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Vote for the budget. Voting it down only affects the kids in the end. Few if any teachers' jobs will actually be lost. Make your presence and your anger known by coming to BOE meetings. They don't like when parents are there and voice opinions because it interferes with their agendas. But that is the point, parents don't come, they don't speak up so this is what you get. If you want real change show up and speak up before a budget is adopted for public vote. Meetings have been going on since February but there were only a handle of parents there to comment amount it. So don't whine about the budget unless you made an effort to shape it before the vote. Parents are second class citizens in this district because they have allowed themselves to be. Fear and complacency have been the norm here but it doesn't have to be that way. If you want real change then be a participant and help make it happen.
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59% of the school budgets in New Jersey were voted down .
ReplyDeleteTaxpayers Finally said enough is enough. Our Governor signed into law another provision in the state to give teachers a generous buyout package that will cost us 15 million dollars a year. Another payout we can not afford. We can only hope that New York follows New Jersey when the voting comes on May 18th
Voting the budget down makes a statement that we disagree with the budget the school board has come up with. It forces them to re-evaluate it and come up with another one more consistent with the community's wants and needs. Then, there is a revote.
ReplyDeleteThe schools fall short in so many areas. I am voting against it.
They don't have to put up another budget. Also - it costs about $10K to have another vote (rental of machines, staffing, notices, etc).
ReplyDeleteThey can just go into contingency which eliminates much needed capital improvement projects (it's raining in some classes and hallways at POB Middle), and equipment purchases (smart boards, etc).
There is also another $1.5 million that would have to be cut - however the school board decides - maybe cut extras like Project Challenge or sports or busing or teacher layoffs - which can mean larger class sizes.
None of this is good for the kids. Having a contingency budget does not really make it affordable to live here - it just means that we can never move because no one will want to buy our houses.
Think about how many people have looked at homes in Plainview only to see the tax bill and say"oh well we will look somewhere else because the taxes are too high"
ReplyDeleteHey, who is the Superintendent? What does he do? I think he did more when he was "acting" as a superintendent. I hope he's not spending too much work time heaving into a paper bag as the list is shaping up of people running for the Board. I think no matter who gets on the Board, there will be a new sheriff in town, and I hope things will change.
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