Where does the money come from?

Enriching & Fortifying

Our Schools

FEDERAL AID -- National Average 9%

                                 NJ Average 4%

STATE AID -- National Average 50%

                           NJ Average 42%

                           USR 2009 -- .1% of total NJ Aid

                                   or $605/pupil

LOCAL AID -- National Average 40%

                            NJ Average 53%

OTHER AID -- 1 %  (this is where we come in!)

Where does the money go?

Salaries & Benefits -- 53.5%

Transportation -- 4%

Facilities -- 3%

Tuition -- 3%

Utilities -- 2%

Discretionary Spending -- 6%

THIS 6% MUST COVER:

  1. Bullet   Textbooks/Supplies

  2. Bullet    Equipment/Technology

  3. Bullet    MANDATED PROGRAMS (they don’t come w/funding!)

  4. Bullet    Professional Development

  5. Bullet    Assemblies/Field Trips/Extracurricular Activities

  6. Bullet   District Priorities

This is where we make an impact !!!

The Changing Landscape of our Environment -- 21st Century Learning

Our world is changing at exponential rates.  The way we were taught years ago will not suffice to prepare our children for **their** future.   Our administration needs to adjust their programming and teacher training to tackle new ways of learning, using whatever funds are remaining from the above 6%.


Watch this video clip, SHIFT HAPPENS, to see how the world is very different for our children.