By Natalie Warner, Roosevelt Board of Education President
ROOSEVELT PUBLIC SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of the Roosevelt Public School district is to educate and inspire all students to excel academically,* to become independent and creative thinkers, skillful communicators and lifelong learners. Roosevelt Public School nurtures and challenges the unique potential of each student, so that our children will develop individual, social and civic responsibility as well as respect for themselves, each other, and the environment.
*“to achieve or exceed the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards at all grade levels.”
Remembering Cornelia Spoor
It’s very sad news to share of the passing of Roosevelt Board of Education member Rev. Deacon Cornelia Spoor, MSW, LCSW (1952-2017 on February 23, 2017. Cornelia, who had served as a member of the Roosevelt Board since 2014, was an asset to the BOE and wrote many of the Bulletin articles.
The mother of four, she was a steadfast advocate for children and families. She was a case worker and then director of International Social Service-American Branch (1994-1996) and director of the New Jersey office of World Child, Inc., an adoption agency, until 2008. Previously, as a graduate student, she taught English composition at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. She was ordained a deacon of the Episcopal Church in 2002.
Cornelia is survived by her spouse, Lee; their children Sarah, Audrey, Theodore and Simon; and many loving family members and friends. Our deepest condolences go out to her family and we will always be grateful for her many contributions to the Roosevelt community as a parent, volunteer, neighbor and friend.
Roosevelt Board 2017-2018 Proposed Budget
The following is the proposed budget that was sent to Monmouth County for approval for our pre-K-12th grade students. We are proud to announce that we anticipate a tax decrease for 2017-2018 despite the loss of some state funding. One source of revenue has been our state-funded Choice Students, and we were able to add three of these students for the coming year through sibling waivers. The Board of Education will vote on the budget during the Budget Hearing on Thursday, April 27th at 7:30 p.m.
BE IT RESOLVED that the tentative budget be approved for the 2017-2018 School Year using the 2017-2018 state aid figures and the Secretary to the Board of Education be authorized to submit the following tentative budget to the Executive County Superintendent of Schools for approval in accordance with the statutory deadline:
General Fund
Special Revenues Fund
Debt Service
Total
2017-2018 Total Expenditures
$2,702,801
$45,400
$53,103
$2,801,304
Less Anticipated Revenues
$1,179,298
$45,400
$ 5,591
$1,230,289
Taxes to be Raised
$1,523,503
$ 0
$ 47,512
$1,571,015
The anticipated tax rate for the average home assessed at $277,531 is $5,100 for 2017-2018 which is a decrease of $18 for the year.
Please attend any meeting or you can email to RPSBOE@gmail.com for more information. Additional committee meetings and special meetings will be held as necessary and advertised in advance if a quorum is required or anticipated.
Welcome New Board Member
John Ord was appointed to the Board on March 16th. He will serve the rest of 2017 in Cornelia’s chair. John was previously a Board member in the 1980s and is a former school principal. We thank him for stepping in on short notice to serve on the board.
10 Year Milestone
Natalie Warner has served for ten continuous years as a Board member. She will be recognized at the April 6 Monmouth County School Boards Association Spring Meeting.
Invitation to 80th RPS Graduation Ceremony
The 80th RPS Graduation will be held on Saturday June 10 at 4 pm. Please join us. If you are an RPS graduate please email us your RPS favorite memory and photos to RPSBOE@gmail.com or drop them at RPS. (Special note: Pending changes per snow days, the last day of school is currently set for June 19.)