Tag: state school aid

  • Toms River parent starts petition to reverse school funding reduction

    Toms River parent starts petition to reverse school funding reduction

    Bridget Maillard was on a mission. After Maillard learned that the Toms River Regional School District was to lose state aid it had been promised for the 2018-19 school year, she went into action. Maillard , the mother of three children in the school district, started an online petition in response to a letter from…

  • School district appreciates additional state aid

    School district appreciates additional state aid

    FREEHOLD – The superintendent of schools in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District thanked state Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem ) and state Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) for their recent efforts to help secure additional state aid for the district. Sweeney and Gopal visited the district on Sept. 4, the day before students…

  • Howell school board president hopes to refresh district’s strategic plan

    Howell school board president hopes to refresh district’s strategic plan

    HOWELL – The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education is considering refreshing its strategic plan moving forward as it prepares for a reduction in the district’s state aid. Under the initial funding proposal outlined by Gov. Phil Murphy in March, Howell was scheduled to receive $33.54 million in state aid for the 2018-19 school…

  • Sayreville School District receives $2 million increase in state aid

    Sayreville School District receives $2 million increase in state aid

    SAYREVILLE – Administrators in the Sayreville School District have determined the allocations for an additional $2.01 million in state aid the district will receive for the 2018-19 school year. Under Gov. Phil Murphy’s initial proposal in March, Sayreville’s state aid package for 2018-19 was expected to total $23.44 million. Using that number and following the directives…