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     9-27-09 Education News of Note
     8-22-08 School Construction Guidelines Released
     6-25-08 'State to borrow 3.9B for school construction'
     6-24-08 State Budget passed yesterday, as did the School Construction, Pension Reform, and Affordable Housing bills
     6-23-08 A2873-S1457 School Construction bills up for vote today, along with State Budget FY09
     6-20-08 State Budget stalls, school construction is one obstacle
     6-18-08 School Construction bill is before Senate Budget & Approps Comm tomorrow - GSCS is tracking the issue
     8-8-07 Editorial 'School [construction] program needs more than a facelift'
     8-7-07 'State rebuilds school construction program'
     School Construction: Third Report to Governor by Interagency Working Group
     9-15-06 Star Ledger & AP - 3.25B suggested for school construction
     9-15-06 Star Ledger - 3.25B suggested for school construction
     August 2006 District Resolution for School Construction Aid
     School Construction Symposium July 27, 2006 for Regular Operating Districs [Non Abbotts]
     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
     7-29-05 EMAILNET
     3-15-06 Report to Gov re school construction Interagency WorkingGroup
     3-15-06 NY Times 'Crisis at School Agency Reflects Missteps'
     3-10-06 New Management at School Construction Corp
     3-8-06 Gannet Press on Buildling Our Children's Future coalition
     3-4-06 Star Ledger SCC Agency chief puts burden on districts
     3-4-06 Gannett - SCC chief says Abbott districts may have to 'ante up'
     List - Regular Operating Districts waiting State Share Payments confirmation for school construction
     GSCS 10-3-05 School Construction Testimony before the Joint Comm. on Public Schools
     Legislators Assail School Building Agency at Hearing
     Dept Ed Directive 7-6-05: School Construction Sec 15 Grant Funding for more than 450 districts questionable
     2-14-06 TrentonTimes Letter to the Editor on school construction
     2-9-06 Star Ledger School agency reformers discuss goals, problems
     1-15-06 The Record 2 Sunday Articles anticipating top issues confronting the Corzine administration
     12-21-05 Inspector General's Report on the School Construction Corporation
     12-20-05 Star Ledger on NJ Supreme Court decision on stalled school construction
     12-20-05 The Record 'Where Will the Bills End?' NJ Supreme Court releases its opinion on stalled school construction program.
     12-15-05 Star Ledger School bond plans get resounding 'no'
     11-13-05 Star Ledger Sunday front page 'Blueprint for 6 Billion Dollar Boondagle
     9-29-05 Star Ledger 'NJ in hole for 53M after vote on school funds promised for construction
     EMAILNET 6-10-05 School Construction Funding Heads Up!
     Tuesday's School Construction Bond Referenda: Some facts
     School Construction aid entitlements Abbott (pdf)
     School Construction aid entitlements 55% and over Districts (pdf)
     School construction aid entitlement districts 40% to 55% (pdf)
     Debt Service v State Share 0 to 40 Districts, before and after Ch. 72 PL2000 law(pdf)
     School Construction Sec 15 Grant Funding in Question - DOE Directive 7-6-05
     school Construction DOE Directive 7-6-05
List - Regular Operating Districts waiting State Share Payments confirmation for school construction
List of 'limbo' districts that are still waiting to hear (as far back as September05) how and when payments will commence from the state for its committed portion of school construction funds.To date, the state has not notified these districts - that have already passed bond referenda to support school construction builing needs as to method of payment - when those state funds may be available to those districts, and if those promised funds are secure into the future.

LIST OF DISTRICTS WAiTING TO HEAR HOW MUCH AND WHEN WILL THE STATE FUND ITS SHARE OF ELIGIBLE CONSTRUCTION COSTS  2-05
COUNTY DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE DATE Project Proposed Total Cost State Share
Atlantic Hammonton 9 1/24/2006 addition/renovaionst to Middle School $2,614,252 $1,149,158
Buena Regional 1 9/27/2005 New Middle School & various renovations $22,534,969 $14,412,222
Bergen Allendale 39 9/27/2005 alterations & renovations at 2 elem. Sch $4,977,774 $1,991,109
Northvale 39 9/27/2005 roofs, intercom, site improvements $1,534,500 $613,800
Norwood 39 9/27/2005 additions & renovations to Elem.School $5,813,427 $1,065,886
River Edge 39 9/27/2005 additions & renovations to Elem.School $16,341,385 $3,599,336
River Edge 39 9/27/2005 four additional classrooms $1,184,400 $197,340
River Edge 39 9/27/2005 elevator at Roosevelt school $1,330,153 $532,061
Tenafly 37 9/27/2005 additions & renovations to MS & HS $33,400,000 $7,510,887
Englewood Cliffs 37 12/13/2005 renovations/window replacement $4,529,911 $1,759,928
Burlington Eveham Township 8 9/27/2005 mold clean-up;video security systems $15,486,140 $6,066,912
Westampton 7 9/27/2005 addition and renovations to MS and ES $10,132,553 $3,588,548
Cape May Lower Cape May Regional 1 9/27/2005 resurface track, parking & transp.facilities $800,000 $204,080
Essex Verona 40 9/27/2005 additions & renovations to 6 schools $33,971,450 $8,678,725
West Orange 27 9/27/2005 renovations to 3 schools $6,954,051 $2,911,692
Livingston 27 12/13/2005 additions & renovations to HS $51,521,069 $10,295,683
Gloucester Pitman 4 9/27/2005 renovations to 5 schools  $4,229,741 $2,170,499
South Harrison 3 9/27/2005 additions & renovations to school $12,672,604 $2,870,794
Swedesboro-Woolrich 3 12/13/2005 new elementary school $31,875,000 $7,751,731
Hunterdon Califon 24 9/27/2005 additions & renovations to school $1,935,710 $583,680
South Hunterdon Regional 23 9/27/2005 additions & renovations to ms/hschool $16,239,342 $4,713,908
South Hunterdon Regional 23 9/27/2005 construct auditorium at ms/hschool $4,653,002 $685,828
Mercer West-Windsor Plainsboro Regional 14 1/24/2006 additions & renovations to 5 schools $25,195,000 $6,909,093
Middlesex Monroe Township 14 1/24/2006 construct a new elementary school $26,800,000 $4,591,730
Monmouth Avon 11 12/13/2005 additions & renovations to elemen.school $7,200,721 $1,956,600
Neptune City 11 12/13/2005 bolier room addition & other renovations $7,361,597 $2,704,596
Morris Madison 21 9/27/2005 Renovations to all schools $45,920,275 $11,084,708
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 26 9/27/2005 Additions & renovations to seven schools $47,633,499 $9,494,580
Ocean Jackson Township 30 9/27/2005 renovations to MS and HS $11,721,132 $6,282,595
Passaic North Haledon 35 9/27/2005 new school; additions & renovations  $30,342,558 $6,507,275
Wanaque 40 1/24/2006 renovations at two elemen. Schools $18,276,181 $7,310,472
Salem Mannington Township 3 9/27/2005 replace heating system $1,654,688 $656,645
Mannington Township 3 9/27/2005 security, electrical & other renovations $563,708 $230,713
Somerset Bernards Township 16 9/27/2005 additions or renovations to 6 schools $54,145,091 $9,496,452
Union New Providence 21 9/27/2005 additions & renovations to 3 schools $13,415,000 $3,239,570
Total State Aid anticipated for projects $153,818,836
Note: Add Summit, Union County = 4.3M in state share/type 1 district, did not require referendum