Thursday, April 4, 2013
K-8 schools got some aid surprises
The Red Bank Board of Education, comprising the Red Bank Primary and Middle schools, adopted its $13.2 million budget last week; and, it translates into a 4 percent increase in the schools portion of the tax bill for property owners. With a current tax levy of exactly $12,652,188, the budget represents a hike of more than half a million dollars, or $522,503, to precisely $13,174,691, a 4.13 percent increase. The new tax rate means $93.39 more a year paid out in school taxes for a property owner with the borough's average assessment of $405,522. Monthly, it means an average of $7.32 more on the schools portion of the tax bill. On the lower end of the assessment spectrum, it means a $57.57 annual hike in the schools portion of the tax bill …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Meeting planned for 7 p.m. tonight at middle school
A newcomer and two incumbents will take their seats tonight when the Red Bank Board of Education reorganizes. The school board will hold its annual reorganization meeting at 7 p.m. at Red Bank Middle School. It will be the first reorganization in January, as Red Bank, like the vast majority of New Jersey school districts, chose to hold elections in November instead of the traditional April elections when given the option by the state. Incumbents Ann Roseman and Carrie Ludwikowski will take their oaths for new terms on the nine-member board, as will newcomer Frederick Stone. The trio ran unopposed for their seats in November and received 1,601, 1,630 and 1,515 votes, respectively. School board reorganizations typically see the election of …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The details on who's running in this year's elections.
Today is the most important day of the year. Red Bank and Shrewsbury residents head to the polls today to help decide the future of their towns, their county, their state and even their country. From municipal elections all the way to the White House, its up for grabs. For a look at who's seeking election on Red Bank and Shrewsbury's councils and the towns' respective boards of educations read on. Stay with Patch throughout the day for election updates and results tonight. And remember, despite continuing power outages in parts of both towns, your regular voting stations will be open today. So get out there and vote! In Red Bank three candidates vie for two three-year seats. Incumbent Democrats Mike DuPont and Council President Art Murphy…
Monday, September 10, 2012
The new three-year-deal was approved unanimously by the Red Bank Board of Education.
With teachers and school boards at Red Bank Regional and Shrewsbury Borough mired in lengthy contract disputes, the Red Bank School District quickly and relatively painlessly negotiated and approved a new contract with its teachers over the summer. Following the expiration of the teacher’s contract at the end of last school year, the board of education unanimously approved a new three-year deal at its August meeting. Details of the deal were not immediately released pending contingent approval of the new contract by the district’s teachers. For the first year of the contract, teachers will see a 2.8 percent increase in their salaries. For the following two years, that figure drops to 2.4 percent. The percentage figures are somewhat …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Red Bank School District introduced its $20.834 million budget before council Wednesday night.
It's been a constant and legitimate gripe from the Red Bank School District. When it comes to funding, officials say the borough's schools just aren't getting enough of it. At Wednesday's council meeting, the Red Bank Board of Education unveiled its budget for the upcoming year, which includes an increase and modest tax increase over last year's budget. Because of the expansion of its preschool to accommodate all of Red Bank's three and four-year-old students, and because of a growing school population, the school district was allowed, by state law, to increase its budget by 7.5 percent, but chose instead to cap its increase at just 3 percent. The complete school budget is $20.834 million, a number that includes local taxes, state aid, …
Sal
12:48 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013
This is what happens ___ as a result of We the People losing our Right to vote on school budgets under Gov. Christie. Schools all over the State are not increasing their bugets fat faster than at any time in the past. more ›