NJ NETWORK OF

CATHOLIC SCHOOL FAMILIES

NETWORK NEWS - May 2019

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK

Schools Website

WE NEED YOUR HELP THIS BUDGET SEASON!

CALL TO ACTION! #2

Why the State Budget Matters to Our Families

The Governor's Fiscal Year 2019 Budget does not increase funding for nonpublic school programs. This stagnation impacts the health and safety of our students in these areas:

Nonpublic School Transportation
Nursing Services
Compensatory Education (Basic skills instruction special services for students at academic risk)

Click the link below to Contact Your Legislators Now:

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

Your voice can and will make a difference in the budget!

Use the Voter Voice system of the NJ Catholic Conference to tell Trenton to increase nonpublic school funding. Click the link below:

Voter Voice Link

Flat funding directly affects our children and means that we will have to do even more with less or go without next year. Please keep in mind:

We are still trying to recover from the 17 year freeze in transportation aid and the hardships that has caused families in getting their children to school.
Nurses are first responders for emergencies. Their duties have increased especially for dispensing life saving medications to students.
Aid for compensatory education (basic skills for children at academic risk) has not been increased in 10 years, leading to cuts in instructional time and larger groups.

Click the link below:

Voter Voice Link

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Mary McElroy, Esq., Director

NJ Network of Catholic School Families & Government Programs

Archdiocese of Newark

P.O. Box 9500 Newark, NJ 07104

973-497-4260