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Board reviews tentative 2026–27 budget that would seek $4 million health-care adjustment; officials warn of teacher cuts if funds are denied
Summary
Administrators presented a tentative 2026–27 budget showing a roughly 5% increase and a requested $4.0 million health-care adjustment that would raise taxes by about $490 on the average $507,000 assessed home; without the funds, officials said roughly $4.0 million in additional cuts (about 40 teacher equivalents) could be required.
Administrators presented a tentative 2026–27 budget at the Montgomery Township Board of Education meeting on March 24, laying out options that include a 2% tax levy increase plus a requested health-care adjustment and use of an expiring bank cap to cover steep health-insurance inflation.
The business presenter said the district expects a 5% increase in the recommended budget after an eleventh-hour 3% cut in state aid (about $248,000). He told the board that the health-care adjustment request would cover roughly $4.0 million in increased health-care costs and that, for an average assessed home of $507,000, the added measures would raise the school portion of taxes from about $130 to about $620 — “so essentially, that’s $490 a year for $4,000,000 worth of funding,” he said.
Why it matters: District officials said the…
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