Wednesday, May 16, 2012
After budget fails, Mt. Sinai looks to make cuts to present a budget at the tax cap level.
The Mt. Sinai School District tried piercing the tax levy cap in order to keep its current program, but the community spoke and rejected the budget Tuesday, which means cuts to the program are likely. "Obviously everybody’s disappointed, we’ve got to go through it again and spend some money," Superintendent Anthony Bonasera said. "The law is the law, 55 percent of the people voted on the budget and that was no longer the majority. That’s what we’re dealing with." At previous budget presentations, the district presented cuts that would be made without piercing the tax cap, and now that the district must present a budget at the cap, Bonasera said residents should expect those cuts to be made. "I would expect everything we spoke to the public…
After tax cap-piercing budget fails, what actions should the district take in order to preserve vital programs.
The Mt. Sinai School District proposed a budget that pierced the tax cap, and it failed Tuesday after the community did not give it the necessary 60 percent supermajority approval. Now, the administration and Board of Education must put together a budget that does not exceed the allowable cap of 2.13 percent for the district. Concessions were made before Tuesday's budget vote from both the Mount Sinai Teachers Association and administrators. A renegotiated teacher's chontract gave back a total of $6.4 million to the district, and the current adminstrator give back is at $3,500, while discussions may still be ongoing. In previous budget presentations, Superintendent Anthony Bonasera mentioned that without piercing the tax cap, the district …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
District's 2012-'13 budget passes by 67 percent.
Shoreham-Wading River's proposed 2012-'13 budget of $62.7 million passed by a vote of 1,316-658 Tuesday. The district stayed below the tax levy cap with a levy of 1.75 percent. The budget is a 4.47 percent increase from last year's budget of $59.9 million. Results are still coming in on the second proposition on health and safety, at no cost to the taxpayers. The Ex-Officio, Non- Voting Student Member of the Board of Education proposition passed 1,329-559. In the Board of Education race, Robert Rose and Mike Fucito (incumbent) won the two seats up for election. Rose earned 1,194 and Fucito 1,030 votes. Anthony DeLouise received 807 votes.
District's tax cap-piercing budget gets shut down by voters, only receiving 52.4 percent approval.
A budget of $55,364,115 for the Mt. Sinai School District has been rejected by voters Tuesday by a vote of 1263-1147. The budget, which pierces the tax levy cap with a 4.76 percent increase, fell short of a 60 percent supermajority with 52.4 percent yes votes. With the budget failed, administrators and the Board of Education must go back to the table and propose a budget that does not exceed the tax levy cap. In recent presentations, the district forecasted the possible loss of clubs and athletics with a budget that does not pierce the tax levy cap. A budget revote will be held in the coming weeks. In the Board of Education election, the two seats were won by Donna Compagnone, with 955 votes, and Lynn Capobianco, with 801 votes. John …
District's budget earns 62 percent of the vote, passing by the supermajority necessary while piercing the tax levy cap.
A 2012-'13 budget of $71,574,012 for the Rocky Point School District was passed Tuesday by a vote of 1,434-876, or 62 percent. The budget pierced the tax levy cap of 1.84 percent for the district and included a tax levy of 3.2 percent. Because of this, the budget could only pass by at least 60 percent supermajority. Last year's budget also passed by a 67 percent supermajority, before a cap was in place. The budget saves all programs and adds five advanced placement courses while keeping the district on course with it's Next STEP program. In the Board of Education Trustee Election, incumbents Scott Reh and John Lessler were reelected. Reh led all candidates with 1,231 and Lessler received 1,143 votes. Challengers Edward Casswell and Aisha …
Budget for the 2012-'13 school year approved with 70 percent of the vote.
Residents came out to the polls Tuesday and passed a $64,954,995 Miller Place School District budget for the 2012-13 school year by a vote of 1,220 to 538. The budget passed with 69.4 percent of the vote. With the budget coming in at the cap of 2.96 percent for the district, it needed to pass by just the majority. It includes 16.7 faculty position reductions, with the biggest staffing reductions coming at the Elementary level (5.0 positions) and the Business department (4.4). The budget saves all clubs and athletic programs, which were originally on the chopping block in the first proposed budget. "I'd like to congratulate the Board of Education, the community and the administration for working together on a budget that has been …
Rocky Point seeking supermajority approval by exceeding cap while Miller Place stays at cap level.
This school budget season has been especially difficult for many school districts across Long Island as financial struggles coupled with a new tax levy cap have forced local districts to make tough decisions. The threat of cuts to programs and faculty is very real, and for some districts a fact. In Miller Place, the threat of massive cuts to clubs and athletics was put forth early in the budget season. While the clubs and sports were ultimately saved, residents aren't happy that these threats seem to come yearly now. "I don't have kids in the school but I voted for the budget," said Joe Clampett. "It's a good school district, but one thing I don't like is, each year the threat of not having services. That makes me uncomfortable, and then …
Readers voice varying opinions on their local school budgets.
It's budget day and local residents are flooding in and out of the polls Tuesday to cast their vote on their school district's budget for the 2012-'13 fiscal year. With the addition of the tax levy cap couple with the financial issues schools and residents are facing every day, the drama has been high this budget season. Many have taken to Patch to share their thoughts on the budgets, and here are a few comments we've received throughout our coverage. Have an opinion of your own? Share it in the comments section below. Charles Gerace said on Breaking Down the Budget: A Rocky Point Voters guide: Its such a sensitive issue to discuss because you cant really have the conversation without offending others. No one who opposses the budget has an…
Everything residents need to know before they hit the polls in Miller Place Tuesday.
Curry ranks in the top five percent of his class and will be majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.
Name: Sean Curry - Age 17 School: Miller Place High School - 12th grade Accomplishments: Ranked in the top five percent of his class, Curry will be graduating from Miller Place High School in June and is headed to Cornell University in the fall. He has taken nine Advanced Placement (AP) courses while in high school and has been recognized by the College Board with the National AP Scholar with Honor Award. He has been on the high honor roll for every quarter of his high school career and has received the General Academic Excellence Award each year and the Dual Language Award for Spanish and French as an 11th grader. The senior is a member of the National Honor Society, the Foreign Language Honor Society and the Future Business Leaders of …
Tom
8:01 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
It's time for the BIG MAN to go along with the school Board. If I have too I will rent a bus and bring every senior in the community to the school to vote. When are you people going to understand the well is dry? It's time the teachers pay for medical and parents pay as they go for sports. This is how you trim the budget not by going over the cap. Most of us have cut in everyday life as it is. … more ›