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     5-1-12 REVISED GRADUATION RATES per County-District, AS RELEASED 120501
     5-1-12 Department of Education Release explains policy rationals for new rate methodology, federal requirements for revision of gradnuation rates
     4-11,12-12 p.m - Governor's Press Release re Priority, Focus and Rewards Schools Final list...PolitickerNJ and NJ Spotlight articles
     November Elections for Schools - Department of Education FAQ's
     List of PRIORITY, FOCUS and REWARDS SCHOOLS per DOE Application on ESEA (NCLB) Waiver
     Education Transformation Task Force Initial Report...45 recommendations for starters
     7-14-11 DOE Guidance on Local Options for using Additional State School Aid in FY'12 State Budget.PDF
     7-14-11 State GUIDANCE re: Using Additional State Aid as Property Tax Relief in this FY'12 Budget year.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
     4-29-11 BOOMERANG! Near 80 per cent of School Budgets Passed in Wednesday'sSchool Elections
     4-7-11 Gov. Christie - 'Addressing New Jersey's Most Pressing Education Challenges'
     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
     Link to Teacher Evaluation Task Force Report
     1-24-11 GSCSS Testimony before Assembly Education Committee: Charter School Reform
     1-13-11 Supreme Court Appoints Special Master for remand Hearing
     7-21-10 List of bills in Governor's 'Toolkit'
     Office on Legislative Services Analysis of Department of Educaiton - State Budget for FY'11
     4-21-10 DOE posts election results
     4-15-10 Education Week - Education Secretary recommends federal funds to 'preserve' education jobs
     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
     State Aid 2010 Reserve Calculation and Appeal Procedures
     School Aid Withheld Spreadsheet
     1-13-10 Christie's New Commissioner of Education to be announced today - 12:30 Statehouse Press Conference
     1-13-10 New Commissioner of Education to be announced today - 12:30 Statehouse Press Conference
     STATE BOARD of EDUCATION 2009-2010 MEETINGS SCHEDULE
     10-2-09 News of Note
     10-1-09 Education Week on Acheivement Gap narrowing; Algebra Testing
     ARRA funding guidelines& NJ accountability summary - links from Federal Government
     August 2009 Information on Federal Stimulus funding supporting school districts Fiscal Year 2009-2010
     7-22-09 'State gives extra aid for schools an extraordinary boost'
     7-16-08 Schools Testing measures adopted; Test scoring upgraded - harder to pass
     6-26-09 Executive Director to GSCS Trustees; Wrap Up Report - State Budget and Assembly bills this week
     6-18-09 NJ toughens high school graduation requirements
     6-10-09 Education Week on Abbott Decision
     6-9-09 COMMENTARY on Supreme Court Abbott school funding decisio
     5-09 GSCS ASKS - Education funding questions- school districts need answers
     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
     4-23-09 The public shows its support for public education in passing nearly 75% of school budgets statewide
     4-22-09 Statewide County by County Results FY0910 School Budget Elections
     4-22-09 Statewide District by District Results FY0910 School Budget Elections
     4-22-09 Department of Education releases recap of school budget vote, 73.5 passage rate
     4-21-09 Today is School Board Election Day - Remember to Vote
     090416 DOE RELEASE - Fed'l StimulusTITLE 1 ALLOCATIONS
     090416 DOE RELEASE - Fed'l Stimulus IDEA ALLOCATIONS
     3-25-09 Judge Doyne makes recommendation to Supreme Court on Abbott v School Funding Reform Act
     3-26 & 27-09 Abbott recommendation back to Supreme Court: - editorials & articles
     3-09 School Facilities Grant Program - Regular Operating Districts: Allocations & Analysis Round One
     Title 1 funding charts - Same as immediately below, but in PDF form: Latest Title 1 'preliminary' funding under the ARRA 3-09
     2-23-09 'There's no formula for fairness in school aid case'
