By Leigh Anne Hubbs
NEWS Correspondent
On Tuesday, March 16, Governor Chris Christie presented his first proposed state budget.
School aid figures in that budget will, in turn, dictate the 2010-11 school budget for Mount Ephraim.
During last week’s Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Superintendent Joseph Rafferty said the district has been advised to prepare a budget reflective of a 5 percent, 10 percent and 15 percent possible decrease in state aid.
School Board members said there has been a budget freeze in effect at Mary Bray and Kershaw schools since November 1 in order to prevent going further into debt.
Also, the pay rate for substitute classroom teachers has been reduced effective March 8, 2010, from $95 to $80 per day to help cut costs.
District Auditor Robert Stewart, of Inverso and Stewart, will work with the school board sharing strategies for the best way to develop the budget.
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