Woodstown – Pilesgrove Regional 

School District 

2011‐2012 Budget

Thomas A. Coleman Jr. – Superintendent
Frank A. Rizzo–School Business Administrator  
 Woodstown – Pilesgrove 
Regional School District 
Board of Education
• Chapman Vail , President Woodstown
• Doug Painter, Vice President Pilesgrove
• Frank Jacobucci Pilesgrove
• Frank Frazier Pilesgrove
• George Rey Pilesgrove
• Debbie Duffield Pilesgrove
• Kevin Crouch  Woodstown
• Eileen Miller  Woodstown
• Stan Leathers  Woodstown
• Richard Morris Alloway
• Dan Belisario Upper Pittsgrove
 2010‐2011 Budget Recap
2010‐2011 Budget Recap
3.1 MILLION IN CUTS / 13% OF  TOTAL BUDGET
4% Cap Limitation for Revenue
PROGRAM AND STAFF CUTS
• 27 Staff Positions
• Team Leaders
• Textbooks
• Professional Development/ Summer Hours (Guidance/CST)
• Athletics:    MS/9th Grade Sports, 40 Varsity Games, 
Uniforms, 6 Coaching Positions
• Field Trips / Assemblies
• Technology: Laptops, Smartboards, No new equipment
• Courtesy Busing
 2010‐2011 Financial Mission
“Improvise, Adapt, Overcome”
In light of significant cutbacks ($3.1 million), we 
sought fiscal management strategies to maintain 
and sustain our educational program by
• Increasing revenue sources
• Decreasing expenditures
• Prioritizing/ reallocating expenditures 
• Redistributing resources
• Conducting efficiency assessments
 2011 – 2012 BUDGET BASICS
REVENUE SOURCES  PROPOSED BUDGET
LOCAL Supplies
Budgeted Fund Balance Textbooks
Local Tax Levy (2% Cap) Program
Tuition Utilities / Operating Exp.
STATE / FEDERAL Transportation
State Aid Staff ( Salaries /Benefits)
Federal (Jobs Funds)
2011-2012 Revenue 2011-2012 Proposed Budget
$20,931,961 $20,931,961
 Comparative Analysis
2010‐2011 Budget Budget State Aid Tax Levy
09/10 $21,749,095 $7,502,105 $8,874,811
10/11 $20,085,446 $6,140,813 $9,229,803
Change +/‐ ($1,663,649) ($1,361,292) $354,992  (4%) 

2011‐2012 Budget Budget State Aid Tax Levy

10/11 $20,085,446 $6,140,813 $9,229,803
11/12 $20,931,961 $6,358,304 $9,414,398
Change +/‐ $846,515 $217,491 $184,595  (2%)

2% cap restricts the local tax levy to $184,595,

which is $170,397 less than in the previous year ($354,992)
Factors in 2011‐12 Budget Increase

FIXED COST INCREASES
• Instructional Programs 
• Salaries 
• Benefits
• Special Education Costs
 How we balanced the budget
What we needed in the 
2011‐2012 budget $1,093,600

How we paid for it 
• 2% Tax Levy $184,595
• Additional State Aid $217,491
• Federal Jobs Money $134,960
• Reduced Tuition Adj. $202,909
• Reallocated Resources $353,645
$1,093,600
 Operational / Fiscal Efficiency 
Revenue Generation
• Incorporated more joint transportation 
opportunities
• Reduced maintenance overtime
• Reduced utility cost
• Restructured existing work force to cover 
open positions
• Reduced use of outside services by 
completing projects with existing staff 
 PROGRAM IMPACTS
No cuts in staff or programs
REINSTATEMENT ENHANCEMENTS
• Textbooks • Systemic Formative 
• Technology  Assessments
Infrastructure • Infrastructure Needs
• Professional  (Chimney, MSS Boilers)
Development • Lacrosse Program
• Athletic Uniforms
• Middle School and 
9th Grade Sports 
 BUDGET
2006-2007 to 2011-2012

24,000,000
2.9%
22,000,000 7.7% 4.2%
3.1%
20,000,000
‐7.6%
18,000,000

16,000,000

14,000,000

12,000,000 '06/07 '07/08 '08/09 '09/10 '10/11 '11/12

Budget 19,039,233 19,626,291 21,129,532 21,749,095 20,085,446 20,931,961

 STATE AID
2006-2007 to 2011-2012
8,000,000

7,000,000

6,000,000

5,000,000

4,000,000

3,000,000

2,000,000 '06/07 '07/08 '08/09 '09/10 '10/11 '11/12

State Aid 6,067,433 6,378,940 7,226,963 7,502,105 6,140,813 6,358,304
 FY 2011-12 TAX IMPACT
District’s Share of Estimated $9,414,398
10/11 LEVY 11/12 LEVY INC/DEC

Pilesgrove 5,733,191 5,857,056 123,865

Woodstown 3,496,612 3,557,342 60,730
Total 9,229,803 9,414,398 184,595

Tax Rate for Regional School

(Approximates) Approx. Approx.
10/11 11/12 11/12
Tax Rate Tax Rate INC/DEC
Pilesgrove $1.163 $1.192 $0.029
Woodstown $1.174 $1.193 $0.019
 ANALYSIS
Estimated Tax Assessment for
2011-2012 School Year
Assessment Annual Tax Cost/Month
Pilesgrove $100,000 $29.00 $2.42
$200,000 $58.00 $4.83
*(Avg. Assessed) *$289,708 $84.02 $7.02
$300,000 $87.00 $7.25
$400,000 $116.00 $9.66

Woodstown $100,000 $19.00 $1.58

$200,000 $38.00 $3.17
*(Avg. Assessed) *$220,000 $41.80 $3.48
$300,000 $57.00 $4.75
$400,000 $76.00 $6.34
 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 for 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 2010 reimbursement, you must meet all of the following requirements:

• For 2009 and 2010, 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 2010 reimbursement must have a total income for both 2009 and 2010 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
 IMPORTANT NOTICE

The annual election will be

conducted by the Salem
County Board of Elections
and the Borough of
Woodstown and Township of
Pilesgrove Clerks’ offices.

For questions regarding your polling district, call:

Borough of Woodstown Clerk – (856) 769‐2200 
Township of Pilesgrove Clerk – (856) 769‐3222
 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.

WOODSTOWN-PILESGROVE REGIONAL
BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES

Borough of Woodstown Township of Pilesgrove

Full Term (Three Years) Full Term (Three Years)

2 Seats 1 Seat

Chapman Vail George Rey

Eileen Miller

Partial Term (Two Years) Partial Term (Two Years)

1 Seat 1 Seat

Stan Leathers Frank Jacobucci

 POLLING PLACES

Borough of Woodstown
Districts 1 & 2 – Woodstown Reliance Fire House

Township of Pilesgrove
District 1 - Sharptown United Methodist Church

Districts 2 & 3 – Pilesgrove Municipal Building

Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

 Budget Cuts 2010‐2011
27 STAFF
• 7 Non IEP Aides
• 1 Security Staff
• 3 Special Education 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