     NJ District listing, Title One & IDEA under federal stimulus law
     11-25-08 Perspective piece criticizes recent Supreme Court Abbott decision
     9-24-08 Supreme Court hearing on constitutionality of School Funding Reform Act
     SAVE THE DATE - OCT. 7TH
     NJ League of Municipalities & NJ Dept of Education Education Forum Invitation
     6-4-08 Education Week Releases 'Diplomas Count' report & data
     Estimated 2008-2009 State Aid by County & District
     Annual School Budget Election Results by County Percentage of Budgets Approved, 1994-2007
     Compares Total Per Pupil State Aid (minus adjustments) under new formula - '06'07 to '08'09
     11-20-07 RELEASE OF NEW SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA LIKELY TO BE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
     11-13-07 Speaker Roberts & Assembly Democrats Affordable Housing Proposal
     GSCS School Funding Paper 'Funding NJ's Schools...Finding a Workable Solution' distributed 10-22-07 at Press Conf in Trenton
     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
     10-23-07 NJSBA write up on GSCS Press Conf. re 'Funding NJ Schools...Finding a Workable Solution'
     GSCS School Funding Paper distributed 10-22-07 at Press Conf in Trenton
     10-23 Media reports & Trenton responses to date re GSCS Press Conf
     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
     9-20-07 New Jersey School Boards Assoc. Releases its Report on Special Education
     Background Paper: Public School Funding in Massachusetts 7-07
     7-31-07 EMAILNET Status of School Funding Formula, more
     Tax Foundation 'Background Paper' Appropriation by Litigation
     8-7-07 'State rebuilds school construction program'
     7-26-07 Council on Local Mandates reverses DOE spec ed regulation
     7-26-07 Education Law Center on school funding reform via is subgroup report
     Excel Spreadsheet on New DFG's based on 2000 census
     STATEWIDE DATA and more: Charts, Reports
     Important School Funding Data Reports
     5-21-07 In Connecticut '2 School Aid Plans Have a Similar Theme'
     APRIL '07 MOODY's OUTLOOK ON SCHOOLS -NEGATIVE
     3-26-07 Education Week 'Quality Counts 2006' on NJ School Policy
     3-25-07 New York Times on NJ Comparative Spending Guide, more on Gov putting off signing A1, Tax Caps & Rebate bill
     2-27-07 Department of Education Power Point on State Aid for FY07-08 compared to FY 06-07
     2-14-07 GSCS letter to Gov Corzine & Commr of Education Davy - Request for State Aid FY0708
     2-7-07 Department of Education Releases 2006 School Report Cards
     2-7-07 School funding, school audits - need for new formula underscored
     Scheduled for Monday 1-22-07& website to study on cost to local taxpayers when school funding formula ingored by state
     11-15-06 The Special Session Jt Committee Reports
     11-11-06 'GSCS is working hard on the behalf of hundreds of school communities across the state'
     11-10-06 NJ education chief vows urban support
     11-6-06 The need for special education funding to stay as a 'categorical' aid based on each students disability is real
     Nov 2006 Special Aid loss to districts if aid were based on current ability-to-pay formula
     10-21-06 Education Data Study Released - how the news is being reported
     10-30-06 NY Times
     9-5-06 GSCS Testimony on cost saving meaures in Trenton
     Some Abbott funding history see May 27 1998 - Education Week article on Abbott V court decision
     School Budget Elections 2006 Summary Data
     6-12-06 EMAILNET - Extraordinary Special Education student aid; FY07 Budget 'crunch' is on; news clips
     Assembly Speaker Roberts proposes 'CORE' plan for schools & towns
     GSCS Charts show pressure on school funding
     FUNDING HISTORY- some articles
     3-28-06 State Budget FY07 - GSCS testimony before Assembly Budget Comm
     Funding Coalition submits paper 'Beginning Discussions on School Funding Reform'
     Governor Corzine takes steps towards major policy initiatives.
