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Cherry Hill board adopts tentative 2026–27 budget, plans ~72 FTE reductions and a 7.4% general‑fund levy increase
Summary
The Cherry Hill Board of Education voted to adopt a tentative 2026–27 budget that proposes roughly $259.5 million in general‑fund appropriations, a proposed $14.8 million (≈7.4%) increase to the general‑fund tax levy, about $8 million in non‑personnel reductions and approximately 72 full‑time equivalent personnel reductions; the budget will now go to the county superintendent for technical review.
The Cherry Hill Board of Education on March 24 adopted the district’s tentative 2026–27 budget, advancing a spending plan that administrators say is necessary to close a structural deficit driven by rising employee health‑benefit costs, transportation and special‑education expense.
Business administrator Mr. Shimpf told the board the district’s general‑fund appropriations total about $259.5 million and that the administration proposes a $14.8 million increase to the general‑fund tax levy — roughly a 7.4% rise — to be submitted for technical review by the executive county superintendent. The administration reported an approximate $12 million increase…
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