Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Nearly 200 volunteers were recognized by the board of education Tuesday, and the board also accepted the resignation of one of its members.
Nearly 200 volunteers were recognized by the Cinnaminson board of education Tuesday for their contributions to the school district. Door greeters, room parents, volunteers with the Drama Club and Home and School, and more, were presented with small gifts—a token of the district’s appreciation. “It really is just a token, because there really isn’t anything we can give to express our gratitude to these people,” said Superintendent Salvatore Illuzzi. “In all honesty, this district would not be as good as it is, without the help and support of these folks.” Board Member Stephen Kenny remarked that, with nearly 200 volunteers, the district had roughly one volunteer for every 10 students. “I never realized the depth of commitment,” he said. (…
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The state's Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending is out. Find out how the district has been using your money, including why per pupil spending spiked last year.
Per pupil spending for the Cinnaminson School District jumped from 2011-12 to 2012-13, driven largely by significant increases in special education, employee benefits and maintenance, according to Superintendent Salvatore Illuzzi. According to information provided by the state Department of Education in its "Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending," the budgetary per pupil cost in Cinnaminson climbed from $13,269 in 2010-11, to $13,373 in 2011-12, and to $14,463 for the 2012-13 school year. Illuzzi pointed to a $900,000 increase in special education costs, a more than $400,000 increase for employee benefits and a $500,000 increase in maintenance and operations—among other factors—to explain the jump in per pupil spending from 2011-12 to …
Friday, March 29, 2013
The board of education has plans to make Cinnaminson's school buildings safer next year. Is it enough?
The Cinnaminson Board of Education is dedicated to improving school safety and security before the start of the next school year, according to Superintendent Salvatore Illuzzi. Included in the $44.3 million budget the board approved earlier this week is a $200,000 line item for capital improvements—specifically adding more cameras to all four schools, as well as the technology to support them. "What the board is looking at is adding more cameras to our schools that would look at the periphery, as well as inside the buildings," said Illuzzi. Some schools are already equipped with cameras, and some are not. But Illuzzi declined to go into specifics, for security reasons. He said the district is meeting next week with the company that set …
The Cinnaminson Board of Education approved a budget Tuesday that will increase taxes on the average assessed property by $107.
A combination of drastically reduced state aid and an alarming drop in the value of Cinnaminson's ratables has been a major contributor to the increase in school taxes township residents have felt in recent years. The board of education unanimously approved a budget Wednesday night for the 2013-14 school year that will raise the tax rate 3.8¢, to 1.576, or roughly $107 on a home assessed at the township average ($283,562). In presenting it at a public hearing Tuesday, Superintendent Salvatore Illuzzi explained the budget was as lean as it could be without cutting back on important services and programs, like athletics and transportation. "When folks say there's fat in the budget—there's nine board members and a county executive …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Violence, vandalism and bullying are all down from last year, according to state reports.
Cinnaminson schools are safer for students, with incidents of violence, vandalism and bullying dropping across the board from last year. According to the district's Violence and Vandalism Report, the number of incidents of violence dropped from 26 in the first half of the 2011-12 school year to 13 in the first half of the 2012-13 year. While there were three instances of vandalism, eight of substance abuse and one weapons incident in the 2011-12 report, there were none in the 2012-13 report. Additionally, the Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying (HIB) Report filed by the district contained a total of nine incidents for the first half of 2012-13, compared to 21 in the report filed in the first half of 2011-12. Superintendent Salvatore …
Friday, November 9, 2012
The Cinnaminson school district is mulling over whether to pursue extra cash through advertisements and sponsorships in schools.
At a time where funding for schools is a hot local topic, the Cinnaminson school district is looking beyond taxpayers to bring in extra cash. At a recent school board meeting, Bryan McGair, representing Advantage3, made a presentation about his company. Advantage3, which is based out of Millburn, helps school districts seek corporate and local sponsorships which can be used to boost revenue to the district. Advantage3 currently has about 20 New Jersey school districts as clients, as well as several others in various states. The company presented several ways the Cinnaminson school district could take advantage of advertising opportunities. These options included advertising at the football stadium, on school buses and on the school website…
Friday, June 8, 2012
State report card shows some area for improvement, but is mostly at state average.
Superintendent Salvatore Illuzzi called the recent Department of Education’s school report card for Cinnaminson “a very accurate description of our schools” for the 2010-11 school year, but there is room for improvement, especially in the mathematics section. On the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), Cinnaminson High School students who took the exam scored below the state average on the mathematics portion. It was the second year in a row that number was below the state average. On the HSPA (High School Proficiency Assessment) test, proficiency percentages dropped from over the 2009-2010 school year in the “partial” and “proficient” categories but increased in the “advanced” spot. “One of the things we have been trying to do is work harder…
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8:14 am on Friday, April 19, 2013
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