Board of Education Taxes

SPECIAL GUEST – Former schools Superintendent John Ravally was one of the special guests November 12 at the ribbon-cutting celebrating the new Warrior NexTech Academy at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus. A new program designed to give Franklin Township middle school students a headstart in technology-related careers while fostering their creativity and critical thinking skills was formally unveiled …

The Board of Education at its October 27 meeting approved contracts worth $482,554.86. The approved contracts were:

The Board of Education approved nearly $146,000 in purchases, service agreements and renewals at its September 24 meeting. The contracts range from janitorial supplies and payroll software to physical exams for student athletes and classroom technology for two private schools. The 10-item package totals $146,004.60 for the items that carry a fixed price or a spending cap. A consultant contract …

The school district paid more than $2 million in charter school tuition in September and received nearly $1.2 million from the state after closing out five construction grant projects dating to 2015, according to committee reports presented to the Board of Education at its September 24 meeting.

Franklin Township Board of Education committees moved a mandated student cellphone policy toward final adoption, endorsed nine new high school courses and set the date for a stadium tribute to the late football Coach Len Rivers during a round of August meetings, according to committee reports. The reports also disclosed that the District paid $3,823,866 in charter school tuition in …

The Franklin Township Board of Education approved more than $446,000 in contracts, purchases and service agreements at its August 27 meeting, including a $75,000 award for an online elementary Spanish program and nearly $44,000 for phone lock pouches. The spending was spread across three agenda items: a 20-part contract approval list totaling about $371,354, the award of a technology recycling …

Contracts worth $2,944,410.01 in goods and services were approved by the Board of Education at its July 23 meeting The Board approved:

The Board of Education at its June 23 meeting approved contracts worth $757,526.83. The contracts approved are:

The Franklin Township Board of Education approved more than $3.27 million in contracts with eight private preschool providers at its May 28 meeting, securing up to 240 preschool slots for the 2026-27 school year. The contracts, all funded through the state’s Preschool Education Aid program, remain subject to attorney review and approval. Per-pupil rates range from $10,759 to $15,000.

EXPLAINING THE PROCESS – Schools Superintendent John Ravally tells the Board of Education about the challenges faced by District officials in creating the FY 2027 budget at the April 28 meeting. School taxes for the average Franklin Township homeowner will rise $481 this year under a $246.6 million school budget approved April 28 by the Board of Education.