South Brunswick TownshipPublic Schools

Proposed 2006-2007 School Budget & Election

Message…Protect & Preserve…

Maintaining Our Excellent School System

The Process

October 2005 – April 2006 Administration shares enrollment projections Principals draft and submit requests Establish Priorities Budget Committee Meetings (open to public) Tentative Budget Adoption-March 13th Public Hearing-March 27th School Election April 18th

Areas of Focus

Protecting/Preserving Our Excellent School System (Maintaining Programs and Services)

Raising Standards/ Expanding Opportunities

Building Professionalism Protecting Our Investment Planning for the Future

Budgetary Initiatives

Protect and Preserve our Instructional Programs Maintain adequate teacher to student ratios World Language expansion Resources for the new Math curriculum Maintain, update and replace technology Continuation of safe and caring initiatives Professional Development Maintain our facilities Community Involvement

Challenges

233 additional students (9,017 district wide) Small increase in township ratable base

(1.4%) Protecting and Preserving existing programs Uncertain State Aid Revenues ??????????? Constraints of S-1701 and No Child Left

Behind (NCLB) Fixed Cost Increases Fund Balance (now and in future)

Key Factors

New staff & Instructional Materials 233 additional students Opening addition at Constable (over 30,000

square feet) Employee Benefit Cost Increases Rising Energy Costs (+$500,000) PERS Contribution (+$400,000) Increased Transportation Costs (+$500,000)

Steps Taken

Utilization of $3.86 million from fund balance $528K of maintenance needs will be paid for

by Capital Reserve funds Lease-purchase technology items, textbooks

and new buses Fund purchases through the current budget? Prudent purchasing procedures

Budget Components

General Fund-Operating Budget

Special Programs-Federal Programs (NCLB, IDEA and Other Grants)

Debt Service (Previously Approved Referenda)

Composition of 2006-07 Revenues

1% 4%17%

78%

Local Tax Levy

State Aid

Federal

Other LocalRevenue

Expenditure Appropriations

9%

2% 6%11%

1%

1%

16%2%

37%

1%3%5%6%

Instructional ProgramsCoCurricularTuitionSupport ServicesSchool AdminGeneral AdminCentral ServicesTransportationMaintenance/ FacilitiesEmployee BenefitsStaff TrainingFederal ProgramsDebt Service

Budget Appropriations-Major Categories

Category 2005-06 2006-07 % Inc/(Dec)

Reg. Prgms Instr. $34,854,754 $36,881,993 5.8%Special Ed. Instr. $7,213,064 $7,574,243 5.0%Clubs/Athletics $1,768,212 $1,709,400 (3.3%)Tuition $3,132,550 $3,428,587 9.4%General Admin. $1,639,764 $1,525,095 (6.9%)School Admin. $5,970,863 $5,956,095 (0.2%)Transportation $7,096,583 $7,634,642 7.5%Maintenance of Facilities $13,675,668 $13,632,526 (0.3%)

Debt Service $10,913,119 $10,978,379 0.6%

Dollars and Cents

Budget Breakdown

General Fund $113,463,472Special Programs $ 1,668,278Debt Service $ 10,978,379

Total$126,110,129

Dollars and Cents

Total Proposed Tax Levy Increase

12.2 cents ($89,910,441)(General Fund)

0.3 cents ($8,290,872)(Debt Service)

Taxpayers will vote on $89,910,441 Levy only!

Cost to Taxpayers

Average Home assessed at $190,600

$200,000 Assessed Value (not FMV)

Total Impact - $250/year ($20.83/month)

$300,000 Assessed Value (not FMV)

Total Impact - $375/year ($31.25/month)

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$10,114

$11,210

NJ State Average

South Brunswick

NJ Cost Comparison Guide for 2005

$1,100 below the NJState Average Cost per Pupil

Enrollment History

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

5,042

9,017

Township Ratable History

$2,750,000,000

$2,950,000,000

$3,150,000,000

$3,350,000,000

$3,550,000,000

$3,750,000,000

$3,950,000,000

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

For 2006 an increase of $53 million – 1.4%

School Election

Absentee Ballot Applications by Mail -Deadline – Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Polling Places are the same as those used in the General Election

Board of Education Candidates

(3)-Full Term (1)-Unexpired Term Three Years One-Year

Robert F. Long Deborah Taylor

Brian Wojaczyk Ed Birch

Barry Nathanson Dan Watts

Stephen Parker Arthur Robinson

School Election

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Please vote!