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UPDATE:
On May 16th Schalmont voters
approved a $32.8 million budget by a margin of 713 to 657.
Residents also passed a proposition to purchase 6 new
school buses (4 large, 2 small) by a margin of 733 to 614.
Three board of education members were elected. Denise Pendt (868 votes) and Albert Falcone
(825 votes) will serve on the board for full three-year
terms. Kevin Thompson (816 votes) will serve the remaining
two years of an unexpired term.
Budget details:
This year's proposal is for $38.2 million, a $1.7million
increase over last year's budget (+4.66%).
The estimated tax impact of the
budget is 5.82%, the lowest tax increase in
recent years for the district. A homeowner with a
full-value assessment of $100,000 ($3,820 in Rotterdam)
will see an increase of $131.67 on next year's tax bill.
The proposed budget has five major focus areas based on
the district's goals:
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Maintaining and
expanding instructional programs
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Belt-tightening
through cost savings
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Continuing to improve
security
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Maintaining and
updating facilities
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Increasing fiscal
responsibility
For a full rundown of
what is included in each focus area, please download this
fact sheet
(.pdf file). Or you can view a copy of the
district's budget newsletter
(.pdf file). Copies of the entire official
budget document are available for viewing at the district
office.
Voting information
Absentee
Ballot information
If you have any
budget related questions, comments or feedback you can
e-mail Dr. Kelsey
directly.
BUDGET CALENDAR for Spring
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