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TOMS RIVER – The budget that was voted on Tuesday night includes cuts of 77 positions in the 2019-2020 school year, set against the backdrop of the district losing millions in state aid over the next few years.
Business administrator William Doering confirmed that they are removing 58 teaching jobs, 12 secretarial positions, six facilities jobs and one administrative position. However, only 31 of these employees are being cut. The rest are leaving due to retirements.
In addition to these full time jobs, the district will also be cutting 55 assistant coaching positions and 10 percent from accounts for supplies and textbooks, Doering confirmed.
These cuts are in reaction to legislation that has changed the way state aid is given to schools. The law, S-2, will cut approximately $83 million in state aid over the next six years to Toms River, including $2.8 million in the 2019-2020 budget. Senate President Steve Sweeney has said that districts like Toms River were overfunded, and with declining enrollment, they don’t need as much aid. Other districts that were considered underfunded received more aid.
Large groups of students, faculty, and supporters have rallied in Trenton, first for the State Assembly Budget Committee hearing and most recently for the Senate Budget Committee Hearing.
They have been stating that the funding formula has been flawed for years, and this most recent change is just furthering the flaws. They demand a joint legislative committee to be immediately convened, with an aggressive timeline, to fix it.
The total 2019-2020 budget would be $242,260,946, a reduction of $852,674 from the current year’s budget of $243,113,620. Taxpayers would be responsible for $164,516,502 of this, an increase of $3,208,458 from this year’s $161,308,044.
The budget would have the following effects on each town in the district:
- Toms River: The tax rate would be $1.16 per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 2.11 cents. For the average home, assessed at $273,900, the homeowner’s taxes would increase by $57.82 per year, from $3,136.68 to $3,194.50.
- South Toms River: The tax rate would be 97 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 1.75 cents. For the average home, assessed at $165,851, the homeowner’s taxes would increase by $28.99 per year, from $1,585.71 to $1,614.70.
- Beachwood: The tax rate would be $1.06 per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 1.48 cents. For the average home, assessed at $204,100, the homeowner’s taxes would increase by $30.18 per year, from $2,136.10 to $2,166.28.
- Pine Beach: The tax rate would be $1.10 per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 1.49 cents. For the average home, assessed at $269,400, the homeowner’s taxes would increase by $40.07 per year, from $2,939.07 to $2,979.14.
How do taxes go up constantly in NJ but there are always a loss of jobs and cuts to budgets
Bob Shields corruption
Jim Oelfke of course
Exactly Mr. Oelfke, N.J. the most corrupt politicians in the USA, they make the Clinton Crime Syndicate look like Rookies…..TM
Because they don’t understand the concept of a budget. You cannot spend more than you bring in. Then they don’t bring in enough and instead of cutting back on spending then they just keep raising taxes. The people need to vote out those who are in the legislature. Of course this governor has to go too but we must get rid of the others too.
The only one to suffer are the children its sad
Michell Mincey Wallace truely
DISGUSTING
That would explain why I saw a TR bus with car dealer advertisements on the side.
Drop all the alcoholic school bus drivers ?♀️
Really…. The bus drivers are the ones clogging the financial system. Drop the idiots who are making 250,000 or lower their salaries . NOBODY is worth that king of money when we don’t even have the greatest schools in Toms River…
Supplies and textbooks?
Really? TRHSN doesnt have any books to begin with. Kids are sharing books in class.
Get rid of the drivers that are making $35 an hour and the big pensions bring new people in
Robert Fecanin lol yea thats the problem.. Lol idiot
Robert Fecanin , yeah because that’s the BIG problem ???, small mind.
Robert Fecanin …$35/hr PART TIME….and what new people? There is a NATIONWIDE shortage of CDL drivers.
How about removing some of these principal position.
Do we really need 4 or more principals at high schools
Susan O’malley we do! It’s sad but as a parent of kids in school system I’ve seen that they need it to control the students better.
Christine Ferreira
I understand we do, but 4n 5?
We need to find a happy medium.
I am also a parent of kids in the school system.
Susan O’malley I agree. And I don’t know why we need a couple in each Elementary school, especially the really small schools. Just at my kids school we pay almost $300,000 a year between principal and supervisor.
Christine Ferreira BS
Susan O’malley i agree!! Especially one that tells a parent a child can participate in a school sport even though they are on in school suspension “because technically the student was in school”.
Susan O’malley which schools have that many. Int east has 3 and so does HS. I wasn’t aware of 4 or 5.
Susan O’malley which schools have that many. Int east has 3 and so does HS. I wasn’t aware of 4 or 5.
Cut from the top
Superintendent makes over a quarter of a million dollars a year
The superintendent makes 250,000 a year. The township administrator makes 230,000 a year. The toms river police chief makes 225,000. The public works director makes 200,000 thats over a million dollars in Toms River for 4 positions. And they want to cut those who desperately need their jobs…… Its ridiculous
Look at the article and see how many admin positions were cut.
Thats the first thing that caught me eye… One administrative position… Its nothing but rampant corruption…..
Craig Saltarelli THE POLICE CHIEF HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL AND HE DESERVES EVERY PENNY.
The Police Chief, the Township Administrator and the Public Works director are not employees of the School District.
Craig Saltarelli sweet desk jobs.
