EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
2012-13
Budget Presentation…
A Glimmer of Hope!
Dr. Scott P. McCartney, Superintendent
Mrs. Kateryna Bechtel, CPA, School
Business Administrator, Board Secretary
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
Board of Education
Mr. James Galvin, President
Mr. Neil Anderson, Vice President
Mr. John “Jack” Haines, Chair of Finance
Mr. Mark Deebold
Mr. Louis Della Barca
Mr. Thor Himley
Mr. Brian Murphy
Mrs. Mary Anne Spiker
Mrs. Barbara Szilagyi
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
District Goals for 2011-12
Academic Achievement/Data Analysis: To maintain high
expectations in teaching and learning by increasing the
number of students reaching proficiency and advanced
proficiency on the State Assessments by 2%.
Communication: To explore and expand on the role of 21st
Century communication tools for community, staff and
students.
Finance: To explore and expand on continued cost savings
and efficiencies to maintain high-quality programs and
personnel as well as to maintain a reasonable tax impact.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
Budget Goals for 2012-13
•Meet the needs of a diverse student body
•Retain existing employees
•Retain existing programs
•Review/prioritize new personnel requests
•Review/prioritize capital project requests
•Meet the 2% Tax Levy Cap requirements
BAD NEWS!
Even with building and department budgets
frozen for the 4th straight year, a charter
school not opening, revenue from our solar
projects (electricity savings and SREC), energy
conservation program, facilities rentals,
preschool tuition… the proposed budget was
more than $2 million over the Tax Levy Cap
GOOD NEWS!
EHT School District receives $2,275,704
in unexpected additional state aid!
This additional state aid (only a fraction of what
the state’s funding formula should provide EHT)
means the district does not have to reduce $2
million to get to within the required 2% Tax
Levy Cap!
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
Positive Results
•No layoffs.
•No program cuts.
•No additional fees to parents
for extra/co-curricular
programs.
•No reductions in after-school
student transportation.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
Positive Results
•New History/Social Studies
Books
•New Staffing to address state
mandates and to respond
to areas of prioritized
instructional/operational
need
•Mandated Professional
Development
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
The additional state aid was used to address:
$472,583 assessment from state on capital
projects funded with state grants
$98,650 in additional employer contribution to
PERS pension
$356,000 to repave and restripe HS parking lot,
including replacement of lights
Plus special education costs previously funded by
Federal ARRA IDEIA grant
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
SUMMARY OF BUDGETED REVENUES –
GENERAL FUND
2012-13
2011-12
Budget
Budget
change
Local Tax Levy
67,204,500
64,566,957
2,637,543
State Aid
40,107,390
36,753,924
3,353,466
93,748
1,440,338
(1,346,590)
326,500
200,000
126,500
4,051,976
3,184,404
867,572
111,784,114
106,145,623
5,638,491
Federal Aid
Revenues from local
Sources
Budgeted Fund
Balance
5.31%
Regular Instruction
Special Education Instruction
Basic Skills/Remedial
Bilingual Instruction
Co-curricular/Athletics
Tuition
Charter Schools
Student Support Services
Educational Media
Services/Library
Improvement
of
Instruction/Training
General Administration
School Administration
Central Services/Adm. Tech.
Operation and Maintenance of
Student Transportation
Employee Benefits
Alternative Education
EDA Assessment
Capital Expenditures/Equipment
Proposed
Original
2012-13
2011-12
Budget
Budget
32,804,778
31,787,770
7,582,678
7,250,672
1,528,273
1,492,861
670,228
732,213
1,004,632
770,096
4,056,129
3,841,271
937,011
1,584,771
9,378,334
8,516,718
1,686,217
1,607,153
1,347,325
1,217,931
1,658,427
1,635,402
3,546,654
3,407,753
1,290,074
1,272,110
10,336,267
10,382,601
7,103,590
7,062,582
25,211,083
22,438,479
447,873
448,656
472,583
319,537
721,958
377,047
111,784,114 106,145,623
change
1,017,008
332,006
35,412
-61,985
234,536
214,858
-647,760
861,616
79,064
129,394
23,025
138,901
17,964
-46,334
41,008
2,772,604
-783
153,046
344,911
5,638,491
MAJOR APPROPRIATIONS
Expenses
4%
3% 1%
22%
4%
8%
58%
Salaries
Benefits
Energy
Charter Schools
Tuition
Transportation
Other
SCHOOL TAX LEVY HISTORY
Millions
Tax levy
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Tax levy
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
TAX IMPLICATIONS
Due to split year tax levy, 3 cents from 2011-12
will be collected during 2012
School taxes are increasing by 1 cent due to
decrease in Township tax ratables
School debt service payments, already approved
by the voters, will increase taxes by 5 cents
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
TAX IMPLICATIONS
Bottom line……….
The budget presented this evening will increase
the 2012 calendar year tax levy by 6 cents
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
P.L. 2011, c.202 (Senate Bill 3148) authorizes a
local board of education to change the election
date of school board members from the third
Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November
The public will elect 4 board members in
November - three 3-year seats and one 2-year
seat
For additional information please visit:
www.eht.k12.nj.us
or
Call 646-7911 and ask for Dr. McCartney
and/or Mrs. Bechtel
Proud to Be EHT!