East Brunswick District Urges Advocacy To Help Budget Shortfall

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick School District will be voting on the controversial budget for the upcoming year on May 9.

For the 2024-25 school year, state aid was reduced by $1.3 million. The total budgetary impact for the district is $12.8 million, according to a budget presentation held on April 25.

In light of the state aid cut, district officials are urging the community to advocate for the school district.

Community members have been encouraged to write or call lawmakers.

East Brunswick Schools has begun a call to action, asking residents to write to local lawmakers asking them to intervene and help the district address the financial shortfall.
“We have submitted through the Department of Education a review of the application of the state funding formula, asking them to recalculate it to see if there are any errors in the calculation,” Valeski said during the meeting.

The district has released a sample letter to send to State Senators, Members of the Assembly, and Governor Phil Murphy. For the letter, click here.

For contact details of lawmakers click here.