Morris School District to Get $2M More From State Than in 2010-11

The Morris School District will get almost $2 million more state aid in 2011-12 than in 2010-11.

Earlier this year, the  The new appropriation doubles the size of that increase, meaning the district would get $1,957,890 over the 2010-11 school year.

The total aid for the district now stands at $5,509,313 for the 2011-12 school year. In 2010-11, the district got $3,551,423.

Morris School District Business Administrator Chris Kelly said the district had received notification of the additional aid from the New Jersey Department of Education late Tuesday afternoon. "However, we are waiting on guidance from the DOE on how it can be used," she said. "That being said, we hope to apply it to tax relief in the 12-13 school year."

“This year, New Jersey increased state aid to school districts by $850 million over last year, restoring every dollar of the cuts we were forced to make last year and increasing aid by an additional $30 million," Gov. Christie said in the state's news release. "We are keeping faith with our commitment to New Jersey’s children and families, spending more money per pupil on New Jersey’s students than almost any other state in the country. Now is the time to complement the dollars spent with real education reform to bring a focus on student learning, accountability and results.”