Brielle Borough School District 2008 -2009 School Budget

Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 Introduction • Mr. Tedd Vitale, President, Brielle Board of Education • Mr. Stephen De. Paul, Chairperson, Finance Committee • Mr. Gary Abadrabo, Member, Finance Committee • Mr. Glenn Miller, Member, Finance Committee • Mrs. Christine Carlson, Superintendent of Schools • Mr. Edward Mc. Manus, School Business Administrator “Welcome” State Senator Sean Kean

Proposed Brielle School Budget Presentation Overview • • Brielle School Strategic Plan Goals Current Brielle School District Conditions Current District Concerns and Needs The Concerns the 2008 -2009 Budget Will Address Budget Benefits as Related to the Strategic Plan and District Needs Budget Rate and Dollar Increase Financial Analysis and Tax Impact Conclusion and Polling Places

Brielle School Strategic Plan Adopted July 19, 2006 -Goals • Student Achievement -Test score results -Curriculum Development -Staff Development -Technology Development -Expand Extracurricular Programming • Community Partnership -Expand the use of the facility to outside groups -Enhance school/community communications -Expand student participation in community service • Resources -Increase income from Use of the Facility -Pursue additional grant funding -Pursue alternative revenue sources

Brielle School Current Conditions • Elementary School enrollment-710 studentsstabilized • Manasquan High School enrollment-200 studentsgrowing • Percentage of Classified/Special Students-10% • Current Cost Per Pupil is $9, 167 (very low) • Cafeteria feeds approximately 400 students per day • Busses transport approximately 315 Brielle students to Brielle, Manasquan High, Vocational Schools and Private Schools

Brielle School Recent Successes • District standardized Fourth Grade test in Literacy, Math and Science shows growth • Use of the Brielle Facility is up 30% including additional income (Community Center) • Increased communications to the community through newsletters and school web site • Model business relationships for food service, banking, and auditing • Shared Services participation in purchase of Electrical Services and Natural Gas

Brielle School Recent Successes • Health Insurance for staff over the last three years of – 8%, 0% and 5% • Implemented upgraded software for Fund Accounting, Student Information and Special Education-improved office productivity • Active Participant in E-Rate/E-Commerce • Purchased Strauss Esmay for Policy Development • Recently passed state monitoring - QSAAC * All contributes to an efficiently run school at a low cost with a record of high student achievement

Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 Use of Facility-Community Center • • • • Union Landing Historical Society-Bismark Presentation The King and I The Soap Box Derby Mid-Monmouth Basketball Tournament Kastner Taekwando Brielle School Chess Club Brielle Lego Robotics Club Cosse Field Hockey Camp Brielle Old Men’s Basketball Brielle Sunday Morning Basketball AAU Basketball Manasquan/Brielle Little League Girl Scouts of America Banquet Brielle Recreation-Biddy Ball Brielle Recreation-Volleyball

Brielle School Current Concerns • Professional Development for Teachers and Staff • Teacher Supplies, Teaching Tools, Textbooks • Student Population is up 80% in ten years while the number of extracurricular activities has stayed the same • Curriculum Writing • Technology- Smart Boards, Media Studio, Computers, etc. newest computers are over 5 years old • Playground Facility • Bathroom and Window Repair

Brielle School 2008 -2009 Budget Addresses • Teacher Supplies, Tools, Textbooks-Student Achievement-$56, 577 • Extracurricular Activities-Student • Achievement-$22, 976 • Increase Curriculum Development-Student Achievement-$15, 000 • Professional Development for Teachers. Student Achievement-$16, 000 • Technology-Student Achievement-$10, 000 • Capital Projects-Playground-Student Achievement-$10, 000

Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 • Requested Budget Increase of $389, 217 or 4% • The Overall Tax Levy would increase from $9, 747, 922 to $10, 137, 839 • Current Brielle Rate-ables is valued at $1, 703, 512, 600 • The overall tax increase would be 2. 29 cents per $100 valuation

Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 Financial Analysis

Brielle School Budget 2008 - 2009

Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 Contractual & Non-Contractual Increases • Total Contractual & Non-Contractual Increase $379, 175 ($248, 622 + $130, 553) *Contractual – Salaries & Benefits *Contractual – Maintenance Including Energy *Contractual – Administration *Contractual – Food Service -$ 140, 077 -$ 60, 391 -$ 47, 234 -$ 920 $248, 622 *Non-Contractual – Supplies, Textbooks, etc… *Non-Contractual – Extracurricular Activities *Non-Contractual – Staff Development *Non-Contractual – Curriculum *Non-Contractual - Capital Projects-Computers *Non-Contractual - Capital Projects-Land/Playground -$ 56, 577 -$ 22, 976 -$ 16, 000 -$ 15, 000 -$ 10, 000 $130, 553

Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 Non-Discretionary Increases – Non-Discretionary Increase -$ 93, 780 – Resource Room - $ 75, 274 – Health Services - $ 15, 258 – Child Study Team - $ 15, 042 – Tuition {MHS, Spec. Ed. , Voc. }- $( 11, 311) – Misc {Speech, Mult. Dis. , etc} - $ (483)

Brielle School District Budget Estimated Property Tax Increases Brielle School Portion of Property Taxes - Estimated Home Assessment 2007 -2008 School Tax Rate of $609 per $100, 000 of Home Assessment Proposed 2008 -2009 School Tax Rate Increase of $22. 90 per $100, 000 of Home Assessment Approximate Increase per Month $ 100, 000 $ 609 $ 22. 90 $ 1. 91 $ $ $ 500, 000 600, 000 750, 000 900, 000 $ 3, 045 $ 3, 654 $ 4, 263 $ 4, 568 $ 5, 481 $ 114. 50 $ 137. 40 $ 160. 30 $ 171. 75 $ 206. 10 $ 9. 54 $ 11. 45 $ 13. 36 $ 14. 31 $ 17. 18 $1, 000 $ 6, 090 $ 229. 00 $ 19. 08 $1, 250, 000 $1, 500, 000 $ 7, 613 $ 9, 135 $ 286. 25 $ 343. 50 $ 23. 85 $ 28. 63

Brielle Borough School District

Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 Comparative Spending Guide March 18, 2008 • Lowest cost per pupil ($9, 167) of the 65 school districts in our measured group of K-8 schools with between 401 -750 students • Third lowest administrative cost of 65 school districts • Fifth lowest maintenance cost of 65 school districts • Brielle was one of three districts in our measured group of 65 that had no excess surplus

Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 Benefits Cost Per Child Comparison • Spring Lake-HW Mountz • Belmar • Sea Girt • Spring Lake Heights • Manasquan • Brielle $4, 149 $3, 094 $2, 954 $2, 433 $2, 297 $1, 664

Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 Maintenance Cost Per Child Comparison • • • Spring Lake-HW Mountz Sea Girt Belmar Spring Lake Heights Manasquan Brielle $2, 429 $1, 753 $1, 226 $1, 215 $1, 118 $ 989

Proposed Brielle School Budget 2008 -2009 District Benefit • District will Continue to Progress Towards Goals of Strategic Plan which Focuses on Student Achievement, Community Partnership and Improved use of Resources • School Election Date is April 15, 2008 from 2: 30 PM to 9 PM • Polling places: District #1 -Brielle Fire House, District #2 -Curtis House, District #3 Brielle First Aid Station