     3-28-06 NY Times re Texas school finance case
     3-24-06 EMAILNET FYI Update on Gov Corzine's Budget FY07
     3-23-06 EMAILNET Corzine says some Abbotts can raise taxes
     3-24-06 Schools learn who wins, loses in Corzine budget
     2-10-06 Star Ledger editorial re void of credible & useful data at Department of Education
     Dept Ed Directive 7-6-05: School Construction Sec 15 Grant Funding for more than 450 districts questionable
     EMAILNET 2-1-06 GSCS Advocacy FY07 Budget; On the Homepage Today
     2003 GSCS letter to legislators
     1-26-06 New York Times article re public schools fundraising for private support
     1-25-06 Star Ledger 'School District's Woes Point to Rising Tax Resistance'
     GSCS Testimony 2003 on Suggestions for School Funding - issues similar to 2005-6
     1-19-06 EMAILNET Quick Facts, On the Homepage Today
     EMAILNET 1-5-06 quick facts & State Board school funding Legal Committee decision
     Philadelphia Inquirer 6-16-05 Commissioner Librera Release Abbott Designation Report
     December 2005 Harvard Famiily Research Project Links
     Education Week article May 1998 Re Abbott Ruling 'High Court Ends School Funding Issues May 1998
     Standard & Poors Release Achievement Gap Study 8-23-05
     10-5-05 PRESS BRIEFING ON SCHOOL AID & FUNDING SPONSORED by Ad Hoc School Finance Discussion Group, GSCS is participant...10-6-05 ASbury Park Press (Gannett) & Press of Atlantic City articles
     Statehouse Press Briefing October 5, 2005 Notes & Handouts - Update on NJ School Finance
     Debt Service v State Share 0 to 40 Districts Before and After S200
     How State Figures Sending Districts' Per Pupil Cost
     GSCS School Funding and S1701 Power Point - February 2005
     DOE Announces NCLB-Designated Districts In Need of Improvement
     Rutgers-Eagleton Insitute analysis of property taxes-education funding issues
     Designation of Abbott Districts Criteria and Process
     NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts
     Standard & Poors National and State and School Data and Analyses
     Standard & Poors Releases Achievement Gap Study 8-23-05
Fiscal Year 2006 High Expectations for Learning Proficiency [HELP] District Aid
Aid granted by the legislature for certain districts qualified as High Expectations for Learning Proficiency Aid via the Appropriations Act 2005 for FY06.

$15,000,000
HIGH EXPECTATIONS for
LEARNING PROFICIENCY DISTRICTS
(HELP)
            14,900,927
DistCode COUNTY DISTRICT  HELP0506 
110 ATLANTIC ATLANTIC CITY         408,717
590 ATLANTIC BUENA REGIONAL         166,753
1300 ATLANTIC EGG HARBOR CITY           40,753
1310 ATLANTIC EGG HARBOR TWP         538,863
3480 ATLANTIC MULLICA TWP           61,050
5350 ATLANTIC VENTNOR CITY         118,319
5760 ATLANTIC WEYMOUTH TWP           29,132
1470 BERGEN FAIRVIEW BORO         113,862
1860 BERGEN HACKENSACK CITY         367,812
2740 BERGEN LODI BOROUGH         181,578
4380 BERGEN RIDGEFIELD PARK TWP         137,104
380 BURLINGTON BEVERLY CITY           32,793
3430 BURLINGTON MOUNT HOLLY TWP           87,476
3540 BURLINGTON NEW HANOVER TWP           19,183
