HILLSDALE—When the Hillsdale Board of Education meets on Monday, April 25 it’ll take up the adoption of a final 2022–2023 budget, approved at the March 21 board meeting and advertised April 18.
- Current General Expense (Fund 11): $25,838,171.
- Capital Outlay (Fund 12): $442,426.
- Total General Fund: $26,280,597.
- Special Revenue (Fund 20): $270,000.
- Debt Service (Fund 40): $448,100.
- Total expenditures/appropriations: $26,998,697.
The agenda item notes, “Be it further resolved, that the General Fund tax levy of $22,886,716 is approved to support current general expense for the 2022–2023 school year and … that the debt service tax levy of $448,100 is approved to support debt service for the 2022-2023 school year budget.”
The district has proposed programs and services in addition to the core curriculum content standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
Teacher Appreciation Week
In addition to this and other housekeeping items, the agenda seeks:
- Approval for a resolution celebrating May 2–6 as Teacher Appreciation Week and Tuesday, May 3 as Teacher Appreciation Day.
The resolution notes that Hillsdale School District employs more than 130 teachers; teachers mold children through guidance and education; teachers encounter students of widely differing backgrounds and who face myriad daily challenges; the future of Hillsdale, the State of New Jersey, and the United States depends on providing quality education to all students, regardless of background or challenges; teachers spend untold hours and resources preparing lessons, evaluating progress, counseling and coaching students, educating, and performing service to our community; teachers work tirelessly to open children’s minds to ideas, knowledge, and dreams; teachers fill roles as listeners, explorers, role models, motivators, and mentors; teachers continue to influence students long after school days are completed; teachers are to be afforded high public esteem, reflecting the value our community places on public education; and it is paramount teachers be recognized for their dedication and commitment to educating our students.
Bus contract, asbestos work, boiler replacement
- Approval for the renewal of the Student Transportation Multi Contract HBOE-21/22(2) with 4 Diamond Transportation, LLC, for a total contract amount of $300,844.80 for the 2022–2023 school year;
- Approval for T&M Associates for the purpose of providing asbestos management and monitoring services not to exceed a proposed amount of $22,800;
- Solicitation of bids for the boiler replacement project at Meadowbrook Elementary School.
Bid documents will be available on April 29 directly from dicararubinoplans.com. A pre-bid meeting will be held on May 5 at 3:30 pm at the Meadowbrook Elementary School. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Hillsdale Board of Education Administration Building no later than 11 a.m. on May 25 in order to be considered.
The meeting is at the George G. White School cafetorium. Closed sessions is 5:30 p.m., the public session starts approximately at 6.