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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
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Posted by Christine2
Never have until this year. I never knew how entangled the teacher's union is with the BOE. Sickening. Their response to COVID was terrible. They put the teachers first and the kids dead last. I hope my district votes them all out!
This word for word. I also voted against the budget.
I voted against my budget and no one ran against anyone on the board in my district.
It unfortunately passed. And there was horrible turn out. Less than a 1000 people voted!
I voted NO as well and it still passed, crazy
For those of you who vote no, do you understand how things work if the budget isn't passed? Teacher salaries are set in stone according to contracts. They will never be reduced. If the budget isn't passed, the only people that get screwed are the students. The first things that get cut are extracurricular programs that the students enjoy.
Very true and IME, the budgets are usually pass the 2nd time around so it is a waste of time unless their plan B is extremely better than plan A.
My kids don’t have an extracurricular activities as is!!! This year they did absolutely nothing and I am not happy with the way the school ran things.
I pay enough in taxes and I don’t need my taxes to go up to continue funding overpriced superintendents (cause we have several) and some
Head of departments when I see no benefits to students!
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
Posted by amac27
Posted by hmm
Posted by blu6385
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by Christine2
Never have until this year. I never knew how entangled the teacher's union is with the BOE. Sickening. Their response to COVID was terrible. They put the teachers first and the kids dead last. I hope my district votes them all out!
This word for word. I also voted against the budget.
I voted against my budget and no one ran against anyone on the board in my district.
It unfortunately passed. And there was horrible turn out. Less than a 1000 people voted!
I voted NO as well and it still passed, crazy[/QUOTE
For those of you who vote no, do you understand how things work if the budget isn't passed? Teacher salaries are set in stone according to contracts. They will never be reduced. If the budget isn't passed, the only people that get screwed are the students. The first things that get cut are extracurricular programs that the students enjoy.
Yes, I do understand how it works. There are no extracurriculars. Where did the money earmarked for the cancelled extracurriculars go? Use that.
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
Posted by blu6385
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by amac27
Posted by hmm
Posted by blu6385
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by Christine2
Never have until this year. I never knew how entangled the teacher's union is with the BOE. Sickening. Their response to COVID was terrible. They put the teachers first and the kids dead last. I hope my district votes them all out!
This word for word. I also voted against the budget.
I voted against my budget and no one ran against anyone on the board in my district.
It unfortunately passed. And there was horrible turn out. Less than a 1000 people voted!
I voted NO as well and it still passed, crazy
For those of you who vote no, do you understand how things work if the budget isn't passed? Teacher salaries are set in stone according to contracts. They will never be reduced. If the budget isn't passed, the only people that get screwed are the students. The first things that get cut are extracurricular programs that the students enjoy.
Very true and IME, the budgets are usually pass the 2nd time around so it is a waste of time unless their plan B is extremely better than plan A.
My kids don’t have an extracurricular activities as is!!! This year they did absolutely nothing and I am not happy with the way the school ran things.
I pay enough in taxes and I don’t need my taxes to go up to continue funding overpriced superintendents (cause we have several) and some
Head of departments when I see no benefits to students!
I agree but taxes will always go up. Unfortunately not always to benefit the students. I had many years where there were no after school buses and programs cut for my kids. It sucked.
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by amac27
Posted by hmm
Posted by blu6385
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by Christine2
Never have until this year. I never knew how entangled the teacher's union is with the BOE. Sickening. Their response to COVID was terrible. They put the teachers first and the kids dead last. I hope my district votes them all out!
This word for word. I also voted against the budget.
I voted against my budget and no one ran against anyone on the board in my district.
It unfortunately passed. And there was horrible turn out. Less than a 1000 people voted!
I voted NO as well and it still passed, crazy[/QUOTE
For those of you who vote no, do you understand how things work if the budget isn't passed? Teacher salaries are set in stone according to contracts. They will never be reduced. If the budget isn't passed, the only people that get screwed are the students. The first things that get cut are extracurricular programs that the students enjoy.
Yes, I do understand how it works. There are no extracurriculars. Where did the money earmarked for the cancelled extracurriculars go? Use that.
Less taxes and to other things I am sure. Everything is always laid out, plan a and plan b for the public to see where the money is going to.
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LuckyStar
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
Posted by blu6385
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by amac27
Posted by hmm
Posted by blu6385
Posted by LuckyStar
Posted by Christine2
Never have until this year. I never knew how entangled the teacher's union is with the BOE. Sickening. Their response to COVID was terrible. They put the teachers first and the kids dead last. I hope my district votes them all out!
