School District Administrators Awarded Merit Bonuses
Two school district administrators were awarded merit bonuses for the 2021-22 school year at the August 25 Board of Education meeting. Jonathan Toth, the district’s outgoing business administrator, was awarded $15,124.26 in merit bonuses for meeting three goals. Daniel Loughran, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, was awarded $15,180.87 in merit bonuses for […]
School Board Approves Budget, Slight Tax Cut For Some
The $176 million Fiscal Year 2023 budget approved April 28 by the Board of Education contains good news for some township property owners. A $1.4 billion increase in the township’s total property valuation – from $11,094,767,831 to $12,524,680,778 – has resulted in a slight decrease of the tax rate per $100 of assessed valuation from […]
School Board Introduces 2023 Spending Plan
The Board of Education on March 17 introduced it’s proposed $204 million spending plan for Fiscal Year 2023. The District’s preliminary $203,871,228 total budget – a 6.2 percent increase over FY 2022’s figure – is powered by a $158,195,280 tax levy, up 1.5 percent from 2022. The preliminary budget’s general fund of $175,779,330 is up […]
Ravally: District Working To ‘Lessen Impact’ Of State Aid Reduction For FY2023 Budget
School officials are working on how to absorb a $33,000 reduction in state aid without it having an adverse impact on programs and services. The district is slated to receive $15,621,841 in state aid for FY 2023, according to figures released by the state earlier this month. The Board of Education will vote on the […]
School Referendum Work Declared Finished And $3 Million Under Budget
Work on the $85 million school referendum passed in 2014 has been completed, Board of Education prescient Nancy LaCorte said on July 22. The keystone of the work, which began in 2015, was the construction of Claremont Elementary School. “All the projects, including the building of Claremont Elementary School, the necessary additions and repairs on […]
School Board Approves New 3-Year Contract With FTEA
A multi-year contract giving district teachers average 3 percent raises in each of the agreement’s three years was approved June 16 by the Board of Education. The contract, which takes effect in the 2021-22 school year, also includes average 2.5 percent raises for district clerical staff and average 2.7 percent raises for district paraprofessionals in […]
Updated: School District Previews 2021-22 Budget
Update 2: The Board of Education passed the 2021 budget at its April 27 meeting. With a school tax rate of $1.39 per $100 of assessed valuation, the yearly school tax bill on the township-average home assessment of $354,791 will be $4,939.47, an increase of $2.70 from last year’s budget. Update: The Board of Education […]
Claremont Road School To Go Solar
Claremont Road School’s electricity will soon be supplied via solar energy, thanks to a decision made February 25 by the Board of Education. The Board voted to approve an $813,501 contract for the solar installation to EZNERGY NJ of Brick. The solar panels will be installed on the school’s roof. Board member Ed Potosnak said […]
School Board Gets Clean Bill Of Financial Health
The school district’s 2020 financial reporting was given the thumb’s-up on February 25 by district auditors. Districts must conduct audits of their financial reports each year, and a report submitted to the Board of Education along with a list of recommendations, if any. District auditor Gary Vinci told the Board at their meeting that he […]
School District Looks For Grant To Fund Summer Enrichment Program
The latest step in helping students who are suffering academically because of learning changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic was taken by the Board of Education at its January 28 meeting. The board during the meeting approved the submission of a grant application to the state Department of Education’s “Addressing Student Learning Loss” grant program. […]
