Westwood Regional
Board of Education
2014-2015 Budget Presentation
James M. Sheerin, Ed.D.
Interim Superintendent of
Schools
Keith A. Rosado
Business Administrator/
Board Secretary
April 24, 2014
Westwood Regional Mission Statement
“To provide excellence in education through
rich and diverse learning opportunities,
enabling students to exercise intelligent
control of their future.”
Board of Education
Roberta Hanlon (WW) - President
Lee-Ann Schaadt (WW) - Vice President
Joseph Blundo - (WW)
Julie Keating - (WT)
Charles Koch - (WT)
Paul Liddy - (WT)
Darlene Mandeville - (WT)
Russell Miller - (WW)
Susan Swietkowski- (WW)
James M. Sheerin - Interim Superintendent of Schools
Keith A. Rosado - Business Admin / Board Secretary
Where can I get more information?
Visit us at www.wwrsd.org for a copy of the Budget Presentation
and for additional information.
The Budget Book will be available at the following locations:
Westwood Public Library
Twp. of Washington Public Library
Westwood Borough Hall
Twp. of Washington Town Hall
Board of Education Office, 701 Ridgewood Rd, Twp. of Washington
E-mail the Interim Superintendent for more information at james.sheerin@wwrsd.org
Facility Upgrades 2013-14
Berkeley
Washington
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Removal and Replacement of tile
floor
Renovation of bathrooms
Replacement of boiler
Created new instructional space within
building
Middle School
Brookside
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Jr./Sr. High School
Sound proofing of Band Room
Renovation of bathrooms
George
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Milled existing and installed new
blacktop in the front driveway
Renovation of bathrooms
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Roof replacement over gymnasium
Upgraded Upper Gym by installing new
scoreboards , repainted gym and
resurfaced/painted gym floor
Established team rooms for both male and
female athletes and Athletic Trainer Suite
Replaced light board, ceiling tiles, and
painted the Hurley Theater
The 2014-15 Budget Continues
to Support
Elementary Schools
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Integrated Preschool
Full-day Kindergarten
Balanced Literacy
Spanish and French instruction starting in grade 1
Instrumental music starting in grade 4
Wireless laptop and Smart Room Technologies
Gifted and Talented programs
Full-time Physical Education Teachers in every school
Full-time Nurse in every building
Elementary Guidance Counselor & Behaviorist
The 2014-15 Budget Continues
to Support
Middle & Jr./Sr. High School
• Cycle, elective, and accelerated academic classes in grades 6-8
• Numerous semester or full-year courses offered at
different levels in grades 9-12
• Spanish, French and American Sign Language offered for
grades 6-12
• Honors courses in various subjects for grades 9-12
• Advanced Placement courses for grades 10-12
• Excellent student-guidance counselor ratio for grades 6-12
• Clubs, organizations, & intramurals for grades 6-7
• Clubs, organizations, & interscholastic athletic teams for
grades 8-12
2012-13 MATHEMATICS State Assessments
TOTAL STUDENTS Scoring Proficient and Advanced Proficient
100.0
90.0
80.0
70.0
89.7
86.7
77.7
89.8
86.2
78.3
88.188.0
79.9
90.1
86.9
85.586.7
79.179.2
78.9
79.7
72.7
66.9
60.0
69.3
63.5
DFG
50.0
Westwood
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
New Jersey
NJASK 3
NJASK 4
NJASK 5
NJASK 6
NJASK 7
NJASK 8 HSPA 11
2012-13 LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY State Assessments
TOTAL STUDENTS Scoring Proficient and Advanced Proficient
100
95.8
90
89.4 89.6
80
84.8
76.2
60
77.3
73.0
77.3
66.4
66.2
59.4
75.8 76.0
73.6
71.5
91.6
81.9
81.2
70
97.5
New Jersey
65.2
DFG
61.3
50
Westwood
40
30
20
10
0
NJASK 3
NJASK 4
NJASK 5
NJASK 6
NJASK 7
NJASK 8
HSPA 11
2012-13 SCIENCE State Assessments
TOTAL STUDENTS Scoring Proficient and Advanced Proficient
100
90
98.6
95.0
89.5
80
87.3
90.5
85.7
79.0
70
69.6
60
58.4
50
DFG
Westwood
40
30
20
10
0
New Jersey
Science 4
Science 8
Biology 11
Selected College Admissions of Class of 2013
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
CLARK UNIVERSITY
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
ALBRIGHT COLLEGE
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY
ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SAINT ELIZABETH
FELICIAN COLLEGE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND
FISHER COLLEGE
ARCADIA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
BENTLEY UNIVERSITY
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CUNY - BROOKLYN COLLEGE
