Well, the new budget numbers have come in and what will be published in the paper and on the NJ DOE website is a tad misleading. Most will read the paper and the website Excel spreadsheet and, like me, initially see that the district is scheduled to receive an additional $58,571! NICE!
However, as an NFL referee has to say... "Upon further review..." The state is once again reassessing the debt service for the remodeling and addition that were complete over 7 years ago. They are giving us $58K and taking back more than $28,000 of that money, leaving us with a net gain of $31,000. Still OK. That money, coupled with responsible savings and belt-tightening across the board at the school has lead us to the place we are now... another year with no tax increase from the school district!
In the last five budgets for the school... taxes have either gone down or remained at a ZERO% increase! The school portion of your local taxes will not go up for 2011-2012! Not many sectors of the financial world can say that!
Till next time...
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Holy Smokes!!!
has it really been 17 days since my last post? I can not believe the many readers of this Pulitzer page have not bruoght this to my attention! Anyway....
I wanted to give everyone an upadte on a few grant opportuniites we are putting together to try to secure some additional money that might be used for updating our technology over the next few years.
I am currently finishing the review of the Intel School of Distinction award which is highlighting our strong science scores in the 6-8 grade over the past few years, our emphasis on a school-wide interdisciplinary science curriculum, MARE, our professional development to improve science instruction school-wide and our 7th grade field trip. We will hear by April.
I am also putting together a grant from the Toshiba Corporation to be used in Math and Science Instruction. This grant is a rolling grant opportunity that will be evaluated and scored as they receive our application.
Finally, a team of teachers is meeting today to put together a story board and video about why we need additional technology here at OCS and how we would use it.
Can't win 'em if we don't enter!
Till next time...
I wanted to give everyone an upadte on a few grant opportuniites we are putting together to try to secure some additional money that might be used for updating our technology over the next few years.
I am currently finishing the review of the Intel School of Distinction award which is highlighting our strong science scores in the 6-8 grade over the past few years, our emphasis on a school-wide interdisciplinary science curriculum, MARE, our professional development to improve science instruction school-wide and our 7th grade field trip. We will hear by April.
I am also putting together a grant from the Toshiba Corporation to be used in Math and Science Instruction. This grant is a rolling grant opportunity that will be evaluated and scored as they receive our application.
Finally, a team of teachers is meeting today to put together a story board and video about why we need additional technology here at OCS and how we would use it.
Can't win 'em if we don't enter!
Till next time...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
WHAT?! Another snow day?
Seems like quite a trend... fairly recently we had a year where we had snow only on the weekends. I think this is pay-back! We are now counting snow days on both hands! Hang in there, the Punxsatawney pontificator will be sticking his head put tomorrow.
Till next time...
Till next time...
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