Dear NJEA Member/Friend of Education: April 2007 The Phillipsburg Education Association is asking you to get out and vote in favor of your local school budget on Tuesday, April 17. The chart below shows how local school budgets have fared over the past three years. * 2004 2005 2006 3 Year Pass. % Y N Diff Y N Diff Y N Diff Alpha 70 82 -12 57 42 15 51 41 10 2/3 = 67% Bloomsbury 54 135 -81 80 49 31 69 33 36 2/3 = 67% Greenwich 232 221 11 173 102 71 189 187 2 3/3 = 100% Harmony 99 48 51 85 47 38 90 37 53 3/3 = 100% Lopatcong 506 273 233 241 249 -8 426 245 181 2/3 = 67% Phillipsburg 247 210 37 307 241 66 262 151 111 3/3 = 100% Pohatcong 136 112 24 133 121 12 109 86 23 3/3 = 100% Total # Voters 2,425   1,927   1,976     Passing % - P’burg districts 5/7 = 71%     6/7 = 86%     7/7 = 100%   Passing % - Warren County 70%     70%     70%   Passing % - New Jersey 62%     70%     71%   * Source: NJEA Research Department Last year barely half of the school budgets passed in NJ and Warren County. Hereonly two of our seven districts failed to pass their budgets; both after two years of successful attempts. So we need to remain steadfast in our resolve to pass local school budgets; especially since we know, better than most, the consequences of not passing them. Defeated school budgets result in a loss of programs for students and jobs for staff. If every one of the over 700 NJEA members living in the Phillipsburg area, along with their families and friends, vote in favor of the local school budgets on April 17, every budget will pass again. If you are not certain where to vote, polling locations, addresses and times can be found on the back of this letter. Results of the votes will be available on Wednesday, April 18, at http://www.pburgea.org. Respectfully, Charles Nowalk, chairperson PEA ad hoc School Budgets Committee pburgea@hotmail.com

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