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Robbinsville superintendent urges voters to back $5.03 million ballot question to avert staffing cuts
Summary
Superintendent Patrick Pizzo told the Robbinsville Board of Education the district faces a projected recurring shortfall of about $5 million and is asking voters on March 10 to approve $5,031,476 in additional local funding to preserve staffing and programs; administrators outlined enrollment decline and tax-impact estimates and answered procedural questions about the vote.
Robbinsville Superintendent Patrick Pizzo told the school board that Robbinsville Public Schools will ask voters on March 10 to approve $5,031,476 in additional local funding to close a projected multi-year structural shortfall and avoid cuts to classroom and student-facing positions.
"This referendum is not about expansion, it's about stability," Pizzo said, explaining the district projects a recurring shortfall that could force elimination of "up to 22 classroom teaching positions, nine additional student-facing educator roles, and other essential staff" if the ballot question fails. He urged residents to attend public information sessions the district is holding in advance of the vote.
Why it matters: administrators said rising operational costs, increasing special-education and…
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