GSCS Email-Net Archive - Recent and Selected Posting      GSCS Email-Net 11-16-10      GSCS News 'Email-Net' Archive, beginning 2009      6-2-10 RACE TO THE TOP (RTTT) 'NJ STYLE': It is what it is ...but what exactly is it? Race to the Top application is caught in a crossfire of reports - more information and clarity is needed      3-4-10 GSCS Email-Net: Summit @ Summit Report - A New Day in Trenton?      2-12-10 Gov Chrisite's Message re Current Yr Deficit      2-16-10 Email-net March @ Summit at Summit      1-26-10 GSCS Email-Net Christie Era Begins      1-20-10 GSCS Heads Up FYI.docx      1-6-10 GSCS Email-Net Lame Duck Watch      12-15-09 Email-Net      11-9-09 GSCS Email-Net: Request to Trustee Districts      11-6-09 GSCS Email-Net: Important Post-Election Information      11-5-09 GSCS Email-Net: Election Information - Christie on Education - and Request to Member Districts      11-3-09 GSCS Email-Net: Today is Election Day - Coverage, more      10-21-09 GSCS EMAIL-NET: Commissioner Davy to be at GSCS meeting in Atlantic City      10-15-09 GSCS Email-Net: Compare Corzine-Christie re education      9-25-09 GSCS EMAIL-NETOn GSCS Radar Screen, Intro Cons. Cntct      9-14-09 GSCS EMAILNET Welcome 2009-2010      6-24-09 GSCS EMAILNET Heads Up FYI      6-22 & 24 (update) - 09 GSCS EMAILNET FYI re bills A4140, A1489, A4142      6-19-09 a.m. GSCS 'Quick' FYI - State Budget Vote delayed to Thursday, June 25      6-15-09 GSCS Heads Up FYI      6-12-09 EMAILNET      6-4-09 EMAILNET      5-19-09 Treasurer David Rousseau announces additional round of cuts to Gov's proposed State Budget FY2009-2010      5-14-09 GSCS Heads Up - State Aid payments to be delayed into next Fiscal Year      428-09 EMAILNET Abbott & SFRA; DOE before State Budget Committees      4-17-09 EMAILNET Federal Stimulus Title 1 and IDEA Allocations Announced      4-2-09 EMAILNET & GSCS FYI for April 2009      3-27-09 EMAILNET      3-16-09 EMAILNET      3-6-09 GSCS March FYI - Trenton & GSCS Happenings & more      2-23-09 EMAILNET      2-12-09 EMAILNET GSCS Message for State Budget FY10: STABILITY & FAIRNESS      1-30-09 EMAILNET Fed Stimulus Proposal, School Vote, Stability & Fairness      1-24-09 EMAILNET Federal Stimulus proposal - local district impact listing      1-17-09 GSCS EMAILNET & SCHOOL FUNDING OVERVIEW      1-17-09 GSCS EMAILNET      Education excerpts from House Fed Stimulus package in GSCS 1-15-09 Heads Up      GSCS 1-15-09 'Heads Up' - House Releases its Fed Stimulus Package      January 2009 GSCS FYI      1-5-09 EMAILNET Gov Announces Spending Reductions for FY0809 Today      12-21-08 GSCS EMAILNET - Excerpts      10-31-08 EMAILNET      10-17-08 EMAILNET      9-29-08 GSCS EMAILNET      9-12-08 GSCS EMAILNET      7-2-08 EMAILNET FYI      6-17-08 EMAILNET FYI, State Budget Agreement, School Construction bill moving towards passage      6-10-08 GSCS EMAILNET FYI Trenton focus      5-30-08 EMAILNET FYI - GSCS ANNUAL MTG NEWS BRIEFS      4-16-08 EMAILNETSchool Budget Elections early results      1-18-07 GSCS EMAILNET FYI      1-14-08 EMAILNET Governor Corzine Sign funding legisation into law 1-13-08 at Drumthwacket      1-11-08 EMAILNET Funding legislation passes - Aftermath      1-4-08 EMAILNET GSCS statement on current funding proposal - leaning negative      1-3-08 EMAILNET Aid proposal - update & analysis      12-21-07 