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PUBLIC NOTICE

Hunterdon - Califon Boro

Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of the Califon school district, in the County of Hunterdon of the State of New Jersey, that a Public Hearing will be held in the Library of the Califon Board of Education, 6 School Street, Califon NJ 07830 on April 29, 2026, 7 pm, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the following budget for the 2026-2027 school year.

Advertised Enrollments

Enrollment Categories	October 15, 2024 Actual	October 15, 2025 Actual	October 15, 2026 Estimated
Pupils On Roll Regular Full-Time	79	73	81
Pupils On Roll - Special Full-Time	13	11	16
Subtotal - Pupils On Roll	92	84	97
Private School Placements	0	0	2
Pupils Sent to Other Dists - Spec Ed Prog	3	3	1
Pupils Received	17	20	17

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Advertised Revenues

Budget Category	Account	2024-25 Actual	2025-26 Revised	2026-27 Proposed
Operating Budget:
Revenues from Local Sources:
Local Tax Levy-Base Budget	10-1210	2,594,030	2,684,821	2,785,502
Total Tax Levy	10-121x	2,594,030	2,684,821	2,785,502
Total Tuition	10-1300	99,752	105,500	120,200
Unrestricted Miscellaneous Revenues	10-1XXX	6,785	49,552	16,246
Interest Earned On Current Expense Emergency Reserve	10-1XXX	0	25	25
Interest Earned on Maintenance Reserve	10-1XXX	0	5	5
Interest Earned on Capital Reserve Funds	10-1XXX	0	95	95
Total Revenues from Local Sources		2,700,567	2,839,998	2,922,073

Revenues from State Sources:
School Choice Aid	10-3116	15,188	0	0
Categorical Transportation Aid	10-3121	13,884	10,544	12,638
Extraordinary Aid	10-3131	92,830	0	5,600
Categorical Special Education Aid	10-3132	83,292	89,167	93,301
Categorical Security Aid	10-3177	4,419	7,980	8,213
Other State Aids	10-3XXX	1,758	0	0
Total Revenues from State Sources		211,371	107,691	119,752

Budgeted Fund Balance-Operating Budget	10-303	0	289,264	131,226
Withdrawal from Capital Reserve for Local Share	10-307	0	14,800	3,000
Withdrawal from Maintenance Reserve	10-310	0	40,000	0
Transfers from Other Funds	10-5200	1	0	0
Adjustment for Prior Year Encumbrances		0	1,372	0
Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures		94,133	0	0
Total Operating Budget		3,006,072	3,293,125	3,176,051

Grants and Entitlements:
Student Activity Fund Revenue	20-1760	21,472	0	0
Scholarship Fund Revenue	20-1770	39	0	0
Total Revenues from Local Sources	20-1XXX	21,511	0	0

Revenues from Federal Sources:
Title II	20-4451-4455	960	500	500
IDEA Part B (Handicapped)	20-4420-4429	34,077	19,000	19,000
ARP-ESSER Subgrant-Accelerated Learning Coaching and Educator Support Grant	20-4541	3,063	0	0
ARP-ESSER Subgrant-Evidence-Based Summer Learning and Enrichment Activities Grant	20-4542	27,709	0	0
ARP-ESSER Subgrant-Evidence-Based Comprehensive Beyond the School Day Activities Grant	20-4543	12,681	0	0
ARP-ESSER Subgrant-New Jersey Tiered System of Supports (NJTSS) Mental Health Support Staffing Grant	20-4544	2,602	0	0
Other	20-4XXX	29,554	22,044	22,044
Total Revenues from Federal Sources		110,646	41,544	41,544
Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures-Student Activity Fund		2,640	0	0
Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures-Scholarship Fund		-39	0	0
Total Grants and Entitlements		134,758	41,544	41,544

Repayment of Debt:
Actual Revenues (Over)/Under Expenditures		1	0	0
Total Repayment of Debt		1	0	0

Total Revenues/Sources	3,140,831	3,334,669	3,217,595
Total Revenues/Sources Net of Transfers	3,140,831	3,334,669	3,217,595

