1. Budget 2012-2013 Hawthorne Public Schools

2. Hawthorne Public Schools District Facts 1 High School 1 Middle School 3 Elementary Schools 337.5 Budgeted Staff 2510 Projected Total Enrollment

3. Hawthorne Public Schools District Facts 12/13 Budget $36,270,982 2% CAP on Tax Levy

4. Hawthorne Public Schools Average Tax Increase is $115.20 on a Home Assessed at $180,000

5. Hawthorne Public Schools State Aid State Aid for 12/13 $1,998,491 State Aid for 11/12 $1,690,617 Dollar Increase $307,874

6. Hawthorne Public Schools State Aid Decrease from 09/10 Compared to 10/11 $1,668,758 Decrease from 09/10 through 12/13 ($692,715)

7. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal State Aid is Down Close to $700,000 Compared to State Aid Three Years Ago (09/10)

8. Hawthorne Public Schools General Fund Tax Levy State Aid for 11/12 State Aid for 10/11 2012-2013 Taxes $32,993,304 2011-2012 Taxes $32,346,376 Dollar Increase $646,928 Percent Increase from 11/12 2%

9. Hawthorne Public Schools Staffing Staff Essentially Unchanged from 2011/2012 to 2012/2013with 3 Additional Regular Education Teachers 10 Paraprofessionals to be Per Diem

10. Hawthorne Public Schools New Courses at Hawthorne High School Algebra III Senior Algebra Calculus Journalism II Marketing in the 21 st Century Tomorrow’s Teachers

11. Hawthorne Public Schools New Courses at Hawthorne High School Entrepreneurship International Business Investment Strategies Business and Personal Law

12. Hawthorne Public Schools Freshman Athletics Football Boys’ Basketball Softball Baseball

13. Hawthorne Public Schools The 2012/2013 Budget Reflects an Additional $307,874 in State Aid over 2011/2012 Figures

14. Hawthorne Public Schools Health Benefits Line Account Reduction by the 1.5% Contribution by Staff

15. Hawthorne Public Schools Unemployment Account Has Been Reduced Considerably Due to Reinstatement of Personnel During the 2011/2012 School Year

16. Hawthorne Public Schools Summer School Expenditures for the Extended Year Programs Have Been Reduced Through Efficiencies

17. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal BE IT RESOLVED, that there should be raised an additional $625,000 for general funds in the same school year (2012- 2013) to reduce class size. These taxes will be used exclusively for the hiring of one District-wide Enrichment Teacher, one Physical Education Teacher, three Elementary School Teachers, two Middle School Teachers, one Teacher of Elective Courses at the High School, and the reinstatement of one Director of Education. Approval of these taxes will result in a permanent recurring increase in the tax levy. These proposed tax additional expenditures are in addition to those necessary to achieve the core curriculum content standards.

18. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal $ 625,000

19. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal Personnel – Total 9 One District-Wide Enrichment Teacher One Physical Education Teacher Three Elementary Teachers Two Middle School Teachers One Teacher of High School Electives Director of Education

20. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal School Year Teaching Staff* Administrative Staff Total 2008/2009225.313238.3 2011/2012206.011217.0 Decrease in Certified Staff 19.3221.3 * Reflects Full Time Equivalents (F.T.E.s)

21. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal District Lost 21.3 Professional Staff Including 2 Administrators since the 2009/2010 School Year

22. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal District Introduced 6 New Sections of Life Skills (Special Education) to Reduce Costs and Return Students to Hawthorne

23. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal High School has 16 Sections of 29 or More Students and 5 Sections of Health/Physical Education with Over 40 Students

24. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal Middle School has 53 Academic Classes with 29 or More Students

25. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal - Jefferson Class Sizes Grade 119 + 11=30 18 + 11+ 2 =31 Grade 221 + 7 =28 20 + 8 + 3 =31 Grade 426(One Section) Grade 526(One Section)

26. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal - Roosevelt Class Sizes Kindergarten21 + 6 =27 21 + 6 =27 22 =22 23 =23 Grade 225, 25, 25, 25(Four Sections) Grade 327, 27, 27(Three Sections) Grade 429, 29, 29, 28(Four Sections) Grade 526 =26 24 =24 24 + 4 =28 24 + 6 =30

27. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal – Washington School Grade 224 26

28. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal Director of Education/New Initiatives Common Core State Standards P.A.R.C.C. State Assessment New Mandated Staff Evaluation System Race to the Top, RTTT-3

29. Hawthorne Public Schools Separate Proposal Average Tax Increase is $91.80 on a Home Assessed at $180,000

30. Hawthorne Public Schools Polling Locations Ward DistrictLocation 1 1Washington School 2Louis Bay II Library 3Hawthorne High School 21Louis Bay II Library 2 & 3Lincoln Middle School 31Hawthorne High School 2 & 3Ambulance Corps Bldg 4Roosevelt School 41, 2 & 3Roosevelt School

31. Absentee Ballots Last Day for County Clerk’s Office to Receive Mail Applications: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 This is the last day to receive mail applications for military service and civilian absentee ballots. County Clerk’s Office 401 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07505

32. Absentee Ballots Last Day for County Clerk’s Office to Receive Ballots: Monday, April 16, 2012 Up to 3:00 p.m., any civilian absentee voter who has failed to apply by mail within 7 days prior to the election for an absentee ballot, can hand in a ballot in person to the county clerk. County Clerk’s Office 401 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07505

33. Absentee Ballots Last Day for County Clerk’s Office to Receive Mail Applications: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Last Day for County Clerk’s Office to Receive Ballots: Monday, April 16, 2012 County Clerk’s Office 401 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07505

34. Please Remember To Vote Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:00 PM To 9:00 PM