Sentences with phrase «aid increases districts»

In his State of the State address last month, Cuomo said he would withhold school aid increases districts that don't have a deal in place soon.

School districts across New York were thrown for a loop last week when Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration declined to provide school runs, the projected aid increases district officials use to help shape their budget proposals.

Not exact matches

Although the state has surplus funds, there has been no consideration for increasing state aid to help school districts finance the needed improvements to the school lunch programs.

The foundation aid increase backed by the Assembly stands at $ 1.2 billion, a figure backed by public education advocates who say the state is not spending enough on poor and high - needs school districts.

Bellone has been pushing for the resignation of District Attorney Tom Spota and his deputy, Chris McPartland, for the last several months, but increased those calls following their indictments on charges they aided in the cover up of the Suffolk police chief's beating of a suspect in custody.

Generally speaking, school districts are pleased with the $ 1 billion aid increase in the new budget, even though it comes with strings attached.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing an increase in school aid of over three - quarters of a billion dollars, a rise of about 3 percent over last year, but some say that's not enough to meet school districts» rising costs.

Excludes the Putnam School District in Washington County, which would receive a 35 percent increase in Foundation Aid due to a $ 75,000 allocation of community schools funds.

Local school districts are preparing for another tight budget season this year, with minimal state aid increases projected in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tentative spending plan and a cap of less than 2 percent on tax levy growth.

The district budgeted for a $ 20 million increase in state aid.

«Although school districts more reliant on state aid derive a greater benefit from the current environment of low levy growth and increased state revenues, property taxes have traditionally been a more stable source of revenue than state aid.

School districts, in particular, should not expect anything approaching a repeat of this year's record $ 1.5 billion (6.5 percent) state aid increase — although advocacy groups will surely demand it.

Governor Cuomo is proposing an increase in school aid of over three - quarters of a billion dollars or around 3 % from last year, but some say that's not enough to meet school districts» rising costs.

Third, to ensure ongoing compliance with the implementation of the evaluation system, school districts will continue to remain ineligible for annual state education aid increases if the district fails to implement their approved evaluation system.

ALBANY — Several education groups are criticizing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal that New York's largest school districts submit school - level funding plans for state approval or risk losing increases in aid.

«The Governor is right to prioritize helping high need districts, but we would like see more of the increase for all districts targeted to general operating aid.»

[31] The spending included a record $ 1.8 billion aid increase to local school districts, and $ 2.5 billion in aid for construction projects at state and city public colleges.

The districts will see an average state aid increase next year of 3.45 percent in money for programs and services under a state budget deal approved early Saturday morning, according to documents provided by the State Legislature.

Lifton said she began hearing Monday afternoon and evening about Cuomo's plan to tie districts» increase in state aid to their ability to negotiate a new evaluation plan and obtain state approval by November.

«If we rewind back to the first year of implementation, districts had to put these plans in place under threat of losing a state aid increase,» said David Albert, spokesman for the New York State School Boards Association.

Governor Cuomo is proposing an increase in school aid of over three - quarters of a billion dollars, or around three percent from last year, but some say that's not enough to meet school districts» rising costs.

State aid increases continue to be linked to compliance with the teacher and principal evaluation process; districts will be ineligible for school aid if they have not fully implemented the teacher evaluation process for the 2013 - 14 year by September 1, 2013.

Breen was referring to a lack of additional state aid to municipalities, (AIM), and the fact that the Yonkers Public Schools did not receive additional education aid above and beyond the xx increases given to school districts statewide.

On the Island, that meant an extra $ 155 million in aid to the 124 districts, a 6.16 percent increase — the greatest boost from the state since the economic downturn of 2008.

Late last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration broke with the longstanding tradition of providing school districts across New York State with «runs,» the projected aid increases, based on the governor's education funding proposal, which district officials use to help shape their own budgets.

The existing Foundation Aid Formula does not properly calculate the local contribution and has too many floors, ceilings, phase - ins, and add - ons that distort the final aid distribution, driving too much funding to wealthy districts.5 The Executive Budget imposes an additional calculation on top of the existing distributions and increases funding to all districts including those that are affluent and not in need of further State suppoAid Formula does not properly calculate the local contribution and has too many floors, ceilings, phase - ins, and add - ons that distort the final aid distribution, driving too much funding to wealthy districts.5 The Executive Budget imposes an additional calculation on top of the existing distributions and increases funding to all districts including those that are affluent and not in need of further State suppoaid distribution, driving too much funding to wealthy districts.5 The Executive Budget imposes an additional calculation on top of the existing distributions and increases funding to all districts including those that are affluent and not in need of further State support.

