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Springfield Board approves tentative $58.06 million 2025–26 budget, sets April 28 public hearing
Summary
The Springfield Board of Education on March 17 approved a tentative $58,061,006 budget for school year 2025–26 and authorized submission to the county and state; the board also approved reserve withdrawals and several capital payments and contracts.
The Springfield Board of Education voted March 17 to adopt a tentative $58,061,006 budget for the 2025–26 school year and authorized submission of the budget to the New Jersey Department of Education and the Executive County Superintendent for review.
The budget lists total expenditures of $58,061,006, with anticipated revenues of $7,850,024 (general fund) and taxes to be raised of $46,108,768. The board said the advertised tentative budget is subject to adjustments and will be advertised as required by state law. A public hearing on the tentative budget is scheduled for April 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the Jonathan Dayton High School IMC.
Board members also approved several reserve and capital actions tied to the district budget. The board authorized a $500,000 capital-reserve withdrawal to help fund a districtwide phone-system upgrade and related network infrastructure, and approved a $900,000 maintenance-reserve withdrawal to pay for required maintenance activities identified in the district comprehensive maintenance plan.
Financial oversight items approved at the meeting included the Board Secretary's and Board of Education's monthly certifications for January 31, 2025, the board secretary/treasurer reports, and a bills list covering check numbers 056910 through 057068 and listed wire transfers, for a net amount reported as $6,980,873.08.
The board approved capital-contract payments and change orders connected to ongoing facilities projects. The board approved Certificate of Payment #4 to H & S Construction & Mechanical (Elizabeth, N.J.) in the amount of $2,835,458.50 for project #24.016 (District HVAC Upgrades). It also approved Change Order #2 ($14,487.99) and Change Order #3 ($11,800.00) to Academy Construction, Inc. for interior basement renovations at James Caldwell School. As an addendum, the board approved a $51,172.59 agreement with DI Group Architecture to provide services on several district projects, including the HVAC upgrades and a partial roof replacement at JDHS.
Other budget-line items approved include the district's appropriation of $1,215,551 for professional services in the 2025–26 general current expense budget (line items for legal, auditor, OT/PT/speech, nursing services, architect/engineering and others are specified in the packet) and $1,066,711 budgeted for extracurricular activities (K–8 co-curricular, high-school co-curricular and interscholastic athletics).
Next steps: the budget will be advertised and submitted to the county and state for review; the board will hold the public hearing April 28, 2025, where members of the public may comment prior to final adoption.
