| Aug.
15, 2007
Daily
Gazette article about BOE adoption of tax rates
Aug.
13, 2007
Board
of Education adopts tax rates for 2007-08; Glenville
rate to rise by 1.8%.
May 29, 2007
Here
are the results of the exit poll conducted at the
May 15 vote. The poll results and comments have been
reviewed by the Board of Education.
Thank
you for participating in the annual exit poll!
May
21, 2007
The
Board of Education confirmed
the results of the election on its evening agenda.
May 15, 2007
Thank
You, Scotia-Glenville!
The
proposed budget for 2007-08 was approved
tonight by a vote of 1,282 to
809 – 61% to 39%.
Margaret
Smith
was re-elected to the Board of Education with 1,352
votes while newcomer Colleen Benedetto
received 1,243 to gain a seat on the board. Jerry Moore
received 994 votes.
Smith
and Benedetto will be sworn into office during the reorganizational
meeting July 9. Tax rates – estimated to increase
2% or less next year – will be formally adopted
in August after the state confirms new equalization
rates.
Voter
turnout – 2,091 – was the lowest since 1995
and yet still tops larger school districts in the area,
such as Schenectady, South Colonie and neighboring Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake.
S-G's
turnout has been among the highest in the Capital Region
for several years. That level of turnout continues to
demonstrate strong support from the Scotia-Glenville
community.
Thank
You!
May
10, 2007
This
fact sheet was sent home with each student. It is
in a PDF format.
May
4, 2007
The
budget newsletter was mailed to 8,000 homes in the
Scotia-Glenville. It is in a PDF format.
April
25, 2007
The
estimated tax increase for the 2007-08 school year will
be 2 percent or less. This revision, downward
from the previous 2.68 percent, was based on updated
information from town assessments and state aid estimates.
April
16, 2007
Three
candidates – Colleen Benedetto, Jerry Moore and
Margaret Smith – filed petitions to run for two
seats on the Board of Education
April
4, 2007
This
article was in today's Gazette about the budget adoption.
April
2, 2007
The
Board of Education adopted the 2007-08 budget at its
meeting tonight. It calls for an estimated 2.68 increase
in taxes next year. The community will consider the
spending plan at the polls on May 15.
Read more about
the proposed budget here.
March
26, 2007
Margaret
Smith announced she will seek re-election to a fourth,
three-year term. Joseph Crisafulli will not seek re-election.
March
26, 2007
The
Board of Education continued reviewing the proposed
budget. Board members decided NOT to offer a separate
proposition to purchase buses and to finance future
renovations and improvements. Instead, three 28-passenger
buses would be purchased from this year's budget.
Board
members also agreed on several items in the budget.
The board expects to adopt a final budget on Monday,
April 2, at 7 p.m. at the Middle School
Read
the Microsoft Powerpoint
presentation about the budget
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the Microsoft Powerpoint
presentation about the budget
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your computer
in order to open these files.
Superintendent
Susan Swartz announced that 52% of parents completed
the survey about Transitional Kindergarten.
A majority support continuation of the Transitional
Kindergarten program.
March
19, 2007
The
Board of Education continued reviewing the proposed
budget and discussed two community propositions that
would be considered by the community on May 15: one
to purchase three, 28-passenger buses and one to set
aside up to $1.5 million in a dedicated fund to use
for building renovations in the future with public approval.
The board didn't take action in either of those proposals.
Read
the Microsoft Powerpoint
presentation about the budget
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the Microsoft Powerpoint
presentation about the budget
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your computer
in order to open these files.
March
12, 2007
The
Board of Education continued its review of the proposed
budget by reviewing academic initiatives at the middle
school and high school levels. The Facilities and Operations
Department also presented its budget.
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the Microsoft Powerpoint
presentation about the budget
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March
7, 2007
Article
in the Times Union about the budget
Article
in the Spotlight News about the budget
March
5, 2007
Several
parts of the budget - non-instructional expenditures,
transportation, a proposed transportation proposal to
purchase three 28-seat buses and elementary initiatives
- were reviewed by the Board of Education.
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the Microsoft Powerpoint
presentation about the budget
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Feb.
28, 2007
Article
in the Daily Gazette about the budget presentation.
Feb.
26, 2007
Superintendent
Susan Swartz presented a $43.645 million 2007-08 budget
that calls for a 3.89 percent or $1.634 million spending
increase with an estimated 3-5 percent tax increase.
Swartz
noted that several issues – adoption of a state
budget, fluctuations in energy prices and changes in
student enrollment – will have an impact on the
budget process this year.
She
also called for two propositions:
- Establishing
a $1.5 million capital reserve fund for the purpose
of planning, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
preservation, improvement or modernization of school
facilities, technology and athletic fields. The reserve
would not exceed $1.5 million and would be financed
from unexpended district funds, reserve funds, donations
and/or state funds designated for capital improvements.
There would be no taxpayer cost to establish
this account and funds could not be spend without
voter approval.
- $135,000
for the purchase of three, 28-passenger buses. There
would be no cost in the 2007-08 school budget for
the buses; the order would be placed during
2007-08 and payments would begin for them during the
2009-10 school year.
Read
the Microsoft Powerpoint
presentation about the budget
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the Microsoft Powerpoint
presentation about the budget
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on your computer
in order to open these files.
The
Board of Education will review the budget at work sessions
at 7 p.m. on March 5, 12, 19, 22 with budget adoption
expected on April 2. All of the meetings will be held
at the Middle School. Community members may comment
during the open floor part of the meetings.
The
public hearing on the budget will be held at 7 p.m.
on Wednesday, May 2, at the Middle School.
Community
voting on the budget will be held from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
on Tuesday, May 15, at the Senior High School.
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