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Roxbury board adopts balanced budget after warning of staff reductions and rising health costs
Summary
Roxbury Township School District adopted its final 2026–27 budget after administrators described rising health-care premiums, declining enrollment and a $1.5 million gap; the district said it will reduce 27 positions while trying to protect classroom instruction.
The Roxbury Township School District board approved a final fiscal 2026–27 budget Monday after administrators outlined steep health-care cost increases, declining enrollment and cuts that will include a reduction-in-force affecting 27 positions.
Superintendent Dr. Santo opened the public hearing by calling the plan a "balanced budget" that aligns spending with district goals while acknowledging a difficult financial picture. "This year we added a goal in operational efficacy,'" he said, describing a range of operational and instructional shifts used to hold programs together.
Business administrator Joe Mandinaro told the board the district faced a combination of factors that created the shortfall: a 20% spike in health benefit costs, a…
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