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Advertised Appropriations

Budget Category	Account	2024-25 Actual	2025-26 Revised	2026-27 Proposed

General Current Expense:
Instruction:
Regular Programs-Instruction	11-1XX-100-XXX	945,586	1,005,897	880,578
Special Education-Instruction	11-2XX-100-XXX	292,099	298,337	313,462
Basic Skills/Remedial-Instruction	11-230-100-XXX	24,097	25,219	26,107
School-Sponsored Cocurricular or Extracurricular Activities-Instruction	11-401-100-XXX	25,867	16,610	8,710
School-Sponsored Athletics-Instruction	11-402-100-XXX	8,722	13,850	14,323
Support Services:
Undistributed Expenditures-Instruction (Tuition)	11-000-100-XXX	323,261	410,686	356,246
Undistributed Expenditures-Health Services	11-000-213-XXX	78,381	78,365	82,736
Undistributed Expenditures-Speech, OT, PT and Related Services	11-000-216-XXX	48,053	48,399	25,000
Undistributed Expenditures-Other Support Services, Students>Extraordinary Services	11-000-217-XXX	0	0	98,043
Undistributed Expenditures-Child Study Teams	11-000-219-XXX	136,579	149,848	142,538
Undistributed Expenditures-Improvement of Instruction Services	11-000-221-XXX	48,081	49,357	44,814
Undistributed Expenditures-Education Media Services/Library	11-000-222-XXX	45,459	62,832	64,436
Undistributed Expenditures-Instructional Staff Training Services	11-000-223-XXX	0	1,500	500
Undistributed Expenditures-Support Services-General Administration	11-000-230-XXX	62,200	74,749	63,435
Undistributed Expenditures-Support Services-School Administration	11-000-240-XXX	39,625	44,419	37,104
Undistributed Expenditures-Central Services	11-000-251-XXX	55,584	58,307	53,769
Undistributed Expenditures-Operation and Maintenance of Plant Services	11-000-26X-XXX	306,107	335,651	313,430
Undistributed Expenditures-Student Transportation Services	11-000-270-XXX	65,188	71,850	66,880
Personal Services-Employee Benefits	11-XXX-XXX-2XX	501,183	532,324	580,815
Total Undistributed Expenditures		1,709,701	1,918,287	1,929,746
Interest Earned on Maintenance Reserve	10-606	0	5	5
Interest Earned on Current Expense Emergency Res	10-607	0	25	25
Total General Current Expense		3,006,072	3,278,230	3,172,956

Capital Expenditures:
Facilities Acquisition and Construction Services	12-000-400-XXX	0	14,800	3,000
Interest Deposit to Capital Reserve	10-604	0	95	95
Total Capital Outlay		0	14,895	3,095
General Fund Grand Total		3,006,072	3,293,125	3,176,051

Special Grants and Entitlements:
Student Activity Fund	20-475-XXX-XXX	24,112	0	0
Federal Projects:
Title II	20-XXX-XXX-XXX	960	500	500
IDEA Part B (Handicapped)	20-XXX-XXX-XXX	34,077	19,000	19,000
Other	20-XXX-XXX-XXX	29,554	22,044	22,044
ARP-ESSER Subgrant Accelerated Learning Coaching and Educator Support Grant	20-488-xxx-xxx	3,063	0	0
ARP-ESSER Subgrant Evidence-Based Summer Learning and Enrichment Activities Grant	20-489-xxx-xxx	27,709	0	0
ARP-ESSER Subgrant Evidence-Based Comprehensive Beyond the School Day Activities Grant	20-490-xxx-xxx	12,681	0	0
ARP-ESSER Subgrant New Jersey Tiered System of Supports (NJTSS) Mental Health Support Staffing Grant	20-491-xxx-xxx	2,602	0	0
Total Federal Projects	20-XXX-XXX-XXX	110,646	41,544	41,544
Total Special Revenue Funds		134,758	41,544	41,544

Repayment of Debt:
Total Regular Debt Service	40-701-510-XXX	1	0	0
Total Debt Service Funds		1	0	0
Total Expenditures/Appropriations		3,140,831	3,334,669	3,217,595
Total Expenditures Net of Transfers		3,140,831	3,334,669	3,217,595

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Advertised Recapitulation of Balances