EMAILNET - GSCS spots 'Giveback' provision in draft bill - a flip flop?      12-19-07 Proposed Funding formula - update      12-12-07 EMAILNET Funding Plan proposal to be released today, no bill yet      12-7-07 EMAILNET Jt Committees schedule hearing on new school funding plan, Commissioner Davy to present      12-6-07 EMAILNET Funding bill - emerging issues      12-1-07 EMAILNET FYI Governor Corzine present new school funding formula concepts      11-30-07 EMAILNET FYI      11-13-07 GSCS EMAILNET      11-6-07 EMAILNET      10-15-07 GSCS EMAILNET      10-1-07 GSCS EMAILNET      071015 EMAILNET      071001 EMAILNET      9-21-07 EMAILNET      7-31-07 EMAILNET Status of School Funding Formula, more      7-10-07 EMAILNET Includes GSCS ADVOCACY PACKET Need for new school funding formula, more      6-29-07 EMAILNET Lots of news affeccting your schools and communities      6-22-07 EMAILNET State Budget Passes last night      6-14-07 GSCS FYI EMAILNET State Budge FY08 Revisions to State Budget filed today      6-13-07 GSCS EMAILNET      5-18-07 EMAILNET School Funding Formula Needed Now      3-30-07 EMAILNET      3-21-07 EMAILNET      3-6-07 EMAILNET State Budget hearings, State Aid, Grassroots activities      2-22-07 GSCS EMAILNET re Gov's Budget Message      2-20-07 EMAILNET FYI - AMID joins GSCS      2-12-07 EMAILNET SCHOOL AID & PROPERTY TAX HELP NEEDED NOW      2-9-07 GSCS EMAILNET MEMBER FYI on Trenton legislation Action      1-26-07 EMAILNET TRENTON UPDATE: A4 CORE Plan on Assembly Agenda Monday; A1 The 4% Tax Cap bill not yet introduced but still possible for Assembly agenda 1-29 also      1-19-07 EMAILNET      1-2 & 3-07 EMAILNET GSCS Resolution, Fast Track Property Tax bills      12-15-06 EMAILNET Bills Held!      11-14-06GSCS FYI EMAILNET - Spec Session Jt Comm Reports due out 11-15-06      11-11-06 EMAILNET Special Session Legislative Committees report Nov. 14 or 15      11-7-06 EMAILNET Special Education Categorical aid at risk and more      10-21-06 EMAILNET Spec Session, press conference, GSCS board mtg inAtl. City      10-5-06 EMAILNET      9-22-06 EMAILNET      9-20-06 EMAILNET Special Session news & testimonies      9-15-06 EMAILNET Special Session; School Construction Report Released      9-7-06 EMAILNET Special Session & Trenton Update      8-31-06 EMAILNET re Sept 5 Jt Comm on Pub Schl Funding mtg      7-21-06 GSCS QUICKNET      8-24-06 EMAILNET Special Session Update      8-18-06 EMAILNET      8-2-06 EMAILNET Special Session fyi, more      7-28-06 GSCS 'QUICKNET' direct from Trenton      7-28-06 GSCS 'QUICKNET' from Trenton on Special Session      7-27-06 GSCS 'QUICKNET' Property Tax Session info      7-14-06 EMAILNET      7-11-06 EMAILNET FYI      7-7-06 EMAILNET - AGREEMENT ON STATE BUDGET REACHED, impt 'details' still being finalized      6-29-06 GSCS 'QUICKNET FYI' Update on State Budget for FY 2007      6-22-06 EMAILNET on the Homepage today      6-12-06 EMAILNET - Extraordinary Special Education student aid; FY07 Budget 'crunch' is on; news clips      6-6-06 EMAILNET On the Homepage today      6-2-06 EMAILNET      5-16-06 EMAILNET Action in Trenton      5-10-06 EMAILNET      5-5-06 EMAILNET      4-26-06 EMAILNET Member Question 6-8 Rally      4-24-06 EMAILNET      4-17-06 EMAILNET      4-11-06 EMAILNET FYI Hompage...your help requested      3-29-06 EMAILNET State Budget