Tentative School Budget Formed

After Aid Cuts

By Bob Vosseller

JACKSON – Board of Education members reluctantly introduced a tentative budget amid the grim news of the school district’s $6.2 million cut in state aid funding and concerns that one of its 10 schools could be put up for sale to raise funds.

Superintendent Nicole Pormilli outlined the dire situation that has brought the district to the brink of a financial cliff. She stressed that while it was required by state law for the school district to introduce its budget during the March BOE meeting, that the spending plan remains a work in progress.

She also addressed concerns that Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School at 60 Citadel

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Board President Defends Superintendent’s Contract Extension

By Bob Vosseller

JACKSON – Although Superintendent Nicole Pormilli’s contract was extended last fall, Board of Education President Giuseppe Palmeri defended its extension during the most recent Board meeting.

Palmeri said, “I want to address something publicly that was brought up to several Board members a couple of weeks ago and the question was, why did we reopen Miss Pormilli’s contract

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