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 2016- 2017 Hackettstown Public Schools HIB Report Card   Building on tradition and success, the mission of the Hackettstown School District is to educate and inspire students through school, family, and community partnerships so that all become positive, contributing members of a global society, with a life-long commitment to learning. It is the expectation of this school district that all pupils achieve the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards at all Dear Hackettstown and Great Meadows Regional School community members, There have been many happenings throughout the State of New Jersey that has directly impacted our districts.  For the past several years, my office has publicly discussed how Hackettstown was severely underfunded in state aid, while Great Meadows was overfunded.  In light of the recent changes to the S2 bill, Hackettstown will see a dramatic increase to state aid, while Great Meadows will suffer a dramatic decrease.  Each district will now face its own set of both positive and negative financial impact and challenges. In Hackettstown, the district has used some of the already provided state aid by way of hiring staff and the HVAC inspection at the Willow Grove School.   The early estimate for HVAC completion prior to installation at Willow Grove School was one million dollars.  Unfortunately, Central Office has found that early estimate to be only a preliminary estimate with other costs being added in for a more accurate final estimate.  Moreover, going into the 2019-2020 budget development cycle, district administration will create In addition to gaining financial as*istance from the state department, the Hackettstown Board of Education has determined the timing is appropriate to advocate for a ballot question to extend the district’s debt service.  In the future, Ms. Woicekowski, our district’s Business Administrator, will engage the municipality and community, by hosting special meetings for cost an*lysis, and