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1 Discussion Points 1. Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.18A:39-1, school districts are required to provide transportation services to a public school student who lives remote from school, more than two miles for a student in grades kindergarten through eight, and more than 2.5 miles for high school students. A school district that provides such transportation to public school students is also required to provide transportation to nonpublic school students who live remote, but generally not more than 20 miles, from the nonpublic school that the students attend. If the school district is not able to provide the transportation services to nonpublic school students at a per pupil cost within the established limit - $884 in the school year, and $1,000 in the school year - then the district pays that amount to the parent as aid-in-lieu-of transportation. A district may elect to provide non-mandated transportation services, commonly known as courtesy busing, at its own expense. P.L.2016, c.22 (C.18A:39-1d) established a three-year pilot program in the Lakewood District. Under the pilot program, a consortium of nonpublic schools that enroll students who reside in Lakewood and receive mandated transportation services would assume the responsibility of providing transportation for these students. In turn, the school district would pay to the consortium an amount equal to the maximum per pupil cost for nonpublic student transportation for each of these students. If funds remain unspent after providing the mandated transportation, the consortium would have the option of providing courtesy busing to nonpublic school students who reside in Lakewood. Any funds that remain unspent at the end of the school year must be returned to the district. An audit completed after the consortium s first year of operation, the school year, identified a general fund deficit of $1.9 million, approximately nine percent of the consortium s total expenditures for the year. This deficit would have been greater in the absence of a $1.1 million contribution from the Township of Lakewood. The consortium has indicated that it anticipates decreasing the deficit by, among other things: 1) receiving a greater per pupil amount from the school district; and 2) providing transportation services to students who reside in municipalities that border Lakewood. Question: Given that the law establishing the pilot program stipulates that the consortium has the option of providing courtesy busing only if funds remain unspent after providing the mandated busing, how did the consortium manage to incur this deficit? The consortium s day-to-day operations are controlled by an executive committee, composed of several owners of nonpublic schools in the Lakewood District, not appointed or approved by the Commissioner or State Monitor. The Department advised and counseled the consortium that courtesy busing should only be provided consistent with the statute. No funds were forwarded to the consortium from the district without appropriate documentation of mandated students. Nevertheless, the independent auditor, appointed by the State Monitor, found that the consortium did not follow the statutory requirements, and that Although the Authority operated at a deficit during the 2017 fiscal year, the Authority provided courtesy busing to non-mandated students. Question: Please describe the state of the consortium s finances in the current school year. Does it appear that the consortium may end the year with another general fund deficit? 1

2 Per the consortium s independent audit report commissioned by the State Monitor in accordance with the statute, and completed in January 2018, the consortium does not expect to end fiscal year 2018 with a general fund deficit. Question: In the event that at the end of the school year, the consortium has not expended all of the revenue that it received from the Lakewood District in the current year, does the department believe it would be permissible for the consortium to use the balance to reduce or eliminate the deficit incurred during the school year, or would the consortium be required to return the balance to the district? In accordance with the statute, the consortium would be required to refund any unexpended funds to the district after the completion of the school year. Question: Please describe the accounting practices or other financial controls that are in place to ensure that revenue received by the consortium from the school district does not subsidize the cost of transporting students who do not reside in Lakewood, but receive transportation services through the consortium. The adoption of and adherence to sound accounting practices and internal controls are the responsibility of the consortium, and are reviewed and opined on by the independent auditor appointed by the State Monitor on an annual basis. Additionally, the Department issued written guidance to the district in August 2017 that recommended the consortium implement appropriate practices and controls to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations. The Department also required the school district to sign a Statement of Assurances and the consortium to sign an agreement with the Lakewood school district that acknowledges their obligations under the law and the Department s guidance. The statute requires the establishment of an oversight committee to oversee the operations of the consortium in implementing the pilot program. In the fall of 2016, the Commissioner and State Monitor appointed members as required by statute. 2. In the school year, the Camden District requested, and the department approved, Emergency Aid totaling $9.8 million to ensure that the district did not end the fiscal year with a deficit. A similar request, for $10.8 million, was made and approved for the school year. In both requests, the school district cited financial pressures created by having a significant share of its resident students enrolled in charter schools or renaissance school projects, rather than in schools operated by the school district, as a reason that the district needed the requested assistance. Question: Does the department agree with the district s assessment that, after a certain threshold, the concentration of the district s resident students in charter schools may create a significant financial burden for the district? When evaluating an application to establish a new charter school, or an amendment to expand a charter school s enrollment, what consideration does the department give to the charter school s potential impact on the district s finances? Does the department anticipate receiving a similar request from the district for the school year? 2

