked whether the preliminary budget would be posted; the finance speaker replied that it will be posted after county approval.
Board members discussed one capital-reserve contribution included in the resolved motion: funds earmarked for security vestibules at Lincoln and Wilson elementary schools. The finance speaker confirmed that the capital-reserve contribution referenced in the resolution is the same fund covering those vestibules.
Superintendent Dr. Conklin and board members noted that changes could still be made between the tentative submission and the May adoption of the final budget. The board president reminded the public that the March filing is an initial procedural step required by statute and that the district remains on a timeline for final adoption in May.
Procedural business completed later in the meeting included a unanimous motion to adjourn the public session and return to executive session.
Details: The motion to submit the tentative 2025–26 budget passed by roll call 5-0; mover and seconder were not specified in the public record. The submission is a procedural step required before county review; the final budget may change prior to adoption in May.
