Schools
School Election 2011: What You Need to Know for Today
Budget information, school board candidates and polling locations.
South Brunswick residents will cast their ballots to decide the fate of the proposed 2011-12 school budget today, Wednesday, April 27. Voters will also elect three candidates to the South Brunswick Board of Education, as six candidates are vying for three, three-year seats on the board. Check back with South Brunswick Patch this evening after polls close at 9 p.m. for election results the moment they are released.
The Budget
- Taxpayers will vote on a $95 million general fund levy that carries a 12.2 cent tax rate increase, which raises the proposed school tax rate to $2.802 per $100 of assessed valuation.
- A township home with an assessed value of $200,000 would see an increase of about $244 in school taxes under the proposed budget ($20.33 per month) and a home assessed at $300,000 would see an increase of about $366 ($30 per month).
- The proposed budget includes the elimination of 34.1 full time equivalent employees from across the district. The layoffs include five employees from administration, 12.6 from the teaching staff, two employees from educational services, 10 paraprofessionals, 2.5 secretaries, and two maintenance employees.
What Happens if the Budget is Defeated?: Should the budget be voted down, it would head to the South Brunswick Township Council for review. The township would make further cuts to the school budget, which they would then send to the Board of Education to put in place. The council decides how much money is cut from the school spending plan and the school board decides where that money comes from.
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The Candidates
Six candidates are vying for three open seats on the South Brunswick Board of Education. Incumbents Matthew Speesler, of Kendall Park and Arthur Robinson, of Kendall Park, will be challenged by Edward Birch, of Kendall Park; Patrick Del Piano, of Monmouth Junction; Raymond A. Kuehner Jr., of Dayton; and Deven M. Patel, of Dayton.
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Meet the Candidates: Arthur Robinson
Meet the Candidates: Matthew Speesler
Where to Vote
Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Polling Locations DistrictsBRUNSWICK ACRES SCHOOL
41 KORY DRIVE, KENDALL PARK
11, 12
COMMUNITY CENTER
124 NEW ROAD, MONMOUTH JUNCTION
5, 6, 8, 9, 16
CONSTABLE SCHOOL
29 CONSTABLE ROAD, KENDALL PARK
7, 10, 24
CROSSROADS SCHOOL MIDDLE SOUTH
195 MAJOR ROAD, MONMOUTH JUNCTION (Entrance now on Kingston Lane-Voting Room in back of School)
14, 17, 28
INDIAN FIELDS SCHOOL
359 RIDGE ROAD, DAYTON
1, 4, 29
KENDALL PARK FIRE/FIRST AID
95 HENDERSON ROAD, KENDALL PARK
18, 21, 22
KINGSTON FIRST AID
4280 RT. 27, KINGSTON
3
MONMOUTH JUNCTION FIREHOUSE
573 RIDGE ROAD, MONMOUTH JUNCTION
2, 19, 20
SENIOR CENTER
540 RIDGE ROAD, MONMOUTH JUNCTION
13, 15, 23, 30
SOUTH BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL
750 RIDGE ROAD, MONMOUTH JUNCTION
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