3 Camden s unique situation as the only school district in the state with both charter schools and Renaissance school projects required transitional funding to help the district restructure its operations. The Department has not received a request for Emergency Aid from the Camden City District for fiscal year Applications to establish a new charter school and amendments to expand an existing charter school s enrollment are evaluated pursuant to a comprehensive review process, including analysis of potential fiscal impact on the district or region of residence. This analysis includes consideration of the charter enrollment and revenue compared to district enrollment and total budget. The Department also considers the impact of projected charter school growth over the terms of the charter. Additionally, district board(s) of education and/or State district superintendents have the opportunity to provide comment on any new charter school application or amendment request. Unlike charter schools, renaissance school projects operate under contract with the Camden City District. The applications for renaissance schools projects were submitted in coordination with the district and were evaluated based on the likelihood that the renaissance school project would improve academic achievement in the district, as well as the strength and support from the school district, board of education and parents. The Camden City District has significant oversight over enrollment in renaissance school projects. 3. In a March 6, 2018 memo to school districts, the department stated it will begin the process of transitioning to a new State assessment system to replace the assessments developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC assessments). The memo stated that the department would, in the coming weeks, form an advisory group to discuss matters related to the State assessments, as well as conduct a broader listening tour in each county. It further stated that since each Statewide testing administration is established a full year in advance, the State will administer the PARCC assessments in Spring 2018 as planned. The current contract for the State assessment expires at the end of the current fiscal year. Under the provisions of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, the State would be required to submit any proposed new assessment to the U.S. Department of Education for technical review. Question: Given that the procedures for a State assessment are typically established a year prior to the assessment s administration, please detail the timeline under which the department anticipates developing a new assessment. Please specify the schedule for the establishment of the advisory group, the discussions in each county, the development of a request for proposals and selecting a vendor, and the submission of a new assessment to the federal government for review. What is the department s plan for assessing students in conformance with federal law if the process is not completed in time to administer a new assessment in Spring 2019? The Department of Education plans to implement changes to the statewide assessment and policies associated with the assessment in a thoughtful and deliberative manner and in collaboration with stakeholders over time. The NJDOE s goal is to get input from all stakeholders before considering the various options and deciding what, when, and how changes will be implemented. While some changes may be made within the 3

4 next year, more substantial changes to the assessment will have to be implemented over several years. For FY2019, New Jersey has contracted with New Meridian to provide New Jersey test items and item development. The Department will also begin the process of procuring a contract to administer an operational test. With these two contracts in place and to comply with federal law, New Jersey will be able to administer a test next year without a long-term contractual commitment while simultaneously analyzing the feedback from the advisory groups to determine a timeline to implement any changes to the assessments. Information will be available in the coming weeks about the first phase (Spring 2018) of our outreach regarding New Jersey assessments. We intend to provide stakeholders a variety of ways to provide input, from in-person conversations to electronic communications. Feedback and input (whether in-person or electronic) will be recorded and publicly responded to when the NJDOE releases its plan on any immediate changes to New Jersey statewide assessment systems for the school year. Question: Does the department anticipate field testing a new assessment prior to adopting it as the State s new assessment? If so, please explain how the field test would affect the timing of the adoption of a new assessment. If not, please discuss the advisability of implementing a new State assessment without performing a field test. As mentioned above, the NJDOE will get input from all stakeholders before considering the various options and deciding what, when, and how changes will be implemented. Assessment transition and implementation details such as the necessity of conducting a census field test will depend largely on the nature and scope of feedback received during the Department s stakeholder engagement process. Once the specific changes to the assessment or assessment policies are formalized, the NJDOE will implement and plan for a successful transition. 4. In response to a question raised during the hearing before the Assembly Budget Committee on April 24, 2017, the department provided a list of 25 charter schools that would operate out of more than one school building in the school year. However, the department did not identify the buildings associated with these 25 charter schools. Question: For each charter school that will operate out of more than one building in the school year, please identify that building by name. If any such building does not have a separate name, please identify the building by street address. Currently, 26 charter schools are operating out of more than one building. Appendix A provides the requested data for these charter schools. 5. Regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education required that entities under the State board s jurisdiction test for the presence of lead at all water outlets that are used for 4

5 drinking or food preparation. The tests were to be completed no later than July 13, 2017, except that an entity could apply for a one-year extension. An entity could also request a waiver of the initial testing if it completed testing consistent with the standards outlined in the regulations within the prior five years. A total of $10 million (a $7 million appropriation plus $3 million carried forward from the prior year) was available to reimburse these entities, as well as nonpublic schools that opted to conduct lead tests in water, for the costs of testing. As of March 26, $6.7 million remains uncommitted. Question: Please provide a table detailing the amount that each entity received as a reimbursement for lead testing that it conducted and, if available, the number of water outlets tested. Also, please identify any entity that received an extension to complete the testing by July 13, 2018, and any entity that received a waiver from the testing requirement due to the fact that it previously completed the testing. Please identify each entity that is not in compliance with the regulations, and the steps that department is taking to bring the entities into compliance. No entities subject to NJDOE s lead testing regulations requested an extension to the testing deadline. The other requested data are provided in Appendices B-F to the extent possible; while we do not collect number of water outlets tested, we do collect the number of samples tested. An entity might test multiple samples from a given water outlet. All districts and charter schools are in compliance having submitted either a Statement of Assurance, a Reimbursement Request containing a Statement of Assurance or received an exemption from testing for no water use. The Department has a list of 157 Approved Private s for Students with Disabilities. As is shown in Appendix C, 37 APSSDs received reimbursements. An additional 63 facilities submitted either a Statements of Assurance or received an Exemption from testing because they do not use water from their internal systems. The Department is continuing to communicate to the remaining schools about the urgency to complete testing and the requirement to advise the Department of their successful completion of testing. The Department has a list of 285 State-funded Early Childcare Providers delivering services to the former Abbott school districts. Due to an oversight by the Department in the early stages of planning our lead testing program, 34 ECC non-abbott district Providers were not included in the communications regarding the testing program. The Department became aware of this oversight several weeks ago. We are implementing a new communications protocol through our Division of Early Child Learning to these providers to advise them of the testing requirements and make resources available to assist them in the planning and implementation of their testing. We will also coordinate our efforts through each of the school districts that have contracts with these providers. The window of opportunity for these non-abbott providers to take advantage of the $10 million in reimbursement funds has closed. After reviewing the size and number of this limited subset of providers, and analyzing prior reimbursements which totaled more than $3 million, we are projecting that there would be approximately $20,000 in costs that would be eligible for reimbursement for these providers. 5

