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FORUMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR
10 A.M. ON SATURDAY, MARCH 13
AND
7 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17.
BOTH WILL BE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBRARY.
Do
you have budget comments, concerns or questions? Email
them to rhanlon@sgcsd.net or call 386-4343.
March
9, 2010
Daily
Gazette story about the school district's budget reductions
March 5, 2010
Spotlight
News story about the school district's budget reductions.
March
4, 2010
Superintendent
Susan Swartz presents an additional $129,000 in reductions
that include elimination of funding for the cheerleading,
swim and golf programs; reductions in grade 7 boys basketball,
basekball and girls volleyball; reductions of family
and consumer science, art, music and special education
teaching positions. The Board of Education also opted
to use one -third of the estimated tax assessment growth
in the community ($160,000) toward reducing taxes.
Here
is a PDF of her presentation to the Board of Education.
March
1, 2010
Superintendent
Susan Swartz presents 2010-11 budget that includes
layoffs and program reductions or eliminations. Includes
a PDF of her presentation to the Board of Education.
This
notice will be included in school newsletters over the
next two weeks:
BUDGET FORUMS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 13 AND 17
Scotia-Glenville schools, like others in the
area and state, are facing a large cut in state aid
that will lead to dozens of jobs being eliminated and
several programs eliminated or reduced. Superintendent
Susan Swartz will discuss the impact of the proposed
2010-11 budget at two budget forums. They
will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, and 7
p.m. on Wednesday, March 17. Both will be at the Middle
School library. This is a chance for
the school community to provide additional information
regarding the upcoming budget. The community considers
the budget on May 18.
February
23, 2010
Administrators
agree to union contract concessions
Daily
Gazette article about Scotia-Glenville budget
February
1, 2010
Winter
newsletter includes stories about Scotia-Glenville's
budget issues and the three
Board of Education seats that will be up for election
on the May 18 ballot.
January
29, 2010
Letter
to staff regarding budget situation.
January
25, 2010
Superintendent
Susan Swartz presents budget
scenarios and possible reductions in spending (Powerpoint
presentation in PDF format).
January
19, 2010
Gov.
David Paterson presents 2010-11 state budget that dramatically
reduces spending for schools by $1.1 billion.
Scotia-Glenville officials review information and await
clarifications.
January
15, 2010
Gov.
Paterson restores aid reductions from December and January
STAR payments; full-day kindergarten grants still delayed
until the fall.
January
11, 2010
Superintendent Susan Swartz presents a carry-forward
budget (Powerpoint presentation in PDF format)
that would increased spending by 5 percent and taxes
by 10 percent. She and Board of Education vow to reduce
spending.
December
2009
Governor
Paterson orders reductions in state aid, STAR payments
to schools.
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