This word for word. I also voted against the budget.
I voted against my budget and no one ran against anyone on the board in my district.
It unfortunately passed. And there was horrible turn out. Less than a 1000 people voted!
I voted NO as well and it still passed, crazy
For those of you who vote no, do you understand how things work if the budget isn't passed? Teacher salaries are set in stone according to contracts. They will never be reduced. If the budget isn't passed, the only people that get screwed are the students. The first things that get cut are extracurricular programs that the students enjoy.
Very true and IME, the budgets are usually pass the 2nd time around so it is a waste of time unless their plan B is extremely better than plan A.
My kids don’t have an extracurricular activities as is!!! This year they did absolutely nothing and I am not happy with the way the school ran things.
I pay enough in taxes and I don’t need my taxes to go up to continue funding overpriced superintendents (cause we have several) and some
Head of departments when I see no benefits to students!
That’s exactly where the money goes in my district. It’s not going to the students. There would be nothing to fund for the students. They only brought them back to school full time a month ago. It’s padding the superintendent’s pockets.
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PitterPatter11
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Do you vote for your school budget and board?
School budgets are developed at meetings that anyone can attend. If you don't like how your district is spending the money, go to the meetings and help develop the budget.
If you vote down a budget, the only people negatively affected are the kids because programming will be cut. MAYBE a district will cut one assistant superintendent, but probably not. They will increase class size, cut electives, and reduce extracurriculars.
My sister was b!tching about her district's budget proposal, but the district's tax cap levy established by the state was NEGATIVE. It is impossible to maintain programming with a negative tax increase. The district was already cutting 2 admin and 19 staff positions. The budget didn't pass so now they will most likely will need to gut programming.
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
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School budgets are developed at meetings that anyone can attend. If you don't like how your district is spending the money, go to the meetings and help develop the budget.
If you vote down a budget, the only people negatively affected are the kids because programming will be cut. MAYBE a district will cut one assistant superintendent, but probably not. They will increase class size, cut electives, and reduce extracurriculars.
My sister was b!tching about her district's budget proposal, but the district's tax cap levy established by the state was NEGATIVE. It is impossible to maintain programming with a negative tax increase. The district was already cutting 2 admin and 19 staff positions. The budget didn't pass so now they will most likely will need to gut programming.
Unless you are on the board, you can not really “help” develop the budget.
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PitterPatter11
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by PitterPatter11
School budgets are developed at meetings that anyone can attend. If you don't like how your district is spending the money, go to the meetings and help develop the budget.
If you vote down a budget, the only people negatively affected are the kids because programming will be cut. MAYBE a district will cut one assistant superintendent, but probably not. They will increase class size, cut electives, and reduce extracurriculars.
My sister was b!tching about her district's budget proposal, but the district's tax cap levy established by the state was NEGATIVE. It is impossible to maintain programming with a negative tax increase. The district was already cutting 2 admin and 19 staff positions. The budget didn't pass so now they will most likely will need to gut programming.
Unless you are on the board, you can not really “help” develop the budget.
They have forums where you can voice your opinion. I have seen things successfully added and omitted if you can get a large group together to force the district and BOE's hand. There is also always the option to run for a BOE position if you want to be a part of the process. This year my district had 3 people running for 2 positions. I've seen other years where there are only 2 people for 2 positions.
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by PitterPatter11
School budgets are developed at meetings that anyone can attend. If you don't like how your district is spending the money, go to the meetings and help develop the budget.
If you vote down a budget, the only people negatively affected are the kids because programming will be cut. MAYBE a district will cut one assistant superintendent, but probably not. They will increase class size, cut electives, and reduce extracurriculars.
My sister was b!tching about her district's budget proposal, but the district's tax cap levy established by the state was NEGATIVE. It is impossible to maintain programming with a negative tax increase. The district was already cutting 2 admin and 19 staff positions. The budget didn't pass so now they will most likely will need to gut programming.
Unless you are on the board, you can not really “help” develop the budget.
They have forums where you can voice your opinion. I have seen things successfully added and omitted if you can get a large group together to force the district and BOE's hand. There is also always the option to run for a BOE position if you want to be a part of the process. This year my district had 3 people running for 2 positions. I've seen other years where there are only 2 people for 2 positions.
Yes I am aware of all of these things. I have been in my district with my kids for 18 years. It turns political many years and no matter how much you fight for things, they are overridden.
