Berlin Borough School District Proposed Budget Students First Maintaining excellence in challenging times Tony Trongone – Superintendent Frank Domin – Business Administrator

–At the January 19, 2012 board meeting, the Berlin Board of Education approved a resolution that moves the school elections from April to the General Election in November. –On Jan. 17, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law Senate Bill 3148, which gives communities the option of moving the school elections from their current date, the third Tuesday in April, to the November general election. The move places school board candidates on the November ballot, but it eliminates the annual vote on proposed school budgets that are at or below the state’s 2- percent tax levy cap.

Provide a budget that facilitates an emphasis on the whole child; social, emotional, scholastic and physical Provide a budget that facilitates an emphasis on the whole child; social, emotional, scholastic and physical.

–Maintain Guidance Counselor position –Continue to formalize Character Education program –Maintain middle school model –Continue Partial Roof Replacement –Classroom floors –Wireless network (not just access points but a network)

Continue to formalize Character Education program

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Provide a budget that facilitates improvement of a comprehensive program aligned to New Jersey and National Common Core Standards. –Begin needs assessment and program review of Language Arts program –Professional development for LAL teachers –New science curriculum in grades 6 to 8 –New Social Studies curriculum in grades 6 to 7 –Extend new math curriculum to grades 5 and 6 –Fulfill state mandate regarding new teacher evaluation system

Begin needs assessment and external program review of K-8 Language Arts program: External Program Review Needs Assessment Synthesis Document to Build LAL Curriculum

New Science Curriculum = Grades 6 to 8

Extend new Math Curriculum = Grades 5 and 6 K

New Social Studies Curriculum = Grades 6 to 7 6 7

Fulfill state mandate regarding new teacher evaluation system = Adopt new observation model Increase in number of observations Professional development Administration Teachers

Provide a budget that facilitates Provide a budget that facilitates expectation of high levels of achievement and growth -New computer stations in computer lab (Mrs. Nasto’s room) -New wireless computers (1:1) in middle school math classrooms classrooms -Expand student access with mini-laptops for in-class instruction (from grades K to 4 to Grade 5) instruction (from grades K to 4 to Grade 5) -Continue with FASTT Math in grades K-5 -Carnegie Learning Math in grades 6 to 8 -Maintains full day kindergarten; -Provides support for students who do not meet NJCCCS (Literacy Lab (Literacy Lab )

-New computer stations in computer lab (Mrs. Nasto’s room) - New wireless computers (1:1) in middle school math classrooms -Expand student access with mini-laptops for in-class instruction (from grades K to 4 to Grade 5)

Continue with FASTT Math in grades K-5 Carnegie Learning Math in grades 6 to 8

Provide a budget that facilitates a learning community composed of collaborative teams whose members work interdependently to achieve common goals linked to the purpose of learning for all

Provide a budget that facilitates class sizes that enable personal connection between students and teachers. Addition of ONE Elementary classroom teacher 25 20

Revenue

K-2 Teacher Carnegie Learning Computer Lab Math 5-6 Science 6-8 Soc. Studies – 6-7

Add 25K for Curriculum Supervisor and Substitutes New teacher evaluation– teacher and admin training

Teacher Training for new curriculum.

2.0% net increase in local taxes. $124,242

Average Home $237,600 = $79.41 Increase Year

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