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Hillsborough board approves 2024–25 budget with $2.5M in cuts amid hope for state relief
Summary
The Hillsborough Township Board of Education approved a 2024–25 school budget that contains about $2.5 million in proposed cuts tied to a $2.7 million state aid reduction; administrators said pending state legislation could return funds and allow staffing restorations.
The Hillsborough Township Board of Education on April 29 approved a final 2024–25 school budget that administrators say closes roughly $2.5 million in shortfalls driven by a $2.7 million reduction in state aid.
Superintendent (name not provided in the transcript) and district finance staff presented the plan at a public hearing and told the board the general fund will increase by about $2.9 million overall because of a 2% tax levy increase and one-time uses of reserves even as state aid was cut. The presentation said the district has absorbed more than $7 million in cumulative S2-related cuts since the policy took effect.
The administration outlined proposed reductions that would take effect if pending state legislation does not materialize: about…
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