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Superintendent recommends FY27 budget with $2.92 million local ask; board schedules March 10 public hearing
Summary
Superintendent presented a FY27 recommended operating budget built on 4,454 students, outlined roughly $4.0 million in goal-based expenditures and a $2,922,661 local funding gap, and announced a March 10 board public hearing and April 1 submission deadline to the county.
Chair Parker opened the Gloucester County School Board meeting and the superintendent presented the recommended FY27 operating budget, noting the district's proposed budget is built on 4,454 students.
The superintendent told the board that declining enrollment and a higher local composite index mean a reduction in state and federal funding, estimating an enrollment-related shortfall of about $1.5 million and an LCI-related adjustment of roughly $350,000. "Our budget is built on 4,454 students," he said, adding that those enrollment shifts drive much of the funding challenge.
The recommended budget front-loads investments tied to the district's goals: instructional and academic supports (including a five-year Chromebook replacement cycle and additional staff development), student connectedness and athletics, safety…
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