«Since a state aid increase such as the one that was received last year may represent upwards of $ 500,000 or more there is no way a district can trim that much from the budget after years of already cutting the expense side of the budget.

With budget season well underway for St. Lawrence County school districts and still no aid increase in the proposed state budget, local educators are struggling to make ends meet.

And education advocates and their legislative allies (mostly Democrats) are calling for the governor to increase public education aid, noting the gap between high - needs and wealthy districts is growing ever wider.

Meanwhile, on the thorny issue of charter school funding — a tuition aid un-freeze that would see aid increase by $ 1,500 per student paid out by a school district — a potentially large hit for any locality, including $ 200 million for New York City — the proposal would be to have flat funding for charters this year.

Ultimatums Cuomo will try to tie at least some of the promised 4 percent increase in education aid — some $ 800 million — to implementing teacher evaluations in districts across the state.

According to the Citizens Budget Commission, most of the $ 1.4 million education increase in this year's budget is allocated outside Foundation Aid formulas; and as a result, affluent districts benefit proportionately more than the neediest districts.

This year, the state budget impasse, the proposed $ 1.4 billion cut in school aid and the lack of a state budget forced school districts and taxpayers to absorb cost increases alone.

«Some of the other key pieces of legislation in this budget is continuing the monitor in the East Ramapo School District as well as a fund, a dedicated fund, of $ 3 million to keep full - day kindergarten, programs like music and art, as well as an increase in foundation aid of about $ 1 million for East Ramapo as well.

There are still some details to be worked out, including the specific amounts of school aid to each district in the state from a $ 1.5 billion increase, but Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says the deal is mostly complete.

Cuomo strengthened the law in 2012 and tied it to an increase in state aid, so districts would be forced to comply or forfeit the funding.

Coupling it with a giveback to favor Thruway users is an unnecessary political ploy.As so many municipalities and school districts struggle, hemmed in by the property tax cap and only modest increases in state aid, if any at all, New York state appears flush with cash these days.

The State School Boards Association is happy with the increases in aid and the fact that there are no new costs shifted to districts.

«That means specifically for the Ossining School District over $ 2.2 million in increased aid.

The extra state aid will help the more than 700 school districts in New York as they struggle to stay under the state property tax cap, which allows them to increase their tax levy by only.12 percent this year without seeking voter approval.

That analysis also shows the overall proposed aid increase for the Island's 124 districts is less than the additional state aid the governor proposed for the current school year.

For New York City, the State's largest school district, a four - percent increase in State aid is worth approximately $ 300 million.

For New York City, the State's largest school district, a four percent increase in State aid is worth approximately $ 300 million.

Accordingly, if reforms are not enacted, these districts would lose aid, since the bill language cited above provides no district would receive an aid increase; it does not freeze aid for all districts.»

If school districts go off the text of the budget bill and assume there will be no state aid increase, they may need to issue layoff notices before the state budget is approved.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing an increase in school aid of $ 769 million, a rise of about 3 percent over last year, but some say that's not enough to meet school districts» rising costs.

«We call on the governor to amend his executive budget proposal to include a state aid proposal that allocates and distributes to school districts the approximate $ 1.1 billion school aid increase cited in his State of the State address,» they wrote.

In addition to Valley Central, the Goshen, Tuxedo and Fallsburg districts would see aid cut under Cuomo's proposal, while Greenwood Lake, Kiryas Joel, Middletown, Washingtonville, Livingston Manor, Ellenville, Highland, Kingston and New Paltz would see increases of 6 percent or more.

The increase to education includes $ 338 million in the Foundation Aid districts receive, along with funding to expand pre-K and after - school care in high - needs districts.

Ossining for Fair Funding Communications Director Jessica Vecchiarelli said: «With significant enrollment growth and substantial increases in student needs, we are simply asking that Ossining be put on a path to being funded at the same percentage level as the average district in New York State, at least 80 % of the fully phased - in Foundation Aid.