Westwood Regional Board of Education

James M. Sheerin, Ed.D.Interim Superintendent of

Schools

Keith A. RosadoBusiness Administrator/

Board Secretary

April 24, 2014

2014-2015 Budget Presentation

“To provide excellence in education through rich and diverse learning opportunities, enabling students to exercise intelligent

control of their future.”

Westwood Regional Mission Statement

Board of EducationRoberta Hanlon (WW) - President

Lee-Ann Schaadt (WW) - Vice President Joseph Blundo - (WW)

Julie Keating - (WT)Charles Koch - (WT)

Paul Liddy - (WT)Darlene Mandeville - (WT)

Russell Miller - (WW)Susan Swietkowski- (WW)

James M. Sheerin - Interim Superintendent of SchoolsKeith A. Rosado - Business Admin / Board Secretary

Where can I get more information?

Visit us at www.wwrsd.org for a copy of the Budget Presentation

and for additional information.

The Budget Book will be available at the following locations:

Westwood Public Library Twp. of Washington Public Library

Westwood Borough Hall Twp. of Washington Town Hall

Board of Education Office, 701 Ridgewood Rd, Twp. of Washington

E-mail the Interim Superintendent for more information at james.sheerin@wwrsd.org

Facility Upgrades 2013-14Berkeley• Removal and Replacement of tile

floor• Renovation of bathrooms • Replacement of boiler

Brookside • Sound proofing of Band Room • Renovation of bathrooms

George• Milled existing and installed new

blacktop in the front driveway• Renovation of bathrooms

Washington

• Created new instructional space within building

Middle School• Roof replacement over gymnasium

Jr./Sr. High School• Upgraded Upper Gym by installing new

scoreboards , repainted gym and resurfaced/painted gym floor

• Established team rooms for both male and female athletes and Athletic Trainer Suite

• Replaced light board, ceiling tiles, and painted the Hurley Theater

The 2014-15 Budget Continues to Support

Elementary Schools• Integrated Preschool• Full-day Kindergarten• Balanced Literacy• Spanish and French instruction starting in grade 1• Instrumental music starting in grade 4 • Wireless laptop and Smart Room Technologies• Gifted and Talented programs• Full-time Physical Education Teachers in every school• Full-time Nurse in every building• Elementary Guidance Counselor & Behaviorist

The 2014-15 Budget Continues to Support

Middle & Jr./Sr. High School• Cycle, elective, and accelerated academic classes in grades 6-8• Numerous semester or full-year courses offered at different levels in grades 9-12• Spanish, French and American Sign Language offered for grades 6-12• Honors courses in various subjects for grades 9-12 • Advanced Placement courses for grades 10-12• Excellent student-guidance counselor ratio for grades 6-12• Clubs, organizations, & intramurals for grades 6-7• Clubs, organizations, & interscholastic athletic teams for grades 8-12

2012-13 MATHEMATICS State AssessmentsTOTAL STUDENTS Scoring Proficient and Advanced Proficient

NJASK 3 NJASK 4 NJASK 5 NJASK 6 NJASK 7 NJASK 8 HSPA 110.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0

77.7 78.379.9 78.9

63.5

69.3

79.7

86.7 86.288.1

85.5

72.7

79.1

86.989.7 89.8

88.0 86.7

66.9

79.2

90.1

New Jersey

DFG

Westwood

2012-13 LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY State AssessmentsTOTAL STUDENTS Scoring Proficient and Advanced Proficient

NJASK 3 NJASK 4 NJASK 5 NJASK 6 NJASK 7 NJASK 8 HSPA 110

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

66.4

59.461.3

66.2 65.2

81.9

91.6

76.2

71.573.6

77.3 75.8

89.4

95.8

73

77.381.2

84.8

76

89.6

97.5

New Jersey

DFG

Westwood

2012-13 SCIENCE State Assessments TOTAL STUDENTS Scoring Proficient and Advanced Proficient

Science 4 Science 8 Biology 110

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

89.5

79.0

58.4

95.0

87.3

69.6

98.6

90.5

85.7

New Jersey

DFG

Westwood

Selected College Admissions of Class of 2013ADELPHI UNIVERSITY CLARK UNIVERSITY FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY

