Apr 10, 2012 3:41 PM
The Springs School District is considering laying off four teachers and two teaching assistants, as well as eliminating some extracurricular programs next year to make sure its 2012-13 budget complies with a New York State-imposed 2-percent tax levy cap.
The School Board voted not to pierce the tax levy cap at a budget work session last Wednesday. The board then deliberated over a list of 25 academic programs in an attempt to reach a consensus over whether it should cut programs entirely, fund them partially or keep them in place next year.
“This is going to be very emotional for everyone,” warned School Board President Kathee Burke Gonzalez before going down the list. “No amount of School Board training prepares you for this moment.”
The fiercest debate centered on whether the district should... more
The School Board voted not to pierce the tax levy cap at a budget work session last Wednesday. The board then deliberated over a list of 25 academic programs in an attempt to reach a consensus over whether it should cut programs entirely, fund them partially or keep them in place next year.
“This is going to be very emotional for everyone,” warned School Board President Kathee Burke Gonzalez before going down the list. “No amount of School Board training prepares you for this moment.”
The fiercest debate centered on whether the district should... more
We hear plenty of people here loudly proclaiming that teachers are paid too much and schools don't deserve our tax money,but such shortsightedness reveals that those who beleive that and rail against providing ...more quality education opportunities don't consider eduction for what it really is-an investment for the future. In the short term we'll save some money-in the long term we'll contend with high unemploymentand increased crime.
The cost of stupid.