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School Funding Reform Act (SFRA): Please Underfund Us Fairly Gloucester & Camden County Unfairly Funded School Districts Hosted by: Woodbury City Public Schools & Woodbury City Council

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School Funding Reform Act (SFRA): Please Underfund Us Fairly

Gloucester & Camden County Unfairly Funded School Districts

Hosted by: Woodbury City Public Schools & Woodbury City Council

New Jersey Education Aid Legislation

SFRA2008

CEIFA1996

QEA II1991

QEA1990

Abbott I Court

Decision1981 - 1988

Public School Education Act, Chapter 212

1975

“The state stopped funding each one not long after each law was passed, including the SFRA.” NJSpotlight, May 6, 2015

Jul. 1976: The NJ Supreme Court shut down the public schools for eight days because the Legislature failed to fund the new formula. The first New Jersey state income tax is then enacted. NJDOE website

"We can now make sure all of our children, regardless of where they live, have the

opportunity of getting the quality education they should expect.“

John Corzine

This bill represents the culmination of five years of diligent efforts by both the Executive and Legislative branches of State government to develop an equitable and predictable way

to distribute State aid that addresses the deficiencies found in past formulas as

identified by the Supreme Court.SFRA Legislation

"The Legislature and Governor Corzine made a promise to ensure every child has access to a quality education, regardless of where they

live. Now that promise can be fulfilled," Assemblyman Joseph Cryan

Governor Corzine’s goal in developing the new school funding formula was to bring greater equity and predictability to State

funding for school districts in a manner that fulfills the State’s constitutional obligation to provide a “thorough and efficient” system of

education to all students in the State.NJDOE Website

The SFRA Promise

No Changes Connected to the Formula

• The development of the new formula was done carefully to ensure that the new system is constitutional; the adequacy budget allocates similar resources to similar districts, regardless of their zip code. By calculating aid based on the characteristics of the student population rather than district location, the new formula will distribute aid equitably during periods of changing demographics and enrollment shifts.

SFRA Legislation Determined Weights

Base figureGrade Level• K-5 = 1.0• 6-8 = 1.04• HS = 1.17

AdditionalAt-Risk• <20% = 0.47• Formula for between 20% and 60%• >=60% = 0.57

AdditionalLimited English Proficient• 0.5

AdditionalCombination• 0.125

First Year Implementation: 2008-09

• True Implementation• Districts owed $$$ by SFRA were “capped” –

– 20% increase if spending below Adequacy– 10% increase if spending above Adequacy

Year Two – Tougher Financial Times: 2009-10

• 20%, 10% Increases were NOT realized• Woodbury City received only a 5% increase• And $714,000 reduction in current year state

aid occurs in the winter with the state targeting the district reserve account funds.

Third Year: New Administration: 2010-11

• DECREASE in State Aid by 5% of district’s general fund budget.

• Woodbury City loss in SFRA -$1,159,207 (9.1% decrease in state aid)

5 Additional Years of Waiting: Eight Years of SFRA

• $$$ -- Random Dollar Amount – small increase?• What did this all mean?2011-12• $$$ -- Random Dollar Amount – small increase?• Unilaterally Changed Weights for all Categories; Implemented Average Daily

Attendance Penalty• Failed to Even Run True SFRA Formula – No SFRA #, No New Adequacy

2012-13• $$$ -- Random Dollar Amount – small increase? • Continued with Unilaterally Changed Weights for all Categories; Implemented

Average Daily Attendance Penalty• Failed to Even Run True SFRA Formula – No SFRA #, No New Adequacy

2013-14

• $20/student for ALL districts? -- Really?!• ELC Forces NJDOE to Release SFRA Formula – proper weights used; proper

October attendance calculations used2014-15

• No Change in SFRA Dollars• Proper SFRA formula is calculated for Districts• Enough is Enough

