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District warns of delayed state aid, steep health‑insurance increases; backs Senate bill to shift nonpublic student costs
Summary
The business administrator told the Manchester Township School District board the governor's address delay will likely push state aid past March 12, the district should budget for reduced federal aid, and projected 30% medical/45% prescription increases could add roughly $2.5–$3 million to next year’s budget; the board discussed Senate bill S115, which could shift about $1.4 million in nonpublic student payments to a county consortium.
The Manchester Township School District business administrator warned the board that a delayed governor’s address and rising benefits costs threaten next year’s budget.
"The governor's address will now be March 10, which means the district will not have its state aid until about March 12," the business administrator said, and recommended the district plan for possible timing shifts to the dependent budget deadline. He told the board officials were advising districts to budget 20–25% less in federal aid and that the state health plan is…
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