Schools
5 Things You Need to Know About the School Budget Vote
Residents can cast their votes on Tuesday.
Residents will be able to cast their votes on the 2013-14 school budget today. Here are a few things to know:
1. Voting polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Barnum Woods Elementary School, Bowling Green Elementary School, McVey Elementary School, Meadowbrook Elementary School and Parkway Elementary School.
2. The proposed 2013-14 budget is $188,239,972, a 1.83 percent increase over the 2012-13 budget. The amount of money collected from taxpayers would be a 2.49 increase of $131 million.
3.The 2.49 percent increase to taxpayers is due to 16.25 percent of $80 million that has to be out into the New York State Teacher's Retirement System. The district was allowed a 5.24 percent increase.
4. Superintendent Louis DeAngelo said that no co-curricular programs will be cut, class sizes will remain the same and there will be no layoffs in the proposed budget.
5. According to Superintendent Louis DeAngelo , the 2013-14 budget represents one of the smallest budget increases in the district's history.
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