Woodbridge School Board Approves $1.3M Mid-Year Budget Shift
The transfer represents only a small share of the district’s $71 million reserves but is far greater than last year’s November adjustment.
November 21, 2025
The Woodbridge School Board approved a nearly $1.3 million mid-year budget adjustment at its meeting on Thursday, drawing the money from the district’s Maintenance Reserve.
Mid-year adjustments are routine, and the transfer represents only a small portion of the district’s reserves, which totaled $71,048,659 as of Oct. 31, according to the meeting agenda. But the size of this year’s correction stands out. Last November, the board adjusted its budget by only $32,133 and did not draw from any reserve accounts.
This year’s updated budget also reflects several federal funding changes. Title I funding, which helps schools support students from low-income families, has increased. But funding for IDEA-B, which pays for special education services, went down. Title IV funding, which supports school safety and student enrichment programs, also decreased.
These shifts led to a net budget adjustment of $365,666 before the district tapped its reserves. The $1.29 million transfer represents about 1.8 percent of the district’s total reserve accounts. No similar adjustments appeared in board agendas earlier this fall or in last year’s November agenda.
Board members did not comment on the increase during the meeting, and the agenda offers a limited explanation.
“The purpose of this transfer is to cover the additional costs related to salaries, FICA, health insurance and janitorial supplies that exceed the contractual amount budgeted as per the Shared Services Agreement due to the Township experiencing increased costs due to inflation,” the agenda states.
The Central Jerseyan has requested comment from Superintendent Joseph Massimino; district Business Administrator and Board Secretary Brian Wolferman; and Jonathan Triebwasser, chair of the board’s Finance & Insurance Committee.