gibbsboro school district 2012-2013 proposed budget students first maintaining excellence in...
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Gibbsboro School District2012-2013 Proposed Budget
Students FirstMaintaining excellence in challenging times
Tony Trongone – SuperintendentFrank Domin – Business Administrator
–At the February 14, 2012 board meeting, the Gibbsboro Board of Education approved a resolution that moves the school elections from April to the General Election in November.
–On Jan. 17, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law Senate Bill 3148, which gives communities the option of moving the school elections from their current date, the third Tuesday in April, to the November general election. The move places school board candidates on the November ballot, but it eliminates the annual vote on proposed school budgets that are at or below the state’s 2-percent tax levy cap.
Provide a budget that facilitates an Provide a budget that facilitates an emphasis on the whole child; social, emphasis on the whole child; social, emotional, scholastic and physicalemotional, scholastic and physical.
Provide a budget that facilitates an Provide a budget that facilitates an emphasis on the whole child; social, emphasis on the whole child; social, emotional, scholastic and physicalemotional, scholastic and physical.
– Continue to formalize Character Education program
– Continue build wireless network
– Maintains all inter-scholastic programs
– Continue to maintain facilities
Continue to formalize Character Education program
Increase Wireless Access Points
Provide a budget that facilitates Provide a budget that facilitates improvement of a comprehensive improvement of a comprehensive program aligned to New Jersey and program aligned to New Jersey and National Common Core Standards.National Common Core Standards.
– Begin implementation of new Reading program at elementary level.
– Professional development in LAL
– Extend new math curriculum to grades 5 and 6
– Fulfill state mandate regarding new teacher evaluation system
Extend new Math Curriculum = Grades 5 and 6
K 1 2 3 4
5 6
Fulfill state mandate regarding new teacher evaluation system =
•Adopt new observation model•Increase in number of observations•Professional development
•Administration•Teachers
Provide a budget that facilitates Provide a budget that facilitates expectation of high levels of achievement and growth
-New computer stations in computer lab-New computer stations in computer lab-New wireless computers (1:1) in middle school mathNew wireless computers (1:1) in middle school math classroomsclassrooms-Expand student access with mini-laptops for in-class-Expand student access with mini-laptops for in-class instruction instruction (from grades K to 4 to Grade 5)(from grades K to 4 to Grade 5)
-Continue with FASTT Math in grades K-5-Continue with FASTT Math in grades K-5-Carnegie Learning Math in grades 6 to 8-Carnegie Learning Math in grades 6 to 8-Maintains full day kindergarten-Maintains full day kindergarten
New computer stations in computer lab New computer stations in computer lab
- New wireless computers (1:1) - New wireless computers (1:1) in middle school math in middle school math classroomsclassrooms
-Expand student access with -Expand student access with mini-laptops for in-class mini-laptops for in-class instruction instruction (from grades K to 4 to Grade 5)(from grades K to 4 to Grade 5)
Continue with FASTT Continue with FASTT Math in grades K-5Math in grades K-5
Carnegie Learning Carnegie Learning Math in grades 6 to 8Math in grades 6 to 8
Provide a budget that facilitates a Provide a budget that facilitates a learning community composed of learning community composed of collaborative teams whose members collaborative teams whose members work interdependently to achieve work interdependently to achieve common goals linked to the purpose common goals linked to the purpose of learning for allof learning for all
A timely and systemic response
to intervention and enrichment
DURING the school day.
Provide a budget that facilitates Provide a budget that facilitates class sizes that enable personal class sizes that enable personal connection between students and connection between students and teachers.teachers.
Maintain class size.Maintain class size.
32 16 16
State Aid
1,364,519
1,275,537
1,489,135
1,454,026
1,304,546
1,316,916
1,489,135
$1,250,000
$1,300,000
$1,350,000
$1,400,000
$1,450,000
$1,500,000
$1,550,000
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
School Year
RevenueRevenue
$27,083 less in revenue
$49,600 increase to local tax levy
Reduce Inter-local music
Line funded through Job-Ed Funds
Reduce speech
Increase funding for New Teacher Evaluation framework as per state mandate.
Rescind inter-local agreement for Facilities Director
Increase of $69,631 in employee benefits
Average Home
$159,278
= $87.31 Increase
Year
2.0% net increase in local taxes.
$49,600
