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Board approves $730,296 GCIT tuition agreement; members flag additional transportation and funding impacts
Summary
The Deptford Township Board of Education approved a tuition agreement with Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District at $2,646 per student, totaling $730,296; board members raised concerns about added transportation costs and possible reductions in state aid.
The Deptford Township Board of Education approved a tuition agreement with the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District (GCIT) that sets tuition at $2,646 per resident student, a line item the district recorded at $730,296 for the coming year.
The approval came during the board’s Oct. 14 meeting, when board members voted 6-0 to accept the agreement as part of the student items. Board member Mark Getsinger moved the motion; Milton Corsey seconded it.
Why it matters: Board members and district leaders flagged additional fiscal impacts beyond the tuition line. Board member Joe McKenna noted the district will absorb transportation costs for students attending GCIT and said the shift could reduce state funding tied to in-district attendance, potentially increasing the net cost to Deptford Township Public School District.
Details approved: The motion approved the GCIT tuition rate and the total amount ($730,296.00) as stated in the board materials. The board recorded the approval alongside other student items including new clubs and extracurricular travel.
What the board will do next: McKenna and Superintendent Kevin Kanauss urged community engagement and indicated that further discussion of the broader budget implications—transportation budgeting and state-aid effects—will continue in committee and in future budget work sessions.
The board carried the motion by roll-call vote 6-0. No amendment or offsetting funding source was specified at the meeting.
