Rockaway Borough Board of Education 2024-2025 School Budget Overview
Presentation by Mr. Anthony Grieco, Superintendent of Schools, and Mr. William Stepka, Business Administrator/Board Secretary, outlining budget priorities including maintaining small class sizes, enhancing technology integration, supporting special education services, ensuring student and staff well-being, and focusing on academic growth. Enrollment projections for Lincoln Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson Middle School are provided, along with a revenue budget comparison and a budgetary per pupil cost analysis in comparison to neighboring districts.
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Rockaway Borough Board of Education Public Hearing for the 2024-2025 School Budget Presented by: Mr. Anthony Grieco, Superintendent of Schools & Mr. William Stepka, Business Administrator/Board Secretary 1
Budget Priorities for 2024-25 Preserving small class size. Increasing and improving the integration of technology as well as supporting distance learning if and when needed. Continue to provide supplemental services for special education, mathematics, and interventions. Promoting and ensuring the health and well being as well as the safety of both students and staff. Ensuring academic growth and remediation for all students. *Budget developed with input from faculty, the administrative team, board of education, and community stakeholders to support both existing programs and student needs as well as expand upon current curricular offerings. 2
Enrollment Projections for 2024-25 Lincoln Elementary School Grade Students Class Size Pre-K 30 15 *According to Center for Public Education, a class size of under 20 is optimal for supporting academic achievement on the elementary level. Kindergarten 66 est. 22 Pending new registrations 1stgrade 63 21 2ndgrade 60 20 3rdgrade 68 22 PALS 10 est. 10 est. Multiple Disabilities (MD) 5 est. 5 est. 3
Enrollment Projections for 2024-25 Thomas Jefferson Middle School Grade Students Class Size 4thgrade 62 20 5thgrade 66 22 6thgrade 59 20 7thgrade 50 18 8thgrade 66 22 Multiple Disabled (MD) 12 est. 12 est. Learning/Language Disabled (LLD) 12 est. 12 est. 4
Revenue Budget Comparison 2023-24 2024-25 $12,519,525 12,266,648 $74,677 $324,948 $218,469 , 2%$129,370 , 1% $406,783 $123,605 $287,198 Local Tax Levy 74.8% $62,500 , 1% $422,583 $505,508 , 4% State Aid 15.4 Local Tax Levy 72.4 State Aid 17% Bud Fund Balance 4% Tuition 3.3% X-Ord Aid 1.7% Capital Outlay 1.1% Misc .5% $1,926,512 Bud Fund Balance 3.4% Tuition 2.6% $2,068,164 , 17% X-Ord Aid 2.3 $8,875,854 , 72% $9,360,002 Capital Outlay 1.0% Misc 1.0% 5
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost Comparison Comparison of K-6/8 Budgets Based on the 2022-23 Taxpayers Guide to Education Spending (TGES) Morris Plains $22,623 Mt. Arlington $22,260 Rockaway Township $22,165 Mendham Borough $20,127 Denville $20,083 Boonton Township $19,997 ROCKAWAY BORO $19,049 Netcong $18,190 Mine Hill $18,150 Lincoln Park $17,258 $0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 6
Cost Savings through Shared Services & Always Evaluating New Cost Saving Measures Morris Hills Regional School District Child Study Team Transportation Services & gasoline Morris County Educational Services & Sussex Transportation Co-op Transportation for out of district special education students & field trips. Rockaway Township Board of Ed. Transportation Repairs & Inspections ACES Electricity & Gas bills E-rate for telecommunications Municipality Recreational Field Use School Resource officers Snow removal & supplies Education Data Services Purchasing of school supplies 7
Staffing and Programming Needs Addressed in Upcoming Budget: Staffing/Programming Needs: Purchase and Implement New Math Program Grades 6-8. Purchase and Implement New Social Studies Program Grades K-4. Continue to provide mandated services, offer required academic subjects and electives. Continue to address extra-curricular, co-curricular, and athletic programs for students. Continuation of existing programs and ongoing updates of curricula and resources. Continuation of all Special Education Programs: Ongoing reduction of out-of-district placements. Increasing more tuition students when possible. Provide IEP mandated related services to eligible students. 8
Potential Staffing Cuts (Slide added the day after BOE Meeting) The positions that may be affected, include, but are not limited to the following: Paraprofessionals Lunch Aides Substitutes Other part-time staff members not listed above Elimination of one non-mandated program (Reassignment of one certificated staff member) 9
Technology Concerns Addressed Expansion of Technology Based Initiatives Continued support for 1:1 Initiative for all students PreK-8. These are home devices to facilitate supplemental learning for all students. 10
Sec Security, Safety, & Needed Enhancements Maintenance, upgrades & repairs to enhance both safety & security in both schools, inside and out: District: Continue to employ 2 Class III Security Officers to be on our campus every school day on a full-time basis through an arrangement with borough council. Lincoln- Repair concrete walking paths around the building Thomas Jefferson: Repair concrete walking paths around the building Thomas Jefferson: Paving to connect the rear playground blacktop to the main blacktop around the school Lincoln: Stairwell Walls (Extensive plaster patching and re-painting of all 4 stairwell walls) Board Office- Abandoned Oil Tank removal completion 11
What is the Local Tax Impact? The General Fund (Current Expense) total tax levy dollar amount will increase by $484,148 (5.45%) (Annual Operating Budget) For the 2024-25 school year (from $8,875,854 to $9,360,002) (Levy increase history: 19-20: 0%, 20-21: 2%, 21-22: 2%, 22-23: -.3%, 23-24: .2%) The annual local tax on the average house assessment of $303,494 will increase by $186, or $47 per quarter, or $16 per month. (From $3,399 to $3,585 for the year) Or $61 per $100,000 of assessed home valuation Or $33 per $50,000 of assessed home valuation Empowering all students to reach their potential one student at a time. 12
