On May 15th, voters across New York will go to the polls to
consider school district budgets and for the first time, schools will be under the constraint of a property tax cap, and school leaders say they've had to make «sacrifices» to live within those limits.
Not exact matches
The report released by the association comes as voters in
school districts across the state are set to
consider education
budgets this month.
FAIRPORT, N.Y. — The Fairport Central
School District is
considering a
budget that would cut more than 40 jobs, including 29 teachers.
To a large extent, state fiscal policies have caused great pressure on property taxes in needy cities, counties and
school districts, including decisions: to reduce revenue sharing; to decrease the share of local
school budgets covered by state aid, to divide the non-federal share of Medicaid costs without
considering ability to pay, and to allocate STAR benefits... (read more)
But the fallout from the
budget's education measures which Cuomo pushed for continues in Albany: Lawmakers are
considering a variety of means to reduce standardized testing in
schools and the Board of Regents is pushing back a deadline for
school districts to adopt the new teacher performance criteria for those demonstrating hardships.
This is the first year in which
school district voters will
consider budgets that include a cap on property taxes, a ceiling that varies from
district to
district and includes some narrow exemptions.
«While it is welcome news that so few
school districts across the state have been classified as in fiscal stress,
school officials should remain vigilant and carefully
consider how their
budgeting decisions will affect their long - term fiscal condition and local taxpayers,» DiNapoli said in a statement.
The Huntington
School District is
considering a 2 percent property tax hike and eliminating 68 teacher positions as officials prepare its 2011 - 12
budget.
Cincinnati adopted its own version of this
budgeting system during the 1999 - 2000
school year, and other
districts are
considering following suit.
With urban and suburban
districts facing the deepest
budget cuts they've seen since the recession of the mid-1980s — and a milder recession in the early 2000s — the prospects for comprehensive arts education in most K - 12 public
schools appear bleak, and even
schools with minimal programs may lose what they
considered to be bare bones to begin with.
Working in a public
school district where
school closings due to
budget shortfalls are now a reality, while at the same time trying to avoid embarrassing situations, I encouraged my team of education technologists to
consider three different solutions for use on our network.
As you develop your
budget for the
school year, please
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While federal assistance has an ameliorating effect on the difference in
school budgets between wealthy and poor
districts, the
District Court rejected an argument made by the State in that court that it should
consider the effect of the federal grant in assessing the discrimination claim.
As Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin
considers signing into law the 2013 - 2015 Wisconsin
budget,
school districts around the state are already using new tools and flexibility to exercise more control over their
budgets.
Severe state
budget cuts and declining enrollment are forcing urban
districts across the nation to
consider what often is a last resort — closing
schools.
Average
district per - pupil spending does not always capture staffing and funding inequities.14 Many
districts do not
consider actual teacher salaries when
budgeting for and reporting each
school's expenditures, and the highest - poverty
schools are often staffed by less - experienced teachers who typically earn lower salaries.15 Because educator salaries are, by far,
schools» largest
budget item,
schools serving the poorest children end up spending much less on what matters most for their students» learning.
Thank the
school board members for
considering the priorities of families, students, staff and the community when making decisions for our
district, including
budget decisions.
Those fears crescendoed when the
school board voted one month before the May 16 election to support State Bill 808, which would have allowed
school districts to close or reject charter
schools if they could be
considered a financial burden to the
district, which has yet to decrease its staffing levels despite declining enrollment and is facing billions of dollars in unfunded pension liabilities and projected
budget deficits.
Why should
schools and
districts facing
budget restrictions
consider an investment in K - 12 talent management technology?
«Just about every state has
school districts either adopting or thinking about a four - day
school week, something that is
considered during tough
budget times in public
schools, especially during and following the recession.
State leaders who want to help
school districts build principal pipelines can
consider exercising their regulatory and
budget powers, as well as using the bully pulpit.
As
school districts around the country struggle to find enough qualified teachers to staff their classrooms, state policymakers are
considering a range of
budget and policy proposals to address immediate teacher shortages and build a sustainable, high - quality, and more diverse teacher workforce.
School Board members haven't yet passed a budget for the coming school year, but they and other district officials are considering a mix of tax increases, position cuts, debt restructuring and program changes to cope with the short
School Board members haven't yet passed a
budget for the coming
school year, but they and other district officials are considering a mix of tax increases, position cuts, debt restructuring and program changes to cope with the short
school year, but they and other
district officials are
considering a mix of tax increases, position cuts, debt restructuring and program changes to cope with the shortfalls.
Buyers» must - have list may include a pool along with the best
school district, but if they don't quite have the
budget for it, ask if they are willing to
consider a home with a recreation center down the street.