ALBRIGHT COLLEGE CLARKSON UNIVERSITY FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY

ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SAINT ELIZABETH FELICIAN COLLEGE

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND FISHER COLLEGE

ARCADIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

BENTLEY UNIVERSITY CORNELL UNIVERSITY FORDHAM UNIVERSITY

BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE CUNY - BROOKLYN COLLEGE FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY CUNY - CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE CUNY - HUNTER COLLEGE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

CUNY - JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GETTYSBURG COLLEGE

BOSTON COLLEGECUNY - MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

HARVARD COLLEGE

BOSTON UNIVERSITYCUNY - NEW YORK CITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY CUNY - QUEENS COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY CURRY COLLEGE JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

BUTLER UNIVERSITY DOMINICAN COLLEGE OF BLAUVELT KEAN UNIVERSITY

CALDWELL COLLEGE DREW UNIVERSITY KEYSTONE COLLEGE

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS DREXEL UNIVERSITY KING'S COLLEGE

CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

CASTLETON STATE COLLEGEEASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

CENTENARY COLLEGE EMERSON COLLEGE LASELL COLLEGE

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY ENDICOTT COLLEGE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

Selected College Admissions of Class of 2013LIM COLLEGE NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY

LIU POST NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY

LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND NEW YORK UNIVERSITYSAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

LYCOMING COLLEGE NIAGARA UNIVERSITY SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

LYNN UNIVERSITY NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SIENA COLLEGEMANHATTAN COLLEGE NYACK COLLEGE SKIDMORE COLLEGE

MARIST COLLEGE PACE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK CITYSOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE

MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK

ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & HEALTH SCIENCES

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY

MCDANIEL COLLEGE PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE

MERCY COLLEGE QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYMISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

MONMOUTH UNIVERSITYRICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY

MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY RIDER UNIVERSITY SUNY AT ALBANY

MOORE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ROANOKE COLLEGE SUNY AT CORTLANDMORAVIAN COLLEGE ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUNY AT NEW PALTZMOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY SUNY AT ONEONTAMTI COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ROWAN UNIVERSITY SUNY AT OSWEGO

NEW ENGLAND COLLEGERUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

SUNY AT PURCHASE

Selected College Admissions of Class of 2013SUNY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT UTICA/ROME

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD UTICA COLLEGE

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MAINE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICAUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK

WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE

THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEYUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST

WASHINGTON COLLEGE

THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSEUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, DARTMOUTH

WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND WESLEY COLLEGE

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIREWEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPAUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

TOWSON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLANDWESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

TUFTS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT WILKES UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER

UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDAWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE URSINUS COLLEGE

Westwood Regional School District’s State Aid Historical Analysis

School Year State Aid Percentage of Budget

2006-07 $2,697,514 6.38%

2007-08 $2,778,439 6.34%

2008-09 $3,129,676 6.77%

2009-10 $3,129,676 6.53%

2010-11 $ 451,079 0.92%

2011-12 $1,361,277 2.69%

2012-13 $1,652,524 3.17%

2013-14 $1,652,524 3.14%

2014-15 $1,706,684 * 3.10%

*The State Aid for the 2014-15 school year is equal to prior year but still an overall reduction from 2009-10 of -37.34% which equals $1,017,160, non-inclusive of the Extraordinary Aid ($405,832) which was included in 2009-10 State Aid totals.

