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South Brunswick Township Public Schools

South Brunswick Township Public Schools. Proposed 2006-2007 School Budget & Election. Message …Protect & Preserve…. Maintaining Our Excellent School System. The Process. October 2005 – April 2006 Administration shares enrollment projections Principals draft and submit requests

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South Brunswick Township Public Schools

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  1. South Brunswick TownshipPublic Schools Proposed 2006-2007 School Budget & Election

  2. Message…Protect & Preserve…

  3. Maintaining Our Excellent School System

  4. The Process October 2005 – April 2006 • Administration shares enrollment projections • Principals draft and submit requests • Establish Priorities • Budget Committee Meetings (open to public) • Tentative Budget Adoption-March 13th • Public Hearing-March 27th • School Election April 18th

  5. Areas of Focus • Protecting/Preserving Our Excellent School System (Maintaining Programs and Services) • Raising Standards/ Expanding Opportunities • Building Professionalism • Protecting Our Investment • Planning for the Future

  6. Budgetary Initiatives • Protect and Preserve our Instructional Programs • Maintain adequate teacher to student ratios • World Language expansion • Resources for the new Math curriculum • Maintain, update and replace technology • Continuation of safe and caring initiatives • Professional Development • Maintain our facilities • Community Involvement

  7. Challenges • 233 additional students (9,017 district wide) • Small increase in township ratable base (1.4%) • Protecting and Preserving existing programs • Uncertain State Aid Revenues ??????????? • Constraints of S-1701 and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) • Fixed Cost Increases • Fund Balance (now and in future)

  8. Key Factors • New staff & Instructional Materials • 233 additional students • Opening addition at Constable (over 30,000 square feet) • Employee Benefit Cost Increases • Rising Energy Costs (+$500,000) • PERS Contribution (+$400,000) • Increased Transportation Costs (+$500,000)

  9. Steps Taken • Utilization of $3.86 million from fund balance • $528K of maintenance needs will be paid for by Capital Reserve funds • Lease-purchase technology items, textbooks and new buses • Fund purchases through the current budget? • Prudent purchasing procedures

  10. Budget Components • General Fund-Operating Budget • Special Programs-Federal Programs (NCLB, IDEA and Other Grants) • Debt Service (Previously Approved Referenda)

  11. Composition of 2006-07 Revenues

  12. Expenditure Appropriations

  13. Budget Appropriations-Major Categories

  14. Dollars and Cents Budget Breakdown General Fund $113,463,472 Special Programs $ 1,668,278 Debt Service $ 10,978,379 Total $126,110,129

  15. Dollars and Cents Total Proposed Tax LevyIncrease 12.2 cents ($89,910,441) (General Fund) 0.3 cents ($8,290,872) (Debt Service) Taxpayers will vote on $89,910,441 Levy only!

  16. Cost to Taxpayers Average Home assessed at $190,600 $200,000 Assessed Value (not FMV) Total Impact - $250/year ($20.83/month) $300,000 Assessed Value (not FMV) Total Impact - $375/year ($31.25/month)

  17. NJ Cost Comparison Guide for 2005 $11,210 $10,114 $1,100 below the NJ State Average Cost per Pupil NJ State Average South Brunswick

  18. Enrollment History 9,017 5,042

  19. Township Ratable History For 2006 an increase of $53 million – 1.4%

  20. School Election • Absentee Ballot Applications by Mail -Deadline – Tuesday, April 11, 2006 • Polling Places are the same as those used in the General Election

  21. Board of Education Candidates (3)-Full Term (1)-Unexpired Term Three YearsOne-Year Robert F. Long Deborah Taylor Brian Wojaczyk Ed Birch Barry Nathanson Dan Watts Stephen Parker Arthur Robinson

  22. School Election Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Polls are open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Please vote!

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