2021-22 School Budget Presentation

April 26, 2021

As always, the Budget processfocuses on the 3 R’s:

Responsive, Respectful and Resourceful

•Responsive to the needs of students and the community in both educational delivery and continuous school improvements

•Respectful of taxpayers in the worst economic crisis of our lifetime.

•Resourceful by taking a tough line on efficiency and taking advantage of opportunities to look beyond this year and into the years ahead .

Budget Guiding Principles

• Sustain excellence of Bergenfield Public Schools by:• Keeping the focus on teaching and learning

• Putting resources first and foremost in the classrooms

• Maintaining high expectations and support for each and every student

• Recruiting, developing, and sustaining a world-class teaching force

• Being at the forefront of 21st century learning, such as STEM, robotics, and green technology

Awards and Recognitions

Bergenfield’s Reputation as a National, State, and Local School District Of Excellence

Magna Award

• IEP For Life Project receives coveted Magna Award for 2020

• One of only five districts of our size (under 5000 students) to win the award this year

One of America’s Best High Schools

• Bergenfield High School has been ranked among the top 5% of high schools in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report in the 2020 Best High Schools survey

• BHS was recognized as being 1228th in the nation, 53rd in NJ, and the 14th best in Bergen County

K-12 School District Rankings

• The district was ranked 73rd in NJ by Niche.com

• Ranked 967th in the country out of the 11,838 districts included in the report

• We also ranked 20th in Bergen County

Among America’s Most Challenging High Schools

• BHS was ranked 939 in the nation for rigorous high school academics by the Jay Mathews Challenge Index

• Ranked 44th in NJ and 5th in Bergen County

Best Communities forMusic Education

• Once again, we were named one of the best communities in the nation for music education by the NAMM Foundation

Facility UpgradesBEFORE

AFTER

Curriculum and Student Achievement

Number of Dropouts

63

33

14

5 6

1 0 0 02

20 0 0 00

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Nu

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f St

ud

ents

Bergenfield High School Dropouts

Graduates Attending 4-Year Colleges

44.6%

45.8%

51.4%52.9%

58.0%

56.3%

55.8%

64.2%

63.8%

57.6%

63.1%

63.0%

59.5%

44%

47%

50%

53%

56%

59%

62%

65%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Total AP Courses

68 8

10 1011

12

1618 18

1920

2324

2928 28

Total # of AP Students

79

107

128

160

191

173

199

260

311

358

388

413

433 427417

436

70

120

170

220

270

320

370

420

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Total # of Exams

102

165182

220

271235

303

472

538

609

650

712

830

874 860

899

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Total # of AP Students with Score 3+

42

63 67

95101

118

142

175184

236227

234

255

274

244

310

40

90

140

190

240

290

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

% of AP Students with Score 3+

41.2

38.2

52.3

59.4

52.9

68.2

71.4

67.3

59.2

65.9

58.556.7

58.9

64.2

58.51

71.1

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

AP Scholars

59

31

15 13

0

67

39

1612

1

80

48

22

105

95

53

2319

4

103

65

1721

3

88

56

1319

4

113

57

24

32

3

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Total Scholars AP Scholars AP Scholars withHonors

AP Scholars withDistinction

National APScholars

13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20

How do we continue to grow, maintain high level of academic achievement, improve facilities and keep taxes stable?

Saving Money

• Solar panels - able to sell the unused Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs) at a profit

• Energy Efficient Unit-Ventilators and LED Lighting

• Tri Valley Autism and Bear Den Life Skills Programs

2021-2022 Projects and Programs• BHS Science Classroom Renovation

• New STEM Lab at BHS

• Partition Gym Door Replacement at BHS

• Lincoln School Cupola Project

• RWB Bathroom Repairs

• Franklin School Art Supply to Classroom Conversion

• Security Camera Replacements

• Additional Chromebooks

• Elementary Guidance Counselors

• Elementary Security Officers

State Aid Revenues

$8,000,000

$9,000,000

$10,000,000

$11,000,000

$12,000,000

$13,000,000

$14,000,000

$15,000,000

$16,000,000

$17,000,000

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22

Proposed Budget 2021-2022

Enrollment Projections

The New Jersey Department of Education projects that as of October 15, 2021 we will have 3739 students.

Actual

October 15, 2020October 15, 2019October 15, 2018October 15, 2017October 15, 2016October 15, 2015October 15, 2014October 15, 2013October 15, 2012October 15, 2011

3659363635603549354535123444360736453545

Anticipated Funds For 2021-2022 Budget

Fund Balance $1,100,486

Tuition Reserve $360,000

Tax Levy 51,059,211

Tuition 1,900,000

Misc Revenue 256,622

Transportation Fees 106,619

Withdrawal From Emergency Reserve

Withdrawal From Capital Reserve

375,000

1,210,150

Withdrawal From Maintenance Reserve 85,492

Revenues(2)

From State Sources:

2020-2021 2021-2022

Categorical Aid $2,104,440 $2,104,440

Equalization Aid 11,267,421 13,068,727

Categorical Security Aid 374,729 374,729

Categorical Transportation Aid 578,477 578,477

Other State Aids 0 0

School Choice Aid 241,889 235,277

Total State Aid $14,566,956 $16,361,650

Federal Medicaid ReimbursementPreschool Aid/Non Public Funds

$25,504$746,986

$23,646$835,432

Revenues(3)

Total General Fund $72,838,878

From State (restricted) 835,432

From Federal (restricted)

Preschool Special Education

1,264,714

198,880

Debt Service __________0

Total Revenue All Sources: $75,137,904

TOTAL TAX INCREASE

2021 – 2022 Proposed Tax Levy $51,059,211

2020 – 2021 Tax Levy

Tax Levy Increase

$50,248,270

$810,941

Appropriations

Total General Current Exp: $70,661,279

Capital Outlay: 1,991,544

Special Schools (Summer, Adult): 38,283

Charter School 147,772

General Fund Grand Total: $72,838,878

Appropriations(2)

Other State Projects:

Preschool Aid and Carryover $835,432

Total $835,432

Special Revenue Funds State Projects

Appropriations(3)

Title I $334,945

Title II 74,051

Title III 25,795

IDEA 829,923

Other Special Projects ______0

Total Federal Projects: $1,264,714

Special Revenue Funds Federal Projects

Appropriations(4)

General Fund Total $72,838,878

Special Revenue Fund State Projects 835,432

Special Revenue Fund Federal Projects

Preschool Special Education

1,264,714

198,880

Debt Service Regular 0

Total Appropriations $75,137,904

Tax Levy Resolution:

RESOLVED, that there should be raised for the General Fund, the sum of $51,059,211 for the ensuing School Year (2021 – 2022).

This represents a 1.61% increase in the Local Tax Levy.

Tax Impact* The tax impact of the 2021 – 2022 Proposed Budget for a home assessed at the Borough average of $320,000 will be $81.92 per year, $6.83 per month, or $1.58 per week.

2021-22 Local Tax Levy $51,059,211

2020-21 Local Tax Levy $50,248,270

Tax Levy Increase $810,941

The Average Home in Bergenfield is assessed at $320,000

Using this figure, the average tax increase is $1.58 per week,

$6.83 per month or $81.92 for the year

Real Estate Values

• 2015 – Quarter 1 • 41 homes sold in town

• Median sale price of $275,000

• 2021 – Quarter 1• 58 homes sold in town

• Median sale price of $454,000

This represents a 65.1% increase in median sale price in Bergenfield in comparative first quarters from 2015 to 2021.

Only four other towns in Bergen County had more homes sold in the first quarter of this year.

“We Are Bergenfield”

Questions for the Board of Education?