Vin Gopal to restore about 66% of the cut funding to Brick and other districts that have seen their state aid slashed. Some relief was announced a few weeks ago, when Trenton officials gave their support to an effort by Sen. State financial support dropped from $35.6 million in the 2018-19 school year down to $18.1 million in the current school year, according to the superintendent. More: How Jersey Shore schools lost $188 million in school funding As a result of the state aid cuts, "we started this budget process… with shortfall almost $7 million." "The annual expenditures increase yearly by approximately $5 million just in salaries and benefits, which is more than 80% of our budget," Farrell said. The cuts, district officials said, have left Brick schools with crowded classrooms and teachers who are forced to increasingly "do more with less," Superintendent Thomas Farrell said Thursday night during a budget hearing with the school board.īrick officials said state aid will drop 15% in the 2023-24 school year, despite growing numbers of English language learners and rising costs for special education programs and transportation. BRICK - School officials are poised to eliminate the jobs of 34 teachers and 30 support staff in order to balance Brick Township Public School's $160.3 million budget for the 2023-24 academic year.ĭistrict leaders are faced with closing a budget hole that is just the latest to result from years of shrinking state aid.
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