From rising health insurance costs to shrinking state aid, the Board of Ed laid out the pressures driving a proposed 4.98 tax levy increase.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — For the second year in a row, the Bernards Township School District delivered grim news on Monday when it introduced its preliminary budget for the 2026-27 school year.
In order to close an almost $6 million budget gap, the Bernards Township School District must reduce staff by $2.5 million, raise taxes by 4.98 percent, and start charging students for sports and activities.
Board member and Finance Liaison David Shaw said that after speaking with Superintendent Nick Markarian and Business Administrator Jim Rollo,
Large Staff Cuts, Tax Increase And Student Sports, Activity Fees Coming To Bernards Twp.
