Tag: school state aid
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Old Bridge superintendent donates contractual salary increase to the school district
OLD BRIDGE – As the 2019-20 school year begins on Sept. 5, the reality of the reduction in state aid will set in – Cheesequake Elementary School is closed and there will be more than 85 fewer positions throughout the district. However, the priority of the district stays the same, according to Schools Superintendent David…
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Cheesequake Elemetary School expected to close; 85-plus positions will be cut in district
OLD BRIDGE – The grim news of potential cuts as a result of the reduction in state aid has now become reality – Cheesequake Elementary School may be closing in Old Bridge and some 85-plus positions have been cut from the 2019-20 school budget. The Board of Education adopted the $150.72 million operating budget, a…
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Courtesy busing on the table in Manalapan-Englishtown school district
The end of school bus service that is not mandated by the state is on the table in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Bus service that is provided to pupils who would not otherwise be eligible to receive such service is often referred to as courtesy busing. During a Sept. 4 meeting of the district’s…
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Jackson council states opposition to reduction in school funding
JACKSON – The Township Council has gone on record stating its opposition to a reduction in state aid that has been delivered to the Jackson School District for 2018-19 and to additional reductions that could occur in the future. Council members took the action during their meeting on Sept. 11. Under Gov. Phil Murphy’s initial…
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Upper Freehold Regional school board shifts funds to cover loss of state aid
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has moved $2,351 from its surplus fund (savings) and applied it to the 2018-19 budget to compensate for an unexpected reduction in state aid for the upcoming school year. Upper Freehold Regional serves children from Upper Freehold Township and Allentown in kindergarten through…
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Millstone officials plan to seek relief from projected reduction in school state aid
MILLSTONE – Municipal officials hope to appeal the revised way in which school state aid is being distributed; a revision that may result in the Millstone Township K-8 School District losing $2 million in state aid during the next several years. During a Township Committee meeting on Aug. 15, Mayor Gary Dorfman spoke about a…
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Additional school aid may help provide relief from overcrowding in Edison
EDISON — With an additional $3.5 million in state aid available for the 2018-19 school year, Edison School District officials are putting the funds toward the district’s capital reserve account, or what Board of Education President Jerry Shi likes to call the “overcrowding bucket.” On July 30, board members approved the transfer of the additional…
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Regional school board determines uses for state aid windfall
Flush with an unexpected $2.8 million in additional state school aid, the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education plans to provide property tax relief, make repairs and hire more teachers for the 2018-19 school year. The district is receiving more money because of changes in the state aid funding formula. District administrators anticipated…
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Freehold Township school board trims budget to make up for lost state aid
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Following the reduction of $68,327 in state aid being provided to the Freehold Township K-8 School District for 2018-19, the Board of Education has reduced appropriations to account for the aid that has been lost. Under Gov. Phil Murphy’s initial proposal in March, the school district’s state aid package for the 2018-19…