4040 BURLINGTON PEMBERTON BOROUGH           10,775
4450 BURLINGTON RIVERSIDE TWP         103,156
5805 BURLINGTON WILLINGBORO TWP         315,365
260 CAMDEN BELLMAWR BORO           79,914
580 CAMDEN BROOKLAWN BORO           27,461
700 CAMDEN CAMDEN COUNTY VOCATIONAL         113,830
810 CAMDEN CHESILHURST           20,934
880 CAMDEN CLEMENTON BORO           61,766
940 CAMDEN COLLINGSWOOD BORO         145,023
2560 CAMDEN LAWNSIDE BORO           36,296
2670 CAMDEN LINDENWOLD BORO         194,213
4060 CAMDEN PENNSAUKEN TWP         475,027
4110 CAMDEN PINE HILL BORO         145,819
4590 CAMDEN RUNNEMEDE BORO           63,915
5900 CAMDEN WOODLYNNE BORO           51,817
5840 CAPE MAY WOODBINE BORO           24,476
950 CUMBERLAND COMMERCIAL TWP           75,815
995 CUMBERLAND CUMBERLAND CO VOCATIONAL           18,045
997 CUMBERLAND CUMBERLAND REGIONAL         104,628
1020 CUMBERLAND DEERFIELD TWP           26,426
1120 CUMBERLAND DOWNE TWP           19,262
1460 CUMBERLAND FAIRFIELD TWP           43,300
2570 CUMBERLAND LAWRENCE TWP           44,773
3050 CUMBERLAND MAURICE RIVER TWP           46,046
4750 CUMBERLAND SHILOH BORO             4,219
5300 CUMBERLAND UPPER DEERFIELD TWP           67,179
250 ESSEX BELLEVILLE TOWN         371,553
410 ESSEX BLOOMFIELD TWP         482,111
1390 ESSEX ESSEX CO VOC-TECH         122,809
3310 ESSEX MONTCLAIR TOWN         515,899
4900 ESSEX SOUTH ORANGE-MAPLEWOOD         400,000
5680 ESSEX WEST ORANGE TOWN         508,935
1330 GLOUCESTER ELK TWP           28,654
1730 GLOUCESTER GLASSBORO         189,836
3490 GLOUCESTER NATIONAL PARK BORO           21,809
4020 GLOUCESTER PAULSBORO BORO           98,539
5740 GLOUCESTER WESTVILLE BORO           26,346
5860 GLOUCESTER WOODBURY CITY         118,677
1200 HUDSON EAST NEWARK BORO           30,804
1850 HUDSON GUTTENBERG TOWN         100,131
2295 HUDSON HUDSON COUNTY VOCATIONAL           93,236
2410 HUDSON KEARNY TOWN         302,968
1430 MERCER EWING TWP         315,756
1950 MERCER HAMILTON TWP      1,083,814
750 MIDDLESEX CARTERET BORO         296,693
3620 MIDDLESEX NORTH BRUNSWICK TWP         438,015
5850 MIDDLESEX WOODBRIDGE TWP      1,076,969
270 MONMOUTH BELMAR BORO           30,731
500 MONMOUTH BRADLEY BEACH BORO           22,708
1640 MONMOUTH FREEHOLD BORO         105,862
5420 MONMOUTH WALL TWP         344,291
1110 MORRIS DOVER TOWN         201,855
2500 OCEAN LAKEHURST BORO           47,718
3800 OCEAN OCEAN GATE BORO             9,095
4710 OCEAN SEASIDE HEIGHTS BORO           21,093
1920 PASSAIC HALEDON BORO           75,616
3980 PASSAIC PASSAIC CO MANCHESTER REG           64,154
3995 PASSAIC PASSAIC COUNTY VOCATIONAL         117,769
4270 PASSAIC PROSPECT PARK BORO           62,164
4070 SALEM PENNS GRV-CARNEY'S PT REG         169,579
4150 SALEM PITTSGROVE TWP         136,109
4280 SALEM QUINTON TWP           33,112
1610 SOMERSET FRANKLIN TWP         400,925
3670 SOMERSET NORTH PLAINFIELD BORO         192,816
2660 UNION LINDEN CITY         479,405
4290 UNION RAHWAY CITY         225,604
4540 UNION ROSELLE BORO         239,941
5290 UNION UNION TWP         624,149
5810 UNION WINFIELD TWP           13,452
5780 WARREN WHITE TWP           36,350
Source: NJDOE