6 6. P.L.2017, c.162 (C.18A: et seq.) established the New Jersey Safety Specialist Academy in the department, which would serve as a repository for best practices, training standards, and compliance with respect to matters related to school security. The academy is responsible for providing ongoing professional development and establishing a Safety Specialist Certification Program. Question: Please describe the department s progress in establishing the academy and the certification program. Has the department devoted new FTEs to the academy, or has it been able to create the academy using existing staff? How much does the department anticipate it will spend annually to comply with the provisions of the law? The New Jersey Department of Education has scheduled the inaugural convening of the Safety Specialist Academy (SSSA) for Monday, June 25, 2018 through Thursday, June 28, Four (4) full-day sessions are planned to run simultaneously at northern, central, and southern regional locations. While most training will be provided by staff of the NJDOE Office of Preparedness and Emergency Planning, we have tentative commitments from outside subject matter experts to present on their respective topics. An identical, subsequent training will be offered later in the summer to those who could not attend the June training session. The estimated the annual costs associated with the SSSA and accompanying N.J. Safety Specialist Certification Program is approximately $1,500,000. This estimate includes six (6) FTE and non-salary operational costs. 7. The Funding Reform Act of 2008 (SFRA), P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-43 et al.), includes a provision known as the stabilized aid growth limit. Under that provision, a school district s State aid may not increase by more than a certain percentage relative to the prior year. If a district s initial aid calculation for the upcoming school year would exceed that limit, then the aid is reduced. In implementing this provision, the department s past practice has been to first reduce the district s equalization aid. If the total required reduction exceeds the amount of equalization aid, then the department next reduces the district s special education categorical aid, followed by, if necessary, security categorical aid, and transportation aid. The FY 2019 budget recommendations increase State aid to most school districts. Additionally, it takes aid allocated to districts in categories that were not included in the original SFRA and reallocates the funding to the SFRA categories. In doing so, the department allotted the funding to the State aid categories in the reverse order of how the stabilized aid growth limit is implemented. The department first allotted to aid to transportation aid, followed by security aid, special education categorical aid, and equalization aid. If funds remained, the balance was added to adjustment aid. Question: Please explain the department s rationale for the order in which State aid increases and reallocations are distributed. Is there a reason that this order should substantively differ from the order used to implement the stabilized aid growth limit? 6

7 In determining the order in which State aid increases and reallocations are distributed the Department gave priority to those aid categories with the lowest overall state funding amount, and those aid categories that affect our federal obligations to demonstrate a maintenance of effort with regard to special education funding. 8. Under the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act, P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.), a regular operating district (a school district not previously classified as an Abbott district) may receive a one-time grant, in-lieu-of annual debt service aid, to defray a portion of the eligible costs of an approved school facilities project. State Board of Education regulations stipulate that a school district must secure the local share for an approved project within 18 months of being awarded the grant. If the local share is not secured in that timeframe, the grant is rescinded. In a memo dated April 13, 2015, the department advised school districts that received grants in the last allocation period that the department was granting an extension, until June 30, 2016, to obtain the local share. Question: To date, what is the total amount of funding available for grants to regular operating districts that has not been awarded, including amounts that have been rescinded due to school districts inability to obtain the local share? Does the department have any plans for using these funds? There currently remains $55M in funding available for Regular Operating District (ROD) grants. This sum is comprised of funding made available based upon: a) The rescission or cancellation of projects ($45.7M). b) State share reductions for projects that have been completed for values less than the original approved estimates ($9.3M). Use of the remaining funds is a joint effort with the SDA and the Department. No decisions have been made regarding remaining balances. 9. In January 2016, the GED Testing Service recommended that the score necessary to pass each section of the GED exam be reduced from 150 to 145. However, the final decision to implement such a change rests with the states that use the GED to issue a high school equivalency diploma. Based on information from the GED Testing Service, New Jersey is one of only two states that continue to use a score of 150 as the passing score. Question: Is the department actively considering reducing the passing score on the GED, or has it determined that a passing score of 150 is appropriate? If the department is considering making the change, please provide the timeframe under which the decision might be made. If the department has already decided to leave the passing score unchanged, please provide the reasons for that decision. It is the policy of the New Jersey Department of Education to maintain equivalent passing scores on all three tests for the adult high school equivalency diploma (GED, HiSET, and TASC). To that end, the Department is conducting a concordance study through the Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory (REL), one of ten RELs funded by the U.S. Department of Education. This study will provide a basis for comparing passing scores and score frequencies among the three approved Adult Education High Equivalency Diploma tests. This study is at no cost to NJDOE. 7

