2011-2012 State Budget Information, plus FY'11 info

7-14-11 State GUIDANCE re: Using Additional State Aid as Property Tax Relief in this FY'12 Budget year.PDF

7-14-11 DOE Guidance on Local Options for using Additional State School Aid in FY'12 State Budget.PDF

FY'12 State School Aid District-by-District Listing, per Appropriations Act, released 110711

7-12-11 pm District by District Listing of State Aid for FY'12 - Guidelines to be released later this week (xls)

Democrat Budget Proposal per S4000, for Fiscal Year 2011-2012

Additional School Aid [if the school funding formula,SFRA, were fully funded for all districts] per Millionaires' Tax bill S2969

6-24-11 Democrat Budget Proposal brings aid to all districts

6-1-11 Supreme Court Justice nominee, Anne Paterson, passed muster with Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday by 11-1 margin

4-26-11 School Elections, Randi Weingarten in NJ, Special Educ Aid, Shared Services bill

4-25-11 Charter Schools in Suburbia: More Argument than Agreement

4-24-11 Major Education Issues in the News

4-3-11Press of Atlantic City - Pending Supreme Court ruling could boost aid to New Jersey schools

3-31-11 Charters an Issue in the Suburbs - and - So far, only 7 Separate Questions on April School Budget Ballots

3-26-11 New Jersey’s school-funding battle could use a dose of reality

3-25-11 Education Week on School Cutbacks Around The Nation

Link to Special Master Judge Doyne's Recommendations on School Funding law to the Supreme Court 3-22-11

GSCS 3-7-11Testimony on State Budget as Proposed by the Governor for FY'12 before the Senate Budget Committee

Attached to GSCS 3-7-11 Testimony: Marlboro Schools strike historic agreement with instructional aides, bus drivers, bus aides

GSCS - Local District Listing : Local Funds Transferred to Charter Schools 2001-2010

GSCS Bar Chart: Statewide Special Education cost percent compared to Regular & Other Instructional cost percent 2004-2011

GSCS Bar Chart: 2001to 2011 Statewide General Fund Transfers Required from Local District Budgets to Support Charter Schools (Increased from $85M to $317M)

GSCS Take on Governor's Budget Message

Gov's Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Today, 2pm

8-18-10 Property Tax Cap v. Prior Negotiated Agreements a Big Problem for Schools and Communities

7-22-10 'Summer school falls victim to budget cuts in many suburban towns'

7-12-10 Assembly passes S29 - the 2% cap bill - 73 to 4, with 3 not voting

7-8-10 Tax Caps, Education in the News

GSCS:Tax Cap Exemption needed for Special Education Costs

7-3-10 Governor Christie and Legislative leaders reached agreement today on a 2% property tax cap with 4 major exemptions

7-1 and 2- 10 Governor Christie convened the Legislature to address property tax reform

6-29-10 GSCS - The question remains: ? Whither property Tax Reform

GSCS On the Scene in Trenton: State Budget poised to pass late Monday...Cap Proposals, Opportunity Scholarship Act in Limbo

6-28-10 State Budget tops the news today

GSCS On the Scene in Trenton: Cap Proposals, Opportunity Scholarship Act in Limbo

6-25-10 Appropriations Act bills for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 available on NJ Legislature website - here are the links

6-23-10 Trenton News: State Budget on the move...Education Issues

6-22-10 The Appropriations Act for the State Budget Fiscal Year 2010-2011

6-22-10 Budget , Cap Proposals & Education News - njspotlight.com

6-11-10 In the News: State Budget moving ahead on schedule

6-10-10 Op-Ed in Trenton Times Sunday June 6 2010

6-8-10 (posted) Education & Related Issues in the News

Office on Legislative Services Analysis of Department of Educaiton - State Budget for FY'11

4-23-10 Education issues remain headline news

4-22-10 School Elections - in the News Today

4-21-10 DOE posts election results

Hear about Governor Christie's noontime press conference tonight

4-21-10 News on School Election Results

4-21-10 Assoc. Press 'NJ voters reject majority of school budgets'

4-20-10 Today is School Budget & School Board Member Election Day

4-18-10 It's About Values - Quality Schools...Your Homes...Your Towns: Sunday front page story and editorial

