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Board hears curriculum and special‑services budget proposals; district proposes raising preschool tuition
Summary
The board reviewed the curriculum budget (a 4.4% increase driven by IXL Spanish, an Acadience screener and an ATLAS curriculum platform) and a special‑education budget decrease driven by one‑time prior‑year costs; administrators proposed raising integrated preschool tuition from $8,280 to $10,000 for 2026–27 to narrow an operating deficit.
The Marlboro Township Board on Tuesday reviewed detailed departmental budgets in advance of final adoption, focusing on curriculum and special‑education spending and a proposed tuition increase for the district’s integrated preschool.
Curriculum director presented a $1.347 million curriculum budget, a roughly 4.4% increase over the previous year. Key items include adding IXL Spanish (about $35,000) after a world‑language staff retirement, purchasing Acadience literacy screener licenses, and adopting ATLAS, a curriculum management platform the district said will standardize guides and make curriculum documents searchable for families. Administrators said the district used an existing middle‑school teacher…
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