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Superintendent: referendum passed but state aid drop will force program changes

Haddon Township School District · May 16, 2024
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Summary

The superintendent told families the district passed a $30 million referendum but expects lower state aid from Trenton and possible staffing reductions that could affect gifted services, supplemental reading support and some elementary media positions.

Dr. Fitzgerald, speaking as the district’s superintendent, told the kindergarten audience that a $30,000,000 referendum recently passed to upgrade infrastructure, but the district expects reductions in state aid that will force program and staffing adjustments.

“We were originally slaved with about $800,000 in state aid. That number’s gonna fall a little bit north of about $43,038,000 dollars,” Dr. Fitzgerald said in his remarks. He…

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