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EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

2025-2026 Proposed Budget

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Board of Education Members

Mr. Sean Sullivan, President

Ms. Catherine Pfund-Olsen, Vice President

Mr. Michael Foti

Ms. Stephanie Mitchell

Ms. Michelle Gonzalez

Mr. Joseph Troise

Mr. Vincent Ucci

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Ms. Natalee Bartlett, Superintendent of Schools

Ms. Carol Delsandro, Business Administrator/Board Secretary

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East Hanover Public Schools

District Facts

As of 9/1/2024

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Frank J. Smith Elementary School: PreK–Grade 1

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Central Elementary School: Grades:, 2-5

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East Hanover Middle School: Grades 6-8

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Total Staff: 227

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Total Enrollment: 1016

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2025-2026 : Our Goals

  • Aligned to District Goals and Objectives
    • Increase academic achievement
    • Focus on whole child development
    • Foster 21st Century Skills
  • Continue to offer the diverse and challenging instructional program our students deserve
  • Maintain the arts and extracurricular activities
  • Support student services and school security
  • Enhance and support our technological and curricular offerings
  • Provide for unfunded mandates
  • Promote transparency and fiscal accountability

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Cost Containment

  • Shared Services
  • Responsible Accounting
  • Energy and Telecommunication Consortium
  • Cooperative Purchasing
  • Joint Insurance Fund Participation
  • Other Resources:
    • State Aid
    • Federal Programs Aid
    • PTA
    • Corporation Sponsors
    • Grants
    • ESIP
    • Partnerships

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2025-2026 Challenges

  • Increased enrollment (current and anticipated)

Increase PT to FT School Psychologist

  • Transportation

Regular route increase is 5%

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  • Insurance

Medical/Prescription increase 7.5%

Dental increase 5%

Ongoing decrease of employee contributions due to Chapter 44

Property & Casualty increase 12%

Workers Compensation increase 10%

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  • Curriculum

Math and ELA Curriculum renewed for K-8

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  • Technology

9 Smartboard replacements- $31,500

75 Meraki Access Points throughout district- $87,000

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  • Safety and Security

Continuation of 3 SLEOs, one in each building full time

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2025- 2026 Revenues

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  • Decrease of $53,196 in state aid

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  • Banked Cap $292,266

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  • Enrollment Aid Adjustment $70,632

N.J.S.A 18A:7F-38 permits school districts to increase the tax levy above 2% for enrollment as follows:

(a)0.50 for each unit of weighted resident enrollment that constitutes an increase from the pre budget year over 1%, but not more than 2.5%;

(b)0.75 for each unit of weighted resident enrollment that constitutes an increase from the pre budget year over 2.5%, but not more than 4%; and

(c)1.00 for each unit of weighted resident enrollment that constitutes an increase from the pre budget year over 4%.

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State Aid Year-to-Year

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The District’s Projected Revenue

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The District’s Projected Expenditures

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2025-2026 Tax Implication

Under our proposed 2025-2026 budget, the average assessed home of $357,082.88

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a tax levy increase of $45.72 per year on the average assessed home in

East Hanover Township.

($12.80 per $100k on the average assessed home)

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Questions

Thank you for your support

and your commitment to our students!

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