Westwood Regional To Receive $1.36 Million In State Aid

The Westwood Regional School District, which serves Westwood and Washington Township, will receive roughly $1.36 million in state aid—$910,000 more than last year—for the 2011-2012 school year, according to numbers released today by the Christie Administration.

The districtreceived a total of $451,079 for the 2010-2011 school year. This year, is entitled to $1,361,277.

Christie announced Tuesday that an additional $850 million in aid would be made available to school districts throughout the state for the 2011-12 school year.

The money is part of an extra $850 million being pumped into New Jersey's public schools into the state's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, Christie said in a statement. There will be a $250 million increase for all school districts, as well as an additional $450 million for the state's 31 poorest districts, known as Abbotts. Non-Abbotts will get an additional $150 million. 

Christie had cut the $450 million before the state Supreme Court ruled against the cuts earlier this year.

"It is now time to focus on aggressive education reform," said Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the Christie administration, the increased aid restores all cuts made to state aid last year, plus an additional $30 million.

"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," Christie said.

To view a list of state aid numbers for all districts in New Jersey, click here.