8 10. The FY 2018 Appropriations Act modified the amounts of State aid provided to school districts relative to the amounts included in the State aid notices provided to school districts in February This change included a decrease in State aid for some districts. A language provision included in the Appropriations Act provided the department with the authority to provide emergency aid, in the form of a loan or a grant, to school districts that experienced such a reduction between the issuance of the State aid notices and the enactment of the budget. Based on information previously provided by the department, 26 districts received a total of $10.8 million, including three districts (East Orange, Vineland, and Millville) that received in total approximately $6 million in ten-year interest-free loans. Question: Please explain the factors that led the department to award funding as grants in certain circumstances, and loans in others. Were any of the loans later changed to grants? If so, please indicate which loans were converted and the reasons that the change was made. At the time that East Orange, Millville, and Vineland received a loan rather than a grant of aid, those districts were initially determined to be capable of repayment of a loan over time. After the initial determinations made in October 2017, the Commissioner subsequently received requests for reconsideration from the three districts that outlined the fiscal distress experienced as a result of the reduction in state aid from the Governor s Budget Message to the FY18 Appropriations Act. Therefore, upon further evaluation and consideration of these requests, the Commissioner has decided that these three districts should receive this funding as grants of aid as opposed to loans. The Commissioner issued letters to all three districts (East Orange, Millville, and Vineland) on March 28, 2018, indicating this decision. 11. Under the FY 2018 Appropriations Act, a majority of school districts received more State school aid than the amount included in the State aid notices issued by the department in February. The department advised school districts that they may use the additional revenue to provide property tax relief, increase their general fund expenditures, or a combination of the two. Question: Of the school districts that received more State aid under the appropriations act relative to the amount included in the State aid notices, how many used the entire amount for property tax relief, used the entire amount to increase expenditures, or used some portion for each purpose? Please provide a table showing the amount of additional revenue that each school district received pursuant to the provisions of the appropriations act, the amount that was used for property tax relief, and the amount that was used to increase expenditures. Of the school districts that received an increase in State aid under the appropriations act relative to the amount included in the State aid notices, twenty-two used all or a portion of the additional State aid for property tax relief. For more detail, please see Appendix G. The Department does not currently have information on how many districts used the additional State aid to increase expenditures, however, as this information is not routinely provided to the Department until the completion of the end of year audit. 8

9 12. In a May 2016 report, the department conducted an educational facilities needs assessment for the SDA (former Abbott) districts based on data included in the districts long range facilities plans submitted pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-4). As part of this analysis, the department compared the school districts actual and projected enrollments to the existing capacity in the districts school buildings. Question: Please provide a table showing similar data for all school districts in the State based on their most recent long range facilities plans. Specifically, please include the districts current and projected enrollments, the existing capacity, using the same district practices measure used in the May 2016 report, and the difference between the existing capacity and the current and projected enrollment. See Attachment The recommended FY 2019 budget includes a $2 million appropriation to establish a grant program to assist high schools in offering college-level computer science courses. Question: Please outline the parameters that the department will use to determine which high schools would receive grant funding. How many schools does the department anticipate will receive an award under the program? Currently, the parameters for this program are still under review at the Department. Once the parameters are established, a public Notice of Grant Opportunity will be published on the Department s website. It is anticipated that up to 95 schools will receive awards under this program. 14. Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:39-1, a school district is responsible for providing transportation services to nonpublic school students under certain circumstances. If a district is unable to provide such mandated transportation at a cost no greater than the maximum per pupil amount, then the district is required to make aid-in-lieu-of transportation payments to the students parents. The Legislature set the maximum per pupil amount to $1,000 in the FY 2019 Appropriations Act, an increase from the $884 that had been included in several previous budgets. Question: In the current school year, how many nonpublic school students were able to receive transportation services, as opposed to receiving an aid-in-lieu-of transportation payment, by virtue of the maximum per pupil amount being greater than $884? The total number of nonpublic students transported and total number of nonpublic students receiving aid-in-lieu payments are reported to the Department at a snapshot in time, so the Department cannot determine if or how many students received transportation services as a result of the change to the maximum per pupil amount. Data reported to the Department, however, indicates that the total number of nonpublic school students receiving transportation declined from 34,240 in FY2017 to 32,747 in FY

10 15. Most of the recommended appropriation for Aid included in the FY 2019 budget proposal is allocated to charter schools to ensure that the funding received in the school year is no less than the amount received in the school year (both in total and on a per pupil basis). The proposed FY 2019 budget includes a language provision that states that a charter school s allocation of charter school aid will be adjusted: 1) to provide payments that are required under the charter school law; and 2) in the case of a charter school in which the school year enrollment is greater than the school year enrollment, by an amount necessary to ensure that the charter school s total funding is no less than the amount received in the school year. Question: Please confirm that under this language provision, a charter school that opened after the school year would not receive an adjustment to its charter school aid allocation if, based on its actual enrollment, it receives less funding from school districts during the school year. Additionally, please confirm that the department intends to continue to require an adjustment to the funding that charter schools receive from school districts based on the schools actual enrollment. District payments to all charter schools will be subject to statutory adjustments for actual enrollment. Charter school adjustment aid for charter schools that had higher enrollments in than in will have their aid allocation adjusted for actual enrollment. Adjustment aid allocations that hold charter schools harmless to prior year funding (total or per pupil) will not be adjusted. 10