FY07 Hearings Update      3-24-06 EMAILNET FYI Update on Gov Corzine's Budget FY07      3-23-06 EMAILNET Corzine says some Abbotts can raise taxes      3-22-06 EMAILNET Governor Corzine's Budget Message      3-10-06 EMAILNET On the Homepage Today      3-9-06 EMAILNETto South Jersey districts      3-7-06 Articles on Gov's Budget Summit and School Board members off to Trenton      3-7-06 EMAILNET S1701 Call to Action at Gov Corzine Public Hearing      3-3-06 EMAILNET Budget discussions begin in earnest      3-3-06 EMAILNET Budget Discussions begin in earnest      3-1-06 EMAILNET State Budget FY07, Health Benefits      2-1-06 EMAILNET GSCS Advocacy FY07 Budget; On the Homepage Today      1-19-06 EMAILNET Quick Facts, On the Homepage Today      1-5-06 EMAILNET Revised: Quick Facts, State Board Legal Committee school funding decision, legislative update      12-16-05 EMAILNET      12-12-05 EMAILNET Bills move out of Assembly Education Committee      12-3-05 EMAILNET Heads Up!      11-28-05 S1701 EMAILNET Alert      11-15-05 EMAILNET      11-10-05 [REISSUE] EMAILNET Update on S1701      11-8-05 EMAILNET You are invited to December 7 Symposium on School Funding      11-1-05 EMAILNET More information on Gubernatorial Candidates      10-28-05 EMAILNET S1701 resignation, Gubernatorial election information      10-20-14 EMAILNET At the top of the GSCS Home Page Today      10-14-05 EMAILNET Parent question for Gubernatorial Candidates aired on 101.5 debate, SCC funds, Next Board meeting, press briefing notes      9-29-05 EMAILNET School Construction Issues      9-23-05 EMAILNET Follow Up Parents in Trenton Press Conference      8-30-05 EMAILNET Invitation to Parents in Trenton Press Conference      9-9-05 EMAILNET      7-29-05 EMAILNET      7-14-05 EMAILNET School Aid Inequity & S1701 amendments update      7-8-05 EMAILNET GSCS Take on the Assembly Passing of A3680Cryan, an S1701 amendment bill      6-29-05 EMAILNET re State Budget FY06      EMAILNET 6-24-05 GSCS Positions: State Budget FY06 Issues Need Resolving      EMAILNET 6-10-05 SchoolConstruction Heads Up      Read Parent Call to Action Letter      6-17-05 EMAILNET [2] School Construction continued      6-17-05 EMAILNET FY06 Budget & Advocay Update, Quick Facts      EMAILNET 6-10-05 School Construction Funding Heads Up!      EMAILNET 6-8-05 Annual Meeting Advocacy - FY06 info - Quick Facts - more      Star Ledger June 3 2005      Associated Press on Annual Meeting, 6-4-05: In the Homestretch Candidates Talk Education Issues      GSCS 14th Annual Breakfast Meeting 6-3-05 AGENDA      EMAILNET 5-27-05FY06 Legislator Budget Question; A451 State Health Benefits Plan Waiver for Dual Spouse Coverage GSCS Supports ....      5-18-2005      5-6-05 EMAILNET Rumson S1701 Meeting; Legislative News...More      4-21-05 Annual Breakfast Meeting June 3 Sign Up      Emailnet 4-14-05      4-14-05 EMAILNET      4-8-2005      3-29-2005      3-24-2005      3-11-2005      3-1-2005      2-21-2005      2-7-2005      1-27-2005      1-26-2005      1-24-2005      1-14-2005      1-9-2005      1-5-2005      11-30-2004      11-19-2004      11-12-2004      10-29-2004      10-26-2004      10-15-2004      10-14-2004      10-5-2004      9-30-04      9-7-04      8-30-04      8-06-04      7-08-04      6-29-2004      2003-2004 School Year Archive      2002-2003 School Year Archive

