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3. 2010 � 2011 BUDGET BASICS REVENUE SOURCES LOCAL Budgeted Fund Balance Local Tax Levy (4% Cap) Tuition STATE / FEDERAL State Aid Federal 2010/11 Revenue $21,813,249 PROPOSED BUDGET Supplies Text Program Utilities / Operating Exp. Transportation Staff ( Salaries /Benefits) 2010/11 Proposed Budget $23,524,980

4. Factors in 2010/11 Budget Increase FIXED COST INCREASES (90%) Transportation Salaries Benefits Utilities Special Ed Costs Tuition

5. Phase I / Flat Funding Budget Cut Strategy Tier I Supplies Texts Professional Dev. Technology Athletics Tier II Programs Transportation Field Trips Assemblies Athletic Programs Extra-Curricular Tier III Programs Staff Class size Program Impact

6. State Aid Figures ReleasedMarch 16th , 2010 Woodstown � Pilesgrove Regional School District 18% Cut in Aid � $1.3 Million Phase II

7. Impact Summary $ Phase I Projected Shortfall 1.7 Million Phase II Reduction 1.3 Million Total 3.0 Million 13% of Total Budget (2009/2010)

8. Impact Summary in Program/ Staff Larger Class Sizes Major Curricular Program Cuts/ Elective Offerings, Technology Major Extra/Co-Curricular Athletic Program Cuts Major Staff Cuts 38-40

9. 0 % Net Increase in Salaries / Increment Costs Sick Time Formula = Programs / Jobs No Tuition Reimbursement Claims / Prof. Dev. VALUE: $611,000 IN PROGRAMS / STAFF

10. Budget Cuts Program / Operational Costs High School: Field Trips, Assemblies, Supplies, Texts, Smart Boards, Laptop Computers Guidance: Summer Hours, Workshops, Supplies, Services

11. Budget Cuts Program / Operational Costs cont�d Middle School: Supplies, Texts, Field Trips, Assemblies, Library Books, 7th PD Stipends (Study Skills). Mary Shoemaker: Library Books, Field Trips, Supplies, Texts Curriculum: Workshops, Professional Development, Summer Academy, Textbooks, Technology, Smart Boards, Team Leaders

12. Budget Cuts Program / Operational Costs cont�d Child Study Team: Supplies, Services, BD Students Return, Summer IEP Conf., Tuition. Athletics: Supplies, Uniforms, Field Work, No New Programs Frosh Sports, MS Sports, 40 Less Varsity Games, 6 Asst. Coaching Positions. District: Courtesy Busing

13. Budget Cuts 27 STAFF 7 Non IEP Aides 1 Security Staff 3 Special Ed Teachers 1 Social Worker (Ret.) 2 .5 Secretaries 2 High School Teachers Ret. ( Math / Ind. Arts) 3 Middle School Teachers 4 High School Non Teaching Assistants 1 Computer Tech (Clerical) 1 Elementary P/T Music Teacher 1 Administrative Position 1 Technology Coordinator

15. BUDGET2000-2001 to 2010-2011

16. STATE AID 2000-2001 to 2010-2011

17. ANALYSIS

18. FY 10-11 TAX IMPACT

19. PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS The Property Tax Reimbursement Program (PTRP) reimburses eligible senior citizens and disabled persons for property tax increase. You may be eligible for a reimbursement fo the difference between the amount of property taxes you paid for the base year (the year you first became eligible) and the amount paid for the year for which you are applying for a reimbursement if you met all the following requirements for the base year and for each succeeding year, up to and including the year for which you are claiming reimbursement. To qualify for the 2009 reimbursement, you must meet all of the following requirements: For 2008 and 2009, you must have been age 65 or older or receiving Federal Social Security disability benefits; and You must live in NJ continuously for at least the last 10 years, as either a homeowner or a renter; and You must have owned and lived in your home (or have leased a site in a mobile home park on which you have placed a manufactured or mobile home that you own) for the last 3 years; and You have paid the full amount of property taxes (or site fees if you are a mobile home owner) that were due on your home for the base year and for each succeeding year, up to and including the year for which you are claiming the reimbursement; and You meet the income limits for the base year and for each succeeding year, up to and including the year for which you are claiming the reimbursement Residents applying for the 2009 reimbursement must have a total income for 2008 that is $70,000 or less and for 2009 that is $80,000 or less. These limits apply regardless of marital/civil status. However, applicants who are married or in a civil union must report combined income of both spouses/CU partners. For more information, please visit www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/ptrelig.shtml To obtain an application, please call 1-800-882-6597 �

20. For questions regarding your polling district, call: Borough of Woodstown Clerk � (856) 769-2200 Township of Pilesgrove Clerk � (856) 769-3222 IMPORTANT NOTICE

21. ABSENTEE BALLOTS The law provides that military service or civilian absentee voters may apply to the county clerk for an absentee ballot at any time not less than seven (7) days prior to an election. To obtain an application, send written notice to: Salem County Clerk P.O. Box 18 Salem, NJ 08079 or call the clerk�s office at (856) 935-7510.

22. WOODSTOWN-PILESGROVE REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES Borough of Woodstown Full Term (Three Years) 1 Seat Colleen M. Verton

23. POLLING PLACES Borough of Woodstown Districts 1 & 2 � Woodstown Presbyterian Church Township of Pilesgrove District 1 - Sharptown United Methodist Church Districts 2 & 3 � Pilesgrove Municipal Building