11 " ½ Ç! " ½ Ç!"! Table for Question 4: Requested data for charter schools which will operate out of more than one building. Site Name Site Address 1 Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Bergen Arts and Science Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Willingboro Way Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Bergen-ASCS Middle 200 MacArthur Ave 315 Bridge Site City Willing boro Schoo l Site Zip Westam 0806 pton 0 Garfield Bergen Arts and Science Bergen-ASCS High 43 Maple Ave Hacken sack Bergen Arts and Science Bergen-ASCS Elementary 30 Madonna Garfield 0702 Pl 6 Camden's Promise Charter Camden's Promise - Camden Academy Main Campus 879 Beideman Avenue Camde n Camden's Promise Charter Camden's Promise Lois Camde 0810 PAC Center Avenue n 5 Camden's Promise Charter Camden's Promise st Camde 0810 Camden's Pride n 5 Camden's Promise Charter Camden's Promise Federal Camde 0810 Downtown Campus n 5 Camden's Promise Charter Camden's Promise Park Camde 0810 Katz Parkside Campus Boulevard n 5 Camden's Promise Charter Camden's Promise Pleasant Camde 0810 Rosedale Campus n 5 Camden's Promise Charter Camden's Promise - Cramer Hill Campus 879 Beideman Avenue Camde n College Achieve Central College Achieve Emerson Plainfiel 0706 Emerson Site Ave d 2 College Achieve Central College Achieve South Plainfiel 0706 South Avenue Site Avenue d 2 College Achieve Central College Achieve North 0706 Westerville Site Westerville Avenue Plainfiel d 0 Community Community of 75 Spruce Paterso 0750 of Paterson Paterson n 1 Community Community of 32 Spruce Paterso 0750 of Paterson Paterson [Site 2] n 1 Community Community of 137 Ellison Paterso 0750 of Paterson Paterson [Site 3] n 5 East Orange Community EOCCS--682 Park Avenue 682 Park East 0701 Avenue Orange 7 East Orange Community EOCCS--44 Glenwood Avenue 44 Glenwood East 0701 Avenue Orange 7 East Orange Community EOCCS Washington 106 East 0701

12 East Orange Community Washington EOCCS Washington 99 Washington ECO, Original 817 Carpenter Building Environment Community Opportunity Charter Environment Community ECO, Annex Building 808 Market Opportunity Charter Foundation Academy Foundation Academy 363 West State Foundation Acandemy Foundation Collegiate Academy 719 Cass Foundation Academy Foundation Collegiate Academy 22 Grand Foundation Academy Foundation Academy Intermediate 363 West State Foundation Academy Foundation Academy Primary 363 West State Great Oaks Legacy Charter Great Oaks Charter Middle 24 Maiden Lane Great Oaks Legacy Charter Great Oaks Charter High Crawford Great Oaks Legacy Charter Legacy Elementary and Middle 823 S. 16th Great Oaks Legacy Charter Great Oaks Downtown Elementary 909 Broad Hoboken Hoboken Charter Upper 360 First Hoboken Hoboken Charter Lower and Middle 713 Washington Hoboken Dual Language (HoLa) Hoboken Dual Language (HoLa) Jersey City Community Jersey City Community Jersey City Golden Door Jersey City Golden Door LEAP Academy University LEAP Academy University Hoboken Dual Language Charter Hoboken Dual Language Charter Jersey City Community Charter Jersey City Community Charter Middle Golden Door - Building Golden Door [Site 2] - Administrative Building LEAP Academy University Charter -STEM Elementary LEAP Academy University Charter -STEM Upper Elementary 123 Jefferson St. 301 Garden 4th Floor 128 Danforth Avenue 16 Bentley Avenue 3044 Kennedy Blvd Kennedy Blvd. 639 Cooper 549 Cooper Orange 7 East Orange Camde n Camde n Trenton Trenton Trenton Trenton Trenton Hoboke 0703 n 0 Hoboke 0703 n 0 Hoboke n Hoboke n Jersey City Jersey City Jersey City Jersey City Camde n Camde n

13 LEAP Academy University LEAP Academy University Charter 532 Cooper - Intermediate STEM Campus LEAP Academy University LEAP Academy University Charter 130 N. -High STEAM Campus Broadway M.E.T.S. M.E.T.S. - Jersey City 211 Sherman Ave. M.E.T.S. M.E.T.S. - Newark 909 Broad Maria L. Varisco-Rogers 18 Heller Parkway 18 Heller Parkway Maria L. Varisco-Rogers 243 Woodside Ave. 243 Woodside Ave. Marion P. Thomas Charter MPTCS Elementary 370 So. 7th Marion P. Thomas Charter MPTCS Middle 570 Broad Marion P. Thomas Charter MPTCS Elementary Academy Shipman Marion P. Thomas Charter MPTCS HS 125 Sussex Ave North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark North Star Academy of Newark Pace of Hamilton North Star Academy - Downtown Middle North Star Academy - College Preparatory High North Star Academy - Clinton Hill Middle North Star Academy - Vailsburg Elementary North Star Academy - West Side Park Elementary North Star Academy - Vailsburg Middle North Star Academy - Fairmount Elementary North Star Academy - West Side Park Middle North Star Academy - Liberty Elementary North Star Academy - Alexander Elementary North Star Academy - Central Ave Middle North Start Academy - College Preparatory High North Star Academy - Elemntary 6 Pace of Hamilton - Kindergarten 10 Washington Place 13 Central Avenue 600 Clinton Avenue 24 Hazelwood Avenue th Avenue 24 Hazelwood Avenue 108 S 9th 120 Livingston 108 S 9th 43 Alexander 72 Central Avenue 18 Norfolk 43 Alexander 1949 Hamilton Ave. Camde 0810 n 2 Camde 0810 n 2 Jersey 0730 City Newark Hamilto 0861 n 9 13

