School Construction

9-27-09 Education News of Note

8-22-08 School Construction Guidelines Released

6-25-08 'State to borrow 3.9B for school construction'

6-24-08 State Budget passed yesterday, as did the School Construction, Pension Reform, and Affordable Housing bills

6-23-08 A2873-S1457 School Construction bills up for vote today, along with State Budget FY09

6-20-08 State Budget stalls, school construction is one obstacle

6-18-08 School Construction bill is before Senate Budget & Approps Comm tomorrow - GSCS is tracking the issue

8-8-07 Editorial 'School [construction] program needs more than a facelift'

8-7-07 'State rebuilds school construction program'

School Construction: Third Report to Governor by Interagency Working Group

9-15-06 Star Ledger & AP - 3.25B suggested for school construction

9-15-06 Star Ledger - 3.25B suggested for school construction

August 2006 District Resolution for School Construction Aid

School Construction Symposium July 27, 2006 for Regular Operating Districs [Non Abbotts]

10-14-05 EMAILNET Parent question for Gubernatorial Candidates aired on 101.5 debate, SCC funds, Next Board meeting, press briefing notes

9-29-05 EMAILNET School Construction Issues

7-29-05 EMAILNET

3-15-06 Report to Gov re school construction Interagency WorkingGroup

3-15-06 NY Times 'Crisis at School Agency Reflects Missteps'

3-10-06 New Management at School Construction Corp

3-8-06 Gannet Press on Buildling Our Children's Future coalition

3-4-06 Star Ledger SCC Agency chief puts burden on districts

3-4-06 Gannett - SCC chief says Abbott districts may have to 'ante up'

List - Regular Operating Districts waiting State Share Payments confirmation for school construction

GSCS 10-3-05 School Construction Testimony before the Joint Comm. on Public Schools

Legislators Assail School Building Agency at Hearing

Dept Ed Directive 7-6-05: School Construction Sec 15 Grant Funding for more than 450 districts questionable

2-14-06 TrentonTimes Letter to the Editor on school construction

2-9-06 Star Ledger School agency reformers discuss goals, problems

1-15-06 The Record 2 Sunday Articles anticipating top issues confronting the Corzine administration

12-21-05 Inspector General's Report on the School Construction Corporation

12-20-05 Star Ledger on NJ Supreme Court decision on stalled school construction

12-20-05 The Record 'Where Will the Bills End?' NJ Supreme Court releases its opinion on stalled school construction program.

12-15-05 Star Ledger School bond plans get resounding 'no'

11-13-05 Star Ledger Sunday front page 'Blueprint for 6 Billion Dollar Boondagle

9-29-05 Star Ledger 'NJ in hole for 53M after vote on school funds promised for construction

EMAILNET 6-10-05 School Construction Funding Heads Up!

Tuesday's School Construction Bond Referenda: Some facts

School Construction aid entitlements Abbott (pdf)

School Construction aid entitlements 55% and over Districts (pdf)

School construction aid entitlement districts 40% to 55% (pdf)

Debt Service v State Share 0 to 40 Districts, before and after Ch. 72 PL2000 law(pdf)

School Construction Sec 15 Grant Funding in Question - DOE Directive 7-6-05

school Construction DOE Directive 7-6-05

6-23-08 A2873-S1457 School Construction bills up for vote today, along with State Budget FY09
GARDEN STATE COALITION OF SCHOOLS/GSCS 6-22-08 A2873/S1457 School Construction bill-issues ................................................................................................................ • There will be an annual cap on funding for ‘other districts’ [regular operating districts, not Abbott] The annual cap is not specified nor mentioned in the bill.
Given the priority filter criteria specified in the bill, GSCS has concerned that cap limitations may rule out many applications.
• Bill was amended [committee substitute] late Thursday night the 19th of June, not publicly available until Saturday 21st.
• The Committee Substitute amended the % of aid available back to a 40% minimum (GSCS was instrumental in seeing to 40% minimum enacted wtih the original school construction act, and likewise advocated for that % to remain operative in this new legislation), while taking away a graduated aid increase that was in place under PL 2000.

• The priority process requires regulatory definition and should provide an equitible as well as accessible program that can reach all regular operating districts.