Maryjo Pisciotta first of all nobody said he had anything to do with the school. Second of all running a town like Toms River is a cake job compared to those who run towns like Patrerson, Camden and Newark. If you believe the Police Chief of Toms River deserves 225,000 your smoking crack. The crime rate in Toms River has grown incredibly since Mastronardy left the force. The drug problem in Toms River has tripled with the amounts of overdoses . If your so supportive tell me what warrants 225,000 to a single person running a town like Toms River.
Bev Clancy I never said they were employees of the school district. It just goes to show you how Toms River pisses away the tax money here. See if these employees are so proud of their town and would take a pay cut to save some of the unfortunate people who are losing their jobs. They would laugh in your face because they know they dont deserve that kind of salary they get. Please dont tell me with the way this town is run you think they deserve such salaries?…
Craig Saltarelli the article is about TRRSD budget cuts due to S2. You mentioned 4 people’s salaries. You can cut the three I mentioned and it will do nothing to solve the school budget crisis. Those 3 work for Toms River Township. They are paid from a different budget. You could cut their pay, or give them an increase. It will not solve the problem at hand.
Bev it just goes to show you the mentality of Toms River. Out of the dozens of jobs lost not only one administrative job was cut. Toms River waste tax money on these overpaid yes jockeys who dont do anything to make this town a better place to live. Crime rate is up ( policechief) property taxes are going up ( Town Adminstrator) and we spend more money for unneccesary public works employees its sickening. ( public works director) . I know one doesnt feed the other but you cant say you support these types of salaries for not accomplishing anything.
I was wondering about that. What a shame. Cut the top.
But this is Par for the course with all public schools in Jersey and The NJEA doesn’t care about teachers.
Will I be seeing you at the next BOE meeting? I hope so. Make these suggestions then. I’m there almost every month and there’s usually only about half a dozen of us sitting in the audience. It’s unfortunate. Typing suggestions here does nothing. Come to the meetings and offer your ideas at the microphone. Have your say. Go to Twp council meetings too. I don’t get the chance to go to very many of those. But if you have something you feel strongly about, go. Tell the council how you feel.
same with Council meetings. 10 people show in a Community of 90,000!!! Last year they spent $1,000,000. For a Car Wash at Bea Lea Golf Course. Terrible mismanagement of taxpayer dollars, from Town Council to Board of Education
As always its the little guys that suffer….who will take there kids to school ???????
Mary Anne Nedeau bus drivers are not getting cut.
Help us fight!! Please sign and share the petition!
http://chng.it/WLK2MnZhyQ
Bridget Clark Maillard done
Debbie Jarmolinski thank you!!
Debbie Jarmolinski thank you!!
If ANYONE gets ANY kind of raise while 86 people (the 31 full time positions and 55 assistant coaches) are sent to the unemployment line we should all be enraged.
LoriAnne Perrine big in Lacey also.. seems to be a 10 year plan where we lose more and more funding per year.. lacey is going to cut all the people who assist the handicapped.. .. ??
77 employees…seems backwards…
I get not replacing the positions of those retiring to some extent- as long as the kids don’t suffer. But not to just fire people when you know the next headline is the “shocking” news about those who got big fat raises.
Don’t quote me it’s an outrageous amount of jobs for the most vulnerable…
Hillsborough too
Worst state in the union!
Nick Cilli so glad we got out when we did
Chris Ammann
Get the money from Lakewood
Glenn Ehrhardt Tuh! Good luck !
But Dreamers can get free college. Infuriated!
Where’s the money going you ask?? Hmmmm
KARMA…
KARMAS A BYTCH!! I AGREE WITH YOU!!!
Maureen Bresee the only one that suffers are the students and there education
Thank you Murphy?
Does anyone know if Tom’s River eliminated full day kindergarten? I heard that was a possibility with these cuts but hoping it isn’t true…
Bill Dargan they did not cut full day kindergarten yet. I stress yet because next year we lose $5. Million from the state.
Bridget Clark Maillard thank you. My daughter starts in September but we don’t register her until July. Hoping they don’t cut it for this upcoming year… Thanks again for info
Bill Dargan she will be fine for the 2019-2020 school year. She will have her full day kindergarten. If you have t done so yet please sign and share my petition to help the fight. Also, every 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 at HS North the BOE has its public meeting.
https://www.change.org/p/new-jersey-governor-save-our-students-help-the-students-of-toms-river-regional-schools-before-it-s-too-late?recruiter=87403768&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition
Bridget Clark Maillard done! Thanks again much appreciated!
Yes full day kindergarten is eliminated
Teresa Jasinski where did you see that?
I haven’t seen confirmation
Teresa Jasinski no it is not. Not yet. And I would know because I go to the BOE meetings and I went to the budget meetings. I also started the petition.
Bridget Clark Maillard people are so clueless in this town when it comes to township government and schools
Same going on in Old Bridge. Budget was last night. Devastating news all around ?
and the NJEA endorsed Gov. Murphy
How did the budget increase work out ??????
It’s all because Toms River is becoming the new Lakewood they didn’t pay taxes there so why would they pay here but want Toms River to bow down to there needs lol! What a joke time to leave Toms River ASAP
Or should I say NJ
If this doesn’t convince everyone of the horrible mismanagement that has been going on for years, nothing will.