14 Pace of Hamilton Pace of Hamilton Passaic Arts and Science Passaic Arts and Science Passaic Arts and Science Paterson Arts and Science Paterson for Science and Technology Paterson for Science and Technology Pace of Hamilton South Hamilto 0862 Upper Olden Ave. n 9 Pace of Hamilton - 52 Lafayette Hamilto 0861 Lower Ave n 0 Passaic -ASCS Primary 6 Wall Passaic Passaic-ASCS Middle High 7 St. Francis Passaic 0705 Way 5 Passaic-ASCS Intermediate 40 Tulip Passaic Paterson-ASCS 151 East 33rd Paterso 0751 n 4 K-6 CAMPUS 247 Wabash Paterso 0750 Ave n Campus 196 West Paterso 0750 Railway n 3 Avenue Red 0770 Red Bank Red Bank 58 Oakland Red Bank Red Bank - Satellite 135 STEM Lab Monmouth Robert Treat Academy Robert Treat Academy TEAM Academy Charter TEAM Academy Charter TEAM Academy Charter TEAM Academy Charter TEAM Academy Charter TEAM Academy Charter TEAM Academy Charter TEAM Academy Charter Union County TEAMS Union County TEAMS University Heights Charter of Excellence University Heights Charter of Excellence Stephen N. Adubato Campus 443 Clifton Avenue Jackie Robinson Campus 180 William 14 Bank Red Bank Newark Newark Newark Plainfiel 0706 d 0 Plainfiel 0706 d 0 TEAM Academy 85 Custer Avenue Rise Academy 21 Ashland Newark Collegiate Academy 129 Littleton Avenue SPARK Academy 230 Halsey THRIVE Academy th Avenue Seek Academy 100 Aldine Life Academy 103 Bragaw Avenue Bold Academy th Avenue Union County TEAMS Charter 515 West Fourth St. Union County TEAMS Charter 513 West [Site 2] Sixth St. Lower 74 Hartford St. 3 Upper Morris Ave. 3

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16 " ½ Ç!#! Question 5, Table 1 of 5: Lead testing reimbursements paid to public school districts and charter schools County District Name Payment Amount # of samples Atlantic Absecon $ 2, Atlantic Atlantic City $ 9, Atlantic Atlantic County Institute of Technology $ 2, Atlantic Atlantic County Special Services $ 4, Atlantic Brigantine $ 6, Atlantic Buena Regional $ 2, Atlantic Egg Harbor City $ 2, Atlantic Egg Harbor Township $ 9, Atlantic Estelle Manor $ 2, Atlantic Galloway Township $ 13, Atlantic Greater Egg Harbor Regional $ 7, Atlantic Hamilton Twsp Atlantic County $ 6, Atlantic Hammonton $ 6, Atlantic Linwood $ 2, Atlantic Mainland Regional $ 1, Atlantic Margate $ 1, Atlantic Mullica Township Atlantic County $ 3, Atlantic Northfield $ 3, Atlantic Somers Point $ 4, Atlantic Ventnor $ 1, Atlantic Weymouth $ 1, Bergen Allendale $ 2, Bergen Alpine $ 1, Bergen Bergenfield $ 6, Bergen Bogota $ 1, Bergen Carlstadt $ 1, Bergen Carlstadt East Rutherford $ 2, Bergen Cliffside Park $ 4, Bergen Closter $ Bergen Cresskill $ 6, Bergen Demarest $ 3, Bergen Dumont $ 3, Bergen East Rutherford $ 1, Bergen Edgewater Boro $ 1, Bergen Elmwood Park $ 3, Bergen Emerson $ 3, Bergen Englewood Cliffs $ 5,

