To the BOE: How do you give out raises when we are in the hole?

The real problem we have here is with the exception of the board members that were newly elected last year, the incumbent board members who are more likely incompetent board members who granted the raises in the last contract even though the school's attorney got up at a board meeting to which I was there to hear this and state " if we do not give raises to the teachers we are looking at a 5 million dollar deficit in the coming years , if we give them a raise we are looking at a 7 million dollar deficit . This is the height of incompetence. How do you give raises out when we are in a multi million dollar hole. I for one will never vot yes for another budget and I will never vote for the board members who have been in there way too many years . Don't let the falling unemployment rate fool you there are still millions of people out of work and more residents in plainview then you think. I have had the opportunity to work from home and I have seen more guys that I know are residents during the day then I have ever seen before .I hope the 2% cap gets passed because the board needs a wake up call . I blame the board more then the union given the fact that they did not have the nerve to stand up against the PCT and say NO we can not afford to give more right now. Very sad

Plainview Herald Reports on Board Of Ed Budget Meeting

New post please - these summaries of the BOE meetings are usually posted after each meeting:

http://www.antonnews.com/plainviewoldbethpageherald/news/13916-plainview-old-bethpage-board-of-education-discusses-2011-2012-budget.html

Some Program Changes in Consideration While Board Decides Which Cuts Need to Be Made Now

With 10.4 positions proposed for reduction next year, the first budget meeting of the year for the Plainview-Old Bethpage Board of Education on Feb. 28 was a fairly somber affair, as administrators attempted to explain the rationale behind some of their choices. ( click link for more...)