2015-16

State Aid Notice to School Districts

Why Enough is Enough?School year District DFG

High Needs

Actual Funding

Full, uncapped SFRA Funding

Percent of Uncapped Aid Received Gain/Loss

State Aid at 85% of Uncapped Gain/Loss

Gain/Loss Per Pupil

2015-2016 Wenonah Boro I NO 498,684$ 174,663$ 285.5% (324,021)$ 149,051$ (349,633)$ (1,739)$ 2015-2016 Logan Twp FG NO 5,395,095$ 3,001,254$ 179.8% (2,393,841)$ 2,561,152$ (2,833,943)$ (2,689)$ 2015-2016 Washington Twp FG NO 50,044,915$ 35,492,284$ 141.0% (14,552,631)$ 30,287,718$ (19,757,197)$ (2,762)$ 2015-2016 Greenwich Twp DE NO 1,122,508$ 823,120$ 136.4% (299,388)$ 702,418$ (420,090)$ (752)$ 2015-2016 Mantua Twp FG NO 6,160,906$ 4,871,798$ 126.5% (1,289,108)$ 4,157,401$ (2,003,505)$ (1,768)$ 2015-2016 Elk Twp B NO 2,554,913$ 2,083,295$ 122.6% (471,618)$ 1,777,802$ (777,111)$ (2,499)$ 2015-2016 Pitman Boro FG NO 9,827,865$ 9,447,063$ 104.0% (380,802)$ 8,061,752$ (1,766,113)$ (1,318)$ 2015-2016 Harrison Twp GH NO 6,128,763$ 5,933,146$ 103.3% (195,617)$ 5,063,113$ (1,065,650)$ (776)$ 2015-2016 Delsea Regional H.S Dist. CD NO 13,957,749$ 14,176,152$ 98.5% 218,403$ 12,097,370$ (1,860,379)$ (1,178)$ 2015-2016 Clearview Regional FG NO 14,902,735$ 15,789,007$ 94.4% 886,272$ 13,473,717$ (1,429,018)$ (577)$ 2015-2016 Woodbury Heights Boro FG NO 996,609$ 1,056,094$ 94.4% 59,485$ 901,229$ (95,380)$ (438)$ 2015-2016 Franklin Twp CD NO 8,728,582$ 9,524,556$ 91.6% 795,974$ 8,127,881$ (600,701)$ (471)$ 2015-2016 West Deptford Twp DE NO 12,031,649$ 13,236,816$ 90.9% 1,205,167$ 11,295,778$ (735,871)$ (252)$ 2015-2016 Glassboro B NO 16,453,397$ 18,405,344$ 89.4% 1,951,947$ 15,706,396$ (747,001)$ (363)$ 2015-2016 South Harrison Twp FG NO 1,585,407$ 1,850,852$ 85.7% 265,445$ 1,579,444$ (5,963)$ (16)$

STATEWIDE AVERAGE 85.3%2015-2016 National Park Boro B NO 2,077,854$ 2,525,630$ 82.3% 447,776$ 2,155,273$ 77,419$ 325$ 2015-2016 Paulsboro Boro A YES 12,135,584$ 15,135,558$ 80.2% 2,999,974$ 12,916,089$ 780,505$ 746$ 2015-2016 Deptford Twp CD NO 23,442,806$ 31,169,279$ 75.2% 7,726,473$ 26,598,636$ 3,155,830$ 753$ 2015-2016 Gateway Regional CD NO 7,471,284$ 10,428,864$ 71.6% 2,957,580$ 8,899,582$ 1,428,298$ 1,434$ 2015-2016 Woodbury City B YES 12,005,409$ 17,060,457$ 70.4% 5,055,048$ 14,558,722$ 2,553,313$ 1,767$ 2015-2016 Westville Boro B YES 2,472,098$ 3,746,079$ 66.0% 1,273,981$ 3,196,756$ 724,658$ 2,107$ 2015-2016 Gloucester Co Vocational V NO 7,664,653$ 11,835,132$ 64.8% 4,170,479$ 10,099,636$ 2,434,983$ 1,761$ 2015-2016 Swedesboro-Woolwich DE NO 6,886,950$ 10,827,168$ 63.6% 3,940,218$ 9,239,479$ 2,352,529$ 1,436$ 2015-2016 Monroe Twp CD NO 34,528,463$ 55,783,392$ 61.9% 21,254,929$ 47,603,351$ 13,074,888$ 2,188$ 2015-2016 Clayton Boro CD NO 9,844,658$ 16,656,516$ 59.1% 6,811,858$ 14,214,015$ 4,369,357$ 3,225$ 2015-2016 Newfield Boro N NO 1,425,282$ 2,486,918$ 57.3% 1,061,636$ 2,122,238$ 696,956$ 2,904$ 2015-2016 East Greenwich Twp FG NO 3,414,738$ 6,968,717$ 49.0% 3,553,979$ 5,946,829$ 2,532,091$ 1,931$ 2015-2016 Kingsway Regional FG NO 8,742,379$ 18,535,603$ 47.2% 9,793,224$ 15,817,554$ 7,075,175$ 2,952$