17 Bergen Fair Lawn $ 13, Bergen Fairview $ 1, Bergen Franklin Lakes $ 4, Bergen Glen Rock $ 6, Bergen Hackensack $ 3, Bergen Harrington Park $ 2, Bergen Haworth $ 1, Bergen Hillsdale $ 1, Bergen Ho Ho Kus $ 1, Bergen Leonia $ 10, Bergen Little Ferry $ 3, Bergen Lodi $ 6, Bergen Lyndhurst $ 2, Bergen Maywood $ 1, Bergen Midland Park $ 3, Bergen Montvale $ 3, Bergen Moonachie $ 1, Bergen New Milford $ 2, Bergen North Arlington $ 2, Bergen Northern Highlands $ 2, Bergen Northern Valley Regional $ 9, Bergen Norwood $ Bergen Oakland $ 5, Bergen Old Tappan $ 2, Bergen Oradell $ 1, Bergen Palisades Park $ 1, Bergen Paramus $ 11, Bergen Park Ridge $ 4, Bergen Ramapo Indian Hills Regional $ 5, Bergen Ramsey $ 5, Bergen Ridgefield $ 1, Bergen Ridgefield Park $ 1, Bergen Ridgewood $ 9, Bergen Riverdell $ 3, Bergen River Edge $ 1, Bergen River Vale $ 1, Bergen Rutherford $ 2, Bergen Saddle Brook $ 5, Bergen Saddle River $ 1, Bergen Teaneck $ 6, Bergen Tenafly $ 2, Bergen Upper Saddle River $ 3,

18 Bergen Waldwick $ 1, Bergen Wallington $ 2, Bergen Wood Ridge $ 2, Bergen Wyckoff $ 1, Burlington Bass River $ Burlington Beverly $ Burlington Bordentown $ 8, Burlington Burlington $ 12, Burlington Chesterfield $ 2, Burlington Cinnaminson $ 5, Burlington Delanco $ 2, Burlington Delran $ 8, Burlington Edgewater Park $ 1, Burlington Evesham $ 15, Burlington Florence $ 2, Burlington Lenape Regional $ 17, Burlington Lumberton $ 5, Burlington Mansfield Township Burlington County $ 2, Burlington Maple Shade $ 7, Burlington Medford Lakes $ 1, Burlington Medford Township $ 10, Burlington Moorestown $ 12, Burlington Mt Holly $ 3, Burlington Mt Laurel $ 11, Burlington New Hanover $ Burlington North Hanover $ 3, Burlington Northern Burlington $ 3, Burlington Palmyra $ 2, Burlington Pemberton $ 5, Burlington Riverside $ 2, Burlington Riverton $ Burlington Southampton $ 1, Burlington Springfield Burlington County $ 1, Burlington Tabernacle $ 1, Burlington Westampton $ 1, Burlington Willingboro $ 39, Burlington Woodland Township $ Camden Audobon $ 5, Camden Barrington $ 5, Camden Bellmawr $ 3, Camden Berlin Boro $ 1, Camden Berlin Township $ 1,

19 Camden Black Horse Pike Regional HS district $ 2, Camden Brooklawn $ 2, Camden Camden $ 5, Camden Camden County Ed Service Comm $ Camden Camden County Tech s $ 8, Camden Cherry Hill $ 23, Camden Clementon $ 1, Camden Collingswood / Oaklyn $ 14, Camden Eastern Regional $ 4, Camden Gibbsboro $ 1, Camden Gloucester City $ 8, Camden Gloucester Township $ 20, Camden Kipp Cooper Norcross $ 1, Camden Haddon Heights $ 5, Camden Haddon Township $ 4, Camden Haddonfield Boro $ 5, Camden Laurel Springs $ Camden Lawnside $ Camden Lindenwold $ 4, Camden Magnolia $ 1, Camden Merchantville $ 1, Camden Mt Ephraim $ 1, Camden Pennsauken $ 17, Camden Pine Hill $ 2, Camden Runnemede $ 1, Camden Somerdale $ 1, Camden Sterling High $ 1, Camden Stratford $ 2, Camden Voorhees $ 11, Camden Waterford $ 2, Camden Winslow Township $ 15, Camden Woodlynne $ Cape May Cape May County Special Services $ 2, Cape May Cape May County Tech $ 2, Cape May Dennis Township $ 2, Cape May Lower Cape May $ 1, Cape May Lower Township $ 6, Cape May Middle Township $ 4, Cape May North Wildwood $ 1, Cape May Ocean City $ 4, Cape May Stone Harbor $ Cape May Upper Township $ 5,

20 Cape May West Cape May $ Cape May Wildwood $ 2, Cape May Woodbine $ Cape May Bridgeton $ 11, Cape May Commercial $ 2, Cape May Cumberland Regional $ 2, Cape May Deerfield Township $ 1, Cape May Downe Township $ Cape May Fairfield Township Cumberland County $ Cape May Greenwich Cumberland County $ Cape May Hopewell Township $ 1, Cape May Lawrence Township Cumberland County $ 1, Cape May Maurice River $ 1, Cape May Millville $ 24, Cape May Stowe Creek $ Cape May Upper Deerfield $ 1, Cape May Vineland $ 21, Essex Belleville $ 8, Essex Bloomfield $ 9, Essex Caldwell West Caldwell $ 4, Essex Cedar Grove $ 4, Essex Essex Regional Ed Service Comm $ Essex Essex County Vo Tech $ 6, Essex Essex Fells $ 2, Essex Fairfield $ 1, Essex Irvington $ 7, Essex Millburn $ 5, Essex Montclair $ 8, Essex Newark $ 351, Essex North Caldwell $ 2, Essex Nutley $ 8, Essex Roseland $ 1, Essex Verona $ 5, Essex West Essex Regional $ 3, Essex West Orange $ 19, Gloucester Clayton $ 2, Gloucester Clearview Regional High $ 6, Gloucester Deptford $ 8, Gloucester East Greenwich $ 3, Gloucester Elk Township $ 1, Gloucester Franklin Township Gloucester County $ 1, Gloucester Gateway $ 2,

