Friday, April 26, 2013
Administrative costs totaled $1,235 per student, and legal services totaled $36 per student.
The Matawan Aberdeen Board of Education budgeted $13,074 per student for the current school year, according to the NJ Department of Education. The guide breaks down the amount by category, including classroom instruction, supplies, benefits and salaries. The Matawan Aberdeen Regional School District budgeted $8,124 per student for classroom instruction, and $1,795 per student for support services. Support services includes areas which supplement daily classroom instruction, including "attendance, social work, health and guidance services, educational media/school library services and the child study team," according to the NJ Department of Education. The district budgeted $1,381 per student on salaries and benefits for teachers, an $89 …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The school tax rate will increase to $1.598 in Aberdeen and $1.472 in Matawan.
The Matawan Aberdeen Board of Education approved an approximately $68.1 million budget for the 2013-14 academic year at a their March 21 meeting. The $68,154,682 total budget includes a $64,745,927 operating budget, an increase of about $4.9 million from 2012-13, and $2,438,305 in debt service, a decrease of about $35 thousand. The tentative budget calls for a $682,849 increase to the tax levy from the 2012-13 year for a total of $46,206,109 to be raised by taxes. The tax rate is determined for each municipality with a formula that considers their respective assessed valuation of the entire municipality in conjunction with the total school taxes. According to DeGeorge, the total assessed valuation of both municipalities decreased from …
Friday, March 22, 2013
The 90-year-old structure stands next to new Cliffwood Elementary School and poses a safety hazard, school officials say.
The Aberdeen Township Planning Board gave the Matawan Aberdeen Regional School district the ok to move forward with the demolition of the old Cliffwood Avenue Elementary School at their meeting Wednesday. The 90-year-old structure is approximately 30,000 square feet in size, including an addition that was put on while the building still operated as a school, according to former School Business Administrator James Strimple. After the new elementary school was built, the old school operated as a storage area. The district no longer uses the building for any purpose. The demolition project, including remediation and professional fees, is estimated to cost $850,000. The actual remediation and demolition portion of the project is estimated to …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The overall budget is a 7.7% increase from the year prior, however the tax levy will only increase by 1.5%.
If you have an opinion or questions on the approximately $68.1 million budget proposed for the 2013-14 academic year, the Board of Education's public hearing Thursday will be your only chance to speak up. The March 21 hearing will begin at 7 p.m. at the Cambridge Park School on Crest Way in Aberdeen. The Board of Education approved a tentative version of the budget at a March 4 special action meeting, and according to School Business Administrator Patrick DeGeorge, the Executive Superintendent of Monmouth County has since reviewed and approved the budget as-is. The $68,154,682 total budget includes a $64,745,927 operating budget, an increase of about $4.9 million from 2012-13, and $2,438,305 in debt service, a decrease of about $35 …
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The board will also review the possible demolition of the old Cliffwood Elementary School building.
The Aberdeen Township Planning Board will discuss the demolition of the old Cliffwood Avenue Elementary School at their meeting Wednesday. The 90-year-old structure is approximately 30,000 square feet in size, including an addition that was put on while the building still operated as a school, according to former School Business Administrator James Strimple. After the new elementary school was built, the old school operated as a storage area. The district no longer uses the building for any purpose, Strimple said. The demolition project, including remediation and professional fees, is estimated to cost $850,000. The actual remediation and demolition portion of the project is estimated to take eight weeks. The board authorized the business…
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The tentative budget calls for a $682,849 increase -- or a 1.5 percent increase -- to the tax levy from the 2012-13 year for a total of $46,206,109 to be raised by taxes.
The Matawan Aberdeen Board of Education approved an approximately $68.1 million tentative budget for the 2013-14 academic year at a special action meeting March 4. The $68,154,682 total budget includes a $64,745,927 operating budget, an increase of about $4.9 million from 2012-13, and $2,438,305 in debt service, a decrease of about $35 thousand. The tentative budget calls for a $682,849 increase to the tax levy from the 2012-13 year for a total of $46,206,109 to be raised by taxes. The budget is a tentative one and approval by the Board of Education only authorized School Business Administrator Patrick DeGeorge to submit it for review by the Executive Superintendent of Monmouth County. DeGeorge walked the Board of Education and a small …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Matawan Aberdeen Board of Education officially accepted the donation at their Feb. 25 meeting.
Strathmore Elementary students and teachers now have access to 20 new iPads thanks to the generosity of the Strathmore Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and a Strathmore parent. The PTO donated 17 iPads with 17 Smart Cases, a total cost of $9,116.03 while Graham Peddell donated three iPads and accessories for a total of $1,200. The Board of Education formally accepted the donation at their Feb. 25 meeting. "Because of your donations every homeroom class now has an iPad and is finding interesting and exciting ways to put it to good use in the classroom," Strathmore Principal Kelly Bera said at the meeting. The donors were then honored with plaques from the school district.
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Monday, March 4, 2013
The board will hold a special action meeting Monday, March 4.
The Matawan Aberdeen Board of Education will hold a special action meeting Monday night to vote on a tentative budget for the 2013-14 school year. The 2013-14 tentative budget calls for $68,145,682 in total expenditures, including approximately $2.4 million in debt service, according to an agenda posted on the district website. The district anticipates $19,519,020 in revenues, including $12,104,708 in aid from the state. This would result in a total of $48,626,662 to be raised by taxes. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the administrative offices on Crest Way in Aberdeen. There will be a presentation on the tentative budget during the meeting, which is typically led by the school business administrator. The public is welcome to attend …
Monday, February 25, 2013
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Strathmore Elementary School.
The Matawan Aberdeen Board of Education will discuss their Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) and Electronic Violence and Vandalism (EVVRS) statistics during a regularly scheduled Culture and Climate report Monday night, according to the board's agenda. The HIB report spans from Sept. 1 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012 while the EVVRS spans from July 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012. The Board of Education will also discuss a new school lunch policy, which was tabled at a previous board meeting, and recognize several donors for their generosity to the district. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Strathmore Elementary School.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The policy concerns student lunch accounts that are overdrawn by $10 or more.
The Matawan Aberdeen Board of Education is considering a new lunch policy that would provide the district a means to collect outstanding balances on students' lunch accounts. The policy was up for a second reading and adoption at the board's regular action meeting on Jan. 28. However, member Joelle Nappi asked the board to hold the policy for further consideration, citing vague language and the fact that the policy was created by the previous board. The new policy, if adopted, would establish a uniform process to notify parents about overdrawn accounts and offer them information on free and reduced lunch as well as ensure that each child receives lunch regardless of their financial standing with the food service management company, …
Bob Michaels
12:37 am on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Outrageous Tax increases it never ends. more ›