The New Jersey School Boards Association, in conjunction with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, hosted a program, “Collaborating on Real Solutions to the 2 Percent Cap,” on January 29 in Trenton. The conference was designed to help school boards and municipalities work together to comply with the new 2 percent property tax levy cap while maintaining the quality and level of services. Approximately 200 school and municipal officials attended the event. As an additional service to meeting participants and members, NJSBA is providing videos and presentations from the various sessions. |
AgendaWelcome & Introductions |
| Marie S. Bilik, Executive Director NJSBA |
Michael J. Darcy, Assistant Executive Director, NJSLOM |
| Keynote Presentation |
James Hughes Ph.D., Dean, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University |
| School Budgets 101 |
Raymond R. Wiss, President NJSBA, Michael A. Vrancik, Governmental Relations Director, NJSBA, John Donahue NJASBO, and Patrick J. Fletcher, Superintendent River Dell Regional High School |
| Shared Services Report |
Brenda C. Liss, Esq., Counsel to Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP |
| Leveraging Economies of Scale |
Ted Stanziale, Business Development Manager, Promedia |
| Panel Discussion |
John McCormac, Mayor, Woodbridge Township, Gregory Fehrenbach, Interlocal Advisory Service Coordinator, League of Municipalities, William Barnaskas, Immediate Past President, Bergen CSBA |
| The State of the Labor Unions |
Robert Greitz, Senior Consultant/Negotiator, NJSBA, Philip E. Stern, Esq., Adams Stern Gutierrez & Lattibourdere, LLC. |
| The Roadmap to Collaboration: Allamuchy Townhip's Story |
James H. Cote, Mayor, Allamuchy Township, Betty Schultheis, Deputy Mayor, Allamuchy Township, Dr. Timothy Frederiks, Superintendent, Allamuchy Township School District , Francis Gavin, Board President, Allamuchy Township BOE |
| Thinking Outside The Box: Protecting Your Core Business |
| Dr. Carol A. Fredericks, Ed.D the Business Administrator for Bogota Public Schools discusses how she is reducing the cost of public education in her community while protecting the core business, which is educating students. Video  |
| Q & A with the Panelists |
| Closing Remarks |
HandoutsMayoral Response to 12th Annual League Survey Your District and the 2% Cap Questionnaire Leveraging Economies of Scale (printable presentation) School Budgets 101 (printable presentation) Keynote Presentation (printable version) Press CoverageNews 12 New Jersey (registration required)
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