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A School Budget and BOE Election Recap

Here is all of the information voters need to know before heading to the polls on May 18.

The Glen Cove School District's annual budget vote and school board election is scheduled for May 18 and Patch wants to help residents make an informed decision. Here is all of the information you need to know before heading to the polls on Tuesday.

Budget

Under the Glen Cove Board of Education's proposed $70.3 million 2010-11 budget, the average homeowner in the city will see an increase of $212.75 in school taxes next year. 

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The proposed spending plan is an estimated $1 million, or 1.55 percent, hike in expenditures from the current year. 

The tax levy, which is the amount of money that needs to be raised locally, is set at $59 million, a $2.1 million — or 3.70 percent — increase from the current budget. 

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With increases in health insurance premiums and state mandates as well as an anticipated loss of a little more than $880,000 in state aid next year, the administration is calling the spending plan "fiscally responsible."

Along with providing funding for the continuation of most programs and services in the district, the board also alloted $72,000 in the budget to establish a honors program in the sixth grade at Robert M. Finley Middle School. The district will also move forward with roughly $300,000 in capital projects next year.  

The budget also calls for the elimination of 10 teaching positions, one teaching assistant and three administrator/supervisors, among other cuts, as a way to save $2.78 million next year.

Click here to read the district's budget newsletter.

Contingency Budget

The district's 2010-11 contingency budget is set at $69.4 million, an increase of a little more than $124,000, or 0.18 percent, from the current year. The budget's tax levy is $58.1 million, about $1.1 million — or 2.04 percent — more than the current year.

As a result, the average homeowner in the city would see a $117.13 hike in school taxes next year. 

Superintendent Dr. Laurence Aronstein, said, however, that the district would have to eliminate, among other things, all non-varsity sports, field trips and 18 additional teachers to meet this budget number. 

BOE Election

The 2010 Glen Cove school board election race pits incumbent Ida McQuair against challengers Grady Farnan and Roni Jenkins. The three candidates are vying for two seats on the school board. 

Patch encourages all residents to vote on May 18. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more voting information, visit the district's Web site.


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