Township of Ocean Board of Education State Aid 2011-2012 $652,905 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Township of Ocean Board of Education

State Aid 2011-2012  $652,905 of state aid has been restored  5.5 million dollars state aid decrease last year  State aid has declined from 20% to 11% in 10 years (as a percentage of the school budget)  Ocean Township receiving LESS 2011–2012 state aid than in 1991 over 20 years ago.

 State Health Benefit  $516,421 increase Plan  $175,832 private school  Special Education tuition for mandated out of district student placement  $250,500 new staff additions due to mandated class sizes  $100,941 Support staff  Pension (PERS)

2011 - 2012 Budget Positive Factors

Capital facility upgrades:  Upgrades to HS auditorium lighting and sound systems, athletic facilities, and TOIS athletic fields  Portions of the roofs at Wayside and Wanamassa  High School cafeteria & stairwell windows, repairs to the track  Various HVAC replacements, paving and curbing district wide  Replacement of damaged playground equipment

Reinstate education technology initiatives:  • Teacher laptop initiative in grades 9-12 • Various document cameras, responders, data projectors and Smart Boards • Replace servers & switches that are over 9 years old Install wireless access at the High  School in connection with the teacher laptop initiative

Personnel  Add 3 part time and 1 full time special education resource center teachers (OTES, Wayside, HS & TOIS)  Add 1 full time special education LLD teacher at Wayside school  Add 1 TOIS basic skills teacher  Add 1 OTES and 1 fifth grade teacher  Reduce 3 elementary teachers at Wayside and Wanamassa due to enrollment shifts

 The Ocean Township General Fund school tax increase is estimated to be 3%. • The average assessed home of $404,000 will see an increase of $146.40 annually or $12.20 on a monthly basis.  The Loch Arbour General Fund school tax increase is estimated to be 15%. • The average assessed home of $1,094,000 will see an increase of $1,785.56 annually.

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Advanced Placement Participation Data 50.0% 35.4% 27.9% 40.0% 19.9% 30.0% 19.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 2009 2010 Ocean Township HS New Jersey

NJ Monthly Magazine ranks Ocean Township High School in the top 100 ! Newsweek Magazine ranks Ocean Township High School in the top 6% of the nation’s secondary schools !

 School budget goes to both municipalities for review  If both Ocean Township and Loch Arbour agree to mandate a decrease in the budget, cuts will be made by the school board up to the amount specified  If both municipalities can not agree to an amount to cut, the entire budget goes to the state for their review. The state then makes the determination for cuts VOTE -- Wednesday, April 27th 7:00am to 9:00pm

Reminder  Seniors now have until June 1 to apply  If eligible this program will FREEZE property taxes for the applicant  If 65 years old or disabled you may qualify for this program For more information: www.state.nj/treasury/taxation