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Rochelle Park Board adopts $17.7 million final budget for 2025-26
Summary
The Rochelle Park Board of Education on May 6, 2025, approved a $17,699,481 final budget for 2025-26, including $14,426,660 to be raised by local property tax levy and specific adjustments for banked cap, health benefits and maintenance reserve withdrawals.
The Rochelle Park Board of Education approved its final 2025-2026 school budget totaling $17,699,481 at a special meeting on May 6, 2025.
The budget, presented "upon the recommendation of the Superintendent," Dr. Sue DeNobile, allocates $14,426,660 to be raised by the local tax levy for the general fund. The resolution lists major fund amounts including $16,864,404 for current expense (Fund 11) and a separately noted $304,054 to be raised by local levy for previously voter-approved debt service.
The board also approved a series of budget adjustments tied to identified cost pressures: a $58,061 banked-cap adjustment to cover out-of-district tuition and transportation; $197,101 in additional appropriations to cover increased health benefit premiums; and a $197,494 withdrawal from the Maintenance Reserve Account for required facility maintenance as reported in the district's comprehensive maintenance plan. All three motions were presented as recommendations of the superintendent and approved by roll call vote 5-0.
The final adoption follows prior procedural steps described in the resolution: a tentative budget adopted March 18, 2025; approval by the Executive County Superintendent on April 4, 2025; legal advertising on April 27, 2025; and a public hearing on April 29, 2025.
The board also confirmed policy and spending ceilings tied to travel and related reimbursements, approving a maximum $15,000 district travel reimbursement ceiling for the 2025-26 school year and clarifying prior-approval rules under N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-7.3. The meeting approved payment of bills through May 1, 2025, totaling $279,506.54 across General, Grants, Foodservice and Aftercare funds.
The budget resolution and related adjustments passed by roll call vote 5-0. The board noted that several salary amounts and appointments referenced elsewhere on the agenda were pending contract negotiations or final approvals.
What happens next: the district will implement the approved budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year and complete related administrative steps, including final documentation with the county office and tracking of travel and maintenance expenditures as recorded in board minutes.
