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Piscataway Board of Education

State Aid History

 2009-10

$16,802,641

 2010-11

$11,974,697

• $4.8 million cut in state aid

 2016-17

$15,911,190

• $891,000 below 2009-2010 levels

 2017-18

$15,911,190

• Still down $891,000 from 2009-2010 levels

Where are we today?

 District administration has worked hard to identify

efficiencies and restore the staff and initiatives that were cut in 2010-2011.

 Over the past six years, we have hired classroom

teachers and followed class size guidelines in Board policy

• Grades K-3: 22-25 students per class
• Beginning in 2017-2018, Grades 4-8: 22-28 students per class

 We restored Spanish teachers and fulltime counselors

to K-5’s, added digital literacy, and appointed administrators

Where are we today?

 Summer and Saturday support programs have been

revised and restored.

 Restored and expanded middle school and

freshman athletics.

• Projected 2017-2018 MS athletics expenditures are increased

in this budget to $160,000.  High school activity bus runs were restored.

Our School Funding Reality

 Piscataway continues to be underfunded. We receive

$2,198 per pupil instead of $4,571, which is our fair share.

 South Brunswick, East Brunswick, Old Bridge, South

Plainfield, Highland Park, and Dunellen all get more state aid per pupil.

 Some districts get more than 100% of their fair share.  Taxpayers pick up approximately 80% of our operating

budget.

 Legislature has 100 days to “fix” the problem; given our

history in New Jersey, what are chances of that happening?

 Staff still deserve and expect to be compensated fairly

and comparatively with fully funded districts.

Revenue Background

 Tax Levy Cap

• Tax levy can only increase 2% with minimal

exceptions (i.e. health care costs, large spikes in enrollment).

• The health care cost exception for the 2017-

18 budget year is approximately $650,000.

 Banked Cap

• The ability to exceed the 2% tax levy cap is

accumulated each year if tax levy increases are below the maximum allowable increase.

• There is approximately $925,000 in banked

cap and exceptions available for the 2017-18 budget year.

Property Ratables

 Property Ratables Matter

• Following the downturn in the economy and

resulting decrease in property values at the beginning of the decade, property values have increased each of the past five years.

• The 2017 ratable base is now $6.3 billion.
• Residential properties increased in 2017 while

industrial properties decreased. Industrial properties accounted for the majority of the ratable increase in 2016.

What Drives Our Budget?

 State and Federal mandates  Enrollment  Staffing needs  Strategic Plan  Salaries and benefits  CCSS and PARCC  Technology

Budget “Givens”

 Special education costs will increase  Health care and pension costs will

increase

 Transportation costs will increase  Bilingual and ESL costs will increase  Extraordinary aid is an estimate  As we focus dollars in the classroom,

facility upgrades often get postponed.

Comparative Spending

Indicators State Average Piscataway Total Spending per pupil $19,470 $16,309 Budgetary cost per pupil $14,604 $12,093 Support Services cost per pupil $2,374 $1,745 Administrative cost per pupil $1,496 $1,126 Operation and Maintenance of Plant cost per pupil $1,744 $1,391 Ratio of Students to Administrators 159.7 169.1 Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel 76.9 91.2

District ranks below the State Average and State Median per pupil costs for its comparable enrollment group in most categories. Key indicators:

Enrollment History and Projections

 Actual student enrollment in 2011-2012

was 7,285 students.

 Enrollment has remained steady over the

past five years: 7,270 students in 2016-17

 Demographic report projects 7,503

students in 2021-22, largely a result of residential development in town.

Maintenance of Educational Program

 Readers/Writers Workshop – Teachers College  Orton Gillingham training for RTI – Tier 2-3 support

specialists (26)

 Jump Ahead, Accuplacer, AP Summer Institute, Tier

3 Literacy Academy, after-school tutoring at all grades

 Go Math – grades 1-6 & Accelerated Math 7  Next Generation Science Standards – Grades 6-12

implemented, K-5 in 17/18 – new instructional methods

 Visual and Performing Arts at all grade levels

Maintenance of Educational Program (cont’d)

 LEAP, STEM (grades 4-8), American Repertory

Ballet, Behaviorists, Middle and High School Athletics

 Content specialists in ELA, Math, and Sped  Six Teaching Assistants at High School  Curriculum writing – science, language arts,

algebra (build online resources ourselves)

 Summer Teacher Academies – Readers

Workshop, Go Math, science

 Increased allocation for school libraries – 20%

Maintenance of Educational Program (cont’d)

 Technology usage continues to increase in our

classrooms: iPads, techbooks, etc.

