Old Tappan Board of Education Budget Presentation 2019-2020
Old Tappan Board of Education • Mr. Kurt Linder, President • Ms. Maryellen LaFronz, Vice President • Ms. Melissa Del Rosso • Ms. Kristen Santoro • Mr. John Shahdanian II
District Administration • Dr. Danielle Da Giau, Superintendent • Mr. Douglas Barrett, School Business Administrator / Board Secretary • Mr. Justin O’Neill, Principal Charles DeWolf Middle School • Mr. Ross Cooper, Principal T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School
Mission Statement The Old Tappan School District is committed to the pursuit of excellence in education as it involves students actively and personally in learning. It aspires to develop lifelong learners who can take responsibility for their own learning, master the State Standards, and contribute to the learning of others. The District seeks to enhance feelings of self-worth and foster respect for the uniqueness of all individuals. The ultimate goal is to develop students who are responsible citizens prepared to participate in a constantly changing society.
Statement of Purpose & Values
District Performance Measures • State tests are given at Grades 3-8 in Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics (NJSLA-ELA and NJSLA-M) and in Science at Grades 5 & 8 (NJSLA-S). • Students’ scores are reported as Performance Levels (Level 1 “Did not yet meet expectations” through Level 5 “Exceeded expectations” ). • The State groups districts based on factors, such as income, adult education levels, and occupations, to allow for comparisons. Our District Factor Group (DFG) is “I”.
2019-2020 Budget: District’s Statement of Priorities To maintain and improve educational programs, while To continue to build a strong leadership team to engage in limiting budgetary impact collaborative planning for District betterment To meet the needs of our special education students in a To properly maintain school facilities in a fiscally fiscally responsible manner responsible manner To prepare a budget within the tax levy cap that is To continue efforts towards successful implementation of considerate of the current economic climate Teach NJ and Achieve NJ, with particular focus on meeting performance targets, as established by the NJ Department To use standardized and criterion-referenced assessment of Education, as well as with particular focus on shifting tools to analyze student achievement and student growth, students’ levels of performance and growth as presented by PARCC/NJSLA levels of performance, newly established district and school performance targets To augment and strengthen the District’s technology and regional Criterion-Referenced Tests, in order to infrastructure to support successful classroom instruction modify instructional programs, as appropriate to and 21st Century programming maximize student potential To collaborate with the Northern Valley Curriculum To attempt to increase the participation rate of all Center to update the Health Curriculum and the Social subgroups by advertising and hosting parent/guardian Studies Curriculum to address the contributions of informational sessions in the daytime and evening and by persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and preparing students with strategic testing-taking transgender people, where appropriate. To support the confidence. faculty’s attendance at Northern Valley Curriculum Center workshops (e.g., “Defining the Times: Sex and Gender in To continue the district’s participation in the Northern Society and in the Classroom”) that address these Valley Curriculum Consortium and continued focus on sociocultural and socio-political topics. the work of professional learning communities and staff To coordinate management technologies for greater efficiency development To continue to build upon a strong faculty and staff to uphold our positive reputation and our District’s purpose, values, and vision
Fiscal Responsibility • Debt Free District paid final Debt Service Payment in April, 2018 District no longer has any debt • Small Tax Levy Increases 10-year average for tax increases is less than 1.8% • Cost Saving Measures Shared services Joint purchasing arrangements • Capital Reserve Funds facility improvements without additional cost to taxpayers Examples: • 2019-20 = Bathroom and flooring upgrades at CDW • 2017-18 = Repaving of parking lots and new emergency communication/phone system • 2016-17 = Boiler replacement and new front entrance at CDW
Shared Services With the Borough of Old Tappan: • Resource Optimization Initiative (“ROI”) Shared purchasing arrangements (e.g., fuel and rock salt) • Sharing of and assistance with athletic fields • Ongoing and dynamic process • With other Northern Valley School Districts: • Regionalized curriculum center Regionalized staff development program Regionalized special education programs Regionalized special education and non-public transportation Shared technology costs (e.g., internet, email, and hosting) Shared purchased professional services (e.g., physical therapy, behaviorist) With other NJ Public School Districts: • Member of the joint insurance fund "NESBIG“ (Northeast Bergen Ins. Group) Cooperative purchasing program for telecommunication services ("ACT“) Cooperative purchasing program for energy services ("ACES") Cooperative purchasing of supplies (“Educational Data Services”) Member of the NJ Educational Services Commission (“NJESC”)
Budget Overview • Tax Levy Cap of 2% • Declining pupil enrollment • State Aid State Aid $ (in 000's ) $573 $600 $443 $480 $500 $356 $356 $371 $371 $380 $400 $372 $400 $288 $300 $200 $100 $0 $0 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20
Enrollment History 875 873 869 872 856 855 Student Count (“On Roll”) 825 826 804 808 814 793 775 771 755 753 740 738 725 704 681 675 656 640 625 Year Note: “On-Roll Students” per the October ASSA Count
Budget Overview 2019-20 Appropriations Instruction (29.28%) Special Education (21.66%) Employee Benefits (19.66%) Maint. & Facilities (16.04%) Central Serv. / Admin. (6.54%) Student Services (3.19%) Transportation (1.82%) Inst. Serv./Staff Dev. (1.81%)
Tax Levy Cap - Calculation • The 2019-20 Tax Levy Cap is calculated as follows: 2018-19 Tax Levy Amount = $14,324,223 Add: 2% Tax Levy Increase = $286,484 Add: Health Insurance Waiver = $129,220 2019-20 Tax Levy Cap = $14,739,927 Note: For 2019-20, the District had no available Banked Cap. •
Tax Impact • To support the State Standards as contained in the budget: Assessed value of Borough decreased by $7.1M. Cost is an additional $0.02735 per $100 in assessed value, which represents a increase of 3.32% The tax increase is an additional $18.82 per month for the average assessed home valued at $825,903. Debt Service has been eliminated as District is debt- free. The total General Fund tax levy = $14,739,927
Elections / Senior Property Tax Freeze Information Elections • In 2012, Old Tappan Board of Education moved school elections from April to the General Election in November • School board candidates are now included on November ballot for General Election • No vote on school budgets at or below the Tax Levy Cap • The 2019-20 school budget is at the Tax Levy Cap Senior Tax Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) Program • Program for eligible senior citizens or disabled persons • Subject to income limits and residency requirements • For more information visit: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/questions/senior- freeze.shtml
Questions? For more information visit www.oldtappanschools.org
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