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Verona Board of Education proposes 3.53% tax-levy increase to close $1.5M budget gap; aims to avoid program cuts
Summary
The Verona Board of Education presented a tentative 2025–26 budget that would raise the tax levy 3.53% to close an estimated $1.5 million shortfall, citing a $590,000 increase in health-benefit costs and expanded instructional priorities while limiting program reductions.
The Verona Board of Education on March 11 reviewed a tentative 2025–26 budget that would raise the school district’s tax levy by 3.53% to close an estimated $1.5 million gap, administrators said.
Superintendent Giuseppe said the package was the most difficult budget of his 14 years in New Jersey schools and credited Business Administrator Cruz for work narrowing the shortfall without broad program cuts. “This budget was clearly the hardest budget I’ve ever had to deal with,” the superintendent said, noting efforts to preserve classroom instruction while responding to rising benefit costs.
Business Administrator (identifying as “Eppi”) said Verona received a roughly 6% increase in…
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