The large increase in spending is being supported with $2.8 million in additional state aid the district is scheduled to receive next school year. “It’s the highest that it has been (in the last five years) to provide these maintenance services the district is in need for,” Schulz said. ![]() The BOE approved a list of 54 capital projects alongside the budget. The district is spending a little less than $3.9 million next school year, with money earmarked for paving and blacktop replacement, security camera upgrades, roof replacements, the replacement of two chillers at Williamstown High School and more. In addition to the staff additions for kindergarten, the district is also adding mental health counselors for high school and middle school, a basic skills teacher at Holly Glen Elementary, a fourth grade teacher at Oak Knoll Elementary, a part-time physical education teacher at Whitehall Elementary, an autism teacher, a speech therapist teacher, a behavioral specialist and a co-teach kindergarten teacher.Ī significant investment is also being made in capital projects. The budget includes 43 new teachers and paraprofessionals for the program, as well as funds for facility upgrades and classroom materials. The biggest addition to the district’s budget is its new full-day kindergarten program. Residents with an average assessed home of $203,743 will see their school taxes increase to $41.20. Thanks to the increase in state aid and use of the district’s fund balance, the district’s local tax levy will only increase 1 percent. The total amount is $109,068,071, a 4.71-percent increase from last year. The Monroe Township Board of Education unanimously adopted the budget at Thursday’s meeting. ![]() “This proposed budget does provide a lot of opportunity to the district that hasn’t been available in the past,” Schulz said.
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