11-6-07 EMAILNET

ON THE HOMEPAGE TODAY at   www.gscschools.org

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GSCS QUICK FACT:  GSCS Board of Trustees Meeting November28, Wednesday, 3:30 at the East Brunswick Board of Education. Members welcome. RSVP gscs2000@gmail.com.  

 

TODAY IS TUESDAY, NOV. 6th, ELECTION DAY - CAST YOUR BALLOT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE
WHAT HAPPENS IN TRENTON AFFECTS YOU, YOUR CHILDREN, LOCAL TAXPAYERS AND YOUR COMMUNITY DIRECTLY - EVERY VOTE COUNTS - REMEMBER TO GO TO THE POLLS TODAY AND CAST YOUR VOTES FOR STATE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVES FOR YOUR TOWNS

11-6-07 GSCS Parent Advocates help clarify the issues...the Millburn Example
YOUR VOTES DO COUNT! Ask your active parents to share their thoughts with you as you go to the polls....Many have done their homework and will have candidate information to share with you. Attached is a good example of how and what one parent activist group ahd to share with their community today: From The (Millburn) Advocates for Education: "[We] have had the unique opportunity to speak with Senator Tom Kean and Gina Genovese, the Republican and Democratic candidates to represent Millburn in the NJ State Senate. We are providing you with a summary of the current issues facing our school district and the candidates’ responses to our questions regarding these current issues. We hope you find this information helpful in deciding who to vote for in tomorrow’s election. Polls are open from 6am to 8pm."
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Recent news articles of note re: probable 'lame duck ' legislative session issues - to be or not to be- and controversial school construction report
'Legislature's long recess set to end Democrats may move on some big issues during post-election 'lame duck' session'

"...We need to use lame duck to finish unfinished business," Roberts (current Assembly Speaker, Joe Roberts) said. "The question is, do we then attempt to do more or just begin a new dialog." .................................. But Codey (current Senate President, Richard Codey) also said flatly there is just too much work to be put off and he expects the lame duck session will deal with either a new school funding formula or the monetization plan.... Asked which is more likely, Codey said, "It's up in the air right now. After the election is behind us, we can meet and decide what to do in lame duck and what to hold off on..."

'School construction on the rise in suburbs Report alleges state neglecting needy areas'
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11-4-07 Sunday GSCS Op-Ed piece: New school funding formula must treat students, public alike
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on Sunday, 11/4/07 BY LYNNE STRICKLAND, GSCS Executive Director.

“Public support for public education in New Jersey is linked to property taxes and school funding. The needs of one cannot be realistically addressed without recognizing the needs of the other.

The year 2007 finds New Jersey at a critical juncture in the school funding debate. The state's school funding formula has not been implemented since the 2001-2002 school year, nor have enrollments been updated since then. Where state aid per pupil falls, property taxes rise. Since that 2001-2002 school year, the Legislature — during the administrations of three governors, James McGreevey, Richard Codey and Jon Corzine — has wound up patching together a tide-me-over scheme of school funding that, on the one hand, relied mainly on property taxpayers to make up the differences in underfunding while, on the other hand, almost singly blaming schools for rising property taxes.

