The Brooklawn Board of Education held a public hearing and then approved the district’s 2011-2012 budget of $5,087,799 at the meeting of the Board on March 24. There will be no tax increase in the district. The district remains at the state minimum tax levy, which means that state law will not permit the Board to reduce taxes below this amount. 

 Superintendent Dr. John Kellmayer remarked, \”Everyone is aware of the difficult economic times that school districts and tax payers alike are experiencing. We have not increased taxes for many years now, while maintaining high academic standards. Our per pupil spending is among the lowest in the region. The district was recently cited by the New Jersey Commissioner of Education as high achieving. To achieve such success while keeping taxes at the lowest level permitted by state reflects very positively on the Board and staff.\”