The loss of 2026-27 state funding forces Superintendent Luis Jaime, the school board, and taxpayers into difficult decisions. The school budget issues will still force some of Dover's youngest students to be bused to out-of-town schools. (Photo/DOVERNOW.com) Dover Schools Superintendent Luis Jaime said the nearly $2 million cut in state aid to the district’s budget for the 2026-27 school year left him in shock. “I was expecting a reduction. I was not expecting a $2 million re

Superintendent Jaime, board members lament a nearly $2 million cut in state aid. Dover Public Schools revealed its $93 million budget for the 2026-27 school year. It includes an 11 percent tax increase to help bridge a budget gap, caused in part by the loss of nearly $2 million in state aid. At Tuesday night’s board meeting, Superintendent Luis Jaime and Atilla Sabahoglu, the business administrator and board secretary, said the financial challenges forced them to implement c