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The Brick Township Schools 2021-22 school budget includes a reduction of 26 full-time staff positions because of the $5.3 million cut in state aid. (Karen Wall/Patch)
BRICK, NJ The Brick Township Board of Education approved a proposed $160 million budget for the 2021-22 school year that cuts 26 positions as the district tries to absorb a $5.3 million reduction in state aid.
The budget of $160,822,267 includes a property tax levy of $117,391,709, an increase of $2.2 million over the property tax levy in the 2020-21 budget.
That 2 percent increase is the maximum allowed under the state cap. It also is required under S2, the state law that mandates the reduction in equalization aid, because the Brick Township School District is under adequacy, meaning the district is spending less per student than the state Department of Education says the district should be spending to provide a thorough and efficient education.