Message from the Superintendent of Schools . . .

OUR CHILDREN . . . OUR FUTURE

Your schools are dedicated to the academic, social, and emotional growth of the children in Lincoln Park. The school budget is the commitment on the part of the Board of Education, and ultimately you the voter, to the growth of the children. This is the proposed budget for the 2008-2009 school year.

This budget has two goals: to increase the educational excellence in Lincoln Park Schools and to be fiscally responsible to the taxpayers. It has taken the hard work of many people to refine next year’s school budget to meet those goals. We have again been challenged by a minimal increase in state aid, ever increasing fixed costs, legal challenges from Boonton, and demanding federal legislation (No Child Left Behind) without monetary support for the mandates. Nevertheless, the budget before you ensures both the quality and enhancement of the program you have come to expect for the children of the town at a cost that is reasonable and responsible.

Our objectives for the next school year as supported by the budget include:

• enhanced instructional services and upgraded resources and technology for our general education, special education, remedial, and gifted and talents students aligned as required with the revised New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards;
  
• reasonable class sizes;
  
• retaining other important services for children including guidance, library, nurses, curricular and extra-curricular experiences;
  
• continued professional development for our staff to support the children and the program;
  
• transportation services beyond state requirements to ensure safe travel for children

92 Ryerson Road
Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Phone: 973-696-5500
Fax: 973-696-9273