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The Superintendent presented a preliminary budget on January 12.
• Aligned to district goals
• New initiatives for student achievement and staff development including:– Student learning– Technology initiatives – Professional staff
• Reallocation of funds from major cost drivers
Local taxes are the primary source of funding for local schools.
Local Tax Levy88%
Debt Service
3%
State Aid7%
Federal Aid2%
Budget reductions are required to minimize impact on taxpayers.
• Initiatives to contain key cost drivers
• Greater control over operation costs
• Across-the-board belt tightening
• Overall projected enrollment trends remain relatively flat; elementary increases
New initiatives are possible due to success in containing key cost drivers
• Special education tuition – “stem the flow”
• Building Maintenance – “seal the envelope”
• Energy – “mechanical upgrades” impacting 70% of heated space
• Operations – “efficiencies”
• Employee benefits – “staff incentive to opt-out”
Per pupil expenditures for operations are reduced and instruction increased.
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Reallocation of resources continues a legacy of excellence.
• No cuts in music, arts, athletics, fitness, enrichment or high-end classes
• No changes to class size policy
• Continued high graduation standards at CHS
• No reduction in student support services
• Continued support for Alternative Program
What are the proposed new initiatives?
Full-day kindergarten in two phases
Phase I: 08-09 $1,100,000 separate proposal
Phase II: 09-10 and beyond– 4 additional classrooms
– Approximately $400,000 in additional operating
What are the proposed new initiatives?
A commitment to student learning:– Additional staff to maintain class size at
elementary schools (7 teachers, $695,600) – Additional step-up classes for students to advance
levels ($40,000)– Increase library services at CHS/Montrose (.4 fte,
$28,600)– Additional teacher for health education at middle
schools (1 fte, $85,800)– Additional math teacher at CHS (1 fte, $85,800)
K-5 Enrollment Projections require adding teachers to maintain class size
K -5 E nrollment P rojec tions(2006-07 throug h 2008-09 ac tuals as of Oc tober
15)
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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
What are the proposed new initiatives?
Initiate Long-Range Technology Plan– Technology studios and classes in middle schools to
replace home economics program ($432,000)– Web-based student learning management system
($225,000)– Wireless infrastructure in secondary buildings ($513,000)– Begin conversion to multi-media model classrooms
($210,000)– K-2 Assessment System ($31,000)– Across-the-board reduction in materials to encourage
reduction in reliance on hard materials
What are the proposed new initiatives?
Support for Professional Staff – Continue implementation of recommendations of
ELA audit– Initiate math audit– Content expert support – add Elementary Math
Specialist (+$85,800)– Elementary Assistant Principals (+$105,000 net)
What next? The Budget calendar is revised to meet NJDOE schedule.
Mon, Feb 9 BOE consider preliminary budget Tues, Mar 10 Governor’s Budget AddressThur, Mar 12 State Aid noticesMon, Mar 16 BOE adopt proposed budget to be submitted
to ECS for approval and BSE for fundingThur, Mar 19 Advertise budget and notice Public HearingWed, Mar 25 BOE/BSE workshop to establish
understanding of proposed budgetMon, Mar 30 BSE Public Hearing/action to levy 2009-10
school taxMon, Apr 20 BOE adopt 2009-10 budget and action by
BSETues, Apr 21 BOE ElectionsMon, May 4 BOE Reorganization