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Elmwood Park Public Schools
District Budget 2016-‐2017 April 26, 2016
District Goals -Fund current employment obligations. -Review district personnel needs in regard to projected enrollment trends. -Meet all QSAC requirements.
School Level Goals Maintain core mission – educational foundation programs (English Language Arts, Math, Science). Maintain the district’s other existing programs in addition to the above mentioned. Review district personnel needs at the school level and adjust for projected enrollment trends. Continue to update curriculum at all levels in all subject areas. Expand staff knowledge of the Danielson model through formal and informal PD opportunities. Classroom libraries at Elementary level.
New Positions-‐ 16-‐17 1 New Teacher (Enrollment/Supplemental) Increase in district Speech Teacher (.5 to FT) New CST Staff Member 1 New Teacher (Special Education Program) PT Security
Special Education Goals � Provide required student services: ◦ Evaluations ◦ Occupational therapy ◦ Physical therapy ◦ Speech Services ◦ Medical services
§ Continue to return students to the least restrictive environment.
§ Continue to monitor programs at the Elementary and Middle/High Schools, in addition to all programs.
§ Continue to expand Community Based Instruction program.
§ Continue district Extended School Year Program located at Sixteenth Avenue and Middle/High School locations.
Technology Goals - To maintain core mission providing instructional and
administrative technology support. -Continue to implement the district’s technology one-to-
one initiative with the additional purchase of Chromebooks, as well as increasing technological resources at the Elementary level.
-Increase professional development opportunities for
teachers and support staff.
Security Goals � Part Time security staff. � Continue to monitor and upgrade existing security systems.
� Continue to increase software and hardware capacity and capabilities.
� Continue to increase school safety training for all staff and review all school crisis plans with district staff and law enforcement agencies.
Facilities
� Capital Projects -‐Athletic Field Lights-‐ (HS/MS) -‐Exterior Door Replacements-‐ (16th) -‐HVAC Plumbing Infrastructure Repairs-‐ (Gantner)
-‐Classroom Floors-‐ (Gilbert) � Purchase custodial/maintenance supplies and materials. � Ensure health and safety of the property. � Perform preventative maintenance of the facility. � Promote district wide energy efZiciency. � Auditorium (Zinal phase of the referendum).
2014/2015 Spending Per Pupil-‐ Bergen County-‐ (K-‐12) 34 Districts 12. Saddle Brook-‐ $20,276 15. Bogota-‐ $19,751 19. Wood-‐Ridge-‐ $19,178 23. Rutherford-‐ $18,578 27. Lodi-‐ $17,586 28. Lyndhurst-‐ $17,150 29. Hasbrouck Heights-‐ $16,901 31. Wallington-‐ $16,873 32. Palisades Park-‐ $16,481 33. Elmwood Park-‐ $16,201 34. Cliffside Park-‐ $16,061
2014/2015 Student/Teacher Ratio-‐ Bergen County-‐ (K-‐12) 34 Districts 7. Palisades Park-‐ 11.1 14. Saddle Brook-‐ 12 15. Wood-‐Ridge-‐ 12 17. Rutherford-‐ 12.2 23. Bogota-‐ 12.7 25. Lyndhurst-‐ 12.8 29. Cliffside Park-‐ 13.6 31. Hasbrouck Heights-‐ 13.9 32. Lodi-‐ 14 33. Wallington-‐ 15.3 34. Elmwood Park-‐ 15.6
2014/2015 Student/Administrator Ratio-‐ Bergen County-‐ (K-‐12) 34 Districts
4. Palisades Park-‐ 110.5 7. Bogota-‐ 130.5 8. Wallington-‐ 134.3 12. Lyndhurst-‐ 146.5 13. Rutherford-‐ 147.1 16. Saddle Brook-‐ 151.6 23. Lodi-‐ 165.5 24. Hasbrouck Heights-‐ 169.8 25. Wood-‐Ridge-‐ 170.5 33. Elmwood Park-‐ 229.3 34. Cliffside Park-‐ 247.4
Administrative Costs � The school district projects to spend $342 less than the Regional Limit, on a per pupil basis, for the 2016-‐2017 school year:
◦ $2,138 -‐ Regional Limit ◦ $1,796 -‐ Elmwood Park Public Schools ◦ $ 342 -‐ Less Than Regional Limit
Note: The Regional Limit is calculated by the New Jersey Department of Education.
Adequacy Budget • In 2008, the state of NJ implemented a new school funding formula (SFRA). If funded correctly, this method was felt to provide a fair and uniform method of funding school districts. The formula establishes an “Adequacy Budget,” which the NJDOE determined to be an amount needed to implement all core curriculum requirements.
• The state calculates that our district is $8,595,316 below the adequacy amount.
Education Law Center-‐ July 2014 Report based on 2013 data.
• 32 deeply inadequately funded districts • Elmwood Park is #11 out of #32
STATE AID HISTORY
Revenue Projections General Fund / Operating Budget ◦ Local Tax Levy (Property Taxes) $32,973,746 ◦ Tuition 30,000 ◦ Miscellaneous Revenue 190,560 ◦ Extraordinary State Aid 399,998 ◦ Unrestricted State Aid 3,127,693* ◦ Unrestricted Federal Aid (SEMI) 64,412 ◦ Withdrawal from Capital Reserve 450,000 ◦ TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET $37,236,409 *Increase of 67,188
Revenue Projections – General Tax Levy
§ $28,789,793 Local Tax Levy 2012-‐2013
§ $29,579,684 Local Tax Levy 2013-‐2014 § $31,160,280 Local Tax Levy 2014-‐2015 § $31,783,486 Local Tax Levy 2015-‐2016
§ $32,973,746 Local Tax Levy 2016-‐2017 § $1,190,260 Local Tax Levy Increase for 2016-‐2017
Note: The current local tax levy increase is capped by the NJDOE at 2% plus applicable adjustment(s). The district has allowable adjustments of $235,345 for Health Care Cost and $319,245 for prior year adjustments not utilized (banked cap). Total increase is 3.74%.
Budgeted Expenditures 2016-‐2017
§ $33,294,316 General Fund Appropriations 2013-‐2014
§ $34,910,239 General Fund Appropriations 2014-‐2015 § $37,903,720 General Fund Appropriations 2015-‐2016
§ $37,236,409 General Fund Appropriations 2016-‐2017 § ($667,311) General Fund Decrease for 2016-‐2017
2016-‐2017 Tax Increase • AVERAGE HOME ASSESSED $329,300 • OPERATING BUDGET $190.00 • DEBT SERVICE (Previously approved-‐ referendum) $15.50
TOTAL $205.50
Tax Impact Increase for an assessed home:
$156.00 for $250,000 $171.60 for $275,000 $187.20 for $300,000 $202.80 for $325,000 $205.50 for $329,300 AVERAGE HOME ASSESSMENT 2016 $218.40 for $350,000 $234.00 for $375,000 $249.60 for $400,000
