Gloucester County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Anthony Vladu presented his recommended budget for fiscal year 2027 in the amount of $83,502,799 to the Gloucester County School Board Tuesday night in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium. This is a 1.9 percent budget increase from FY26, which is equivalent to more than $1.5 million. “This is a very rigorous process that we start back in October,” said Vladu. The budget will be built on an average daily membership of 4,454 students, which is a decrease of more than 100 students compared to FY26. “ADM is critical to funding a district,” he said. From FY19 to FY26, the district lost about 600 students. “That’s an entire elementary school,” said Vladu. Decrease in enrollment means that the school district has to proportionally adjust its staffing. Twenty students lost is equivalent to about one full-time teaching position, according to Standards of Quality measures provided by the state. However, this is not always a simple proce...