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Note: This meeting replaced the regularly
scheduled Board meeting of March 8, which was postponed
due to inclement weather. We apologize for any confusion;
evidently some of the radio and TV stations had not
announced the change in date.
At this March 15 meeting, the Board combined its
initial look at the possible budget for 2005-06, with
its Annual Report on Athletics, and a problem-solving
discussion toward completion of the remaining work
on the Athletic Facilities Project. Subsequent meetings
during March and April will continue to focus on next
year's budget, and will also include updates on both
the Athletic Facilities Project and the larger Classroom
Facilities Project still in the planning stages.
BUSINESS AGENDA
The usual Consent Agenda items were
In This Issue..
| Business
Agenda |
1 |
Staff
Reports: Athletic
Facilities Project Update;
Report on Athletics |
1&2 |
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Other Matters
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2 |
| Coming
Attractions |
2 |
| Board
Action Summary |
3 |
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confirmed; see items on Page 3. Notable among them
was the tenure appointment of Coman Hill teacher Jennifer
Mitchell.
Staff Reports:
Budget for 2005-06
District administrators presented the proposed budget
for 2005-06 in an overview, and supplied the Board
with backup detail. At its bottom line, the proposed
budget for 2005-06 would be in the range of $59.5MM,
or an 8% increase over the current year's budget.
Superintendent John Chambers highlighted some of the
reasons for the increase, including local factors
such as continuing enrollment growth (forecast at
2.1%), contractual agreements with District teachers
and other employees, and factors beyond our local
control, such as the Teachers' Retirement System contributions
(up $1.2MM), which are set in Albany.
Assistant Superintendent Greg Carlson took the Board
through a look at proposed appropriations, and the
revenue proposals which would match appropriations
to create the balanced budget required by law.
Mr. Chambers then illustrated projected tax rates
for the four municipalities which make up parts of
the School District. The equalization rate, also set
in Albany, is a significant factor in these tax rate
changes. For 2005-06, three of the municipalities
(New Castle, Bedford, and Mt. Pleasant) would actually
see tax rate decreases. North Castle, where most Byram
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