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
CUNY - CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE
CUNY - HUNTER COLLEGE
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
CUNY - JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CUNY - MANHATTAN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
CUNY - NEW YORK CITY TECHNICAL
COLLEGE
BOSTON COLLEGE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
HARVARD COLLEGE
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
CUNY - QUEENS COLLEGE
ITHACA COLLEGE
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
CURRY COLLEGE
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY
BUTLER UNIVERSITY
DOMINICAN COLLEGE OF BLAUVELT
KEAN UNIVERSITY
CALDWELL COLLEGE
DREW UNIVERSITY
KEYSTONE COLLEGE
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
KING'S COLLEGE
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE
UNIVERSITY
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
CENTENARY COLLEGE
EMERSON COLLEGE
LASELL COLLEGE
CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY
ENDICOTT COLLEGE
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
Selected College Admissions of Class of 2013
LIM COLLEGE
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF ART
LIU POST
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY
LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND
DESIGN
LYCOMING COLLEGE
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
LYNN UNIVERSITY
MANHATTAN COLLEGE
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
NYACK COLLEGE
MARIST COLLEGE
PACE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK CITY
SIENA COLLEGE
SKIDMORE COLLEGE
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE
UNIVERSITY
MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE
MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART
AND DESIGN
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY & HEALTH SCIENCES
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF
TECHNOLOGY
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
UNIVERSITY PARK
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE
ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
MCDANIEL COLLEGE
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE
MERCY COLLEGE
MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW
JERSEY
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
RIDER UNIVERSITY
SUNY AT ALBANY
MOORE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
MORAVIAN COLLEGE
MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE
MTI COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND
TECHNOLOGY
ROANOKE COLLEGE
ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
SUNY AT CORTLAND
SUNY AT NEW PALTZ
SUNY AT ONEONTA
ROWAN UNIVERSITY
SUNY AT OSWEGO
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF
NEW JERSEY
SUNY AT PURCHASE
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
Selected College Admissions of Class of 2013
SUNY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT
UTICA/ROME
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
UTICA COLLEGE
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITY
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF
AMERICA
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE
PARK
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON
COLLEGE
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS,
AMHERST
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS,
DARTMOUTH
WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
WESLEY COLLEGE
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT
CHARLOTTE
WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TOWSON UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE
UNIVERSITY
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
WILKES UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT
BOULDER
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF
NEW JERSEY
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
URSINUS COLLEGE
Westwood Regional School District’s
State Aid Historical Analysis
School Year
State Aid
Percentage of Budget
2006-07
$2,697,514
6.38%
2007-08
$2,778,439
6.34%
2008-09
$3,129,676
6.77%
2009-10
$3,129,676
6.53%
2010-11
$ 451,079
0.92%
2011-12
$1,361,277
2.69%
2012-13
$1,652,524
3.17%
2013-14
$1,652,524
3.14%
2014-15
$1,706,684
*
3.10%
*The State Aid for the 2014-15 school year is equal to prior year but still an overall
reduction from 2009-10 of -37.34% which equals $1,017,160, non-inclusive of the
Extraordinary Aid ($405,832) which was included in 2009-10 State Aid totals.