Budgeted Revenue

General Local Tax Levy 47,481,245 86.30%

Budgeted Fund Balance 2,502,391 4.55%

Extraordinary Aid 905,118 1.65%

Miscellaneous 142,000 0.26%

State Aid 1,706,684 3.10%

State & Federal Grants 1,060,666 1.93%

Debt Service Local Tax Levy 877,348 1.59%

Debt Service Aid 345,296 0.63%

Total Revenue 55,020,748

Budgeted Fund Balance4.55%

General Local Tax Levy

86.30%

Extraordinary Aid1.65%

Miscellaneous0.26%

State Aid3.10%

State & Federal Grants1.93%

Debt Service Local Tax Levy

1.59%

Debt Service Aid0.63%

Westwood Regional Board of EducationBudget Revenues 2013-2014

Budgeted Appropriations

Instruction 19,453,849 36.11%

Instruction Support Services 8,360,985 15.65%

Tuition 3,786,428 7.33%

Administration Support Services 4,060,312 7.90%

Operation & Maintenance of Plant 3,902,041 7.17%

Transportation 1,935,835 3.56%

Capital Outlay 2,539,573 1.71%

Employee Benefits & Other Support Services 8,698,415 16.70%

State/Federal Grants 1,060,666 1.54%

Debt Service 1,222,644 2.33%

Total Appropriations 55,020,748

Instruction35.36%

Instruction Support Services15.20%

Tuition6.88%

Administration Support Services7.38%

Operation & Maintenance of Plant7.09%

Transportation3.52%

Capital Outlay4.62%

Employee Benefits & Other Support Services

15.81%

State & Federal Grants1.93%

Debt Service2.22%

Westwood Regional Board of EducationBudget Appropriations 2013-2014

Special Education Students Sent To Out-of-District

Placements

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Health Benefits Costs

$2,000,000

$2,750,000

$3,500,000

$4,250,000

$5,000,000

$5,750,000

$6,500,000

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Chart Title

Highlights in Budget Increases/Decreases

Description Increase Reason

Capital Projects: Roofs / HS Facade

$1,580,861 Capital Project Funding - Amount represents 60% of total project costs funded by Capital Reserve Withdrawal and Local Taxes. Remaining 40% funded by ROD Grants

Salary Increases $690,314 Projected Contracted Salary Increase (subject to change with contract negotiations)

New Positions (3) $147,262

Full Time Bus Driver (bring additional routes in house); District Instructional Computer Technology Coordinator (new role); Additional Special Ed Teacher at HS (currently shared with Berkeley)

Employee Health, Dental, Vision Benefits

$112,598 Rate increases, new vision plan

Other Employee Benefits $36,415 Costs Associated with retiree payouts

Unemployment Compensation ($250,000) Reduction in funding unemployment account balance

General Administration ($184,594)Reduction in Administration cost ( Legal, Professional Services, Communications/Telephone)

Alternate Education HS Program ($133,836) No longer require services of external consultant

Tuition ($69,368)Net impact of graduating students and new enrollees. Includes assumption of 6 Behavioral Students' tuition if we do not establish an in-house program

TOTAL $1,929,652  

Tax Levy Allocation HistoryPercent of Allocation

Year Borough of Westwood

Township of Washington

2005-06 51.535% 48.465%

2006-07 50.076% 49.924%

2007-08 48.844% 51.156%

2008-09 49.312% 50.687%

2009-10 50.180% 49.819%

2010-11 51.125% 48.874%

2011-12 52.789% 47.211%

2012-13 54.149% 45.851%

2013-14 53.097% 46.902%

2014-15 52.934% 47.066%

* The allocation is calculated by the State using the equalized valuation of each town over the total valuation of both towns.

Budget Impact For Average Home 2014-15

Borough of Westwood $(13.11) / Month

Township of Washington $31.16 / Month

This is based on an average home assessed forBorough of Westwood of $387,100 (down from $397,677)

Township of Washington of $481,000 (down from $533,900)

Borough of Westwood percentage is 52.93% (down from 53.09 %) Township of Washington percentage is 47.07% (up from 46.90 %)

Proposed Tax Rateper $100,000 Assessed Value

2014-15 2013-14

Borough of Westwood $1,469.71 $1,470.17

Township of Washington $1,402.99 $1,193.94

* The recent revaluations changed the tax rate due to the updated valuations

of both towns.

The Bottom Line…

The Proposed Budget calls for:

• A 2.00% increase in the operating budget tax levy• A 1.95% increase in overall tax levy• Maintaining core programming with an emphasis on

educational best practices

While other districts are reducing opportunities, the Westwood Regional School District continues to offer improved curriculum and programs by being effective, efficient, and responsible with taxpayer dollars.

Q & A

2014-2015 Budget Presentation