21 Gloucester Glassboro $ 18, Gloucester Gloucester County SSSD $ 4, Gloucester Gloucester County Institute of Tech $ 2, Gloucester Greenwich Gloucester County $ 2, Gloucester Harrison Twsp $ 5, Gloucester Kingsway $ 1, Gloucester Logan Township $ 1, Gloucester Monroe Township Gloucester County $ 11, Gloucester National Park $ 2, Gloucester Paulsboro $ 5, Gloucester Pitman $ 4, Gloucester South Harrison $ Gloucester Delsea Regional $ 2, Gloucester Swedesboro Woolwich $ 5, Gloucester Washington Township Gloucester County $ 18, Gloucester Wenonah $ Gloucester West Deptford $ 7, Gloucester Westville $ 1, Gloucester Woodbury $ 4, Gloucester Woodbury Heights $ 1, Hudson Bayonne $ 5, Hudson Harrison Hudson County $ 2, Hudson Hoboken $ 7, Hudson Jersey City $ 61, Hudson North Bergen $ 3, Hudson Secaucus $ 4, Hudson Union City $ 10, Hudson West New York $ 21, Hunterdon Alexandria $ 1, Hunterdon Califon $ Hunterdon Clinton Township $ 13, Hunterdon Delaware Township $ 2, Hunterdon Delaware Valley Regional High $ Hunterdon South Hunterdon $ 8, Hunterdon Franklin Township Hunterdon $ Hunterdon Frenchtown $ Hunterdon Hampton $ Hunterdon High Bridge $ 3, Hunterdon Holland Township $ 2, Hunterdon Hunterdon Central $ 4, Hunterdon Hunterdon County Ed Service Comm $ Hunterdon Hunterdon County Vo Tech $

22 Hunterdon Kingwood $ 1, Hunterdon Lebanon Township $ 5, Hunterdon Milford Borough $ Hunterdon North Hunterdon Voorhees $ 2, Hunterdon Readington Township $ 5, Hunterdon Tewksbury $ 4, Hunterdon Union Township $ 5, Mercer East Windsor $ 14, Mercer Ewing $ 9, Mercer Hamilton Township Mercer $ 17, Mercer Hopewell Valley Regional $ 9, Mercer Lawrence Township Mercer County $ 5, Mercer Mercer County Special Services $ 6, Mercer Mercer County Vo Tech $ 1, Mercer Princeton $ 10, Mercer Robbinsville $ 6, Mercer West Windsor Plainsboro $ 28, Middlesex Carteret $ 4, Middlesex Cranbury $ 1, Middlesex Dunellen $ 1, Middlesex East Brunswick $ 31, Middlesex Edison Township $ 30, Middlesex Highland Park $ 1, Middlesex Jamesburg $ 1, Middlesex Metuchen $ 1, Middlesex Middlesex $ 3, Middlesex Education Service Commission of NJ $ 4, Middlesex Middlesex County Vo Tech $ 5, Middlesex Milltown $ 1, Middlesex Monroe Township Middlesex County $ 14, Middlesex New Brunswick $ 6, Middlesex North Brunswick $ 15, Middlesex Oldbridge $ 16, Middlesex Perth Amboy $ 13, Middlesex Piscataway $ 12, Middlesex Sayreville $ 7, Middlesex South Amboy $ 3, Middlesex South Brunswick $ 15, Middlesex South Plainfield $ 4, Middlesex South River $ 4, Middlesex Spotswood $ 7, Middlesex Woodbridge $ 17,

23 Monmouth Asbury Park $ 11, Monmouth Atlantic Highlands $ Monmouth Avon $ 1, Monmouth Belmar $ Monmouth Bradley Beach $ Monmouth Brielle $ 3, Monmouth Colts Neck $ 4, Monmouth Eatontown $ 3, Monmouth Fair Haven $ 1, Monmouth Farmingdale $ Monmouth Freehold Boro $ 2, Monmouth Freehold Township $ 8, Monmouth Henry Hudson $ Monmouth Holmdel $ 12, Monmouth Howell $ 12, Monmouth Keansburg $ 3, Monmouth Keyport $ 2, Monmouth Little Silver $ 3, Monmouth Long Branch $ 15, Monmouth Manasquan $ 6, Monmouth Marlboro $ 16, Monmouth Matawan Aberdeen Regional $ 7, Monmouth Middletown Township $ 14, Monmouth Millstone $ 2, Monmouth Monmouth Beach $ 1, Monmouth Monmouth Ocean ESC $ Monmouth Monmouth County Vo Tech $ 9, Monmouth Monmouth Regional $ 1, Monmouth Neptune City $ 1, Monmouth Neptune Township $ 18, Monmouth Ocean Township $ 8, Monmouth Oceanport $ 2, Monmouth Red Bank Boro $ 2, Monmouth Red Bank Regional $ 3, Monmouth Roosevelt $ Monmouth Rumson $ 2, Monmouth Sea Girt $ Monmouth Shore Regional High $ 1, Monmouth Shrewsbury $ 1, Monmouth Spring Lake Heights $ Monmouth Tinton Falls $ 8, Monmouth Union Beach $ 1,