{"id":39617,"date":"2019-04-05T11:53:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=39617"},"modified":"2021-06-22T13:50:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T17:50:21","slug":"2019-brigantine-public-school-employee-salaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/2019-brigantine-public-school-employee-salaries\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Brigantine Public School Employee Salaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Brigantine Taxpayers Association just released their latest report on the Brigantine School District. Below are some of the highlights and our interpretation of those details >>><\/p>\n\n\n\n

30% of Brigantine\u2019s property taxes supports the bloated, Brigantine public school system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The City of Brigantine is a Type 1 school district. Not very common in NJ. The mayor gets to appoint the 7 member board of education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taxpayers have no vote on the school budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brigantine School budget is voted upon by a Board of School Estimates whose members includes: the mayor, 2 city council members, and 2 board of education members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a02018-2019 SALARIES \u2013 BRIGANTINE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the continuing major decline in enrollment, the Brigantine board of education didn\u2019t vote for consolidation of the elementary and middle schools until this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total district enrollment-pre-k through high school (Brigantine is a sending district to Atlantic City HS) as of Feb 2019 was 784.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 2019 estimated total enrollment is 704. Enrollment in the elementary and middle schools as of Feb 2019 was 556.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back in comparison, in 2009 total Brigantine School enrollment was 1100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of listed employees is 129.  Several teachers were added last year for an expanded pre-k program. (this forced a shut down of the popular SEA-TOTS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brigantine School District Operating Budget is a whopping $21 Million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 school positions are getting paid $100,000 or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employee benefits, excluding pension and social security paid by the state, as a percentage of salaries rose to over 40%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per pupil cost in Brigantine has jumped to to $26,493. That’s a $6,300 increase in just 4 years. Among the highest in Atlantic County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brigantine Education Association contract ends 6\/2020.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new Brigantine school contract should includes these recommendations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n