2011-2012 BUDGET

1. 2011-2012 BUDGET LittleSilver School District

2. Effect of the Budget on your TAXES Tax Levy Increase 1.9% or $196,338 Tax Increase = 1.6 cents per $100 assessed value

3. District Priorities Acknowledge and Respond to Economic Reality while maintaining our focus on Student Achievement • District Initiatives • Sustainable, research-based programs and services delivered by highly trained staff • Balanced Literacy Initiative (benchmark assessment kits, classroom materials, professional development, etc.) • Differentiated Instruction Initiative (digital online assessment tool, classroom materials, professional development, etc.) • Strategic Planning • This will be the fourth year of the Strategic Plan.

4. District Priorities continued… • Strategic Planning goals for 2011-2012 • Curriculum and Instruction (some budgetary impact) • Full Day Kindergarten - By this June 2011, the committee will select a model that best addresses the research and meets the needs of Little Silver students and present the recommendation to the BOE including budgetary ramifications. If the BOE agrees to pursue full-day Kindergarten, the preschool program will have to be relocated to another area of the building and the facility will necessitate a bathroom. A bathroom construction project could be funded through the district’s Capital Reserve fund. • Global perspectives - Reflect activities pertaining to global perspective in Rubicon Atlas Curriculum Mapping Program (annual subscription fee); Incorporate on-line global projects (possible fee associated with an on-line project); Provide on-line access to news magazines, etc. (subscription cost associated) • Gifted and Talented - With the implementation of the new G&T program comes the annual cost of new testing materials (CogATs – Cognitive Abilities Test); SAGES – Screening Assessment for Gifted Elementary and Middle School Students; and SIGS – Scales for identifying Gifted Students). We also have to train the G&T teachers (cost associated with training). We also have to train all of the teachers who will be working with the cluster groups of students. • Safety, Security, and Facilities (some budgetary impact) • Maintenance and Enhancement of Physical Facilities – on-going cost of swipe cards for new employees etc. • Emotional and Physical Safety – on-going cost of before school monitor

5. District Priorities continued… • Community Engagement (no significant budgetary impact) • Community Involvement – activities involve engaging community members in a variety of capacities but they bear no significant cost. • Provide opportunities for informal social interactions for middle school students in the community (after school/evenings) - activities involve surveying Little Silver students and families but bear no significant cost other than administrative time • Finance(potential realized cost savings) • Partner with other districts (Shared Services)– continue to seek cost sharing agreements • Facility Rental – evaluate marketing plan to promote facility rental • Fee-Based Programs/Camps – further expand our Summer Enrichment Program • Athletic Team/Co-Curricular Fundraisers – (temporarily tabled due to economics) • Grant Writing – research grant writing opportunities and create data base • Alternative Energy – make a decision on a Power Purchase Agreement • Current Allocation of Resources – examine current contracts and agreements to explore potential cost savings • Tuition – in addition to promoting our non-resident tuition policy, consider allocating budgetary resources to enhance existing programs (i.e. LLD special education programs) to meet the needs of students from other districts to attract tuition students. Enhancements may also be used to prevent Little Silver students from requiring out0of-district placements.

6. What have we done to inform tax payers of district priorities and respond to tax payers’ concerns? • Town newsletter articles • Letters to parents • E-suggestion box • Two River Alert notification system • Town Hall meetings • October 20, 2010 • February 23, 2010 • Score Reporting Presentation • October 28, 2010 • Presentations at PTO meetings • September 13, 2010 –Strategic Planning - Year Three Goals and Objectives • November 8, 2010 - Intervention and Referral Services and Response To Intervention • January 10, 2010 – Balanced Literacy • March 14, 2011 – Developmental Designs for Middle School • Presentations to the Board and Community • February 10, 2011 - Balanced Literacy. • April 7, 2011 - Developmental Designs for Middle Schools • Showcase of Programs • March 3, 2011

7. Student Achievement New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) 2009-2010 Language Arts Literacy State LS DFG

8. Student Achievement New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) 2009-2010 Math State LS DFG

9. Student Achievement New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) 2009-2010 Science State LS DFG

10. What is the School District’s Total Budget? II. Special Revenue $158,479 Federal and State Grants • Title II • No Child Left Behind • IDEA • General Fund $11,225,744 Local Tax Levy $10,513,301 Residents vote on this portion of the budget $712,443 State Aid, Extraordinary Aid, Tuition, Transportation Fees, interest, excess surplus, miscellaneous III. Debt Service $982,305 Principal and interest payments on bonds approved in previous school election for additions and renovations.

11. Tax Levy Summary Budget FY 2011-2012 2010-2011 Tax Levy $10,316,963 2% CAP Permitted (w/o waiver) x 1.02 2011-2012 Permitted Levy $10,523,302 Automatic Waiver: Health Care Cost 21,406 2011-2012 MAX PERMITTED LEVY $10,544,708 2011-2012 ACTUAL Tax Levy $10,513,301 UNDER Maximum Tax Levy ($31,407)

12. Where does the money come from?

13. Where does the money go?

14. Comparative Expenditures

15. What have we done to contain spending and generate revenue? • Contain spending • Shared Service Agreements • Energy savings efforts • Generate Revenue ($80,000+ in Year 1) • New facility use policy • Summer Enrichment • Non-resident tuition • Pre-school tuition

16. Shared Services • Purchasing Cooperatives • Electricity and Natural Gas – ACES • Insurance – NJSBAIG/MOCSSIF • School, Office and Custodial Supplies – Ed Data Co-op • Technology – WSCA, MRESC Co-op • Telecommunications – ACT • Special Education and Non-Public Transportation – MOESC • Food Services • Emergency Notification System • Guidance Staff • Garbage/Recycling • Preschool Program • Partners with Borough of Little Silver

17. Annual School Election • Annual School Election Day Facts • April 27, 2011 • 2pm to 9pm • Polling Places – Municipal Clerk 842-2400 • www.littlesilverschools.org • 2011-2012 School Budget Presentation • 2011-2012 User Friendly Budget