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Roxbury board approves budget resolutions after administrators outline $91M plan, 27-position reduction target
Summary
Superintendent and the business administrator presented a 2026–27 budget that relies on a health‑benefit tax‑levy adjustment and would require reducing about 27 positions unless offset by retirements or added revenue; the board approved finance resolutions covering the budget by roll call.
The Roxbury Township Board of Education on March 23 heard a detailed budget presentation from Superintendent Dr. Frank Santora and Business Administrator Joe that outlined a proposed $91,000,001.62 operating budget for 2026–27 and a proposed tax levy to be raised of $70,341,678. During the presentation, administrators said rising costs — including a projected $4.1 million increase in health‑benefit costs and higher utilities and insurance — forced difficult choices.
Dr. Santora told the board the district is holding to five multiyear goals — including a multi‑tiered system of supports and curriculum updates — while facing repeated reductions in state aid. Joe, the district business administrator, said the district is projecting a maintenance‑reserve deficit of roughly $1.2…
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