20092010 School Year Budget

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2009-2010 School Year Budget
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COMPARATIVE COST PER PUPIL FOR 2007-08
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Hazlet Township School District 2008 Standardized
Testing Results Total Student Population
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Programs Initiatives from 2008-2009 Budget

• Kindergarten Screening
• General Education Preschool
• Directed Reading Assessment (Grades K-6)
• Updated Intervention and Referral Services
  procedures at all schools
• Three Additional Elementary Basic Skills teachers
• After School Tutoring Program
• Basic Skills Targeted Reading Program (Grades
  K-2)
• Increased enrichment students attending
  convocations

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Programs Initiatives from 2008-2009 Budget

• Writers Workshop (targeted writing program)
  training for elementary teachers
• Parent workshops on reading, writing, science,
  technology math
• Staff workshops to include the following
  literacy, mathematics and science instruction,
  technology integration, inclusion/co-teaching and
  data assessment analysis
• Study Island test preparation program
• Learnia formative assessment program
• Reading Plus on-line reading program
• Acellus computer-based educational program

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Programs Initiatives from 2008-2009 Budget

• Television Production Studio and class
• Advanced Placement (AP) teacher training
• Mandatory participation and funding of AP exams
• Two new wireless labs at Raritan High School
• One wireless lab at Hazlet Middle School
• Raritan High School and Hazlet Middle School full
  wireless access throughout both buildings
• Increased bandwidth and upgraded Internet
  connectivity
• Additional Smart Boards, Student Response Systems
  and Wireless Tablets

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
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ELEMENTARY STAFFING COMPARISONS
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Programs and Initiatives for 2009-2010 Budget

• Full Day Kindergarten program
• Expanded General Education Preschool to four
  full-day programs
• New science labs at Cove Road and Beers Street
  Schools
• Continued teacher training for Writers Workshop
  to teach writing across all elementary grades
• Content specific instruction in grades 5 and 6
• Increase the number of computers to provide less
  than 31 student to computer ratio

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Programs and Initiatives for 2009-2010 Budget

• Implement new elementary inquiry-based
  mathematics curriculum
• Expand summer programs offered in partnership
  with Monmouth University
• Over 25 curricula revisions/rewrites
• Purchase new textbooks for elementary and middle
  school social studies
• Increase allocation for student field trips by 8
  
• Expand after school tutoring program for at-risk
  students

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Programs and Initiatives for 2009-2010 Budget

• Expand wireless accessibility to Cove Road and
  Beers Street Schools
• Global Communications Studio and class
• New Creative Writing and Journalism class
  utilizing new technologies and District website
• Girls Volleyball Team
• Four new club offerings at Raritan High School
  (GLSEN, Environmental, Global Communications, and
  Interact)
• Completion of 11 science lab renovations over 5
  years
• Completion of window replacement project at
  Raritan High School
• Expanded courtesy bussing for K-6 students to I
  mile from school

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CONSTRUCTION GRANTS

• RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL
• SCIENCE LABS 73,800 (approved)
• WINDOWS 80,850 (approved)
• SYCAMORE DRIVE
• NEW ROOF 53,000 (applied)
• BATHROOMS 95,900 (applied)
• CLASSROOMS 164,300 (applied)
• Total 467,850

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2009-2010 DISTRICT BUDGET

• BUDGET INCREASE

• TAX LEVY CAP

• 09-10 BUDGET 47,244,902
• 08-09 BUDGET 46,111,250
• INCREASE 1,133,652
• PERCENT 2.46
• INFLATION 3.34

• 09-10 TAX LEVY 32,221,523
• PERMITTED LEVY 33,703,910
• AMOUNT BELOW 1,482,387
• THIS REPRESENTS THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT THAT
  PROPERTY TAXES COULD HAVE BEEN INCREASED

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REASSESSMENT

• RATABLES

• SCHOOL TAX RATE

• 2008 1,068,254,449
• 2009 2,390,890,213
• INCREASE 1,322,638,764
• PERCENT 124
• AVERAGE ASSESSMENT
• 2008 135,468
• 2009 302,341
• INCREASE 166,873

• 2008 (adjusted) 1.306
• 2009 1.340
• INCREASE 3.4 CENTS
• PERCENT 2.5
• AVERAGE ANNUAL TAX
• 2008 3,960
• 2009 4,051
• INCREASE 92 annual
• 7.67 monthly

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TAX IMPACT

• Assessment Taxes Increase
• 150,000 2,010 46
• 302,341 4,051 92
• 450,000 6,030 137

• If the 2009-2010 School Budget is defeated and
  the Town Council reduces the budget by 320,000
  the average taxpayer in Hazlet Township will see
  a savings of 21 per year or 1.75 a month

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DEBT TO BUDGET RATIO

• ENTITY BUDGET DEBT RATIO
• STATE 33,500,000,000 30,196,000,000
  90.1
• COUNTY 490,216,000 406,364,261
  82.9
• TOWNSHIP 18,360,932 15,481,166
  84.3
• DISTRICT 49,062,994 7,265,000
  14.8

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HAZLET TOWNSHIP . THE COMMUNITY

• The School District maintains and makes available
  our facilities to numerous Hazlet Organizations
• Hazlet Youth Athletic League
• Basketball Gym usage with no fees charged for
  heat or electric
• Football Home games are played on the Raritan
  High School turf field
• Cheerleading Indoor practice space provided by
  the District
• Baseball / Softball Fields at all of our
  schools are maintained by the District and used
  by these groups
• Hazlet Soccer Association
• Columbus Day Tournament
• Three elementary schools fields are used for
  practice
• Hazlet Recreation
• Adult Basketball / Co-Ed Volleyball
• Summer Sports Camps
• Twirlers
• Boy Scouts / Cub Scouts / Little Tigers
• Girl Scouts / Brownies / Daises
• Local Drama Departments

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

• Budget Vote
• and
• Community Night
• Please come out to see our programs and vote.