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Neptune Township schools present revised budget after tentative state approval; may hold special meeting May 8
Summary
District officials presented a revised 2025–26 school budget that uses New Jersey's tax-levy incentive to restore cuts tentatively approved by the Department of Education, and said a virtual special meeting may be held May 8 to finalize adoption.
Neptune Township School District officials presented a revised 2025–26 budget to the Board of Education that relies on tentative Department of Education approval of the state's tax-levy incentive program to restore staff and services cut from an earlier draft.
In a presentation to the board, Business Administrator Rosemary Dela Sala said the district submitted an initial draft in March that included a 2% tax-levy increase, cuts of more than 40 positions and reductions to busing, professional development, field trips and mental-health supports. The revised budget incorporates potential tax-levy incentive funds and trims just 15 positions by attrition, she said.
The revised budget matters because the district has lost predictable state aid since 2018 and…
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