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Piscataway board adopts 2026–27 budget after restoration of field hockey and gymnastics
Summary
After a superintendent presentation on rising insurance costs and district priorities, the Piscataway Township School District board unanimously adopted the 2026–27 general fund budget and said it would restore high‑school field hockey and gymnastics that had been slated for cuts.
The Piscataway Township School District board adopted the 2026–27 general fund budget on April 27 after a presentation by Superintendent Glover that credited negotiated healthcare savings and some program adjustments for allowing a balanced plan.
Glover told the board the budget is “very, very taxing” and largely driven by medical insurance costs; he said roughly 51% of the budget pays salaries and about 24.6% covers benefits, leaving “not much wiggle room.” He said the district prepared two specific adjustments to extracurriculars and announced that high school field hockey and gymnastics would be restored.
The restoration followed several public comments from…
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