282,501,935$ 339,024,757$ 83.3% Source of data: Education Law Center

GLOUCESTER COUNTY Proportional Allotment

School year District DFG

High Needs

Actual Funding

Full, uncapped SFRA Funding

Percent of Uncapped Aid Received Gain/Loss

State Aid at 85% of Uncapped Gain/Loss

Gain/Loss Per Pupil

2015-2016 Voorhees Twp I NO 5,535,319$ 3,371,751$ 164.2% (2,163,568)$ 2,877,320$ (2,657,999)$ (946)$ 2015-2016 Chesilhurst A YES 2,496,590$ 1,583,078$ 157.7% (913,512)$ 1,350,936$ (1,145,654)$ (7,956)$ 2015-2016 Eastern Camden County RegGH NO 9,266,273$ 6,755,709$ 137.2% (2,510,564)$ 5,765,056$ (3,501,217)$ (1,734)$ 2015-2016 Haddon Heights Boro GH NO 1,693,227$ 1,317,970$ 128.5% (375,257)$ 1,124,704$ (568,523)$ (624)$ 2015-2016 Collingswood Boro FG NO 10,400,195$ 8,887,201$ 117.0% (1,512,994)$ 7,583,987$ (2,816,208)$ (1,743)$ 2015-2016 Winslow Twp CD YES 44,125,936$ 37,716,757$ 117.0% (6,409,179)$ 32,185,996$ (11,939,940)$ (2,644)$ 2015-2016 Gloucester City B YES 30,074,492$ 26,293,335$ 114.4% (3,781,157)$ 22,437,697$ (7,636,795)$ (4,205)$ 2015-2016 Gibbsboro Boro FG NO 1,410,707$ 1,242,451$ 113.5% (168,256)$ 1,060,259$ (350,448)$ (1,364)$ 2015-2016 Gloucester Twp DE NO 50,849,479$ 51,210,711$ 99.3% 361,232$ 43,701,205$ (7,148,274)$ (1,124)$ 2015-2016 Merchantville Boro DE NO 2,319,673$ 2,338,217$ 99.2% 18,544$ 1,995,342$ (324,331)$ (785)$ 2015-2016 Haddon Twp FG NO 8,392,963$ 8,610,529$ 97.5% 217,566$ 7,347,886$ (1,045,077)$ (519)$ 2015-2016 Camden City A YES 279,847,597$ 287,676,163$ 97.3% 7,828,566$ 245,491,513$ (34,356,084)$ (2,241)$ 2015-2016 Clementon Boro B YES 6,362,243$ 6,651,300$ 95.7% 289,057$ 5,675,958$ (686,285)$ (1,204)$ 2015-2016 Waterford Twp DE NO 12,574,896$ 13,937,401$ 90.2% 1,362,505$ 11,893,629$ (681,267)$ (423)$ 2015-2016 Black Horse Pike Regional DE NO 33,380,107$ 37,717,383$ 88.5% 4,337,276$ 32,186,530$ (1,193,577)$ (318)$ 2015-2016 Oaklyn Boro CD NO 2,602,944$ 2,998,534$ 86.8% 395,590$ 2,558,831$ (44,113)$ (94)$ 2015-2016 Magnolia Boro CD NO 3,058,381$ 3,529,028$ 86.7% 470,647$ 3,011,534$ (46,847)$ (119)$ 2015-2016 Berlin Twp CD NO 5,591,872$ 6,409,905$ 85.7% 818,033$ 5,469,961$ (121,911)$ (158)$

