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West Orange board adopts preliminary 2025–26 budget with 2.3% tax levy; officials warn of multimillion-dollar shortfall
Summary
The West Orange Board of Education on March 17 adopted a preliminary 2025–26 budget that uses the district's bank cap and a 2.3% tax levy; Superintendent Hayden Moore said state aid cuts and rising costs still leave a multimillion-dollar deficit and could require staff reductions if additional revenue is not found.
The West Orange Board of Education adopted a preliminary 2025–26 budget on March 17, voting to use available bank cap revenue and a 2.3% tax levy as administrators warned that state aid reductions and rising operating costs still leave a multimillion-dollar shortfall.
Superintendent Hayden Moore presented the proposal, saying district enrollment rose to 7,191 this year from 6,876 last year (an increase of 315 students). Moore said the district has seen about $1 million in decreased state aid and other cuts, including an $850,000 reduction in transportation reimbursement and a drop in Medicaid-related reimbursements from…
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