SMARTER BUDGETING. BETTER EDUCATION. MORE OPPORTUNITY.
Strong schools and responsible financial management are not competing goals. Fair Lawn can protect educational programs while giving residents clearer information about spending, reserves, and results.
SMARTER BUDGETING
We support responsible reserves and properly planned capital improvements. We also believe residents deserve to know what reserve funds are for, when projects will begin, and how actual results compare with adopted budgets.
Year
Year-End Balance
Capital Reserve
Source
2024–25
$11.4M
$39.3M
District audit (ACFR), p. 95
2023–24
$17.1M
$28.4M
District audit (ACFR), p. 95
2022–23
$15.3M
$26.6M
District audit (ACFR), p. 98
2021–22
$8.7M
$21.6M
District audit (ACFR), p. 93
Capital reserve grew from $21.6 million to $39.3 million in three years. We want a public plan for every reserve dollar.
BETTER EDUCATION
One district. One tax rate. Every school should be a school you'd choose. Rankings are only one indicator, but large differences among our schools deserve a closer look.
2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings
Lyncrest Elementary
#60
Henry B. Milnes Elementary
#93
Radburn Elementary
#103
Westmoreland Elementary
#173
Warren Point Elementary
#244
John A. Forrest Elementary
#446
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
#53
Memorial Middle School
#120
School
Ranking
Team B.A.R.K. supports restoring funding for K–4 after-school enrichment in art, cooking, coding and science, and evaluating expansion to middle school.