xSchool Funding State Budget Information FY 2011-12

Special Education Task Force Report

3-13-14 Education and Related State Budget Issues in the News

Link to State School Aid Summaries re Gov's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2014-2015

7-18-13 Process for School Lunch Program Scrutinized and Reported Flawed by State Comptroller

7-11-13 NJ Spotlight on State Audit Report re Special Education Private Providers

State Audit Report: Special Education Private Provider Costs

6-24 and 25-13 State Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 on the Governor's Desk

6-21-13 Trenton Compromises Puts State Budget FY'14 On Track To Gain Final Passage This Monday

Excerpts - GSCS 3-20-13Testimony before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

State Special Education Aid to districts: Compare FY 2012-2013 to FY2013-2014

Compare Special Education Aid FY'14 to SDA Assessment Fees FY'14

3-20-13 GSCS on State Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 before Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee

Chart-Debt Service Fee Assessment on Local Districts FY'14 compared to FY'13

Fiscal Year 2013-2014 State Aid District-by-District Listing (xls)

Fiscal Year 2013-2014 County Listing State Aid (xls)

Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Pre-School Aid (xls)

3-8-13 Department of Treasury Increases School Construction Fees Assessed to Local Districts Stresses Local School Budgets

2-27-13 In the News - Governor's State Budget Message...State School Aid, more

2-26-13 Early Information per Department of Treasury Website re Governor's Budget Message FY 2013-2014

2-26-13 School-Funding Issues Remain at Forefront 40 Years after Landmark Decision

2-26-13 Star Ledger - Gov. Christie to unveil budget plan for post-Sandy N.J.

2-4-13 Common Core and PAARC facing hardline questioning - Implementation, Testing Rationale and Extent, Costs

Members Only - GSCS Notes on Senate Education Committee Dialogues with Commissioner Cerf 1-28-13

1-14-13 and 1-15-13 Resolution voted out of Assembly and Senate Budget Committees 1-14-13 mostly along by party vote

Resolution voted out of Assembly and Senate Budget Committees 1-14-13 by partisan vote

1-14-13 Education Issues in the News

School Funding - Education Adequacy Report December 2012.PDF

State Budget Information FY 2012-13

State Aid Fiscal Year 2012-13

State Budget Information FY 2011-12

State Aid Fiscal Year 2011-12

Special Education Funding - Data, Charts

School Funding Reform Act 2008 (SFRA) - Links

GSCS Funding Options Proposal June 2011
Note: Option #1 was implemented in revised State Budget for FY12

Garden State Coalition - State Budget FY’12 – Additional Funding Options/School Aid

GSCS Website 6-22-11:
There are reasonable ways to reach all districts – as well as provide funding to the Under Adequacy districts - to help reach all districts with some school funding this year:

1. $100M - for all districts [except Abbotts/already taken care of by Sup Ct decision] - Jump up the Governor’s proposal for FY’12 State Budget from ‘step 1 of the giveback’ of the state aid cut last year to a ‘step 2 giveback’. Since Abbotts are already to be fully funded, the giveback would only cost approx $100M . The’ step 1giveback’ was based on 20% return of the state aid cut from last year, or 1% of the 5% budget reductions taken from all districts.

2. $28.7M - Extraordinary Aid to Special Education is currently prorated to 85% in the Governor’s proposed budget. To reach 100% full funding for this aid category costs approximately $28.7M more. This is fair since Extraordinary Aid for Special Education goes to disabled children directly, no matter where they reside.

3. $23.9M - Debt Service aid to districts has been reduced by 15% in the Governor’s proposed budget –restore that funding to 100%. These funds were incorporated and published (legal requirement) when voted on by local communities as they approved school facilities bonds.

GSCS 6-11