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Haddon Township School District board adopts 4.5% tax levy to balance 2026–27 budget
Summary
The Haddon Township School District board on May 1 adopted a $40 million 2026–27 budget with a 4.5% tax-levy increase to close a shortfall driven by multi-year state aid reductions and rising health-benefit costs; the board approved related personnel items, a prescription-carrier change and a continuation grant and heard no public comments.
The Haddon Township School District board voted to adopt a $40 million 2026–27 budget that raises the district tax levy by 4.5%, the board confirmed at its May 1 meeting.
The superintendent, identified in the transcript as S2, framed the spending plan as “the most complex budget that I’ve worked on in the last decade,” saying it responds to multi-year reductions in state aid and a large increase in health-benefit costs. He told the board the district faces a multi-year shortfall that he quantified as $2,161,621 and said the fund balance has slipped below the state’s 2% operating-budget threshold — about $143,000 short of the $820,000 target — which creates an operational risk if not addressed.
Why it matters: the levy decision shifts more of the local cost burden onto taxpayers to preserve classroom programs and avoid deeper cuts to student services. The superintendent said the…
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