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REMSENBURG-SPEONK UFSD. 2011-12 Budget Presentation Monday , May 9, 2011 7:30 P.M. Remsenburg-Speonk UFSD Board of Education. Kevin S. Federico, President Cecilia Frey, Vice President Thomas M. Kerr, Jr., Member Lisa A. Fox, Member John Kern, Member.
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REMSENBURG-SPEONK UFSD 2011-12 Budget Presentation Monday, May 9, 2011 7:30 P.M.
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSDBoard of Education • Kevin S. Federico, President • Cecilia Frey, Vice President • Thomas M. Kerr, Jr., Member • Lisa A. Fox, Member • John Kern, Member
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSDBudget Vote and Election All residents have been mailed a copy of the Proposed 2011-2012 Budget.
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSDBudget Highlights • Maintains the integrity of our instructional programs • Includes an additional Kindergarten section due to increased enrollment without adding additional staff • Maintains a commitment to instructional technology to prepare our students for the 21st century world
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSDPoints of Pride • Our students continue to score among the highest on Long Island and throughout the state in ELA and Math • Our strong special area programs Art, Music, Spanish, Physical Education have students poised to excel in grades 7-12 and beyond
District Challenges • Providing Instructional Programs to Meet the Needs of All Students • Rising Tuition Costs • Loss of Revenues • Unfunded State Mandates • Rising Costs of Employee Benefits • Reduction in State Aid • Lower Assessed Valuation • Uncertain Economic Climate The BOE acknowledges the economic realities that all Long Islanders are facing. The proposed 2011-2012 budget is fiscally prudent and efficiently maintains the integrity of our instructional programs at a cost taxpayers can afford.
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSDTax Rate Calculation • Tax Rate equals the amount to be raised by taxes (tax levy) divided by Assessed Property Value of the district.
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSDTax Rate Calculation To figure the tax on your home: Find the assessed value on your tax bill Divide it by 1000 Multiply it by the tax rate • On a home in the Remsenburg-Speonk School District assessed at $600,000 the tax increase would be $264 per year.
Southampton Town Tax Projected Rates per $1000 Quogue UFSD $ 1.88 Remsenburg-SpeonkUFSD $ 5.10 Westhampton Beach UFSD $ 5.75 East Quogue UFSD $10.21 Hampton Bays UFSD $11.35 Eastport/South Manor UFSD $19.52
Remsenburg-SpeonkUFSD • Proposition No. 1 RESOLVED, that the Board of Education be authorized to expend the sum of $12,172,350 set forth in budget for the school year 2011-2012, and levy the necessary tax therefor.
Remsenburg-SpeonkUFSD Proposition No. 2 RESOLVED, that the Board of Education be authorized to contract with the Westhampton Beach UFSD and the Eastport/South Manor CSD for the education of students in Grades 7 through 12.
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSD Proposition No. 3 RESOLVED, that the Board of Education be authorized to contract with Suffolk Cooperative Library System for a period of one year only commencing July 1, 2011, for direct access library service, for a sum not to exceed $226,720 in addition to the sums set forth in the budget, and to levy the necessary tax therefor.
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSD 10-Year Voting History • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2009-10 2010-11
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSDBoard Vacancies Two candidates are running for one position for a three-year term: July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014 Deirdre DeVita Kerry Horton
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSDQualifications for Voters Who May Vote? • Any person who meets these qualifications: • A citizen of the United States • 18 years of age • A resident of the school district for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the date of the vote
Don’t Forget to Vote!! Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Remsenburg-SpeonkElementary School
Remsenburg-Speonk UFSD Thank you for coming!