 Parents: Genesis, website, email, etc.  iPads – new machines for 8th graders, older

machines to K-3 for ELA and Math

 Laptop carts and projectors at PHS.  Laptops for staff at the Intermediate and Middle

School levels to facilitate instruction.

 Storage servers to accommodate data and

email.

Special Education Programs

 New In-District Programs Add 5th Autistic class at Eisenhower Add 2nd BD class at Knollwood

2017-2018 Staffing Revisions

POSITION REDUCTION POSITION ADDITION 3 Elem teachers 2 Elem Special Teachers 1 Middle School Teacher 1 K-3 Autistic teacher 1 K-3 BD teacher 1 HS Security Guard HS Summer Strength & Conditioning, Asst. Winter Track MS cross country, wrestling, track and field, soccer

Operational Needs

 One 54-passenger bus and one 24 passenger

van

 Security

• Public Address system upgrades
• Security camera storage upgrades

 Locker replacement/repair in some areas

Maintenance Projects

 Paving Project

• Selected driveways, parking lots, and playgrounds

throughout the District

 PHS – F100 door replacement  Conackamack – Exit door replacement  Quibbletown – Paint hallway lockers  Arbor – Replacement of 2 exit doors  Eisenhower – Carpet removal and tile installation

in the Media Center

 Grandview – Floor replacement in 2 rooms  Randolphville – Replacement of cafeteria floor

Maintenance Projects

 Carpet removal and tile installation in

classrooms and offices

 Dedicated staffperson for painting projects

will continue

• Hallways and classrooms throughout the

District

 School marquees  Building Assessment for Long Range Facility

Planning

SDA ROD Grant Projects

 Efficient management of budget has funded

local share of approved SDA ROD grant projects

 Approximately $9-11 million of projects

completed over a four year period.

 Projects that improved safety, infrastructure

and efficiency.

Current ROD Grant Projects

 HVAC Upgrades in 7 schools and Fellowship

Farms Roof Replacement completed in Summer 2016

 PHS ADA Bathroom Upgrades

• 9 sets of bathrooms throughout the school
• Expected to begin May 2017

 PHS Exterior Metal Panel replacement project is

under review

Ongoing Challenges

 Supports & interventions for

underperforming students

 Shortage of qualified teachers in certain

content areas

 Time & funding for professional

development

 Need for comprehensive psychological

support services for families

 Housing Projects under construction  Facility upgrades & Security

State Aid History

 2009-2010

$ 16,802,641

 2010-2011

$ 11,974,697

 2011-2012

$ 13,908,195

 2012-2013

$ 15,212,103

 2013-2014

$ 15,562,804

 2014-2015

$ 15,709,704

 2015-2016

$ 15,709,704

 2016-2017

$ 15,911,190

 2017-2018

$ 15,911,190

2017-2018 State Aid

State Aid for the General Fund is further reduced by the Debt Service Assessment and payments to Charter Schools

2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 State Aid $ 15,709,704 $ 15,911,190 $15,911,190 Debt Service Assessment $ 243,505 $ 243,505 $ 243,505 Payment to Charter Schools $ 195,899 $ 247,030 $ 306,584 Net State Aid $15,270,300 $ 15,420,655 $ 15,361,101 Net Incr/(Decr) $ 150,355 ($ 59,554)

Piscataway Township Schools continues to do more with less!

