Schools
2013-14 Preliminary Cherry Hill School Budget
The district's $174 million budget bumps up spending by $2.74 million for 2013-14.

After several sets of changes, including a budget freeze designed to preserve jobs, Cherry Hill's preliminary school budget passed unanimously this week, and could include a tax decrease for some homeowners, thanks to the township's revaluation.
Here's how the numbers break down:
2013-14 introduced budget 2012-13 budget Year-over-year difference Year-over-year percentage difference Regular instruction $51,474,330 $50,412,155 $1,062,175 2.11% Special education $18,845,973 $17,845,000 $1,000,973 5.61% Basic skills $2,351,477 $2,269,298 $82,179 3.62% Bilingual education $745,668 $628,141 $117,527 18.71% Co-curricular activities $787,934 $837,934 -$50,000 -5.97% Athletics $1,604,010 $1,593,892 $10,118 0.63% Other instructional programs $30,000 $30,000 $0 0.00% Out-of-district placements $6,701,560 $5,751,628 $949,932 16.52% Attendance $131,110 $126,150 $4,960 3.93% Health services $1,746,171 $1,695,532 $50,639 2.99% Speech/occupational/physical therapy $4,651,765 $4,620,722 $31,043 0.67% One-to-one services $1,227,505 $1,291,589 -$64,084 -4.96% Guidance $3,764,147 $3,677,008 $87,139 2.37% Child study $3,535,586 $3,592,060 -$56,474 -1.57% Improvement of instruction $1,547,017 $1,322,533 $224,484 16.97% Library/media $1,887,443 $1,925,331 -$37,888 -1.97% Staff training $187,550 $209,089 -$21,539 -10.30% General administration $1,727,391 $1,688,460 $38,931 2.31% School administration $7,287,398 $7,061,079 $226,319 3.21% Business office/HR $2,320,287 $2,083,748 $236,539 11.35% Admin/Information technology $1,329,398 $1,318,936 $10,462 0.79% Required maintenance $2,138,497 $2,143,313 -$4,816 -0.22% Facilities maintenance (custodial) $8,403,022 $8,509,566 -$106,544 -1.25% Grounds maintenance $1,185,626 $1,189,990 -$4,364 -0.37% Security $385,951 $414,742 -$28,791 -6.94% Transportation $10,920,632 $10,605,337 $315,295 2.97% Benefits $33,155,784 $32,694,076 $461,708 1.41% Capital $3,853,500 $5,040,377 -$1,186,877 -23.55% Transfer to charter school $65,020 $670,749 -$605,729 -90.31% Total $173,991,752 $171,248,435 $2,743,317 1.60%
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