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2013/2014 School District
Proposed Budget
Clark Public School District Board of
Education and Administration
Kenneth J. Knops – Superintendent of Schools
David Oliveira– School Business Administrator
Edward Grande – Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Board of Education
Budget Presentation
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Special Thanks to the
Clark Board of Education
Ms. Lorraine j. Aklonis, Board President
Mr. Thomas Lewis, Board Vice President
Mr. Michael Bonaccorso
Mr. Carmen Brocato
Mrs. Laura Caliguire
Mrs. Jill Curran
Ms. Christine Guerriero, Garwood Representative
Mrs. Sheri Sandler
Mr. Robert Smorol
Mr. Henry Varriano
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“Children are the living messages
we send to a time we will not see.”
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Neil Postman, 1931 – 2003
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Our Schools and Students Continue to
Succeed and Flourish
• Our students performed well on Statewide Assessments. Assessment results show that on the Spring, 2012 administration of the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ-ASK) and High School Proficiency
Assessment (HSPA), our District scored
ABOVE the State Average and District Factor Group Average in ALL tested areas.
• In the August, 2012 New Jersey Monthly Magazine ranking of Top Public High School in the State of New Jersey, our high school was ranked in position #40, among the Top 15% of high schools in the State. This represented a gain of 61 positions over our last ranking of #101 in August of 2010.
Spring, 2012
State Testing
Our Schools and Students
Continue to Succeed and Flourish
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• The district went through the rigorous New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ-QSAC) this past month. After extensive monitoring by the State Department of
Education in the areas of Instruction and Program, Operations, Personnel, Finance, and Governance; the District has been informed that we will receive the highest possible designation, which is a “High Performing District.” This represents receiving a score of between 80-100% in all five of these monitored
areas. This is the first time our District has received the “High Performing School Designation.”
• Twenty-five members of the professional staff have presented at the New Jersey School Boards Association’s “Celebration of Curriculum” Workshop over the past two years, representing the highest number of teachers from any one district
throughout the State.
• Both the Education Chairs of the New Jersey Senate and the General Assembly, Senator Teresa Ruiz and Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan, came into District to speak and present to our students and staff this past school year.
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What’s In the Budget for the Upcoming
2013-2014 School Year?
• The District remains committed to providing a rigorous, full day Kindergarten Program.
• A rigorous elementary education program, focused on language arts literacy and mathematics, and including a maintenance in current class sizes, is in place for the upcoming school year.
• The rollout of Everyday Math will be completed with the program expanded to Grade Five this coming school year.
• Funds have been included to provide teachers and administrators with a wide variety of professional development opportunities ranging from attendance at week-long summer institutes to bringing educational consultants into District throughout the school year.
• Monies in support of Common Core curricular revisions and the materials to support these changes in Grades K-12 are contained in this budget.
• Saturday and Before/After School New Jersey ASK Enrichment Classes and Board of Education sponsored field trips are included in the budget.
What’s In the Budget for the Upcoming
2013-2014 School Year? (Cont.)
• Funds to purchase technological platforms that support a more efficient and expedient operation of the District such as My Learning Plan for staff development, and AESOP for teacher and staff attendance are included in the budget.
• The Progressive Science Initiative (PSI) will be launched at the middle school this coming school year with the implementation of an Honors Physics Course, taught via PMI, in Grade Eight. • Funding for Smart Boards and responders is included in the
budget as the Progressive Science Initiative is launched and the Progressive Mathematics Initiative is expanded.
• Funds are included in next year’s budget to support the
statewide implementation of the new tools to evaluate Teachers and Principals, this is part of the State’s EE4NJ Initiative.
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Who Worked on this Budget?
• Teaching staff delineated classroom needs.
• Principals and Supervisors developed budgets, addressing educational issues and programming needs.
• Supervisor of Maintenance prioritized facilities issues with Business Administrator.
• Director of Curriculum and Instruction reviewed needs from a central district perspective.
• Business Administrator reviewed for fiscal responsibilities. • Superintendent reviewed for educational direction and
district oversight.
• Board of Education Finance Committee articulated with Superintendent and Business Administrator on an ongoing basis throughout the process.
• Board of Education provided direction and reviewed total budget.
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Start with
Basic
Needs
Maintain
Classroom Quality
Assure Maximum
Impact Per Dollar
Minimize Tax
Impact
Maintain Community
Standards
Evaluate all Programs
Budget
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Our Budget Supports
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2,323
students in
Grades
Pre-K to 12
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We support
students
with
various
learning
styles and
educational
needs.
5 Schools
Clark Pre-School Annex (53 students, general education students are supported by tuition)
Frank K. Hehnly School (507 students)
Valley Road School (418 students)
Carl H. Kumpf Middle School (535 students)
Arthur L. Johnson High School (810 students)
2013-2014 Revenues
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2013-2014
Revenues
• Local Taxpayers in Clark fund 87% of the
budget.
• Proposed local tax levy for 2013-2014 is
up only three tax points ($194,271) from
the current school year.
• This represents an overall increase of
only 0.67%, well below the cap of 2%
school districts are allowed.
• State School Aid increased $2,264 but
net State Aid decreased $105,212 due to
debt service adjustments.
2013-2014 Expenditures
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Cost Containment Measures
• Outstanding school bonds were refunded at a lower
interest rate to decrease debt service costs
• Energy Savings Initiatives – PSE&G Direct Install,
Johnson Controls, Demand Response
• Purchasing Cooperatives for Natural Gas, Electricity,
School Supplies and Maintenance Projects
• Negotiate and Market Insurance Premiums Each Year
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Cost Containment Measures
(continued)
• Shared Services with Township:
Purchase Gasoline
Trash disposal
Shared use of buildings and fields
Department of Public Works assists with projects on
an as-needed basis
• Contracted Food Service Program and Custodial
Services
• Union County Educational Services Commission and
Morris Union Jointure Commission for some
Impact on Local Taxes
Assessed Home Value
Total Tax Levy 2012-2013
Total Tax Levy 2013-2014
Increase in School Taxes
$50,000 $1,990 $2,005 $15 $100,000 $3,980 $4,010 $30 $150,000 $5,970 $6,015 $45 $200,000 $7,960 $8,020 $60 $250,000 $9,950 $10,025 $75
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Budget Summary for 2013-2014
• Total Operating Budget $32,215,594
• Total Debt Service Budget $1,426,281
• Local Tax Levy $29,027,849
• State Aid $1,045,631
• Appropriated Balance $363,337
• 87% of the District’s budget is raised through
local taxes
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