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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

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1-14-2005

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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

6-29-2004

FYI (Tuesday Edition)

GSCS Emailnet Archives

TGIF Archives

I wanted to forward the following E-mailnet from Lynne. It was discouraging to be in Trenton to watch as our legislators passed A99/S1701. However, as Lynne notes, it is not quite as bad as it might have been. Still, we need to keep up the heat on the Extraordinary Aid for Special Ed. front, and to continue to educate our legislators.

Lynne does not give herself any credit, but she deserves ample amounts for fighting the good fight on A99/S1701 right up until the final vote. We lost this skirmish, but with her leadership and help from all of you, and all of your contacts, we will win this funding war.

GARDEN STATE COALITION OF SCHOOLS/GSCS

EMAILNET 6-29-04

Dr. Walter Mahler, President Lynne Strickland, Executive Director

Betsy Ginsburg, Parent Network Representative/GSPN

Phone 609 394 2828 Fax 609 396 7620 Website ‘www.gscschools.org’ email ‘gscs@ebnet.org’

GSCS Quick Facts:

· Next Board of Trustees Meeting is July 14, Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. [please note this is a different ‘summer hours’ meeting time] at the East Brunswick Board of Education. Pls RSVP Lynne Strickland at ‘gscs2000@hotmail.com’ .

· Special Thanks: GSCS is so very fortunate to have 1) Betsy Ginsburg, who – among other things such as on-going parent network communications - joined GSCS Executive Director in Trenton last Thursday on the last day of the legislative session re: the Appropriations Act and the A99 vote. Betsy has been serving tirelessly as GSCS Parent Network Representative in the absence of … 2) Candace Mueller who has rejoined the working world (but still where her heart is in child advocacy, as Special Assistant/Education Liaison to the Deputy Commissioner of Human Services. Candace was recognized and lauded by many at the GSCS Annual Meeting for her devoted and very effective advocacy for children via GSCS’ shared goals. Best wishes from all of us Candace.

Re: A99/S1701 - Many have asked: opening a new school building, as well as enrollment growth, SGLA's/cap waivers are still in effect under this new school funding legislation. The earlier version of A99/S1701 had called to move the new building opening from the list of allowable cap waivers, but GSCS advocacy, coupled with Senator Barbara Buono's efforts, helped lead to an amendment that withdrew new school opening costs from the list of exclusions.

· A99/S1701 – the school reduction spending legislation was ‘tie-barred’ (e.g., if one bill were to fail, or not go into effect, all the bills in a group would go down) to the Millionaire’s Tax/A100, as well as the Municipal Spending legislation/A98 and the Constitutional Convention Task Force bill/A97. The Governor will not veto any one of these bills, because then none of them can go into effect. In fact, because the statehouse was instrumental in using the ‘tie-bar’ method to group the bills together, the administration made it clear that it would not consider a retreat on any of these programs.

· It is important to continue to express your concerns re: A99/S1701 this ‘bad for education & ineffective for property tax reform’ legislation, however - early and often - to your legislators, the Governor, and to your newspapers – state and local.

· According to a number of legislators last week, meeting the full funding for Extraordinary Aid for Special Education is not dead. GSCS intends to keep up the pressure on legislators to pass legislation on that first thing this fall.

GSCS FYI

The report below is taken from an email received from the Education Law Center today. This report is written from the perspective of the attorneys that represent Abbott cases at the Supreme Court level. The funding amounts are correct in their number. In terms of public awareness and the Appropriations Act, GSCS is concerned that the later increases to the FY05 State Budget were not discussed at the legislative level last week, nor was there any public reporting on the $300M known ‘new’ dollars that were added to the budget. With no discussion, a new line was inserted into the revised Appropriations Act/budget document and designated “Education Access Aid” at $195M. This money will be used for additional Supplemental Abbott Aid. When added to the $200M for Supplemental Abbott Aid already in the original FY05 as proposed, that brings the total budgeted for this aid to approximately $400. Another $100+M is – and was - known to be needed prior to the final Appropriations Act vote [taken by the legislature last Friday, June 25, at 2:30 a.m.]. It is likely that the Administration will effect a ‘line item’ transfer in JBOC (Joint Budget Oversight Committee) in mid-winter. The JBOC process has been used in the past when the final Abbott aid tally was not known until after the State Budgets required legislative approval. This is the first time that Abbott budgets have been settled in advance of the Appropriations Act passage.

FROM Education law Center email 6-29-04:

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HUGE WIN FOR ABBOTT SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS!
SETTLEMENTS YIELD $500 MILLION IN SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS

The Abbott districts have reached settlements with the NJ Department of Education over the districts' 2004-05 budgets, approving over $500 million in Abbott funding for K-12 supplemental programs in the coming school year. The budget agreements avoid a repeat of the extended legal battle waged by NJDOE last year, which caused delays in providing many needed programs, and canceled others altogether.

The settlements also avoided having the NJ Supreme Court rule on the legality of regulations "secretly" adopted in May by Education Commissioner William Librera. Two weeks ago, a group of Abbott districts and Education Law Center asked the Supreme Court to invalidate the May rules before they expire on June 30th. The Court was set to hear oral argument on June 24th when the last districts settled their budgets and the Court dismissed the legal challenge.

"Our aggressive court action produced a huge win for Abbott schools and students," said David Sciarra, ELC Executive Director. "Supplemental programs - full day kindergarten, tutors, health and social services - are critical for urban students and schools to reach high standards. Districts are now positioned to continue and expand these essential programs and services," he added.

An ELC analysis shows that the settlements resulted in an increase of $170 million in Abbott supplemental funding over the $335 million the NJDOE initially approved on May 28^th, bringing the total to over $500 million. When added to Demonstrably Effective Program Aid (DEPA), the districts will receive $627 million in state aid for Abbott K-12 supplemental programs.

The Abbott rulings require the State to annually fund K-12 foundation education, preschool and K-12 supplemental programs. For 2004-05, Abbott districts will receive:

an increase of $200 million to maintain parity in foundation education at $11,412 per pupil, or the amount spent in successful suburban districts
over $400 million to provide full day preschool programs for 40,000 three and four year old children
an increase of $150 million of K-12 supplemental programs, for a total of $627 million for K-12 supplemental programs