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The Jersey City Board of Education chose Gerald Lyons as their new President at their reorganization meeting. Younass Barkouch, Paula Jones-Watson, and Natalia Ioffe, who won seats on the School Board in November, were sworn in.
The board appointed a new board president and two vice presidents, but held off on appointing an interim superintendent.
Hudson Reporter Jersey City school board adopts $814.1 million budget Average homeowners to pay an estimated $993 in school taxes × Jersey City Board of Education President Mussab Ali said the district expects to receive roughly $90 million in federal relief aid. With a 6-3 vote the Jersey City Board of Education has adopted its final $814.1 million budget for the 2021-2022 academic year. The budget represents a roughly $77.5 million increase from last year’s budget. According to Business Administrator Regina Robinson, these funds would come from dwindling state aid, federal ...
Jersey City school board adopts massive $814 million budget, increasing taxes for the second straight year Updated May 11, 2021; Posted May 11, 2021 Jersey City Board of Education President Mussab Ali holds up a graph at a joint meeting of the school board and the city council. Facebook Share Jersey City’s Board of Education finalized its massive $814 million budget for the 2021-2022 school year, raising taxes on the average homeowner by almost $1,000. The BOE adopted the final budget, which is being increased by $78 million from last year, in a 6-3 vote with little dispute Monday. Board ...
Hudson County View The Jersey City Board of Education approved a fully funded $814,051,708 budget for the 2021-2022 scholastic year at an uncharacteristically brief meeting last night that lasted just over an hour. There were just three speakers, all of whom are a part of Jersey City Together, during the public portion: Dr. Jyl Josephson, Nancy Pokler, and Brigid D’Souza. As they did last week, they all implored the board to vote for a fully-funded budget. The spending plan, which narrowly passed on first reading back in March, comes with a $278,019,494 local tax levy – which ...