This year, Corzine took a step in the right direction by adding approximately $190 million for regular operating district aid. But seven years of the state not having a stable school funding formula in place is just too long policy-wise, education-wise and property tax-wise. Enrollments rise, the burden on the taxpayer grows and the negative impact on quality education increases.....
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GSCS School Funding Paper 'Funding NJ's Schools...Finding a Workable Solution' distributed 10-22-07 at Press Conf in Trenton
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UPDATED - Possible Spec. Educ. Aid Loss to districts (based on current aid per current, yet outdated by 6 years, CEIFA distribution) if state chooses to 'wealth-equalize' this aid in a future formula
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10-26-07 GSCS funding position paper on Hall Institute website
Newsletter: October 26, 2007 How Corrupt is New Jersey? The latest Corporate Crime Reporter index shows that New Jersey has moved up on the list of most corrupt states in the nation. Hall Institute Executive Director Michael P. Riccards reflects upon this dubious distinction in SOME QUESTIONS ON CORRUPTION IN NEW JERSEY.

Also Online on the Hall Institute Website at WWW.HALLNJ.ORG: Hall Institute to Co-Sponsor Election Night Coverage The Hall Institute of Public Policy will co-sponsor New Jersey 101.5's election night coverage on Tuesday, November 6. The broadcast will run from 7 to 11 p.m. The Hall Institute has co-sponsored several public affairs programs including Senate and Gubernatorial debates, as well as the Governor's inauguration and budget address.

School Funding Formula — With New Jersey at a critical juncture in the school funding debate, the Garden State Coalition of Schools has issued a new report containing recommendations on the issue. Find the details in FUNDING NEW JERSEY'S SCHOOLS... FINDING A WORKABLE SOLUTION.

Visit the Hall Institute online at WWW.HALLNJ.ORG to read these articles and other topical material... About the Hall Institute...The Hall Institute is a non-partisan, not-for-profit foundation established to explore social, economic, educational and cultural issues. Our weekly email newsletter is sent to organizations and individuals with an interest in the material posted on our website at www.hallnj.org. .....Since its inception two years ago, the institute has emerged as a leading voice for public policy in New Jersey.
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10-23 Media reports & Trenton responses to date re GSCS Press Conf
...This FYI also includes related articles about Exec. County Supt. appointments...
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10-26-07 'School execs sweat state aid formula'
Star Ledger: Districts worry they haven't heard the details Friday, October 26, 2007
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10-23-07 NJSBA write up on GSCS Press Conf. re 'Funding NJ Schools...Finding a Workable Solution'
On NJSBA website 10-23-07: School Funding: Finally Heating Up?

"...On Monday, the Garden State Coalition of Schools, the members of which include superintendents, board members and parents in approximately 140 districts, held a news conference to ask the Legislature to establish a new school funding formula for 2008-2009. As Scotch Plains-Fanwood board member Linda Nelson [& GSCS Vice President/GSCS Executive Board of Trustees] stressed at the event, it’s been seven long years without a new formula, and local school districts - through the use of property taxes - have had to fill in the gaps to maintain existing programs..."
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10-22-07 GSCS 'Comments' at Press Conference re GSCS school funding recommendations & report
Comments presented by Dr. Daniel Fishbein, GSCS President & Superintendent of Glen Ridge; Linda Nelson, GSCS Vice President & Scotch Plains Fanwood parent & Board of Education member/past Board President; Lynne Strickland, Executive Director, GSCS.
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10-22-07 a.m. 'Coalition seeks different NJ school funding formula'
STAR LEDGER by Dunstan McNichol Monday October 22, 2007, 6:15 AM Representatives of a coalition of suburban school districts are scheduled today to press for a different formula for distributing more than $7 billion in state school aid.

At a Statehouse press conference scheduled for 11:30 a.m., representatives of the Garden State Coalition of Schools are scheduled to lay out the principals they think a school funding formula should include. Among other things, the coalition is scheduled to call for guaranteed minimum levels of aid for all school districts, regardless of their wealth, and for boosts in state funding for special education.

Gov. Jon Corzine last year promised to deliver a different school funding formula that ties state aid to the circumstances of individual students rather than to the demographics of a community. Work on the formula bogged down, however, and now is not expected to be debated until late this year or February
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