School Budget 2015-2016 Township of Ocean Board of Education - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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School Budget 2015-2016 Township of Ocean Board of Education EDUCATION REFORM: Chapter 202 P.L. 2011 legislation: enacted a 2% tax levy cap but enabled the move of the board member election & budget vote (if necessary) to November

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School Budget

2015-2016

Township of Ocean Board of Education

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EDUCATION REFORM:

  • Chapter 202 P.L. 2011 legislation: enacted a 2%

tax levy cap but enabled the move of the board member election & budget vote (if necessary) to November

  • NJ Core Curriculum and the Common Core

Curriculum standards

  • Next Generation Science Standards
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STATE AID 2015-2016:

  • NO Increase in state aid over the current year

AGAIN for 2015 – 2016 school budget

  • Receive $2,027,587 less in state aid than we

received in 2009-2010 ($9,848,816 vs $7,821,229)

  • As a percentage of the school budget, state aid

continues to decline from 20% to 10% in 13 years

  • Ocean Township receives less in state aid now

than the district received over 20 years ago

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3 YEAR TAX LEVY HISTORY

2012–2013 LESS than the state imposed 2% cap 1.81% 2013–2014 LESS than the state imposed 2% cap 1.35% 2014–2015 LESS than the state imposed 2% cap 1.99%

BANKED CAP: The amounts that were below the 2% cap and the amounts the district qualified for Health Benefits waivers in the 3 proceeding years totaled

$1,992,573 . This is the amount that was available to increase the 2015-16

budget over the 2% tax levy cap.

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TOTAL TAX LEVY INCREASE = $798,479

1.29%

OPERATING TAX LEVY increase… = $ 1,578,000 DEBT SERVICE TAX LEVY increase… = $ (779,521) $ 798,479

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  • Cooperative Purchases
  • Utilities: telephone service, natural gas, diesel fuel, and

electric rates

  • Transportation: special education, vocational and non public

jointures with other school districts

  • Supplies: teaching, custodial and office supplies
  • MOESC, MRESC, HCES, county/state wide cooperative

arrangements and national cooperative purchasing

  • Monmouth-Ocean County Shared Services Insurance

Fund (MOCSSIF)

  • Joint insurance fund with over 300 other school districts for

property and casualty, workers compensation and other lines

  • f insurance coverage – received a safety grant this year for
  • ur positive claim experience
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  • Cooperative Arrangements with Municipality
  • Snow removal, student assistance counselors (SAC’s), facilities

and equipment coordination, Code Red, cooperative bids, uniforms, summer camp transportation, garbage and recycling collection, landscaping services, custodial services, etc.

  • Chamber of Commerce rents an office in the administration bldg
  • Cooperative Arrangements with Local School Districts
  • Shore Regional students participate on the Ocean ice hockey

team and therefore share the cost with Shore Regional

  • Supply school bus mechanic services to Long Branch schools
  • Have performed one-time maintenance services to local small

shore area school districts

  • Operate cafeteria, supply maintenance and technology services

to the Deal School on a time and material basis

  • Provide maintenance services for the Hope Academy Charter

school on a time and material basis

  • Co-op agreement with Monmouth University (federal work-study)
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  • Seek Alternate Revenue Sources
  • Sponsorship / Advertising on district website/Facebook and

school publications since 2007

  • GovDeals surplus auction
  • Facility rentals
  • Summer camps
  • HS turf field rentals
  • Demand Response Energy Program
  • School bus

advertising

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POSITIVE FACTORS:

  • Full implementation of employee health benefits premium
  • contributions. Range from 3% to 35% of premiums depending on

salary and plan coverage of the individual employee.

  • Over $2,100,000 total employee contributions 2015-2016 budget
  • Stability and/or no increases in the utility budget for 2015 – 2016 due

to energy savings projects and cooperatively bid rates

  • 250 KW solar panel system has been completed on the Intermediate

School roof and 135 KW solar panel system currently being completed at the High School

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MAJOR EDUCATION INITIATIVES:

  • One to one technology initiative for the 3rd, 7th, 8th

and 12th grades

  • Upgrades to district technology infrastructure
  • Teacher laptop replacements
  • Special education and basic skills

professional development and support

  • New courses at HS

and TOIS

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PERSONNEL ADDITIONS:

  • Add 3 full time special education teachers and 2 full

time & 4 part time instructional aide positions for specialized education programs

  • Increase a part time Occupational Therapist
  • Add 2 part time educational

technology support staff

  • Increase 3 part time security

positions to full time (elementary schools)

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CAPITAL UPGRADES:

  • Security items: fire alarm upgrade at Wanamassa,

and electronic signs at the HS and Intermediate school

  • Partnering with the PTA’s at each elementary

school for playground equipment upgrades

  • Track and bleacher ADA upgrades at the HS
  • Purchase a 18 passenger special education

school bus

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School Budget 2014 - 2015

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  • The Ocean Township General Fund school tax
  • The average assessed home of $397,490 will see an approximate

increase of $79.39 annually or $6.62 on a monthly basis

  • The Loch Arbour General Fund school tax
  • The average assessed home of $1,041,831 will see an approximate

increase of $76.55 annually or $6.38 on a monthly basis ABOVE CALCULATIONS ARE ESTIMATES UNTIL CONFIRMED BY THE COUNTY TAX ADMINISTRATOR

TOTAL TAX LEVY INCREASE = $798,479

1.29%

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“America's Most Challenging High Schools” (2015) ranks schools through an index formula that's a simple ratio: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year.

OTHS

Ranked in top quarter of NJ High Schools Ranked second in Monmouth County

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Newsweek Magazine ranks Ocean Township High School in the top 6% of the nation’s secondary schools ! NJ Monthly Magazine ranks Ocean Township High School in the top 100 !

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67.6 85.7 95.1 66.1 79.6 93.1 59.8 74.9 88.6

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 LAL Math Science

District DFG State

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1.1 50.9 57.3 3.3 37.3 53.5 3.6 35.9 47.5

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 LAL Math Science

District DFG State

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85.2 81.9 84.5 85.6 77.3 85.3 79.8 71.5 78.9

60 65 70 75 80 85 90 LAL Math Science

District DFG State

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16.5 46 34 12.2 37.6 28.8 12.6 35.6 27.1

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 LAL Math Science

TOIS DFG State

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95.7 82.3 95 82.2 93.2 78.9

20 40 60 80 100 120 LAL Math

OTHS DFG State

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31.8 27.9 32.8 26.6 32.8 29.2

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 LAL Math

OTHS DFG State

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506 510 530 501 502 523 497 487 513

460 470 480 490 500 510 520 530 540 READING WRITING MATH

OTHS STATE NATIONAL

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196 224 283 302 407 451 571 610 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 Students Exams

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  • Seniors now have until June 1 to apply
  • If eligible this program will FREEZE

property taxes for the applicant

  • If 65 years old or disabled you may

qualify for this program

For more information: www.state.nj/treasury/taxation

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