New Date For Next Lacey Board Of Education Meeting

LACEY, NJ — The Lacey Board of Education meeting originally scheduled for May 16 will now be held May 14, according to a public notice.

The time and location of the meeting are unchanged. It will still be held in the Lacey Township High School Lecture Hall starting at 6 p.m. Reports and presentations begin at about 7 p.m.

This is a regular Board of Education meeting. The board recently held a special meeting on May 7 to hold a budget workshop as the district struggles with a budget deficit of $6.9 million. Read more: 'My Teachers Saved My Life': Lacey Students Fight Budget Cuts

Superintendent Vanessa Pereira attended the State Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday to plead the district's case. A proposed State Assembly bill would allow for a portion of state aid loss to be recouped in the form of stabilization aid and would allow for the two percent tax levy cap to be exceeded to increase the budget. It could go up to 9.9 percent, according to the bill's text.

Without further assistance, Pereira has said that the district will see ballooning class sizes, dozens of staff cuts, pay-to-participate in all athletic programs and co-curricular and more. Read more: Petition Launched To Save Band Director From Lacey Budget Cuts