2016-2017 Budgeted 2017- 2018 Proposed $ Change % Change Revenues: Tax Levy General Fund 88,623,454 $ 90,395,923 $ 1,772,469 $ 2.00% Debt Service 3,569,675 $ 3,592,375 $ 22,700 $ 0.64% State & Federal Aid General Fund 16,850,978 $ 16,914,029 $ 63,051 $ 0.37% Special Revenue Fund 3,308,485 $ 3,310,307 $ 1,822 $ 0.06% Other Local Sources Transportation 375,000 $ 400,000 $ 25,000 $ 6.67% Tuition 252,000 $ 300,000 $ 48,000 $ 19.05% Miscellaneous 805,000 $ 665,000 $ (140,000) $

• 17.39%

Fund Balance 2,933,605 $ 4,698,414 $ 1,764,809 $ 60.16% Transfers from Reserve

• $

1,279,372 $ 1,279,372 $ #DIV/0! Total Revenues 116,718,197 $ 121,555,420 $ 4,837,223 $ 4.14% Appropriations: Operating Fund 106,843,059 $ 110,733,729 $ 3,890,670 $ 3.64% Capital Outlay 2,749,948 $ 3,612,425 $ 862,477 $ 31.36% Charter Schools 247,030 $ 306,584 $ 59,554 $ 24.11% General Fund Operations 109,840,037 $ 114,652,738 $ 4,812,701 $ 4.38% Special Revenue Fund 3,308,485 $ 3,310,307 $ 1,822 $ 0.06% Debt Service Fund 3,569,675 $ 3,592,375 $ 22,700 $ 0.64% Total Appropriations 116,718,197 $ 121,555,420 $ 4,837,223 $ 4.14%

General Fund Operations - Preliminary

Appropriations: 2016-2017 Budgeted 2017- 2018 Proposed $ Change % Change Salaries 66,342,289 $ 67,570,095 $ 1,227,806 $ 1.85% Benefits 18,923,400 $ 20,242,511 $ 1,319,111 $ 6.97%

• Purch. Prof. Svcs.

5,253,565 $ 5,621,043 $ 367,478 $ 6.99%

• Purch. Property Svcs.

1,755,772 $ 1,940,014 $ 184,242 $ 10.49% Other Purch. Svcs. 5,968,260 $ 6,092,911 $ 124,651 $ 2.09% Tuition 2,114,612 $ 1,950,952 $ (163,660) $

• 7.74%

Supplies 3,375,419 $ 4,260,998 $ 885,578 $ 26.24% Utilities 2,353,000 $ 2,378,000 $ 25,000 $ 1.06% Other Goods & Svcs. 756,743 $ 677,206 $ (79,537) $

• 10.51%

Capital Outlay 2,749,948 $ 3,612,425 $ 862,477 $ 31.36% Charter Schools 247,030 $ 306,584 $ 59,554 $ 24.11% Total Revenues 109,840,037 $ 114,652,738 $ 4,812,701 $ 4.38%

Tax Levy Analysis

2014-2015 Actual 2015-2016 Actual 2016-2017 Actual 2017-2018 Proposed Total Assessed Value

$ 6,126,031,400 $ 6,154,647,288 $ 6,291,856,288 $6,294,200,310

Avg Assessed Value

$ 276,040 $ 275,600 $ 276,012 $ 276,611

Tax Levy

$ 87,332,244 $ 89,676,482 $ 92,193,129 $ 93,988,298

Tax Rate per $100

$ 1.42559 $ 1.45706 $ 1.46527 $1.49325

If your home is assessed at $300,000, your 2017-2018 school tax levy:

$300,000 / $100 = $3,000 x $1.49325 = $4,479.75

Tax Levy Analysis

2013-14 Factored 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Avg Assessed Value

$ 276,040 $ 276,040 $ 275,600 $ 276,012 $ 276,611

Tax on Average Household

$ 3,839.14 $ 3,935.20 $ 4,015.66 $ 4,044.32 $ 4,130.49

Tax Increase on Average Household

$96.06 $ 80.46 $ 28.66 $ 86.17

Next Steps

• District will continue to examine all accounts
• March 9, 2017 – Budget Presentation and

Adoption of Tentative Budget

• March 20, 2017 – Budget Submitted to Executive

County Superintendent for approval

• April 27, 2017 – Public Hearing and Final Budget

Adoption

• April 29, 2017 – User-friendly Budget posted on

the District website