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Every year at this time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature wrestle with the state budget, facing an April 1 deadline to get it done. This year . . . more

3/22/19

Be a part of the school budget process

It’s school budget season, and as districts begin laying out their 2019-20 spending plans, it’s a critical time for residents to attend Board of Education meetings. more

2/7/19

It’s time to restore full state aid to schools

In his State of the State address on Jan. 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment that school districts across the state have been subject to by 2017-18. That’s a major step in the right direction, but . . . more

1/21/16

Library budget would pierce cap

The North Merrick Public Library is seeking a 3.54 percent tax-levy increase next year — more than double a tax-levy cap the state set. more

By Brian Racow | 4/2/15

There will likely be one less sixth grade classroom teacher at Chatterton School come the fall. Merrick Superintendent Dominick Palma said this is due to declining student enrollment. He described a budget for next school year that would “continue to maintain a high quality education for the children” and would be cost-neutral to Merrick property taxpayers after they receive a rebate check from the state.

Community to vote on Merrick School District budget

The Merrick School District Board of Education has adopted a budget for next school year that will, if approved by the community in the school vote on May 20, sustain level funding for most of the district’s functions and programs, according to Superintendent Dominick Palma. more

By Brian Racow | 5/14/14

Mandates, pensions and health care — oh my!

Citing unfunded state mandates, rising pension and health care costs, police retirement expenses and a 5 percent drop in revenue, Lynbrook village officials have unveiled a 2012-13 tentative budget … more

By Brian Croce bcroce@liherald.com | 4/12/12

Rockville Centre teachers ratify new contract

Members of the bargaining unit representing Rockville Centre teachers and teaching assistants, the largest of seven such units in the school district, voted on March 27 to ratify a memorandum of agreement for a new four-year contract. more

Judy Rattner | 4/4/12

Rockville Centre school district to present spending plan that stays within tax-levy cap and maintains all programs and staffing levels

Members of the bargaining unit representing Rockville Centre teachers and teaching assistants, the largest of seven bargaining units in the school district, voted on Tuesday to ratify a memorandum of agreement for a new four-year contract. The Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to approve the memorandum of agreement at its next meeting on April 3. more

Judy Rattner | 3/29/12

The District's Director or Finance and Operations Marcy Tannenbaum, left, and Superintendent Roseanne Melucci presented a draft of the proposed budget for 2012-13.

Tax cap forces deep East Rockaway school cuts

The East Rockaway Junior High School sports program is just one of the potential casualties of the district’s attempt to balance its 2012-13 budget. A preliminary version of the spending plan was … more

By Mary Malloy | 3/15/12

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Trustee Skip Haile, of North Merrick, said last week that many people are under the mistaken impression that Governor Cuomo’s tax-levy cap will freeze their property taxes when it will not. At the same time, he said, it will force the Central District to ‘cut to the bone.’

Central officials: District must cut $11M in four years

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District must slash an estimated $11 million over the next four years to meet New York state’s recently imposed 2 percent property-tax levy cap, said Cynthia Strait-Regal, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, at a Feb. 29 Board of Education meeting. more

By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com | 3/5/12

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