Budget Category	Audited Balance 06-30-2024	Audited Balance 06-30-2025	Estimated Balance 06-30-2026	Estimated Balance 06-30-2027
Unrestricted:
(General Operating Budget)	307,503	346,407	324,053	250,000
(Repayment of Debt)	1	0	0	0
Restricted for Specific Purposes:
(General Operating Budget)
--Capital Reserve	378,985	384,071	369,366	366,461
--Adult Education Programs	0	0	0	0
--Maintenance Reserve	121,287	116,287	76,292	76,297
--Legal Reserve	451,911	324,083	57,173	0
--Unemployment Fund	7,968	7,968	7,968	7,968
--Tuition Reserve	0	0	0	0
--Current Expense Emergency Reserve	200,009	200,026	200,051	200,076
--Impact Aid Reserve for General Expenses (Sections 8002 and 8003)	0	0	0	0
--Impact Aid Reserve for Capital Expenses (Sections 8007 and 8008)	0	0	0	0
(Special Revenue Fund)
--Student Activity Fund	19,508	16,868	16,868	16,868
--Scholarship Fund	77,937	77,976	77,976	77,976
(Repayment of Debt)
--Restricted for Repayment of Debt	0	0	0	0

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Advertised Per Pupil Cost Calculations

Per Pupil Cost Calculations	2023-24 Actual Costs	2024-25 Actual Costs	2025-26 Original Budget	2025-26 Revised Budget	2026-27 Proposed Budget
Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost	$27,830	$28,671	$28,513	$33,282	$28,348
Total Classroom Instruction	$18,105	$19,266	$19,079	$22,093	$18,505
Classroom-Salaries and Benefits	$17,278	$17,660	$17,264	$19,971	$17,042
Classroom-General Supplies and Textbooks	$166	$232	$187	$218	$162
Classroom-Purchased Services	$662	$1,374	$1,628	$1,904	$1,302
Total Support Services	$4,004	$3,905	$3,983	$4,646	$4,722
Support Services-Salaries and Benefits	$2,713	$2,648	$2,517	$2,936	$2,474
Total Administrative Costs	$1,920	$1,724	$1,655	$2,113	$1,591
Administration Salaries and Benefits	$1,221	$1,234	$1,184	$1,515	$1,127
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant	$3,495	$3,353	$3,425	$3,996	$3,231
Operations and Maintenance-Salaries and Benefits	$1,421	$1,284	$1,378	$1,608	$1,320
Board Contribution to Food Services	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Extracurricular Costs	$273	$379	$311	$363	$237
Total Equipment Costs	$62	$0	$0	$0	$0
Legal Costs	$24	$16	$32	$37	$21
Employee Benefits as a percentage of salaries*	27.56%	30.34%	31.84%	30.80%	36.00%

*Does not include pension and social security paid by the State on-behalf of the district.

** Federal and State funds in the blended resource school-based budgets.

The information presented in columns 1 through 3 as well as the related descriptions of the per pupil cost calculations are contained in the Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending and can be found on the Department of Education website: http://www.nj.gov/education/guide/. This publication is also available in the board office and public libraries. The same calculations were performed using the 2025-26 revised appropriations and the 2026-27 budgeted appropriations presented in this advertised budget. Total Budgetary Comparative Per Pupil Cost is defined as current expense exclusive of tuition expenditures, transportation, residential costs, and judgments against the school district. For all years it also includes the restricted entitlement aids. With the exception of Total Equipment Cost, each of the other per pupil cost calculations presented is a component of the total comparative per pupil cost, although all components are not shown.

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Capital Projects

Description/Activity	Project Number	Dollar Amount	Eligible for Grant	Request to Exceed Referendum	Funding Source for Request to Exceed Referendum
Floor replacement for Main Office/Nurse's Suite	2627-01	$3,000	N	N

The complete budget will be on file and open to examination at the Califon Public School, 6 School Street Califon, Hunterdon County New Jersey between the hours of 8:30 am and 3:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

The school district has proposed programs and services in addition to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards adopted by the State Board of Education.

By order of the Board of Education

Matthew Herzer

Business Administrator/ Board Secretary

4/21/26

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby given that the Califon Public
School Board of Education will hold special meetings for the purpose of conducting
a Chief School Administrator search on:
Tuesday May 5, 2026
Tuesday May 12, 2026
Thursday May 14, 2026
Monday May 18, 2026
Tuesday May 19, 2026
Wednesday May 27, 2026
Thursday May 28, 2026
Thursday June 18, 2026

The meetings will be held in the library of the Califon School located at 6 School Street,
Califon, NJ The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.
Formal action may be taken.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Matthew Herzer
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
3/4/26