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Learn about the budget for the Shore Regional High School District, including planned expenses, expected revenues, academic highlights, and cost-saving measures. Find out how the budget directly impacts students and compare property taxes.
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Shore Regional High School District2017-2018 Budget Presented by: Corey J. Lowell, SFO Business Administrator/Board Secretary
What is a budget? • Planned expenses and expected revenues • An organizational plan stated in monetary terms • The financial expression of the District’s educational needs and priorities • A “living document”
Budget Variables and Concerns • Special education costs • Ch. 78 “funding cliff” • Facility concerns • Security and technology needs • Unfunded mandates
Academic Highlights • Summer Courses/Institutes (AP/IB/SAT Preparation) • Curricula Writing (ELA/Math/Science/SS/VPA/WL) • New Programs (CIEE/Dual Enrollment/ROTC) • New Textbooks (ELA/Math/SS/VPA/WL)
Cost Saving Measures • Shared services – Superintendent, Business Administrator and payroll services, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Director of Special Services, Transportation Supervisor, Director of Security, shared (consortium) purchases of professional development • Continued participation in ACES for bulk pricing of energy • Property and casualty insurance through a pooled insurance fund (MOCSSIF/NJSIG) • Program Review
Tax Levy Trend * The tax levy was offset for 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016 by the amount of the Community Disaster Loan from FEMA. The increase in 2016-2017 represents the absence of the loan.
Where the Money Goes… 9.00% Transportation 8.75 % Co-curricular& Athletics 9.21% Tuition 13.42% Employee Benefits 30.50% Classroom Instruction 66.44% DIRECTLY IMPACTS STUDENTS 8.98% Support Services 9.62% Operations/Maintenance 2.69% Capital 7.83% Administration
Property Tax Comparison Based on Average Residential Assessed Value Source: NJ Department of Community Affairs, 2016