NJSBA Budget Cuts Dues,
Gives Credit for Services

Every school district will see a reduction in dues and receive a $2,000 credit to use for Association fee based services, under NJSBA’s 2010-2011 budget approved May 14 by the Association’s Board of Directors.

The $9.385 million budget calls for a 6.2 percent reduction in revenue and expenses, which amounts to a $616,243 reduction.

Dues Lowered Total revenue from dues will be reduced by $362,216, or 4.9 percent – with individual districts seeing a reduction ranging from 2.5 percent to 5 percent. The reduction of dues is in addition to the $2,000-per-district credit that school boards can use for NJSBA services.

NJSBA’s budget also includes a reduction of five staff positions, down to 70, and a salary freeze for staff. 

The Salaries and Personnel Administration accounts represent a combined decrease of $520,855, or 7.2 percent. In addition, the Association’s net cost for healthcare will decrease by $40,438, which was achieved through greater staff contributions toward healthcare coverage, as well as staff opting out of health coverage.

Credit Offered In recognition of the unprecedented financial climate facing school districts, the Association will continue to provide on-site mandatory board member training as a dues-based service in 2010-2011.  However, the Association anticipates that school districts will have a difficult time securing funds for advanced training and services in areas, such as labor relations and policy, which are extremely critical in this economic climate.

Therefore, NJSBA will use a portion of its surplus to provide every school district with the $2,000 credit that can be used for any Association service, such as strategic planning, policy manual services, non-mandatory Board Member Academy training programs, Workshop registration, or the web-based Accountability Act training.

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