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Old Tappan Board

• f Education

Budget Presentation 2019-2020

Old Tappan Board of Education

• Mr. Kurt Linder, President
• Ms. Maryellen LaFronz, Vice President
• Ms. Melissa Del Rosso
• Ms. Kristen Santoro
• Mr. John Shahdanian II

District Administration

• Dr. Danielle Da Giau, Superintendent
• Mr. Douglas Barrett, School Business

Administrator / Board Secretary

• Mr. Justin O’Neill, Principal

Charles DeWolf Middle School

• Mr. Ross Cooper, Principal
• T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School

Mission Statement

The Old Tappan School District is committed to the pursuit of excellence in education as it involves students actively and personally in

• learning. It aspires to develop lifelong learners

who can take responsibility for their own learning, master the State Standards, and contribute to the learning of others. The District seeks to enhance feelings of self-worth and foster respect for the uniqueness of all

• individuals. The ultimate goal is to develop

students who are responsible citizens prepared to participate in a constantly changing society.

Statement of Purpose & Values

District Performance Measures

• State tests are given at Grades 3-8 in Language Arts/Literacy

and Mathematics (NJSLA-ELA and NJSLA-M) and in Science at Grades 5 & 8 (NJSLA-S).

• Students’ scores are reported as Performance Levels (Level 1

“Did not yet meet expectations” through Level 5 “Exceeded expectations” ).

• The State groups districts based on factors, such as income,

adult education levels, and occupations, to allow for

• comparisons. Our District Factor Group (DFG) is “I”.

2019-2020 Budget: District’s Statement of Priorities

 To maintain and improve educational programs, while limiting budgetary impact  To meet the needs of our special education students in a fiscally responsible manner  To prepare a budget within the tax levy cap that is considerate of the current economic climate  To use standardized and criterion-referenced assessment tools to analyze student achievement and student growth, as presented by PARCC/NJSLA levels of performance, newly established district and school performance targets and regional Criterion-Referenced Tests, in order to modify instructional programs, as appropriate to maximize student potential  To attempt to increase the participation rate of all subgroups by advertising and hosting parent/guardian informational sessions in the daytime and evening and by preparing students with strategic testing-taking confidence.  To continue the district’s participation in the Northern Valley Curriculum Consortium and continued focus on the work of professional learning communities and staff development  To continue to build upon a strong faculty and staff to uphold our positive reputation and our District’s purpose, values, and vision  To continue to build a strong leadership team to engage in collaborative planning for District betterment  To properly maintain school facilities in a fiscally responsible manner  To continue efforts towards successful implementation of Teach NJ and Achieve NJ, with particular focus on meeting performance targets, as established by the NJ Department

• f Education, as well as with particular focus on shifting

students’ levels of performance and growth  To augment and strengthen the District’s technology infrastructure to support successful classroom instruction and 21st Century programming  To collaborate with the Northern Valley Curriculum Center to update the Health Curriculum and the Social Studies Curriculum to address the contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, where appropriate. To support the faculty’s attendance at Northern Valley Curriculum Center workshops (e.g., “Defining the Times: Sex and Gender in Society and in the Classroom”) that address these sociocultural and socio-political topics.

 To coordinate management technologies for greater efficiency

Fiscal Responsibility

• Debt Free
• District paid final Debt Service Payment in April, 2018
• District no longer has any debt
• Small Tax Levy Increases
• 10-year average for tax increases is less than 1.8%
• Cost Saving Measures
• Shared services
• Joint purchasing arrangements
• Capital Reserve
• Funds facility improvements without additional cost to taxpayers
• Examples:
• 2019-20 = Bathroom and flooring upgrades at CDW
• 2017-18 = Repaving of parking lots and new emergency communication/phone system
• 2016-17 = Boiler replacement and new front entrance at CDW

Shared Services

• With the Borough of Old Tappan:
• Resource Optimization Initiative (“ROI”)
• Shared purchasing arrangements (e.g., fuel and rock salt)
• Sharing of and assistance with athletic fields
• Ongoing and dynamic process
• With other Northern Valley School Districts:
• Regionalized curriculum center
• Regionalized staff development program
• Regionalized special education programs
• Regionalized special education and non-public transportation
• Shared technology costs (e.g., internet, email, and hosting)
• Shared purchased professional services (e.g., physical therapy, behaviorist)
• With other NJ Public School Districts:
• Member of the joint insurance fund "NESBIG“ (Northeast Bergen Ins. Group)
• Cooperative purchasing program for telecommunication services ("ACT“)
• Cooperative purchasing program for energy services ("ACES")
• Cooperative purchasing of supplies (“Educational Data Services”)
• Member of the NJ Educational Services Commission (“NJESC”)

Budget Overview

• Tax Levy Cap of 2%
• Declining pupil enrollment
• State Aid

$573 $372 $0 $288 $356 $356 $371 $371 $380 $400 $443 $480

$0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600

08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20

State Aid $ (in 000's)

Enrollment History

740 793 804 808 814 855 869 872 856 873 826 771 755 753 738 704 681 656 640

625 675 725 775 825 875

Student Count (“On Roll”) Year

Note: “On-Roll Students” per the October ASSA Count

2019-20 Appropriations

Instruction (29.28%) Special Education (21.66%) Employee Benefits (19.66%)

• Maint. & Facilities (16.04%)

Central Serv. / Admin. (6.54%) Student Services (3.19%) Transportation (1.82%)

• Inst. Serv./Staff Dev. (1.81%)

Budget Overview

Tax Levy Cap - Calculation

• The 2019-20 Tax Levy Cap is calculated as follows:

2018-19 Tax Levy Amount = $14,324,223 Add: 2% Tax Levy Increase = $286,484 Add: Health Insurance Waiver = $129,220 2019-20 Tax Levy Cap = $14,739,927

• Note: For 2019-20, the District had no available Banked Cap.

Tax Impact

• To support the State Standards as contained in

the budget:

• Assessed value of Borough decreased by $7.1M.
• Cost is an additional $0.02735 per $100 in assessed

value, which represents a increase of 3.32%

• The tax increase is an additional $18.82 per month

for the average assessed home valued at $825,903.

• Debt Service has been eliminated as District is debt-

free.

• The total General Fund tax levy = $14,739,927

Elections / Senior Property Tax Freeze Information

Elections

• In 2012, Old Tappan Board of Education moved school

elections from April to the General Election in November

• School board candidates are now included on November

ballot for General Election

• No vote on school budgets at or below the Tax Levy Cap
• The 2019-20 school budget is at the Tax Levy Cap

Senior Tax Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) Program

• Program for eligible senior citizens or disabled persons
• Subject to income limits and residency requirements
• For more information visit:

http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/questions/senior- freeze.shtml

For more information visit www.oldtappanschools.org

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