STATEWIDE AVERAGE 85.3%2015-2016 Mount Ephraim Boro CD NO 3,916,565$ 4,659,720$ 84.1% 743,155$ 3,976,422$ 59,857$ 100$ 2015-2016 Lawnside Boro B YES 3,721,485$ 4,431,594$ 84.0% 710,109$ 3,781,748$ 60,263$ 157$ 2015-2016 Audubon Boro DE NO 8,246,759$ 10,000,869$ 82.5% 1,754,110$ 8,534,348$ 287,589$ 221$ 2015-2016 Brooklawn Boro B NO 4,371,742$ 5,350,203$ 81.7% 978,461$ 4,565,653$ 193,911$ 497$ 2015-2016 Camden County VocationalV YES 22,332,661$ 27,821,272$ 80.3% 5,488,611$ 23,741,578$ 1,408,917$ 659$ 2015-2016 Pine Hill Boro B YES 16,292,748$ 20,827,459$ 78.2% 4,534,711$ 17,773,334$ 1,480,586$ 920$ 2015-2016 Berlin Boro DE NO 3,664,608$ 4,713,575$ 77.7% 1,048,967$ 4,022,379$ 357,771$ 418$ 2015-2016 Pennsauken Twp CD YES 48,134,029$ 63,407,857$ 75.9% 15,273,828$ 54,109,769$ 5,975,740$ 1,165$ 2015-2016 Barrington Boro FG NO 3,253,998$ 4,400,298$ 73.9% 1,146,300$ 3,755,041$ 501,043$ 594$ 2015-2016 Stratford Boro DE NO 4,420,100$ 6,297,863$ 70.2% 1,877,763$ 5,374,348$ 954,248$ 1,320$ 2015-2016 Runnemede Boro B NO 4,834,125$ 6,937,577$ 69.7% 2,103,452$ 5,920,255$ 1,086,130$ 1,338$ 2015-2016 Woodlynne Boro B YES 6,938,821$ 10,324,752$ 67.2% 3,385,931$ 8,810,737$ 1,871,916$ 3,307$ 2015-2016 Sterling High School Dist DE NO 6,831,315$ 10,207,450$ 66.9% 3,376,135$ 8,710,636$ 1,879,321$ 2,270$ 2015-2016 Lindenwold Boro B YES 24,546,306$ 39,932,222$ 61.5% 15,385,916$ 34,076,586$ 9,530,280$ 3,645$ 2015-2016 Somerdale Boro CD NO 3,038,546$ 4,951,074$ 61.4% 1,912,528$ 4,225,052$ 1,186,506$ 2,308$ 2015-2016 Hi Nella N NO 856,878$ 1,493,693$ 57.4% 636,815$ 1,274,659$ 417,781$ 3,453$ 2015-2016 Laurel Springs Boro DE NO 1,901,258$ 3,424,215$ 55.5% 1,522,957$ 2,922,090$ 1,020,832$ 3,029$ 2015-2016 Bellmawr Boro B NO 5,130,610$ 10,782,844$ 47.6% 5,652,234$ 9,201,655$ 4,071,045$ 3,678$ 2015-2016 Cherry Hill Twp GH NO 12,949,463$ 27,842,818$ 46.5% 14,893,355$ 23,759,965$ 10,810,502$ 998$ 2015-2016 Haddonfield J NO 928,036$ 2,198,724$ 42.2% 1,270,688$ 1,876,305$ 948,269$ 380$

696,292,947$ 778,253,502$ 89.5% Source of data: Education Law Center

CAMDEN COUNTY Proportional Allotment

NJSpotlight Article on Commissioner Hespe Testimony

• No questions regarding unfair, disproportionate allocation

• Attachment to article misrepresents financial shortfall

NJSpotlight Attachment

* Estimate is based on the parameters in the SFRA including modifications outlined in the Educational Adequacy Report, as requested by the Legislature. All dollar figure parameters have been grown by CPI in accordance with SFRA. Enrollment is based on October 2014 counts, and no attendance adjustment is

applied.

Legislative Districts: Gloucester/Camden Meeting

SFRA Funding Concerns

***Underfund All Districts Fairly***

District 3 - (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem) Alloway, Bridgeton, Carneys Point, Clayton, Deerfield, East Greenwich, Elk, Elmer, Elsinboro, Franklin (Gloucester),Glassboro, Greenwich (Gloucester), Logan, Lower Alloways Creek, Mannington, National Park, Newfield, Oldmans, Paulsboro, PennsGrove, Pennsville, Pilesgrove, Pittsgrove, Quinton, Salem, South Harrison, Swedesboro, Upper Deerfield, Upper Pittsgrove, West Deptford, Woodbury Heights, Woodstown, Woolwich Legislators for District 3

District 4 - (Camden and Gloucester) Chesilhurst, Clementon, Gloucester Township, Laurel Springs, Lindenwold, Monroe (Gloucester), Pitman, Washington (Gloucester),Winslow Legislators for District 4

District 5 - (Camden and Gloucester) Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr,Brooklawn, Camden, Deptford, Gloucester City, Haddon Heights, Harrison (Gloucester), Lawnside, Magnolia, Mantua, Mount Ephraim, Runnemede, Wenonah, Westville, Woodbury, Woodlynne Legislators for District 5

District 6 - (Burlington and Camden) Berlin Township, Cherry Hill, Collingswood,Gibbsboro, Haddon, Haddonfield, Hi-Nella, Maple Shade, Merchantville, Oaklyn,Pennsauken, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, Voorhees Legislators for District 6

District 8 - (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden) Berlin Borough, Eastampton,Evesham, Hainesport, Hammonton, Lumberton, Mansfield (Burlington), Medford,Medford Lakes, Mount Holly, Pemberton Borough, Pemberton Township, Pine Hill, Pine Valley, Shamong, Southampton, Springfield (Burlington), Waterford, Westampton,Woodland Legislators for District 8

We Need to be Heard

Woodbury City Public Schools & Woodbury

City Council

District 5 Legislators

What Needs to Happen Next

Woodbury Cherry Hill Lindenwold

WoolwichGCIT

Audubon Kingsway Clayton

Pine HillMonroe

Pennsauken Westville

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OFFICES!!!