Thursday, March 28, 2013
$40M general fund falls into 11 categories, including instruction, special education and administrative costs.
The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education approved a $42 million 2013-14 school budget Wednesday during a special public hearing. The budget contains a general fund of $40,111,868, which breaks down into 11 major categories as illustrated in the info graphic above. Instruction is the largest piece of the pie, accounting for a little more than 30 percent of the general fund. The next largest areas are special education at about 20 percent, and employee benefits, which total 17.4 percent of the general fund. The $8 million for special education includes expenses, such as busing, physical therapy, speech therapy and aides. The main driver in the budget was a 15% increase in employee health benefits, board member John King said. The …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education approves $42M 2013-14 school budget.
The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education approved a $42 million 2013-14 school budget at a special public hearing Wednesday night. The budget will be funded in large part by a total tax levy of $37,446,765, an increase of 2 percent, or $734,325, from the previous year. The school tax rate will be 1.140 per $100 of accessed home value for Caldwell and 1.177 per $100 of accessed home value for West Caldwell. Based on an average home valued at $400,000, the average Caldwell property owner will see a decrease of $56 on their tax bill, while the average West Caldwell taxpayer will see an increase of $68. District Business Administrator and Board Secretary Kerry Keane said those numbers could fluctuate slightly. Keane said she expects the …
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Board of Education to hold special public meeting on 2013-14 budget Wednesday night at Harrison School.
The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education will hold a special public meeting on the 2013-14 school budget on Wednesday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m., at Harrison School. The $42 million budget, up 1.5% from 2012-13, was introduced earlier this month and sent to the county for approval. Residents of Caldwell and West Caldwell, neighboring towns with a joint school district, are asked to support the budget in a letter posted on the district's website. The budget includes a total tax levy of $37,446,765, an increase of 2% or $734,325 from the prior year. The school tax rate will be 1.140 per $100 of accessed home value for Caldwell and 1.177 per $100 of accessed home value in West Caldwell. The complete 2013-14 budget is available to be …
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Budget 1.5% greater than last year due mainly to health care, salary increases.
The Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education will send a $42 million temporary 2013-14 school budget to the county for approval this week. The temporary budget approved Monday night signifies a 1.51-percent increase over last year’s budget and a 2-percent increase to the tax levy, according to Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools Superintendent James Heinegg. Heinegg said the district faces 16 percent increases in employee health benefits, which amount to about a half-million dollars. Contractual salary increases of approximately $200,000 are another driver of the 2013-14 budget. Business Administrator Kerry Keane said savings were found mainly in three areas, administrative costs, the return of out-of-district students, and breakage, or …
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Roseland-based Smart Little House commends choice of non-toxic paint for Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools.
Stuents, faculty and staff at Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools can "breathe easier," according to a plaque presented to a district employee at Monday night's Board of Education meeting. Superintendent of Maintenance and Operations Frank Ennis was recognized by a representative of Smart Little House for choosing non-toxic, zero VOC paint for the district's buildings. The district will receive a plaque to display in each school where the paint has been used. Chris Murphy of Roseland-based Smart Little House said Ennis should be commended for choosing the Mythic paint line and as a result improving the indoor air quality in the schools. Murphy said children are more susceptible to toxins in the environment and with the amount of time children…
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Parent concerned over safety of building in the wake of Newtown, Conn. shootings.
Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools Superintendent James Heinegg said Monday the district is taking both short and long-term measures to improve security in the wake of a mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school in December. Heinegg said he has met with administrators as well as police chiefs from both Caldwell and West Caldwell since the Dec. 15 incident in Newtown in which 20 children, as well as teachers and a principal, were killed by a gunman who broke into a school. The chiefs and the superintendent have toured the buildings in the district looking for and addressing security weaknesses. Another measure taken was to provide all teachers with keys so they may lock their doors from inside their classrooms. New entrance doors …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools and West Essex Regional Schools to hold Reorganization Meetings.
Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools and West Essex Regional Schools will hold their first Reorganization Meetings Monday after moving school board elections from May to November in 2012. Newly elected and re-elected board members will be sworn in, board presidents will be selected and meeting schedules will be set, along with other business. West Essex Regional Schools Ann Fahey of Essex Fells, Maryadele Wojtowicz of North Caldwell and Kristin Bachmann of Fairfield will be sworn in for their terms on the West Essex Regional School Board at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Cafeteria Classroom of the West Essex Middle School. Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools At the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education Reorganization Meeting, Thomas …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Board of Education approves revising calendar to build in additional snow days.
The 2012-2013 Caldwell-West Caldwell school calendar has been revised to allow for additional snow days. The district's Board of Education approved this week opening for a half-day on Jan. 21 and a full day on Feb. 19. According to the district's website, if no snow/emergency days are used by Friday, April 19, then Friday, May 24, will be a school holiday for all students and district employees. That would make for a four-day Memorial Weekend. Monday, Jan. 21 was previously a scheduled vacation day for observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tuesday, Feb. 19, the day after President's Day, was formerly part of a four-day weekend winter break. The changes were implemented after Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 29 left district schools without …
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Former superintendent and business administrator make guest appearance at Board of Education meeting.
Daniel Gerardi and Ronald Skopak retired from their positions as superintendent and business administrator of Caldwell-West Caldwell Schools at the end of June with a combined 69 years of service. The longtime colleagues and close friends made a guest appearance at Monday night's Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education meeting to make a presentation to the Caldwell-West Caldwell Education Foundation (CWCEF). Gerardi and Skopak handed Marie Lanfrank, president of the CWCEF, a check for $4,007.45, representing proceeds from their retirement dinner held in June. "If anyone deserves to receive gifts on their retirement it's Dan and Ron," said Superintendent James Heinegg, "and they chose to instead donate all of the proceeds of the …
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Former board members, administrators thank Maureen McNish for nine years of service on the Caldwell-West Caldwell School Board.
Current and former school board members thanked Maureen McNish for her nine years of service at Monday night's Board of Education meeting. Board President McNish was denied a fourth term on the school board when she lost her seat in the November election. Her running mate, Paula Getty, was re-elected along with first-time candidate Thomas Adams, a retired teacher from the district. Still supporters took the time Monday to remind her of her varied accomplishments, which many said include leading the process to replace longtime Superintendent Daniel Gerardi and Business Administrator Ronald Skopak. Mary Davidson, a member of the board, said she considered McNish a confidant and a friend. "Be proud of all that you have done," Davidson said…
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obrudder
11:10 am on Friday, March 29, 2013
Why does this raise west caldwell taxes, but lower caldwell taxes???? more ›