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Slice! District drops Spending to $136.3 Million. 7 Merit Finalists Announced
Posted on Thursday, February 13 @ 08:15:39 EST by jfbailey
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WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. February 13, 2003: The City School District advised the Annual Budget Committee last night that it had trimmed the 2003-04 projected school budget by $2,138,691. The abandoning of several new programs, including establishment of four in-house Special Education classes, a new Technology Specialist position and 5 new Security Personnel for after hours in the elementary schools, lowered the projected year to year increase in the new budget 7.3%.
The new budget calls for the district to spend $136,248,383 next year and was greeted with enthusiasm by the Budget Committee. The $136.2MM figure maintains existing programs, and reflects the string of retirements by veteran teachers announced last week, as well as adjustments to aid estimates.
All Pre-Kindergarten programs (Universal and Experimental) will be preserved and paid for by the district in the new budget, with the district spending $292,894 (instead of $350,000). Michelle Schoenfeld, Clerk to the Board told WPCNR that the Budget Committee was “very supportive” of that decision.
A School Board member told WPCNR that more cuts to the budget were possible.
Tax Increase cut to 9.59% if Assessments Flat.
The immediate effect of the lowered budget from a 9.4% increase to a 7.3% increase, lowered the expected School Tax increase for residents of White Plains to 9.59%, providing assessments remain at present levels.
What this means is that if your home has an $18,500 assessed value, (about the median priced home in White Plains, you would pay a school tax of $6,040 this year, and that figure would go up 9.59% or $579 to $6,619. If you are eligible for a STAR exemption, which Governor Pataki plans to eliminate in the New York State Budget, your assessed value would lower to $13,500. You would pay $429 more, or a total tax of $4,910, instead of $6,619.
7 Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists Make to “the Finals.”
It was announced at the regular School Board meeting held prior to the Budget Committee Meeting last night that seven White Plains High School Seniors had made the cut and are in the running to be named Merit Scholarship winners.
The “Magnificent Seven” are Peter Aronin, Marta Gorczyca, Adam Kaplan, Gleen Moody, Goutami Sanyal, Brandon Sherr, and Andrew Silverman.
The young men and women are among 15,000 from coast to coast who have made it to the final round for the prestigious Scholarships which can amount to thousands of dollars.
Two White Plains Schools Make Most Improved Schools List
It was also announced by Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors that Post Road School and George Washington School have been named by the New York State Department of Education as “Most Improved Schools.”
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