4-19-10 GSCS Testimony before the Assembly Budget Committee on State Budget FY'11

4-13-10 Testimony submitted to Senate Budget Committee

4-13-10 Commissioner Schundler before Senate Budget Committee - early reports....progress on budget election issue

4-12-10 'Gov. urges voters to reject school districts' budgets without wage freezes for teachers'

GSCS 'HOW-TO' GET TRENTON'S ATTENTION ON STATE BUDGET SCHOOL ISSUES FY '11' - Effective and Well-Reasoned Communication with State Leaders is Critical

4-6-10 'Gov. Chris Chrisite extends dealdine for teacher salary concessions'

4-6-10 'NJ school layoffs, program cuts boost attention to Apri 20 votes

4-2-10 Press of Atlantic City lists county impact re: school aid reduction

4-2-10 'On Titanic, NJEA isn't King of the World'

Administration's presentation on education school aid in its 'Budget in Brief' published with Governor Christie's Budget Message

PARENTS ARE CALLING TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS FOR THE SCHOOL AID PICTURE - GSCS WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE

4-1-10 Courier Post article reports on Burlington and Camden County district budgets

4-1-10 Education in the News today

4-1-10 New Initiatives outlined to encourage wage freezes - reaction

3-31-10 What's Going on in Local Districts?

3-29-10 The Record and Asbury Park Press - Editorials

3-26-10 GSCS: Effective & Well-Reasoned Communication with State Leaders is Critical

FAQ's on Pension Reform bills signed into law March 22, 2010

3-26-10 School Aid, Budget Shortfall - Impt Related Issues - Front Page News

3-25-10 STATE BUDGET FY11 PROCESS - IMPORTANT TRENTON DATES - April through May 2010

3-23-10 GSCS Testimony presented to Senate Budget Committee on State Budget FY'11

GSCS - Formula Aid Loss and Percent Loss by District - Statewide

GSCS - Formula Aid Loss under 50%, by County

GSCS - Formula Aid Loss of 50% or more, by County

3-23-10 ' N.J. Gov. Chris Christie signs pension, benefits changes for state employees'

3-23-10 State Budget Issues in the News

3-21-10 Reform bills up for a vote in the Assembly on Monday, March 22

GSCS FYI - GSCS will be testifying onTuesday in Bergen County on the State Budget

3-21-10 Sunday News from Around the State - School Communities, School Budgets and State Budget Issues

3-17-10 Budget News - Gov. Chris Christie proposes sacrifices

3-17-10 Budget News - NJ Schools Stunned By Cuts

3-16-10 Link to Budget in Brief publication

3-15-10mid-day: 'Gov. Christie plans to cut NJ school aid by $800M'

3-14-10 'Christie will propose constitutional amendment to cap tax hikes in N.J. budget'

3-15-10 'N.J. taxpayers owe pension fund $45.8 billion' The Record

3-11-10 Public Hearings on State Budget for FY11 posted on NJ Legislature website

3-11-10 'GOP vows tools to cut expenses, tighter caps'

3-9-10 'NJ leaders face tough choices on budget'

Flyer: March 2 Education Summit Keynote Speaker - Education Commissioner Bret Schundler - Confirmed

3-5-10 HomeTowne Video taping plus interviews of GSCS Summit@Summit

3-5-10 GSCS Summit@Summit with Bret Schundler to be lead topic on Hall Institute's weekly 2:30 pm podcast today

3-4-10 GSCS Email-Net: Summit @ Summit Report - A New Day in Trenton?

3-4-10 'NJ education chief Bret Schundler tells suburban schools to expect more cuts in aid'

3-4-10 'School aid cuts unavoidable during NJ budget crisis'

3-3-10 'Public Education in N.J.: Acting NJ Comm of Educ Bret Schundler says 'Opportunity'

2-24-10 'Tight funds raise class sizes that districts long sought to cut'

2-22-10 Christie and unions poised to do batttle over budget cuts'

2-22-10 Trenton Active Today

2-19-10 'Acting NJ education commissioner hoping other savings can ward off cuts'

Flyer for March 2 Education 'Summit@Summit'

2-16-10 'Christie Adopts Corzine Cuts, Then Some'

2-14-10 'FAQ's on NJ's state of fiscal emergency declaration by Gov. Christie'

