Gibbsboro School District Proposed Budget Students First Maintaining excellence in challenging times Tony Trongone – Superintendent Frank Domin – Business Administrator

–At the February 14, 2012 board meeting, the Gibbsboro Board of Education approved a resolution that moves the school elections from April to the General Election in November. –On Jan. 17, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law Senate Bill 3148, which gives communities the option of moving the school elections from their current date, the third Tuesday in April, to the November general election. The move places school board candidates on the November ballot, but it eliminates the annual vote on proposed school budgets that are at or below the state’s 2- percent tax levy cap.

Provide a budget that facilitates an emphasis on the whole child; social, emotional, scholastic and physical Provide a budget that facilitates an emphasis on the whole child; social, emotional, scholastic and physical.

–Continue to formalize Character Education program –Continue build wireless network –Maintains all inter-scholastic programs –Continue to maintain facilities

Continue to formalize Character Education program

Increase Wireless Access Points

Provide a budget that facilitates improvement of a comprehensive program aligned to New Jersey and National Common Core Standards. –Begin implementation of new Reading program at elementary level. –Professional development in LAL –Extend new math curriculum to grades 5 and 6 –Fulfill state mandate regarding new teacher evaluation system

Extend new Math Curriculum = Grades 5 and 6 K

Fulfill state mandate regarding new teacher evaluation system = Adopt new observation model Increase in number of observations Professional development Administration Teachers

Provide a budget that facilitates Provide a budget that facilitates expectation of high levels of achievement and growth -New computer stations in computer lab -New wireless computers (1:1) in middle school math classrooms classrooms -Expand student access with mini-laptops for in-class instruction (from grades K to 4 to Grade 5) instruction (from grades K to 4 to Grade 5) -Continue with FASTT Math in grades K-5 -Carnegie Learning Math in grades 6 to 8 -Maintains full day kindergarten

New computer stations in computer lab

- New wireless computers (1:1) in middle school math classrooms -Expand student access with mini-laptops for in-class instruction (from grades K to 4 to Grade 5) - New wireless computers (1:1) in middle school math classrooms -Expand student access with mini-laptops for in-class instruction (from grades K to 4 to Grade 5)

Continue with FASTT Math in grades K-5 Carnegie Learning Math in grades 6 to 8

Provide a budget that facilitates a learning community composed of collaborative teams whose members work interdependently to achieve common goals linked to the purpose of learning for all A timely and systemic response to intervention and enrichment DURING the school day.

Provide a budget that facilitates class sizes that enable personal connection between students and teachers. Maintain class size

Revenue $27,083 less in revenue $49,600 increase to local tax levy

Reduce Inter- local music

Line funded through Job-Ed Funds Reduce speech

Increase funding for New Teacher Evaluation framework as per state mandate.

Rescind inter-local agreement for Facilities Director

Increase of $69,631 in employee benefits

Average Home $159,278 = $87.31 Increase Year

2.0% net increase in local taxes. $49,600

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