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by PitterPatter11
School budgets are developed at meetings that anyone can attend. If you don't like how your district is spending the money, go to the meetings and help develop the budget.
If you vote down a budget, the only people negatively affected are the kids because programming will be cut. MAYBE a district will cut one assistant superintendent, but probably not. They will increase class size, cut electives, and reduce extracurriculars.
My sister was b!tching about her district's budget proposal, but the district's tax cap levy established by the state was NEGATIVE. It is impossible to maintain programming with a negative tax increase. The district was already cutting 2 admin and 19 staff positions. The budget didn't pass so now they will most likely will need to gut programming.
Unless you are on the board, you can not really “help” develop the budget.
They have forums where you can voice your opinion. I have seen things successfully added and omitted if you can get a large group together to force the district and BOE's hand. There is also always the option to run for a BOE position if you want to be a part of the process. This year my district had 3 people running for 2 positions. I've seen other years where there are only 2 people for 2 positions.
Yes I am aware of all of these things. I have been in my district with my kids for 18 years. It turns political many years and no matter how much you fight for things, they are overridden.
Yes! Most of the time it’s about who u know and what connections u have.
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LuckyStar
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
Posted by soontobemommyof2
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by PitterPatter11
School budgets are developed at meetings that anyone can attend. If you don't like how your district is spending the money, go to the meetings and help develop the budget.
If you vote down a budget, the only people negatively affected are the kids because programming will be cut. MAYBE a district will cut one assistant superintendent, but probably not. They will increase class size, cut electives, and reduce extracurriculars.
My sister was b!tching about her district's budget proposal, but the district's tax cap levy established by the state was NEGATIVE. It is impossible to maintain programming with a negative tax increase. The district was already cutting 2 admin and 19 staff positions. The budget didn't pass so now they will most likely will need to gut programming.
Unless you are on the board, you can not really “help” develop the budget.
They have forums where you can voice your opinion. I have seen things successfully added and omitted if you can get a large group together to force the district and BOE's hand. There is also always the option to run for a BOE position if you want to be a part of the process. This year my district had 3 people running for 2 positions. I've seen other years where there are only 2 people for 2 positions.
Yes I am aware of all of these things. I have been in my district with my kids for 18 years. It turns political many years and no matter how much you fight for things, they are overridden.
Yes! Most of the time it’s about who u know and what connections u have.
This, no question. I’m sure there are some districts who put the children first. That’s how it should be. But there are many whose boards are run by only those with their own self interest and political gain in mind.
Also, I actually couldn’t attend a board meeting. They are in the middle of the work day.
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PitterPatter11
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
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Also, I actually couldn’t attend a board meeting. They are in the middle of the work day.
Your district is like the twilight zone - they have meetings in the middle of the day?!?!?! Every district I have ever lived or worked in has them either at 6 or 7 pm.
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LuckyStar
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
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Posted by LuckyStar
Also, I actually couldn’t attend a board meeting. They are in the middle of the work day.
Your district is like the twilight zone - they have meetings in the middle of the day?!?!?! Every district I have ever lived or worked in has them either at 6 or 7 pm.
I could write a 6 page post on the insanity at every level.
Last week I get a phone call from the nurse to ask if I can pick DD up because she scraped her elbow. Not broken. Not crying. Tripped and fell and scraped her elbow. Tells me I “can take a look to see if it’s broken.” Aren’t you the nurse? You tell me if it’s broken. Where did you go to nursing school? Can she move her arm??
Today is early dismissal for parent teacher conferences (via zoom). The teacher emails this morning to say she’s waiting on covid results but is asymptomatic. Needs to cancel conferences. Zoom conferences. From her living room.
There are so many more, these have just been over the last 7 days.
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Kate
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Do you vote for your school budget and board?
School budgets go up because insurance and pension costs increase every year. The biggest expense for schools are the teacher benefits. Even with declining enrollment, our taxes in Commack went up every year. The superintendent blamed it on insurance and pensions.
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Do you vote for your school budget and board?
In the past I always have but we moved to different district this year and I completely forgot it was happening. My kids are in Catholic school so it was kind of like out of sight out of mind. But normally I always vote yes
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Re: Do you vote for your school budget and board?
Posted by Kate
School budgets go up because insurance and pension costs increase every year. The biggest expense for schools are the teacher benefits. Even with declining enrollment, our taxes in Commack went up every year. The superintendent blamed it on insurance and pensions.
90% of our increase was just salaries and benefits. Millions.
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