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May 19, 2012

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2011-12 BUDGET NEWS

> Duanesburg voters pass the 2011-12 school budget, bus proposition

On Tuesday, May 17 residents passed the 2011-12 school budget with 556 yes votes and 232 no votes. The school bus purchase proposition also passed with 495 yes votes and 282 no votes. The two open seats on the school board go to Patrick Wren who received 368 votes and Robert Fiorini who received 347 votes. The approved $14 million budget carries an estimated tax rate increase of 1.67%. Thank you for voting. [DOWNLOAD BUDGET NEWSLETTER]

> Meet the board candidates, Monday, May 9 [CANDIDATE BIOS]

> Board adopts proposed 2011-12 school budget

April 6, 2011

At its April 5 meeting, the Board of Education adopted the proposed 2011-12 budget of $14,069,135 which carries a tax rate increase of 1.67%. Residents will vote on the proposed budget on Tuesday, May 17 from 1 to 9 p.m. in the Elementary School gym. A detailed budget newsletter will be mailed to residents in early May. Will you be out of town on the voting day? Apply for an absentee ballot so you can still vote. [DOWNLOAD BUDGET CHART]

> Board to consider using additional fund balance savings [FULL STORY] [DOWNLOAD MARCH 22 PRESENTATION]

> District shares Level I cuts, new budget figures [MORE]

> Duanesburg supports Legislative position paper

March 17, 2011

"New York is at a crossroads...and so are its public schools" [DOWNLOAD PDF] A position paper from the Superintendent's Legislative Committee of the Capital Region and Questar III BOCES.

> Duanesburg seeks cost saving initiatives [MORE]

> Community asked to give input on 2011-12 school budget [MORE]\

> Second Public Budget Planning Meeting, March 3

March 3, 2011

The second Public Budget Meeting is Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The district is seeking to reduce the 2011-12 rollover budget by $800,000 in an effort bring the tax rate of 13.2% down to 2%. "At this point, we want to collect feedback from the community about any reductions or changes to our programs and services that they can support,” says Superintendent Christine Crowley. “We don’t want to make cuts that our community isn’t willing to stand behind.” At the second Public Budget Meeting the superintendent will ask the public to weigh in on where they think cuts can be made. They will use a list of non-mandated programs and services as their guidelines and rank the necessity of these programs on a scale of 1 to 5.

> Recap of district's second Budget Work Session: District seeks to cut $800,000 from rollover budget [FULL STORY]

> Recap of district's first Budget Work Session [FULL STORY]

> Governor’s proposed state budget calls for loss in education aid [MORE]

> District prepares for 2011-12 budget season [BUDGET PLANNING CALENDAR]

2011-12 BUDGET DOCUMENTS

2010-11 BUDGET NEWS

> May 18, 2010: Voters approve district budget
> May 4, 2010: Incumbents run unopposed for three seats on the school board
> April 22, 2010: Board adopts 2010-11 budget proposal
> March 22, 2010: District outlines potential budget cuts, possible solutions to fiscal challenges ahead
> March 5, 2010: Three seats up for election on May 18
> March 2, 2010: Residents, district staff brainstorm solutions to budget gap
> February 2, 2010: Budget development underway; District facing potential $787,000 reduction in state aid
> December 22, 2010: District prepares for challenging budget season

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