Budgeted Revenue
General Local Tax Levy
47,481,245
86.30%
2,502,391
4.55%
Extraordinary Aid
905,118
1.65%
Miscellaneous
142,000
0.26%
State Aid
1,706,684
3.10%
State & Federal Grants
1,060,666
1.93%
Debt Service Local Tax Levy
877,348
1.59%
Debt Service Aid
345,296
0.63%
Budgeted Fund Balance
Total Revenue
55,020,748
Westwood Regional Board of Education
Budget Revenues 2013-2014
General Local Tax
Levy
86.30%
Budgeted Fund
Balance
4.55%
Debt Service Aid
0.63%
Extraordinary Aid
1.65%
Miscellaneous
0.26%
Debt Service
Local Tax Levy
1.59%
State & Federal
Grants
1.93%
State Aid
3.10%
Budgeted Appropriations
Instruction
19,453,849
36.11%
Instruction Support Services
8,360,985
15.65%
Tuition
3,786,428
7.33%
Administration Support Services
4,060,312
7.90%
Operation & Maintenance of Plant
3,902,041
7.17%
Transportation
1,935,835
3.56%
Capital Outlay
2,539,573
1.71%
Employee Benefits & Other Support
Services
8,698,415
16.70%
State/Federal Grants
1,060,666
1.54%
Debt Service
1,222,644
2.33%
Total Appropriations
55,020,748
Westwood Regional Board of Education
Budget Appropriations 2013-2014
Instruction
35.36%
Debt Service
2.22%
Instruction Support
Services
15.20%
State & Federal Grants
1.93%
Tuition
6.88%
Employee Benefits &
Other Support Services
15.81%
Capital Outlay
4.62%
Administration Support
Services
7.38%
Transportation
3.52%
Operation & Maintenance
of Plant
7.09%
Special Education Students
Sent To Out-of-District
Placements
110
100
90
80
70
102
104
96
91
85
74
60
50
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
63
65
64
64
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Projected
Health Benefits Costs
$7,250,000
$2,750,000
$2,000,000
$6,847,402
$6,456,299
$6,518,794
$3,500,000
$5,470,608
$4,250,000
$4,984,179
$5,000,000
$6,608,321
$5,750,000
$6,960,000
$6,500,000
Highlights in Budget Increases/Decreases
Description
Capital Projects: Roofs / HS
Facade
Increase
$1,580,861
Salary Increases
$690,314
New Positions (3)
$147,262
Employee Health, Dental, Vision
Benefits
$112,598
Other Employee Benefits
$36,415
Reason
Capital Project Funding - Amount represents 60% of total
project costs funded by Capital Reserve Withdrawal and
Local Taxes. Remaining 40% funded by ROD Grants
Projected Contracted Salary Increase (subject to change
with contract negotiations)
Full Time Bus Driver (bring additional routes in house);
District Instructional Computer Technology Coordinator
(new role); Additional Special Ed Teacher at HS (currently
shared with Berkeley)
Rate increases, new vision plan
Costs Associated with retiree payouts
Unemployment Compensation
($250,000)
Reduction in funding unemployment account balance
General Administration
($184,594)
Reduction in Administration cost ( Legal, Professional
Services, Communications/Telephone)
Alternate Education HS Program
($133,836)
No longer require services of external consultant
Tuition
TOTAL
($69,368)
$1,929,652
Net impact of graduating students and new enrollees.
Includes assumption of 6 Behavioral Students' tuition if we
do not establish an in-house program
Tax Levy Allocation History
Percent of Allocation
Year
Borough of
Westwood
Township of
Washington
2005-06
51.535%
48.465%
2006-07
50.076%
49.924%
2007-08
48.844%
51.156%
2008-09
49.312%
50.687%
2009-10
50.180%
49.819%
2010-11
51.125%
48.874%
2011-12
52.789%
47.211%
2012-13
54.149%
45.851%
2013-14
53.097%
46.902%
2014-15
52.934%
47.066%
* The allocation is calculated by the State using the equalized valuation of each town over the total valuation of both towns.
Budget Impact For Average Home 2014-15
Borough of Westwood
$(13.11) / Month
Township of Washington
$31.16 / Month
This is based on an average home assessed for
Borough of Westwood of $387,100 (down from $397,677)
Township of Washington of $481,000 (down from $533,900)
Borough of Westwood percentage is 52.93% (down from 53.09 %)
Township of Washington percentage is 47.07% (up from 46.90 %)
Proposed Tax Rate
per $100,000 Assessed Value
2014-15
2013-14
$1,469.71
$1,470.17
Township of Washington $1,402.99
$1,193.94
Borough of Westwood
* The recent revaluations changed the tax rate due to the updated valuations
of both towns.
The Bottom Line…
The Proposed Budget calls for:
• A 2.00% increase in the operating budget tax levy
• A 1.95% increase in overall tax levy
• Maintaining core programming with an emphasis on
educational best practices
While other districts are reducing opportunities, the Westwood Regional
School District continues to offer improved curriculum and programs
by being effective, efficient, and responsible with taxpayer dollars.
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2014-2015 Budget Presentation