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Superintendent lays out budget scenarios and urges caution; 2% levy seen as stabilizing option
Summary
Superintendent presented high‑level 2026–27 budget scenarios (0%, 1%, 2% and 2% plus health‑benefits waiver), warned of recurring cost pressures (health benefits, raises, state‑aid risk) and estimated recurring needs including roughly 17 staff for full‑day kindergarten; administration suggested 2% would produce multi‑year stability.
The Hillsborough Township superintendent delivered an extensive, informational preview of 2026–27 budget choices at the board meeting on Sept. 29, showing four conceptual tax‑levy paths and their multi‑year implications.
The superintendent told the board that last year's levy increase added roughly $26.6 million to the tax levy and that $4.5 million of that was used to restore recurring items and staffing. He cautioned that, looking ahead, the district faces recurring cost pressures including possible state‑aid adjustments and higher health‑benefit costs.
"I have to find about $11 million in our budget to cover all of those costs," the superintendent…
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