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2006-2007 MARLBORO B.O.E. BUDGET PRESENTATION: read more
BUDGET OVERVIEW:
Marlboro BOE budget (K-8) for the 2005-2006 school year was $69.27 million. The Marlboro BOE proposed budget for 2006-07 is $74.7 million.
Marlboro and Morganville are being asked to cast their vote for two seperate items.
The tax rate will rise from $1.832 to $1.989 per $100 of assessed valuation,
Last years school district budget was $69.27 million.
If voters decide to retain courtesy busing, the property taxes will be raised by 18.2 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, which means the tax rate to support the operation of the budget will rise from $1.832 to $2.014 per $100
Other cuts the school board has made to come within the spending limit are as follows: + Increasing class sizes in the elementary schools which will eliminate the need to hire seven additional teachers and the need to purchase six trailers to be used as classrooms. This decision cut $671,251 from the $2 million overage. + Eliminating two middle school teachers for a reduction of $108,058. + Decreasing costs in special education including eliminating seven instructional assistants, one speech teacher and one speech consultant. This reduced the overage by $301,989. + Eliminating half of an English as a Second Language teacher and half of a middle school art teacher for a reduction of $45,000. + Eliminating the 4:15 p.m. after-school bus at the two middle schools for a reduction of $50,000. + Postponing the purchase of social studies textbooks for students in kindergarten through third grade. This would reduce the overage by $95,457. + Reducing salaries of two staff members due to their anticipated retirements for a reduction of $42,677. + Miscellaneous reductions in electricity accounts for a reduction of $3,603. The total amount of reductions due to these cuts is approximately $2.1 million.
The proposed increases in the budget include $50,000 in interest earnings based on increased interest rates and $150,000 in equipment donations from outside sources. Brumel noted during the meeting that administrators would prefer to be contemplating the addition of new programs and opportunities for students, instead of considering the elimination of existing programs. "But we must balance that desire with fiscal responsibility and the constraints of state and federal law," he added. Polls will be open on April 18 from noon to 9 p.m.
