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Haddon Township School District faces roughly $1.3 million shortfall; board considers 2%--6% tax-levy options
Summary
District officials told the board the budget shows about a $1.3 million gap driven by state-aid changes and rising insurance costs; staff outlined levy options up to 6% (estimated $17 $31 monthly household impacts) and said a special meeting and public hearing are scheduled before adoption.
The Haddon Township School District is confronting a roughly $1,300,000 budget shortfall and is weighing tax-levy adjustments to close the gap, district staff told the board at its March meeting.
Staff member (S1) said the district's current baseline levy increase is 2% but presented options to raise the levy as high as 6%; the presentation said a 6% levy would reduce the deficit to about $94,000. "So this state has put us in this gap," S1 said during the budget presentation.
The superintendent (S3) and staff described several drivers of the shortfall, including reductions in state…
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