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Superintendent: West Claremont posts record academic gains but faces a $53.9 million projected shortfall
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Fultz highlighted strong student outcomes — including a 97.4% graduation rate and higher-than-state-average performance — but warned recent state property-tax changes could produce a projected $53.9 million cash shortfall by FY29/30 and urged the community to weigh expense reductions and revenue options.
Superintendent Dr. Fultz told the West Claremont Board of Education on March 23 that the district is recording some of its strongest academic results since the COVID pandemic but faces a looming budget crisis driven by recent state property-tax legislation.
“ We are in a financial crisis because of decisions made by the State General Assembly, not as a result of any spending decisions we may have made,” Dr. Fultz said, warning of reduced state funding and a projected negative cash balance of about $53,900,000 by the 2029–30 school year. He…
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