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Marlboro Township board adopts tentative 2026–27 budget with 7.77% levy increase
Summary
After extended public comment and discussion about rising health-benefit costs, the Marlboro Township Board of Education approved a tentative 2026–27 budget that the administration said reflects a 7.77% tax levy increase (2% levy cap plus a 5.77% health-benefit adjustment). The board approved the budget 5–2 and will finalize contracting and state submissions in coming weeks.
The Marlboro Township Board of Education on Monday approved a tentative 2026–27 school budget that the administration said will result in a 7.77% recommended tax levy increase, a figure the superintendent described as the combination of the district’s 2% allowable levy cap and a 5.77% state health-benefit adjustment.
Superintendent Malone, who presented the budget and answered audience questions, said the health-benefit adjustment equates to roughly $5.1 million and is the primary driver of the larger-than-usual levy recommendation. "That together makes the 7.77% increase," Malone said during the presentation, adding that board and staff efforts identified about $2.1 million in reductions—across curriculum, staffing reallocations, facilities and other line items—to reach the 2% baseline before state aid and health-benefit adjustments.
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