Budget Hearing For Wall Township Schools, $82M Budget Announced

WALL, NJ — The Wall Township Board of Education held a budget hearing during a meeting on April 26, where they discussed the proposed $82.20 million budget for the 2022-23 school year.

The budget presentation was divided into five sections, each emphasizing new initiatives and improvements. The highlights of each section are listed below.

Curriculum and Instruction:

• Rewriting of curriculum and new textbooks or new materials
  • Social studies: K-12
  • Visual and performing arts: K-12
  • Computer science and design thinking: K-12
  • World languages: K-12
• Program Evaluations
  • Mathematics: K-12
  • Science: 6-12
• Targeted and district-wide professional development
  • District-wide professional day
  • New staff orientation
  • Literacy initiatives
  • Retention strategies in mathematics, K-12
  • Mental Health, K-12

Special Services

• Specialized curricular materials to meet individual student needs in accordance
  with their Individualized Education Plans
• Nursing services and materials
• All the necessary supports, extraordinary services, evaluation measures and
  professional services to students in need
• Specialized/adaptive equipment and technology
• Out-of-district tuition
• Home instruction

Technology

• Student Devices: Replacement of End of Life Devices
• Productivity, collaboration, communication & student management tools:
  Google Workspace, Genesis Student Information System, District-Wide Communications Installations and Upgrades and New Websites

Personnel

• 6.50 positions added
• 28.70 positions eliminated
• Anticipated benefits increase: 4.9%
• No elimination of programs

Capital Improvements & Building Maintenance Projects

• Asphalt paving of student parking lot on west side of Wall High School
• Asphalt paving of parking lot at Allenwood Elementary
• Purchased services & supplies for required maintenance of district facilities
• Replacement of floor tile and carpet flooring at various schools

The budget is an increase of $3.16 million from the previous school year and calls for a 2-percent tax hike for all Wall Township taxpayers. This means that residents with a home estimated at the average home assessment value of $486,800 will pay $18 more than last year from $5,686 to $5,704.

Residents with a $100,000 home will only see an $3.70 increase from $1,168 to $1,172. Homeowners with a $200,000 will see a $7.40 increase from $2,336 to $2,343 and owners of a $500,000 home will see their tax payment go up from $5,840 to $5,859, an $18.50 increase.

All information about the 2022-23 budget is available on the Wall Board of Education's website.

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