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East Windsor board approves 2026–27 budget with about 4.5% tax levy increase
Summary
The East Windsor Regional School District Board on April 27 approved the 2026–27 budget, which the district reported would require about a 4.5% tax levy increase; board members voted unanimously to adopt the routine agenda that included the budget.
The East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education voted April 27 to approve the district'026'7 budget, which the district—usiness official said will require about a 4.5% tax levy increase.
At a special meeting in Heightstown, Paul Todd presented the budget update and said the county office had approved the submitted documentation. "We're about 4.5% levy increase," Todd said, and noted the main driver of this year's increase is rising employee health benefits, which the district described as "anywhere from 18 to 20%" increases.
The vote came as part of a motion to approve the routine agenda, which included staffing items, an HFE report, travel approvals, the 2026–27 budget and a bill list. The motion was made and seconded, and the board conducted a roll call; the transcript records affirmative votes from Miss Drake, Miss LaRusso, Mister Laverty, Miss Patel, Mister Weeks and Miss Lance. The board president declared the motion approved.
Todd outlined next procedural steps if the budget is adopted: the district must submit a tax certification (the A4F) to the borough and township for signature and then file with the county office to complete the levy certification process.
Todd placed the district'026— position in county context, saying neighboring districts such as Ewing, Lawrence and Princeton were around 4.33% and noting some districts had higher increases. He also said the county performed a more detailed review this year amid public attention to school finances.
The public hearing portion of the meeting produced no speakers; after Todd'026—s presentation the board opened the floor for comment on the budget and no members of the public stepped forward.
The approval clears the district to move forward with the filing and implementation steps required for the tax‑levy cycle.
Questions about specific line‑item changes, program reductions or increases were not presented during the public hearing; the district told the board there have been no program or staffing changes since the budget was approved by the board earlier in the process and submitted to the county for review.
The board also approved routine consent items alongside the budget, including staffing and the bill list.
