1. Budget Presentation
LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2. Buildings and Facilities
School Buildings
Linden High School – 2
Main building and Academy
Middle Schools – 2
Elementary Schools – 8
Support Buildings
Administration Building
Special Education Building (Sunnyside)
Maintenance Facility
Field House/Athletic Field

3. Students and Staff Students – 6,187 (+88) Faculty & Staff - 985 (+51)
Elementary – 2,931 (+134)
Middle School – 1,367 (-43)
High School – 1,756 (+5)
Out-of-District – 133 (-8)
Faculty & Staff (+51)
Administrators – 35 (same)
Teachers/Certified Staff – 585 (+28)
Non-certified Staff – 365 (+23)

4. Linden Budget Considerations
Tax levy increase restricted to no more than 2.0%
Labor agreement for 2013/2014 increase is 2.79%
Health benefit costs to district at 10.19%
SDA assessment ($93K decrease)
Pre-K aid ($252K increase)
State aid flat (other than the $93K decrease)

5. Budget Implications
2% tax levy increase (no use of allowable spending growth adjustments representing $2.5M)
No teacher/staff RIFs due to budget considerations
No student program/service cuts
Several new positions to reduce class size
Expansion of Pre-K program paid by ELLI/ECP

6. Budget Proposal - Personnel
Personnel initiatives during this school year
SpEd Social Worker (Elem BD) (IDEA)
HS Science teacher (local)
Personnel initiatives next school year
HS English Teacher (reduce class size) (local)
MS P/T Art to F/T Art (reduce class size) (local)
Pre-K teachers x2, ECP coaches x3, x4 P/T Aides (ELLI/ECP)

7. Budget Proposal – Education
Position readjustments
MS Basic Skills pullout x6 to push in x4
ES/MS coaches x2 from saved positions
Instructional Materials
Tools of the Mind – remaining Kindergarten classes
PARCC preparations - equipment
Teacher and principal evaluation support

8. Budget Proposal – Facilities
Capital Improvements
School No. 8 addition
Asbestos abatement
School 1, School 2 (A, B, C) window replacement
Security system upgrades
Swipe entry and auto door lock initiative

9. Budget Summary Program and staffing stability
Maintenance of taxes at 2% level
Additional teachers to lower class sizes
Expanded Pre-K program
Various capital improvements
Adjustments for new state initiatives

10. Fiscal Component
LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

11. Increase in Aid for Tax Relief
State Aid Comparison
General Fund10
Equalization Aid
$ 15,582,253.00
$ 16,974,527.00
$ 16,947,876.00
Categorical Special Education Aid
$ 3,570,192.00
$ 3,587,777.00
Categorical Security Aid
$ ,871.00
$ ,329.00
Categorical Transportation Aid
$ ,724.00
$ ,332.00
Total Fund 10
$ 18,980,352.00
$ 21,091,314.00
$ 20,998,560.00
Increase in Aid for Tax Relief
$ 2,110,962.00
$ (92,754.00)
Special Revenue Fund 20
Preschool Aid
$ 2,084,056.00
$ 2,434,698.00
$ 2,686,684.00
Preschool Carryover from 2011
$ ,228.00
$ ,712.00
Debt Service Assessment for SDA
$ (28,662.00) $
Payment to Charter Schools
$ (228,431.00)
$ (239,896.00)
$ (67,779.00)
Total Fund 20
$ 1,826,963.00
$ 2,274,030.00
$ 2,849,863.00
Total State Aid
$ 20,807,315.00
$ 23,365,344.00
$ 23,592,490.00
Total New Money
$ 2,221,708.00
$ ,232.00

12. Revenues for

13. Expenditures for

14. Analysis of Your Tax Bill

15. How Much will the Levy Increase?
Median Assessed Valuation
$138,000.00
1.96% Budget Increase
$40.34 Annually
$3.36 Monthly

16. There will be a vote tonight on approving this budget.
Questions?
Point out there on on state and website
There will be a vote tonight on approving this budget.