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Wood‑Ridge business office reports $129,829 increase in state aid; board approves emergency‑day calendar amendments
Summary
The business office told trustees the district received an extra $129,829 in combined state aid for 2026–27 and the board approved amending the calendar to add a make‑up day (April 6 one‑session) this year and a third emergency day next year by starting school the Thursday before Labor Day.
The Wood‑Ridge business office presented the district’s preliminary 2026–27 budget to the board and said the district will receive an additional $129,829 in state aid compared with the prior year. The speaker said that increase represents combined adjustments in transportation aid, special‑education aid, security aid and debt‑service aid.
The business office representative flagged several finance agenda items on the meeting docket, including approval of the bills list, the board secretary and treasurer reports, certification of a balanced budget and preliminary budget transfers. The preliminary budget will be submitted to the county office for review; the board expects to present a final budget for adoption at the April meeting after any county suggestions are addressed.
Administrators also described calendar amendments related to emergency makeup days. For the current year the board approved an amendment to hold a one‑session day on the first day of spring break (April 6) to satisfy county requirements in case weather‑related closures require the district to make up days. For the 2026–27 calendar the board approved adding a third emergency day by making the Thursday before Labor Day the first day of school (one‑session) with teacher professional development in the afternoon. Administrators said the change is intended to avoid extending the school year in June if multiple snow days are used.
Board members discussed blackout dates and agreed to work with administration to identify specific dates (prom and other key events) to protect from emergency‑day scheduling, and to provide clearer advance notice to families and staff about which makeup days would be used if necessary.