State Aid 2010 Reserve Calculation and Appeal Procedures

2-12-10 News Coverage: Governor Christie's message on actions to address current fiscal year state budget deficits

FY2010 Budget Solutions - PRESS PACKET

School Aid Withheld Spreadsheet

4-2-10 Press of Atlantic City lists county impact re: school aid reduction
Click on more here for the Press' full list and descriptions

Press of Atlantic City, April 2, 2010 – see school aid reduction - county impact listing below

Atlantic County

Fifty-two will lose jobs under Pleasantville school budget

Published: 04/02/10

PLEASANTVILLE - About 52 school district employees would lose their jobs under an $86.8 million budget introduced by the Board of Education Thursday night, due to a loss of nearly $4 million in state aid, school officials said.

Brigantine school budget cuts 13 jobs

Published: 04/02/10

BRIGANTINE - The 2010-11 Brigantine School District budget approved by the Board of School Estimates will cut 13 positions, including four full-time teaching positions, five full-time support staff and four part-time support staff, School Business Administrator Charles Brewin said.

Hammonton considers options in effort to avoid 10 municipal layoffs

Published: 04/02/10

HAMMONTON - The Town Council voted at a special meeting Thursday night to submit a plan to the state that calls for 10 municipal workers to be laid off. But it also voted to submit plans for mandatory and voluntary furlough days at the same time.

Cape May County

Lower Township budget would increase taxes, lay off no one

Published: 04/01/10

LOWER TOWNSHIP - Township Council has introduced a $24.7 million budget that would increase the amount to be collected in taxes by almost 9 percent but includes no layoffs.

Ocean City school board adopts budget that includes 17½ job cuts

Published: 04/01/10

OCEAN CITY — Facing deep cuts in state aid, the Ocean City Board of Education adopted a budget Wednesday night that will cut 17½ positions.

West Cape May school tax rate may decrease a quarter of a cent

Published: 03/31/10

WEST CAPE MAY — The school district is proposing a reduced budget this year that collects less money from taxpayers and reduces the tax rate.

Cumberland County

Millville schools to cut 28 teachers, 15 support staff

Published: 04/02/10

MILLVILLE - The Millville School District will lay off 43 employees, including 28 teachers, under a spending plan approved Thursday by the Board of Education that calls for no tax increase.

Vineland school staff, public urge board to rethink cuts

Published: 03/30/10

VINELAND - Sara Cano sat quietly in the back of Landis Middle School's auditorium Tuesday night with a small sign posted to her shirt asking that school board members not cut the district's adult education program.

Expected large turnout prompts Vineland school board to move tonight's budget hearing to larger auditorium

Published: 03/30/10

Vineland school officials expect a big enough crowd for tonight's school budget hearing that they booked a bigger venue to host it.

Ocean County

Southern Regional school board votes to cut 66 positions

Published: 03/29/10

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP - The Southern Regional School District plans to eliminate 66 positions after the state cut the district's aid by 84 percent, officials said Monday evening.

Eagleswood school budget includes higher taxes, fewer programs and four layoffs; public hearing tonight

Published: 03/26/10

EAGLESWOOD TOWNSHIP - The local school district will hold the public hearing tonight on its proposed budget, which includes cutting four employees, reducing programs and possibly increasing taxes.

Stafford Township offices closed Friday for worker furlough

Published: 03/26/10

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP - Township offices, with the exception of the Police Department, Police Records, Public Works, Municipal Court and Recreation events and activities, will be closed Friday and April 1 as part of the township's furlough plan. More from Ocean County

The Statehouse

Poll: Budget cuts are costing Christie popularity points; but most still approve

Published: 03/30/10

TRENTON- Proposed cuts to New Jersey's budget have cost the new Republican governor in the court of public opinion, although a new poll finds more voters than not continue to approve of the job he's doing.

Christie offers school districts a deal: More state aid for teacher salary freeze

Published: 03/30/10

TRENTON - First there was the stick, now there is the carrot.

Christie wants the power to block spending of all the state's authorities, boards and commissions

Published: 03/29/10

No one would accuse Gov. Chris Christie of acting weak when it comes to controlling the state’s independent authorities. Except, that is, Christie himself.